For centuries the North Atlantic nations dominated the world and as long as they did they could afford the luxury of fighting each other.

For this period, as for earlier centuries, pottery remains the most secure source ; ;

For centuries it was the location of historic festivals and open-air sports events.

For the Greeks, Apollo was all the Gods in one and through the centuries he acquired different functions which could originate from different gods.

For much of the 19th and early 20th centuries, many linguists who studied Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic regarded them as members of a common Ural – Altaic family, together with Finno-Ugric and Samoyedic, based on such shared features as vowel harmony and agglutination.

For centuries after the fall of the Achaemenid Empire in 331 BCE, Imperial Aramaic — or near enough for it to be recognisable — would remain an influence on the various native Iranian languages.

For many centuries following his death Alboin's heroism and his success in battle were celebrated in Saxon and Bavarian epic poetry.

For instance, the local charter of the Basque-colonized Ojacastro valley ( now in La Rioja ) allowed the inhabitants to use Basque in legal processes in the 13th and 14th centuries.

For centuries, Psovoi could not be purchased but only given as gifts from the Tsar.

For many centuries to come Basel possessed the only permanent bridge over the river " between Lake Constance and the sea ".

For the next four centuries, the Kingdom of Croatia was ruled by the Sabor ( parliament ) and a Ban ( viceroy ) appointed by the king.

For example, the word chief ( meaning the leader of any group ) comes from the Middle French chef (" head "), and its modern pronunciation preserves the Middle French consonant sound ; the word chef ( the leader of the cooks ) was borrowed from the same source centuries later, by which time the consonant had changed to a " sh "- sound in French.

For several centuries in some of the greater monasteries the two rules were observed conjointly.

For centuries, through the modern times, the majority regarded Cagots of western France and northern Spain as an inferior caste, the untouchables.

For centuries, the priestly caste had remained an unmixed social group.

For example, a continuous chain of speakers across the centuries links Vulgar Latin to all of its modern descendants.

For the first time in centuries, the lake was a homogeneous body of water.

For the upper class of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, diplomatic immunity was an easy concept to understand.

For centuries, Dominicans have been instrumental in spreading the rosary and emphasizing the Catholic belief in the power of the rosary.

For centuries Egyptians attempted to predict and take advantage of these flows and thereby moderate the severity of floods.

For centuries sweetwater artesian wells in the Fayyum Oasis have permitted extensive cultivation in an irrigated area that extends over.

For centuries, many philosophers and scientists supposed that extrasolar planets existed, but there was no way of knowing how common they were or how similar they might be to the planets of the Solar System.

For centuries it was stored in the Royal Library in Copenhagen but in 1971 it was returned to Iceland.

For centuries some Western Latin Bibles used to contain a small Epistle from Paul to the Laodiceans.

For many centuries the Enchiridion was regarded as a suitable manual of practical philosophy, maintaining its authority both with Christians and Pagans.

For example, the Mai dialect which is closely related to Cantonese, is spoken in Hainan Province.

The Industrial Division published, in 1960, a new, attractive industrial brochure, `` Rhode Island -- Right For Industry '', and prepared copy for a new edition of the Directory Of Manufacturers ( to be printed shortly ), and for a new space catalogue.

For a resort area, Mackinack Island, Michigan, is the place to visit.

For instance, the caldera atop Fernandina Island underwent a collapse in 1968, when parts of the caldera floor dropped 350 meters.

For example, during the 2008 flooding, Credit Island in the city's southwest corner remained closed for 5½ months while crews worked on cleaning up damage and removing river debris.

For drivers, tide tables are prominently displayed at both ends of the causeway and where the Holy Island road leaves the A1 Great North Road at Beal.

For example, the 12th century copperplates found at Isdhoo Island state that the monks ( Sangumanun ) from the monastery at that island were brought to Male ' and beheaded.

For the next couple of centuries the island was known as Savage Island, until its original name Niu ē, which translates as " behold the coconut ", regained use.

For example, in 1901, on Goaribari Island in the Gulf of Papua, a missionary, Harry Dauncey, found 10, 000 skulls in the island ’ s Long Houses.

For instance, Pepys Island was actually a misidentification of the Falkland Islands.

For the next 20 years, many could find only low-paid work with the island government and the only available employment overseas for the islanders was restricted to the Falkland Islands and Ascension Island, a period during which the island was often referred to as the “ South Atlantic Alcatraz ”.

* Duncan, Francis, A Description of the Island Of St Helena Containing Observations on its Singular Structure and Formation and an Account of its Climate, Natural History, and Inhabitants, London, Printed For R Phillips, 6 Bridge Street, Blackfriars, 1805

For its science students, USC operates the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies located on Catalina Island just off the coast of Los Angeles and home to the Philip K. Wrigley Marine Science Center.

For many of those years, she was exiled to the town of Brandfort in the Orange Free State and confined to the area, except for the times she was allowed to visit her husband at the prison on Robben Island.

For this reason, the islands, together with Tanzania's Mafia Island, are sometimes called the Spice Islands ( a term also associated with the Maluku Islands in Indonesia ).

For example, every transport service operated solely on Great Barrier Island, the Chatham Islands, or Stewart Island / Rakiura is exempt from section 70C of the Transport Act 1962 ( the requirements for drivers to maintain driving-hours logbooks ).

Shows that aired included The Bachelor, its spin-off The Bachelorette, as well as For Love or Money, Paradise Hotel, Temptation Island, Average Joe and Farmer Wants a Wife, among others.

For a few months in 1843, he moved to the home of William Emerson on Staten Island, and tutored the family sons while seeking contacts among literary men and journalists in the city who might help publish his writings, including his future literary representative Horace Greeley.

For two centuries New Netherland Dutch culture characterized the region ( today's Capital District around Albany, the Hudson Valley, western Long Island, northeastern New Jersey, and New York City ).

For example, home ranges in the southern beech forests of the South Island, New Zealand appear to be much larger than the non-beech forests of the North Island.

For the 15 years from 1894 through 1908, the race was held at Gravesend Race Track on Coney Island, New York.

For him the city of Vancouver and Vancouver Island are named, as well as Vancouver, Washington.

For example, Belize's barrier reef, Chagos archipelago, Sian Ka ' an, the Galapagos islands, Great Barrier Reef, Henderson Island, Palau and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument are world heritage sites.

Abigail and Roger, The Airbase, As Good Cooks Go, the 1960 adaptation of The Citadel, the 1956 adaptation of David Copperfield, The Dark Island, The Gnomes of Dulwich, Hurricane, For Richer ... For Poorer, Hereward the Wake, The Naked Lady, Night Train To Surbiton, Outbreak of Murder, Where do I Sit ?, and Witch Hunt have all been wiped with no footage surviving while four out of seven episodes of the paranormal anthology series Dead of Night were wiped.