Thus, the Bayesian statistician needs either to use informed priors ( using relevant expertise or previous data ) or to choose among the competing methods for constructing " objective " priors.

Thus, Trotskyists founded their own, competing " Fourth International ".

Thus, the competing forces can be seen as part of the essence of a design concept expressed in a pattern.

Thus, a museum is seen as just another business competing for entertainment dollars from the public, rather than as an institution that serves the public welfare through education or historical preservation.

Thus, a strong, long-term relationship with a few suppliers is better than short-term, price-based relationships with many competing suppliers.

Thus, from the 1825 edition ( produced in 1826 ) the competing Annual Registers were combined by Baldwin and Co. into a single title.

Thus cycling levels are not influenced just by the attractiveness of cycling alone, but also by what makes the competing modes more or less attractive.

Thus, the cities were competing to control the stopping places.

Thus, with LIMDOW the Magneto-optical write process is a single-stage affair, bringing write times back up to where they should be-if not competing head on with a hard disk, at least out by only around a factor of two.

Thus, with the rear-wheel drive Lancer as introduced in 1979 and the front-wheel drive Lancer Fiore, Mitsubishi had two similarly sized models competing in the same market segment, sometimes even while sharing the Lancer badge.

Thus, the interest of the eligible recipient in uninterrupted receipt of public assistance, coupled with the State's interest that his payments not be erroneously terminated, clearly outweighs the State's competing concern to prevent any increase in its fiscal and administrative burdens.

Thus, Charles-Philippe, Duke of Anjou and Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou are contemporaries and cousins — both reared in Spain, as it happens — but nominally represent different and competing rationales about the French monarchy.

Thus ended his hopes of competing at motor sport's highest level.

Thus, equality of outcome is always achieved so long as the competing laws operate different systems.

Thus, they began competing under the masks of Los Conquistadores.

Thus far, The University of Sydney has been the most successful amongst competing universities in the Games, having achieved Overall Winner a total of eight times ( 1995 – 1996, 1999 – 2003, 2007 ).

Thus by not competing in the Turin race, BRM contributed to the downfall of the Formula around which the car had been built.

Thus, various browsers have a feature to cloak or spoof their identification to force certain server-side content.

Thus a new pattern of days began to develop, for Granny Albright did not die.

Thus it was that Barco, apprehended for mere larceny, now began to suspect that one or another of his murders had been uncovered.

Thus Portland cement began its predominant role.

Thus literary criticism became highly theoretical and some of those practicing it began referring to the theoretical dimension of their work as " critical theory "-a philosophically inspired theory of literary criticism.

Thus began a sojourn for the reformers among the Baptists within the Redstone Baptist Association ( 1815 – 1824 ).

Thus began what is now often called " The Golden Age of Hollywood ", which refers roughly to the period beginning with the introduction of sound until the late 1940s.

Thus early 1950s historian of fandom Jack Speer began to label successive generations of fans as First Fandom, Second Fandom, Third Fandom, and so forth ... all the way to Seventh Fandom and beyond.

Thus began one of the most productive periods in Telemann's life: during his tenure at Eisenach he composed a wealth of instrumental music ( sonatas and concertos ), and numerous sacred works, which included four or five complete annual cycles of church cantatas, 50 German and Italian cantatas, and some 20 serenatas.

Thus, at age 22 he began a lifelong career in government, except for a stint in journalism from 1870-78.

' Thus, gradually he began to lead to war.

Thus, when he began to develop his theory of physical education, he naturally looked to the example set by the Athenian idea of the gymnasium, a training facility that simultaneously encouraged physical and intellectual development.

Thus the division between " hardware " and " software " began with abstraction being used to deal with the complexity of computing.

Thus Puritan leaders began assuring members that if they began doing well financially in their businesses, this would be one unofficial sign they had God's approval and were among the saved – but only if they used the fruits of their labor well.

Thus began one of the most famous apprenticeships in the musical theatre, as Hammerstein designed a kind of course for Sondheim on the construction of a musical.

Thus began the Hellenistic age, a period characterized by a more absolute approach to rule, with Greek kings taking on royal trappings and setting up hereditary successions.

Thus, it was not long before fences began to appear in an arena for the competitions.

Thus the tradition of saying 150 ( or more ) Jesus Prayers every day began.

Thus, as he began recruiting supporters for an attack on slaveholders, Brown was joined by " General Tubman ", as he called her.

Thus Rome began with a fratricide, a story that was later taken to represent the city's history of internecine political strife and bloodshed.

Thus began a long wartime association between the two different personalities.

Thus began a 4-month civil war that destroyed or damaged much of the capital.

Thus began a fifteen-year correspondence between Balzac and " the object of sweetest dreams ": Ewelina Hańska.

Thus began a long-lasting dispute which eventually resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas with Spain in 1494.