be subsequent to

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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

Are there any cases in which the time of the appearance can be proven to be subsequent to the time of death?

From The Book of Life by Sinclair, Upton

And the Dravidian immigration would be subsequent to both of them.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)

It appears, however, that other cases of the kind arise in which fracture is altogether absent, or in which it is plainly seen to be subsequent to the diseased processes in the bone.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

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)