Sentences with phrase «modern descendent»

Mounted atop its conical stand, we can't help but recognize it as a modern descendent of the iMac G4 — at least in product design.

Commonly referred to as the Sheltie, Shetland Sheepdogs of 100 years ago were much smaller than their modern descendents, usually weighing between 7 and 10 pounds.

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The modern Santa Claus is a direct descendent of England's Father Christmas, who was not originally a gift - giver.

That modern man was a descendent of the Neanderthal.

As I re-read the story it seemed obvious it couldn't really be history — or if it was, it was completely unverifiable: Eve is created from Adam's rib; a snake converses with and tempts Eve; God puts a very desirable fruit tree in the garden then commands man not to eat it; eating this fruit causes all the world's pain and suffering; God curses Adam, Eve, their descendents, and the earth; «every living thing» is destroyed by a worldwide flood; all our modern animals descend from the originals on Noah's Ark; and so on.

The study also compared the ancient pig sample with the genome of modern pigs of different breeds, including «Creole» pigs, which are presumably the descendents of the animals Spanish colonizers brought to America.

«This brings back what we call ethnoarchaeology — comparing past human livelihoods with those of the modern direct descendents.

Studies show that the San carry some of the most divergent (oldest) Y - chromosome haplogroups, specific sub-groups of A and B, the two earliest branches on the human Y - chromosome tree, suggesting they may be descendents of a population ancestral to all modern humans.

Like kale, cauliflower, modern cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, and broccoli, collards are considered by many plant historians to be descendents of wild cabbage that was found in many parts of Europe over 2,000 years ago.

Woodley, who wowed audiences with her turn as the thoroughly modern, cynical teen in Descendents, shows true range that proves her wealth of talent.

In the game of thrones, I think being a descendent of the inventor of the modern toilet gives you some good chances.

What's more important to them is forming «change agents» — new teachers who push back against school practices and resist modern reforms, reforms that have little to do with the romantic view of schooling that so many of Dewey's descendents so ardently espouse.

Only one of their dogs, Skyid, survived World War II, but its descendents can be found in modern pedigrees.

Most of the modern Boston Terriers today are descendents of Hooper's Judge.

The Mannao Estate features modern tropical architecture inspired by the traditional «Joglo house» descendent from Bali's neighboring island Java.

It's clearly a descendent of the popular $ 1,000 MacBooks of yore, but there's a refinement here — a uniquely modern feel.