Several were born in the early decades and persisted throughout the century.

Several decades of SETI analysis have not revealed any main sequence stars with unusually bright or meaningfully repetitive radio emissions, although there have been several candidate signals.

Several such raids followed in subsequent decades, in particular the Battle of Abrittus in 251, led by Cniva, in which the Roman Emperor Decius was killed.

Several decades later, the poet Robert de Boron retold this material in his poem Merlin.

Several decades later, Wade Davis, a Harvard ethnobotanist, presented a pharmacological case for zombies in two books, The Serpent and the Rainbow ( 1985 ) and Passage of Darkness: The Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie ( 1988 ).

Several members of the orchestra remained there for several decades.

Several African territories under European rule had achieved independence in recent decades.

Several cast members have since appeared in the radio comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, which was originally a spinoff from ISIRTA but has outlived it by decades.

Several now legendary events took place on the Wartburg in the following decades, best known is the " Singers ' Contest on the Wartburg " ( Sängerkrieg, which is part of the Tannhäuser legend ).

Several decades later the region was evacuated due to increased Orc attacks and hidden refuges were built for the Rangers of Ithilien to continue to strike at the enemy.

Several different kinds of screens were proposed during the following decades.

Several proposals to build tidal harnesses for electrical power generation have been put forward in recent decades.

Several New York musicians who had already been performing Cuban dance music for decades when salsa was popularized initially scoffed at the term.

Several new towns were incorporated and added to New London over the next few decades: Preston in 1687, Colchester in 1699, and Lebanon in 1700.

Several decades later Juan Pardo recorded his observation of a predominant Native American tribe, later confirmed to be the Catawba, in the vicinity of present-day Fort Mill, east of the Catawba River.

Several lawsuits have emerged in the last decade with regards to water contamination and ground gas seepage due to decades of dumping on the DuPont site.

Several decades of prosperity followed.

Several of the community's hills and ridges — such as the properties along Laurel Ridge Drive and Fredericksburg Drive — also have been developed in recent decades.

Several mills and factories established operations at Englewood over subsequent decades, but most had shut down by the late 1990s.

Several aging legends in the business, such as Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng, suddenly found themselves the center of attention, receiving acclaim and accolades after decades of being virtually ignored by audiences and industry professionals alike.

Several decades of warring in Hefei between Wu and Wei followed this battle.

Several decades later, Tula was turned by the Demidovs into the greatest ironworking center of Eastern Europe.

Several decades ago, it was the centre of the plastics industry.

Several decades later, Impressionism revolutionized art by a taking a similar approach — quick, spontaneous painting done in the out-of-doors ; however, where the Impressionists used rapidly applied, un-mixed colors to capture light and mood, Corot usually mixed and blended his colors to get his dreamy effects.

Several days after the companies had received the questionnaire, members of the research team contacted the presidents of eleven of these companies in person or by phone to discuss any ambiguities or difficulties the addressees might have experienced in completing the questionnaire.

Several signers affixed their names, it was learned, after being told that no tax increase would be possible without consent of the General Assembly and that a provision could be included in the charter to have the town take over the Johnston Sanitary District sewer system.

Several people who spoke to Selkirk after his rescue ( such as Captain Rogers and the journalist Steele ) were impressed by the tranquillity of mind and vigour of the body that Selkirk had attained while on the island.

Several changes were made in regard to the myth, most notably that Perseus did not marry Andromeda after he rescued her from the sea monster.

Several new municipal boroughs were formed in the new industrial cities after the bill enacted, according to the provisions of the bill.

Several hours after the attack French President Jacques Chirac ordered the destruction of the Ivorian air force and the seizure of Yamoussoukro airport.

Several years after his death, a street on a new housing development in Tividale, West Midlands, was named Attlee Close in his memory.

Several in-depth studies of salamander genera in fossil beds in Montana show that six of seven genera were unchanged after the event.

Several schools, faculties and universities in the Netherlands and Flanders are named after him, as is Erasmus Hall in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Several books after the middle of the 20th century contributed to the rise of American environmentalism ( as distinct from the longer-established conservation movement ), especially among college and university students and the more literate public.

Several awards, concepts, and institutions are named after Fermi, such as the Enrico Fermi Award, the Enrico Fermi Institute, the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station, a class of particles called fermions, the synthetic element fermium, and many more.

Several of them gained their positions through the patronage of Yasser Arafat, who balanced above the different factions, and the era after his death in 2004 has seen increased infighting among these groups, who jockey for influence over future development, the political line, funds, and constituencies.

Several months after the original film's Japanese release, an English dub of the film was distributed internationally by Manga Entertainment to critical acclaim, developing the film's fanbase outside of Japan.

Several buildings in her birthplace of Nuneaton are named after her or titles of her novels.

Several injured passengers were trapped in the train, for hours after the accident, by part of the bridge crushing a limb or torso.

In his Essay Upon Several Subjects Concerning British Antiquities, written just after the Jacobite rising of 1745 he described how the politics of Scotland were not based on loyalty to Kings or Queens as Jacobites had said but on royal land grants given in return for loyalty.

" Several years after Liébeault's death in 1904, Coué founded what became known as the New Nancy School, a loose collaboration of practitioners who taught and promoted his views.

* Several landmarks in present day Hong Kong are named after the firm and its founders.

Several of these institutions were transferred to the United Nations after the Second World War: the International Labour Organization, the Permanent Court of International Justice ( as the International Court of Justice ), and the Health Organization ( restructured as the World Health Organization ).

Several volumes of letters were published after his death, as was Journal to Eliza, a more sentimental than humorous love letter to a woman Sterne was courting during the final years of his life.

Several Ilyushin Il-2 wrecks have been pulled out of the lake after having been shot down during the latter months of the war.

Several of the designers of the Motorola 6800 left the company shortly after its release, after management told them to stop working on a low-cost version of the design.

Several months after marrying John Marsh, Mitchell quit due an ankle injury that would not heal properly and to become a full-time wife.