Following the fall of the Shah of Iran and the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1979 – 1980, the West became concerned with ensuring the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, and the US received permission for a $ 400 million expansion of the military facilities on Diego Garcia consisting of two parallel runways, expansive parking aprons for heavy bombers, 20 new anchorages in the lagoon, a deep water pier, port facilities for the largest naval vessels in the US or British fleet, aircraft hangars, maintenance buildings and an air terminal, a fuel storage area, and billeting and messing facilities for thousands of sailors and support personnel.

Following heavy investment in road construction from the 1950s onwards, public transport patronage fell nationwide.

Following quickly on the heels of Fly By Night, the band released Caress of Steel ( 1975 ), a five-track hard rock / heavy metal album featuring two extended multi-chapter songs, " The Necromancer " and " The Fountain of Lamneth.

Following the reforms of the general Marius in the 2nd century BC, the legions took on the second, narrower meaning that is familiar in the popular imagination as close-order citizen heavy infantry.

Following this success, Jamal organized another successful attack against the Solomonic forces and inflicted heavy casualties in what was reportedly the largest Adalite army ever fielded.

Following Chrysler's takeover of the British Rootes Group, Simca of France, and Barreiros of Spain, and the resultant establishment of Chrysler Europe in the late 1960s, the Dodge brand was used on light commercial vehicles, most of which were previously branded Commer or Karrier, on pickup and van versions of the Simca 1100, on the Spanish Dodge Dart, and on heavy trucks built in Spain.

Following each of these attacks, his doctor's warnings were again ignored as Troughton committed himself to a heavy TV and film schedule.

Following a dress rehearsal on 17 March 1961 for a Military parade in the Israeli-occupied part of the Jerusalem, in which heavy military armament took part Jordan complained to the MAC.

Following deep reconnaissance missions in the region by the 3rd Cavalry Group and units of the 1139 Engineer Combat Group, and after heavy fighting in and around the city, Chartres was liberated, on 18 August 1944, by the U. S. 5th Infantry and the 7th Armored Divisions belonging to the XX Corps of the 3rd US Army commanded by General George S. Patton.

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 persistent reliability problems, it was redesigned by Heckler & Koch into the L85A2, and it is now a reliable, accurate although a rather heavy assault rifle.

Following England's heavy defeat to Germany in the second round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Waddle criticised the English Football Association, claiming: " The FA sit on their backsides and do nothing tournament after tournament after tournament.

Following four hours of heavy naval gunfire on A-day, 20 October, Sixth Army forces landed on assigned beaches at 10: 00.

Following the decline of heavy industry, new service industries have now grown in the town.

Following raids of heavy bombing against the North Vietnamese port city Hai Phong at the end of the Vietnam War, he participated in protest rallies targeting the United States Embassy in Oslo.

Following the 1987 general election Fine Gael suffered a heavy defeat.

Following the demonstration of the power of explosive shells against wooden ships at the Battle of Sinop, and fearing that his own ships would be vulnerable to the Paixhans guns of Russian fortifications in the Crimean War, Emperor Napoleon III ordered the development of light-draft floating batteries, equipped with heavy guns and protected by heavy armor.

Following the album's release, Porno for Pyros continued a heavy touring schedule, including an appearance at Woodstock 94 along with a cameo on HBO's The Larry Sanders Show.

Following the reforms of 1729, the treasury increased from the 1721 total of 32, 622, 421 taels to about 60, 000, 000 taels in 1730, surpassing the record set during Yongzheng's father's ( the Kangxi Emperor's ) regime ; however, the pacification of the Qinghai area and the defense on the border areas were heavy burdens.

Following the Great Depression of the 1930s, recessions — periods of slow economic growth and high unemployment — were viewed as the greatest of economic threats, which could be counteracted by heavy government spending or cutting taxes so that consumers would spend more.

Following the elections of October 1999, in which the Social Democrats sustained heavy losses, Viktor Klima stepped down as the chairman of his party and was succeeded in this capacity by Alfred Gusenbauer.

Following heavy bombardment and siege operations that progressively neared the fort's walls, the garrison was forced to surrender when it became apparent that General Daniel Webb, the commander at Fort Edward, was not sending any relief.

Following his brother's directives, Priscus collected heavy taxes that eventually led to rebellion and the uprising of Jotapianus, one of the four usurpers reported for Philip's reign.

Following his appointment Valtanen informed the other members of the committee that the plans made under Castrén leadership were outdated, and now the metro would be planned as a heavy rail system in deep tunnels mined into bedrock.

Following the eruption of 2006, on November 30 of that year, strong rainfall which accompanied Typhoon Durian produced lahars from the volcanic ash and boulders of the last eruption killing at least 1, 266 people.

Following a 1987 and 1989 re-evaluation of the potential rainfall and flood risks, the government raised the dam wall by and constructed an auxiliary spillway on the east bank of the dam.

Following a week of heavy rainfall this made the already waterlogged car parks and parts of the airfield unusable.

Following the passage of the typhoon in the Ailinglaplap Atoll in the Marshall Islands, residents experienced severe food shortages due to damaged crops and little rainfall.

Following a particularly wet summer and torrential rainfall over a 12 hour period, Tillicoultry Burn burst its banks on the morning of August 28, 1877.

Following the disastrous 1913 flood in the Great Miami River Valley, citizens realized that the only way to prevent future flooding was to deal with protection on a watershed basis.

Following this initial drainage, the Fens were still extremely susceptible to flooding, so windpumps were used to pump water away from affected areas.

Following flooding and riots, a new outlet was cut from Newbridge to Goole, which was known as the Dutch River.

Following serious flooding in the town centre on 2 July 1958, a flood relief scheme was begun and the river bed was straightened and deepened.

" Following the success of the 8-TP-1, Zenith, RCA, DeWald, and Crosley began flooding the market with additional transistor radio models.

Following flooding in Taunton in 1960, much of the river between there and its mouth was straightened, and the navigation locks were removed.

Following severe flooding of the Yangtze River basin in 1998, NEPA was upgraded to the State Environmental Protection Agency ( SEPA ) meaning that environmental protection was now being implemented at a ministerial level.

Following widespread flooding in Tewkesbury throughout the 2000 decade, Robertson spoke out against building on flood plains.

Following a catastrophic flood in March, 1913, the Miami Conservancy District was established in 1914 to build dams and levees and to dredge and straighten channels to control flooding of the river.

Following flooding in Send Marsh in 2000, when 16 properties were flooded to a depth of 1m, causing £ 600, 000 of damage, a five-month Environment Agency scheme costing £ 400, 000 began in February 2007 to reduce the risk from the East Clandon stream.

Following the flooding of Lake Pedder by the HEC for the upper Gordon Power Development and the subsequent backlash against the HEC incursions into the south west wilderness of Tasmania, environmental groups of the 1970s and 80s alerted the rest of Australia to the continued power that the HEC had over the Tasmanian environment and politics.

Following an extempore but careful fortification of the western extremity of Belgium by flooding, the Battle of the Yser provided an anchor onto which the future Western Front could be locked by the First Battle of Ypres.

Following the 1348 Friuli earthquake, the river's course near Villach was buried by a major landslide, causing extensive flooding.

Following floods in September 1984, construction of the lake was proposed to prevent future flooding and provide recreational facilities.

Following an interview with Mista Montana on the highly respected, Conspiracy Worldwide Radio, Cormega recently made great efforts to increase peoples awareness of the 2010 flooding tragedy in Pakistan, adding images and video clips to his official site.

Following the damage to several canal structures caused by Hurricane Agnes and other flooding incidents in the early 1970s, the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration designed a steel banding system to stabilize the structure and installed a steel rod reinforcing system. The National Park Service and park supporters were concerned about the structural stability of the aqueduct and a major engineering evaluation was undertaken to determine stabilization needs and associated cost.

Following record flooding in the Atlanta metropolitan area in September 2009, RaceTrac donated $ 10, 000 worth of gas cards, bottled water, and ice to the relief effort.

Following continual flooding problems on the East Fork, and to help control flooding in the Ohio River, the East Fork was dammed by the US Army Corps of Engineers to create Brookville Lake in 1968.

Following this came widespread flooding across the region which brought havoc to Birmingham.

Following the last ice age, sea levels rose, flooding the valley, forming Pittwater and creating the island.

Following heavy precipitation and flooding from two hurricanes in 1947, the dike was again expanded in the 1960s to create the current Herbert Hoover Dike.

Following several incidents of flooding a sea defence of combined dune system ( sand was imported from the estuary to form this ) and concrete walls are now in place along much of Sand Road.