Sentence examples for were then far from inspiring English sources

He dealt firmly with an audience member who asserted that the climatic warming is nothing new, that records from imperial Rome indicate that citrus and other warm-weather crops were then far to the north of their current ranges.

That combined with the family traditions of the city game, the Brooklyn-born fathers whose suburban ease was still haunted by the 1951 gambling scandal that had roiled local college hoops (which were, then, far more popular with that generation than were the pros) and which were a part of dinnertime lore gave basketball some extra heat.

The metals used included copper, bronze, silver, gold, electrum, lead, and iron, which was then far more valuable than gold.

And government approval of the loan guarantees that later stabilized the company was then far from certain.

Its labour markets were as just as ossified 20 years ago, if not more so; yet joblessness was then far lower.

Breakthrough was then far from certain with sticking points that included an extension of the Kyoto Protocol, the only global pact enforcing carbon cuts.

Chinese companies and their bankers are then far more reluctant than Western companies to admit defeat for investments that prove unprofitable.

I wanted to show some of the atmosphere of a session to a wide audience, and also promote Miles, who was then far from being as famous as he is today.

Becoming prime minister was then far enough away to say anything, so it is no wonder that Cameron faced a humiliating rebellion from 81 of his MPs when they tried to vote for a referendum in 2011.

After returning, I try leaning forward against the locker, taking some of my weight on my kneecaps, but am then far too low to type, and also look like an idiot.

Riding the MiniPRO is, then, far superior and far easier than you expect.