These were based on the precedent of an ambitious series of caves built in the preceding decades at Yungang.
Since 2008, global food prices have been consistently higher than in preceding decades, despite wild fluctuations.
In the preceding decades, Balanchine had developed his sharp, modernist, "leotard ballet" style.
Many poets had turned Christian in the preceding decades, of course; the example of Eliot was there before him.
That trend continued into the 21st century, though at a markedly slower pace than in the preceding decades.
Caryl sees 1979 as a moment of counter-revolution, a swing of the historical pendulum against the trends of the preceding decades.
The convention over which the court watches was drafted in the late 1940s, to protect Europeans from abuses piled on them over preceding decades.
In the preceding decades, St James's and Pall Mall had already been colonised by vast gentlemen's clubs, each offering a haven for different tribes.
Finally, the new techniques established that various versions of string theory developed over the preceding decades were essentially all the same.
Although the outbreak of the Black Death in 1348 dominated the economy of the 14th century, a number of adversities had already occurred in the preceding decades.
His witty illustration for the 85th show includes a look back at the preceding decades, with 84 Oscar statuettes inspired by each year's best picture winner.
