By the eighth millennium BC, people of a Neolithic culture had settled into a sedentary way of life there in fortified mud-brick villages, where they supplemented hunting and fishing on the Nile with grain gathering and cattle herding.

By the eighth season of The Simpsons, the writers had begun to explore the secondary characters of the show.

By the eighth edition ( 1853 – 1860 ), the encyclopedia said of the Noah story, " The insuperable difficulties connected with the belief that all other existing species of animals were provided for in the ark are obviated by adopting the suggestion of Bishop Stillingfleet, approved by Matthew Poole ... and others, that the Deluge did not extend beyond the region of the Earth then inhabited ".

By the time the series reached the eighth game, it had become more than a battle for hockey supremacy.

By population, Shelburne ranked eighth out of the 26 towns in Franklin County, and 290th out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.

By 1900 there were already six rural schools spread throughout the territory with over 200 students enrolled in grades first through eighth.

with the Edict of Milan, and Christianity was made the official religion of the empire in 380 C. E .. By the eighth century Christianity had attained a clear ascendancy across Europe and neighboring regions, and a period of consolidation began marked by the pursuit of heretics, heathens, Jews, Muslims, and various other religious groups.

By the eighth century it was strong enough to send Perieres and a group with him, who were among the founders of Zancle in Sicily, and another band had returned to found Triteia in Achaea, Pausanias was told.

By March 2009, nearly 1, 500, 000 had been sold in Britain, making it the eighth most popular car ever sold there.

* By the Way, Red Hot Chili Peppers's eighth studio album.

By the eighth inning, Cobb had had enough.

By the 10th century the armarius had specific liturgical duties as well, including singing the eighth responsory, holding the lantern aloft when the abbot read, and approving all material to be read aloud in church, chapter, and refectory.

By the mid-to late eighth century a new alphabet system was adopted from the Phoenicians by a Greek with first-hand experience of it.

By 1933, Germany had made World War I reparations of only one eighth of the sum required under the Treaty of Versailles.

By the end of the 20th century the complexity of Quickstep as done by advanced dancers had increased, due to the extensive use of syncopated steps with eighth note durations.

By the end of the eighth series in December 1983, Hart felt that the format of the show, which essentially continued with much of the format of its predecessor Vision On, had become somewhat outdated and routine.

By August 31, images from the eighth Television Infrared Observation Satellite ( TIROS VIII ) depicted a developing storm with a central dense overcast, banding features and cirrus outflow.

On August 17, 2009, it was announced on the band's official website that Gov't Mule's eighth studio album, entitled By a Thread, was on schedule for release on October 27, 2009.

By its eighth meeting on 26 October 1983, Senate received the first set of the university's congregation representatives on that body.

By the eighth century, Saint Fugillus was Bishop of Clondalkin and noted gospel manuscripts were produced-the most famous of these being the Clondalkin mass book which is on display in Karlsruhe, Germany.

By the eighth round Driscoll was coming into the match, and forced the fighting in the ninth.

By the age of 70, almost 10 percent of males have some degree of BPH and 33 % have it by the eighth decade of life.

By the time the Oakland Raiders were granted the eighth AFL franchise, other AFL teams had signed some of the Minneapolis draftees.

By the eighth century, the preferred form of marriage was one between social equals, under which a woman was technically legally dependent on her husband and had half his honor price, but could exercise considerable authority in regard to the transfer of property.

By 8500-7500 BC the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A ( PPNA ) culture developed out of the earlier local tradition of Natufian in Southern Palestine, dwelling in round houses, and building the first defensive site at Jericho ( guarding a valuable fresh water spring ).

By this time, however, Panama ’ s importance and influence had become insignificant as Spain ’ s power dwindled in Europe and advances in navigation technique increasingly permitted to round Cape Horn in order to reach the Pacific.

By the final round.

By correlating a ( delayed version of ) the transmitted signal with the received signal, a precise round trip light time to the remote location can be determined.

However the parliament in Ankara rejected any compromise on this issue. By 1920, Van fell under Turkish control again and its remaining Armenian inhabitants were expelled in a final round of ethnic cleansing.

By the 15th round, after Jeffries had been knocked down twice for the first time in his career, Jeffries corner threw in the towel to end the fight and prevent Jeffries from having a knock out on his record.

By winning game six in Chicago, the Heat won the series and went on to face the New Jersey Nets in the second round.

By making such decisions, winning poker players can maximize their expected gain on each round of betting, thereby increasing their long-term winnings.

By contrast, round characters are complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader.

By the eleventh round, Rosario's eye was almost completely shut and he was spitting blood from his mouth ; the fight was stopped by his corner, and Rosario lost.

By most writer's accounts, Serrano beat Villaflor, but he had to return home only with a 15 round draw ( tie ).

" By the rude bridge that arched the flood, their flag to April's breeze unfurled-here once the embattled farmers stood, and fired the shot heard ' round the world.

By the fourth round Ali began to tire from all the energy he had expended in the searing heat and Frazier turned up his own offense and began punishing Ali to the body and the head with his trademark hooks.

By the sixth round, Frazier had staggered him in turn and seemed to be gaining control of the bout.

By the 14th round Frazier was virtually helpless, and although Ali was desperately tired and hurting, he was able to summon the energy once again to give Frazier a fierce beating, and once again Frazier was staggered and nearly knocked down before the bell ended the round.

By his sixth bout, however, he had to rise off the canvas against Julio Guerrero of the Dominican Republic before winning on an eight round unanimous decision.

By the time Adrian Boult succeeded Pitt as director of music for the BBC, the violinist Albert Sammons and the violist Lionel Tertis had gone round the country talent-spotting on behalf of the corporation.

I was supposed to be throwing a fight to this guy, and it looked like I was going to end up holding him on his feet ... By fourth round, if there was anybody in the Garden who didn't know what was happening, he must have been dead drunk.

By the fifteenth round, Dauthuille was once again ahead on all scorecards ( 72-68, 74-66, 71-69 ) and seemed to be about to repeat a victory against LaMotta.

By Moore's standards, 1950 was a vacation year for him: he only had two fights, winning both, including a 10 round decision in a rematch with Lydell.

By the fifth round, Tyson's left eye was swelling shut from Douglas ' many right hands, and ringside HBO announcers proclaimed it was the most punishment they had ever seen the champion absorb.

By the end of round five, Leonard had a growing swelling under his left eye, and Hearns had built a considerable lead on the scorecards.

By the time Wolves were crushed 6 – 0 by Rotherham United in the FA Cup first round on 16 November 1985, a third of the league season had already gone and Wolves had still yet to put together a run of good results, so a third successive relegation – a humiliation which only Bristol City four seasons earlier had so far suffered – was now looking a real possibility.

By mid-1940 Germany introduced the first HEAT round to be fired by a gun, the 7. 5 cm fired by the Kw. K. 37 L / 24 of the Panzer IV tank and the Stug III self propelled gun ( 7. 5 cm Gr. 38 Hl / A, later editions B and C ).