Others followed suit, interpreting the larger-than-life look of old Hollywood in contemporary terms.

The personal union of the three kingdoms under one monarch came about as a relatively recent development in contemporary 17th-century terms.

You want the piece to work in contemporary terms.

But by the end of the engagement the first cast, at least, began to make the ballet come alive on contemporary terms.

"It has great possibilities in contemporary terms, but they don't have the eyes to see it," he said.

In contemporary terms, it also represents a structure within which a Hindu wedding is performed.

On their own contemporary terms, the leads registered a heartfelt impact.

The literati attitude toward withdrawal can not be understood in contemporary Western terms.

Nevertheless, in contemporary terms, opera or even movies would not properly be considered "multimedia art."

Douglass was not a serious candidate in contemporary terms.