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In the 1930s, Fleming ’ s trials occasionally showed more promise, and he continued, until 1940, to try to interest a chemist skilled enough to further refine usable penicillin.
As the film boom got under way, the Pathéa film-makers continued to refine the continuity of action from shot to shot in their films.
Xerox continued to refine the fax machine for years after their ground-breaking first machine.
In Vorwärts !, Marx continued to refine his views on socialism based upon the Hegelian and Feuerbachian ideas of dialectical materialism, whilst at the same time criticising various liberals and other socialists operating in Europe at the time.
Since its launch, the program has continued to grow and refine its procedures to better accommodate a growing campus ' needs.
Wieland continued to modify and refine his Bayreuth production of Parsifal until his death in 1966.
At both NYU and Chicago, he continued to refine his molecular-orbital theory.
The company continued to refine the Synclavier II, with musician-friendly, technological improvements, and Naples evolving to become the company's President / CEO ( 1983 – 1993 ) to assist Alonso and Jones, who were substantially expanding the hardware and software team.
As development progressed, Apple continued to refine the software's look and feel.
Michelson continued to " refine " his method and in 1883 published a measurement of 299, 853 ± 60 km / s, rather closer to that of his mentor.
Later directors of the Choir continued to hone and refine the Choir's sound.
ALCOA and Reynolds Metal Company continued to refine Bauxite in the area, with Reynolds finally ceasing operations in 1981.
The realization of the market potential of catering to collectors led to a major shift in the entire die-cast industry, as other brands followed suit while Matchbox continued to refine the idea into what later became Matchbox Collectibles ( q. v.
In 1791, he published the material he had written as a book, although he continued to refine his proposals for many years to come.
Leitz continued to refine the original design through to 1957.
McCoy continued to refine his devices and design new ones ; 50 of his patents dealt with lubricating systems.
In the following years he continued to refine his technique, producing new editions and reprints every few months until 1509, when his activity was interrupted by the war of the League of Cambrai against Venice ; he departed the city for Fossombrone, where he resumed his activities as a printer.
From his first publication of the Commentaries, Zhu continued to refine his interpretation for the last thirty years of his life.
Although Konica and Nikkormat were major users of the Copal Square, many other brands including Asahi Pentax, Canon, Leica and Minolta continued to refine the Leica-type shutter for reliability, if not speed ; moving from three axis to four axis designs ( one control axis for each curtain drum axis, instead of one control for both drums ).
Taking a series of jobs including landscaping, working as club security officers, and delivering take-out food, and as a stripper, the band continued to refine its harmonies and presentation, looking to groups such as Boyz II Men, Take 6, and Jodeci for inspiration.
Black continued to refine his technique and improve the quality of the knife as he went.
Blumenbach continued to refine the concept in his De nisu formativo et generationis negotio (‘ On the Formative Drive and the Operation of Generation ’, 1787 ) and in the second edition ( 1788 ) of the Handbuch der Naturgeschichte: ‘ it is a proper force ( eigentliche Kraft ), whose undeniable existence and extensive effects are apparent throughout the whole of nature and revealed by experience ’.
In the 1980s and 1990s he led his own trios and continued to refine his bass playing style.
Glanbia continued to refine its focus, targeting the new and fast-growing ‘ nutritional ’ foods segment.

continued and designs
This body + chassis approach has continued with modern specialist manufacturers, although there also exist integral designs such as the Leyland National where the two are practically inseparable.
" Bombardier acquired the assets and designs of Budd Company, Pullman Company, and American Locomotive Company / Montreal Locomotive Works, the latter of which continued in the locomotive business until 1985.
The terms CISC and RISC have become less meaningful with the continued evolution of both CISC and RISC designs and implementations.
Torpedo-boat-destroyer designs continued to evolve around the turn of the 20th century in several key ways.
At the age of seventy-two, Pei had begun thinking about retirement, but continued working long hours to see his designs come to light.
Even after focusing primarily on his manga career, Asamiya continued to do character designs and creative consultation on anime series based on his stories, occasionally under the Kikuchi name.
Completely caseless ammunition was also studied on several occasions, notably the German 4. 7 mm designs, and this concept is now being continued with the Lightweight Small Arms Technologies Program.
Even before dominating the region they had continued the cylinder seal tradition with designs which are often exceptionally energetic and refined.
Motorola had intended the EC variant for embedded use, but embedded processors during the 68040's time did not need the power of the 68040, so EC variants of the 68020 and 68030 continued to be common in designs.
He continued, however, to provide the court with designs for furniture and room decorations.
The original dial designs were rather cumbersome and development continued during the 1890s and early 1900s hand in hand with the switching technology.
In the aftermath of the Ogaden war, although Barre stated at the March 1983 Nonaligned Movement summit in New Delhi that Somalia had no designs on the Ogaden and was willing to negotiate with Ethiopia, the government of Somalia continued to call for self-determination for the ethnic Somali majority living in the Ogaden.
At the same time he continued to read whatever came in his way and was particularly attracted by the stories in the Arabian Nights and by the designs in Gerard's Herbal.
Mazda later abandoned the Wankel in most of their automotive designs, but continued using it in their RX-7 sports car until August 2002 ( RX-7 importation for Canada ceased with only the 1993 year being sold.
General Motors continued to suffer huge losses thanks to an inefficient structure, stale designs, and poor quality.
This second building boom continued the futuristic trend, but emphasized a much more colorful, postmodern approach that somewhat contradicted the earthy, organic designs of the early buildings.
Some general interest continued until the early 1950s but designs did not necessarily offer a great advantage in range and presented a number of technical problems, leading to the adoption of " conventional " solutions like the Convair B-36 and the B-52 Stratofortress.
GM continued to use Oldsmobile sporadically to showcase futuristic designs and as a " guinea pig " for testing new technology, with Oldsmobile offering the Toronado Trofeo, which included a visual instrument system with a calendar, datebook, and climate controls.
A year later, the Mackintoshes moved to London where he continued to paint and create textile designs.
Apple was the dominant purchaser of PowerPC chips from IBM and Freescale Semiconductor and even though they abandoned the platform, further development of AltiVec is continued in several Power Architecture designs from Freescale and IBM.
Medals made after this time used other designs, and the practice continued through the administration of Benjamin Harrison.
Holland continued to improve his designs and worked on several experimental boats, prior to his successful efforts with a privately built type, launched on 17 May 1897.
However, many analysts believe that even though the TFX project itself was a failure, McNamara was ahead of his time as the trend in fighter design has continued toward consolidation — the F-16 Falcon and F / A-18 Hornet emerged as multi-role fighters, and most modern designs combine many of the roles the TFX would have had.
Since then, Matrox has continued to shift the focus of its card designs towards specialized, niche markets, moving more deeply into enterprise, industrial, and government applications.

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