Sentence examples for development for decades from inspiring English sources

The application programming interface (API) has been a key part of software development for decades as a way to develop for a specific platform, such as Microsoft Windows.

The approach, called natural language processing, has been under development for decades.

UMNO itself, having led the country's development for decades, has become perhaps its greatest handicap.

The two ladies' feud and obsession with the past have hobbled development for decades.

Expansion of the Karakoram Highway that links northern Pakistan to China seems to have been in development for decades.

It is that sort of escapism -- "Death to the other guy" -- that has retarded Arab development for decades.

Although water has figured prominently in the U.N. development agenda for decades, the world is at a critical juncture as the Rio+20 Sustainable Development Goals take shape over the coming 12 months.

In an effort to address the contentious issue of development, Dobbs Ferry officials are starting a comprehensive review of the village's zoning and planning laws, which could shape development practices for decades.

A version of The Snow Queen had been trapped in development hell for decades.

Both companies have had active fuel-cell development programs for decades — G.M. since the 1960s.

One of the origins of this approach was a UN strategy called "social development", which for decades had aimed to increase the economic "capacities" of citizens of poor countries.