(a.) Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page.
Example Sentences:
(1) Single-case experimental designs are presented and discussed from several points of view: Historical antecedents, assessment of the dependent variable, internal and external validity and pre-experimental vs experimental single-case designs.
(2) Historical analysis shows that institutions and special education services spring from common, although not identical, societal and philosophical forces.
(3) David Cameron last night hit out at his fellow world leaders after the G8 dropped the promise to meet the historic aid commitments made at Gleneagles in 2005 from this year's summit communique.
(4) At its vanguard is the historic quarter of Barriera di Milano, which is being transformed by an influx of artists and galleries.
(5) On Friday, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry appeared to confirm those fears, telling reporters that the joint declaration, a deal negotiated by London and Beijing guaranteeing Hong Kong’s way of life for 50 years, “was a historical document that no longer had any practical significance”.
(6) When compared with a matched group of historical control subjects treated with RT alone, chemotherapy induced a higher rate of neurologic response and led to a longer survival time.
(7) This paper provides power formulae for historically controlled studies with survival time endpoints, and considers two designs.
(8) Historically, councils and housing associations have tended to build three-bedroom houses, because that has always been seen as a sensible size for a family home.
(9) This month, Ucas will bring out an interactive map of Gaza , with live updates, highlighting sports events and restaurants, as well as areas of historical interest.
(10) Historical reality suggests the concept of socially necessary risk determined through the dialectic process in democracy.
(11) The ANC has the historical responsibility to lead our nation and help build a united non-racial society."
(12) But we need politicians to break out of historical routines.
(13) The arrival on Monday was another first for the two countries since Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro announced a historic rapprochement in December 2014, and comes weeks after Obama’s visit to the Caribbean island.
(14) And that is why we have taken bold action at home – by making historic investments in renewable energy; by putting our people to work increasing efficiency in our homes and buildings; and by pursuing comprehensive legislation to transform to a clean energy economy.
(15) Sometimes it can seem as if the history of the City is the history of its crises and disasters, from the banking crisis of 1825 (which saw undercapitalised banks collapse – perhaps the closest historic parallel to the contemporary credit crunch), through the Spanish panic of 1835, the railway bust of 1837, the crash of Overend Gurney, the Kaffir boom, the Westralian boom, the Marconi scandal, and so on and on – a theme with endless variations.
(16) Historically, research into the regulation of gene expression in primate lentiviruses has focused on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), the primary cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in humans.
(17) The art Kennard produced formed the basis of his career, as he recounted later: “I studied as a painter, but after the events of 1968 I began to look for a form of expression that could bring art and politics together to a wider audience … I found that photography wasn’t as burdened with similar art historical associations.” The result was his STOP montage series.
(18) Long-standing providers preferred a categorical approach in order to maintain a diverse political coalition for an historically invisible service.
(19) Historically, what made SNL’s campaign coverage so necessary was its ability to highlight the subtle absurdities of the election and exaggerate the ridiculous.
(20) World leaders must reach a historic agreement to fight climate change and poverty at coming talks in Paris, facing the stark choice to either “improve or destroy the environment”, Pope Francis said in Africa on Thursday.
January
Definition:
(n.) The first month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
Example Sentences:
(1) In January 2011, the Nobel peace prize laureate was admitted to a Johannesburg hospital for what officials initially described as tests but what turned out to be an acute respiratory infection .
(2) Van Persie's knee injury meant that Mata could work in tandem with the delightfully nimble Kagawa, starting for the first time since 22 January.
(3) In January, Paris taxi drivers attacked an Uber car transporting two passengers from Charles de Gaulle airport.
(4) On 9 January 2002, a few hours after Blair became the first western leader to visit Afghanistan's new post-Taliban leader, Hamid Karzai, an aircraft carrying the first group of MI5 interrogators touched down at Bagram airfield, 32 miles north of Kabul.
(5) For the 18-month period from January 1988, 652 awards were made, consisting of 426 (65%) brand and 226 (35%) generic drugs.
(6) The present study deals with 832 ossicular chain reconstruction procedures performed in 655 patients from January 1975 to December 1985.
(7) Dzeko he has failed to hold down a starting berth since his £27m move in January 2011.
(8) An analysis of 249 cases of neontal tetanus admitted to Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, between January 1971 and December 1974, has been presented.
(9) Between January 1979 and April 1983, 113 children undergoing their first relapse of acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL) at any site were registered in Pediatric Oncology Group study 7834; 98 were eligible and evaluable.
(10) RBS had received complaints from two clients, in October 2010 and January 2012, about the activities of forex traders and in November 2011 one of its own traders raised concerns, which were not heeded.
(11) 139 cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection (serological diagnosis) were treated at Aurora Hospital, Helsinki, between January 1975 and August 1977.
(12) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Ronald Reagan meeting with Rupert Murdoch in the Oval Office on 18 January 1983.
(13) In January a similar group of MPs warned of a threat to Cameron in 2014 unless he improves the Tories' standing.
(14) The management results in 244 patients admitted to one institution within 3 days of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from January, 1979, to December, 1985, were analyzed with respect to the timing of surgical intervention.
(15) In the Netherlands, researchers studied the medical records of and followed-up on 151 women of advanced maternal age (at least 36 years old) who underwent amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and elected to terminate the pregnancy due to an abnormal genetic finding (105 and 46 women, respectively) at Academic Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt between January 1980 and December 1989.
(16) I have to do my best.” The Leeds sporting director Nicola Salerno told the news conference that it was unlikely there would be new permanent signings in the January transfer window, but that there would be the possibility for loan deals.
(17) The prevalence of patients with a history of the diagnosis of temporal arteritis on 1 January 1975 was 133 per 100 000 population aged 50 and older.
(18) The former Arsenal and France star has signed a three-year contract to replace the sacked Jason Kreis at the helm of the second-year expansion club and will take over on 1 January, the team said.
(19) The BBA statistics director, David Dooks, said: "It was no surprise to see the January mortgage figures falling back from December, when transactions were being pushed through to beat the end of stamp duty relief.
(20) The ONS said it was possible that these one-off items and a rise in tax receipts in January could bring the overall debt figure within the OBR's £80.5bn forecast.