Sentence examples for had functioned for from inspiring English sources

In 1896 the Imperial Post was created and organized along European lines, and the old staging points that had functioned for more than 3,000 years were phased out.

The system had functioned for over four decades when in the early 1970's the Arab oil embargo drastically increased fuel prices and the economy suffered from stagflation.

Of the failed restorations, 61% had functioned for 10 years or less.

Post-retained restorations that had functioned for a long time before failure showed an increased risk of tooth fracture compared to loosening of the post and fracture of the post.

"We have functioned for 35 years under a system developed by Democrats in Congress," said Senator Judd Gregg, Republican of New Hampshire.

Set among the park's 3,473 acres, the hatchery has functioned for 144 years and is a highlight for visiting school groups.

In recent budget impasses, the state has functioned for as long as four months on a series of such two- and three-week emergency bills.

Somali society has functioned for centuries without a state, on the basis of kinship, customary law and Islam.

The system has functioned for more than a decade, an unusually long life span for a passive bioreactor design.

The cortex is composed of parenchyma with abundant air spaces that resemble the spongy mesophyll of leaves and so may have functioned for photosynthesis.

Yet, this system of government has functioned for well over two centuries, even through such heated partisan conflicts as the national health-care showdown and Supreme Court nominations.