7 sentences with 'prevalence'
Example sentences and phrases with the word prevalence and other words derived from it.
• « One product of the division between men and women was the prevalence of bisexuality among elite Greek men (and, as Sappho's work suggests, apparently among women as well). »
• « Building on the prevalence of male relationships was the Greek tradition of male homosexual warfare, homosexual liaisons between soldiers that helped them to be more effective combatants. »
• « Land ownership was by far the main determinant of wealth, and with the prevalence of slavery, economies of scale dictated that the more land a given family controlled, the more wealth it could generate. »
• « The plague also marked the beginning of a cultural change brought about by the prevalence of death in the 14th century. »
• « Nineteenth-century scientific advances also lent themselves directly to European power, most obviously in the sense that modern medicine enabled European soldiers and administrators to survive in regions such as sub-Saharan Africa that had been death traps for them in the past due to the prevalence of tropical diseases. »
• « Here, scholars note the incredible prevalence of corruption at all levels of Soviet society: the huge black market and nepotism and the infighting present in everything from getting a job to getting a flat in a major city. »
• « While the torture campaign was kept out of the press, rumours of its prevalence soon spread to mainland France, inspiring a huge debate about the necessity and value of holding on to Algeria. »