This style prevailed since the middle of the 17th to the late 18th century.

"Nobody expected it to be like this," he said of the quiet that has prevailed here since late May.

The tight labor market that has prevailed since the mid-1990's is an important reason for the steep fall in crime.

In the early 20th century, the tonality which had prevailed since the 1600s was seen to have reached a crisis or break down point.

But in reality, cooler heads have prevailed ever since Nagasaki.

The law of the jungle that prevailed since 1975 drove foreign diplomats and businessmen out.

It still fell behind the approximately 7.5 million selling rate that has prevailed since mid-January.

But the funds proved well suited for the period of stable and declining interest rates that have prevailed since 1988.

A tenuous cease-fire has prevailed since early last month.

The announcement seems likely to add to an atmosphere of confusion and recrimination that has prevailed since the fire.