Sentence examples for was the predecessor from inspiring English sources

The Dutch translated the strip as Sjors van de Rebellenclub which became very popular in the Netherlands, where it was the predecessor of the long-running series Sjors en Sjimmie by Frans Piët.

(Germanium, a relatively rare metal, was the predecessor to silicon in transistors).

Jackson was the predecessor of General Dannatt, who gave evidence this morning.

Because 'Romneycare' was the predecessor, the model, for 'Obamacare.' "Everything I describe that 'Obamacare' requires, 'Romneycare' requires.

Croydon Aerodrome, established in 1915 (closed in 1959), was the predecessor of Heathrow as London's civil airport.

With a twin-turbo V-8, this model was the predecessor of cars like the F40 and Enzo.

Data analytics is the predecessor to Big Data.

Well, not exactly the internet but Arpanet – the Pentagon-funded research project that is the predecessor to the internet.

A further complication is that his successor's father is the predecessor whose bid for reëlection he quashed in 1992.

This kind of special cordoned-off natural space serves as a temporary sanctuary for kami spirits and is the predecessor for all forms of Shintō shrines.

For every edge (x, y), we say that x is the predecessor of y and we write x = Pred[y].