Example sentences of "since the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jerusalem had been in Arab hands since the seventh century and the Holy Sepulchre was empty , but such was the emotional fervour stirred up by Urban 's preachers that the First Crusade was launched and a new kind of ‘ holy war ’ was under way . |
| 2 | Matilda was the first English princess since the seventh century whose year of birth is precisely known ; as for her youthful marriage , this appears to have been becoming commoner as marriage alliances were sought with ever more reckless haste by the great dynasts of the twelfth century . |
| 3 | Thus the mullahs can legitimately incite revolution , and since the seventh century they have done so . |
| 4 | For the second time since the 19th century the value of the try has been changed and for the second time this century the drop goal value has been altered . |
| 5 | He is working in an expansive form : the field of panoramic realism which , since the 19th century , has largely been left to writers of commercial fiction . |
| 6 | Black has been the colour of evening suits since the 19th century , but in the Thirties , smart gents followed the Prince of Wales 's liking for midnight blue instead of black . |
| 7 | ‘ Because of her role in reproduction , woman is regarded as a special case , a deviation from the norm represented by the male … since the 19th century the science of gynaecology has legitimised this view . ’ |
| 8 | But it is not merely the world of ideas and scholarship which has moved on since the 19th century . |
| 9 | BASIC DATA Controlled by Spain since the 19th century , Western Sahara was divided between Morocco and Mauritania under the tripartite Madrid agreement of 1975 following Spain 's decision to withdraw from the territory ( see pp. 27575-77 ) . |
| 10 | Western Sahara was divided between Morocco and Mauritania under a 1975 treaty following Spain 's decision to withdraw from a region which it had controlled since the 19th century [ see pp. 27575-77 ] . |
| 11 | Since the 19th Century , Irish ‘ liberationists ’ have looked to quarries for their explosives and security has always been heavy ; several dozen soldiers , with two helicopters , back up a kernel of three RUC explosive experts . |
| 12 | Here was the Acropolis , which had dominated the city since the second millennium BC , and older than Judaic Jerusalem ( King David 's city ) by 500 years ; the Agora , the civic centre , formerly situated between the Acropolis and the main gate to the city ; both being crowned by the remains of the Parthenon , that geometric and architectural treasure widely copied — from Birmingham , England , to Nashville , Tennessee . |
| 13 | The basic logic of her programme since 1979 had been to reverse the main lines of her country 's history as it had developed since the Second World War . |
| 14 | Clearly it has not been a typical day , even for 5 Airborne Brigade ; yet such operations have taken place seventy-three times since the Second World War . |
| 15 | Troops have been used more than 30 times since the second world war to replace striking workers . |
| 16 | Troops have been used more than 30 times since the second world war to replace striking workers . |
| 17 | Evolution rather than revolution is also imposed by the British system of government , which has given the country twenty-one Ministers of Defence since the Second World War . |
| 18 | These conclusions are reinforced by Curve B , which represents the frequency and length of conflicts that have occurred since the Second World War . |
| 19 | The old-style conglomerates based around a bank which emerged from the pre-war zaibatsu differ markedly from newer groups that have sprung up since the second world war . |
| 20 | The fall in the Tokyo stockmarket since the second half of 1989 has hurt the banks , by reducing the value of their capital . |
| 21 | This time round , other things being equal , that indicator suggests the second-shortest recession since the second world war : that is , between six and eight months . |
| 22 | Producer stocks have been below five week 's consumption since the second half of 1989 . |
| 23 | Even if output continues to decline at a similar pace in this quarter before it picks up in the next ( as most forecasters expect ) , the total peak-to-trough decline will look much shallower than the 2.7% average drop in GNP during the eight recessions since the second world war . |
| 24 | Real incomes for farmers have not been lower since the second world war , according to the Ministry of Agriculture . |
| 25 | During the rest of the 1990s the number of youngsters entering the workforce each year will be smaller than at any time since the second world war ; but two-fifths will be from minorities , mostly Hispanics and blacks . |
| 26 | The stockpile of raw and processed food , and emergency field cooking equipment has existed since the Second World War . |
| 27 | Even though Rome was giving little in return in terms of moderating its claims to be the only true Christian church , faint liberal breezes had been blowing through the Vatican since the second Vatican Council . |
| 28 | ITALY 'S ruling Christian Democrats appear to have suffered their most severe setback in any general election since the Second World War , according to first results and projections last night . |
| 29 | ‘ The NHS stands on a par with any achievements of any government of any nation since the Second World War . |
| 30 | Although Mr Kinnock has modernised Labour and ditched many of its vote-losing socialist policies , he has failed to convince the country to put its trust in him despite the country suffering the longest recession since the Second World War . |