* 1960s: Thanks to advanced technology, the rival Nipponbashi district of Osaka took its position as an equally prominent Electric Town, selling vast volumes of household consumer durable goods such as televisions, refrigerators and washing machines.

Thanks to Lawrence's connection to the powerful Fairfax family, at age 17 in 1749, Washington was appointed official surveyor for Culpeper County, a well-paid position which enabled him to purchase land in the Shenandoah Valley, the first of his many land acquisitions in western Virginia.

Thanks also to Lawrence's involvement in the Ohio Company, a land investment company funded by Virginia investors, and Lawrence's position as commander of the Virginia militia, Washington came to the notice of the new lieutenant governor of Virginia, Robert Dinwiddie.

Thanks to his close relationship with the Nixon administration, Thurmond found himself in a position to deliver a great deal of federal money, appointments and projects to his state.

Thanks to his position commanding the only troops in the city and making gifts of money, Justin was able to secure election as emperor in 518.

Thanks to the bonds between the Spanish labor movement and the Spanish union movement, the election of Companys to this position gave the ERC great prestige amongst left-wing public opinion, whereas before, it had been considered a party of the small progressive bourgeoisie.

Thanks to Diego Milito's 23 goals in 2006 – 07 ( he finished third to Roma's Francesco Totti and Real Madrid's Ruud van Nistelrooy-26 and 25 goals, respectively-in the European Golden Shoe race ), Real Zaragoza finished in sixth position, thus qualifying to the UEFA Cup.

Thanks to the duty-free policy ( port franc ) and the facilities for long-term storage of levantine goods and grains, until the late 19th century Livorno enjoyed a strong strategic position with respect to Greek entrepreneurial interests in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the North Atlantic.

Thanks to this treaty, Portugal retained a strong political position on a stage that revealed itself to be fundamental in preserving the territorial integrity of its most important colony, Brazil ( as argued by the Brazilian economist Celso Furtado in his work " Brazilian Economic Foundation ").

Thanks to saved Antique ager, adjusted municipal structure and a new strategic position, it became the most important city between the Kvarner islands and Kaštela Bay.

Thanks to its position near the South Coast, sunshine levels are high relative to the majority of the rest of Britain, and severe frost unusual, with temperature the coldest recorded temperature in 43 years of records no lower than ( Set in January 1963 ).

Thanks to his extroverted and warm personality, he is said to have captured the hearts of his fellow students and professors, and was elected to the position of Rector of the University.

Thanks to her political success, she confirmed her regional presence and reinforced her internal position within the FN.

Thanks to Maurice Bouvier-Ajam, he found a position in the Vichy regime.

Thanks to his strength and martial prowess, Carter rises to a high position in the tribe and earns the respect and eventually the friendship of Tars Tarkas, one of the Thark chiefs.

Thanks to this, his material position also improved.

Thanks to a 30 % rise in Internet sales last year, Otto also maintains its position as the Web's second-biggest retailer, behind Amazon. com.

Thanks to its geographical position, Kamešnica is a favorable habitat for plant and animal species.

Thanks to its position, it was also used to control the road linking up Cavallina and Seriana valleys.

Thanks to his good contacts, in 1919 Meissner became " Acting Advisor in the Bureau of the President " ( who at that time was the social democrat Friedrich Ebert ), and by 1920 rose to the position of " Ministerial Director and Head of the Bureau of the President.

Thanks to his many political posts and his position as one of the founders of the Swiss Northeastern Railway ( 1852 / 53 ) and Credit Suisse ( 1856 ), Escher commanded an unusual amount of power.

Thanks to its position, Monti is full of archaeological sites such as:

Thanks to the A14 motorway, that passes Bludenz, the name of the town is very well known in Austria.

Thanks to Hungary's Balkan influences, often Burgenlandish dishes are spicier than elsewhere in Austria, often indicated with the terms " Zigeuner ..." (" Gypsy ") or " Serbisch ..."

Thanks to the closeness of Austria it became again the richest part of the country, and – at least after the public opinion – more " European " and Western-like than any other region of Hungary or most regions of post-communist Central Europe.

Thanks to both the increased reliability as well as the dramatically increased speed of the switching elements ( which were almost exclusively transistors by this time ), CPU clock rates in the tens of megahertz were obtained during this period.

The candle is raised three times during the procession, accompanied by the chant " The light of Christ " to which the assembly responds " Thanks be to God ".

After the events in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, Arthur Dent and his love interest Fenchurch attempt to sightsee across the Galaxy, but when Fenchurch disappears during a hyperspace jump due to being from an unstable sector of the Galaxy, Arthur becomes depressed and travels the Galaxy alone, raising money to pay his passage by donating his biological material to DNA banks ( mostly sperm, due to it having the highest payout ).

Thanks to the railroads, the city enjoyed great prosperity during the Gilded Age.

Thanks to the discovery of papyrus trial transcripts ( dated to Ramesses III ), it is now known that there was a plot against his life as a result of a royal harem conspiracy during a celebration at Medinet Habu.

Thanks to improvements to the trail system ( including opening new routes that would connect to the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia ), the amount of supplies transported during 1965 almost equalled the combined total for the previous five years.

Thanks largely to the success of the Sign of the Cross, he left £ 57, 000, even after periods of relative failure, mainly during his later years managing the Old Court Theatre.

Thanks to record attendance during World War II, Fox overtook RKO and mighty MGM to become the third most profitable studio.

Thanks to his powerful protector, the discoverer managed, during a voyage to France in 1674 – 75, to secure for himself the grant of Fort Cataracoui and acquired letters of nobility for himself and his descendants.

Thanks to Engels ' assistance, he again contacted the French workers ' movement from London, after it had started to regain ground lost with the reactionary repression under Adolphe Thiers during the first years of the Third Republic.

Thanks to the lagoon ’ s salt marshes, the salines became Torcello ’ s economic backbone and its harbour developed quickly into an important re-export market in the profitable east-west-trade, which was largely controlled by Byzantium during that period.

Thanks to the presence of the massive plant, power remained on in over half of Welland during the 2003 North America blackout until rolling blackouts began the next day in an effort to provide power to areas that hadn't had it for nearly 24 hours.

Thanks to great efforts to decorate the park using loads of pine trees and thousands of Christmas lights in winter, " Winter Efteling " is growing more popular every year, reaching a climax during the holidays when thousands of people visit the park.

Thanks to Władysław, Silesia was saved during the wars of 1133 – 1135 with Bohemia: he stopped the destruction of the major areas of his district after the Bohemian forces crossed the Oder river.

Thanks to donations by the public and the regaining of books that had been kept during the War, the library's collection grew rapidly.

Thanks to his considerable family wealth and personal connections, he succeeded Morris K. Jesup as the president of the museum's Board of Trustees in 1908, serving until 1933, during which time he accumulated one of the finest fossil collections in the world.

Thanks to its scenic location, the village developed during the 19th century into a resort.

She receives the Monarch's Thanks on several occasions, including her role in search and rescue efforts during an avalanche on Gryphon and her handling of an accident on HMS Manticore.

Thanks to the Drakh's random attacks on alien shipping, almost every other race fought the Centauri during the war, leaving them almost completely isolated, which was the Drakh's intention.

Thanks to Muller's radio mentors, Kevin T. Muller, Marion Woods and Kendra Utterback, Mancow's radio career began at KOKO-AM ( a one-kilowatt AM radio station ), in Warrensburg, Missouri, playing commercials during the Larry King satellite feed.

" Brees responded by tweeting, " Thanks to @ DanMarino for his class and support during this run.

Thanks to the lack of driving laws in the Alaska Territory during the 1920s, Egan learned to drive at an early age, shuttling tourists around during summer months.

Thanks to its long runway, ( built during the Second World War along with RAF Woodbridge's, to allow returning damaged bombers a longer than usual runway to land on ) Manston was designated as one of the UK's MEDAs ( Master Emergency Diversion Airfield ) for emergency military and civilian landings.