Culture France has been a center of Western cultural development for centuries.

It remained the sole athenaeum of southern Italy for centuries.

After the Reconquista in 1492, Muslims did not live in Spain for centuries.

Arab and Indian Muslims had traded in Indonesia and China for many centuries.

Yazidis have been discriminated against for centuries and are accused of being 'devil worshipers.'

Culture Because the city has been a crossroads for centuries, the local culture is a medley of civilizations.

There is an ample and cheap supply of coal for several centuries.

NEW YORK The Roma have been persecuted across Europe for centuries.

Plot It is the late 5th century and Britain has been free of Roman rule for several decades.

The conventional accepted view is that English law is a continuation of Anglo Saxon law centuries earlier.

At times one city would try to conquer and unify the region, but such efforts were resisted and failed for centuries.

Although the history of her formal consideration is complicated, she has been recognized as a saint by branches of the Roman Catholic Church for centuries.

It has never had to deal with others as equals, unlike traditional European powers, which have done so for centuries.

Europe s attitude is pushing Turkey towards forging alliances with its traditional regional rivals, Russia and Iran. These three powers, each of great importance to Europe, have been rivals for many centuries.

The products of the Bone Wars resulted in an increase in knowledge of prehistoric life, and sparked the public's interest in dinosaurs, leading to continued fossil excavation in North America in the decades to follow.

I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

It was also during the Northern Renaissance that Flemish brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck perfected the oil painting technique, which enabled artists to produce strong colors on a hard surface that could survive for centuries.

For centuries, Arba Rukun (1269), the Friday mosque of Merca (1609) and Fakr ad Din (1269) were, in fact, the only mosques in East Africa to have minarets.

Being located close to continental Europe, the countries that formed the United Kingdom were subject to many invasions and migrations, especially from Scandinavia and the continent, including Roman occupation for several centuries.

The hope was that states failure to protect their inhabitants would no longer be seen as nobody else s business, as had been the case for centuries, but as the entire world s concern.

In short, thanks to the EU and NATO, the stability on its Western borders that Russia has sought for centuries has now been achieved. Russia should be celebrating and it should be seizing the opportunity to deepen its ties with the West.

I'll only be staying a few days.

She was questioned for several hours.

Four Centuries of Clinical Chemistry.

I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, four horns.

Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.

It snowed for many days together.

Significant cross jurisdictional initiatives

Or it could take a fly and put legs where its antennae should be.

It has been cultivated and consumed for centuries in the region.

How many of today's headlines will matter in 100 years? 1000? Kirk Citron's Long News project collects stories that not only matter today, but will resonate for decades even centuries to come. At TED2010, he highlights recent headlines with the potential to shape our future.

China has been trading with Southeast Asian countries for centuries.

The upper altar shall be four cubits and from the altar hearth and upward there shall be four horns.

So the altar shall be four cubits and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.

WFP made considerable resources available for several major initiatives.

America s main challenge globally is to accept that it will no longer be alone at the top. It has never had to deal with others as equals, unlike traditional European powers, which have done so for centuries.

Seasonal thermal energy storage (or STES) is the storage of heat or cold for periods of up to several months.

Save me from the lion's mouth! Yes, from the horns of the wild oxen, you have answered me.

It will please Yahweh better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs.

Save me from the lion's mouth for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

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The euro is gaining ground for several reasons.

For others it has had a wider connotation for several decades.