Divorce may end many marriages now, but largely because of high mortality rates, the average length of
marriage in Colonial times was less than 12 years.
An item
found in colonial times, may need to be transported to the future so that another character can progress, and vice versa.
I was fascinated to learn the building was constructed
in colonial times with stone blocks taken from a Mayan pyramid.
He was simply stating that we understand science much better now than we
did in the Colonial times, and thus understand the causes behind hurricanes and other natural disasters.
[5] In colonial times, local citizens surrounding each small school could closely follow and supervise the school's budget and progress.
Do you know that on Antiques Roadshow I have seen 250 year old cross-stich samplers that school girls used to do to learn the fine art of needlework
back in Colonial Times and they go for thousands of dollars if they are in good condition!
And
starting in colonial times, homemakers were expected to «put down» cucumbers in stone crocks to ferment, and «put up» pickles in glass jars as part of preserving the harvest.
The first amendment prohibits congress from passing any laws that establish an official national religion (e.g. Islam in Saudi Arabia, or the Church of
England in colonial times), or from passing laws that prohibit you from getting together with those of like mind and faith.
Known for their loyal disposition, and ceaseless energy, American foxhounds were developed
in colonial times by landed gentry to help them hunt foxes.
Don't forget that our ancestors who came to this
land in colonial time were fleeing religious persecution in Europe.
As I am riding out Hurricane Irene on Cape Cod, I can not help thinking about how differently New
Englanders in colonial times interpreted these natural disasters.
Hindus detect in his asides frequent evidence that the book was written by a pukkha
sahib in colonial times, but join in admiration for his scholarship and insight.
Our current contract — «until death» — might have worked when people didn't live all that long (according to the American sociologist and author Stephanie Coontz, the average marriage
in colonial times lasted under 12 years); or when many women died in childbirth, freeing men to marry multiple times (which they did); and when men of means needed women to cook, clean and caretake, and women needed men for financial security.
Dr. Nsoh urged Ghanaians not to compare his intended tagging project to the slave
trade in colonial times because «they [colonial masters] used very crude and unorthodox ways, very crude and inhumane means to arrest people and mark them... but it is not in this respect that we are doing that.»
Scientists have long debated the distinctions among African elephants, which were divided into as many as 18
types in colonial times, says conservation geneticist Lori Eggert of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C..
Oysters feed by filtering plankton from the water, and they were so
abundant in colonial times that they're estimated to have filtered all the water in the bay every three to six days.
Like the humor, the pace is gentle, but the film as a whole is well - divided between present - day antics, an extended (and somewhat wondrous) time travel sequence, and then the bulk of the
action in colonial times, with a dextrous action scene that resolves the differences between the turkeys and their would - be human overlords.
I met with my vice principal and explained how, on Wednesdays, I would write a generic objective in my lesson plan book (e.g., Student will compare an event in modern U.S. history to one
in the Colonial time period).
[4] And of course this is particularly obvious with passages about baseball, but it's just as true of passages about kangaroo rats in the deserts or about
life in Colonial times or even Tuck Everlasting.
A safari - type theme is paramount to the Rév Auto show, with vehicles, décor and exotic animals that recall the storied days of African
expeditions in colonial times.
Negombo has passed through the hands of the Portuguese, the Dutch and the
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The Red River flows 700 miles from the Himalayas in Yunnan to the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam and as the original route to the coast, until
replaced in colonial times by the railway to Hai Phong.
Downeaster Service Named after the sailing vessels built by Maine's
shipbuilders in Colonial times, the Downeaster service takes us on a 116 - mile journey through New England, travelling from Boston North Station, Massachusetts, through beautiful countryside and rugged coastlines to Portland, Maine.
Morelia,
in colonial times known as Valladolid, was one of the country's first Spanish cities, founded by New Spain's first viceroy, Antonio de Mendoza.
Through his paintings and installations, Varela refers to distinct artistic currents that influenced in his creation; from an iconography made by travelling
artists in the colonial time, baroque and modern still - life up until concretism geometry.
In colonial times up through the late 19th century, there was industry in the mills along Vine Brook, which runs from Lexington to Bedford and then empties into the Shawsheen River.
Frederick has been an important crossroads community since it was
located in colonial times at the intersection of an important north — south Indian trail, and east — west routes to the Chesapeake Bay both at Baltimore and what became Washington, D.C. and across the Appalachian mountains to the Ohio River watershed.
Here he grew sugarcane, sold timber and raised cattle on the site that once sat on the Camino Real, or Royal Road — Cuba's main east - west
thoroughfare in colonial times.
With modern day furnaces, people can afford to have vaulted
ceilings.Back in colonial times, firewood was to be collected, and heat from that wood had to carry you through the winter.
Starting in colonial times and ending in the 21st century, Seeing America examines the powerful impact that artists have had on shaping American culture and identity.
This may explain why extra-toed kitties are more common in the eastern United States, having been brought over from
England in colonial times.
«And I'm sure that
in colonial times, when access to imported juniper or coriander was non-existent, people did probably experiment with whatever they had to hand in the bush, out of necessity.
In Colonial times, kids used sticks to roll upright hoops along the ground.
As soon as they're back
in colonial times, Reggie is instantly smitten by Jenny (Amy Poehler), the take - charge daughter of the tribal leader of the turkeys, Chief Broadbeak (Keith David).
Point out to students the differences in spelling and capitalization used
in colonial times.
In colonial times, children were often expected to help tend the family's herb and vegetable gardens.
So it was
in colonial times, and so it remains, more than thirty years later.
In Colonial times it was a popular spot with English visitors, and now it remains popular with locals in the area.
In Hoagie's situation, he finds
himself in colonial times, where he will run into the likes of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and John Hancock, who are currently trying to write the Constitution.