Sentence examples for for centuries from from inspiring English sources

Our ancestors suffered for centuries from similar feelings on the part of Christians.

"For centuries, from minstrel shows to stand-up comics, white Americans expected black people to entertain them," Ms. Lee said.

All are abundant in waters of the continental shelf of the North Atlantic, where they have been commercially fished for centuries from both Europe and North America.

Boycotts have been the very stuff of legitimate campaigning for centuries, from the slave trade through to apartheid and child labour.

The environmental impact of human activities has been a concern for engineers and architects for centuries, from limitation of energy and raw materials to predicting future energy and resource demands.

The works of French playwrights have enjoyed international acclaim for centuries, from the 17th-century comic theatre of Molière to the 19th-century cabaret productions known as Grand Guignol.

In fact, European migrants have for centuries benefited from being able to move offshore.

For centuries individuals from all these groups have worked for wages first in Spanish and then in Mexican mines and fields.

Many others were doing likewise, and the Guaraní living in the region found the land on which they had lived for centuries sold from under their feet.

For centuries, fish from jungle lakes and rivers have been a staple of the Kamayurá diet, the tribe's primary source of protein.

For centuries, fishermen from Norway and Greenland have told tales of a terrifying sea monster: the kraken.