During the 1920's the Abstractionists, the German Bauhaus group of industrial designers, and the new architects all had the dream of some well ordered utopia, or welfare state, in which their neat and logical constructions might find their proper place.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, just the opposite was the case with little to no population concentration in major industrial centres as the predominantly rural resource-dependent Maritime economy continued on the same path as it had since European settlement on the region's shores.

During its 47 years of existence, the German Empire operated as an industrial, technological and scientific giant, receiving more Nobel Prizes in science than Britain, France, Russia and the United States combined.

During the 1960s, industrial growth was stimulated by the establishment of the Central American Common Market ( CACM — see Appendix B ).

During the Scottish Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution, Scotland became one of the commercial, intellectual and industrial powerhouses of Europe.

During the war, General Motors-Holden's was a major industrial force in Australia's defence effort.

During the period 1790-1815 Sweden experienced two parallel economic movements: an agricultural revolution with larger agricultural estates, new crops and farming tools and a commercialisation of farming, and a protoindustrialisation, with small industries being established in the countryside and with workers switching between agricultural work in the summer season and industrial production in the winter season.

During the period 1890-1930 the second industrial revolution took place in Sweden.

During the industrial revolution, left-wingers supported trade unions.

During the first three years of occupation of Germany the UK and US vigorously pursued an industrial disarmament program in Germany, partly by removal of equipment but mainly through an import embargo on raw materials and deliberate economic neglect.

During the early 1980s, British bands like New Order and The Cure that straddled the lines of post-punk and New Wave developed both new musical styles and a distinctive industrial niche.

During 1955-85, solid state technology research and development at Stanford University followed three waves of industrial innovation made possible by support from private corporations, mainly Bell Telephone Laboratories, Shockley Semiconductor, Fairchild Semiconductor, and Xerox PARC.

During World War II, the short supply of copper led to the substitution of silver in many industrial applications.

During the 1950s and 1960s, Shanghai became an industrial center and center for radical leftism ; the leftist Jiang Qing and her three cohorts, together the Gang of Four, were based in the city.

During the 20th century, large-scale exploitation of these was developed, and industrial towns cropped up throughout the region.

During the first part of the Shōwa era, the governments of Imperial Japan launched a string of policies to promote total war effort against China or occidental powers and increase industrial production.

During the 1950s, Tirana experienced rapid industrial growth and the population increased to about 137, 000.

During the Soviet era the city was transformed into a modern industrial metropolis of over a million people, to become a significant scientific and cultural centre.

During his term, Germany had to cope with the oil crisis of the 1970s ; according to some judgments, Germany managed better than the most of the industrial states.

During World War II, about 40 % of buildings in the city were destroyed by Allied bombing, as were many other German cities and industrial centres.

During the 19th century, the region underwent major industrialisation and became one of the leading industrial regions of France, second only to Alsace-Lorraine.

During the 19th century, Philadelphia became a major industrial center and railroad hub that grew from an influx of European immigrants.

During this period, there was rapid expansion among small and medium-sized firms and a gradual retrenchment among the large firms which had hitherto characterised the region's industrial base.

During the 19th century, it became an industrial centre.

During the Second World War, as an important industrial centre, the city was heavily bombed and several skirmishes took place in September 1944 between the American troops and the retreating German forces.

During a sojourn of slightly more than three months Chamberlain Littlepage could see action on both elements.

During World War II, Eleven Assyrian companies saw action in Palestine and another four served in Cyprus.

During the first 20 years of his rule, Abd ar-Rahman avoided military action against the northern Christian kingdoms, Asturias and Navarre.

During the spring of 1999, AMRAAMs saw their main combat action during Operation Allied Force, the Kosovo bombing campaign.

During sporulation, many Bt strains produce crystal proteins ( proteinaceous inclusions ), called δ-endotoxins, that have insecticidal action.

During his time as mayor, the council undertook action to tackle slum landlords who charged high rents but refused to spend money on keeping their property in habitable condition.

During the 20th century, this trend continued with more modern and powerful revolver cartridges, in the form of Winchester and Marlin lever action carbines chambered in. 38 Special /. 357 Magnum and. 44 Special /. 44 Magnum.

During diving, a muscular action closes the blowholes ( nostrils ), which remain closed until the cetacean next breaks the surface ; when it surfaces, the muscles open the blowholes and warm air is exhaled.

During the meeting, high commanders of Pakistan Armed Forces unanimously recommended an armed and violent military action.

During the Napoleonic Wars the regiment saw action in the Peninsular War.

During these disorders, the Council of State still assembled at the usual place and the " Lord President Bradshaw John Bradshaw ( judge ), who was present, though by long sickness very weak and much extenuated, yet animated by his ardent zeal and constant affection to the common cause, upon hearing Col Syndenham's justifications of the proceedings of the army in again disrupting parliament, stood up and interrupted him, declaring his abhorrence of that detestable action, and telling the council, that being now going to his God, he had not patience to sit there to hear his great name so openly blasphemed ; and thereupon departed to his lodgings, and withdrew himself from public employment.

During activity, whether exercise or daily activities, the short-stretch bandages enhance the pumping action of the lymph vessels by providing increased resistance for them to push against.

During the First World War, the Egyptology department was out of action and so Murray turned her attention to another subject, the history of witchcraft in Europe.

During the nineteenth century, American militia saw action in the various Indian Wars and the War of 1812, the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War.

During the revolution, Lenin advocated mass action and that the revolution " accept mass terror in its tactics ".

During the 20th century, the word was used rhetorically to ascribe to an action falsely maintaining scientific status.

During the early period of American involvement in World War II ( December 7, 1941 – September 22, 1943 ), the Purple Heart was awarded both for wounds received in action against the enemy and for meritorious performance of duty.

During the 1980s, perhaps as a reaction to the evening drama series that were gaining high ratings, daytime serials began to incorporate action and adventure storylines, more big-business intrigue, and an increased emphasis on youthful romance.

During the 1990s, the mob, action, and adventure stories fell out of favor with producers due to generally declining ratings for daytime soap operas at the time, and the resultant budget cuts.

During the 18th century, scurvy killed more British sailors than enemy action.

During the student upheavals, which began at this time, he created a direct action reform movement called Alf ( Action for Love and Freedom ) and implemented this with what he announced to be " The Fun Revolution ".

During the Vietnam era, more than 30, 000 Canadians served in the US armed forces ; 110 Canadians died in Vietnam and seven are listed as missing in action.

The comic was reprimanded by the United Nations after featuring a strip called " The Thieving Gypsy Bastards " During the resulting court case, UK newspaper The Sun ran a story revealing that the principal Roma man who initiated the action against them was in fact also being tried for ( and was later found guilty of ) handling stolen property.

During the 1980s, Hong Kong action cinema had re-invented itself with various new kinds of movies.

During the Cold War, the explicit threat of nuclear warfare to force an opponent to perform an action was rare in that most nations were allies of either the Soviet Union or the United States.