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Following a sharp decline in his popularity, Opie began to work on improving his technique, meriting the praise of his rival James Northcote: " Other artists paint to live ; Opie lives to paint.
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Following the cessation of hostilities, the large number of war-surplus machines, sharp fluctuations in business confidence, and the government's failure, unlike those of USA and France, to provide any form of support, Airco became unprofitable.
Following the economic collapse of the early 1990s, Russia suffered from a sharp increase in the rates of poverty and economic inequality.
Following World War II, lack of interest in the consumer market lead to a sharp decline in plantings with many varieties on the verge of extinction.
Following this technique the artist doesn't make use of charcole or pencil sketches but applies colour directly on the canvas with the paintbrush constructing soft transitions instead of sharp contours.
Following a pattern, the artist cuts the motif into the paper with a sharp knife which is usually held vertically.
Following Radiohead's 1993 Pablo Honey tour of America, Yorke became disenchanted at being " right at the sharp end of the sexy, sassy, MTV eye-candy lifestyle " he felt he was helping to sell to the world.
Following the social instability and sharp economic depression that emerged in the wake of World War I, many Americans in the 1920s saw business and city growth as foundations for stability.
Following a sharp but short-lived Depression at the beginning of the decade, New York enjoyed a booming economy during the Roaring Twenties.
Following a series of speeches in Utah, Montana, and Illinois, Abraham Lincoln leads a group of left-wing Republicans into the Socialist Party ; this action leads to the sharp decline of the Republican Party, allowing the Socialists to eventually become the primary opposition to the Democrats.
Following a period of sharp decline under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, Athens re-emerged in the 19th century as the capital of the independent Greek state.
Following a sharp drop in ratings, localised newscasts from Calgary were restored later in the decade.
Following an up and down first day, Ungar showed up for each subsequent day well rested and mentally sharp.
Following the Battle of Collecchio ( 26-27 April 1945 ) and a sharp action at Fornovo di Taro, Mascarenhas de Moraes received the surrender of the German 148th Division and the Italian Monte Rosa, San Marco and Italia Divisions on 29-30 April 1945.
Following a period of sharp decline, the Mastiff has increased its worldwide popularity.
Following the invention of Lithography by Alois Senefelder in 1798, it became possible to produce very sharp and distinctive inking without the need for engraving.
* Florence: Following the fall of Rome on 5 June 1944 German resistance stiffened in the vicinity of Florence, and during June there were several sharp actions, such as those at Bagno Regio and Chiusi.
Following the war with Iraq, the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, and taking office of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in 1989, a sharp change was made in the Iran's population policy.
Following a small level stretch, there is a sharp ascent just before Mount Barry.
Following his arrest for harbouring members of the Bonnot Gang, Victor Serge, once a forceful defender of illegalism became a sharp critic.
Following his revival at the hands of Hood, Human Fly now has acid vomit that can melt steel and wings that are strong enough to deflect cannon fire and sharp enough to cut a dump truck in two.
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Following Jayavarman VII's death, Khmer experienced a gradual decline.
* Post Bayon Style ( 1243 – 1431 ): Following the period of frantic construction under Jayavarman VII, Angkorian architecture entered the period of its decline.
Following the decline of Tarumanagara, its territories, including the Jakarta area, became part of the Kingdom of Sunda.
Following the decline of the NLU, the Knights of Labor became the leading countrywide union in the 1860s.
Following the decline of the central Parthian authority after clashes with the Roman Empire, a local Parthian leader, Gondophares established the Indo-Parthian Kingdom in the 1st century CE.
Following the decline of the quill in the 1820s, following the introduction of the maintenance-free, mass produced steel dip nib by John Mitchell, knives were still manufactured but became known as desk knives, stationery knives or latterly as the name stuck ' pen ' knives.
Following a period in which Buddhism was in decline in Tibet in the eleventh century, contention among a number of subsects emerged.
Following his death in 1391 however, Bosnia fell into a long period of decline.
Following the fall of the Roman Empire, the city entered a period of decline.
Following Clay's retirement in 1825, the power of the Speakership once again began to decline ; at the same time, however, Speakership elections became increasingly bitter.
Following the decline of the whisky industry locally, the city's economy has now diversified to include insurance and banking.
Following the decline of the Durrani dynasty and the establishment of the new Barakzai dynasty in Afghanistan, the Pashtun domains began to shrink as they lost control of the Punjab region and the Balochistan region to the British.
Following a period of decline in the 1990s, Professor Derrick Swarts was appointed as Vice-Chancellor with the task of re-establishing the University on a sound footing.
Following the film's lackluster response in the UK, German distributors did decline to distribute it, but their lack of interest did not technically constitute a ban.
Following the collapse of Ur ( c 2000 BC ), Uruk went into a steep decline until about 850 BC when the Neo-Assyrian Empire annexed it as a provincial capital.
Following the discovery of oil in 1928, crude oil and natural gas joined timber as leading natural resources until about 1934 when oil experienced a natural decline.
Following the construction of the Cairo and Fulton railroad eight miles to the south of Washington, which connected much of the state with Little Rock, the town began a slow decline.
Following the ACL ’ s decision to locate Rice Yard in Waycross and Jesup ’ s growth as the county seat, its population began to decline.
Following World War II, the population began to decline.
Following the resolution of the problems, the merchants and weavers did not return, leading up to the decline of the city of Kaprijke into a rural village during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Following a decline in trade after the Second Boer War, and the arrival of increasing competition in cranes and dynamos from Germany and the United States, Royce began considering the motor car as a potential new product for the company.
Following Hayam Wuruk's death in 1389, Majapahit power entered a period of decline with conflict over succession.
Following the decline of heavy industry, new service industries have now grown in the town.
Following a boom period in the 1970s, language labs went rapidly into decline.
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