Sentence examples for were of foreign origin from inspiring English sources

This term was apparently applied by the Egyptians to other peoples or social groups who were of foreign origin.

The art began in Flanders and Germany, and many of the English brasses were of foreign origin; in some cases, brass sheets were imported and engraved by English artists.

A phylogenetic analysis of the attC sites indicates that many of these cassettes were of foreign origin (details in Supporting Discussion Text S1).

Of these cases, about 80% were of foreign origin [ 7].

None of the five familial strains were of foreign origin.

Between 2000 and 2009, 15.3% of paediatric TB cases notified in the EU/EEA were of foreign origin.

More than half the residents are of foreign origin, chiefly Algerian, Moroccan and sub-Saharan African.

Yet in Denmark just 1 person in 15 is of foreign origin and most of these are thoroughly assimilated.

Less than 2% of the population is of foreign origin, a proportion far below that of other rich countries.

True, many of them, like Mr Zakaria himself, as he points out, are of foreign origin, attracted to America by its universities.

They say that they took up arms in part to fight discrimination against northerners and those perceived to be of foreign origin.