Example sentences of "in later centuries " in BNC.
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| 1 | This appeal to the idea of analysing complex mental thoughts into constituent simples was made earlier by Gassendi , and also carried on by philosophers in later centuries . |
| 2 | The Christian Maronites of Lebanon had unwisely associated them selves with the crusaders — this tragic addiction for unhappy alliances was to be developed in later centuries — and the results are still visible in Lebanon today . |
| 3 | England 's very unusual system of inheritance is of particular interest because of its continuing influence in later centuries , both on the fate of older people and also more generally on the English class system . |
| 4 | In later centuries the mace was to become an emblem of authority , and is still used by town councils and corporations in Europe as a ceremonial implement . |
| 5 | In later centuries the rate of clearance may have slowed , and in the 17th and 18th centuries a great deal of replanting was carried out in the formation of the large parklands . |
| 6 | They were educated , in later centuries often highly educated , while most layfolk were illiterate . |
| 7 | Though Todi in later centuries was to be a Ghibelline city — and still wears on its face some Ghibelline emblems — it was one of many in Umbria in earlier centuries which was loosely embraced by the papal umbrella . |
| 8 | The popular courts survived far longer , and the royal court remained stronger than elsewhere in northern Europe ; and in the twelfth century the royal court began to grow in importance , until in later centuries it swallowed the jurisdiction of most other courts . |
| 9 | It was so radical that in later centuries it did lead to the abolition of slavery in the Western world . |
| 10 | Only in later centuries , when Constant Drachenfels ' daring knew no bounds , did the famed , fabled horrors begin . |
| 11 | The word pirate was perhaps not so strong a term of condemnation as in later centuries : European rulers were only just beginning to acquire for themselves , on behalf of their states , a monopoly of the use of force . |
| 12 | Merchants trading overseas had to cover the diplomatic and even military expenses which in later centuries would be met by their governments . |
| 13 | The authority of government was still exercised more directly through the law courts than in later centuries , and the authority of the Lords of Trade was underlined when they received the power to hear appeals from courts in the colonies . |
| 14 | The central position of theology as the ‘ queen ’ of disciplines was paralleled in later centuries by the similar position occupied by philosophy in Scottish universities ( Davie 1961 ) . |
| 15 | The Byzantines inherited Dalmatia from the Latins , and their sovereignty , although often disputed , was recognised , however nominally in later centuries , for as long as five hundred years . |