Following concerted efforts to learn from the problems that had hit the early model years, especially under the more extreme United States market and climatic conditions, quality in general had improved dramatically by this stage, but the decision to leave the US market had already been taken.

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 all federal programs were revised to emphasize the war effort.

Following the failure of this second effort, the British and the islanders developed the concept of " associated statehood ".

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, President Ali Abdullah Saleh made an effort to eliminate the Islamist militant presence.

Following the 1941 German attack on the USSR, the AK assisted the Soviet Union's war effort by sabotaging the German advance into Soviet territory and provided intelligence on the deployment and movement of German forces After 1943, its direct combat activity increased sharply.

Following the failed effort to record a new studio album, the Police effectively disbanded.

Following the British setback at Saratoga, Amherst successfully argued for a limited war in North America, keeping footholds along the coast, defending Canada, East and West Florida, and the West Indies while putting more effort into the war at sea.

Following her father ’ s death in June 1912, the seventeen year old Barker submitted art and poetry to My Magazine, Child ’ s Own, Leading Strings, and Raphael Tuck annuals in an effort to support both her mother and sister.

Following this technological improvement, boxwood balls studded with nails ( boules cloutees ) were introduced in an effort to improve the durability of the balls.

Following the Winter Olympics, the Avs struggled, but clinched a playoff spot with 95 points on the season, a 26 point improvement from the previous year's effort, and good enough for 8th place in the Western Conference.

Following the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Warren organized the state's civilian defense program, warning in January, 1942, that, " The Japanese situation as it exists in this state today may well be the Achilles heel of the entire civilian defense effort.

Following a nervous breakdown on board a flight from L. A. to Houston on December 23, 1964, Wilson stopped performing live with the Beach Boys in an effort to concentrate solely on songwriting and studio production.

Following his death, the Thebes and allies made no effort to pursue the fleeing enemy ; a testament to Epaminondas's centrality to the war effort.

Following this effort, the city is currently evaluating the need for a new zoning ordinance which can implement the recommendations of the Vision 2020 Plan.

Following Mr. Klimek ’ s visit, a number of local elected officials and other members of the community of Dobřichovice visited Manhattan to continue the effort towards establishing the formal relationship.

Following his service in the war, Washington returned to Mount Vernon and in 1785-1786 spent a great deal of effort improving the landscaping of the estate.

Following Kammu's death in 806 and a succession struggle among his sons, two new offices were established in an effort to adjust the Taika-Taihō administrative structure.

Following Germany's surrender and the end of the war, the governments of East Berlin and West Berlin restored it in a joint effort.

Following disputes between Parliament and King Charles I over the execution of the Thirty Years ' War, Parliament refused to grant subsidies to support the war effort, leading to Charles gathering " forced loans " without Parliamentary approval and arbitrarily imprisoning those who refused to pay.

Following additional debates in which the King restricted the right of the Commons to freely speak, he bowed to the pressure ; in need of Parliamentary support for the war effort, the Petition was accepted on 2 June.

Following a public fund-raising effort, September 1969 saw the opening by Princess Margaret of a replacement facility, the Thorndike Theatre, named after Dame Sybil Thorndike.

Following the September 11 attacks against the United States, the Pentagon organized and implemented the Office of Strategic Influence in an effort to improve public support abroad, mainly in Islamic countries.

Following a well-funded but failed bid for the U. S. presidency in 1988, religious broadcaster and political commentator Pat Robertson used the remainder of his campaign resources to jump-start the creation of a voter mobilization effort dubbed the Christian Coalition.

Following the terrible death toll of the aircrews involved in the Dambusters raid, he made a conscious effort never again to endanger the lives of his test pilots.

Following the meteoric rise to popularity of NAQT, the decline into irrelevance of College Bowl, and longstanding complaints, justified or not, about the difficulty of ACF, a decision was made in 2001 to focus great effort on the accessibility of Academic Competition Federation tournaments.

Following Adam Ramanauskas ' personal battle with cancer, a ' Clash for Cancer ' match against Melbourne was launched in 2006.

Following a bombardment which started at 03: 30 on 10 July, the Australian 26th Brigade launched an attack against the ridge north of Tel el Eisa station along the coast ( Trig 33 ).

Following the war, the city launched a clean air and civic revitalization project known as the " Renaissance.

Following the February 1984 withdrawal of the UN Multinational Force from Beirut and the departure of most of Israel's forces from southern Lebanon a year later, Syria launched an unsuccessful initiative to reconcile warring Lebanese factions and establish a permanent cease-fire.

Following the Israeli conquest of Sinai, Egypt launched the War of Attrition aimed at forcing Israel to withdraw from Egyptian territory.

Following the success of that album, The Residents launched their weekly Timmy video project on YouTube.

Following Vietnam's December 1978 invasion of Cambodia, China launched a retaliatory invasion of Vietnam's northern border region.

Following a July 1940 conference in Kiel, the Abwehr ( German intelligence ) launched an espionage campaign against Britain involving both intelligence gathering and sabotage.

Following the demise of the DuMont Television Network, NTA was launched as a new " fourth network ".

Following the trend of magic associated with counterculture, some feminists launched an independent revival of goddess worship.

Following Jiang Zemin's 1999 ban of Falun Gong, then-Minister of Education Chen Zhili launched an active campaign to promote the Party's line on Falun Gong within all levels of academic institutions, including graduate schools, universities and colleges, middle schools, primary schools, and kindergartens.

Following these launches, the ITA awarded more franchises until the whole country was covered by a regional station, totaling fourteen, with all stations launched by 1962.

Following an expedition led by Michael's uncle Petronas against them and the Arab borderlands in 856 the imperial government undertook the resettlement of Paulicians from the eastern frontier into Thrace ( thus cutting them off from their coreligionists and populating another border region ) and launched an expedition against the Slavs in the Peloponnese.

Following the report, the bank's liquidators launched the Three Rivers DC v Bank of England case, on behalf of thousands of BCCI creditors who are suing the Bank of England for its failure to properly oversee the bank.

Following the breakup of the Misfits, Danzig launched his new band Samhain, moving away from punk rock and towards more experimental heavy metal with a grim atmosphere.

Following the release of the 5150 album, a tour was launched to support it across North America.

Following World War II, Pittsburgh launched a clean air and civic revitalization project known as the " Renaissance.

Following a crossover with the Teen Titans in Teen Titans # 16 and the Teen Titans / Legion Special, a new series was launched ; written by Mark Waid ( who had previously rebooted the title following the events of Zero Hour ) and penciled by Barry Kitson.

Following the success of Apple's App Store other smartphone manufacturers quickly launched application stores of their own.

Following a pact between Alexander I and Napoleon, Russia launched a campaign against Sweden and occupied Finland in 1808.

Following this mission, McNair was selected for STS-51-L, which launched on January 28, 1986, and was subsequently killed when Challenger disintegrated nine miles above the Atlantic Ocean just 73 seconds after liftoff.

Following her release from prison in March 2005, Stewart launched a highly publicized comeback, and was once again involved in Martha Stewart Living.

Following the reoccupation of Indochina by the French following the end of World War II, the area having fallen to the Japanese, the Việt Minh launched a rebellion against the French authority governing the colonies of French Indochina.

Following on from the success of Worldwide Exchange, another joint production, Capital Connection was launched.

Following the release on appeal of the defendants in the Oz trial, " an unmitigated disaster for the children of our country ", Whitehouse launched the Nationwide Petition for Public Decency in January 1972, which had gained 1. 35 million signatures by the time it was presented to Edward Heath in April 1973.