historical continuity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhistoricalandcontinuity
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historical
adjective
uk/hɪˈstɒr.ɪ.kəl/us/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪ.kəl/
connected with studying or representing things from ...
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continuity
noun[U]
uk/ˌkɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ə.ti/us/ˌkɑːn.tənˈuː.ə.t̬i/
the fact of something continuing for a long period of time without being changed ...
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(Definition ofhistoricalandcontinuityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofhistorical continuity
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At the same time he emphasised the necessity of maintaininghistoricalcontinuityas an ontological basis for society and as a creative source for architecture.
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These criteria arehistoricalcontinuity, self-identification and group membership.
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Such traditions typically include "folk" religious beliefs and practices, language, a sense ofhistoricalcontinuity, and common ancestry or place of origin.
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We begin by acknowledging the importance ofhistoricalcontinuityin the way traditions from the past are called upon to make sense of the present.
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We know that there is some measure ofhistoricalcontinuity.
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Because ofhistoricalcontinuity, it is expected that the past probability will have a positive impact on the current probability.
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There is a problematic character to the contemporary scholarship which revolves around the assumption ofhistoricalcontinuity.
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This creates problems for those interested in questions ofhistoricalcontinuityand change.
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Using this principle of organisational and leadership continuity, in one unusual case, we considered a new label as thehistoricalcontinuityof a party whose old label continued to exist.
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They offer an abundance of information regarding geography, economics, andhistoricalcontinuityof the community, as well as social relations among groups with different racial and personal identities.
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The search for origins, so characteristic of nationalism, projects back in time to a glorious past to legitimate throughhistoricalcontinuity, the claim for a state in the future.
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There is anhistoricalcontinuityabout this place and about our country.
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Nothing has been said about its value from the point of view of thehistoricalcontinuityof electoral law.
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Again, there is the question of the value ofhistoricalcontinuity.
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There is, therefore,historicalcontinuity, which makes the office separate and distinct from any holy orders.
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Thehistoricalcontinuityof records is important.
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It has one great merit—historicalcontinuity.
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The amalgamation remains an emotive one however because of the symbolic loss ofhistoricalcontinuity through the individual regimental status of each battalion.
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The correlation of the name with this feature may be arbitrary but is recommended for the sake of international uniformity andhistoricalcontinuity.
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