Traditionally, statistics such as batting average ( the number of hits divided by the number of at bats ) and earned run average ( the average number of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings ) have dominated attention in the statistical world of baseball.

Traditionally, these trees have been built using morphological methods, such as appearance, embryology, etc.

Traditionally these have been interpreted as examples of government hostility toward commerce, but more recent studies, which use source material such as magistrate diaries and genealogical records, suggest that merchants in fact had a powerful impact on government policies and that the division between the world of the merchant and the world of the official was far more porous than traditionally believed.

Traditionally listed as a part of the major branch of philosophy known as metaphysics, ontology deals with questions concerning what entities exist or can be said to exist, and how such entities can be grouped, related within a hierarchy, and subdivided according to similarities and differences.

Traditionally, this means that the seeker has an electronic means of viewing the cache information in the field, such as pre-downloading the information to a PDA or other electronic device.

Traditionally listed as a part of the major branch of philosophy known as metaphysics, ontology deals with questions concerning what entities exist or can be said to exist, and how such entities can be grouped, related within a hierarchy, and subdivided according to similarities and differences.

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, a championship may not change hands in the event of a draw ( though it may become vacant ), though some promotions such as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling have endorsed rules where the champion may lose a title by disqualification.

Traditionally the revolutionary political syndicalism of figures such as Rudolph Rocker ( widely credited as the father of anarcho syndicalism ) has overshadowed the more reformist or economically focused syndicalism.

Traditionally, the tobacco is mixed with a sweetener, such as honey or molasses.

Traditionally, silversmiths mostly made " silverware " ( cutlery, tableware, bowls, candlesticks and such ).

Traditionally, the samba is played by strings ( cavaquinho and various types of guitar ) and various percussion instruments such as tamborim.

Traditionally, politically driven talk radio from the United States does not air on Canadian stations, with a few scattered exceptions ( e. g. the now-defunct CFBN, which carried political programming such as the Glenn Beck Program and Dennis Miller, and the also-discontinued talk format of CHAM, which carried Miller ).

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 such homogeneous catalysts are derived from metallocenes but the structure of active catalysts have been significantly broadened.

Traditionally during Lent, no parties or other celebrations were held, and people refrained from eating rich foods, such as meat, dairy, fats and sugar.

Traditionally, the use of such input as fertilizers, weeding, irrigation, and pesticides is minimal, so present yield levels are low ( average = 700 kg / ha ).

Traditionally this person rose through the ranks of the FA's committee structure ( e. g. by holding posts such the chairmanship of a county football association ).

Traditionally, chicken soup ( or broth ) in Britain is a clear and watery soup with chunky vegetables ( such as carrot, celery and onion ), chicken, salt and pepper.

Traditionally a popular source of food in some countries, such as Norway, in the United Kingdom it has previously been largely consumed as a cheaper and versatile alternative to cod and haddock in the West Country, elsewhere being known mostly for its traditional use as " Pollack for puss / coley for the cat.

Traditionally such therapy was provided as tablets but now is available in a range of formulations including skin patches, gels, skin sprays, subcutaneous implants and so forth.

Traditionally " classical " companies, such as the Kirov Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet, also regularly perform contemporary works.

Traditionally made hard cheese, such as Emmental, and soft ripened cheeses may create less reaction than the equivalent amount of milk because of the processes involved.

Traditionally such a depiction would be achieved through cross-fading techniques on film.

Traditionally, men's dress watches appropriate for informal ( business ), semi-formal, and formal attire are gold, thin, simple, and plain, but increasingly rugged, complicated, or sports watches are considered acceptable for such attire.

Traditionally, sports clubs also use the moniker " University " rather than " College ".

Traditionally the university's strengths were in engineering, science, technology and social sciences but with the addition of the West London Institute, new departments such as arts, humanities, geography & earth science, health and sports science were added, and the size of the student body increased to over 12, 000.

Traditionally, sport for boys used to be split between the original ' major sports ' of football, cricket, and rackets ( rugby was added later ), and ' minor sports '.

Traditionally, Aston Martin had worked on 2 + 2 sports cars, but the Lagonda was a four-door saloon.

Traditionally three separate elements were incorporated within the programme: news, sports results and the weather forecast.

Traditionally, the current Uga is present at every Georgia Bulldogs home football game, many away games, and other University-related functions and sports events, and usually wears a spiked collar and red jersey with varsity letter.

Traditionally sports sedans have a manual transmission and tachometer in order to provide that " sports look and feel " and are rear wheel drive, have good handling characteristics, and adequate power.

Traditionally the school provided an austere but continuous education for Scottish war orphans, with a good deal of military training and sports.

Traditionally for state championship competition for team sports, Pennsylvania is divided into Eastern and Western regions.

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, 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.