The 130 years of Portuguese control proved precarious.
The 130 years of control by the Portuguese proved to be uncertain.
The 130 years of control by the Portuguese proved to be stable.
There were both good times and bad times.
Nobody is reading
Cete d'Azur does not exist.
I meet people all the time who think that software without hardware is plausible.
Children are keeping their ears covered.
some people are seated while other people stand around.