Initial optimism in Nova Scotia about the potential of off-shore resources appears to have diminished with the lack of new discoveries, although exploration work continues and is moving farther off-shore into waters on the continental margin.

A fixed blade knife, sometimes called a sheath knife, does not fold or slide, and is typically stronger due to the tang, the extension of the blade into the handle, and lack of moving parts.

FRELIMO responded to their lack of resources and the Cold War politics of the mid-1970s by moving into alignment with the Soviet Union and its allies.

The larger scales of " imperceptible motions " are difficult for humans to perceive for two reasons: 1 ) Newton's laws of motion ( particularly Inertia ) which prevent humans from feeling motions of a mass to which they are connected, and 2 ) the lack of an obvious frame of reference which would allow individuals to easily see that they are moving.

Isometric joysticks are often cited as more difficult to use due to the lack of tactile feedback provided by an actual moving joystick.

The reasons for this lack of promotion ( or possible future demotion ) have not yet been revealed, although it is not unheard of for an officer to remain at a set rank for many years without promotion ( examples include William Riker and Pavel Chekov, who remained at the rank of Commander for many years without moving on to become captains, and Harry Kim, who never moved beyond the rank of Ensign during the seven-year run of Star Trek: Voyager ).

In large cities, moving from one part of the city to another by means of ordinary streets and avenues can be time-consuming since traffic is often slowed by at-grade junctions, tight turns, narrow marked lanes and lack of a minimum speed limit.

As with bicycles, unicycles lack stability when stationary, and under most circumstances can only remain upright when moving.

Perry's campaign cited the frequency with which agencies had historically been moved into and out of the department and its lack of a coherent focus, and advocated moving its vital programs into other departments such as the Department of the Interior, Department of Labor, and Department of the Treasury.

Its height ensured an accurate result ; no moving air could disturb it ; and on weekends, the lack of pedestrian traffic ensured virtually no local vibrations.

Often heard arguments against OSS are: the API is practically impossible to virtualize, it lacks support for modern audio features such as timer-based scheduling or proper surround sound support, inability of its developers to work with the Linux kernel community, lack of integration with modern kernel features such as the device model, too low-level interface, as well as general rejection of its design with moving a lot of signal processing code into the kernel.

As the colonies moved towards their break with England, perhaps one of the most important discussions of American culture and identity came from the French immigrant J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, whose Letters from an American Farmer addresses the question what is an American by moving between praise for the opportunities and peace offered in the new society and recognition that the solid life of the farmer must rest uneasily between the oppressive aspects of the urban life ( with its luxuries built on slavery ) and the lawless aspects of the frontier, where the lack of social structures leads to the loss of civilized living.

In other cases, the lack of well established standards has led to the use of emerging formats, e. g., RealAudio ( for audio ), QuickTime ( for moving images ), and MrSID ( for maps ).

Also, because they are immaterial eternal substantial form, they lack any aspect of magnitude or volume and occupy no location ; thus, they are physically incapable of moving anywhere, or of moving anything.

The government began the process of moving towards elections, though the insurgency, and the lack of cohesion within the government itself, led to repeated delays.

* poor navigation in the library of recordings ( lack of equivalents of PgDn, Home, End requires moving through dozens of recordings one by one )

The main advantages of a Peltier cooler ( compared to a vapor-compression refrigerator ) are its lack of moving parts or circulating liquid, and its small size and flexible shape ( form factor ).

The lack of ganglion cells is in the myenteric plexus ( Auerbach's Plexus ), which is responsible for moving food in the intestine.

Initially, a dual stadium complex was planned that included a moving roof that was later scrapped due to high costs and the lack of a commitment from the Detroit Tigers baseball franchise.

Their tank and mechanized units were well equipped with towed artillery, but the towed guns were very vulnerable while moving and they could not support tanks and motorized infantry during rapid advances into enemy positions, especially when they lack the armored fully enclosed design of the fighting vehicles like ISU-152.

Terminal 1 has received some controversy about the lack of shopping stalls, the pricing of the shops, confusing locations of restrooms, the escalators and passenger difficulty of moving through the terminal.

The lack of moving parts compared with the mechanical system leads to greater reliability and longer service intervals.

The advantages including smaller designs, lack of moving parts, and the ease with which preset frequencies can be stored and manipulated in the digital computer that is usually embedded in the design for other purposes.

Other factors favouring the retention of mounted forces included the high quality of Russian Cossacks and other horse cavalry ; and the relative lack of roads suitable for wheeled vehicles in many parts of the Eastern Front.

In the 1980s Guyana Airways Corporation's domestic operations started to deteriorate for a number of reasons, not least among them the unrealistically low fares it was required to charge and the lack of access to foreign exchange for imported aircraft parts and other requirements.

Some parts of Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time ( 1840 ) are also considered to belong in the gothic genre, but they lack the supernatural elements of the other Russian gothic stories.

• The lack of lubrication system that protects the engine parts from wear.

Moreover, lack of foreign exchange to purchase spare parts and oil for electricity generation left many factories idle.

The lack of infrared radiation from the warmer parts of the disk near Tau Ceti imply an inner cut-off at a radius of.

In 2006, crumbling infrastructure and lack of spare parts for generators and coal mining lead to Zimbabwe importing 40 % of its power-100 megawatts from the Democratic Republic of Congo, 200 megawatts from Mozambique, up to 450 from South Africa, and 300 megawatts from Zambia.

These institutions are considered to be one of the most important parts of a mental health system by many psychiatrists, although some localities lack sufficient funding.

Central government funding of local road maintenance effectively ended in 1991, and the breakdown of repair vehicles because of a lack of spare parts threatened to close access to some remote areas.

Another primitive aspect of Magnolias is their lack of distinct sepals or petals: Magnolias possess undifferentiated flower parts for which the term " tepals " was coined.

What may end an airliner's working life is a lack of spare parts, as the original manufacturer and third manufacturers may no longer provide or support them.

Many vehicles are in poor repair and lack basic parts such as functional turn signals, headlights, and taillights.

High unemployment and lack of opportunities have resulted in many educated young people leaving the community for jobs in other parts of Canada and the US.

His abilities as a commander and the lack of strong leadership in Spain after the death of Philip II ( 1598 ) gave Maurits excellent opportunities to conquer large parts of the present-day Dutch territory.

Though the period between the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Muslim conquest is not well known ( due to lack of documents ), there is clear evidence of Byzantine presence in the city, as indicated by mosaics found in the oldest parts of the Cathedral, which was in early medieval times a paleo-Christian temple.

As well as the close tolerances between parts the engine's lack of gaskets was made possible by a unique crankcase ventilation system.

However, in an interview given in the 1980s, he bemoaned the lack of good character parts for aging stars, and readily admitted that he now took on roles mostly for the money, such as his roles in the horror potboilers The Swarm, in which he played a doctor, and Dracula's Dog, in which he played a police inspector.

The resulting album was notable for its almost complete lack of bass parts.

Michael Anthony would later reveal in interviews that Eddie Van Halen had in fact not wanted him to be a part of the reunion and for this reason Anthony had not been allowed to perform in the sessions ( explaining his lack of a songwriting credit ), with Eddie playing the bass parts himself instead.

However, very few of these major works lack new technical ideas — simple examples being the introduction of communicable language in Meditations, the invention of a new percussion instrument ( the geophone ) for Des canyons aux etoiles ..., and the freedom from any synchronisation with the main pulse of individual parts in certain birdsong episodes of St. François d ' Assise.

Over time parts of the Sheffield Canal gradually slid towards dereliction through lack of use.

The construction of the causeway has dramatically affected the Avon River downstream from Windsor, with large parts of the once-navigable river now being obstructed by large mud flats and vegetation, owing to the lack of tidal exchange and freshwater discharge.

Hasselblad 1000F and especially 1600F cameras are very rare on the secondhand market and usually not in working condition because of age, neglect, lack of spare parts and qualified repairmen.