9 sentences with 'significant'
Example sentences and phrases with the word significant and other words derived from it.
• « In July 1913 Henry Ford celebrated his 50th birthday, and this significant event evidently prompted him to revise his scale of values. »
• « The problem with the hunter-gatherer way of life, however, is that it is extremely precarious: there is never a significant surplus of caloric energy, i.e. food, and therefore population levels among hunter-gatherers were generally static. »
• « Of the areas where agriculture developed, the Fertile Crescent enjoyed significant advantages. »
• « The most significant innovation introduced by the Hyksos was the use of bronze (it should be noted that they also introduced horses and chariots). »
• « While the royal officials and priests of the gods had significant power and influence during the New Kingdom, the king (now known as the pharaoh) still ruled as a living god. »
• « The conquered city in their empire that was allowed a significant degree of autonomy was Babylon, out of respect for its role as the centre of Mesopotamian culture. »
• « The most significant of these games were the Olympics, named after Olympia, the site in southern Greece where they were held every four years. They began in 776 BC and ended in 393 AD, in other words, they lasted more than 1,000 years. »