The second biggest factor affecting the sound produced by a drum is the tension at which the drum head is held against the shell of the drum.

Perhaps the biggest factor in drawing visitors to Nashville is its association with country music.

Petrarch later retold the story in Latin, which is probably the biggest factor that contributed to its huge popularity in subsequent centuries.

However, the biggest factor in this expansion during the 1990s was a federal government tax subsidy to those planting new vineyards.

The biggest factor that led to the downfall of Sui Dynasty was a series of massive expeditions into the Korean Peninsula to invade Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.

The biggest limiting factor in the large scale production of antimatter is the availability of antiprotons.

Probably the biggest factor in the establishment of Ste.

The biggest factor in this decline was the widening of U. S. 23 to a four lane highway which resulted in the removal of several hundred residential dwellings in the 1960s and 1970s.

Vance, however, declined for a number of reasons, the biggest factor being that she felt she and Frawley could barely work together on the ensemble show they were doing at the time, so it would be much less likely the two could work together on their own series.

Aerobic fitness, or the ability of the body to use oxygen, is the biggest factor contributing to success.

Climate scientists have debated carbon dioxide's role in global warming for over a decade, with most voices ( though notably fewer within the US ) calling it the biggest factor, while others call it negligible.

Probably the biggest distinctive factor that sets apart AUC from other academic institutions in the region, is its vibrant and dynamic student base.

While there are many reasons why a plane might crash into terrain, including bad weather and navigation equipment problems, it is claimed that pilot error is the single biggest factor leading to a CFIT incident.

The movie was likely the biggest factor in Phil and the town's current popularity.

The growing complexity of modern networked computer systems is currently the biggest limiting factor in their expansion.

The biggest risk factor is anaesthesia performed by unsupervised trainees and the use of a medication that induces muscle paralysis, such as Suxamethonium.

The biggest single factor for the development and expansion of the village, was the involvement of the Earls of Kingston, the main landlord in the area.

Submarine Damage Control is the biggest factor discussed during the Board.

The biggest factor in preventing Japan winning the bid was believed to be it leaving important bid details until its final presentation in Dublin.

The trail is also accepted as being, by a large margin, the biggest non-farming economic factor in the Maniototo-Alexandra area.

The biggest disadvantage of this technique is that the output image is larger ( by a factor of the fixed pattern size ) than the input pattern.

The biggest factor that has contributed to the resurgence of rock music in the first decade of the 21st century is the rise of paid digital downloads.

In fact, it could be argued that these social media outlets were the biggest contributing factor to the success of the gourmet food truck.

ESPN's Ivan Maisel reported that Leavitt's interference, which included telling several players and coaches to change their stories, was the biggest factor in the decision to fire him.

Probably the biggest reason for the Brewers defeat was the downfall of their starting pitching.

He also served as Speaker of the Parliament of Finland from 2003 – 2007 and was his party's nominee in the 2012 Finnish presidential election but received only 6. 7 % of the votes, making it the biggest defeat the Social Democratic Party has ever had in Finnish Presidential elections.

* 1514 – Battle of Orsha – in one of the biggest battles of the century, Lithuanians and Poles defeat the Russian army.

* September 8 – Battle of Orsha: In one of the biggest battles of the century, the Belarusians and Poles defeat the Russian army.

Some consider this failure Pinkerton's biggest defeat.

In the last game of the season, Manchester City suffered an 8 – 1 loss to Middlesbrough, the biggest defeat of Eriksson's career.

After massive hype in the off-season, the Tigers had a terrible start to the 2007 season, losing their first 9 matches ( this included suffering their biggest ever defeat, at the hands of eventual premiers Geelong, by a whopping 157 points ).

Motherwell's biggest win was a 12 – 1 victory over Dundee United in 1954, with the clubs heaviest defeat being the 8 – 0 loss to Aberdeen in 1979.

It was Australia's biggest defeat at home for nearly 50 years, but the home team fought back to win the Fourth Test by an innings and retained the Ashes.

Leicester hold the record for the biggest wins in both the Heineken Cup ( 90 – 19 demolition of Glasgow in 1997 ), and the English Premiership ( 83 – 10 defeat of Newcastle Falcons in 2005 ).

The 2006 game saw the biggest comeback in NCAA Division I FBS postseason history, as Texas Tech came back from a 38 – 7 third-quarter deficit to defeat Minnesota 44 – 41 in overtime.

He did take part in a fourth round League Cup hammering of Stoke City, scoring a hat-trick in an 8 – 0 victory, which was second only to the clubs biggest ever win in 1986-a 10 – 0 defeat of Fulham.

They lost the Test against South Africa in Durban 24 – 3, their biggest defeat in 40 years.

In a 2004 interview, Millar outlined the difference between the Ultimates and the Avengers: " The idea behind The Avengers is that the Marvel Universe's biggest players all get together and fight all the biggest supervillains they can't defeat individually, whereas Ultimates 2 is an exploration of what happens when a bunch of ordinary people are turned into super-soldiers and being groomed to fight the real-life war on terror.

Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ( 1997-2007 ) After eighteen years of Conservative rule, the Labour party led by Tony Blair won a landslide victory at the 1997 general election, in the process inflicting the biggest defeat for the Conservatives since 1832 .< ref > The Labour Party had for years endorsed abolition of the unelected House of Lords in its election platforms, though since 1992 this had changed to a policy of reforming the House instead.

The 3 – 7 defeat was the biggest home defeat that Leeds United have suffered in their club history.

His failure to defeat the West Indies was the biggest disappointment of his career: he retired one year before it was finally done.

The biggest exception is in Rachel Cosgrove's The Hidden Valley of Oz, in which the Tin Woodman leads the forces in the defeat of Terp the Terrible and cuts down the Magic Muffin Tree that gives Terp his great size.

The team's biggest ever win was a 8 – 0 defeat of East Preston in September 2009, and the heaviest defeat was a 7 – 1 loss to Poole Town in April 1984.

A 10 – 0 away friendly defeat against England, two years after the war, was the proof of how the irregularity of the games had taken its effects on the squad ; this result still stands as their biggest ever defeat.