Since Darwin's time, the fossil record has been pushed back to between 2. 3 and 3. 5 billion years before the present.

Since its creation the medal has been awarded to 64 individuals, including Francis Darwin, Charles Darwin's son, and two married couples, Jack and Yolande Heslop-Harrison in 1982 and Peter and Rosemary Grant in 2002.

Since the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species in 1859, the attitude of the Catholic Church on the theory of evolution has slowly been refined.

Since around 1970, in an atmosphere newly receptive to the biological approaches to human behaviour, it has become clear that there were distinguished scientific contributions which followed up on Darwin's ideas.

Those famous lines of the Greek Anthology with which a fading beauty dedicates her mirror at the shrine of a goddess reveal a wise attitude: `` Venus, take my votive glass, Since I am not what I was, What from this day I shall be, Venus, let me never see ''.

Since Fogg's was a one-man, one-plane flying service, this meant that he would have to do both trips, flying alone 600 miles a day, under sub-freezing temperature conditions.

`` Since we're having coffee with them this afternoon '', he said, `` I think I'll ask the daughter if we can pay her to come in every day to clean for us ''.

Since some of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to the goddess Venus, the Festum Veneris et Fortunae Virilis being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her equivalent Greek goddess name Aphrodite ( Aphros ), or from the Etruscan name Apru.

Since 1995 the UK government has advised that regular consumption of 3 – 4 units a day for men, or 2 – 3 units a day for women, would not pose significant health risks, but that consistently drinking four or more units a day ( men ), or three or more units a day ( women ), is not advisable.

Since John Wesley ordained and sent forth every Methodist preacher in his day, who preached and baptized and ordained, and since every Methodist preacher who has ever been ordained as a Methodist was ordained in this direct " succession " from Wesley, then the Methodist Church teaches that it has all the direct merits coming from apostolic succession, if any such there be.

Since in a majority of constellations the brightest star is designated Alpha ( α ), many people wrongly assume that Bayer meant to put the stars exclusively in order of their brightness, but in his day there was no way to measure stellar brightness precisely.

This custom is linked to an older English tradition: Since they would have to wait on their masters on Christmas Day, the servants of the wealthy were allowed the next day to visit their families.

Since every day brought the arrival of the Spartans closer, the delay worked in favor of the Athenians.

The Oral Torah is the primary guide for Jews to abide by these terms, as expressed in tractate Gittin 60b, " the Holy One, Blessed be He, did not make His covenant with Israel except by virtue of the Oral Law " to help them learn how to live a holy life, and to bring holiness, peace and love into the world and into every part of life, so that life may be elevated to a high level of kedushah, originally through study and practice of the Torah, and since the destruction of the Second Temple, through prayer as expressed in tractate Sotah 49a " Since the destruction of the Temple, every day is more cursed than the preceding one ; and the existence of the world is assured only by the kedusha ... and the words spoken after the study of Torah.

Since there are two different calendars currently in use among various Orthodox churches, two dates are listed: the first date is the date on the traditional Julian Calendar, the second date, after the slash, is the same day on the modern Gregorian Calendar:

Since Imbolc is immediately followed ( on 2 February ) by Candlemas ( Irish Lá Fhéile Muire na gCoinneal " feast day of Mary of the Candles ", Welsh Gŵyl Fair y Canhwyllau ), Irish imbolc is sometimes rendered as " Candlemas " in English translation ; e. g. iar n-imbulc, ba garb a ngeilt translated as " after Candlemas, rough was their herding ".

Since the advent of the World Cup in 1930, two trophies have represented victory: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy from 1974 to the present day.

Since there are 24 hours in a day and 360 degrees in a circle, the sun moves across the sky at a rate of 15 degrees per hour ( 360 °/ 24 hours = 15 ° per hour ).

Since then, Labour Day has been not only a public holiday but also a day of mass community involvement around the country.

Since then the area has remained under the control of the Grimaldi family to the present day, except when under French control during the French revolution from 1793 to May 17, 1814.

Since 2006, a public holiday known as Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice is held on this day.

Since then, 1 January has been the first day of the year.

Since the 17th century, the Roman Catholic ecclesiastic year has started on the first day of Advent, the Sunday nearest to St. Andrew's Day ( 30 November ).

Since nothing is known of the Saints Alexander, Eventius and Theodulus of 3 May other than their names and the facts that they were martyred and were buried at the seventh milestone of the Via Nomentana on that day, the one whose name coincided with that of a pope was identified with the Pope.

Since Easter was approaching, the bishop of Spoleto, an outside party, was asked to celebrate the rites of this important holy day in Rome.

Since the eye's pupil varies in diameter with viewing conditions, the ideal exit pupil diameter depends on the application.

Since the late nineteenth century, the South used a colloquial term, the one-drop rule, to classify as black a person of any known African ancestry.

Since the census of 2000, people who have, or believe they have, Native American ancestry may designate themselves, for census purposes, as being of more than one race.

Since the 1960s, the number of people claiming Native American ancestry has grown significantly and by the 2000 census, the number had more than doubled.

Since the end of World War II, there has been debate over the terminology used to refer to Manzanar, and the other camps in which Americans of Japanese ancestry and their immigrant parents, were incarcerated by the United States Government during the war.

Since the many species form hybrids easily, there are numerous cultivars with more than one species in their ancestry.

Since the late 20th century, Osceola County has experienced a significant influx of immigrants from Puerto Rico, and in the 2000 U. S. Census Puerto Rican was the largest self-reported ancestry group.

Since Homer, in the Iliad, makes no reference to his ancestry ( except to note that he is the son of Panthous ( Πάνθοος ) and Phrontis ( Φροντίς ), he is apparently a commoner, or in any event not a member of the royal house of Troy.

Since the mtDNA is inherited maternally and recombination is either rare or absent, it is relatively easy to track the ancestry of the lineages back to a MRCA ; however this MRCA is valid only when discussing mitochondrial DNA.

Since the 1980s, the Irish-born community has reduced in size, although the legacy of their presence remains, not least in the number of Irish pubs and organisations and the many thousands with Irish ancestry that continue to populate the area.

Since the analysis of musicologist Charles Seeger in the mid-20th century, American music history has often been described as intimately related to perceptions of race and ancestry.

Since the ancestry of all these tropical and arctic royals would lead back to a common source, the word " All-father " was recognized by them all as a common origin of all human beings.

Since multiracial relations in Brazilian society have occurred for many generations, some people find it difficult to trace their own ethnic ancestry.

Since the Junker estates were necessarily inherited by the elder son alone, younger sons, all well educated and with a sense of noble ancestry, turned to the civil and military services, and dominated all higher civil offices, as well as the officer corps.

Since IAGARB registration is independent of parentage or ancestry, any ruby-eyed-white or colored angora rabbit that meets the registration standards of the club can be registered as a German Angora.

Since polygamy is practised in the society, those who can so trace their ancestry to the same parents form Ufok ( literally a house or compound ).

Since the onset of the bracero program during World War II, virtually all of the agricultural workers in the region have been of Mexican ancestry.

Since many of these descendants lack satisfactory proof of their Jewish ancestry, conversion has been a growing option for them to return to Judaism.

Since many Cape Malay people have found their Muslim identity to be more salient than their " Malay " ancestry, people in one situation have been described as " Cape Malay ", or " Malays " and in another as Cape Muslim by people both inside and outside of the community.

( Note: Since not all conversos were crypto-Jews, some argue that to approach all of them as conscious Jews merely because of their ancestry, or because of what the Inquisition said about them is to reproduce old Iberian religious and racial prejudices.

Since the early 2000s the trend has been for white Americans of Eastern European ancestry to immigrate to the community.

Since that date, 27 lieutenant governors have served the province, amongst whom were notable firsts, such as Marion Loretta Reid the first female lieutenant governor of the province and Joseph Alphonsus Bernard the first lieutenant governor of Acadian ancestry.

Since that date, 30 lieutenant governors have served the province, amongst whom were notable firsts, such as Myra Freeman the first female lieutenant governor of the province and Mayann Francis the first lieutenant governor of West Indian ancestry.

Since that date, 30 lieutenant governors have served the province, amongst whom were notable firsts, such as Margaret McCain the first female lieutenant governor of the province Hédard Robichaud the first lieutenant governor of Acadian ancestry and Graydon Nicholas the first First Nations Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.

Since the end of World War II, there has been debate over the terminology used to refer to Tule Lake, and the other camps in which Americans of Japanese ancestry and their immigrant parents, were imprisoned by the United States Government during the war.