Even the word tennis has French origins from the medieval era, derived from the tenez, from the verb tenir, to hold.
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Due to its origins from a pre-literary age, the Hebrew Bible draws upon and plays with a wide range of mythic motifs, themes, and narratives.
The love has its origins from the French word for egg "l'oeuf", symbolizing "nothing" as Lesley Ronaldson, a Real Tennis professional, who lives at Hampton Court, told Open Court.
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We respect their work quite a bit (in part because our field derives some of its intellectual origins from theirs), but we hope in vain that they would share some of their limelight with us.
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An understanding of English is deepened by knowledge of (any of) its parents: its resonances spring from its origins, not just from use.
Herman van Hooff, Director of the Regional Office, gave detailed information about the journal from its origins to the current issue, which includes a message from UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova emphasizing the key role of culture in development and the new humanism that should prevail in international policies.
It is all a far cry from its origins 30 years ago, when it was opened by an immigrant from Lahore who missed the real taste of home.
Sir Terry, like Sir Peter, comes from modest origins in Merseyside, but whereas the quiet, lean Sir Terry still collects visitors personally from the lobby of Tesco's shabby headquarters in Cheshunt, the charismatic, rotund Sir Peter directs Sainsbury's fortunes from a glass-and-steel office block in central London and seems most at home at the Royal Opera House, where he is a director.
Mr Toledo, whose popularity derives in part from his Andean Indian descent and poor origins, has picked up some supporters from defeated opposition candidates, but he may have lost others.
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Robert L. Johnson has traveled the classic American journey from modest origins to unimaginable wealth.
He's a man from humble origins who amassed a fortune in real estate and entertainment.
They progressed from their origins as technology production houses and are becoming well-rounded strategic and creative entities.
From humble origins (born out of wedlock on a Caribbean island), Hamilton moved ahead through his brilliance and hard work.
Modern Maori, increasingly radical, severed from their origins and drifting to the cities, often found queenship uncomfortable.
Weill , who built the company from its origins as a troubled Baltimore commercial lender in the 1980s.
In other areas of life, it may apply: for example, many successful entrepreneurs seem to spring from humbler origins.
Each market has come from different origins and progressed at its own pace.
The music they make has an underlying warmth that comes from the origins of bluegrass, country, blues and African-American gospel.
Mr Lee, who like his opposite number comes from modest origins but unlike him is a business-friendly conservative, reciprocates the warmth.
Vivendi is a media, telecoms and Internet company still in the process of emerging from its origins as a state-owned water-and-waste utility.
But there is one operation helping to keep a small portion of the struggling shipyard afloat and is as far from its origins as can be.
For a start, he comes from humbler origins.
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So, I chatted with them, and in the course of things brought up the Genographic Project, which aims, using genetic mutations as signposts, to map human migration from our origins in Africa to all the places we live today.
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The BBC spoke with Thompson about the mythology of Davy Crockett, from his origins in the backwoods of Tennessee, to his time in Washington DC, and his immortalisation in the "stickiest song in the history of the movies", The Ballad of Davy Crockett.
In his opening remarks, the Director-General recalled that from the origins in a ministerial meeting at UNESCO in 2002, the Heads of State level Summit Forums, co convened by UNESCO in Ohrid (2003), Tirana (2004), Varna (2005), Opatija (2006), Bucharest and Sibiu (2007), and Athens (2008) have been significant for the entire region.
From its earliest origins, Nationalism has been about defending and promulgating the fundamental, distinctive facets of Scots life.
The film shows the origins of the Puss character from the Shrek movies.
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But from those humble origins, this maker of cases that protect mobile devices such as Blackberrys and iPhones has enjoyed explosive growth.
Almost all human viruses whose origins are known have come from animals.
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Mr Tsang has worked his way up from fairly humble origins and is seen as a local boy made good and a competent administrator.
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