7 sentences with 'gatherings'
Example sentences and phrases with the word gatherings and other words derived from it.
• « The Seljuk dynasty that overthrew the Ghaznavids in 1040 drew on the long history of effective Persian administration to establish a real government (rather than just gatherings of tribal leaders) and to financially support Islamic civilisation-related building projects such as madrasas (schools for the teaching of the Qur'an and Islamic law) and public baths. »
• « Salons, which were common in the major cities of France and Germany, were more aristocratic gatherings where leading philosophers would often read their latest works, and the assembled group would engage in debate and discussion. »
• « Outside of coffeehouse and salon gatherings, Enlightenment ideas and themes reached much of the reading public through the ready availability of cheap printing, and it is also clear that even ordinary craftsmen were familiar with many Enlightenment ideas. »
• « In February 1848 in France, the unpopular King Louis Philippe unwisely attempted to suppress the gatherings of would-be reformers. »
• « To visiting Japanese industrialists, Shiomi advises: "Learn some Catalan. At social gatherings, Catalans usually speak in their own language, and that's when your conversation becomes interesting. »
• « Numerous festivities were held to celebrate the success of the people of Buenos Aires in the reconquest and defence of their city. And at many of the gatherings commemorating these events, the verses of El triunfo argentino, a long poem composed by the young Vicente López y Planes, were recited. »
• « Martin Van Buren, who championed the Eatons and organised social gatherings with them, became close to Jackson, who came to have a group of informal advisors that included Van Buren and was dubbed the Kitchen Cabinet. »