Thus the possibility of re-incorporating Portugal ( up to then Southern Galicia ) into a Kingdom of Portugal and Galicia as before was eliminated and Afonso became sole ruler ( Duke of Portugal ) after demands for independence from the county's church and nobles.

Thus in the spring of 1912, consultations between the various Christian Balkan nations resulted in a network of military alliances which became known as the Balkan League.

Thus permanent building societies quickly became mortgage banks and in such institutions there always existed a conflict of interest between borrowers and savers.

Thus, Octavian's victory at the Battle of Actium gave him sole and uncontested control of " Mare Nostrum " ( Our Sea i. e. the Roman Mediterannean ) and he became " Augustus Caesar " and the " first citizen " of Rome.

Thus, southern Germany once more became part of the Frankish kingdom, as had northern Germany during the first years of the reign.

Thus the " Cabal Ministry " never really unified in its members ' aims and sympathies, and fell apart by 1672 ; Lord Ashley, who became Earl of Shaftesbury, later became one of Charles II's fiercest opponents.

Thus she became a bear and gave birth to a son called Arcas.

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 the Oracle fell in decay and the surrounding area became impoverished.

Thus, the long bay became a lake.

Thus, the remnants of the Springfield Presbytery became the Christian Church.

Thus the Eastern First Council of Constantinople became ecumenical only when its decrees were accepted in the West also.

Thus Zheng became Qin Shi Huang, abolishing the system where the huang / di titles were reserved to dead and / or mythological rulers.

Thus Galen summarised and synthesised the work of his predecessors, and it is in Galen's words ( Galenism ) that Greek medicine was handed down to subsequent generations, such that Galenism became the means by which Greek medicine was known to the world.

Thus, Gaius became an opponent of senatorial influence.

Thus Lord Aberdeen, a Peelite, became Prime Minister and headed a coalition ministry of Whigs and Peelites.

Thus, the camps became a mechanism for social and racial engineering.

Thus, even when tin became available again, iron was cheaper, stronger, and lighter, and forged iron implements superseded cast bronze tools permanently.

Thus, Jainism became a vital force under the Mauryan Rule.

Thus ( Gaius ) Julius Caesar adopted his sister's grandson, Gaius Octavius, who became a Julius, eventually named Imperator Caesar Augustus, normally called in English Augustus, the founder of the Empire.

Thus Jacob's herds increased and he became very wealthy.

Thus he became distinguished as the man " who made Israel to sin.

Thus 3 KAR, 5 KAR, and 11 KAR became 3 Kenya Rifles, 5 Kenya Rifles, and 11 Kenya Rifles respectively.

Thus, favoring M to some extent became identified as alignment with InterSystems.

Thus, when the Russians sent up their first sputnik, American chagrin was human enough, and American determination to put American satellites into orbit was perfectly understandable.

Thus the first lines of one of Charles Wesley's hymns are as follows.

Thus in Mary wrote an account of the trip first strong stress on Mary marks Mary as the first in a series of people who wrote accounts of the trip, strong stress on wrote marks the writing as the first of a series of actions of Mary's concerned with an account of her trip ( about which she may later have made speeches, for example ), and strong stress on trip makes the trip the first of a series of subjects about which Mary wrote accounts.

Thus, typically, the first stage of a Communist takeover is to `` neutralize '' a country.

Thus at the first Council of Constantinople, AD 448, 23 archimandrites or abbots sign, with 30 bishops.

Thus arose the first monastic community, consisting of anchorites living each in his own little dwelling, united together under one superior.

Thus she, through whom salvation was being prepared for all people, would be the first to receive the promised fruit of salvation.

Thus ended Alaric's first siege of Rome.

Thus, if every historian were to claim that there was a solar eclipse in the year 1600, then though we might at first naively regard that as in violation of natural laws, we'd come to accept it as a fact.

Thus, the Turun Sanomat Building first heralded Aalto's move towards modernism, and this was then carried forward both in the Paimio Sanatorium and in the on-going design for the library.

Thus the discovery report by the Berkeley group reads: " It is suggested that element 97 be given the name berkelium ( symbol Bk ) after the city of Berkeley in a manner similar to that used in naming its chemical homologue terbium ( atomic number 65 ) whose name was derived from the town of Ytterby, Sweden, where the rare earth minerals were first found.

Thus the first binary prefix was born.

Thus, Blackwood will not tell you what you want to know: Are we at risk of losing the first two tricks?

Thus, it is unknown which of the dermal or oral teeth evolved first.

) Thus, when Odo returned, he was able to launch a near complete surprise attack on the besieging force, scattering it at the first attack, and slaughtering units caught resting or that fled without weapons or armour.

Thus, the first Olympic medals in curling, which at the time was played outside, were awarded for the 1924 Winter Games, with the gold medal won by Great Britain and Ireland, two silver medals by Sweden, and the bronze by France.

Thus the first two games were played at Wrigley Field and the next three at the home of their opponents, San Diego.

Thus he created one of the US armed forces ' first racially integrated bands, " The Wolfpack ".

Thus, it is estimated that the Korean dolmens were built in the first millennium BC.

Thus, this early revolt against colonial rule ( one of the first in Spanish America ) was, paradoxically, an expression of loyalty to the Spanish king.