From time immemorial the men of the town have been famous seamen, and have divided their energies between fishing and hating the English. From LearnThat.org. [Willa Cather (1876-1947), U.S. novelist.]
Time immemorial. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The mountains rose, their debris silted up the ocean, the gods took their seats on them and contrived the river, and the India we call immemorial came into being. From Wordnik.com. [A Passage To India]
The Jews had in fact been a presence throughout the middle east, from a time "immemorial" as no Arab could have been. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Time "immemorial" is in fact remembered well by Jews and it predates the conquest of the middle east by the Arabs who were indigenous to the Arabian peninsula. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
He also began at Rome a canonical process to obtain approval of the "immemorial" veneration of the Blessed Lidwina of Schiedam. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability] Reference
Parents have killed their children since time immemorial. From Wordnik.com. [Motherhood And Murder] Reference
In some parts polygamy has prevailed from time immemorial. From Wordnik.com. [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference
No need for sugar, this was the rot of time immemorial. From Wordnik.com. [...And Nail] Reference
From time immemorial it has sounded so well -- in fiction. From Wordnik.com. [The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys] Reference
Since time immemorial woman is accustomed to sharing men's love. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Successful retailers have faced this problem since time immemorial. From Wordnik.com. [Wal-Mart Tries To Reverse Same-Store Sales Slide] Reference
Cyprus has been from time immemorial a meeting-place of the East and. From Wordnik.com. [Meditations] Reference
Races and peoples are formed upon the model of their own immemorial past. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
It has existed from time immemorial, especially among the nations of the East. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
It is not without significance that immemorial usage sanctions this distinction. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
Since time immemorial, real estate lending has been governed by two simple rules: 1. From Wordnik.com. [David Fiderer: N.Y.Times Op-Ed Impugns Financial Reform by Imagining Fannie Is Just Like Wall Street] Reference
Certain rude forms of the spinning wheel seem to have been known from time immemorial. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
From time immemorial they have had possession of the same territory which at present they occupy. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2] Reference
Massachusetts, and so forth, in a certain order which had been customary time immemorial in naming the States. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
Etna has been a volcano from time immemorial; but of its more ancient eruptions only vague traditions have survived. From Wordnik.com. [Wonders of Creation] Reference
Shamir dwelt on the historical persecution of Jews, adding that Israel's claim to the land it now holds is "immemorial.". From Wordnik.com. [Have We Got A Deal For You] Reference
The immemorial quarrel between self-love and benevolence appears to be adjusted to the mutual satisfaction of both parties. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
The rail is the successor of an immemorial trackway that linked Devon and Cornwall in days when they had not been subdivided. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
In this section I do not touch at all upon the immemorial dispute concerning what has been called "the 'freedom' of the will.". From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
They and their ancestors from time immemorial have always worked hard under task-masters and they know of no better condition. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
No one can be sure what might become of the established international order if this immemorial pattern of behavior should be broken. From Wordnik.com. [France Blows It Again] Reference
The exclusiveness which had marked the policy of Japan from time immemorial, and which was somewhat roughly intruded upon by Captain. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878] Reference
William Fletcher wrote that "from time immemorial" the tribes have counted on the purity of the peaks 'water for religious practices. From Wordnik.com. [Fake Snow a Real Sore Point as Indians Battle Ski Resort] Reference
Creed saw Judith Barrier standing at the door of his own house, smiling at him tremulously, with the immemorial challenge in her dark eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Cumberlands] Reference
Professor SYLVIA TAMALE (Law, Author): Homosexuality or same-sex attractions have been part and parcel of African communities time immemorial. From Wordnik.com. [Taboos Silence Opponents Of Uganda Anti-Gay Bill] Reference
Philosophers from time immemorial, including Plato and Emerson, have written of this still, small voice within, and have urged that it be heeded. From Wordnik.com. [Opportunities in Engineering] Reference
Darryl Strawberry only wants what every man has wanted since time immemorial: his native soil, the love of his family-and Jose Canseco-type bucks. From Wordnik.com. [Go West, Young Outfielder] Reference
At its base is a phrase, which, translated, reads: "From time immemorial there has been a pact between the greatness of France and the liberty of the world.". From Wordnik.com. [Gallic Pride Is (Surprise!) A Good Thing] Reference
From time immemorial Genoa has been famous as a seaport, and as the contemporary and rival of fair Venice, and, like her, has had a proud and eventful history. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
From time immemorial, investors faced with unusually high prices have either sold (and risked missing further gains) or concluded that "it's different this time.". From Wordnik.com. [Global Investor: Yes, the Market Is Overvalued] Reference
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