8 sentences with 'intelligent'
Example sentences and phrases with the word intelligent and other words derived from it.
• « Moths are not intelligent: their brains are of such basic simplicity that they rule out any possibility of learning. Their "wise" behaviours are pure blind obedience to a hereditary programme. »
• « But bats - with all mammalian chauvinism, given that they are as mammalian as we are - are more intelligent and capable of self-training. »
• « Muhammad grew up as a merchant, marrying a wealthy and intelligent widow named Khadija (who was originally his employer) and travelling with caravans. »
• « These invasions ceased as the Vikings went from being invaders to becoming members of the settled European kingdoms, the Magyars also took over and settled in present-day Hungary, and the Saracens were defeated by the increasingly intelligent kingdoms of southern Europe. »
• « Instead, she argued, history provided a vast catalogue of women who had been moral, pious, intelligent and competent, and that it was men's pride and men's refusal to allow women to be properly educated that held them back. »
• « The effective courtier, according to Castiglione, was tasteful, educated, intelligent and subtle in his actions and words, a true politician rather than a mere warrior who happened to have inherited some land. »
• « Instead of science requiring an isolated genius like Da Vinci, now any intelligent and disciplined individual could hope to make a significant contribution to a scientific field. »
• « In contrast, philosophers were quick to point out that many members of the middle classes were far more intelligent and competent than the average nobleman. »