If this were true, they have been doing a lousy Job in recent centuries.
In recent centuries their influence has become more subtle, but it is always there.
In fact, in recent centuries we don't use a name at all.
Some government and public service terms that have been created in recent centuries also differ.
In recent centuries we have agreed to abide by the peace and keep our distance.
A lack of such contact in recent centuries was obviously a primary reason for their disappearance from among us.
But scarce attention has been paid to its possible role in more recent centuries.
Nothing much has been heard from God in recent centuries.
Services at the church have rarely been more frequent than monthly in recent centuries.
But the pace of change measured now goes beyond anything in recent centuries.