Sentence examples for use of a preface from inspiring English sources

Of these additions, the use of a preface was discontinued in his next odes along with the removal of details that describe setting within the poems; they would only be implied within later odes.

The use of And to preface questions, use of multiple declaratives, optimised for confirmation, and a process of ellipsis whereby questions were shortened made this information gathering activity appear more as a checklist designed to rule out serious difficulties rather than orienting to the patient's specific presenting problem.

It's a Tchaikovsky-soundtrack movie: Nothing about it is neater than the way Clint Mansell's score is almost all taken from "Swan Lake" material, with a marvelous use of the slow chords prefacing the ballet's most famous pas de deux for an offstage effect of psychological suspense.

The declaration consisted of three parts: a preface, a confession of faith, and a platform of discipline.

Better yet, use this great documentary as a preface to academic debate or panel discussion.

The official phrasing for the ranks uses the word cadet as a preface — as an example, cadet corporal.

Another was to assemble films made by Berliners about drug use to preface a performance of Turnage's Blood on the Floor, a piece inspired by the death of the composer's brother from an overdose.

As a preface to specific discussion of the use of data driven analyses, it is useful to consider the application of surrogate parameters.

Of another work, Riyong suanfa (1262; "Mathematical Methods for Daily Use"), only the preface and a few problems are known.

The abstract is the precise summary of the article, not a preface.

When the book edition of The Vicar of Bullhampton appeared in April 1870, it bore a preface; Trollope, who ordinarily scorned prefaces and dedications, felt compelled to justify the presentation of a character like Carry Brattle.