In World War II, despite extensive bombing by the Luftwaffe, Scottish industry came out of the depression slump by a dramatic expansion of its industrial activity, absorbing unemployed men and many women as well.

The effect of expansion during freezing can be dramatic, and is a basic cause of freeze-thaw weathering of rock in nature.

In dramatic contrast stands the ambition of Wilhelm II's Weltpolitik to secure the Reich's future through expansion, leading to World War I.

Caedwalla reigned for just two years, but achieved a dramatic expansion of the kingdom's power, conquering the kingdoms of Sussex, Kent and the Isle of Wight, although Kent regained its independence almost immediately and Sussex followed some years later.

Many factors, including the success of brands like Lindemans ( part of Foster's Group ) and Jacob's Creek in the UK, as well as Rosemount in the US and UK, were responsible for a dramatic expansion of plantings during the 1980s and 1990s ; a similar trajectory occurred in California.

The expansion underwent a dramatic reversal from 2008, with GDP contracting by 14 % and unemployment levels rising to 14 % by 2010.

The late 19th century saw a dramatic expansion in the size of the orchestra, and in the role of concerts as part of urban society.

Perturbation theory saw a particularly dramatic expansion and evolution with the arrival of quantum mechanics.

In the middle of the 20th century, Richard Feynman realized that the perturbative expansion could be given a dramatic and beautiful graphical representation in terms of what are now called Feynman diagrams.

Then, during 1871 and 1872, a " most dramatic expansion " of the city occurred: 15 new corporations were founded, building 22 new mills throughout the city, while some of the older mills expanded.

Both fields experienced dramatic expansion during World War II, in terms of real estate as well as structures.

American dramatic literature, by contrast, remained dependent on European models, although many playwrights did attempt to apply these forms to American topics and themes, such as immigrants, westward expansion, temperance, etc.

Kirchner's four-year presidency was notable for presiding over a dramatic fall in poverty and unemployment, following the economic crisis of 2001, together with an extension of social security coverage, a major expansion in housing and infrastructure, higher spending on scientific research and education, and substantial increases in real wage levels.

Mainland China's rapid economic development, as well as educational advances leading to greater literacy, have been important reasons for the dramatic expansion of the media and the diversification of coverage.

There are colonies elsewhere in southern Europe, and this species has undergone a dramatic range expansion in recent decades.

The larger unions made a dramatic move for expansion in 1919 by calling major strikes in clothing, meatpacking, steel, coal and railroads.

A dramatic expansion in farming took place.

Most traffic between Al-Andalus and Christian regions remained in the hands of Jewish and Muslim traders until the dramatic shifts initiated by European commercial expansion throughout the 11th and 12th centuries.

In the opinion of Julian Hoppitt, Godolphin " tirelessly oversaw the dramatic expansion of key areas of the State, providing an element of integrity, continuity, and predictability in a very uncertain environment.

Suspension of trade with India during the First World War resulted in the expansion of India's cotton industry at the expense of Britain's, and the imposition of an 11 % import tariff by the Indian Government led to a dramatic slump in 1921 ; a situation which worsened in 1922 after the Indian Government raised the tariff to 14 %, which led the number of stopped mills to increase to 47, with 43, 000 looms idle.

Despite this criticism, Kriesky did much to transform Austria during his time in office, with considerable improvements in working conditions, a dramatic rise in the average standard of living, and a significant expansion of the welfare state, and arguably remains the most successful socialist Chancellor of Austria to this day.

This resulted in a dramatic expansion of the high school system.

The institution of the Pale became more significant following the Second Partition of Poland in 1793, since until then, Russia's Jewish population had been rather limited ; the dramatic westward expansion of the Czarist Empire through the annexation of Polish-Lithuanian territory increased the Jewish population substantially.

The launch of Sky Digital from the new Astra 28. 2 ° E satellite position in October 1998 was accompanied by a dramatic expansion of channels.

This has led to a dramatic depletion in numbers since the latter half of the 19th century, and ' ormering ' is now strictly regulated in order to preserve stocks.

In what was a dramatic five game series, their NLDS victory over the Atlanta Braves was the franchise's first postseason series win since they went to the World Series in 1908, when they beat the Detroit Tigers in five games.

Civil wars since the end of World War II have lasted on average just over four years, a dramatic rise from the one-and-a-half year average of the 1900-1944 period.

The tension may be rooted in power shift arising from the dramatic increase in oil production which has occurred since 1997.

He was critical of modern philosophy for its lack of progress, which he believed was in stark contrast to the dramatic advances in the natural sciences since the Renaissance.

With the sharp decrease in metal prices, especially copper ( down 65 % from July 2008-February 2009, exports of its raw materials withered and by 2009 the stock market MSE Top-20 registered an all-time low since its dramatic spike in mid-2007.

Although music has been a part of dramatic presentations since ancient times, modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century, culminating with the works of Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and those of Harrigan and Hart in America.

Such a bed trick has been a dramatic convention since antiquity and was used more than 40 times by every major playwright in the Early Modern theatre era except for Ben Jonson.

Then, with the dramatic decrease of oil prices that took place in the second half of 2008 plus the manifest bursting of the real estate bubble, concerns quickly shifted over to the risk of deflation, as Spain recorded in January 2009 its lowest inflation rate in 40 years, followed shortly afterwards, in March 2009 by a negative inflation rate for the first time since the gathering of these statistics started.

Not always annually there are also the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award since 1975 for lifetime achievement in science fiction or fantasy, the Bradbury Award since 1992 for best dramatic presentation, the Author Emeritus title since 1995 to a senior writer whose major impact was long ago or overlooked.

Approaches to supercomputer architecture have taken dramatic turns since the earliest systems were introduced in the 1960s.

Dresden has experienced dramatic changes since the reunification of Germany in the early 1990s.

With a dramatic increase in efforts since the 20th century, and a strong push since the Lausanne I: The International Congress on World Evangelization in Switzerland in 1974, evangelical groups have focused efforts on sending missionaries to every ethnic group in the world.

These steps, combined with donor assistance and with political stability since the multi-party elections in 1994, have led to dramatic improvements in the country's growth rate.

The dramatic treatment by Plautus has enjoyed a sustaining presence on the stage since its premiere.

The Comedy Direction award was eliminated the next year and, indeed, the awards have overwhelmingly favored dramatic films ever since.

His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles.

Noticing this dramatic change in their demeanor since his last visit, one priest told the other, " Something has happened to them in there.

Instead he focused on " positive indicators " which ultimately turned worthless when the Tet Offensive occurred, since all his pronouncements of " positive indicators " didn't hint at the possibility of such a last gasp dramatic event.

Theramenes ' reputation has undergone a dramatic shift since the 19th century, when Xenophon's and Lysias ' unfavorable accounts were widely accepted, and Theramenes was execrated as a turncoat and blamed for instigating the execution of the generals after Arginusae.

However, since the 2005-06 school year, enrollment has been flat due to a dramatic slowing of residential development in town ( 2010 / 2011 Budget Brochure ).

The building has also been used for amateur dramatic performances, since 2008 St Hilda's College Drama Society have been producing several plays a year in the Edward Boyle Auditorium.