Swing states are states that have historically maintained equal support for the candidates of both parties, and are viewed as crucial in deciding the outcome of an election.
SLM said last week that it hoped to regain the single-A bond rating that it had historically maintained until it agreed to be acquired in a leveraged buyout.
The monarchy historically maintained a divine right to rule, but it was only in recent centuries that cults around the emperor began to deify rulers as demigods.
Glen Cove has historically maintained three Long Island Rail Road stations.
Italy has historically maintained active relations with eastern European countries, Libya, and the Palestinian peoples.
"Colombia has historically maintained a peaceful and responsible attitude in promoting stability.
Photos, symbolism, and faces have historically maintained a level of controversy in many Islamic societies.
Such tolerance may, as has happened historically on Earth, extend to allowing nominal self-rule of specific regions by existing institutions, while maintaining that area as a puppet or client state to accomplish the aims of the imperial power.
Historically, we have seen operations costs for our major systems come in roughly between 50 and 70percentt of the total cost of buying and maintaining that system, with ships generally coming in at the top of that range.
Another is that ranchers are being punished for historically maintaining wildlife habitat as having that wildlife on public or private lands winds up reducing access and increasing costs.
