Sentence examples for Over the course of centuries from inspiring English sources

Over the course of centuries, the Xinjiang region has been part of many different — and, at times, competing — empires.

Over the course of centuries, animal species were bred for traits that made them docile and more useful to their masters.

Over the course of centuries it developed a highly sophisticated theology and an elaborate organizational structure headed by the papacy, the oldest continuing absolute monarchy in the world.

Over the course of centuries, he points out, the ancient Greeks recognized the importance of reason, giving birth to the techniques of modern science and mathematics, and establishing the foundations of the modern state.

Over the course of centuries, black churches served as "hush harbors" where slaves could worship in safety; praise houses where their free descendants could gather and shout hallelujah; rest stops for the weary along the Underground Railroad; bunkers for the foot soldiers of the civil rights movement.

Over the course of centuries, millions of Irish have emigrated to the United States in search of a better life and there are huge communities in cities such Chicago, where Barack Obama started his political career.

Beyond Timbuktu charts the rise of Muslim learning in West Africa from the beginning of Islam to the present day, examining the shifting contexts that have influenced the production and dissemination of Islamic knowledge and shaped the sometimes conflicting interpretations of Muslim intellectuals over the course of centuries.

Neglected in times of peace, it was rebuilt several times over the course of the centuries.

Many things change over the course of five centuries, but not politics it seems.

Over the course of three centuries a new iconography of wonder had been created.

Mr. Margolis determined that this process could occur only over the course of many centuries and under natural conditions.