Sentences with phrase «over the centuries since»

Even worse over the centuries since Descartes right up to the invariably profound pages of First Things Catholic thinkers have downplayed the metaphysical relevance of modern science.
Look at how these faiths have operated over the centuries since their creation: killing, endless killing.
«There has been an intense debate about the origin of the strange properties of water for over a century since the early work of Wolfgang Röntgen,» Nilsson said in the press release.
Out of the tumult of history and the psychic torture that is the legacy of slavery, Steven Spielberg forged his most accomplished film since Schindler's List: a ruminative epic that used America's 16th president as a totemic figure against which a nation's progress over the centuries since could be gauged.
Over the centuries since the word originated in Latin (the first use of the word debere was Luca Pacioli in his 1494 book, Summa de arithmetica, geometria, proportioni et proportionalità) it has become more accepted to be someone who owes money in general, and to be an individual who's unable to pay those bills overall.
With sections of the castle dating back to the 12th century, this fortress has served under various guises over the centuries since, including time as a government building, prison, poor house and court.
Decades have passed since the imbalance was first raised by feminist art historians, and well over a century since the first women students were admitted into art schools.
Some 250 million people have been killed by totalitarian regimes of the extreme Left — the Communists, the Nazis and the Fascists — over the century since the dismal October Revolution of 1917.

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The P / E of the S&P 500 stands at 24; that's well above the average of 16 over the past century, and 19 since around 1990.
Mr. Murdoch has held a number of leadership roles at Twenty - First Century Fox, Inc. («21CF») over two decades, including as its CEO since 2015, its Co-Chief Operating Officer from 2014 to 2015, its Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Chairman and CEO, International from 2011 to 2014 and its Chairman and Chief Executive, Europe and Asia from 2007 to 2011.
Since November, YES, the channel that airs New York Yankees games, has been blacked out on Comcast Corp. as the cable giant and the network's parent, 21st Century Fox, battle over terms of payment.
According to a survey by the Pew Research Center, Americans over the age of 64 are working more than any other time since the turn of the century.
Buying high yielding and selling low yielding stocks has been an attractive strategy since 2000 However, it has been a highly unattractive strategy over the last century Investors should resist the Siren call of high yielding stocks and focus on other factors INTRODUCTION The search for yield has
Ever since King Camp Gillette invented the world's first double blade safety razor at the start of the 20th century, razor manufacturers have been fighting against one another to dominate what has grown to be well over a $ 15 billion a year business — all while seemingly paying no mind to the wishes of their customers, let alone the science behind getting a close shave.
It's been more than a quarter - century since the world's first exchange - traded fund debuted right here in Canada, and over the years those of us in the industry have got pretty adept at rhyming off the benefits of ETFs.
Ever since their introduction to the United States over a century ago, credit unions have had a contentious relationship with the banking... Read More
Since the Protestant Churches have no central authority they can interpret The Bible any way they want, which is why so many erroneous versions were destroyed over the centuries.
Since they lived for a whole 15 centuries over here AFTER Jeebus» lifetime on this land that was completely unknown to anyone over in the Middle East.
(Job 26:7) Now how could Job know that the earth is» suspended upon nothing» over 3,500 years ago, since the earliest telescope was only made in the 17th century C.E. by Galileo?
Although the current BJP - led government has held power only since 2014, its ideological roots go back over a century.
Although held in theory over a long period, the belief was accentuated during the latter part of the nineteenth century and since, and became finally a basic dogma underlying the Japanese Imperial thrust, which is often regarded as the beginning of World War II.9 The idea was taught in the schools, in the army, and resulted finally in a fanatical religious, as well as patriotic, devotion to the emperor, without which, it seems to the writer, it is impossible to explain the daring attack of the island empire of Japan upon the richest and most powerful nation in the world, the United States.
In fact, scholars and various Church commissions have studied this topic over and over again since the seventeenth century!
Since the Reformation in the 16th Century, much Christian infighting and misunderstanding has occurred over the Catholic and Orthodox emphasis on Tradition (which usually got confused with small cultural «traditions») versus the new Protestant emphasis on Scripture, even «Scripture alone!»
Jeremy Myers sure that is true, but I never ever thought that way anyway, for I have known since I was a kid the meaning of the word church and the building has only been one of the most popular places church has met over the centuries
People have been doing all kinds of religions, christianity, and islam for over 2000 years, praying to strange gods, not known to Abraham, Isaac, nor Jacob, all from the first generation of Adam, and of the covenant of the 10 commandments, and statues, ordinances, and judgments that are perpetual by YHWH, and the world has not gotten any better, since before the 8th century, this has happened, and at some point one must realize that this religion thing obviously is not working for us, the reality check is to «awaken'to the truth, and righteousness, of YHWH Our Righteousness, in Jeremiah 23:1 - 8, and not pagan religions, man - made, and all controlled for selfish gain.
Since the dalit communities are spread all over India except in its North - Eastern region and their culture is richly diverse I restricted my study to the religion and culture of the dalits in Andhra Pradesh.7 And for further clarity and convenience it had been confined to the one prevalent in the second half of Nineteenth century and first half of Twentieth century.
Over the past two centuries, Old Testament theology has been shaped by two countervailing forces: since the Reformation, the church has been reluctant to free the Bible from its doctrinal interpretations; but since the Enlightenment, the history - of - religions approach that prevails in the academy has refused to be limited by the constraints of faith.
But the narrative gives us a form of celebration developed over the seven or eight following centuries (12:21 - 27 appears to be derived from the older J stratum; but 12:1 - 13, 43 - 49 is of the character of the Priestly history), since this developed meaning alone can represent the episode's true significance.
So it has been 130 years since the Scopes Trial, Darwin him self said if over the next century science could not discover support for complex evolution then his theory was false.
Ever since the first Fig Newtons were made over a century ago, we've been one unique cookie.
Since the opening of the first St. Regis Hotel in New York City over a century ago by John Jacob Astor IV, the brand has remained committed to an uncompromising level of bespoke and anticipatory service for all of its guests, delivered flawlessly by signature St. Regis Butler Service.
I think since I got over the fact that I was turning 1/4 century old that anything else did not seem as important.
The local press are fearful that their team could well lose a series on home soil for the first time since 1987 giving captain Ricky Ponting the dubious honour of being the first Australian to lead his side to three Ashes series defeats in over a century.
He has made over a half - century of appearances since, but has never truly established himself as a starter for Luis Enrique's side.
Ferguson would later describe Hargreaves» Red Devils career as a «disaster», writing in his autobiography that he considers the midfielder, who made just 27 Premier League starts in four seasons, one of his worst signings in over a quarter of a century as United boss; a sad indictment for Hargreaves when you consider that flops such as Bebe and Anderson had pitched up at the Theatre of so - called Dreams since the turn of the millennium alone.
Given the distinct Mahri culture, identity and language, developed over many centuries of autonomy, not to mention widespread disenchantment with Yemeni rule (ever more corrupt since the union of Yemen's south and north in 1990), Mahra's territorial integrity remains important.
Since Augustine, the history is a mixture of good and bad, of the heroism of missionary endeavour from Augustine onwards, through the evangelism of the savage tribes of Scandinavia by monks from the north east of England, and onwards over the centuries to the great missions from the 18th century which led to so many of the churches whose Primates are here.
Since 2010, the UK has been subjected to one of the longest periods of public spending restraint over the last century.
The number of traffic fatalities in 2017 in New York City plummeted to the lowest level since record - keeping started over a century ago, city officials said — a decline led by a steep drop in pedestrian deaths, which fell by nearly a third from the year before.
While those lawmakers who have been bold enough to speak on the topic today have repeatedly bemoaned the fact that it has been over 17 years since their $ 79,500 pay has been been raised, the $ 1,500 established in the 1870s remained unchanged for over a half - century.
Since losing control of the Florida Congressional Delegation over a quarter - century ago, the Democrats have their best opportunity to regain control in 2018.
The NFTA has owned Waterfront land since the middle of the last century when it took over the old port authority.
The International Joint Commission, which helps prevent disputes between the two countries over transboundary waters, had been undergoing a study for the area since the beginning of the 21st Century.
Over the past quarter - century — with the support of every governor since Mario Cuomo — Kaloyeros has built a public - private tech empire, now based at a gleaming, 1.3 million - square - foot «NanoTech Megaplex» adjacent to the SUNY Albany campus.
First, they compared simulated and observed temperature trends over all 15 - year periods since the start of the 20th century.
«The question of memory and the «location» of consciousness has intrigued me for over a half - century since then.»
The extensive collection, which includes such creative quackery as «magic Oriental oils» or «miraculous snake root,» has been culled from all over the country, but it could well have originated here, since New Orleans in the early 19th century was a veritable cesspool of sickness.
Today's big oaks grew up in forest patches that were relatively open; over the past century, these parts of the forest became shadier as villagers abandoned small - scale clearings, which have since become overgrown with hornbeam and other species.
Since radio towers began climbing over towns and cities in the early 20th century, the air has grown thick with wireless communication, the platform on which radio, television, cellphones, satellite broadcasts, Wi - Fi, GPS, remote controls and hundreds of other technologies rely.
Although it has existed for centuries, hepatitis C was identified just over 20 years ago, and scientists have been puzzling about its origins ever since.
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