Sentence examples for was a precursor of from inspiring English sources

It was a precursor of the stagecoach.

"In a sense, Coubertin was a precursor of that.

Milonga is also the name of an Argentine dance that was a precursor of the tango.

In past recessions, such hiring often was a precursor of permanent hires.

Their program, a grueling weight-loss and exercise regimen, was a precursor of Canyon Ranch, which opened in 1979.

The Protestant Reformation was a precursor of the very modern world on which Benedict's Vatican has turned its back.

The Prophet Dance was a precursor of the famous Ghost Dance movement of the 1870s and 1890s.

So is Toni Frissell: "There's a kind of society-at-ease thing she did that was a precursor of Bruce Weber's work for Ralph Lauren...".

It was a precursor of what would later be called contextual zoning, legislation intended to preserve the existing character of New York neighborhoods.

It was a precursor of reality television in giving ordinary people a chance to become famous for eccentric, often pointless, tasks.

The uprising, which was a precursor of the Brazilian independence movement, was foiled when he was captured the next year; in 1792 he was executed.