Much capital was spent in pursuing the ground-breaking patent on Watt's invention.

Much of the garlic production in the United States is centered in Gilroy, California, which calls itself the " garlic capital of the world ".

Much of the increase can be attributed to the decrease in capital gains taxes, while the ongoing recession and subsequently high unemployment contributed to stagnation among other income groups until the mid-1980s.

Much of Picardy became the newly-created department of Somme, with Amiens as the departmental capital.

Much of the collectivization in Moldova had undergone in Transnistria, in Chişinău, the present-day capital city of Moldova.

" Much as there are prohibitions against turning gifts into capital, there are prohibitions against treating gift exchange as barter.

Much construction occurred before celebrations of Kim Il-sung's eightieth birthday, including the building of grand apartment complexes and the Reunification Expressway, a four-lane road connecting the capital and the Demilitarized Zone.

Much of the existing commuter service was provided by Canadian National Railway, and it faced mounting pressure to expand its service beyond lakeshore trains it ran between Hamilton in the west, and Danforth in the east, to Toronto ; however, CN lacked the financial and physical capital to do this.

Much of the imported music and instruments remained popular only in the capital and largest city, Tórshavn.

Much of the population lives in Tobermory, the only burgh on the island until 1973, and its capital.

Much like his desires for a greater morality of the state, Cruce was an avid abolitionist when it came to the use of capital punishment throughout the state.

Much discussion has occurred regarding the optimum capital gains tax rate, with some advocates calling for tax cuts in the belief that a lower rate ( e. g., under 25 %) will provide an incentive to investors to sell old stocks and invest in new stocks — which supply siders maintain encourages the creation of new jobs, reduces unemployment, and has the paradoxical effect of increasing tax revenues more or less immediately, an idea first proposed by economist Arthur Laffer while an advisor to Ronald Reagan ( See Laffer curve ).

Much of the party's success prior to the 2009 election was based in the urban areas of the provincial capital, the Halifax Regional Municipality, however the party's support has grown to the rest of Nova Scotia.

Much high-quality Japanese cutlery originates from Sakai, the capital of samurai sword manufacturing since the 14th century.

Much of the organization's capital is provided by the licensing of the " Lampoon " name to National Lampoon, begun by Harvard Lampoon graduates in 1970.

Much of the initial theorizing about the advent of a fundamentally new era in which economic activity is increasingly ' abstract ', i. e., disconnected from land, labour, and physical capital ( machines and industrial infrastructure ) was associated with the ' business management ' literature of the ' new economy ' NASDAQ bubble, which collapsed in 2001 ( but slowly recovered, albeit, in a leaner format, throughout the 2000s ).

Much as with the accumulation of financial capital, symbolic capital is ' rational ' in that it can be freely converted into leveraging advantage within social and political spheres.

Much less discussed in the economic literature is the effect on the organic composition of capital of the growth of the services sector in the developed countries.

Much of Chad's population, including Sarh and the capital N ' Djamena, is concentrated around it.

" Much later in his career, he opposed the building of large numbers of capital ships, which he regarded as less effective in proportion to cost and subject to rapid obsolescence.

However, his cousins caught up with him soon afterwards, following him across the Bridge over the Uji, New Year's Day, 1184, which Yoshinaka had torn up to impair their crossing, in an ironic reversal of the first Battle of the Uji, only four years earlier. Much as the Taira did in that first battle, Minamoto no Yoshitsune led his horsemen across the river, and defeated Yoshinaka, and pursued him away from the capital.

Much of the imported music and instruments remained popular only in the capital and largest city, Tórshavn.

Much of the capital cost of a new installation will be devoted to systems intended to reduce these effects, which include:

Much of the capital borrowed in the 1980s went towards propping up this overvalued currency.

Much of Bactria ( including Balkh ) remained a dependency of the Ashina until the end of the century.

Much of their land remained unused because it lacked irrigation.

Much of the eastern parts of the country remained independent, as part of the Turk Shahi kingdoms of Kabul and Gandhara, which lasted that way until the forces of the Muslim Saffarid dynasty followed by the Ghaznavids conquered them.

Much of northern and central India was united in the 4th century CE, and remained so for two centuries, under the Gupta Empire.

Much more so than most non-English speaking European countries, the Netherlands has remained closely in tune with American and British trends ever since the 50's.

Much of what proceeded after the first shots were fired in the plaza remained ill defined for decades after 1968 ; however, much has been corroborated by since released information from American and Mexican government sources.

Much of this land was in Northwood, and the area remained as wasteland until the 1814 Enclosure Act.

Much of the harbour foreshores had been spoiled by residential development ; what remained was preserved partly because of the presence of military bases, and partly because of the work of conservationists.

Much of the marsh and bayous remained impassable.

Much of the medieval land ownership structure remained unchanged until the end of the 18th century, when the town counted some 4, 500 inhabitants.

" Much as Locke predicted, Malebranche's reputation outside France ( where he always enjoyed high esteem ) did begin to diminish during the 18th century, and remained low thereafter.

Much of the fleet remained in port, but in Danish hands.

Much later the island was settled by the Taínos, and remained so until the arrival of the Spanish in the 15th century.

Much of the Greenback news in early 1888 took place in Michigan, where the party remained active.

Much of its tortuous canyon-brink road grade for twenty or thirty kilometres from " Mile 0 " remained in use until the 1970s.

Much of the rebuilding and recovery occurred in the Jiangnan region in the south, which had escaped the events of the rebellion relatively unscathed and remained more firmly under Tang control.

Much of central England formed a stable block of crust which has remained largely undeformed ever since.

Nevertheless, Captain & Tennille's popularity remained evident in the release of their Ultimate Collection: The Complete Hits on Hip-O Records ( a subsidiary of Universal Records ) in 2001, and More Than Dancing ... Much More, a 2002 compact disc.

Much of the Monocacy battlefield remained in private hands for over 100 years after the Civil War.

Much of the Opry Plaza area remained untouched and open for business.

Much of the range remained unexplored until the late 1940s and 1950s, when missions such as Operation Highjump and the International Geophysical Year made extensive use of aerial photography and concentrated on a thorough investigation of the entire continent.

Much of the parking ramp space remained unpaved until after World War II.

Much of Reicha's music remained unpublished and / or unperformed during the composer's life, and virtually all of his work fell into obscurity after his death.

Much of the North remained hostile to the English government.