Sentence examples for when he adopted it from inspiring English sources

This property of predicates, which had previously been used by the Venerabilis Inceptor, was employed by Albert in an original manner when he adopted it instead of Buridan's appellation of reason (appellatio rationis) to analyze verbs expressing propositional attitudes.

When he adopted a rescue puppy, he named it Atticus, after Finch.

And when he adopted the revolutionary slogan of oppressed minority farmers Sí, se puede!—for his presidential campaign, it came off as an appropriate and graceful marriage.

When he adopted the cat, Mr. Goldstein knew he was sending a message to Miss First.

He experimented with many styles, including a period when he adopted Georges Seurat's "pointillist" approach.

That was when he adopted his nom de guerre at the encouragement of his manager, Jack Kearns.

Windrow's companion owl adventures began in 1977 when he adopted a little owl, Athene noctua, whom he named Wellington.

He started doing sound effects when he adopted the on-air persona of Jim Ed Poole, a bumpkin with a chicken.

Ozy is recognised by his large top hat, which he got from his father Llewellyn when he adopted Ozy.

He's dressed casually today: jeans, a beige T-shirt, and the familiar gold earring, an adornment that seemed faintly daring and piratical when he first adopted it, ten years ago.

When he adopts 82 Republican amendments to his health care reform plan and waffles on the public option, it's still "Obamacare" and therefore it's bad.