Sentence examples for was initially settled from inspiring English sources
The area was initially settled by Khoekhoe and Herero peoples.
The researchers also wrote that the "ties back to the Santa Cruz Islands may imply that Tonga was initially settled by voyagers traveling directly from central Melanesia, rather than through intermediate settlements in Fiji, as has commonly been assumed".
The town was initially settled in the mid- to late 19th century by gold seekers who traveled the Cherokee Trail.
That means Aborigines and all other non-African people descend from the same out-of-Africa sweep, and that Australia was initially settled only once, rather than twice as some earlier evidence had suggested.
On 12 February 1940, the dispute was initially settled in favour of the Göring–Frank view, which ended the economically disruptive mass expulsions.
The earliest ceramic evidence excavated at Buena Vista dates to the very end of the Early Preclassic period, indicating that the site was initially settled at the transition between the Early and Middle Preclassic periods.
The Solomon Islands were initially settled by at least 2000 bce well before the archaeological record begins probably by people of the Austronesian language group.
The area that is now Rwanda is believed to have been initially settled by the Twa, who were closely followed by the Hutu, probably sometime between the 5th and 11th centuries, and then by the Tutsi beginning in the 14th century.
RBS was initially expected to settle with regulators early in the fourth quarter, but this is more likely to be at the end of 2012 or early next year because authorities around the world are working to competing agendas and at different speeds.
The young woman who settled on Monday was initially offered just $7,500 in cash by a representative from the sheriff's office to waive her right to sue, days after the assault occurred.
Ferdinand also issued a letter patent granting privileges to the inhabitants to encourage people to settle, as it was initially not regarded as a particularly hospitable place to live.
