Its total land area is -- slightly larger than Washington, D. C. -- consisting of five rugged, volcanic islands and two coral atolls.

Its long jaws contained, both sides combined, 58 or more banana-shaped teeth ; larger tyrannosaurids possessed fewer teeth, Gorgosaurus at least sixty-two.

Its mass is hard to exactly determine, but may be slightly larger than that of the Sun ( 1. 1 < sub >- 0. 4 </ sub >< sup >+ 0. 6 </ sup > solar mass ).

Its watershed of is larger than the state of Idaho.

Its implication that loyalty to a larger Germany should replace loyalty to one's personal sovereign was in itself a revolutionary idea.

Its name means " male water snake ", and it should not be confused with Hydra, a much larger constellation which represents a female water snake.

Its introduction allowed night life to flourish in cities and towns as interiors and streets could be lighted on a larger scale than before.

Its area is 497, 000 km², larger than California and 16 times larger than Belgium.

Its small size and higher pitch make mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like guitar, which encourages the use of tremolo ( rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings ) to create sustained notes or chords.

Its response to a magnetic field is qualitatively similar to the response of a paramagnet, but much larger.

Its backup defense mechanism, used if successfully pursued, is to fill its extremely elastic stomach with water ( or air when outside the water ) until it is much larger and almost spherical in shape.

Its land area is, but its total area is significantly larger.

Its use encouraged the use of larger ensembles and demanded sets of instruments that would blend together across the whole vocal range.

Its name is Latin for " arrow ", and it should not be confused with the larger constellation Sagittarius, the archer.

Its name is Latin for the sails of a ship, and it was originally part of a larger constellation, the ship Argo Navis, which was later divided into three parts, the others being Carina and Puppis.

Its population, however, is larger than that of any Romanian county, and hence the power of the Bucharest General City Hall ( Primăria Generală ), which is the city's local government body, is about the same as, if not greater than, that of Romanian county councils.

Its diameter is much larger than that of hard salami and resembles more salami cotto ( cooked ) in size, hence the confusion of some people.

Its head is larger and more pointed than that of the European boar, and its ears smaller and more pointed.

Its area was much larger than the present county, however, and was reduced subsequently as more counties were organized.

Its urbanized zone covers roughly, compared with larger rural areas incorporated by the city, which cover the remaining of the city limits.

Its form is that of two triangles, each a little larger than a point ( dot ) of a standard colon, pointing toward each other.

Its surface can be divided into two geologically different areas based on crater density ; the first area contains craters which are larger than 40 km in diameter, whereas the second area, in parts of the polar and equatorial regions, has only craters under that size.

Its scientific name and common name are often still used in the aquarium fish trade to refer to the Ghost Catfish ; as it seems, the larger and more aggressive K. bicirrhis was only ever exported in insignificant numbers, if at all.

Its editors only knew of one example to point to, a public housing development of 278 homes in New Haven described by John Schulz in the March, 1950 issue.

Its modern development was initiated in the 1970s when it adds a modern instrumentation to the image of the electric guitar, synthesizer and drums.

Its production was influential in the industrial revolution, and influenced commercial development of metallurgy and engineering.

Its mission may be to support the development, testing, and training phases for new aircraft weapons systems or research projects.

Its main objective is the establishment of a common market, in pursuit of the economic and social development of the region.

Its development is likely to have been closely connected with the development of human language, which ( whether spoken or written ) appears to both involve and facilitate abstract thinking.

Its design period was protracted, with various development problems exacerbated by the fact that designers lacked information on the actual size and weight of the proposed boosted-fission warhead Green Bamboo, or its likely thermonuclear successor derived from the Granite series.

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Its 2002 / 2003 / 2004 funding includes around $ 10 million for economic development, up to $ 5 million for the development of democratic institutions, about $ 5 million for the return of population affected by war and between 2 and 3 million dollars for the " mitigation of adverse social conditions and trends ".

Its main objective is the establishment of a common market, in pursuit of the economic and social development of the region.

Its primary purpose is to prevent conflicts and war, preserve the sovereignty of Denmark, secure the continuing existence and integrity of the independent Kingdom of Denmark and further a peaceful development in the world with respect to human rights.

Its unique pedagogy, emphasizing students ' individual development through tutorials (" conferencing ") and personal mentoring of students by faculty (" donning "), together with an emphasis on writing, an open curriculum and education of the " whole person " produces engaged students in fields that range from the arts to medicine ; from public service to law.

Its first use was in the development of medical applications for the Veterans Administration, now called the Department of Veterans Affairs, a branch of the United States Government.

Its ancestor may have migrated from eastern to northern Africa and then to its current range with the development of the Sahara desert.

Its history is important to understanding the origin and development of the Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Canaanite, Israeli, Phoenician, Carthaginian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, Christian and Islamic cultures.

Its development was also influenced by other Italian languages and by the Germanic languages of the post-Roman invaders.

Its impact has been crucial to the success of the Voyager missions to deep space, the invention of the compact disc, the feasibility of mobile phones, the development of the Internet, the study of linguistics and of human perception, the understanding of black holes, and numerous other fields.

" Its primary functions in this area, according to Article III, are to encourage research and development, to secure or provide materials, services, equipment and facilities for Member States, to foster exchange of scientific and technical information and training.

Its highest development took place under Shaka, initiator of several important organizational, weapons and tactical innovations.

Its formation, operation and development had to be funded entirely by public donations, with no Government support.

Its two major components, the Saturn Workshop and the Apollo Telescope Mount, began their development as separate projects ( the SWS was kludged from the S-IVB stage of the Saturn 1B and Saturn V launch vehicles, the ATM was kludged from an early design for the descent stage of the Apollo Lunar Module ).

Its aim is to play a leading part in the development of the city and the wider region.