Sentence examples for was only the creation from inspiring English sources

I've written here before about the historian Eugen Weber's great book "Peasants into Frenchmen," in which he explains that France was, well into the nineteenth century, only nominally unified, and that it was only the creation of free, mandatory, universal, and secular education that made French the main language of France and instilled in young people the very notion of a French national culture.

When God's Wind shattered Pharaoh's power at the Red Sea, it was only the beginning of the creation of a new society.

All is so artfully unified that "that part which is only the fantastic creation of his mind, has the same palpable texture, and coheres 'semblably' with the rest".

It was only after the creation of the euro that Greece enjoyed a pickup in economic growth.

It was only after the creation of this second OSCC (thanks to the NGOs' lobby) that the Ministry of Health became officially involved in activities related to OSCCs and VAW and announced the intention of replicating OSCC structures throughout Malaysia (interview, women's NGO representative, Penang, February 2007).

Artistic creation and scientific discovery are irresistible subjects for filmmakers — is anything more alluring than the riddles of genius?— and "Creation" is only the latest example of how this admirable curiosity can fail.

But creation is only the first step.

Beautiful, vulnerable, and healing, Charity's new EP Yellow is a highly polished and triumphant creation that is only the beginning of a shimmering career in music.

He quickly made clear that he was well aware that Mr. Schlämmer was only a creation of the comedian Mr. Kerkeling, and that the H.S.P., short for Horst Schlämmer Party, was not a realistic option.

It is only since the creation of the Panamanian Border Police, Senafront, in 2008 that the government has had a permanent presence in the area.

The author makes the watertight case that it is only through the creation of a global tax authority - to coordinate national tax regimes and to implement a tax on global wealth - that we can avoid another crisis and create a fairer and more equitable world.