Much of the land surrounding the Detroit River is urbanized and, in some places, heavily industrialized.

Much more forest land – about 40 percent of the total forest land base – is subject to varying degrees of protection through processes such as integrated land use planning or defined management areas such as certified forests ( Natural Resources Canada ).

Much of the land along the Gulf Coast is, or was, marshland.

Much of their land remained unused because it lacked irrigation.

Much money has been spent for land amelioration projects involving the installation of drainage pipes, the straightening and deepening of natural streams, the digging of drainage ditches, and the construction of polder dams.

Much of the population engages in subsistence farming, even though only 10. 71 % of the country's surface is classified as arable land and 0. 13 % has permanent crops.

Much of the land has been ruined by soil erosion.

Much like Mormon ( who may have taken Amaleki as his model ), this last historian of the civilization that lasted for 400 years in the land of Nephi rose to the occasion and, filled with a sense of longing for what has been lost, eloquently recounted the last days of the Nephite people in their ancestral homeland, the land of Nephi.

Much of this success in defense lay in the world's first use of gunpowder ( i. e. with early flamethrowers, grenades, firearms, cannons, and land mines ) to fight back against the Khitans, the Tanguts, the Jurchens, and then the Mongols.

Much of this land was " debated " between England and Scotland, but the Earldom of Northumbria was eventually recognised as part of England by the Anglo-Scottish Treaty of York in 1237.

Much of the land acquired had been platted into lots in 1912 by the Munger Land Company and sold to investors.

Much of the land being opened up to Anglos in Mexican Texas was well suited for cotton, but raising cotton was a labor intensive endeavor at the time, profitable only by use of slave labor.

Much of the land is now under local control and commercial activity is based on tourism, crofting, fishing, and weaving.

Much of the land in the south part of the Valley, in Conejos and Costilla counties, was originally part of large Mexican land grants and is private land.

Much of the land was still owned by individual landowners, often private estates, but there was also property owned by public bodies such as the Crown, or charities which allow and encourage access such as the National Trust.

Much of the land that was not purchased by UCI ( which is now occupied by the cities of Irvine, Tustin, Newport Beach, and Newport Coast ) is now held under The Irvine Company.

Much of the land had been farmed too hard for too long, eroding and depleting the soil.

Much of the land between the coastal strip and the hinterland was once wetlands drained by this river, but the swamps have been converted into man-made waterways ( over 260 km, or over 9 times that of Venice, Italy ) and artificial islands covered in upmarket homes.

Much of the island's land mass has been lost to erosion, down to about from its original.

Much of the land purchased came from the Agnew Family in Tupelo who still owns some of the battlefield property.

Much criticism has been leveled at this rather forced analogy, but what is equally significant is Adams' complete acceptance of the Biblical record as `` good and trustworthy history ''.

Much more important is to grasp the feelings of the narrator ( whose full name is never given ) as he becomes aware of the disorganized and bewildered mass of French prisoners clustered together in a temporary prison camp in and around the cathedral of Chartres.

Much of his earlier work was conceived in terms of a `` pseudo-anthropological '' myth reference, which is concerned with imaginary places and beings described in grandiloquent and travelogue-like language.

Much of this necessary increase in research and development, though properly chargeable to current expenses, is not reflected in earnings until projects are completed and the new machines sold in quantity, usually over a period of several years.

Much of the dirt and leaf stain is easily removed when damp, but requires dynamite if allowed to dry.

Much debate exists as to whether true altruism is possible.

Much of the distinct character of France's anthropology today is a result of the fact that most anthropology is carried out in nationally funded research laboratories ( CNRS ) rather than academic departments in universities

Much energy is used in the vocalization and it takes a toll on the territory holder who may be displaced by a fitter rival if he tires.

Much of its shock value derives from the fact that the first portion of the essay describes the plight of starving beggars in Ireland, so that the reader is unprepared for the surprise of Swift's solution when he states, " A young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled ; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragoust.

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 applied ethics is concerned with just three theories:

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 façade is decorated with a mosaic made of broken ceramic tiles ( trencadís ) that starts in shades of golden orange moving into greenish blues.

Much of the transportation of passengers is done via aircraft.

Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects.

Much of the most highly prized amber is transparent, in contrast to the very common cloudy amber and opaque amber.

Much of the book is set at his court in Brittany or during the campaign to retake his throne from Vortigern.

Much of the ACC transport is carried in this front, which is defined as the latitude at which a subsurface salinity minimum or a thick layer of unstratified Subantarctic Mode Water first appears, allowed by temperature dominating density stratification.

Much effort is also put into analyzing biological systems.

Much research is carried out into thin amorphous films as a gas separating membrane layer.

Much of his energy was devoted to the topic of oaths, having become convinced of its importance to Quaker ideas.

Much effort is devoted by serious players to restoring wood combs and sealing leaks.

Much of his adult life has been devoted to working on Xanadu and advocating it.

Much of the month of February was devoted to purifications, propitiation, and veneration of the dead, especially at the nine-day festival of the Parentalia during which a family honored its ancestors.

Much of the book is devoted to a description of Joan's exploration of emotional and sexual love from the point of view of her new gender.

Much of Charles ' reign was devoted to the Italian Wars against France which, although enormously expensive, were militarily successful.

Much time was devoted to creating a hybrid game engine to handle first-person " run & gun " gameplay along with the familiar flight combat, and a complex interwoven storyline featuring both a Han Solo-esque " smuggler " and a Boba Fett-inspired " bounty hunter.

Much of the town is devoted to dairy farms and fruit orchards, but the proximity to Ithaca has also brought a large number of professionals, academics and artists to the town.

Much of the farmland is devoted to irrigated cotton.

Much of the land around town was still devoted to cattle production, and many residents commuted to jobs in the Dallas area.

Much of the area surrounding Lake Tahoe is devoted to the tourism industry and there are many restaurants, ski slopes, golf courses and casinos catering to visitors.

Much of post-Holocaust theology, especially in Judaic theological circles, is devoted to a rethinking of God's goodness.

Much agrochemical research is devoted to make them cheap enough for commercial use.

) Much attention was devoted to speech events in which performers were held accountable for the form of their linguistic performance as such.

Much of the mission of Voskhod 1 was devoted to biomedical research, and to the study of how a multi-disciplinary team could work together in space.

Much of the series is devoted to the science fiction plot surrounding the Orb, and it is this mix of the Western genre with fantasy that has helped Brisco maintain its cult status.

Much effort in academic and popular writing is devoted to deciding which countries have the status of " power ", and how this can be measured.

Much of the Museum ’ s public exhibition space is devoted to its Canadian Experience Galleries.

Much of its Space and Airborne Systems division in El Segundo, CA is devoted to this, a business it inherited from Hughes.

Much of Fulk's rule was devoted to regaining control over the Angevin baronage, and to a complex struggle with Normandy for influence in Maine and Brittany.

Much of season nine is devoted to the importance of abstaining from pre-marital sex.

Much of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl was devoted to the Jacobs ' struggle to free her two children after she escaped.

Much of his historical fiction is connected in some way with the Etheric Explorers Club, a Victorian society devoted to investigating unusual or supernatural phenomena.

Much of the remainder of Grossman's book is devoted to exploring these " elasticities " or counter-crisis tendencies, tracking both their logical and their actual, historical development.