Sentence examples for preceding settlement from inspiring English sources

Female gametes are distinguished by a short swimming period preceding settlement, flagella digestion and pheromone release [ 28].

The island was subsequently visited by many government and whaling ships sailing between New South Wales and Norfolk Island and across the Pacific, including many from the American whaling fleet, so its reputation as a provisioning port preceded settlement, some ships leaving goats and pigs on the island as food for future visitors.

Preceding the settlement of North America by Europeans, otters were prevalent among aquatic habitats throughout most of the continent.

Under the Hohenstaufen emperors (1138 1254), the German princes increased their influence further south and east into territories inhabited by Slavs, preceding German settlement in these areas and further east (Ostsiedlung).

Receivership usually precedes liquidation.

Exploration by sea and land had preceded European settlement.

In last season's N.B.A. lockout, a similar series of events preceded a settlement.

During the lengthy legal proceedings that preceded the settlement, a number of scientists expressed the view that Harran had simply done what many academic chemists do, and had been prosecuted unjustly for being unlucky.

Cancio is a casualty, like many others, of all that preceded this tentative settlement.

His decision to disengage from Gaza and to build the "separation wall" was not meant to precede a negotiated settlement of any kind but to obviate the need for one.

He then played a vital role in ensuring compromise during the negotiations that preceded the constitutional settlement of 1993-94 and the election that followed.He alone could sway opinion for or against the acceptance of agreements, which was crucial in the case of the constitution, greeted by many ANC supporters with disappointment.