Its use was not limited to agriculture: it also had a double role as a ready-to-hand weapon for self-defense or attack.

Its status can range from high ( the members even eventually achieving titles such as that of Merchant Prince or Nabob ) to low, as in Chinese culture, owing to the presumed distastefulness of profiting from " mere " trade rather than from labor or the labor of others as in agriculture and craftsmanship.

Its major industries are agriculture, mining, and energy.

Its goals are to increase sustainable agriculture opportunities, improve health and education, increase access to financing for microfinance and business clients, advance infrastructure, help small businesses grow revenues, and invest in climate health.

Its basic purpose is the development of scientific knowledge in the field of integrated crop production, the production of wholesome foodstuffs, and the development of conditions for sustainable agriculture and conservation of the environment.

Its main purposes are to improve flood protection and create additional land for agriculture.

Its inhabitants, in the past mostly Greeks, lived by fishing and agriculture.

Its inhabitants survived by subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, and maritime contraband with foreigners.

Its economy consists largely of agriculture and natural resource management and extraction.

Its most thriving period was in 1851 and, through its lumber, lime production, and agriculture, Diamond Springs has retained some of its early importance.

Its chief economic source is agriculture, particularly fruit and vegetable cultivation.

Its soil is very fertile and agriculture is a major part of its economy ; crops grown include onions, potatoes, and a variety of fruits ( mainly apples ).

Its economy is fueled by seasonal population increases, with tourism being the area's chief industry along with agriculture.

Its residents, who mainly worked in agriculture and keeping cattle, had good, but also some very bad times.

Its population lived from agriculture, animal husbandry, and peat harvesting.

Its economy was based on agriculture, cattle raising, and fishing.

Its economy was dependent on trade, industry, agriculture and fishing.

Its economy was dependent on shipping, brewing, fishing and agriculture.

Its hills and valleys were well suited for agriculture.

Its economic base has diversified and broadened through business, agriculture, light manufacturing, health care, transportation, services, education, the arts, and tourism.

Its economy is business-oriented while agriculture dominates the northeastern portion of the city.

Its members tended to follow English practices in matters of culture, science, law, agriculture and politics.

Its topography did not allow for much agriculture, so Antioquia became dependent upon trade, especially of gold and gin for the colonization of new land, although much of this trade was due to reformations passed after a visit from an inspector of the Spanish crown, Juan Antonio Mon y Velarde in 1785.

Its economy is centered around agriculture, industry, petrochemicals and tourism.

Its economy is primarily based on the service sector, encompassing a diverse range of creative industries, media corporations, and convention venues.

Its constitution argued for " the fostering of a strong public sector and a strong private sector without frequent frontier changes ".

Its industrial decline following the Second World War was particularly acute, but in recent decades the country has enjoyed something of a cultural and economic renaissance, fuelled in part by a resurgent financial services sector, the proceeds of North Sea oil and gas, and latterly a devolved parliament.

Its agricultural sector is highly vulnerable to variations in rainfall and changes in world commodity prices.

Its industrial sector began to grow in the mid-19th century, and had become the largest in Europe by the beginning of the 20th century.

Its energy sector accounts for more than 40 % of GDP and 80 % of exports, but only 5 % of employment.

Its industrial sector — exclusive of mining — accounts for only 9 % of GDP and contributes little to exports.

Its tasks are, among others, applied research, technical support, technology transfer and the advanced technical education in the agro-industrial sector.

Its two main bases of support were the Asociación Peruana de Empresas Medias y Pequeñas ( APEMIPE ), an association of SMEs, and the informal sector workers who associated their cause with APEMIPE, and the Evangelical movement.

Its well known features include the historic rows ( narrow streets ) and the main tourist sector on the seafront.

Its primary employers are in the mining / energy, construction, retail trade, health care, social welfare, and the services sector.

Its shares had under-performed the food sector over the previous five years ; it had been pushed back into fourth position by Asda and it did not have enough stores of adequate size to offer a comprehensive non-food range.

Its main rival, in the business newspaper sector, is the London-based Financial Times, which also publishes several international editions.

Its stated objective was to open up markets to competition by removing regulatory barriers to entry: The conference report refers to the bill “ to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition ....” Congress attempted to create a regulatory framework for the transition from primarily monopoly provision to competitive provision of telecommunications services.

Its East Kilbride facility currently acts as a centre of excellence serving the UK utilities sector and as the call centre base responsible for handling all UK clients.

Its aim is to accelerate the drive for excellence and, working in partnership with all parts of the sector, builds on the sector ’ s own capacity to design, commission and deliver improvement and strategic change.

Its hundreds of thousands of member companies in over 130 countries have interests spanning every sector of private enterprise.

Its military sector is where authorities normally board the Tango 01 presidential aircraft ; which is based at " El Palomar " military airport.

Its stay there was brief and soon it was accompanying the First and Second Divisions to the Somme sector.

Its membership from its foundation in 1990 to 1997 involved many elements of the social strata of Serbia, including: state administrators, including business management elites of state-owned enterprises ; employees in the state-owned sector ; less privileged groups farmers ; and dependants ( the unemployed and pensioners ).

Its large-scale manufacturing sector grew at a rate of over 18 %.

Its products continue to be widely used in that sector today, distributed and supported by CA Inc ..