Sentence examples for centuries the two from inspiring English sources

For centuries, the two parts were on opposite sides of the slave trade.

Though they evolved separately over two centuries, the two companies have much in common, starting with tradition.

For 15 centuries the two mystic colossi gazed down as the trading caravans and warring armies streamed past.

This conviction mirrors the self-serving claims of China's own elites down the centuries, the two views neatly reinforcing one another.

For centuries the two were carved together, signifying the duality of human existence.The jihadists of Islamic State (IS) understand the meaning of symbols better than most.

Speaking to each other across the centuries, the two groups of works here stand at opposite ends of the Enlightenment continuum: one artist believing in knowledge and the ability of artists and scholars to catalog vast groups of people and geographical regions; the other, suspicious and disdainful of such a project.

However, in the 19th and 20th centuries the four squares became focal points of their areas".

For centuries the three cities have been the fiercest of rivals, clashing in the fields of economy, politics and sport.

For the rest of the 19th century, the two countries met almost yearly.

In the late 20th century the two closely related groups jointly adopted the name Innu ("people").

For the next century the two countries were decidedly more often on bad terms than good.