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

Several decades after Pearson's work with early versions of meta-analysis, Glass published the first application of modern meta-analytic techniques and triggered their broad application across the social and biomedical sciences.

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 other observers found images of the comet in precovery images obtained before March 24, including Kin Endate from a photograph exposed on March 15, S. Otomo on March 17, and a team led by Eleanor Helin from images on March 19.

Several groups were established before the congress, which either opposed the Stalinist leadership ( the Ryutin Group ) or opposed socio-economic policies of the Stalinist leadership ( the Syrtsov – Lominandze Group, Eismont – Tolmachev Group and the group headed by Alexander Petrovich Smirnov amongst others ).

Several scholars have explored the so-called " golden age " of the Maritimes in the years just before Confederation.

Several other new talents emerged during this period, and Alfred Hitchcock would confirm his status as one of the UK's leading young directors with his influential thrillers The Man Who Knew Too Much ( 1934 ), The 39 Steps ( 1935 ) and The Lady Vanishes ( 1938 ), before moving to Hollywood.

Several of its independent elements are historically plausible, such as Jesus having been executed before Passover, as John reports.

Several years passed before he finally found a willing teacher.

Several days before the MSL's landing in August 2012, Odyssey's orbit was altered to ensure that it would be able to capture signals from the rover during its first few minutes on the Martian surface.

Several systems were under development, but none had reached operational status before the war's end.

Several surviving references indicate that a Hamlet-like play was well-known throughout the 1590s, well before the traditional date of composition ( 1599 – 1601 ).

Several hardened criminals, including William Spigott ( 1721 ) and Edward Burnworth, lasted a half hour under 400 pounds ( 180 kg ) before pleading to the indictment.

Several " tall, slim, black actors " auditioned for Worf before Michael Dorn came along, walking into the audition in character and not smiling ( Indeed, Michael Dorn found the seriousness of the role, especially during the audition, at first to be uncomfortable, since he considers himself a comedian at heart ).

Several works of art and fiction significant to the development of the genre were produced before the genre had a name.

Several supplements were published for TNE covering most if not all of what the year 1201 was like, but before any of the meta-events could start to advance the timeline, GDW fell on a string of bad luck and finally was forced to close its doors, after twenty two years in which it had published one new product every 22 days on average ( not counting magazines ).

Several revisions were proposed before its adoption, which chiefly differed in the way in which peace and war were distinguished ( including the possibility of a situation, such as unrest, which was neither peace nor war ), and whether the executive or the legislature would have the authority to authorize quartering.

Several historical characters listed in the credits do not actually appear in the film, they are said to have been in scenes cut before release.

Several test flights are known, before it was cancelled by order of the Central Committee.

Several of the men were killed before Atalanta became the first to hit the boar and draw blood.

Several preconditions must be satisfied before a Rb-Sr date can be considered as representing the time of emplacement or formation of a rock.

Several days before the beginning of the invasion of Iraq two SDV teams were launched from Mark V Special Operations Craft in the Persian Gulf.

Several socialites, or children of famous parents, who were somewhat well-known before they appeared on reality television shows have become much more famous as a result, including Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Kelly Osbourne, Kim Kardashian, and many of the rest of the Kardashian family.

Several greyhounds before a race.

Several units can be addressed before giving the command, allowing a command to affect several units simultaneously.

Several months before the Democratic and Republican conventions, Perot filled the vacuum of election news, as his supporters began petition drives to get him on the ballot in all fifty states.

Several years would pass before the first use of the Act against its intended perpetrator, corporate monopolies.

The Proto – Three Kingdoms period, sometimes called the Several States Period ( 열국시대 ), is the time before the rise of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, which included Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje, and occurred after the fall of Gojoseon.