Much as he wished to contain the conflict, even considering personal diplomacy with Kuomintang Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek, he and his cabinet feared that Japanese troops would not respect any peace agreement.

Much of his conversation in both embassies was in French, then the standard language of diplomacy.

Much preferring diplomacy over outright attack, Rahvin usually chose to use subtle compulsion and manipulation.

Much of the Alpine culture is unchanged since the medieval period when skills that guaranteed survival in the mountain valleys and in the highest villages became mainstays, leading to strong traditions of carpentry, woodcarving, baking and pastry-making, and cheesemaking.

Much of the story is told first-hand, since Spalding had been involved in the game, first as a player and later an administrator, since the 1850s.

Much of the resources for these first democratic elections since independence came from locally represented donors and agencies called the " Groupe informel des bailleurs de fonds et representants residents " ( GIBAFOR ).

Much Angria material has appeared in published form since the author's death.

Much of Dennett's work since the 1990s has been concerned with fleshing out his previous ideas by addressing the same topics from an evolutionary standpoint, from what distinguishes human minds from animal minds ( Kinds of Minds ), to how free will is compatible with a naturalist view of the world ( Freedom Evolves ).

Much of the material in his research manuscripts has since been published in the Husserliana critical edition series.

Much has changed in the millennium and a half since the death of the God Emperor.

Much has been done in the field of standardisation since the Bureau ( now the IHO ) was founded.

Much of his writing since the 1970s has been in collaboration, particularly with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes, but also Brenda Cooper and Edward M. Lerner.

Much of Nicaragua's politics since independence has been characterized by the rivalry between the liberal elite of León and the conservative elite of Granada.

Much of contemporary China's transport systems have been built since the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949.

Much of this first construction was destroyed by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, but the university retains the Quad, the old Chemistry Building ( which is not in use and has been boarded up since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake ), and Encina Hall ( the residence of Herbert Hoover, John Steinbeck, and Anthony Kennedy during their times at Stanford ).

Much of the fair site is now home to Northerly Island park ( since the closing of Meigs Field ) and McCormick Place.

Much about this subject has changed dramatically since that time, and continues to do so.

Much familiar canonical work was not included, since they took it for granted that their audience would know the standard fare.

Much contemporary Catholic missionary work has undergone profound change since the Second Vatican Council, and has become explicitly conscious of Social Justice issues and the dangers of cultural imperialism or economic exploitation disguised as religious conversion.

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 the pre-surrender history of the Mojave is still to be revealed and written, since the Mojave language was unwritten in precolonial times.

Much of this interest drew them to musique concrète and tape manipulation techniques, since using these methods could allow them to create soundscapes suitable for the growing range of unconventional programming.

Much has been learned about passive solar building design since the 1970s energy crisis.

George Harrison contributed " I Need You " and " You Like Me Too Much ", his first compositions to be included on a Beatles album since " Don't Bother Me " on 1963's With The Beatles.

Much of pita's popularity in the Western world since the 1970s is due to expanded use of the pocket for a type of sandwich.

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 like Hardanger, Ukrainian cutwork belongs to the category of ' cut-and-drawn ' work, since, unlike ' merezhka ' ( drawn-work ), threads of the ground cloth are cut both vertically and horizontally, and thus create specifically larger cut-work openings in the body of the fabric, when compared with drawn-work.

Much of the population of Botswana is concentrated in the eastern part of the country.

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 Khammouan Province and the eastern part of all the southern provinces are mountainous.

Much of eastern Mongolia is occupied by a plain, and the lowest area is a southwest-to-northeast trending depression that reaches from the Gobi Desert region in the south to the eastern frontier.

Much of the eastern part of the empire was conquered by the Parthians under Mithridates I of Parthia in the mid-2nd century BC, yet the Seleucid kings continued to rule a rump state from Syria until the invasion by Armenian king Tigranes the Great and their ultimate overthrow by the Roman general Pompey.

Much of the North End is made up of the former city of Portland and comprises another former working class area which is slowly undergoing gentrification at the eastern end of Douglas Avenue ; immediately north of Portland and upstream from the Reversing Falls is the former community of Indiantown.

Much of the plateau, especially in eastern Washington, is irrigated farmland.

Much of the terrain of eastern Polk County is mountainous, including Big Frog Mountain, constituting part of the southern Appalachian Mountains.

Much of the Welsh Tract was in eastern Chester County and Welsh place names continue to predominate there.

Much of Thamesmead was initially built by the Greater London Council ( GLC ) for rent to families moving from overcrowded back-to-back Victorian housing ( also referred to as slums ) in south eastern parts of Inner London.

Much of Ohio County is farmland and the eastern and northern parts have rolling hills.

Much of the eastern part of the county is the vast Idaho National Laboratory, which extends eastward into neighboring counties.

Much of the eastern area is uninhabited.

Much of the western half of the city is relatively urbanized, while the eastern part of the city ( roughly from Woodbury Point east ) is more rural.

Much of Hanover's eastern and southern borders consist of three waterways, the North and Indian Head rivers along the south and southeast, and the Third Herring Brook along the east.

Much of the remainder of the village is residential, with houses tending from modest and small near downtown, the river and railroad, to more expansive homes ( such as the Victorians along the west side of Ulster Avenue ) being found on the hills, newer development near the southwestern and eastern borders with the town, and 6 small apartment and townhouse complexes.

Much of the college library is here, including the Old Library on the south side, and the Laudian Library above the eastern colonnade, overlooking the garden.

Much of the eastern part of the township, between Peters Mountain and Second Mountain, is forested and preserved as State Game Lands.

* Tioga State Forest – Much of eastern Duncan Township is covered by the Tioga State Forest.

* Tioga State Forest – Much of eastern and northern Gaines Township is covered by the Tioga State Forest.

Much of the region's bituminous coal was sent west to the Great Lakes, or east to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's coal piers at Baltimore, or to the world's greatest ice-free port of Hampton Roads in eastern Virginia.

Much of the street was reduced to rubble, the damaged areas including the whole eastern side of the street as far north as Cathedral Street, and the terrace in between the GPO and Abbey Street on the western side.

Much of that support bled to the NDP, which won 58 seats, including a sweep of the Bloc's heartlands in Quebec City and eastern Montreal.