Sentence examples for has long been centered from inspiring English sources

Civet coffee has long been centered in the western island of Sumatra, where a growing human population, economic development and deforestation have eroded their habitats.

Debate on the complex coevolution that has shaped interactions between forested ecosystems and humans through constantly evolving land-use practices over the past millennia has long been centered on the Mediterranean because this area is seen as the cradle for the birth and growth of agricultural activities.

That description caused Schuerholz, an executive whose teams have long been centered on pitching and defense, to chuckle.

The clashes have unfolded mostly in areas where Buddhist monasteries or schools have long been centers of opposition to Chinese rule.

Benghazi, the traditional hub of the country's eastern province, has long been a center of opposition to the Qaddafi government, centered in the Western city of Tripoli.

As all New Yorkers know, our region has long been the center of the universe.

As he has noted, Northampton has long been a center of political and religious heterodoxy.

Brookhaven -- whose nickname is Crookhaven -- has long been a center of political corruption in Suffolk County.

Ely has long been a center for tourism, with the Great Basin National Park not far away.

Qamishli, Felat's home town, has long been a center of Kurdish political activity.

The mission in Falluja, a Sunni town that has long been a center of resistance, is more straightforward.