It is worth dwelling in some detail on the crisis of this story, because it brings together a number of characteristic elements and makes of them a curious, riddling compound obscurely but centrally significant for Mann's work.

Such an analysis speedily reveals why the middle number of the Lo Shu, 5, was so vitally significant for the Chinese ever since the earliest hints that they had a knowledge of this diagram.

Most members of Asteraceae are herbaceous, but a significant number are also shrubs, vines and trees.

By making the mass number of soldiers blend within the landscape / painting, it shows that he believed that the usage and depiction of landscape was just as significant as a historical event, such as a war.

Housman's poetry, especially A Shropshire Lad, provided texts for a significant number of British, and in particular English, composers in the first half of the 20th century.

* A website with the Creeds in a significant number of languages

* A website with prayers in many languages ; a significant number of the languages also have the Apostles ' Creed

Malaysia maintains a number of investments in Bosnia-Herzegovina, one of the most significant is the Bosmal Group.

In the early history of major league baseball, the difference between the number of earned runs given up by a pitcher and the total number of runs given up was much more significant than today.

Judges is remarkable for the number of female characters who " play significant roles, active and passive, in the narratives.

At the same time there was a significant though somewhat gradual decline in the number of colonies maintained by beekeepers.

Blackness can be contrasted with " acting white ," where black Americans are said to behave with assumed characteristics of stereotypical white Americans, with regard to fashion, dialect, taste in music, and possibly, from the perspective of a significant number of black youth, academic achievement.

This practice results in an interlocking directorate, where a relatively small number of individuals have significant influence over a large number of important entities.

A significant number in the eastern Cape frontier later became Grensboere (" border farmers ") who were the direct ancestors of the Voortrekkers.

Most of the army was composed of riflemen, a significant percentage of which were in Menelik's reserve ; however, the army was also composed of a significant number of cavalry and infantry only armed with lances.

* The number of significant figures of the measurement

Disorders of the heart lead to heart disease and cardiovascular disease and they lead to a significant number of deaths: cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and caused 29. 34 % of all deaths in 2002.

Therefore, native Caymanians do not have any Amerindian heritage from their own islands ; however, a significant number of Jamaicans have settled in the Cayman Islands over the years, so they and their descendants may have some Amerindian blood via Jamaica.

Whenever a relative atomic mass value differs by more than 1 % from a whole number, it is due to this averaging effect resulting from significant amounts of more than one isotope being naturally present in the sample of the element in question.

While the overall structure of archaeal pseudopeptidoglycan superficially resembles that of bacterial peptidoglycan, there are a number of significant chemical differences.

The city ’ s immediate proximity to two lakes, as well as Manistee National Forest, Pere Marquette State Forest, Mitchell State Park and a number of major highways ensures that tourism occupies a significant sector of the local economy.

Individual crocheters work yarn with a loose or a tight hold and, if unmeasured, these differences can lead to significant size changes in finished garments that have the same number of stitches.

The only significant river in Tallinn is Pirita River in Pirita, a city district counted as a suburb.

What happens is that in a general election, a party which consistently comes in third in every district is unlikely to win any legislative seats even if there is a significant proportion of the electorate favoring its positions.

The election came on the heels of the outbreak of World War I — an issue Harding downplayed due to the significant German immigrant population in his district.

* The Nallur Kandaswamy temple, one of the most significant Hindu temples in the Jaffna district of Sri Lanka, is built.

Real estate growth during the latter part of the 1990s was significant, with deals and new projects happening in the financial district and elsewhere in Manhattan ; one firm invested more than $ 24 billion in various projects, many in the Wall Street area.

This led to a significant Swedish emigration to North America from the district in the latter half of the 19th century.

The election of 1878 brought no significant opposition to Garfield's seat in the House, though two potential obstacles existed: the Greenback Party put up a candidate, Judge Tuttle ; and the district had been re-shuffled by the Democrats in an attempt to weaken the Republicans ' hold.

The process was smooth with the significant exception of the 12th district council for Cotonou, the contest that would ultimately determine who would be selected for the mayoralty of the capital city.

This led to a significant decline of ethnic Germans, whose number within the town decreased from 74, 292 in 1910 to 11, 016 in 1926 and from 31, 212 to 13, 281 within the district.

The Eanna district is historically significant as both writing and monumental public architecture emerge here during Uruk periods VI-IV.

The independence of the Union Republic of Kazakhstan gave Omsk an international border to the south, while continued federal policy aiming to rectify the effects of Stalin Era population transfers a national German district created an area with a significant, although not a dominant, German population around the town of Azovo.

Because of this concentration of entertainment facilities in one place and transport options radiating from that district, there are no other significant entertainment zones in the borough.

Because of significant Ku Klux Klan violence in the late 1860s, it was attached to a special district including Warren, Wilkes, and Oglethorpe counties.

In addition, Tijuana has a legal " red-light " district known as the Zona Norte which also adds significant revenue to its economy.

Since the exit of mining in the 1970s, Warren has seen a steady decline in its standard of living, but its residential district still houses a significant portion of the population and it boasts ownership of many public services including City Hall, Greenway Elementary School, Bisbee High School, and the historic Warren Ballpark.

The historic district is architecturally significant for preserving some evidence of early nineteenth century mill village characteristics ( in retaining some old mill housing and street layout ) and for also preserving later 19th century Greek Revival and Gothic Revival structures.

Cocoa's business district was destroyed by fire in 1890, but soon, significant development began to occur with the extension of the Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Indian River Railway to Cocoa.

In the 1890s, the Coeur d ' Alene district experienced two significant miners ' uprisings.

The Forest Hills area has experienced significant growth since the 1950s when various small rural school districts were cobbled together to form a unified district, which now ranks as one of the best public school districts in the state of Michigan.

The district is also considered significant due to its planning: “ The district possesses a strong geometric street pattern integrated with curvilinear patterns that provide a rural character.

Likewise, at the uniquely configured intersections of many streets, one is met with a new perspective as suddenly several sections of the district become visible .” ( source: Michigan State Historic Preservation Office ) Another significant aspect of the district is its pioneering developer, Louise Lathrup Kelley: “ As a woman acting as developer starting in the 1920s, she was essentially alone, however her dogged persistence and insistence on quality resulted in a unique community that was the summation of her career .” ( source: Michigan State Historic Preservation Office )

Bay Head's historic district is architecturally significant for its large collection of well-preserved Shingle Style, Stick Style, and Queen Anne Style structures.

Hague is the major community and the only significant business district in the town and is located on the shore of Lake George.