"They will say they are against it because they believe that culture stopped forever I don't know how long ago — two centuries, or one century, or 50 years.
Based on isotope data from the sediment of an ancient lake, the researchers suggest that the monsoon cycle, which is vital to the livelihood of all of South Asia, essentially stopped there for as long as two centuries.
We have a long way to go, but we have come a long way in less than two centuries.
The Corpus of Historical American English (COHA) gives the long view over two centuries of texts, while The Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) looks at the last two decades or so.
However, some of the datasets on abiotic parameters (ice breakup dates) extend back as long as five centuries [6].
While information on some abiotic parameters extends back as long as five centuries and first quantitative snapshot data on biota (on exploited fish populations) originate generally from the same time, international coordination of research began in the early twentieth century.
Waxy-faced and cheery-eyed, Letcher sports broad-brimmed hats, clothes that look like they've been in mothballs for the better part of two centuries, and a long, twirled moustache above a pointy goatee.
After a long battle two rare sixth-century B.C. marble sculptures that once belonged to the New York businessman Maurice Tempelsman go on view Tuesday at Italy's presidential palace.
The modern-day surge of interest and synthesis between evolutionary biology and the biomedical sciences, medical practice, and public health can build on a long legacy that spans more than two centuries.
