Sentences with phrase «than one's forebears»

As populations scale up, the proportion of people killed in battle scales down, suggesting we're no more or less violent than our forebears who lived in smaller societies.

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

Black Ops 2 doesn't handle them any better or worse than its forebears.

Riding atop a 1.2 - inch longer wheelbase, the 2019 RAV4 is actually a smidgen shorter than its forebear, yet it's roomier inside.

«They're looking at a world markedly different than their forebears and ancestors have ever experienced and it's the court's job to step in,» Welle said.

YouthNation tends to have more unpredictable schedules than their forebears.

I am persuaded, however, that recent programs like First Place and the Weigh Down Workshop are at least more sensible than their forebears.

Today, the Black Death strain is survived by perhaps hundreds of Y. pestis strains that, while milder than their forebear, still cause disease globally.

Baby boomers today are more prone to stress related illness like diabetes, heart disease and cancer than their forebears, the silent generation, were.

Every scene in School Pride feels like the seventh or 10th take and too contrived, even by the low standards of reality TV... I will say that School Pride seems less manipulative and showy than its forebears.

In the end, some of our fears were correct: Yes, the new Evo is slightly more diluted than its forebears, and yes, it's not quite as dramatic and frenzied as we had hoped.

Completing the improved engine breathing is an exhaust system claimed to be 34 per cent freer - flowing than its forebear; it's also lighter and more tuneful.

It feels more predictable on the limit than its forebear.

The 50i model will be the most powerful X5 in the range until the X5 M arrives in late 2014, smashing the 0 - 100 km / h sprint in 5.0 seconds — half a second quicker than its forebear.

The company's latest Hardtop is a good bit larger than its forebear....

The car is based on a new platform that enables it to be lower, wider and stiffer than its forebear, and there's a revised suspension set - up — most notably at the rear, where the torsion beam has been replaced by a multi-link configuration — and a new adaptive damping system.

Released at the LA Auto Show in late 2015, the new CX - 9 is lighter -LRB--130 kg), safer and stronger than its forebear and arrives exclusively with an all - new SKYACTIV - G 2.5 T (2.5 - litre turbo - petrol) engine, as well as a new range of safety and infotainment technology.

The car is 20 mm lower than its forebear, creating a sleek roofline.

Today's Prius has been on sale since the 2016 model year, and the gas - electric hatchback continues to be one of the most efficient cars on the road, while offering markedly more engaging handling dynamics than its forebears.

The 2017 Civic Type R is lighter than its forebear, and a new multi-link rear suspension works with fatter tires and a longer wheelbase to handle corners better.

Measuring 4.8 x 2.5 x 0.5 inches, the Droid Incredible 2 is slightly wider than its forebear but has about the same thickness.

It's thinner, it's lighter and it's faster than its forebear.

At first glance, the new Nook GlowLight looks like a totally different gadget than its forebear, complete with a new, bulgier, roundish design, cushioned outer edges, and a bright white color that most reminiscent of a early issue Kindle.

As more college - age Millennials and recent grads enter the new - and used - vehicle market, they are expected to demonstrate less brand loyalty and more wariness of overspending than their forebears, and with good reason: Saddled with student loans, younger buyers are less likely to make an aspirational purchase and more likely to look for a competitive price on a reliable car.

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

Characters within these consoles» games, while they had rather flat personalities, felt much more alive than their forebears.

We're less burdened than our forebears by questions of perfection and permanence.

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.

Are people in big, modern societies more or less violent than our forebears?

Black Ops 2 doesn't handle them any better or worse than its forebears.

It sits at around the same size, measuring just 0.5 cm wider, 1 cm deeper and 0.5 cm shorter than its forebear, yet somehow weighs more than even the original Xbox One.

Anyone who appeals to faith and freedom in Christ to do less, be less, give less, serve less and love less than our forebears has grossly misunderstood Jesus» message.

A not unpleasant accomplice to the Pacifica is Chrysler's upgraded 3.6 - liter Pentastar V - 6, which churns out only 3 hp more (287) and 3 lb - ft more torque (262) than its forebears, but somehow feels more refined.

Richard Wrangham presents the startling evidence that recent human societies are already much, much less violent than our forebears (and that includes the dozens of millions dead in the World Wars).