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The growing tension between Britain and Spain came to a head in 1731 during an incident known as Jenkin's Ear, when a British merchant captain was captured for illegal trading off the coast of Cuba by a Spanish privateer, and in punishment for his alleged breach of the strict laws forbidding foreign commerce with Spanish colonies, he had an ear cut off.
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During the first half of the 20th century, these opposing factions among the Christian Churches coexisted but with growing discomfort and tension.
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This perception of foreign occupation, coupled with a growing race-prejudice against the African-descended West Indians led to considerable tension, as the arrival of the West Indians drove demographic change in the region.
By 1599, however, he again felt his work limited by the inaccuracy of available data — just as growing religious tension was also threatening his continued employment in Graz.
The series was retired in 1918 at the height of the characters ' popularity-partly because of the growing tension against titles with German associations after World War I.
The growing tension brought about a conference in London from March to May 1867 in which the British served as mediators between the two rivals.
On the eve of the First World War a growing tension and unease with the social order, already seen in the Russian Revolution of 1905 and the agitation of " radical " parties, also manifested itself in artistic works in every medium which radically simplified or rejected previous practice.
This period was marked by growing international tension, however, with Japan and Germany announcing their withdrawal from the League of Nations, to come into effect in 1935.
1934, the Court's 13th year, " has been in keeping with the traditions associated with that number ", with few cases, since the world's governments were more concerned with the growing international tension.
Reynolds ( 2007 ) surveys the relationship between African and world histories, with an emphasis on the tension between the area studies paradigm and the growing world-history emphasis on connections and exchange across regional boundaries.
Mao admired Stalin and rejected the changes in Moscow after Stalin's death in 1953, leading to growing tension with the Soviet Union.
Meanwhile, the tension between his parents was growing.
The conflict was preceded by years of growing tension between the leading Islamic clergy and the new rising Bábí leadership.
The growing tension prompted MPs in December 2007 to pass a non-binding resolution banning the use of the country ’ s territory for any attack on Iran.
Phil Jackson's future with the team was also questionable, as his relationship with team general manager Jerry Krause was one of growing tension.
Dōgen accepted because of the ongoing tension with the Tendai community, and the growing competition of the Rinzai-school.
The dramatic tension stems from a growing feud over the management of the drive, between the Texas rancher who initiated it ( John Wayne ) and his adopted adult son ( Montgomery Clift ).
The riots escalated when a group of 5 Moroccans drove a car into a group of Moluccans standing in a garden in front of a house, although tension had been growing after a car was set on fire a few days earlier.
There was already a growing tension in their marriage which would come to a head once they went to America.
After the death of Duke Wen in 628 BC, a growing tension manifested in interstate violence that turned smaller states, particularly those at the border between Jin and Chu, into sites of constant warfare ; Qi and Qin also engaged in numerous interstate skirmishes with Jin or its allies to boost their own power.
As Navy Minister, Yonai was alarmed by the growing tension between Japan and Great Britain and the United States, at a time when the bulk of the Imperial Japanese Army was tied down in an apparently unending quagmire in China.
FOE's growing debt and tension between Washington lobbying and grassroots action led to a crisis between Brower and a majority of the board that recalled his conflict with the Sierra Club board.
The announcement on 17 December 1987 of the government ’ s intention to introduce GMFI and a flat rate of income tax marked the high tide of Rogernomics but did nothing to settle growing tension between Douglas and Lange.
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It is the growing contradiction between individualism and public service in the mystery story which creates this fatal dilemma.
those watching the growing rivalry between craft unions and industrial unions may recognize all the pressures that led to the big labor split in 1935.
The growing contacts between Aegean and Orient are also a phase which should be linked primarily to the remarkable broadening of Hellenic culture after 750.
Cash remittances sent back home from Armenians working abroad — mostly in Russia and the United States — are growing and contribute significantly to Armenia's Gross Domestic Product ( between 15 to 30 percent ).
Peasant parties first appeared across Eastern Europe between 1860 and 1910, when commercialized agriculture and world market forces disrupted traditional rural society, and the railway and growing literacy facilitated the work of roving organizers.
In between lies Strathmore, a derivation of the Gaelic for the Great Valley, which is a fertile agricultural area noted for the growing of potatoes, soft fruit and the raising of Angus cattle.
By the early 2000s, CPU designers were thwarted from achieving higher performance from ILP techniques due to the growing disparity between CPU operating frequencies and main memory operating frequencies as well as escalating CPU power dissipation owing to more esoteric ILP techniques.
The contrast between civil law and common law legal systems has become increasingly blurred, with the growing importance of jurisprudence ( similar to case law but not binding ) in civil law countries, and the growing importance of statute law and codes in common law countries.
Confucius's social ascendancy linked him to the growing class of shi ( 士 ), a class intermediate between the aristocracy and the common people.
The three years of estrangement following the unilateral declaration of independence and the nationalistic Soilih regime were followed during the conservative Abdallah and Djohar regimes by a period of growing trade, aid, cultural, and defense links between the former colony and France, punctuated by frequent visits to Paris by the head of state and occasional visits by the French president to Moroni.
Some commentators have identified a growing gap between national and economic conservatism: " most parties of the Right are run by economic conservatives who, in varying degrees, have marginalized social, cultural, and national conservatives.
This led to growing tensions between the two brothers, which were only heightened by Constans finally coming of age and Constantine refusing to give up his guardianship.
The pH of the intracellular fluid is 7. 4. while human cytosolic pH ranges between 7. 0-7. 4, and is usually higher if a cell is growing.
However, when in vitro fertilization and embryo cryopreservation is practised between or shortly after treatment, possible genetic risks to the growing oocytes exist, and hence it has been recommended that the babies be screened.
The growing English colonies along the American seaboard to the south and various European wars between England and France during the 17th and 18th centuries brought Acadia to the centre of world-scale geopolitical forces.
A small but growing number of denominations conduct weddings between same-sex couples where it is civilly legal.
Roles and responsibilities of husband and wives now vary considerably on a continuum between the long-held male dominant / female submission view and a growing shift toward equality ( without sameness ) of the woman and the man.
A small but growing number of mainline Protestant denominations such as the United Church of Canada and some non-trinitarian denominations, perform weddings between same sex couples.
In May 1945, after a year of growing hostility between the president and the assembly, which was vainly awaiting deeds to substantiate Velasco's rhetorical advocacy of social justice, the mercurial chief executive condemned and then repudiated the newly completed constitution.
Political tensions with neighboring countries like Peru over mining and other resources to support the growing population, and struggles between the growing urban mestizo population and indigenous peoples over land and resources have underlined the political struggles in recent years.
This concept stresses a certain disconnect between teachers and learners and the growing chasm that started some time ago.
The issues between growing religious movements, which would later become known as Protestantism, and the Catholic Church had become so clear that few could escape the summons to join the debate.
There is now an international airport, a domestic airport, a number of airstrips, a growing road network and a much-improved ferry service between the two main islands.
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