Historically, it was of particular relevance to sailing warships which used them to outmaneuver opponents when the wind had dropped but might be used by any vessel in confined, shoal water to place it in a more desirable position, provided she had enough manpower.

Historically, military fiat had no relation to particular theories of economics or how to use the power of the state (" political science ").

Historically and internationally, support for affirmative action has sought to achieve a range of goals: bridging inequalities in employment and pay ; increasing access to education ; enriching state, institutional, and professional leadership with the full spectrum of society ; redressing apparent past wrongs, harms, or hindrances, in particular addressing the apparent social imbalance left in the wake of slavery and slave laws.

Historically, the distinction between a privateer and a pirate has been, practically speaking, vague, often depending on the source as to which label was correct in a particular circumstance.

Historically, the sketches tended to be unrelated, but more recent groups have introduced overarching themes that connect the sketches within a particular show, with recurring characters that return for more than one appearance.

Historically, support for modern multiculturalism stems from the changes in Western societies after World War II, in what Susanne Wessendorf calls the " human rights revolution ", in which the horrors of institutionalized racism and ethnic cleansing became almost impossible to ignore in the wake of the Holocaust ; with the collapse of the European colonial system, as colonized nations in Africa and Asia successfully fought for their independence and pointed out the racist underpinnings of the colonial system ; and, in the United States in particular, with the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, which criticized ideals of assimilation that often led to prejudices against those who did not act according to Anglo-American standards and which led to the development of academic ethnic studies programs as a way to counteract the neglect of contributions by racial minorities in classrooms.

Historically an alternative practice of issuance was for the borrowing government authority to issue bonds over a period of time, usually at a fixed price, with volumes sold on a particular day dependent on market conditions.

Historically, the division of Jews in many Western countries into denominations, which in the United States in particular took the form of three large groups known as Orthodox, Conservative and Reform, can be traced to Jewish reaction to the Haskalah ( Jewish Enlightenment ) and its aftermath, and to a certain extent the philosophies of these movements were shaped in reaction to one another.

Historically, systematic ideology has been unable to produce a falsifiable and causal model for what it is that influences some people and not others to gravitate towards a particular ideology.

Historically, the major constraint to the development of grasses for thermal energy applications has been the difficulty associated with burning grasses in conventional boilers, as biomass quality problems can be of particular concern in combustion applications.

Historically most rights of common were appurtenant to tenancies of particular plots of land held within a manor, and the commoner would be the person who, for the time being, was the occupier of a particular plot of land ( or in the case of turbary, even a particular heath ).

Historically, this model arose from earlier work in combinatorial topology and in particular from the notion of simplicial complexes.

Historically during many centuries a paragraph in Latin of standard format was written by scribes of the particular probate court below the transcription of the will, commencing with the words ( for example ): Probatum Londini fuit huismodi testamentum coram venerabili viro ( name of approver ) legum doctore curiae prerogativae Cantuariensis ... (" A testament of such a kind was proved at London in the prescence of the venerable man ..... doctor of law at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury ...") The earliest usage of the English word was in 1463, defined as " the official proving of a will ".

Historically, one set of resources was dedicated to one particular computing technology, business application or line of business, and managed in this silo-like fashion.

Historically, the four primary reasons for married couples to obtain a child via closed adoption have been ( in no particular order ) infertility, asexuality, having concern for a child's welfare ( i. e. would not likely be adopted by others ), and to ensure the sex of the child ( a family with five girls and no boys, for example ).

Historically, fly patterns have been included in texts that discuss fishing a particular genre of fly, fly fishing technique or fly fishing for specific species or genre of gamefish.

Historically, this research has investigated the global distribution and evolutionary history of trees, shrubs and vines, with particular emphasis on the disjunct species of East Asia and North America.

Historically, followers of the Zahiri methodology did not like being associated with a particular madhab since the word " madhab " itself refers to a " path " or " way ," an equivalent term being sunnah.

Historically, women have been less involved in the production and consumption of erotica in general and visual pornography in particular than have men.

Historically, the symbol is influenced by the " winged sun " hieroglyph appearing on Bronze Age royal seals ( Luwian SOL SUUS, symbolizing royal power in particular ).

Historically, before the advent of widespread digital technology, ASP was the only method by which to manipulate a signal.

Historically, the banjo occupied a central place in African American traditional music, before becoming popular in the minstrel shows of the 19th century.

Historically, when Capoeira was still prohibited this toque was used to alert capoeiristas that the police was coming, so they could escape before the practice being discovered.

Historically, civil defendants could be taken into custody under a writ of capias ad respondendum and be forced to post bail before being released.

Historically, it was traditional to use up all of the household's eggs before Lent began.

Historically, the Republic of Korea has regulated collective bargaining by requiring employers to participate but collective bargaining has been legal only if held in sessions before the lunar new year.

Historically known as R-factors, before the nature of plasmids was understood.

Historically, British people were thought to be descended mainly from the different ethnic stocks that settled there before the 11th century ; pre-Celtic, Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Norman.

Historically, the self-loading design was the successor to the repeating rifle, which stored a number of cartridges within the weapon, but required manual action to load a fresh cartridge before each shot.

Historically, Schrödinger himself arrived at this equation before the one that bears his name, but soon discarded it.

Historically, the town originated as the ancient Mylae, an outpost of Zancle, occupied before 648 BC, perhaps as early as 716 BC.

Historically, the distance to the visible horizon at sea has been extremely important as it represented the maximum range of communication and vision before the development of the radio and the telegraph.

Historically, modern Ghanaian territory was the core of the Empire of Ashanti, which was one of the most advanced states in sub-Sahara Africa in the 18 – 19th centuries, before colonial rule.

Historically, a blessing before battle was offered during a drumhead service which is conducted in the field with the drums forming the altar and the colours serving as the altar cloth.

Historically, the language was first called Khaskura ( language of the khas ' rice farmers '), then Gorkhali or Gurkhali ( language of the Gurkha ) before the term Nepali was taken from Nepal Bhasa.

Historically, before incorporation when it was called " Mount Wollaston " and later as the " North Precinct " of Braintree, Quincy roughly began at the Neponset River in the north and ended at the Fore River in the south.

Historically, when Qin Shi Huang united China in 221 BC, he felt that his achievements had surpassed those of all the rulers who had gone before him.

Historically the only exceptions to the rule of non clerical males being forbidden to stand before the Holy Table have been the Russian Tsars on the day of their coronation.

) Historically, pancakes were made on Shrove Tuesday so that the last of the fatty and rich foods could be used up before Lent.

Historically, non-decimal currencies were much more common, such as the British pound sterling before decimalisation in 1971.

Historically, " Anglo-Saxon " has been used for centuries to refer to the Anglo Saxon language of the inhabitants of England before 1066, and since the 19th century has been in common use to refer to all people of English descent.

Historically, all acts of Parliament before 1793 were ex post facto legislation, inasmuch as their date of effect was the first day of the session in which they were passed.

Historically, the disease was thought untreatable before the discovery that it could be managed with regular injections of vitamin B < sub > 12 </ sub >, thus bypassing the digestive tract.

Historically, porridge is the oldest form of consumption of grains in the whole of humanity, long before the appearance of bread.

Historically, copyright holders have not requested scanlators to stop distribution before a work is licensed in the translated language.