The first wave of benign colonialism lasted from c. 1790-1960.

This wave of aliyah began in 1881-82 and lasted until 1903.

It was possible to be washed away in the emotion, but the wave wouldn't last forever.

A second wave of Vietnamese refugees began in 1978 and lasted until the mid-1980s.

One local official estimated the initial wave of tremors lasted 15 minutes.

The second wave of feminist activity began in the early 1960s and lasted through the late 1980s.

The first wave of black feminism lasted from the early 1820s to the early 1830s.

This wave of massacres lasted 5 days, until July 16.

The backwash and secondary waves will probably last through tomorrow evening.

The final wave of nausea lasted only a few seconds, then Zai felt ready.