This was after a great deal of lobbying by the Maricopa County Sports Authority, a local group formed to preserve Cactus League spring training in Arizona and eventually secure a Major League franchise for the state.

Major opera companies have begun presenting their performances in local cinemas throughout the United States and many other countries.

Major American brands such as Domino's, Pizza Hut, and Papa John's Pizza compete against domestic brands such as Mr. Pizza and Pizza Etang, offering traditional as well as local varieties which may include toppings such as bulgogi and dak galbi.

Sherwood Forest is home to the famous Major Oak, which, according to local folklore, was Robin Hood's principal hideout.

In February 1998, a local company took cuttings from the Major Oak and began cultivating clones of the famous tree with the intention of sending saplings to be planted in major cities around the world.

A smaller force of about 3, 000 led by Major General William Gatacre, was to push north toward the railway junction at Stormberg, to secure the Cape Midlands district from Boer raids and local rebellions by Boer inhabitants.

Major cities also have an extra tier of local government named Circoscrizione di Decentramento Comunale or, in some cities ( e. g. Rome ) Municipio.

Major political powers are Unity of Aran-Aranese Nationalist Party ( Socialists ' Party of Catalonia local section, the governing party ) and Aranese Democratic Convergence ( Democratic Convergence of Catalonia local section ).

Major landmarks in the area include Ruislip Lido, a former reservoir, now an area of public parkland with its own miniature railway and Manor Farm, a settlement dating from the 9th century which is now designates as a local heritage site.

The local US government representative Major George M. Hanson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Northern California, and the State Militia representative Captain Augustus W. Starr sent July 31 to asses the situation were unsure what to do with the popular movement or how to stop the acts of vigilante justice.

Major entertainment, county services, educational facilities and local industry can be found in nearby Arcata and Eureka.

Major resources for the Caruthersville area include commerce supplied by the Mississippi river barge and transport industry as well as agriculture which accounts for 60 % of the local economy.

The city was named by local rancher Mansfield Daniels, after whom Daniels County is named, for his friend Major Charles Richardson Anderson Scobey, a cattleman from the Glendive area who served as a Montana Territory legislator and an Indian agent at Fort Peck and Poplar.

Major employers in the region include a significant number of housing related manufacturers, state facilities, as well as local government entities like the school district.

Major navigational roads were built through the area in the late 18th century, and what is now local Route 66 was built in 1800.

Major festivals and arts events include the Home Water Festival, a two-week extravaganza in the middle of July ; and the Shrimp Festival, celebrating the local and traditional industry, is in the first weekend in October.

At least some crafts have local crafthalls at other Major Holds ; for example, there is a small Weavercraft Hall at High Reaches Hold, as well as a branch of the Healer Hall in South Telgar Hold.

Major cities may also support a local business journal, trade papers relating to local industries, and papers for local ethnic and social groups.

In the right of Eastern Zamboanga was they entered and local sending military combat operations by the local Filipino troops, military officers and tank commanders under the 6th, 10th, 101st, 102nd and 105th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 10th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was liberated and recaptured on January to March 1945 and aided the local Zamboangueño Christian and Muslim guerrilla resistance was attacked and defeating Japanese Imperial ground forces from the couple of three months and one year before the arrival of American liberation military forces under by Major General Jens A. Doe of the U. S. Army ’ s 41st Infantry Division on March 1945 in Zamboanga City.

Major population growth within Ajaccio occurred between 1945 and 1975, with a doubling of the city's population, caused by a general shift of the population away from rural areas.

Major parts in the spread ( and thus more durable growth ) of the population were played by monastical ' pioneering ' ( especially by the Benedictine and Commercial orders ) and some feudal lords ' recruiting farmers to settle ( and become tax payers ) by offering relatively good legal and fiscal conditions.

Major growth occurred under the leadership of Rush Rhees, during his 1900-1935 tenure.

Major growth occurred from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s.

Major public health institutions sprung up in both urban and rural communities as both agriculture and industry experienced significant growth between 1949 to 1958.

Major growth stemmed from the introduction of the railroad which brought easier methods of transportation and opportunities for industrial growth.

Major growth took place in 1938 with the first joint Army and Navy maneuvers held in 1940.

Major capital campaigns in 1995 and 2003 helped fund significant growth in the facility.

Major growth occurred in Streetsboro with the opening of the Ohio Turnpike on October 1, 1955, with Exit 13 ( now known as Exit 187 ) initially being the only interchange in Portage County.

Major growth occurred with the arrival of the Austin and Northwestern Railroad in April 1882, when Burnet then became the railhead for the area to the west.

With the growth associated with the railroad, Taylorsville was incorporated as a town in 1884 and was renamed Stuart in honor of Confederate Major General J. E. B.

Major growth in the direct action movement started with a concurrent focus on roads, and a protest camp at Twyford Down was started, against the M3 in Hampshire.

The legacy of the Continental League is that it hastened the expansion and growth of Major League Baseball.

Major growth in Yate started in the early 1920s with the construction of the Moorlands Road estates behind Station Road, close to the Parnall aeroplane factory.

Major research areas in the Faculty include multidisciplinary approaches in the field of bio-materials, dental implantology, facial pain, growth and development, and periodontal physiology.

Also in the last years the commercial area experiments a significant growth due to the opening of new Malls & Major Retailers.

Major rebuilding took place in the Lower or Middle town area following a fire in 1791 and the fortunes of the town revived with the growth in sea bathing, and by 1851 was becoming a retirement centre.

Major housing tract development and population growth took off beginning in 1983, which has increased the population of Palmdale around 12 times its former size as of 2006.

The construction of the USDoT office complex and Nationals Park, the new US $ 600 million stadium of the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team, have spurred rapid growth in the neighborhood.

Major expansion of industry in the area, combined with the growth of eucalyptus plantations, has adversely impacted small-scale agriculture in the surrounding rural areas, resulting in declining population in those rural areas.

Major road interventions are being implemented ( the Beltway and the prolongation of the Avenue Jacu-Pêssego / Nova Trabalhadores ), which, due to easier access to the city should influence the growth of industrial activity which today suffers from the bottleneck of the road network and its chronic lack of maintenance.

* The Church teaches that the Minor Orders ( Cleric / Tonsure, Doorkeeper, Reader, Exorcist, Acolyte and Subdeacon ) are intended primarily to assist the candidate in his own spiritual growth and life and that the Major Orders ( Deacon, Priest, and Bishop ) are intended primarily to assist the Christian Community.

Major areas of policy research include fiscal and tax policy, monetary policy, social policy, governance and public institutions, trade policy, and economic growth and innovation.