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 many nights afterward, the idea of her having been so close to me in that imagined bed would return and fill me with obscure and painful desires, would cause me to lie awake in shame, tossing with irresolution, longing to fall into a deep sleep.

For some time afterward the war was carried on, the advantage being invariably on the side of David.

For safety reasons, the building was initially slated to be demolished shortly afterward.

" For more than two thousand years after the Old Kingdom ( c. 2700-2180 BC ), had a dominating and significant influence over its southern neighbour, and even afterward, the legacy of Egyptian cultural and religious introductions remained important.

" For 19th century readers, his career seemed to decline afterward, but during the early 20th century it was seen as the beginning of a career that peaked with Moby-Dick ( 1851 ).

For decades afterward, this is called " football's upset of the century.

For years afterward members of her community would attribute the child's curiosity, intelligence, and lively personality to the incident.

For years afterward, Winfield's appearances in Toronto were greeted by fans standing and flapping their arms — until he became a fan favorite when he joined the Blue Jays in 1992.

For many years afterward it was operated successively by Jephtha Kidder, Kidder & McCreedy, Kidder & North, Nelson P. Aken and Nicholas P. Kane.

James P. Johnson, reminiscing about Tatum's debut afterward, simply said, " When Tatum played Tea For Two that night I guess that was the first time I ever heard it really played.

For about ten years afterward, speed records were exchanged between Easy Racers with Freddy Markham in the cockpit and the Lightning Team.

For perhaps years afterward, hot gas moved to the surface and slowly cemented ash and pumice together in channels and escaped through fumaroles.

For years afterward, the bullpens were known as " Williamsburg ".

For this series, Woody's appearance was redesigned to look more like his mid-1940s look instead of the classic look he had sported for years afterward.

For the rest of their school years in Avonlea, they compete as intellectual rivals for the top of the class, although the competition is entirely good-natured on Gilbert's side ; immediately afterward, they also go to Queen's College together and split the most prestigious prizes between them.

For his part, O ' Brien refused to accept the title, and afterward the league never officially awarded it at all.

For decades afterward, dog fighting clandestinely took place in pockets of working-class Britain and America.

For years afterward a tracking shot was referred to by both cameramen and directors as a ' Cabiria ' shot.

For a while afterward it shared that status with Newburgh, moved into Orange as compensation for the lost territory, but since the late 19th century all county government functions have been centralized in Goshen.

For decades afterward, dog fighting clandestinely took place in pockets of working-class Britain and America.

For years afterward, he always looked for Nat when he traveled around the South.

For several hundred years afterward, with the cultural taboo of dissection, no major progress occurred in neuroscience.

For safety reasons, the building was to be demolished shortly afterward.

For some years afterward, he played the flute with the help of a special mouthpiece.