Amidst all the conflict and contradiction, the Beats were seeking out a way to navigate through the world.

Amidst this period of unprecedented growth, some would even go on to change the face of the modern world ; the likes of King O ' Malley, architect of the Commonwealth Bank and Reserve Bank, and William Knox Darcy, founder of British Petroleum.

Amidst the wars, the conflicts and humanitarian relief efforts, the installation has continuously worked to establish direct and fast moving supply lines to support American armed forces in all parts of the world.

Amidst internal divisions, FIFA's secretary-general Blatter's deputy and former protégé Michel Zen-Ruffinen drew up a 30-page dossier outlining allegations of financial mismanagement within the organisation.

Amidst financial hardship, Odyssey House sold it to Gatien in 1982.

Amidst a worsening financial situation for the Bond companies, Bond Corporation sold its half share in the building to R & I Bank for $ 108 million, making R & I Bank its outright owner.

Amidst financial turmoil, the 3DO Company laid off a large portion of the staff of New World Computing on April 15, 2002.

Amidst economic crisis and factional squabbling, membership in the SLP plummeted.

Amidst the gas crisis of early 2009, discussions started of a new liquified natural gas terminal on, possibly on the northwestern shore of Lake Varna at Ezerovo.

Amidst the 2011 – 2012 Papua New Guinean constitutional crisis, the office was disputed between Peter O ’ Neill of the People's National Congress Party and Sir Michael Somare ; the latter supported O ' Neill as Prime Minister on 3 August 2012, thus the constitutional crisis came to an end.

Amidst the Unicron crisis, Thunderwing returned, but was destroyed by Unicron, allowing Optimus Prime to purify the Matrix and destroy Unicron himself.

Amidst an economic crisis he stressed the politics of deflation ( in 1922 prices dropped by 42 %, salaries by 32 %) and a strong currency.

Amidst failing health, in 2006 Castro transferred his responsibilities to Vice-President Raúl Castro, who then became President when Fidel stepped down in 2008.

Amidst the physical expansion, SAGU experienced consecutive record enrollments in Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, and Fall 2010 reaching a milestone of 2, 064.

Amidst the media reporting an escalating problem with the risk of the entire fleet potentially having to be suspended, Siemens issued a statement on January 31, 2008 saying that they believed there had been no evidence during investigations of the braking failures that would require the entire fleet of trains to be withdrawn from service.

Amidst Gilberto's frustration at Arsenal, he targeted playing in Brazil's Olympic bid in Beijing during August 2008 ; a competition which he had never played in.

Amidst reports that quarrying has leveled off some of the mounds, Governor Erico Aumentado, the governor of Bohol, issued Administrative Order No. 3, series of 2006, which prohibits the issuance of quarry permits and favorable endorsements of mining permit applications in Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan towns to forestall any degradation of the Chocolate Hills – no matter who applies for such.

Amidst reports that the Heisman Trophy Trust would strip his award, Bush in September voluntarily forfeited his title as the 2005 winner.

Amidst the reports of budget tightening and city employee furloughs in the early weeks of the Gray administration, an expose in The Washington Post revealed that Gray had hired a larger senior staff than his predecessors, and for substantially more money.

Amidst the devastation of the Stunde Null year of 1945 cinema attendance was unsurprisingly down to a fraction of its wartime heights, but already by the end of the decade it had reached levels that exceeded the pre-war period.

Amidst hostile demonstrations, he was carried to Zeitz, some 50 kilometers away, and buried there.

Amidst growing opposition, Elagabalus, just 18 years old, was assassinated and replaced by his cousin Alexander Severus on 11 March 222, in a plot formulated by his grandmother, Julia Maesa, and carried out by disaffected members of the Praetorian Guard.

Amidst civil war between the Reds and the Whites, the RSFSR inherited the war that the Russian Empire was fighting against Germany that was ended a year later with an armistice.

Amidst an atmosphere of ethnic unrest, a referendum was organized to determine the future national affiliation of Upper Silesia.

Amidst the personnel changes, a Greatest Hits album was released, which hit the top 20 and eventually went gold.

Amidst suspicions of conspiracy against Tiberius, Sejanus was arrested and executed, along with his followers.

Recognized by his contemporaries as " The Sun Amidst Small Stars " ( recalling the famous final line of Dante's Paradiso ), Titian was one of the most versatile of Italian painters, equally adept with portraits, landscape backgrounds, and mythological and religious subjects.

Amidst insinuations that the Katipunan government was monarchical or dictatorial, Bonifacio maintained it was republican.

Amidst a mix of economic, internal and external politics, the Abingdon factory was shut down on 24 October 1980 as part of the drastic programme of cutbacks necessary to turn BL around after the turbulent times of the 1970s.

Amidst World War II in 1941 the village was heavily bombed.

Amidst the First Serbian Uprising of the Serbian revolution ( 1804 – 1815 ), a forbidden Serbian Orthodox church was built in the town, through tricking the Turkish lords that the building would instead serve as a residence for the town-priest, and added a chimney, hence its name Odžaklija ( Chimney ).

Amidst charges of vote buying and a fraudulent election, Marcos was reelected in 1969, this time defeating Sergio Osmeña Jr.

Amidst complications during the birth of her daughter, Hope, Sara's life was saved when she received half of The Witchblade from Dani.

Amidst this growth, Vera King Farris was named third President of the College on May 25, 1983.

" Amidst these thoughts I was forced from Cambridge by the intervening Plague, and it was more than two years before I proceeded further.

Amidst the internal turmoil, " Don't Look Back into the Sun " was released on 18 August and charted at No. 11, the highest position they had managed at that point.

The Puritan Gift: Reclaiming the American Dream Amidst Global Financial Chaos ( 2009 ), argues the Dream was devised by British entrepreneurs who build the American economy

Amidst an atmosphere of ethnic unrest, a referendum was organized to determine the future national affiliation of Upper Silesia.

He opposed the country's participation in World War I and its support for the Central Powers, Amidst the war in 1914, Stamboliyski's patriotism was questioned when members of the Bulgarian parliament questioned whether he was Bulgarian or not, to which he shouted in response " I am Yugoslav !".

" Amidst protests and criticism, the Massachusetts Attorney General plans to review the planned sale and wills and agreements between the museum and donors.

Critics predicted that the breed would develop back, hip and leg problems similar to those that plague some Dachshunds. Amidst much controversy, TICA accepted the Munchkin into its New Breed development program in September 1994.

Amidst the rising discontent in East Bengal, Jinnah visited Dhaka and announced that Urdu would be sole state language of Pakistan given its significance to Islamic nationalism in South Asia.

Amidst the immense surrounding desert, Yazd retains elements of its old religion, traditions, and architecture, which is recognized by UNESCO for its architectural heritage.

Amidst widespread apathy surrounding the constitutional treaty, and ignorance of its contents ( in a government poll, 90 % of voters admitted to having little or no knowledge of its provisions ), the government hired celebrities to read excerpts from the text in daily television broadcasts, and five million copies ( without annexes ) were sent out with Sunday papers.

Amidst calls for dissolution of the ( then ) 110-year old institution for nepotism and fiscal mismanagement ( it would eventually be reestablished as administrator of community property ), the community gradually came to depend on prominent individuals not connected to the panchayat and its improprieties.

Amidst the breakup of Rites of Spring in 1986, three of its four members-Picciotto, Janney and Canty-went on to form a new band after picking up Michael Hampton, former guitarist of The Faith and Embrace.

Amidst criticism for failing to win in previous years, the franchise won its first MLS Cup with a 1 – 0 overtime victory against New England.

Amidst calls from both sides for the resignations of MCA Deputy President and Labour Minister Lee Kim Sai and UMNO Education Minister Anwar Ibrahim, UMNO announced the holding of a mammoth rally in KL to celebrate its 41st Anniversary, which it was claimed would see the attendance of half a million members.

Amidst a storm of protest against Roman Catholic priests opening Jamaica's first secondary institution for classical and scientific education, St. George's College began its long and proud history.

Amidst a public outcry, Shoal Creek 1990 is forced to change its policy and the PGA Tour and the USGA insist that in future all clubs submit to a standard set of guidelines on membership policies.