There may be far more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over the entire prior century than in previous ones — but that hasn't translated into anywhere near temp. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
But there were others like the English monk and scholar Bede (672/673 — 735), also known as «The Father of English History», who studied the works of Pliny the Elder, Horace, Virgil, Lucretius, Ovid, and other classical writers and who helped preserve the knowledge of prior centuries. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Preachers today can not operate on the assumptions regarding the hearers» view of the speaker that prevailed in prior centuries when it was generally accepted that authority resided in a few, not the many. (religion-online.org)