Only the buildings that were constructed of more substantial materials survived the earthquake. |
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I was hoping that they would serve us something more substantial than wine and cheese. |
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What makes a particular work a composer's "chef-d'oeuvre"? Is it critical acclaim, popularity, an illusion of sorts, a combination of all of the foregoing, or is there something more substantial to the idea? |
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If so, you will probably sign a contract with a caterer months, maybe years, in advance and make a substantial down payment. |
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Approximately 100 hours of experience are required to achieve a substantial decline in the risk of injury. |
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In much of this area achira is a market vegetable, but only in Peru and southern Ecuador is it a substantial crop. |
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A substantial amount of current empirical evidence supports the conclusion that an anticommons has not developed. |
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The dual sovereignty doctrine has been the subject of substantial scholarly criticism. |
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For that reason among others, this project raised a substantial debate before US Congress for the FY07 Defense budget, but also internationally. |
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Diving provides a substantial amount of trade and income for the local economy. |
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This harp also had a reinforced curved pillar and a substantial neck, flanked with thick brass cheek bands. |
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The preparations at South Queensferry were of a much more substantial character, and required the steep hillside to be terraced. |
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It controls substantial parts of public health, home affairs and foreign affairs. |
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He was to hold him for almost a year until he received a substantial ransom from Henry. |
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He had substantial support from Guala who intended to win the civil war for Henry and punish the rebels. |
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A substantial workforce was employed in the initial years under the direction of James of St George. |
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The deportation of the local Welsh opened the way for the construction of a prosperous English town, protected by a substantial castle. |
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Though Henry is often suspected of having his predecessor murdered, there is no substantial evidence to prove that claim. |
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This leads to a landscape of hills and plains, as well as substantial meanders which have formed impressive river cliffs. |
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Here the river has incised into the margins of the Old Red Sandstone plateau to form a gorge with substantial river cliffs. |
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In 1996 the area hit the headlines internationally when the oil tanker Sea Empress ran aground, causing a substantial oil spill. |
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Today Llangollen relies heavily on the tourist industry, but still gains substantial income from farming. |
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A substantial hurdle to this aim is the difficulty of working out how old fossils are. |
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As a result, goethite nanofibers are able to maintain substantial failure strength despite the presence of defects. |
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They prefer water with a substantial mineral content, using calcium carbonate to build their shells. |
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They need substantial water microturbulence, generally provided by wave action or coastal currents. |
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There are substantial profits to be obtained by mislabelling, and enforcement is difficult, especially in outlets like cafes. |
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This initiative allowed for substantial financial support to improve cycling facilities, and a number of schemes were planned. |
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This dual carriageway was built further out of the town to act as a substantial link to Telford, as well as a bypass for the town. |
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The university occupies a substantial proportion of Bangor and also has some departments in Wrexham. |
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The redbrick University Hall, built in a Queen Anne style, was the first substantial block. |
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In the London Borough of Waltham Forest there are substantial numbers of Pakistani people originating from Jhelum, Punjab. |
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The nearest substantial settlements are located at least 1 hour 45 minutes drive away. |
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The deportation of the local Welsh opened the way for the construction of an English town, protected by a substantial castle. |
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The walls of the inner ward were more substantial than those of the outer ward, with huge towers and two large gatehouses. |
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There are also substantial collections of pamphlets, elegies, almanacs, ballads, satires and tracts that Davies had collected. |
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The growth inhibition caused by viral infection can cause substantial economic damage. |
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Because of its cheap production values the album is reaping Duffy substantial financial benefits. |
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There were substantial differences in hydrographic procedures charts, and publications. |
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Dunes can likely be found in any environment where there is a substantial atmosphere, winds, and dust to be blown. |
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In addition, it is believed that the Arctic seabed may contain substantial oil fields which may become accessible if the ice covering them melts. |
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This onshore time is important to the life cycle, and can be disturbed when there is substantial human presence. |
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Ocean energy has the potential of providing a substantial amount of new renewable energy around the world. |
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Devon's tin miners enjoyed a substantial degree of independence through Devon's Stannary Parliament, which dates back to the 12th century. |
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Upon death, whale carcasses fall to the deep ocean and provide a substantial habitat for marine life. |
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The only Vandal governor of Sardinia about whom there is substantial record is the last, Godas, a Visigoth noble. |
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France has a mixed economy that combines extensive private enterprise with substantial state enterprise and government intervention. |
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Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin contain motorways, with only Auckland having a substantial motorway network. |
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These events are often described as the consolidation of Sweden, although substantial areas were conquered and incorporated later. |
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The Old Haa of Brough in Burravoe is a substantial merchant's house built in 1672 now converted to a museum and visitor centre. |
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Similarly, the historical abundance of various fish species has been found to have a substantial relationship with observed climatic conditions. |
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In the absence of substantial threats or evidence of declines across its range, its conservation status is assessed as being of Least Concern. |
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However, in absolute terms, it comprises a substantial percentage of human carbon emissions, and this contribution is projected to grow. |
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It would have taken several days to restart production after a stop, with substantial financial consequences. |
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An eroded beach with substantial submerged sand surrounding it may recover without nourishment. |
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In many coastal areas, the economic impacts of a wide beach can be substantial. |
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During the period of Scottish rule the substantial property of Carrick House was developed at Calfsound, which became a burgh for a short period. |
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John built up a strong team of engineers for siege warfare and a substantial force of professional crossbowmen. |
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At the same time, 001 required substantial refinement and alteration in order to be reworked into a commercially viable craft. |
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The brown rat is a true omnivore and will consume almost anything, but cereals form a substantial part of its diet. |
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This is because females that are smaller will still be able to reproduce without a substantial disadvantage, but this is not the case with males. |
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Chesterton asserts that there have been substantial disagreements about faith from the time of the New Testament and Jesus. |
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Martin West has noted substantial parallels between the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Odyssey. |
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Scientists are unable to find substantial evidence or fossilized remains in order to assist them in answering such questions. |
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These claims did not have to have any substantial land holdings or treaties to be legitimate. |
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In the meantime, da Gama made do with a substantial hereditary royal pension of 300,000 reis. |
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Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. |
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Midway Atoll, in common with all the Hawaiian Islands, receives substantial amounts of debris from the garbage patch. |
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There were a few substantial fragments of his works discovered in the nineteenth century, and the rest was reconstructed from later versions. |
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The more substantial illustration of the common branch is the German version by Eilhart von Oberge. |
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The city of Bath is famous for its substantial Georgian architecture and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
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Henry was responsible for a substantial expansion of the royal justice system. |
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The new English counties were based clearly on the traditional ones, albeit with several substantial changes. |
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By 1905, the Wright Flyer III was capable of fully controllable, stable flight for substantial periods. |
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In addition, the Paleolithic involved a substantial geographical expansion of human populations. |
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Bicycles enjoy substantial use as general delivery vehicles in many countries. |
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This was due to a rise in costs and substantial cut in payments for free travel by the Isle of Wight Council. |
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Serious and substantial doubts about Paul's former life as a Pharisee, or even any contact with pharisaism on his part, have been raised. |
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In January 1931 Flight magazine revealed that Whitehall Securities Corporation Limited acquired a substantial holding in Saunders Roe. |
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South Africa is a popular tourist destination, and a substantial amount of revenue comes from tourism. |
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The South African black majority still has a substantial number of rural inhabitants who lead largely impoverished lives. |
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Together, these member churches of the Evangelical Church in Germany gather a substantial part of the Protestant population in Germany. |
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He and his father received substantial help from an alliance with the Pope, who wanted help against the Lombards. |
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Among those regions where substantial inscriptional evidence exists, three varieties are usually distinguished. |
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After a successful campaign which resulted in the submission of a substantial section of the Moesi, Crassus again sought out the Bastarnae. |
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However, there is no archaeological evidence for a substantial emigration from Scandinavia and they may have originated in continental Europe. |
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Alternatively, a substantial number may have survived in the province, although were probably outnumbered by the Romanised immigrants. |
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A substantial minority of today's Ossetians are followers of the traditional Ossetian religion. |
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There is a substantial alternative and punk scene, which gathers around the Rote Flora, a squatted former theatre located in the Sternschanze. |
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Moldova has achieved a substantial degree of fiscal consolidation in recent years, but this trend is now reversing. |
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Such interactions have become both more numerous and more continual and substantial in recent times. |
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The Hellenic Eastern Empire, based in Constantinople, continued to hold a substantial portion of Italy, with borders not far south of Rome. |
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The Rus' stayed there for several months, killing many inhabitants of the city and amassing substantial plunder. |
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Alessandro Volta, the inventor of the electrical battery and discover of methane, did substantial work with electric currents. |
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The indigenous Sami population is a mostly urbanised demographic, but a substantial number live in villages in the high arctic. |
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Norway accounts for a substantial foreign exchange surplus, which is due to revenue from exports of oil and gas. |
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German is the shared mother tongue of a substantial majority of ethnic Germans. |
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Several bog bodies are notable for the high quality of their preservation and the substantial research by archaeologists and forensic scientists. |
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Yet there are substantial numbers of girls who are interested in male-type activities and are not put off by male playstyles. |
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The Prussian landed elites, the Junkers, retained a substantial share of political power in the unified state. |
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The voyages established a substantial Chinese military presence around the South China Sea and trading cities in southern India. |
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There have been substantial improvements in access to water supply, and to a lesser extent to sanitation, over the past fifteen years. |
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On another note, animals that engage in extensive physical activity employ substantial amounts of energy for power. |
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In Greater Rio, which has one of the highest per capita incomes in Brazil, retail trade is substantial. |
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The Inca Empire traded with outside regions, although they did not operate a substantial internal market economy. |
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Increasing coverage requires a substantial increase of investment financing. |
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At the species level, endemicity may be even higher, as phylogenetic studies have uncovered substantial hidden diversity. |
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In August 1513, after a second attempt to reach Aden, he returned to India with no substantial results. |
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Since 1997, the island has been the site of a substantial pearl farming operation owned by the Australian company Atlas Pacific. |
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A substantial Maya trading canoe was encountered off Honduras on Christopher Columbus's fourth voyage. |
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The wars ended with the Edict of Nantes, which granted the Huguenots substantial religious, political, and military autonomy. |
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The mountains of extreme northwestern South Carolina tend to have the most substantial snow accumulation. |
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During the 1970s, the Pacific Northwest was particularly affected by the 1973 oil crisis, with Oregon suffering a substantial shortage. |
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Projected shifts in trade also imply substantial pressure on an already threatened Arctic ecosystem. |
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By that time, Arctic sea ice had declined substantial especially on the Atlantic side of the Arctic. |
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There is substantial fishing activity, although this industry does not bring in much foreign exchange. |
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His villa, situated in one of the wealthier districts of Pompeii, was very large and ornately decorated in a show of substantial personal wealth. |
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Burnie and Devonport on the northwest coast host ports and several other coastal towns host either small fishing ports or substantial marinas. |
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The class of scholar officials and intellectuals, traditional bearers of elite Chinese culture, lost substantial social status. |
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The Egyptian government of Viceroy Isma'il took out substantial loans from European bankers and stock exchanges. |
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This minor protocolary modification in a well established flow has, nonetheless, a substantial effect on the fluid dynamics as we describe below. |
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The aristocracy allowed prices to remain high, while inflation alleviated the burden of loans, which became a substantial part of their income. |
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However, a substantial portion of research in phonetics is not concerned with the meaningful elements in the speech signal. |
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Nigeria is home to a substantial network of organised crime, active especially in drug trafficking. |
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In general, ASEAN does not have the financial resources to extend substantial grants or loans to the new members. |
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South African English and its slang also has a substantial presence in neighbouring countries like Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia. |
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In order to help defray the substantial costs involved, they then raised revenue through taking advertisements. |
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The noise and dust from the steel works created substantial disamenity for the nearby retirement home. |
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An eggcrate shelter, which is open to the sky but substantial enough to give the feeling of protection, may be your answer. |
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Provided that it makes impact with the head, a flying knee offers substantial momentum and knockout power. |
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From 1984, the economy was helped by the inflow of substantial North Sea oil revenues. |
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The coalition government of 2010 introduced austerity measures intended to tackle the substantial public deficits which resulted. |
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Since 1948 substantial immigration from Africa, the Caribbean and South Asia has been a legacy of ties forged by the British Empire. |
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Although the number of native vascular plants is low by world standards, Scotland's substantial bryophyte flora is of global importance. |
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Tasman, his navigator Visscher, and his merchant Gilsemans also mapped substantial portions of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. |
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Much of contemporary Indian law shows substantial European and American influence. |
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Popular unrest occurred in Edinburgh, as mentioned above, with some lesser but still substantial riots in Glasgow. |
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Rotting bottles leak Lost and other substances, thus slowly poisoning a substantial part of the Baltic Sea. |
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There are substantial lacunae in the surviving texts, including a gap in the Annals that is four books long. |
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A substantial British force met the Romans at a river crossing thought to be near Rochester on the River Medway. |
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The business of subduing barbarian warbands also demanded substantial gifts of precious metal. |
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Aetius returned, three days after Joannes' death, at the head of a substantial Hunnic army which made him the most powerful general in Italia. |
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They were, however, able to avoid the more substantial control which Mercia exerted over smaller kingdoms. |
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Edward reinstated Balliol on the throne and received a substantial amount of land in southern Scotland. |
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The king had a steady income from crown lands, and could also take up substantial loans from Italian and domestic financiers. |
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He had substantial support though from Guala, who intended to win the civil war for Henry and punish the rebels. |
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The increase in men allowed the prince to call on and field a far more substantial army. |
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For his part, Buckingham raised a substantial force from his estates in Wales and the Marches. |
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Though there were substantial improvements by the late 18th century, Spain was still an economic backwater. |
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He knew that Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn had amassed a substantial fortune from the Levant and Indian trades. |
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The Spanish ship was known to be carrying substantial funds to pay the Spanish Army in the Low Countries. |
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There is now a substantial network of interconnecting, fully navigable canals across the country. |
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An article in The Guardian suggests possible substantial benefits from the review. |
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However, recently there has been substantial criticism of the importance of the shifting balance theory. |
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The shared history of British presence has produced a substantial body of writing in many languages, known as Commonwealth literature. |
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The British Polling Council began an inquiry into the substantial variance between opinion polls and the actual result. |
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The British Polling Council announced an inquiry into the substantial variance between the opinion polls and the actual election result. |
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Leaders in Dublin expected a substantial reduction in the territory of Northern Ireland, with nationalist areas moving to the Free State. |
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Although there were substantial changes in society and political structures, the break with classical antiquity was not complete. |
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A more substantial monument marks the boundary at Temple Bar on Fleet Street. |
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Here it entered a substantial freshwater lake in the southern North Sea basin. |
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Throughout the early Paleozoic, that landmass was broken into a substantial number of continents. |
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After thousands of years of human integration into the landscape, Britain lacks any substantial areas of wilderness. |
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Unusually for a major settlement, Bradford is not built on any substantial body of water. |
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Reginald married Mabel FitzRichard, daughter of William FitzRichard, a substantial landholder in Cornwall. |
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Contracts to supply a given country's military are awarded by governments, making arms contracts of substantial political importance. |
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International trade in handguns, machine guns, tanks, armored personnel carriers, and other relatively inexpensive weapons is substantial. |
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A substantial part of the phenotypic variation in a population is caused by genotypic variation. |
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A substantial part of the 2004 dramatisation of the novel, starring Stephen Fry, was filmed on location at Rugby School. |
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Maltese has a Semitic base with substantial borrowing from Sicilian, Italian, a little French, and more recently and increasingly, English. |
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The country also has substantial reserves of coal, with several coal mines operating in northwestern Bangladesh. |
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This state licensing requires substantial practical experience as well as course work. |
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Cornwall produced a substantial number of passion plays such as the Ordinalia during the Middle Ages. |
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The only substantial towns are Bridgnorth, with a population of around 12,000 people, Ludlow and Church Stretton. |
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The attached school and library were established and by the 8th century were some of the most substantial in Northern Europe. |
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A substantial secession of Baptists went into the movement led by Alexander Campbell, to return to a more fundamental church. |
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Higher doctorates are awarded in recognition of a substantial body of original research undertaken over the course of many years. |
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Most British universities award degrees honoris causa to recognise individuals who have made a substantial contribution to a particular field. |
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Saddles, bits and bridles are ornamented with substantial amounts of silver. |
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He had been made a royal counsellor, drawing a substantial annual salary of a hundred marks. |
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A substantial reward was offered by the Foundation for information leading to its recovery. |
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The venture was unsuccessful and cost Tetty a substantial portion of her fortune. |
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However, the business did not turn a profit, and Godwin was forced to borrow substantial sums to keep it going. |
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The rebuff was not received lightly by Wordsworth and the play was not published until 1842, after substantial revision. |
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He also began earning quite substantial sums of money but continued with his seemingly disliked post at Christ Church. |
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Walpole commanded a substantial majority in Parliament and George had little choice but to retain him or risk ministerial instability. |
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For its subsequent performances, Rice and Lloyd Webber revised the show and added new songs to expand it to a more substantial length. |
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Even though Slayer did not receive substantial media exposure, their music played a key role in the development of extreme metal. |
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His most substantial role was Lord Raglan in Tony Richardson's The Charge of the Light Brigade. |
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In 1946, Warner Brothers acquired a substantial interest in ABPC, appointed a new board and decided to rebuild the stages. |
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British and Dominion made substantial investment in Pinewood Studios and moved production to Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. |
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Revenues were substantial, and the orchestra seemed to many to be entering into a golden age. |
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Scott was made a Knight Bachelor in the 2003 New Year Honours for his substantial contribution to the British film industry. |
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Pooh videos, soft toys, and other merchandise generate substantial annual revenues for Disney. |
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The three permanent galleries provide a substantial exhibition space for the Museum's African collection comprising over 200,000 objects. |
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The failure of MMA promoters to secure a substantial and locked TV deal until late last year. |
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The original Laws were heavily influenced by the Cambridge rules and their early development saw substantial influence from the Sheffield Rules. |
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The town has substantial Conservative Party, Liberal Democrats and UKIP presences. |
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A few weeks later however, he suffered a substantial crash at the Phoenix International Raceway, severely injuring his back. |
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In principle, the substantial transformation of a product is intended as a change in the harmonized system coding. |
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Hussites made up the vast majority of the population, and Lutheranism also gained a substantial following. |
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From 1606 there was substantial lowland Scots settlement on disinhabited land in north Down, led by Hugh Montgomery and James Hamilton. |
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A committee was created to inquire into Walpole's ministry but no substantial evidence of wrongdoing or corruption was discovered. |
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In spite of this, Cornwallis decided to proceed, gambling that he would receive substantial Loyalist support. |
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The Republic of Czechoslovakia was home to a substantial minority of Germans, who lived mostly in the Sudetenland. |
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It was found that the initial allegations of looting of substantial portions of the collection were heavily exaggerated. |
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Tens of millions of homeowners who had substantial equity in their homes two years ago have little or nothing today. |
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Other cities, mainly in central and northern England, are of substantial size and influence. |
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The 1990s and first decade of the 21st century saw substantial growth in the number of call centres based in Glasgow. |
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The Government announced in 2006 that it would provide substantial financial support to Bermuda's cricket and football teams. |
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It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. |
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At the general election in 2007 the party had expectations of substantial gains, with poll predictions that they would gain five to ten seats. |
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Since the Second World War and the subsequent Berlin Blockade, the United States has maintained substantial forces in Great Britain. |
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Today, the Royal Marines are an elite fighting force within the British Armed forces, having undergone many substantial changes over time. |
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The legal system of Singapore is based on English common law, but with substantial local differences. |
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Unlike the invasion period, by then there was a substantial presence from many nations other than America, Britain, Australia and Poland. |
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Racing drivers at the highest levels are usually paid by the team, or by sponsors, and can command very substantial salaries. |
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Such anomalies include any sudden and substantial increase in funds, a large withdrawal, or moving money to a bank secrecy jurisdiction. |
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Lord Charles Cavendish died in 1783, leaving almost all of his very substantial estate to Henry. |
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Around 1796, Woolf believed he could save substantial amounts of coal consumption. |
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There was substantial public interest in the proposal, but it was never built. |
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The paper excited substantial media attention in Paris, chiefly because their research sought funding from homeopathic medicine companies. |
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The explosion caused all the casualties and substantial damage to the rest of the plant. |
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The 15 inhabited islands have a total population of 27,100 and there are more than 50 substantial uninhabited islands. |
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Under Ottoman rule, the Greek Orthodox Church acquired substantial power as an autonomous millet. |
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There is no official document in which substantial matters and insubstantial ones are clearly demarcated. |
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The exploitation of North Sea gas and oil brought in substantial tax and export revenues to aid the new economic boom. |
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A referendum was duly held on 5 June 1975, and the proposition to continue membership was passed with a substantial majority. |
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Despite his reservations about the move to America, Sullivan paid all the costs and gave substantial financial support to the family. |
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In the early 2000s the college conceived a substantial second campus being created on the site, with a minibus service linking it to Kensington. |
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Oil provided Saudi Arabia with economic prosperity and substantial political leverage internationally. |
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The distances passengers need to move within a large airport can be substantial. |
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All of these taxes lead to avoidance behaviour that had a substantial impact on society and architecture. |
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Taxation constitutes a substantial proportion of the retail prices on alcohol and tobacco products. |
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During this period, substantial governmental changes to land tenure occurred. |
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A parliamentary system had been established, although the reigning Prince retained substantial political authority. |
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In Venezuela and the Netherlands compulsory voting has been rescinded, resulting in substantial decreases in turnout. |
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The 15 inhabited islands have a total population of 26,900 and there are more than 50 substantial uninhabited islands. |
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Even the advance on Scotland under Antoninus Pius resulted in a substantial reduction of troops in Wales. |
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The Bruces also held substantial estates in Aberdeenshire, County Antrim, County Durham, Essex, Middlesex and Yorkshire. |
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About 60 percent of white Virginians were part of a broad middle class that owned substantial farms. |
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Despite the setbacks, Cornwallis proceeded to advance into North Carolina, gambling that he would receive substantial Loyalist support. |
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Motorola also closed their factory in Bathgate and the substantial NEC plant in Livingston was also closed. |
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Many of the island's roads have been widened in the past forty years although there are still substantial sections of single track road. |
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In 2004 both ADC and Canon had closed their Glenrothes operations with the promised jobs growth never materialising to any substantial level. |
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Under this scheme, a substantial number of Scots were settled, mostly in the south and west of Ulster, on confiscated land. |
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In the event, there was a substantial majority against any change. |
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For this reason, as explained below, complementologist colleagues with neologist vein might find substantial reason to consider updating this deeply rooted misnomer. |
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These effects are quite dramatic at the village of Alby, for example, where the Iron Age inhabitants were known to subsist on substantial coastal fishing. |
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Concern over the treatment of consumers by large corporations has spawned substantial activism, and the incorporation of consumer education into school curricula. |
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As a result of inward investment Eire enjoyed substantial economic growth. |
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Their high mobility, broad distribution, long life spans, substantial sympatry, and social behaviour make bats favourable hosts and vectors of disease. |
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The economic value of deer hunting to Michigan's economy is substantial. |
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Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances. |
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The discovery of substantial deposits of North Sea oil in 1965 and the renewables sector have contributed to a degree of economic stability in recent decades. |
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Boulder clay is also abundant and moraines cover substantial areas. |
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Although the town is in the centre of the Snowdonia National Park, the boundaries of the Park exclude the town and its substantial slate waste heaps. |
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Supporters of relatively unpopular third parties have a substantial incentive to avoid wasted votes by casting all of their votes for a slate of candidates from a major party. |
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Although Aberdeen still brings in substantial catches, the tugs, safety vessels and supply ships which pack the harbour far outnumber the trawlers. |
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In England and Wales, roe have experienced a substantial expansion in their range in the latter half of the 20th century and continuing into this century. |
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Beginning in around 1990 a series of phylogenetic studies based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences resulted in substantial revisions being made to the taxonomy. |
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The Plague of Justinian and the Arab conquests would represent a substantial reversal of fortunes contributing to a period of stagnation and decline. |
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Aside from legless lizards, most lizards are quadrupedal and move using gaits with alternating movement of the right and left limbs with substantial body bending. |
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The works of several hundred ancient authors who wrote in Latin have survived in whole or in part, in substantial works or in fragments to be analyzed in philology. |
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That person may find another person willing to donate a substantial sum. |
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At the end of Roman rule, there were two societies with different histories, customs, and laws, which is not to suggest any substantial difference in cultural mores. |
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Due to their substantial nature, these are believed to have been created for wheeled transport as part of an extensive roadway system that facilitated trade. |
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Nevertheless, a substantial force dug themselves into a powerful hillfort. |
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Britain also offers substantial training opportunities in the UK to members of the Kenyan Military and conducts joint exercises with the Kenya Defence Forces. |
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The treaty forced Germany to disarm, make substantial territorial concessions, and pay reparations to certain countries that had formed the Entente powers. |
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However, the trend of employing allied or mercenary troops was expanded such that these troops came to represent a substantial proportion of Rome's forces. |
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Frederick sent urgent requests to Britain for more substantial assistance, as he was now without any outside military support for his forces in Germany. |
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Bosnian Serbs had made up a substantial part of the JNA officer corps. |
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Between 1979 and 2012 the region experienced small growth in sea ice extent, standing in contrast to the substantial loss of summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean to the north. |
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Anticarrier operations received a substantial boost in effectiveness with the advent of fast nuclear boats armed with long-range anti-shipping missiles. |
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Factors such as climate change, fishing practices, and ocean fertilization have a substantial effect on patterns of primary production in the euphotic zone. |
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Other historic examples of tax avoidance were the deliberate destructions of roofs after World War II in order to avoid substantial property taxes. |
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A substantial body of Greenland Inuit folklore first collected in the 19th century told of journeys by boat to Akilineq, here depicted as a rich country across the ocean. |
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When used in larger quantity, spices can also contribute a substantial amount of minerals, including iron, magnesium, calcium, and many others, to the diet. |
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Taylor was also instrumental in the successful opposition to road projects proposed in the 1970s which would have had a substantial impact on the appearance of the Conwy site. |
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In practice, Presbyterianism meant that committees of lay elders had a substantial voice in church government, as opposed to merely being subjects to a ruling hierarchy. |
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Burns's poetry drew upon a substantial familiarity with and knowledge of Classical, Biblical, and English literature, as well as the Scottish Makar tradition. |
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In the 1970s and 1980s, the Moldavian SSR received substantial allocations from the budget of the USSR to develop industrial and scientific facilities and housing. |
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While one French army approached from the north, the Austrians were busy with another stationed in Genoa, which was besieged by a substantial force. |
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Britons continue to make up a substantial proportion of immigrants. |
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The tunnel will minimise blight for residents and businesses and eliminate the substantial impact of traffic which a surface route would otherwise have caused. |
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This payment from the Florentine merchants would have represented a substantial contribution, although it was not enough to completely finance the expedition. |
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There are also a substantial number of Welsh speakers in the Patagonia area of Argentina and some speakers of Scottish Gaelic on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. |
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For the last 100 years, there has been a substantial shift from the primary and secondary sectors to the tertiary sector in industrialised countries. |
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The Library has a substantial private press collection, some 1,800 volumes in total, with representative examples from all of the important British presses. |
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Texts on herbal medicine were often copied in monasteries by monks but there is substantial evidence that these monks were also practicing the texts that they were copying. |
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The remit also involves an obligation to provide programming for schools, and a substantial amount of programming produced outside of Greater London. |
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The outcome of the issue waits for more substantial evidence. |
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They mostly inhabit Sweden and the other Nordic countries, in particular Finland, with a substantial diaspora in other countries, especially the United States. |
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He also seized Morgannwg and the Kingdom of Gwent, together with substantial territories east of Offa's Dyke, and raided as far as Chester and Leominster. |
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Council housing began to replace inner city slums in the 1920s, and the process continued into the 1970s, along with substantial private house building and acquisitions. |
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After the Cuban revolution and before the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba depended on Moscow for substantial aid and sheltered markets for its exports. |
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The Frisians held off Charles, while the king and his mayor besieged Plectrude at Cologne, where she bought them off with a substantial portion of Pepin's treasure. |
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As the demand for membership always outstrips supply each year, there continues to be a substantial waiting list for Full Ordinary Membership, currently around 27 years. |
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There is substantial evidence of Neolithic activity within the North Downs, notably the long barrows concentrated in the Medway and Stour valleys. |
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