Sentence examples for had been maturing for from inspiring English sources

In the 1990s, for example, archaeologists dated a Middle Stone Age site in Ethiopia called Gademotta to 235,000 years ago--implying that the technology had been maturing for a while before the arrival of modern humans--although the accuracy of that dating has been questioned.

Both the reds I tasted had been matured for 11 months in small oak barrels.

Who would want a doctor's appointment that lasted 30 seconds or a whisky that had been matured for a week?

Results for the biotransformation of 5-fluoroindole to 5-fluorotryptophan using engineered biofilms that had been matured for 7 days in M63 medium are shown in Figure 5.

American evangelicalism has been maturing for the past three or four decades.

Valley culture has been maturing for nearly five decades and it was founded in a culture that already exalted individualism – cultural underpinnings that nurtured entrepreneurial culture.

The audiovisual art scene in Russia has been maturing for a long time, and we at The Creators Project have been keeping an eye on the awesome developments.

This has been matured for 10 years in oak barrels and macerated with grape must and lavender - tasty enough to drink on its own.

Buy now 5. Taste the Difference Cognac-Laced Christmas Pudding: £12, Sainsburys We love the dome shape of this pudding, which has been matured for an impressive 18 months.

If you prefer a milder flavour, look for gruyère doux, which will have been matured for around five months, rather than gruyère vieux, which can be aged for up to 18 months.

It has been matured for 22 years in an ex-bourbon cask, followed by 2.5 years in a 50+ year old port barrel from famed producer Quinta de Noval.