Sentence examples for had been centred from inspiring English sources

In France under the ancien régime, the family had been centred upon the husband, whose strong authority and powers were inherited from the Roman paterfamilias (head of family) tradition.

The appointment of the former Times journalist – and close friend of Campbell Tom Baldwinin as media adviser, in December 2010, appeared to signal that Miliband recognised the danger, since Baldwin's pitch for the job had been centred on the need to confront this very issue.

Months of treatment had been centred on 12 months (months=0 at 12 months' follow-up) so that the main effect of treatment corresponds to the difference between the two arms determined at 12 months.

Much of the care in neonatal intensive care units through the 1990s had been centred on improving the ventilatory support provided to sick infants using more and more complex technology.

Efforts to preserve and cultivate these vocal music traditions have been centred in Jonesboro and Helena.

Scientific research has been centred at the Estonian Academy of Sciences, founded in 1938.

Since 2005 or so, the trade has been centred on the Korean peninsula and the areas that directly border it".

Centuries of observation and scientific investigation have been centred on the nature and origin of the Moon.

It is located in the northern suburbs of Brisbane and since a redistribution before the 2010 federal election has been centred on the Redcliffe Peninsula.

It once was known for its straw hat industry, but rapid modern growth has been centred on light engineering and motor vehicle industries.

Moreover, most research has been centred on jurisdictions like England and Wales, the USA and Australia.