Historically, the alliance was defining and crucial for determining the borders of Brazil, a large Portuguese-speaking territory in South America, which differentiated itself from its Spanish-speaking neighbors as the United Kingdom took an important role in sponsoring Portugal against Spain in that region.

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 there have been differences among average scores in IQ tests of different population groups ; these have sometimes been called " racial IQ gaps ".

Historically there was a large Pennsylvania Dutch ( from Pennsylvania Deutsch or German ) population.

Historically, Union City schools have ranked among the highest in Hudson County in reported incidents of violence compared to the size of the student population more than once, most recently in a November 2009 report by the New Jersey Department of Education, which annually records incidents of violence, vandalism, weapons and substance abuse or possession.

Historically, many of Manville's residents are of Slavic — mostly eastern Polish ( 23. 1 % of the borough's population ) and western Ukrainian-descent — with many businesses and restaurants geared towards the Polish-American community located along County Route 533.

Historically the population centers had been Farmer's Mills and Luddingtonville, little of which remain, and Cole's Mills, none of which remains.

Historically there is a large Pennsylvania Dutch population.

Historically there is a large Pennsylvania Dutch population.

Historically a rural area, Nibley has experienced significant growth within the last decade, more than doubling its population in under 10 years.

Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 49, 448 ( including Birstall ).

Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town has a total resident population of 14, 124.

Historically, this proportion has been higher and a growing proportion of the population define themselves as irreligious, with 18. 7 % of Australians declaring ' no-religion ' on the census.

Historically, this has been due to two causes: the German population were considered, whether factually or not, linked with German nationalist regimes such as those of the Nazis or Kaiser Wilhelm.

Historically, they were seen as one group by contemporaries, mainly those who were descendants of the natives ( the Jōmon ) called Emishi and Ebisu who also had in their population those of mixed ethnicity, most likely descendants of early Japanese colonists.

Historically, they became a distinctly different population from those who were conquered and integrated into the Japanese state.

Historically this movement was nomadic, often causing significant conflict with the indigenous population and their displacement or cultural assimilation.

Historically, the population had been composed mainly of Francophone ( Michif-speaking ) Métis, along with a minority of English-speaking mixed-race people known as the " country born " ( also as Anglo-Métis ), and a small number of Presbyterian Scottish settlers.

Historically within Cumberland, the parish had a population of 7, 132 in 2001 and is divided into four wards, Holborn Hill, Newtown North, Newtown South and Haverigg.

Historically within Staffordshire, West Bromwich is the largest town within Sandwell, with a population of 136, 940 at the time of the 2001 census.

Historically, due to its northern location, the peninsula's population had been sparse: in 1913, for example, only about 13, 000 – 15, 000 people lived there ; mostly along the shores.

Historically a part of Lancashire, at the 2001 Census, the population of the civil parish was 20, 309.

Historically its population lived in the fishing villages, and in the " white " villages a little distance inland, in the mountains running down to the coast.

Historically a part of Glamorgan, Bridgend has greatly expanded in size since the early 1980s and had a population of 39, 429 in 2001.

Historically, few Roman Catholics lived in Wilkes, but recent immigration from other U. S. States and especially by people of Hispanic descent has increased their numbers.

Historically, as radiation machines were improved in the 1930s –' 40s, the beam energy ( and so its penetration ) were increased.

Historically, the EPA has encouraged consumers to buy more fuel efficient vehicles, while the NHTSA expressed concerns that smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles may lead to increased traffic fatalities.

Historically, fuel duty was increased annually, broadly in line with inflation.

Historically, steel ties ( sleepers ) have suffered from poor design and increased traffic loads over their normally long service life.

Historically, the Nganasan language and a Taymyr Pidgin Russian were the only languages spoken among the Nganasan, but with increased education and village settlement, Russian has become the first language of many Nganasans and the Dolgan language is also spoken by some Nganasans who live in mixed villages such as Ust '- Avam.

Historically Challenge Week was a weeklong event but in recent years it has been expanded to two weeks to accommodate the increased number of speakers that are invited.

Historically the parish was densely-populated ; however, slum clearance in the 1920s ( as well as commercial development of previously residential areas ) greatly reduced the population of the parish, and though more recent building has increased this a little, the church draws the majority of its congregation from outside its own parish.

Historically, the star was frequently used in celestial navigation in the maritime trade, because it is listed as one of the 57 navigational stars.

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 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, reforms have taken different forms because the motivations of reformers have differed.

* Historically, valve amplifiers often used a class-A power amplifier simply because valves are large and expensive ; many class-A designs use only a single device.

Historically they were sometimes called Feynman-Dyson diagrams or Dyson graphs, because when they were introduced the path integral was unfamiliar, and Freeman Dyson's derivation from old-fashioned perturbation theory was easier to follow for physicists trained in earlier methods.

Historically, hedge funds have been exempted from certain registration and reporting requirements that apply to other investment companies, because in most jurisdictions regulation permits investments in hedge funds by only " qualified " investors who are able to make an informed decision about investment decisions without relying on regulatory oversight.

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

Historically, mainframes acquired their name in part because of their substantial size, and because of requirements for specialized heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ( HVAC ), and electrical power, essentially posing a " main framework " of dedicated infrastructure.

Historically, the original Macrovision technology was considered a nuisance to some specialist users because it could interfere with other electronic equipment.

Historically, mycology was a branch of botany because, although fungi are evolutionarily more closely related to animals than to plants, this was not recognized until a few decades ago.

Historically Llandaff was informally known as a " city " because of its status as the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff.

Historically, the English language name for the city, " Kishinev ", was based on the modified Russian one because it entered the English language via Russian at the time Chișinău was part of the Russian Empire ( e. g. Kishinev pogrom ).

Historically optical microscopes were easy to develop and are popular because they use visible light so that samples may be directly observed by eye.

Historically, the conservation of mass and weight was obscure for millennia because of the buoyant effect of the Earth's atmosphere on the weight of gases.

Historically it was used to claim ownership of slaves or to punish criminals, but as a form of body art, strike branding is less preferable to other types because it is not precise and tends to spread greatly on healing, and is not advisable for curved areas of the body.

Historically the term aliasing evolved from radio engineering because of the action of superheterodyne receivers.

Historically, because large groups of people have been able to bring about dramatic and sudden social change in a manner that bypasses established due process, they have also provoked controversy.

Historically, the probing process was performed in two steps because of the relative ease of producing primary and secondary antibodies in separate processes.

Historically, the NDP's popular vote does not translate into a proportional number of seats because of scattered support.

Historically, copper was often used for fireboxes ( particularly for steam locomotives ), because of its better formability and higher thermal conductivity ; however, in more recent times, the high price of copper often makes this an uneconomic choice and cheaper substitutes ( such as steel ) are used instead.

Historically, salami has been popular among Southern European peasants because it can be stored at room temperature for periods of up to 30 – 40 days once cut, supplementing a possibly meager or inconsistent supply of fresh meat.

Historically, Pascal's Wager was groundbreaking because it charted new territory in probability theory, marked the first formal use of decision theory, and anticipated future philosophies such as existentialism, pragmatism, and voluntarism.