Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat, while in modern times, its main use is that of a recreational activity.

An alternate explanation of the red fox's gains involves the gray wolf: Historically, it has kept red fox numbers down, but as the wolf has been hunted to near extinction in much of its former range, the red fox population has grown larger, and it has taken over the niche of top predator.

Historically, directors ' duties have been owed almost exclusively to the company and its members, and the board was expected to exercise its powers for the financial benefit of the company.

Historically, cryptography was split into a dichotomy of codes and ciphers ; and coding had its own terminology, analogous to that for ciphers: " encoding, codetext, decoding " and so on.

Historically, the black leather female catsuit entered dominant fetish culture in the 1950s with the AtomAge magazine and its connections to fetish fashion designer John Sutcliffe.

Historically, Ecuador depended on a wide variety of foreign suppliers for virtually all of its equipment needs.

Historically, the electron volt was devised as a standard unit of measure through its usefulness in electrostatic particle accelerator sciences because a particle with charge q has an energy E = qV after passing through the potential V ; if q is quoted in integer units of the elementary charge and the terminal bias in volts, one gets an energy in eV.

Historically the first decade of semiconductor electronics were entirely based on germanium, although its production for such use today is a small fraction ( 2 %) of that of ultra-high purity silicon, which has largely replaced it.

Historically, each of the several hundred small towns of Indiana had its own small school system.

Historically, therefore, Palestine was an anomaly within the Mandate system, in a class of its own – initially referred to by the British as a “ special regime ”:

Historically Maldives has had a strategic importance because of its location on the major marine routes of the Indian Ocean.

Historically, the tribe lived in bands near the mouth of the Grand River at its confluence with the Missouri River ; the mouth of the Missouri at its confluence with the Mississippi River, and in present-day Saline County, Missouri.

Historically, Mozilla had been used internally as a codename for the Netscape Navigator web browser from its beginning.

Historically, Manama has been restricted to what is now known as the Manama Souq and the Manama Fort ( now the Ministry of Interior ) to its south.

Historically, ML stands for metalanguage: it was conceived to develop proof tactics in the LCF theorem prover ( whose language, pplambda, a combination of the first-order predicate calculus and the simply typed polymorphic lambda calculus, had ML as its metalanguage ).

Historically this has led to its use for plating metals such as iron and brass, to its use for chemical apparatus, and its use in certain alloys that will retain a high silvery polish, such as German silver.

Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 50s, when it helped to coin the term " cartoon " in its modern sense as a humorous illustration.

Historically, the group achieved a number of notable firsts in hip hop music and are credited with being the act most responsible for pushing hip hop into mainstream popular music, initiating its musical and artistic evolution and enabling its growth as a global phenomenon.

Historically, this issue has been a major cause of conflict between Somalia and some of its neighbors.

Historically, spectroscopy originated through the study of visible light dispersed according to its wavelength, e. g., by a prism.

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, the First Army was the most politically significant because of Rio de Janeiro's position as the nation's capital through the 1950s.

Historically, the relationship involved a man in a higher status position, usually with a legally sanctioned wife, who maintains a second household with the lesser " wife ".

Historically, Monophysitism ( usually capitalized in this sense ) refers primarily to the position of those ( especially in Egypt and to a lesser extent Syria ) who rejected the Council of Chalcedon in 451 ( the Fourth Ecumenical Council ).

Historically it was strategically important as the " Gateway to the Highlands ", with its position near the boundary between the Scottish Lowlands and Highlands, indeed, it has been described as the brooch which clasps the Highlands and the Lowlands together.

Historically, the individual receiving the highest number of votes is selected to serve as the Mayor, and holds this position for two years of the four year term.

Historically, the Comptroller of the Household was a position in the English royal household, the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department.

Historically, many low-speed aircraft have had swept wings in order to avoid problems with their center of gravity, to move the wing spar into a more convenient location, or to improve the sideways view from the pilot's position.

Historically, Christian mortalists have advanced theological, lexical, and scientific arguments in support of their position.

Historically, St Catharine's position has been unexceptional and in the controversial annual league table of colleges placed towards the middle.

Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, much of the wealth of the town was facilitated via Selby's position upon the banks of the River Ouse.

Historically, the theological position of the OGBB was largely established by Peter Nead and William J. Shoup, both of whom were prolific Brethren authors and preachers.

Historically the NRP initiated the regulations allowing yeshiva students to avoid military service and supported that position over a long time.

Historically, this position had been originally attributed to Cardinal Richelieu.

Historically, the city has played an important role in commerce and culture, due to its position on the Italian Peninsula and its natural port on the Adriatic Sea.

Historically a religious centre, the economy of the locality is driven by agriculture and its position as a dormitory town, being only 8 km from Tralee.

Historically, this position allowed the rulers of Derbent to control land traffic between the Eurasian Steppe and the Middle East.

Historically the two largest parties have nearly always been Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, and so the position of Leader of the Opposition has alternated between them.

Historically the premier banking organisation in Ireland, the Bank occupies a unique position in Irish banking history.

Historically, though, few of Thomas of Woodstock's editors supported the position of Shakespeare as its author.

Historically, the position was pre-dated by the Minister of Militia and Defence.

Historically, the Arminian Remonstrants raised this doctrine as a point of debate over predestination in the Quinquarticular Controversy, and their position was ultimately condemned by Calvinists at the Synod of Dort in 1619.

Historically, due to their close geographical position, Getafe has always held a strong rivalry with Leganés.

Historically the third town of Trinidad, Arima has slid into fourth position as Chaguanas has boomed into the largest town in the country.