Thus the era was indeed a golden age but only for a small but powerful and highly visible elite.

Thus the modern sound film era may be regarded as coming to dominance beginning in 1929.

Thus it was the preferred choice of that era for a high-speed backbone, but FDDI has since been effectively obsolesced by fast Ethernet which offered the same 100 Mbit / s speeds, but at a much lower cost and, since 1998, by Gigabit Ethernet due to its speed, and even lower cost, and ubiquity.

Thus after the unification under the Western Jin Dynasty an era of prosperity began as the relocated tribes adopted agriculture and contributed to the revival of the economy.

Thus, the court, though working in an early era, was treading on Dartmouth.

Thus Germans of the Nazi era, even if they knew nothing about music and nothing of Wagner ’ s writings, were presented with a clear image of the anti-Jewish Wagner as a great German.

Thus, since 1868, there have only been four era names assigned: Meiji, Taishō, Shōwa and Heisei, each corresponding with the rule of only one emperor.

Thus, shinengō may be used as an alternative way of dating periods for which there is no official era name.

Thus, the era is considered the time of the liberal movement known as the " Taishō democracy " in Japan ; it is usually distinguished from the preceding chaotic Meiji period and the following militarism-driven first part of the Shōwa period.

Thus ended the era of the mountain men, trappers and scouts such as Jedediah Smith ( who had traveled through more unexplored western land than any non-Indian and was the first American to reach California overland ).

Thus, the era of the " fourth generation " is officially regarded to have begun in 2003, and is likely to last until 2012, when the next election for the party leadership is due.

Thus ended an important era of the largest Muslim state, Pakistan.

Thus, a Georgia radio station of that era lists " cowboy Roy Lykes ", the " Yodeling Fence Rider " from Texas, in its 1934 roster.

Thus, the insights of one era are not unshakeable or valid in another time or culture —" there are no eternal truths.

Sensei clearly feels responsible for K's suicide, displayed in his constant trips to the cemetery at Zoshigaya to visit K's grave, his belief that he is being punished by heaven, or is destined for misery and loneliness, his belief that he must never be, or can never be, happy, because of this betrayal of K. Thus, as is often the case in Japanese culture ( particularly in the Tokugawa era, but also certainly carried on beyond it ), Sensei's suicide is an apology and an attempt to show penitence, or to do something about one's mistakes.

Thus, the 19th century classical period in ballet coincided with the 19th century Romantic era in Music.

Thus, without widening, traffic would be even worse than it is, contributing even more pollution, something which occurred in Sydney, Australia, during the New South Wales state government's " No Freeways " era in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Thus depending on whether the calendar-year is accorded as beginning from 1 Tishri or from 1 Nisan, the Seleucid era begins in either 311 BC ( the Jewish reckoning ) or in 312 BC ( the Greek reckoning: October-September ).

) Thus, the last released entry of the Otto's encyclopedia of the new era was " Užok " ( Uzsok-a village in Hungary ).

Thus, she became the second-oldest player in the Open era to win a singles title on the WTA Tour, after Billie Jean King, who won Birmingham in 1983, aged 39 years, 7 months and 23 days.

Thus, despite long exposure to the Russian language and culture, as well as to Sovietization, at the end of the Soviet era non-Russians were on the verge of becoming a majority of the population in the Soviet Union.

Thus, until the end of the Soviet era, a doctrinal rationalization had been provided for some of the practical policy steps that were taken in areas of education and the media.

Thus the Lahore of the kacha kot era has continued to expand in three major leaps of expansion, each with an almost 400-year gap.

Thus, the USA was completely safe from nuclear threat, ending the era of Mutual Assured Destruction.

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 11th edition is " dedicated by Permission to His Majesty George the Fifth, King of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and to William Howard Taft, President of the United States of America.

Thus, a Good attribute is considered to be Great if you were to roll two plus sides, one minus side, and one blank — the minus side cancels out one of the plus sides and the remaining plus side raises the result by one step.

Thus, the Beqaa Valley is part of the Great Rift system, which stretches from southern Turkey to Mozambique in Africa.

Thus improved technology and transportation were forerunners to the Great Merger Movement.

Thus the kings of Epirus claimed their lineage from Achilles, and so did Alexander the Great, whose mother was of that royal house.

Thus, upon the conquest of Persia, Alexander the Great sent to Athens 300 suits of Persian armour with the following inscription Alexander, son of Philip, and all the Greeks except the Spartans, give these offerings taken from the foreigners who live in Asia added.

Thus, for example, the Great Seal of the United States, among other uses, appears on the reverse of the one-dollar bill ; and several of the seals of the U. S. states appear on their respective state flags.

Thus the 1867 – 68 famine under the Tongzhi Restoration was successfully relieved but the Great North China Famine of 1877 – 78, caused by drought across northern China, was a catastrophe.

Thus, upon marriage, the wife of The Prince of Wales assumes the styles and titles – Her Royal Highness The Princess ( husband ’ s Christian name ) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay, Countess of Chester, Countess of Carrick, Baroness of Renfrew, Lady of the Isles and Princess of Scotland.

Thus, English names for creatures not native to Great Britain are almost always loanwords.

Thus Agrippa became one of the most powerful princes of the east ; the territory he possessed exceeded that which was held by his grandfather Herod the Great.

Thus Mithraism is thought to have something to do with the changing ages within the precession cycle or Great Year ( Plato's term for one complete precession of the equinox ).

Thus, in Botticelli's interpretation, Pankaspe ( the ancient living prototype of Simonetta ), the mistress of Alexander the Great ( the Laurentian predecessor ), becomes the lovely model for the lost Venus executed by the legendary Apelles ( reborn through the recreative talents of Botticelli ), which ended up in Rome, installed by Emperor Augustus in the temple dedicated to Florence's supposed founder Julius Caesar.

Thus, during the Great Depression, the company maintained steady production levels in spite of the lack of demand for aluminum.

Thus, this became the first village established away from Great Salt Lake City itself.

Thus, the Great Terror developed into a “ flight into chaos ” ( Getty, 1985 ).

Great Britain's pre-decimal currencies were pounds, shillings, and pence, abbreviated £, s, and d. Thus " nineteen pounds nineteen and six " was £ 19 / 19 / 6d, six pence less than twenty pounds, and " twenty pounds ought and six ", £ 20 / 0 / 6d, is six pence more than twenty pounds.

Thus, he induced Ivan Mazepa, the Cossack hetman, to desert Peter the Great at the most critical period of the Great Northern War between Russia and Sweden, and Stanisław placed a small army corps at the disposal of the Swedes.

Thus the Second Battle of the Marne can be considered as the beginning of the end of the Great War.

Thus, the Matins service of Great Monday is sung on Palm Sunday evening, and so on.

Thus, the Lord Chancellor remains " Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain ", and not " Lord High Chancellor of the United Kingdom.

“ Since timing and levels of sexual activity are quite similar across France, Canada, Great Britain, and the U. S., the high U. S. rates arise primarily because of less, and possibly less-effective, contraceptive use by sexually active teenagers .” Thus, the cause for the discrepancy between rich nations can be traced largely to contraceptive-based issues.

Thus, the " Arab plan ", with court and hypostyle prayer hall, truly became a functional type with the construction of the Umayyad Mosque, or the Great Mosque of Damascus ( completed in 715 by caliph Al-Walid I ) on top of the ancient temple of Jupiter and in place of the basilica of St. John the Baptist, the most sacred site in the city.