Sentence examples for had long predominated from inspiring English sources
These phenomenons have been largely disregarded in the evolution of banana, as the "single-step domestication" hypothesis had long predominated.
The occurrence of these phenomenons has been largely disregarded in the evolution of banana cultivars, as the "single-step domestication" hypothesis had long predominated, and these findings will have an impact in future breeding approaches.
The Oxford study was just the latest in a series of efforts, going back at least two decades, to broaden the field of development beyond the narrow economic focus that has long predominated.
Oldfield had long retired.
Dromaeosaurids had long tails.
Many Democrats have been willing to support trade agreements with what they consider to be adequate labor and environmental standards and some Republicans have long been skeptical, harking back to a protectionist strain that predominated in the GOP prior to the second world war.
The party has long relied on voters in whom a need for authority predominates — evangelicals, people of limited education, those threatened by economic or social change.
American officials have long been reluctant to work with Iraqi Shiites out of fear that they might be too close to Iran, where the Shiite faith predominates.
People have long memories.
Some have long experience.
