7 sentences with 'sheer'
Example sentences and phrases with the word sheer and other words derived from it.
• « Given the sheer breadth of the history covered in the chapters of this book, the bulk of the consideration focuses on 'high-level' political history, tracing a chronological framework of major states, political events and political changes. »
• « Authority was understood to emanate from the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda himself, and although a degree of regional autonomy was necessary due to the sheer size and diversity of the empire, regional rulers knew themselves to be inferior to the Sassanid Great King. »
• « Recognising that the sheer size of the Roman empire was a detriment to its effective rule, Diocletian decided to share power with a co-emperor: Diocletian ruled the eastern half of the empire and his co-emperor Maximian ruled the west. »
• « Because of the sheer geographical distance between Rome and the kingdoms of Europe, the popes did not exercise much practical authority over the various national churches, and the senior ecclesiastics of the European kingdoms tended to be more closely associated with their respective kings than with Rome. »
• « The sheer number and variety of Charles V's territorial possessions and related titles reaches almost comical levels from a contemporary perspective. He was Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, Grand Duke of several territories in Poland and Romania, Count-Prince of the lands of southern Germany, Duke of others, and even claimed sovereignty over Jerusalem (though, of course, he did not actually control the Holy Land). »
• « In the end, the "solution" to the French Wars of Religion ended up being political unity rather than religious unity, a conclusion reached by sheer pragmatism rather than any kind of sincere tolerance of difference. »
• « Slavery shaped the demography and culture of all American societies, and its sheer scale dwarfs any other pattern of slavery in world history. »