Facing increasing scrutiny, in the summer of 1978, Jones also hired noted JFK assassination conspiracy theorists Mark Lane and Donald Freed to help make the case of a " grand conspiracy " by intelligence agencies against the Peoples Temple.

Facing increasing international competition and an agricultural sector diminishing in importance, the firm began to struggle.

Facing increasing financial pressures in the early 1900s, Wells unsuccessfully lobbied the Relief Society General Board to adopt the newspaper as its official publication.

Facing increased competition in the rum market from the now international brand Havana Club, the company concluded that it was important for sales to associate its rum with Cuba.

Facing tough competition, many went out of business or were absorbed by the larger companies, Alabama and Moretti-Harrah.

Facing keen competition, Oriental Daily tries hard to keep up with the city's pace.

Facing the loss of patent protection and competition from generic drug manufacturers, AstraZeneca developed and heavily marketed esomeprazole ( Nexium ) as a replacement in 2001.

Facing tough competition from French high-speed TGV trains, Air Inter had encouraged its pilots to fly at high speeds at low altitudes, and had not installed ground proximity warning systems on its airliners because such systems generated too many nuisance alarms during high-speed, low-altitude flight.

Facing strong competition in the 1980 DRM by the big Zakspeed Ford Capri, the K4 was introduced in mid 1981, for 400 000 Deutsche Mark.

Facing the competition between Russia and Austria – Hungary on the Balkans, Bismarck felt that this agreement was essential to prevent a Russian convergence toward France and to continue the diplomatic isolation of the French so ensuring German security against a threatening two-front war.

Facing stiff competition from less formal local stations along with regional outlets in Fargo, Minot, and Jamestown, ND and Winnipeg, Canada, KFYR began to see its dominance and audience decline in the early 1960s and switched to a Top 40 format.

Facing competition from airlines and increased automobile usage following construction of the Trans-Canada Highway, the CPR cancelled The Dominion in 1966, and petitioned the government to discontinue The Canadian in 1970.

Facing competition from low cost Asian manufacturers for the retail consumer market, the company was forced to take drastic actions.

Facing tough competition from Jan Železný, Steve Backley and others, Makarov did not win any major competition until 2003, when he became world champion at the age of 30.

Facing tough competition from Carl Lewis, Mike Powell and others, he still won numerous gold medals in international competitions in the early nineties.

Facing off against the Toronto Grads in the Allan Cup finals in Vancouver, Fort William's Thundering Herd were part of the most memorable finals in the history of the competition.

Facing competition from the Chippewa and other eastern Native American tribes, the Santee moved further west into present-day Minnesota.

Facing little opposition from the fractured Federalist Party, Monroe was easily elected president in 1816, winning over 80 percent of the electoral vote and becoming the last president during the First Party System era of American politics.

Facing leadership challenges from the " Forward " group, Lenin usurped the all-Party Congress of the RSDLP in 1912, to seize control of it and make it an exclusively Bolshevik party loyal to his leadership.

Facing starvation and disease from the prolonged siege, Athens surrendered in 404 BC, and its allies soon surrendered as well.

Facing the possibility of impeachment after federal investigators probed his having allegedly received kickbacks from Maryland contractors when he was serving as County Executive of Baltimore County, he instead resigned and pleaded no contest to a single count of income tax evasion.

** Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America by Daniel K. Richter

Facing the audience, he claps his hands and then performs the leg-stomping shiko exercise to drive evil spirits from the dohyō as the gyōji, or referee, who will coordinate the bout announces the wrestlers ' names once more.

Facing pressure from Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Walker resigned from office on September 1, 1932, and promptly fled for Europe until the danger of criminal prosecution appeared remote.

* Richter, Daniel K. Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America ( Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2001 ).

* Richter, Daniel K. Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America ( Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2001 ).

Facing the Piazza Grande ( a UNESCO World Heritage Site ), the Town Hall of Modena was put together in the 17th-18th centuries from several pre-existing edifices built from 1046 as municipal offices.

Facing its own fiscal problems and intense pressure from stockholders, Kmart spun off Borders in a highly structured stock-purchase plan.

Facing the Thames, at the end of Lonsdale Road, The Bull's Head pub is known as the suburban Ronnie Scott's and was one of the first and most important jazz venues in Britain from the postwar years onward.

Facing attacks from the Union forces who tried to return to their fortification, Lea managed to secure seventy-five Federal wagons and cotton carts, all of which he dispatched to Shreveport.

Facing the end of their way of life, the local population had little choice but to seek assistance from the missions and convert to Christianity.

File: Istachatta-WST Facing South. jpg | The Withlacoochee State Trail facing south from the Magnon Drive crossing in Istachatta.

Facing annihilation from English attacks and epidemics of new infectious diseases, the Androscoggins started to emigrate to Quebec around 1669.

* Articles and essays from web site of David R. Blumenthal ( Professor of Judaic Studies at Emory University and author of Facing the Abusing God: A Theology of Protest )

David R. Blumenthal in his book " Facing the Abusing God " ( 1993 ) has drawn on data from the field of child abuse and has proposed " worship of God through protest " as a legitimate response of survivors of both the Holocaust and child abuse.

Facing criticism from the pro-democracy camp, Lau Kong-wah of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong ( DAB ) defended their actions, saying " t is totally acceptable in a parliamentary assembly.

Facing serious charges, suspended from the force and rejected by his friends and colleagues, including Roenick's widow, a frustrated Roman storms into Niebaum's office and, in the ensuing chaos, takes Niebaum and several others hostage, including Niebaum's administrative assistant Maggie ( Siobhan Fallon ), police commander Grant Frost ( Ron Rifkin ), and two-bit con man Rudy Timmons ( Paul Giamatti ).

Facing east ; towards the City of London, from Waterloo Bridge.

Facing an economic crisis, Japan's ruling corporate cabal decides to take military action against the U. S. Along with China and India, Japan plots to curtail the American presence in the Pacific and re-establish the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.

Facing China and Korea, the region around Hirado was a traditional center for both traders and pirates.

Image: Desaru8. jpg | Facing the South China Sea

Facing the South China Sea to the city's south, Maoming city neighbors Zhanjiang in the west and is from Guangzhou and from Zhanjiang.