Sentences with phrase «indispensable figure»

In a lively and engaging narrative, Ellis recounts the sometimes collaborative, sometimes archly antagonistic interactions between these men, and shows us the private characters behind the public personas: Adams, the ever - combative iconoclast, whose closest political collaborator was his wife, Abigail; Burr, crafty, smooth, and one of the most despised public figures of his time; Hamilton, whose audacious manner and deep economic savvy masked his humble origins; Jefferson, renowned for his eloquence, but so reclusive and taciturn that he rarely spoke more than a few sentences in public; Madison, small, sickly, and paralyzingly shy, yet one of the most effective debaters of his generation; and the stiffly formal Washington, the ultimate realist, larger - than - life, and America's only truly indispensable figure.

has become an indispensable figure in American education, and that the curriculum he has developed over the past 20 years — the Core Knowledge curriculum — restores the essential ingredients of a solid education, including history, literature, science, mathematics, art, and music.

She's perhaps the most indispensable figure of this new cast and I'd pay to see a movie she leads any day.

As for Mane, he has now scored 15 Premier League since joining the Merseyside giants, more than any other player at the club, as he continues to prove himself as an indispensable figure in Jurgen Klopp's side.

If he can add a bit of goals to his work rate, it would make him an indispensable figure in the squad.

Not exact matches

Speaking of a prominent theological figure, Frei once remarked in conversation, «He has all the gifts that make a great theologian except for a central passion — but of course that's the one thing that's indispensable.»

Public figures and public documents widely asserted that this particular stream of religion was of decisive importance in the history of liberty, and indispensable to its survival.

Not only does it seem to me inevitable that men should want to know all that can be known about the man Jesus, as about any other historical figure, but I should say also that the effort to get back to the ipsissima verba and acta of Jesus of Nazareth is an indispensable theological task.

So I figured I'd find one and make myself indispensable.

Apparently, Seal wasn't just a key or central figure in the drug wars, but an indispensable one whose role, at least until now, had been relegated to a historical footnote at best.

A budget is a great tool to figure out where your money goes and it is indispensable in achieving better personal finances (not to mention eliminating debts).

If you plan to play through stealthily, you're going to want to weigh your options to figure out which augments are indispensable and which ones are nonessential to that style of play.

He also touched upon the low stock of amiibo at stores, saying, «We have increased production for amiibo figures that have sold out very quickly after launch, that are indispensable to play a certain game and for which we have received strong demand from retailers and consumers.»

As Marquis notes, the figures involved in creating and promoting the movement «set off the «culture boom» of the 1960s, and were indispensable to the success, not only of Pop art, but of all the varied approaches to art that followed.»

And try as they might with models that justify the F - 22, they still can't figure out how to get the provably indispensable A-10 to stay on the ground.