(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joint declaration, a deal negotiated by London and Beijing guaranteeing Hong Kong’s way of life for 50 years, “was a historical document that no longer had any practical significance”.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.
Romance
Definition:
(n.) A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like.
(n.) An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance.
(n.) A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.
(n.) The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages).
(n.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.
(v. i.) To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.
Example Sentences:
(1) However, in genres such as westerns, sci-fi and romance, well over 50% of sales could be in ebook form.
(2) 23 May More films to see in 2014 • 2014 preview: thrillers • 2014 preview: comedy • 2014 preview: Oscar hopefuls • 2014 preview: science fiction • 2014 preview: romance • 2014 preview: drama • This article was amended on Thursday 2 January 2014.
(3) This component of a more comprehensive study of Houdini focuses on the unusual reification of his family romance fantasies, their endurance well beyond the usual boundaries in time, their kinship with mythological themes, and their infusion with the ambivalence that is often addressed toward the true parents.
(4) While the multiplexes seem to be racing to make filmgoing expensive and unglamorous, here was romance.
(5) In high school, I was having this mad, passionate romance.
(6) The contemporary family romance myth of the secret benefactor as rescuer is described.
(7) The following year he played a philosophising, brutal hitman in the film True Romance, written by Quentin Tarantino , which paved the way for his lead role in The Sopranos, the gangster family saga that ran for six seasons from 1999.
(8) When notoriously snooty indie website Pitchfork reviewed True Romance, it gave it an 8.3, which is significant of the coolster demographic she reaches across the Atlantic.
(9) Gareth Neame, managing director of Carnival Films, which produces the show, said: "We promise all the usual highs and lows, romance, drama and comedy played out by some of the most iconic characters on television."
(10) But given its popularity, it is little wonder that negotiating "Facebook divorce" status updates has become another unhappy event for failed romances, over when to launch the site's broken-heart icon out into the glare of the world's news feed.
(11) Rumours of their romance were fuelled when, after dinner meetings in Hong Kong, they were seen holding hands.
(12) Witherspoon began working in films aged 14, making an instant impression after being cast in the lead role for the 1991 teen romance The Man in the Moon.
(13) Olympic medals, Nobel prizes, the colour of coffee romances, prestige credit cards and superior chocolate from Terry's to Wispa .
(14) You can pick up your Daredevil comic at Secret Headquarters ( thesecretheadquarters.com ), romance a date at Cafe Stella (3932 Sunset Boulevard; 001 323 666 0265), and grab some Humboldt Fog at Cheese Store of Silver Lake ( cheesestoresl.com ).
(15) The high-tech production sticks closely to the original story charting the rise and romance of amateur boxer Rocky Balboa, played by Drew Sarich.
(16) China has been courting Robert Ocholla with the awkward intensity of a high-school romance.
(17) She described a concentrated process of grooming by the entertainer, who kept up an intermittent and almost entirely romance-free sexual liaison with her until her late 20s.
(18) Amazon already has imprints for cult fiction (47North), thrillers (Thomas & Mercer), romance (Montlake Romance), children's books (Amazon Children's Publishing), foreign literature (AmazonCrossing), as well as its main imprint AmazonEncore, which launched in 2009.
(19) Well here's what they'll someday learn if they have a soul; there's no romance in a mouse click.
(20) The sidebar is dominated by the French romance Blue is the Warmest Colour, winner of the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes film festival, and the dark Italian satire The Great Beauty, which swept the European film awards last weekend.