Sentence examples for example began in from inspiring English sources

Chess, for example, began in India before the sixth century.

The Met's long history with Egypt, for example, began in 1906.

Campaigning for child benefit, for example, began in 1917, thanks to Eleanor Rathbone, an independent MP from Liverpool.

Mountain biking, for example, began in the early 1970's when cyclists wanted to abandon paved roads for rough terrain.

Construction on the Church of La Compañia in Quito, for example, began in 1605, although its facade was not completed until 1765.

The Cypress Cove Nudist Resort & Spa in Florida, for example, began in the 1960s as "basically a lakefront with a windscreen," says Ted Hadley, its owner.

In the great mosque of Córdoba, for example, begun in the eighth century, the geometric effects are breathtaking.

For example, beginning in 2002, the Lotus Development founder Mitchell Kapor invested more than $5 million in the Open Source Applications Foundation, with the intent of finding a sustainable business.

The Anglo-Saxon system was retained under the Normans but formalized; for example, beginning in the 13th century, case law was recorded to provide uniform precedents.

For example, beginning in 1866, Britain converted its P/53 Enfields simply by hinging the top of the breech so that it could be opened sideways, the spent case extracted, and a fresh cartridge inserted.

Nash's engagement with abstraction and surrealism took different routes through the late 1920s and 30s – in the exceptional Winter Sea, for example, begun in the mid-20s in Dymchurch, Kent, where moonlit waves become recessive straight lines and firm-edged blocks of colour.