Given the then GDP ($ 7. 095 bln ) of the country, military spending is roughly estimated to be about $ 300 million.

Given the large number of U. S. military personnel and their dependents residing in Europe, it was expected that over 7 % of donors would be deferred due to the policy.

Given its military pre-eminence, Sparta was recognized as the overall leader of the combined Greek forces during the Greco-Persian Wars.

Given their original purpose, military marching bands typically march in a forward direction with ( no variation of ) straight lines.

Given his military service, the selection of Arthur proved to be prudent, as he acted as the King's, and thus the Canadian Commander-in-Chief's, representative through the first years of World War I.

Given the proximity of the headquarters, the request for the earthmover, and the fact that military transport was making regular use of the road through Kravica, it is almost inconceivable that the Drina Corps could have been unaware of what was going on in the area.

Given his life experience and military leadership, it was generally expected that in the end, he would be successful.

Given his age and conservatism, he was not equipped to overcome the influence of the military high command, led by Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff.

Given that the Plan for Renewed National Purpose resulted in the collapse of civilization in the USNA, the author's intent was to warn against the possible consequences of some policy choices made during the Reagan administration: specifically, a more aggressive foreign / military policy, the cutting of social welfare benefits to permit tax cuts, and an emphasis on religious values.

Given that his reign lasted for, at best, only a few weeks after his acclamation and he does not seem to have secured significant military or political support Domitianus is more properly categorized as a Roman Usurper rather than an Emperor.

Given the military-industrial requirements of the Cold War, the authors of the then secret National Security Council Report 68 ( NSC-68 ) proposed the US government undertake a massive permanent national economic expansion that would let it “ siphon off ” a part of the economic activity produced to support an ongoing military buildup to contain the Soviet Union.

Given that this slang spans not only generations but also a spectrum of communications technologies ( spark-gap transmitters, shortwave, radio telephone, Citizen's Band ( CB ) radio, cellular among others ) and organizations ( hobbyist, commercial, many military branches in different countries ), there are many interpretations in popular misuse.

Given Newfoundland's strategic location in the Battle of the Atlantic, the Allies ( especially the United States of America ) built many military bases there.

Given the microcosm complex that CIA service tends to cultivate and develop within the organization's comparatively small ranks in combination with the military background of such a large contingency of the agency's active members ; receipt of either of these awards is viewed with utmost admiration almost universally across the " family " of US intelligence services.

Given U. S. policies, " blood-soaked offensive military actions " are the only path to victory ( 84-86 ).

Given the expense of military pilot training, air forces typically conduct training in phases to winnow out unsuitable candidates.

Given that the nation was at peace, archery as well as other military martial arts became more of a method of personal development rather than military training.

Given clear that the army under his command was all that Paraguay with maximum effort could have led a successful military campaign against successive Bolivian army, superior in men and materials, making back to the Rio Parapiti.

Given that he's more of a military man than a scientific one, his interests tend to conflict with the other main characters.

Given that the ZWZ focused on military aspects of the struggle, its civilian dimension was less clearly defined and developed more slowly — a situation exacerbated by the complex political discussions that were then unfolding between politicians in occupied Poland and the government in exile ( first located in Paris, and after the fall of France, in London ).

Given the popularity of the first-person shooter genre, it was assumed that all tactical-level military gameplay necessarily involved individual combat action.

Given the circumstances at the time Constantius may well have divided the military command of Britannia Superior in two with an eastern province named Britannia Caesariensis and a western one named Britannia Prima.

Given the circumstances at the time Constantius may well have divided the military command of Britannia Superior in two with an eastern province named Britannia Caesariensis and a western one named Britannia Prima.

Given names resonant of qualities which are perceived to be either masculine or feminine are frequently given, with males being linked with strength and firmness and females with beauty and flowers.

Given its prominent place in the Forum, it seems that the Curia Hostilia was a symbol of the strength of the Roman Republic.

The day after the resignation of Cllr Colin Barrow's resignation as Leader of Westminster City Council in January 2012 on the BBC's inaugural Sunday Politics, Field said about the West End parking charges plan: " Given the furore, given the strength of the campaign by the Evening Standard, I would be very surprised if his successor runs along with this.

Given the low tensile strength of such bodies, if a fragment of an icy comet were to strike the Earth, the most likely outcome would be for it to disintegrate in the upper atmosphere, leading to an air burst explosion analogous to that of the Tunguska event.

Given that she had become the center of all the cooperative effort of the World Team ( as opposed to individual effort, however heroic ), even players of much greater strength began sharing their ideas with her, so that she would incorporate them into her analysis.

Given this and the subsequent emphasis on building strength at the Gazala position for an attack ( which had been forestalled by the Axis offensive ) it is likely that the defences at Tobruk had not been maintained in first rate condition.

Given its superior strength, durability and long life relative to the more expensive composite fillings, it will likely be around for many more years to come.

Given the strength of the Labour presence in the European socialist movement — the 1994 elections in the UK gave Labour 61 seats, and nearly a third of the 15 party Socialist Group — they were in a strong position to get what they wanted.

Given that the increase in encryption strength afforded by four-square over Playfair is marginal and that both schemes are easily defeated if sufficient ciphertext is available, Playfair has become much more common.

Given the strength of the opposition, this Australian team is often referred to as one of the best Australian teams ever assembled.

Given total force at failure and the force-resisting area ( e. g. the cross-section of a bolt loaded in shear ), shear strength is:

On poverty, Hoover said that " Given the chance to go forward with the policies of the last eight years, we shall soon with the help of God, be in sight of the day when poverty will be banished from this nation ", and promised, " We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land ," but within months, the Stock Market Crash of 1929 occurred, and the world's economy spiraled downward into the Great Depression.

Given their large size, Great Danes continue to grow ( mostly gaining weight ) longer than most dogs.

Given this connection, she suggests the major war should have been called " The Great Cheyenne War ".

Given The Holy Land lies around the Great Rift, which causes occasional volcanic activity due to continental drift, the most logical explanation for fire and brimstone is the fire and sulfur emitted by live volcanoes and the lake of fire being the caldera.

Given that the eponymous Miss Lonelyhearts and his fellow protagonists are struggling for existential meaning and interpersonal relationships in the uncertain, threatening sociopolitical context of the Great Depression, Dick may have intended this citation as a parallel narrative to the similar alienation, existential and interpersonal crises of his own protagonists in a world on the brink of Nazi-Japanese nuclear war after the Axis won World War II in its alternative universe ( and, as an ironic contrast, our own ).

Given the buildup of tensions with Great Britain, the US Navy established a shipyard for warships and rapidly built eleven ships at the facility, employing 3, 000 men at the yard, many recruited from New York City.

Given in The Cooper Union's Great Hall, the ' Right Makes Might ' speech examined federal control of slavery and the thoughts of the signers of the Constitution.

Given that Vikings on a raid tried to avoid pitched battles, it's possible that mail was primarily worn more for invasion scenarios such as the Great Heathen Army of the mid-9th century in England or Harald Hardrada's invasion of Northumbria in 1066.

Given under my Hand and the Great Seal of Australia on 11 November 1975.

Given the uncertainty resulting from the GFC downturn and The Great Recession, however, much of the planned redevelopment of DIT Grangegorman, Broadstone, Phibsborough Shopping Centre and Dalymount Park has been postponed pro tem.

Given this easy access to main Sydney's main arterial road network, companies such as Coles Myer and Woolworths Limited have transport and logistics complexes situated off Great Western Highway the between the Wallgrove Road and Reservoir Road exists from the M4.

Flower Alley stands at Three Chimneys Farm alongside Point Given, Rahy, Albert the Great, Big Brown, and their other stallions.

Given the stage name Mona Darkfeather, she was cast in her first starring role as an Indian maiden named Owanee in the 1911 movie Owanee's Great Love.