I would expect that sales at retail in the first half of 1961 might be below 1960 by some 10 - 15% but that second-half levels should show a favorable comparison, with a possibility of quite strong demand late in the year if business conditions recover as some recent forecasts suggest they will.

Chiropractic has developed a strong political base and sustained demand for services ; in recent decades, it has gained more legitimacy and greater acceptance among medical physicians and health plans in the U. S., and the principles of evidence-based medicine have been used to review research studies and generate practice guidelines.

However, with the advent of sound films, many foreign actors or those with strong regional accents soon found themselves in less demand, and more ' formal ' English ( received pronunciation ) became the norm.

Unlike many of its more export-dependent neighbors, it has managed to skirt the recession, helped by strong domestic demand ( which makes up about two-thirds of the economy ) and a government fiscal stimulus package of about 1. 4 % of GDP, announced earlier this year.

Early sheep farming required few high-standard roads, but the strong increase in dairy farming in the late 19th century created a strong demand for better links on which the more perishable goods could be transported to market or towards ports for export.

Due to high domestic demand and a strong tea culture, most Taiwanese tea is bought and consumed by the Taiwanese.

During the Great Depression, there was a general demand for films with a strong social class critique and hopeful, escapist-oriented themes.

In the latter 19th century, the growth of print magazines and journals created a strong demand for short fiction of between 3, 000 and 15, 000 words.

In 2011, international travel demand continued to recover from the losses resulting from the late-2000s recession, where tourism suffered a strong slowdown from the second half of 2008 through the end of 2009.

* Given their strong position, the mercenaries inflate their demands and demand payment for the non-mercenary Libyan conscripts in the army as well.

A strong demand for new residential and commercial areas drove to extreme urban expansion and architectural renewal, that has produced some of the major milestones in the city's architectural history, including Gio Ponti's Pirelli Tower ( 1956 – 60 ), Velasca Tower ( 1956 – 58 ), and the creation of brand new residential satellite towns, as well as huge amounts of low quality public housings.

About 80 % of world production occurs in India and Pakistan, but, due to strong demand, the plant is being introduced into new areas.

However, fan demand for a 2nd Edition Manual of the Planes was strong enough to justify its expansion into a full-fledged campaign setting, and so in 1994 Planescape was released.

The centrepin reel is also historically and currently used for coarse fishing, it is undergoing a strong revival amongst contemporary coarse fish anglers, typically used in circumstances which don't demand long distance casting, a centrepin has the visceral advantage over a fixed spool reel in that it puts the angler in contact with the fish without the involvement of a slipping clutch.

Additionally, the greatly expanded supply of cotton created strong demand for textile machinery and improved machine designs that replaced wooden parts with metal.

Our preference for simple and unified explanations is a strong force for reductionism, but our demand that all relevant phenomena be accounted for is at least as strong a force against it.

" Hip-hop in France owes its success to a strong social demand for it.

The three-door was not originally planned to be built, was offered as a response to strong dealer demand.

His father, Niels Jørgensen, was a house painter and amateur musician who, with his abilities as a fiddler and cornet player, was in strong demand for local celebrations.

Farmington also faces a relatively strong demand for housing.

During the Civil War, the high demand for textiles helped Lewiston develop a strong industrial base.

Following the disastrous drought of 1901, there was a strong demand for a better water supply than the cisterns then in use.

The strong demand has allowed sweeney to add 1-2 new physicians a year despite the distance from other towns like Van Vleck.

In the meantime a strong tendency emerged to drop all ' decorative ' steps such as entrechats and ronds de jambes that had found a place in the Quadrilles and other dances.

Following Germany's military reforms of the 1920s, Heinz Guderian emerged as a strong proponent of mechanised forces.

A strong presidency eventually emerged, but wealthy landowners remained powerful.

Not wanting to be part of Hitler's new regime, constitutional rule was restored in 1932, and a strong middle-class party, the Radicals, emerged.

Costa Rica's economy emerged from recession in 1997 and has shown strong aggregate growth since then.

The stereotype emerged early on of Scottish colliers as brutish, non-religious and socially isolated serfs ; that was an exaggeration, for their life style resembled the miners everywhere, with a strong emphasis on masculinity, equalitarianism, group solidarity, and support for radical labour movements.

Though India continues to have a military relationship with Russia, Israel has emerged as India's second largest military partner while India has built a strong strategic partnership with the United States.

As a consequence of rock-paper-scissors programming contests, many strong algorithms have emerged.

Recent evidence has emerged that journals learning of cases where there is strong evidence of possible misconduct, with issues potentially affecting a large portion of the findings, frequently fail to issue an expression of concern or correspond with the host institution so that an investigation can be undertaken.

Even as popularity dwindled, the fighting game genre continued to evolve ; several strong 3D fighting games also emerged in the late 1990s.

A 2010 International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) study qualified as " delayed and weak " the economic recovery of Venezuela in comparison with other countries of the region that had emerged from the world economic crisis " comparatively well " and were now recovering to a " strong rhythm ".

Hippies emerged from a society that had produced birth-control pills, a counterproductive war in Vietnam, the liberation and idealism of the civil rights movement, feminism, gay rights, FM radio, mass-produced LSD, a strong economy, and a huge number of baby-boom teenagers.

It was a way to gain for themselves some of the wealth the Spanish and Portuguese were taking from the New World before beginning their own trans-Atlantic settlement, and a way to assert naval power before a strong Royal Navy emerged.

Evidence has emerged to support this view of American involvement in overarching the strategy of tension and of known strong American foreign policies against the then looming historic ( unprecedented in post war times ) coalition that would have admitted the eurocommunist PCI into a government of national unity, the fear on the US side being that Italy thereafter might withdraw from NATO and that the US would then lose access to vital Mediterranean ports.

Local curators within the country such as Gao Minglu and critics such as Li Xianting ( 栗宪庭 ) reinforced this promotion of particular brands of painting that had recently emerged, while also spreading the idea of art as a strong social force within Chinese culture.

Recently, a strong international movement has emerged to put an end to the practice.

Carl's strong artistic talent had emerged early in his life.

In the 1960s the whole central part of Veneto, witnessed a strong economic development caused by the emergence of small and medium family businessess, ranging in a vast array of products ( that often emerged illegally ) that paved the way for what would be known as the " miracolo del Nordest ".

He emerged as a strong critic of the Congress ( I ) government that followed the Janata government.

As a global movement, anarchist pacifism emerged shortly before World War II in the Netherlands, Great Britain and the United States and was a strong presence in the subsequent campaigns for nuclear disarmament.

In recent years, recreational interests, shopping and tourism have emerged as a strong economic transformation with Rock Hall serving as one of the larger charter boat fishing and sailing centers on the Eastern Shore.

Unfortunately, strong differences emerged between those who wanted repatriation, and those who wanted to stay in the United States or return to the country they were expelled from.

However, as strong support for the Galloanserae has emerged in subsequent studies, the fowl clade continues to be accepted as a genuine evolutionary lineage by the vast majority of scientists.

His strong leadership skills and determination were clearly evident in 1970 when allegations ( later disproved in court, though questions since have emerged challenging that verdict in one case ), that the hardline republican Minister for Agriculture, Neil Blaney, and the Minister for Finance, Charles Haughey, were involved in an attempt to use £ 100, 000 in aid money to import arms for the Provisional IRA.

With the introduction of siege artillery, a new style of fortification emerged in the 16th century using low walls and projecting strong points called bastions, which was known as the trace italienne.