Following Darwin's primary usage the term is often used to refer to both the evolutionary consequence of blind selection and to its mechanisms.

Following the Greek usage, the Romans referred to the Insulae Britannicae in the plural, consisting of Albion ( Great Britain ), Hibernia ( Ireland ), Thule ( possibly Iceland ) and many smaller islands.

Following the introduction of the new zero-fare policy, the usage of public transport immediately increased by 800-900 % and has remained high, being currently more than 10-fold compared to the time of the old policy

Following Greek usage it is called Platane or related names in Europe.

Following the arrival of European settlers in the U. S. who continued the medicinal usage of black cohosh, the plant appeared in the U. S. Pharmacopoeia in 1830 under the name “ black snakeroot ”.

Following the French usage of the word altermondialist, the English counterpart alter-globalist may have been coined.

Following the settlement, an additional lane was added for a 5 mile segment eastbound from SR-241 to SR-71, which has decreased usage of the toll road and revenues.

Following Moltisanti's successful rehabilitation, Soprano entrusted him with the planned hit on Carmine Lupertazzi ; Moltisanti contracted the job out to Credenzo Curtis and Stanley Johnson, some associates from the days of his heroin usage.

Following its mandate, the Port Authority has made attempts to increase usage of the Port, initiating a Ship Terminal and Ferry Service to Rochester, a container facility in the Port lands and plans to expand the usage of the Island Airport, although expanded use of the Island Airport is opposed by local residents and organizations, and puts it at odds with the current City of Toronto council.

Following the murder-suicide of Chris Benoit in 2007, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigated steroid usage in the wrestling industry.

Following the relocation of many London Borough of Newham council staff to the Building 1000 offices adjoining the station, usage has increased substantially during office hours.

Following ancient usage, he justified the confidence of the university by a printed thesis ( Habilitationschrift ) on the later Protestant theories of the origins of the Catholic Church ( De catholicæ ecclesiæ primordiis recentiorum Protestantium systemata expenduntur, Ratisbon, 1851 ).

Following OnAir's series of tests that showed electromagnetic radiation of onboard GSM cells being lower than 1 % of the limits endorsed by the World Health Organization and so significantly undercutting radiation levels of common terrestrial emission levels, inflight usage of mobile phones is considered as harmless to passengers ' health.

Following the model set by the previous games, Super Castlevania IV employs the usage of many the series ' recurring elements, such as moving platforms, pits with spikes, and stairs that one can traverse by pressing the Up or Down direction on the D-Pad.

Following the fall of the Second Republic after the Spanish Civil War of 1936 – 39, the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco annulled Catalonia's autonomy statute and prohibited any public usage, official promotion or recognition of the Catalan language.

Following the British usage, early francophone Quakers preferred the use of the more informal tu to address even those who would by convention be addressed with the more formal vous.

Following its UPA usage, it was adopted in the Skolt Sami and Laz language alphabet for the same value.

Following the term of service in Japan, each emissary returns for a brief visit to the campus to interpret his experience to the college community.

Following single-dose treatment, milk should be discarded for 4 days following treatment.

Following each instruction period a piece of literature dealing with the topic should be handed each one for further reading during the week.

Following his return, Lincoln continued his campaign for the August 6 election for the Illinois General Assembly.

Following a spirited chase by Apollo, Daphne prays to her father, Peneus, for help, and he changes her into the laurel tree, sacred to Apollo.

Following the advice of economic advisors who cautioned Armenia's leadership against the consolidation of economic power in the hands of a few, in January 2001, the Government of Armenia established the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition.

Following the Protestant Reformation from 1517, it did not take long for Arian and other non-trinitarian views to resurface.

Following the death of Clovis, Theodoric negotiated a peace with Clovis ' successors, securing Visigothic control of the southernmost portion of Gaul for the rest of the existence of their kingdom.

Following the appropriation of the hymn in secular music, " Amazing Grace " became such an icon in American culture that it has been used for a variety of secular purposes and marketing campaigns, placing it in danger of becoming a cliché.

Following the example of Charlemagne, Alfred established a court school for the education of his own children, those of the nobility, and " a good many of lesser birth ".

Following World War I, Fleming actively searched for anti-bacterial agents, having witnessed the death of many soldiers from sepsis resulting from infected wounds.

Following the decision, the Alphonsus site was considered the most likely candidate for Apollo 17, but was eventually rejected.

Following the LM inspection, the crew reviewed checklists and procedures for the following days in anticipation of their arrival and the Lunar Orbit Insertion burn.

Following this, the widespread adoption of ailerons versus wing warping made aircraft much easier to control, and only a decade later, at the start of World War I, heavier-than-air powered aircraft had become practical for reconnaissance, artillery spotting, and even attacks against ground positions.

Following this ruling, Alford petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, which upheld the initial ruling, and subsequently to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit which ruled that Alford's plea was not voluntary, because it was made under fear of the death penalty.

Following the 1979 invasion and occupation of Afghanistan by Soviet troops, Massoud devised a strategic plan for expelling the invaders and overthrowing the communist regime.

Following Fox's subsequent elimination, she took time to reflect before finally declaring for David Davis.

Following its construction, the Arc de Triomphe became the rallying point of French troops parading after successful military campaigns and for the annual Bastille Day Military Parade.

Following the closure of Newport Cattle Market to make way for a new development.

Following the pioneering example of Anthony Aveni, this allowed New World archaeoastronomers to make claims for motives which in the Old World would have been mere speculation.

Following charges of illegal marketing, settlements by two large pharmaceutical companies in the US set records for the largest criminal fines ever imposed on corporations.

Following this, Athanasius left for Upper Egypt, where he stayed in several monasteries and other houses.

Following this example, Quixote would suggest ' The Great Quijano ', a play on words that makes much sense in light of the character's delusions of grandeur.

Following the example of New Jersey, which enacted corporate-friendly laws at the end of the 19th century to attract businesses from New York, Delaware played the game of fiscal competition by adopting in 1899 a general incorporation act aimed at attracting more businesses.

Following Buchner's example, enzymes are usually named according to the reaction they carry out.

Following the previous example, observer A might truthfully report that a room is warm, while observer B might truthfully report that the same room is cool, though both observe the same reading on the thermometer.

Following the folk revivals of the second half of the 20th century, however, it has become common for less formal situations to find large groups of fiddlers playing together — see for example the Calgary Fiddlers, and Swedish Spelmanslag folk-musician clubs, and the worldwide phenomenon of Irish sessions.

Following the example of the holy fathers and recognizing the obligation of our office, we absolutely forbid in virtue of the authority of the Apostolic See that anyone be ordained or promoted for money in the Church of God.

Following Magellan's example, Drake tried and executed his own ' mutineer ' Thomas Doughty.

Following the British example, the constitutions of Virginia ( 1776 ) and Massachusetts ( 1780 ) and other states thereafter adopted the impeachment mechanism ; however, they restricted the punishment to removal of the official from office.

Following the example of Sarah, who gave her handmaid to Abraham after years of infertility, Rachel gave Jacob her handmaid, Bilhah, in marriage so that Rachel could raise children through her.

Following his mother's example, Mao also became a practising Buddhist from an early age, venerating a bronze statue of the Buddha which was in their home, but abandoned this faith in his mid-teenage years.

Following Ruth Benedict's example, Mead focused her research on problems of child rearing, personality, and culture.

Following this example, Polyidus used the same herb to resurrect Glaucus.

Following the example of Charlemagne, the Frankish king who had been crowned Emperor in 800, Otto was crowned Emperor in 962 by Pope John XII in Rome.

Joseph Priestley, for example, in referring to the reaction of steam on iron, whilst fully acknowledging that the iron gains weight as it binds with oxygen to form a calx, iron oxide, iron also loses “ the basis of inflammable air ( hydrogen ), and this is the substance or principle, to which we give the name phlogiston .” Following Lavoisier ’ s description of oxygen as the oxidizing principle ( hence the name oxygen: oxus

Following Plato, St. Augustine, for example, held the view that language was merely labels applied to already existing concepts, and this view remained prevalent throughout the Middle Ages.

Following the dissemination of the Zohar in the 13th century, Jewish mysticism took on a metaphorically anthropomorphic erotic element, and Song of Songs is an example of this.

Following the example of the Buddhist Tripiṭaka, it is divided into three dong (, " caves ", " grottoes ").

Following Alan Parsons ' example, vocoders began to appear in pop music in the late 1970s, for example, on disco recordings.

Following along in the diagram at left for example in the faces shaded in blue,

Following the Sui Dynasty's example, the Tang abandoned the nine-rank system in favor of a large civil service system.

For example, in 1952 Hans Hartelius conducted and published an animal study on cats entitled Cerebral Changes Following Electrically Induced Convulsions in which a double-blind microscopic pathology examination showed that it was possible to distinguish the 8 shocked animals from the 8 non-shocked animals with remarkable accuracy based on statistically significant structural changes to the brain, including vessel wall changes, gliosis, and nerve cell changes.