By the mid-19th century, however, the powerful British Empire gave up mercantilism and trade restrictions and introduced the principle of free trade, with few restrictions or tariffs.

The legs were far back on the bird's body, which gave it powerful swimming and diving abilities.

Edward III gave land to powerful noble families, including many people of royal lineage.

The event affected him profoundly ; he experienced visions and mystical feelings so powerful that he gave up his normal activities.

Roger Ebert gave it four stars out of four and called it " a powerful experience ".

This reorganisation had been short-lived, but it gave birth to the concept of breaking up Holland and making it a less powerful province.

Humphrey gave the Broncos a powerful running attack that they lacked in their previous Super Bowl seasons.

He was a beneficent god who gave life and sustenance, but he was also feared for his ability to send hail, thunder and lightning, and for being the lord of the powerful element of water.

Aegeus gave him hospitality but was suspicious of the young, powerful stranger's intentions.

The internal turbulence that plagued Rome at this time can be seen as the last death throes of the Roman Republic, as it finally gave way to the autocratic ambitions of powerful men like Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Octavian.

The leases were renewed automatically, which gave the wealthy pastoralists a strong landed interest and made them a powerful political force.

Following the earthquake, Joseph I gave his Prime Minister even more power, and Sebastião de Melo became a powerful, progressive dictator.

The most prominent faction were the powerful bankers of the Solaro family, who, in 1314, gave the city to king Robert of Naples.

A rapidly growing German jet threat gave Lockheed an opportunity to develop an airframe around the most powerful jet engine that the allied forces had access to, the British Goblin.

Later in the Second Age, Sauron gave the Nine to powerful men, kings and sorcerers, including three from Númenor, all of whom fell swiftly under the rings ' domination.

The lady was rich and powerful and the poet gave voice to the aspirations of the courtier class, for only those who were noble could engage in courtly love.

The French influence ceased in 1528, when Andrea Doria became the prestigious ally of the powerful king of Spain and imposed an aristocratic government which gave the republic a relative stability for about 250 years.

For example, the original Command & Conquer gave birth to the now-common " tank rush " tactic, where the game outcome is often decided very early on by one player gaining an initial advantage in resources and producing large amounts of a relatively powerful but still quite cheap unit — which is thrown at the opposition before they have had time to establish defenses or production.

The second stage ( S-IVB ) had a single J-2 engine that gave a more powerful 230-thousand-pounds thrust.

Original coat of arms of the lords and dukes of Albret. The lordship ( seigneurie ) of Albret ( Labrit ), situated in the Landes, gave its name to one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the Middle Ages.

The first serious Austrian attempt to slow down the French onslaught came towards 15: 00, when Liechtenstein and Nordmann tried to organise a joint operation, but they gave up quite early on, realising that they were opposed by a very powerful force of several infantry divisions and three cavalry divisions from Maréchal Davout's III French Corps.

The Tokugawa became more powerful during their first century of rule: land redistribution gave them nearly seven million koku, control of the most important cities, and a land assessment system reaping great revenues.

Fatefully, however, Thorndike incorrectly reasoned that his data gave support for there being one, not two types of twins: Missing the critical distinction that makes within-family twin studies such a powerful resource in psychology and medicine.

In 1816 he had published his views in a brochure, Von deutschem Bund und deutscher Staatsverfassung, dedicated to " the youth of Germany ", and his influence gave a powerful impetus to the agitation which led in 1819 to the issue of the Carlsbad Decrees by the representatives of the German governments.

The arrival of the F6Fs with their powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engines in late 1943 combined with the deployment of the new Essex class carriers and the Independence class carriers immediately gave the U. S. Pacific Fleet air supremacy wherever the Fast Carrier Force operated.

As more and more Jewish musicians lost their jobs with professional organizations Steinberg united them into the Frankfurt Kulturbund Orchestra, which also gave guest performances in other German cities.

His life-long friend, Serge Koussevitzky, gave unreservedly of his praise and brilliant performances in Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C.,, to which he added broadcastings and recordings for the whole nation.

Satie gave performances at the Salon de la Rose + Croix, organized by Péladan.

The performances his actors gave were invariable portrayals of personalities developed into recognizable images of popular culture, “ their acting has the bold simplicity of an icon ...”

Although Hatfield shared vocal duties with Strohm in the group, she quickly stood out due to her unique vocal quality ; her somewhat thin, girlish voice gave the group a youthful, innocent sound that was nevertheless belied by often-caustic lyrics and a vocal delivery punctuated frequently by harsh, distorted screams ( in live performances more so than on recordings ).

Voight gave critically acclaimed biographical performances during the 2000s ( decade ), appearing as sportscaster Howard Cosell in Ali ( 2001 ), as Nazi officer Jürgen Stroop in Uprising ( 2001 ), and as Pope John Paul II in the television miniseries of the same name ( 2005 ).

Despite announcing his retirement from acting in 1980, Brando subsequently gave supporting performances in movies such as A Dry White Season ( for which he was again nominated for an Oscar in 1989 ), The Freshman in 1990 and Don Juan DeMarco in 1995.

In 1872 she permanently retired from the stage with four performances of " Fidalma " in Cimarosa ’ s Il matrimonio segreto, at the Paris Théâtre des Italiens but, in fact, she never gave up singing in private and in benefit concerts.

This, along with the Peter Saville sleeve designs and the tendency to give short performances with no encores, gave New Order a reputation as standoffish.

Despite these obstacles, the film's war footage was stunning and James Coburn, in the lead role of Rolf Steiner, gave one of the finest performances of his career.

In September of the same year, Amos released a live album and DVD, Live at Montreux 1991 / 1992, through Eagle Rock Entertainment, of two performances she gave at the Montreux Jazz Festival very early on in her career while promoting her debut solo album, Little Earthquakes.

Discussing the subsequent film version, Pauline Kael wrote that Leigh and Marlon Brando gave " two of the greatest performances ever put on film " and that Leigh's was " one of those rare performances that can truly be said to evoke both fear and pity.

These early performances were given in Latin, and were preceded by a vernacular prologue spoken by a herald who gave a synopsis of the events.

In 1996 Alice in Chains gave their final performances with their ailing estranged lead singer, Layne Staley, who subsequently died from an overdose of cocaine and heroin in 2002.

After his performances were done, he gave a special presentation for several chief men of their tribe.

He won the coveted Hollander Medal awarded by the school and gave performances as a concert pianist while still in Germany.

In 2004, the company gave 226 performances in its subscription seasons in Sydney and Melbourne, attended by more than 294, 000 people.

Dame Joan Sutherland gave her farewell performances for the Australian Opera in 1990 in a production of Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots.

As such, Oliver believes, The Shrew must have been written prior to June 1592, most likely in early 1592, and it was one of the performances during the Bath / Ludlow tour which gave rise to A Shrew.

Davis in the trailer for Dark Victory ( 1939 ), in which she gave one of her ten Oscar-nominated performances

This led to permission for Miller to form his 50-piece Army Air Force Band and take it to England in the summer of 1944, where he gave 800 performances.

Tudor also gave early performances of works by Morton Feldman, Earle Brown and La Monte Young.

However, horror remained Karloff's primary genre, and he gave a string of lauded performances in 1930s Universal horror films, including several with Lugosi, his main rival as heir to Lon Chaney, Sr .' s status as the top horror film star.

She also gave performances for British television, including The Shrimp and the Anemone.