Sentence examples for first decade of existence from inspiring English sources

The monument remained virtually isolated and largely unvisited during its first decade of existence.

In its first decade of existence, the National Front dwelt on the fringes of French political life, representing a uniquely French twist on western Europe's maturing neofascist movement.

The Onion, by remaining isolated and out of it for the better part of its first decade of existence, made itself an exception to the pattern.

Yet throughout its first decade of existence, the stateless group caused enormous harm; it carried out back-to-back suicide attacks and killed countless civilians as well as thousands of coalition force members.

When Gordon Bunshaft and Oscar Neimeyer were named the joint recipients of the Pritzker Prize in Chicago last week, the event marked the end of the first decade of existence for the prize, at this moment the most celebrated architecture award there is.

As a consequence, during its first decade of existence the Nigerian video phenomenon remained practically "invisible" to non-African audiences.

During its first decades of existence, it was affiliated with the Yale School of Music, and offices were located in Stoeckel Hall.

So maybe we didn't always teach it 'right' over the first decades of existence and because of that it might have been fair for some to surmise that "you can't teach entrepreneurship". Please don't tell me that today.

For our part, as an independent agency that is now well into its second decade of existence, we cannot and have never been reliant on hand-me-down relationships from a larger holding group.

GDP growth: 4.7% GDP per head: $1,310 (PPP: $2,580) Inflation: 3.1% Budget balance (% GDP): -0.7 Population: 21.0mThe ruling party will retain its majority in delayed elections expected early in 2013, confirming business-as-usual under the president, Paul Biya, who enters a fourth decade of power and a ninth decade of existence.

The wider question is whether Radio 1, now in its fifth decade of existence, can stay relevant to a young audience brought up on the all-you-can-eat infinite musical jukeboxes of YouTube and Spotify and the interactivity of social media.