Sentence examples for In the previous centuries from inspiring English sources

"Today we treat works of art as entities, but in the previous centuries paintings were often elements of interior design that were adapted to fit certain spaces – or adjusted to suit changing tastes," she said.

It was only in the 19th century that Ottoman reformers centralized government and society on Western lines and restricted or ended the traditional autonomies that had done so much to decentralize power in the previous centuries.

All of the fascinating, particular, sometimes beautiful and already quaint ways of organizing words and images that evolved in the previous centuries — music reviews, fashion spreads, page-one news reports, action movies, late-night talk shows — are designed for a world that no longer exists.

Modern fire-fighting techniques, equipment and fire-resistant building design has lead to less destruction than in the previous centuries.

And in the previous centuries African Americans were sold as cattle, enslaved for life, frequently raped and killed without charges.

The influence of Jain literature, which had dominated Kannada language in the previous centuries, was on the wane with increasing competition from the resurgent Veerashaiva faith and Vaishnava bhakti movement (devotional movement of the haridasas).

The dwelling appeared to have been built in the previous century.

The city grew faster than at any time in the previous century.

As in the previous century, they were typically local in scope and craft in composition.

Just in the past fifteen years, it has given up more ground than it did in the previous century.

Today, newspapers are fatter, more diverse and more entertaining than at any time in the previous century".