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Having lost more than 20 million in the war, suffered German and Nazi German invasion, and suffered tens of millions of casualties due to onslaughts from the West three times in the preceding 150 years, first with Napoleon I, the Stalin was determined to destroy Germany's capacity for another war by keeping it under tight control.
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Having lost their entire baggage and supplies, the Bastarnae were obliged to withdraw from Dardania and to return home.
Having lost 27 million people in the war, the Soviet Union was determined to destroy Germany's capacity for another war, and pushed for such in wartime conferences.
Having contended for the division in the aborted 1994 season, Cleveland sprinted to a 100 – 44 record ( 18 games were lost to player / owner negotiations ) in 1995 winning its first ever divisional title.
Having lost most of China's economic and industrial centers, Chiang withdrew into the hinterlands, stretching the Japanese supply lines and bogging down Japanese soldiers in the vast Chinese interior.
Having lost her short term memory in a car crash, Lucy can only remember the current day's events until she falls asleep.
Having lost their academic home in May 2003, they increasingly cross genres and print write-ups of all books and media received, as well as of events that feature creative works that imaginatively challenge gender such as intentional communities, performance events, and film festivals.
Having lost two FA Cup finals, Banks ' attempts to be luckier with Stoke in the competition fell agonisingly short as Arsenal beat them in the semi finals of both the 1971 and 1972 competitions.
Having lost its colonial empire, France saw a good opportunity for revenge against Britain in signing an alliance with the Americans in 1778, and sending an army and navy that turned the American Revolution into a world war.
Having lost the civil war, this group remained in existence, with the intention of overthrowing both the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland and achieving the Irish Republic proclaimed in 1916.
Having lost the first challenge to Hawke, Keating realised that events would have to move very much in his favour for a second challenge to be even possible.
Having lost both referendums, the sovereignist Parti Québécois government renewed the push for recognition as a nation through symbolic motions that gained the support of all parties in the National Assembly.
Having initially lost territories in Erzurum to the Shah's son, Suleiman retaliated by recapturing Erzurum, crossing the Upper Euphrates and laying waste to parts of Persia.
Having consolidated his conquests on land, Suleiman was greeted with the news that the fortress of Koroni in Morea ( the modern Peloponnese ) had been lost to Charles V's admiral, Andrea Doria.
Having lost the revenue potential of Haiti while escalating his wars against the rest of Europe, Napoleon gave up on an empire in North America and used the purchase money to help finance France's war campaign on its home front.
" Having lost its position as the Queen of the Sciences, philosophy must now radically transform its approach to objects so that it might " construct keys before which reality springs open.
Having badly lost the 1904 election with a conservative candidate, the Democratic Party turned to two-time nominee William Jennings Bryan, who had been defeated in 1896 and 1900 by Republican William McKinley.
Having rationalized the competition he lost, Anton challenges Vincent again.
Having lost any hope for victory and facing a massacre, the French army disengaged and retreated in a westerly direction, hoping to join other French forces on the other side of the Vosges mountains.
Having lost possession of Henry, Warwick could no longer claim to be acting on his behalf and Edward of March was proclaimed King Edward IV of England.
Having lost their enormous investment in slaves, white planters had minimal capital to pay freedmen workers to bring in crops.
Having lost 1 – 0 in Belgium, the Netherlands appeared to be set for qualification in Rotterdam as they led 2 – 0 until Georges Grun put the Belgium through on away goals.
Having lost their opening game of the tournament to the USSR the Netherlands beat England and Republic of Ireland to reach the semi-finals.
* Having lost the confidence of his peers, Hannibal Gisco is subsequently executed for incompetence shortly afterwards, together with other defeated Punic generals.
* Having lost his alliance with the Numidian chief Masinissa, the Carthaginian general, Hasdrubal Gisco, finds a new ally in the Numidian king Syphax, who marries Sophonisba, Hasdrubal's daughter, whom until his defection to Rome has been betrothed to Masinissa.
Having been released from jail, Dulipo then discovers that he is Cleander's long lost son.
Having and more
Having hit one of the trees, the ball came to rest not more than 160 yards out.
Having filled the offices of quaestor and praetor with more than usual success, he obtained the consulship in 120.
Having declined from more than one million speakers around 1950 to about 200, 000 in the first decade of the 21st century, of whom 61 % are more than 60 years old, Breton is classified as " severely endangered " by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
Having served as prime minister for six years and 92 days, his reign as prime minister was the longest unbroken reign of any Labour leader until Tony Blair more than 50 years later.
Having received criticism of being too out of touch, Corrie now struggled to emulate the more modern Brookside and EastEnders.
Having two barrels lets the shooter use a more open choke for near targets, and a tighter choke for distant targets, providing the optimal shot pattern for each distance.
Having recorded the world ’ s fastest growth in internet usage between 2000 and 2009, the region is now home to more than 60 million internet users.
Having said that, the literary sources of Priscus and Jordanes preserve only a few names, and three words, of the language of the Huns, which have been studied for more than a century and a half.
Having a family to support motivated Schliemann to attempt to make more money.
Having done this, he is much more willing to trust hadith than many of his contemporaries.
Having made the assumption that the Sun was at the center of the universe, Copernicus realized that calculating tables of planetary motion ( mathematical charts that describe the movements of planets ) was much easier and more accurate.
Having huge hands ( a famous photograph features him holding seven baseballs in his right hand ), Bench also tended to block breaking balls in the dirt by scooping them with one hand instead of the more common and fundamentally proper way: dropping to both knees and blocking the ball using the chest protector to keep the ball in front.
Having extended itself on the lengthy jam " Revelation " from Da Capo, Love here composes a more focused mini-suite, the album-ending " You Set the Scene ".
Having wronged them for centuries, we had better, in order to protect our civilization, follow it up by one more wrong and wipe these untamed and untamable creatures from the face of the earth.
Having wronged them for centuries we had better, in order to protect our civilization, follow it up by one more wrong and wipe these untamed and untamable creatures from the face of the earth.
Having the control over those more western ( in respect to the original homeland of the Polans ) tribes, Mieszko had entered the German sphere of influence.
Having a variety of antioxidants allows any byproducts to be safely dealt with by more efficient antioxidants in neutralizing a free radical's butterfly effect.
Having now seen for myself how he travelled across the pack ice, I am more convinced than ever that Peary did indeed discover the North Pole.
Having a broader purpose in life may lead to more long-term happiness.
Having the engine, transmission, catalytic converter ( s ) and exhaust all cramped into a small rear engine bay made emission and noise control more difficult, something Porsche was already facing problems with on the 911 and wanted to avoid.
Not only did men billeted in Greek areas have opportunity to learn sufficient Greek for the purpose of everyday conversation, but they were also able to see plays in the foreign tongue .” Having an audience with knowledge of the Greek language, whether limited or more expanded, allowed Plautus more freedom to use Greek references and words.
Having previously relied on mercenaries to fight their wars for them, the Carthaginians were now forced into a more active role in the defense of their city.
Having knowledge and understanding of the use and purpose of communication can help to make a more effective speaker communicate their message in an effectual way.
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