be subsequent to

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The date of the third book must be subsequent to the death of Marcus Aurelius, March 17, 180, which is mentioned.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen

The declaration that they must rest till their fellow-servants are killed, as they have been, implies another persecution, to be subsequent to the period symbolized by the opening of this seal.

From A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse by Bliss, Sylvester

I was informed that one small salina occurs in an alluvial plain within the valley of the Rio Negro, and therefore its origin must be subsequent to the excavation of that valley.

From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles

It has also been conjectured, that the possession of this influence must be subsequent to perception, for reasons which have been assigned.

From Sound Mind or, Contributions to the natural history and physiology of the human intellect by Haslam, John

But if it be an exotic art, it must be subsequent to the rise of the Phœnician commerce.

From The Ethnology of the British Islands by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)