Sentence examples for having hitherto been from inspiring English sources

The hoodies, having hitherto been offered a hug by the Conservatives are now being given a firm ticking off.

The UK government is encouraged to recognise Palestine, while it has moved into line with Labour on reintroducing the 50p rate, a tax on bankers' bonuses, a bank levy, a mansion tax and the abolition of "non-dom" status, having hitherto been reluctant to commit on many of these "progressive" moves.

But it has long been maintained that the articles of the Muslim faith were not written into book form until about 650, having hitherto been passed on in the "memories of men" or written piecemeal on materials from palm leaves to the shoulder blades of camels.

As in China, across Cambodia growing numbers of small farmers and slum-dwellers have fallen victim to land-grabbing.The country's rapid economic growth in recent years has meant that land, having hitherto been almost worthless, is now a fast-appreciating asset.

These criteria have hitherto been applied solely to things.

But within them no challenge has hitherto been too daunting.

The uprising has hitherto been fiercest in rural areas.

The post-colonial continent has hitherto been a colossal flop.

There was more to the 19th century than the 20th had hitherto been prepared to allow.

The Monk family appears to have shared private material with Kelley that had hitherto been unavailable.

But even pictures that had hitherto been enjoying modest falls were affected.