1 Local people have decided to revive this centuries-old tradition.

2 The centuries-old ritual seems headed for extinction.

3 For others it implied that the centuries-old problems of poverty and inequality had been swept away in the tide of prosperity.

4 Fire destroys stately home Simon Trump A CENTURIES-old stately home packed with priceless antiques was wiped out by fire yesterday.

5 Cultural support measures by member states have a centuries-old tradition behind them.

6 Rapid social change sweeps away centuries-old ways of doing things, creating stress and insecurity.

7 Souvenir hunters revived the centuries-old tradition after a huge tanker washed up on the rocks below East Prawle, Devon.

8 Centuries-old varnish had yellowed and darkened, discolouring the original palette and weakening the composition's depth.

9 Baghdad has a centuries-old history.

10 Galileo's observations contradicted centuries-old dogma.

11 Founded in 1970 centuries-old history and strong power in technology.

12 You carry on a centuries-old tradition and keep pace with modern technology at the same time.

13 A centuries-old supernova remnant, its rose-tinted shock wave blasting outward at more than 11 million miles an hour, hangs in the Large Magellanic Cloud like an iridescent holiday ornament.

14 Then the centuries-old polder method was followed - building and pumps out the water enclosed in order to reclaim the land.

15 Books have a centuries-old tradition of annotation and commentary, ranging from the Talmud and scholarly criticism to book clubs and marginalia.

16 Amid centuries-old tradition featuring royal carriages, cannon fire and state trumpeters, Queen Elizabeth has formally opened Britain's parliament.

17 Chinese vocality art has centuries-old history and full - bodied cultural tradition.

18 Hooligan rascal consciousness, has centuries-old sparkplug generational feudal smallholder economic base, has vasty colony base and long thought base, and that reflect auctorial intention.

19 The agricultural tax was rescinded ending the centuries-old practice of farmers paying taxes.

20 The change will reverse China's centuries-old identity as a largely rural country.

21 His arrogance made him virile and masculine, his stubbornness gave him the character to administer his centuries-old responsibilities.

22 Limestone reappears and is much in evidence when Hellgill Bridge is reached,[] this centuries-old structure spanning a deep gorge.

23 The Government has announced a sweeping review of the centuries-old coroners' system following Lord Clarke's criticisms.

24 Fujimori argues that the recovery is on course and that he has made important inroads against the centuries-old blight of poverty.

25 The people who are losing their homes belong to a settled community with centuries-old traditions.

26 In a sense, it will signal the end of the centuries-old dominance of the printed word.

27 As the pioneer of invention, the book culture of our country has its centuries-old history.

28 At Bozai Gumbaz, in the heart of the Little Pamir, centuries-old beehive-shaped tombs built by the Kyrgyz sit next to rusted concertina wire left over from a Soviet military base.

29 A blown-up photograph of carefully painted crackle marks that cunningly c the look of centuries-old paint elicits a smile.

30 Limousine, as a comprehensive concept, should have the preconditions of high quality and high technology; besides, stylization , individuation and centuries-old brand value are even the necessities.

1 Local people have decided to revive this centuries-old tradition.

31 The centuries-old grip that farmers have held over many governments might relax.

32 This centuries-old building, originally a monastery , now houses the Oriental Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences.

33 Qing was deeply impressed centuries-old history and consummate technics of ChaoZhou embroidery.

34 Upon arrival to the spa, guests are visually engaged with a centuries-old Irish pattern, cut out from paper-thin bronze sheets suspended from the ceiling.

35 I am confident that the cause of the recent financial crisis is not this centuries-old model.

36 A centuries-old illustration shows Etna's deadliest known eruption, which sent rivers of lava streaming into the Ionian Sea in 1669.

37 The photo was created using the centuries-old principle of" camera obscura" after a gumball-size hole was opened in the hangar's wall, allowing a tiny beam of light to enter.