Traditionally, wheat and barley were the main crops of the region, but the inauguration of major new irrigation projects in the 1980s has led to greater agricultural diversity and development.

Traditionally two subfamilies were recognised: Asteroideae ( or Tubuliflorae ) and Cichorioideae ( or Liguliflorae ).

Traditionally, the stars were assigned to one of six magnitude classes, and Bayer's catalog lists all the first-magnitude stars, followed by all the second-magnitude stars, and so on.

Traditionally, throughout the 20th century and into the 21st, these were published in newspapers, with horizontal strips printed in black-and-white in daily newspapers, while Sunday newspapers offered longer sequences in special color comics sections.

Traditionally most computer music programs have tended toward the old write / compile / run model which evolved when computers were much less powerful.

Traditionally, Carinatae were defined as all birds whose sternum ( breast bone ) has a keel ( carina ).

Traditionally, the Coptic language was used in church services, and the scriptures were written in the Coptic alphabet.

Traditionally, a pair of open iron scissors were placed on the chest of the recently deceased, and straws or twigs might be hidden among their clothes.

Traditionally, drum sizes were expressed as depth x diameter, both in inches.

Traditionally, ancient Egyptians cut stone blocks by hammering wooden wedges into the stone which were then soaked with water.

Traditionally, sovereign states and the Holy See were the sole subjects of international law.

Traditionally the coat protected the Komondor from wolves ' bites, as the bites were not able to penetrate the thick coat.

Traditionally, bonfires were lit to mark the coming of summer and to banish the long nights of winter.

Traditionally only men were permitted to fish on the reef, and did so from canoes or by using trained Man-of-war Hawks.

Traditionally, simple carbohydrates were believed to be absorbed quickly, and therefore to raise blood-glucose levels more rapidly than complex carbohydrates.

Traditionally, years were marked by one of twelve Earthly Branches, represented by an animal, and one of ten Heavenly Stems, which correspond to the five elements.

Traditionally, poker chips were made of bone ; however, modern casino chips are often made of clay.

( Traditionally, it would be argued that if a word-initial aspirated were interchanged with the unaspirated in spot, native speakers of English would still hear the same words ; that is, the two sounds are perceived as " the same ".

Traditionally, alchemists considered that there were four classical elements: fire, water, air, and earth.

Traditionally there was a great deal of heated debate between pheneticists and cladists, as both methods were initially proposed to resolve evolutionary relationships.

Traditionally the windows of town pubs were of smoked or frosted glass to obscure the clientele from the street but in the 1990s and after in the UK and other countries there has been a move towards clear glass, in keeping with brighter interior décors.

Traditionally pubs in England were drinking establishments and little emphasis was placed on the serving of food, other than " bar snacks ", such as pork scratchings, and pickled eggs, along with salted crisps and peanuts which helped to increase beer sales.

Traditionally, the wires to the chips were gold, leading to a " lead frame " ( pronounced " leed frame ") of copper, that had been plated with solder, a mixture of tin and lead.

Traditionally boards have a raised camber, meaning that if one were to lay it flat the board comes off the ground between the spots where one's feet would be ( contact points ).

Traditionally these were used for carrying out the first step: formation of two liquids, one an oxide slag containing most of the impurity elements, and the other a sulfide matte containing the valuable metal sulfide and some impurities.

Traditionally, steel-string guitars have been made of a combination of various " tonewoods ", or woods that have pleasing resonant qualities when used in instrument-making.

Traditionally, the meter used with a shunt has a full-scale deflection ( FSD ) of, so shunts are typically designed to produce a voltage drop of when carrying their full rated current.

Traditionally, a fermentation process has been used to produce an insecticidal spray from these bacteria.

Traditionally, spices are used both whole and ground ; cooked or raw ; and they may be added at different times during the cooking process to produce different results.

Traditionally, liquid helium is used to cool the coils because it has a boiling point of around 4 K at ambient pressure, and cheap metallic superconductors can be used for the coil wiring.

Traditionally, the cultural transmission of folk music is through learning by ear, although notation may also be used.

Traditionally, on IRC, anybody can own a channel or a nickname ; if no one is using it, it can be used by anyone who chooses to do so.

Traditionally, at least in the countryside, the stone from these flows is cut and used in the construction of homes, often in joint use with cement, brick and wood, forming a unique look to the exterior of country houses.

( Traditionally, wet straw was used to produce the black smoke, but this was not completely reliable.

Traditionally, the distinction between acute and chronic pain has relied upon an arbitrary interval of time from onset ; the two most commonly used markers being 3 months and 6 months since the onset of pain, though some theorists and researchers have placed the transition from acute to chronic pain at 12 months.

Traditionally the " choices " are viewed in terms of either the content or the structure of the language used.

Penhold styles are popular among players originating from East Asian regions such as China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. Traditionally, penhold players use only one side of the racket to hit the ball during normal play, and the side which is in contact with the last three fingers is generally not used.

Traditionally, Rea Irvin's original Tilley cover illustration is used every year on the issue closest to the anniversary date of February 21, though on several occasions a newly drawn variation has been substituted.

Traditionally, nuclear reactors have been used, although the new Spallation Neutron Source holds much promise in the near future.

Traditionally in both Latin and vernacular worship " Lord " was used, following the Greek New Testament and Septuagint.

Traditionally, before " fire-and-forget " ATGMs were used, the most effective countermeasure was to open fire at the location where the missile was fired from, to either force the operator to take cover or kill himand thus making the missile go out of control and miss the target.

Traditionally, Yankee was most often used to refer to a New Englander descended from the original settlers of the region ( thus often suggesting Puritanism and thrifty values ).

Traditionally, plantain leaves are used like plates while serving South Indian thali or during Sadya.

Traditionally, braces ( suspenders ), hidden by the waistcoat, were used to support the pants but belts are often worn today in less formal settings.

Traditionally, socialists and Marxists both used the term " socialization of industry " to refer to the reorganization of institutions so that the workers are all owners ( cooperatives ) and to refer to the implementation of workplace democracy.

Traditionally the plate was copper, but now acetate, zinc, or plexiglas are also commonly used.

Traditionally the process was called screen printing or silkscreen printing because silk was used in the process prior to the invention of polyester mesh.