Thomas Eakins' powerful style and his choices of subject-the advances in modern surgery, the discipline of sport,the strains of individuals in tension with society or even with themselves-was as disturbing to his own time as it is compelling for ours.

• Awas as disturbing to his own time as it is  
• Bwere as disturbing to his own time as they are  
• Chas been as disturbing in his own time as they are  
• Dhad been as disturbing in his own time as it was  
• Ehave been as disturbing in his own time as