Sentences with phrase «further than our forebears»

We do not see further than our forebears because we are not mounted on their shoulders.

Not exact matches

Yet it doesn't fully do the character justice because Veronica Mars is far more than the sum of her forebears - smarter than the Hardy Boys, sassier than Nancy Drew, looks way better in a miniskirt than Encyclopedia Brown.

Screenwriter Christopher Hampton remains remarkably faithful to McEwan's novel - effectively retaining the multiple point - of - view elements and the seemingly unfilmable epilogue - and it's certainly worth noting that the movie packs a far more potent emotional punch than its literary forebearer.

Present day Chihuahuas, some times spelled Chiwawa, are far smaller than its forebears.

The best - case scenario is that the new «borrowers» would also benefit from previous generations» mistakes, and would have the tools to be far less destructive than their forebears as they find their way out of poverty.

Americans, as they relax in air - conditioned comfort, enjoy amenities far better than their forebears had when the government took its first detailed look at housing in 1940, the bureau's American Housing Survey also found.