These principles were a revolutionary departure from theocracy, oligarchy, aristocracy, and the divine right of kings.

There are no revolutionary interpretive departures, but the orchestra plays with startling, ear-cleansing vigor throughout, and the sound is as vivid as technology allows.

The miniskirt was a truly revolutionary departure.

Making Schools A Business Approach Though the Edison curriculum is unusual, most experts agree that it is not a revolutionary departure from current practices.

The restaurant was a revolutionary departure, challenging almost every tradition in fine dining.

National testing is a revolutionary departure for American education, which has traditionally stressed local control.

Key parts of the speech signalled a conscious, almost revolutionary departure from some of Sir Kenneth's most cherished notions.

If so, he should explain more fully this revolutionary departure from our normal way of doing things.

That would be a truly revolutionary departure from the current era, when a succession of dubious Rumsfeld doctrines failed the reality test yet remained official policy.

The rebellion against marriage - and male chauvinism - is a revolutionary departure from African customs.