6 sentences with 'par'
Example sentences and phrases with the word par and other words derived from it.
• « Although rowing is one of the aerobic activities par excellence, however, at a competitive level it can produce hypertrophy of the myocardium (heart muscle). »
• « In short, the bishops suddenly assumed power on a par with the traditional Roman nobility, directly linking power within the Christian church hierarchy with power within the Roman political system. »
• « They created massive irrigation systems, which made Mesopotamia almost on a par with Egypt as the richest farmland in the world. »
• « Over the decades of his long rule, the palace and the grounds of the Palace of Versailles grew to become the largest and most spectacular seat of royal power in Europe, on a par with any palace in the world at the time. »
• « The Brothers Grimm were Romantic nationalists par excellence. Many romantics like them believed that nations had spirits, which were invested with the central identity of their "people". »
• « By the 1870s there were mail order catalogues and tourists considered a visit to the Bon Marché department store to be on a par with a visit to the Arc de Triomphe built by Napoleon to commemorate his victories. »