In the meantime, while the South has been undergoing this phenomenal modernization that is so disappointing to the curious Yankee, Southern writers have certainly done little to reflect and promote their region's progress.

The continuing modernization of these forces is a costly but necessary process.

Progress is impeded by psychological inhibitions to effective action among those in power and by a failure on their part to understand how local resources, human and material, can be mobilized to achieve the national goals of modernization already symbolically accepted.

The stadium is located next to Lake Michigan, and was recently remodeled in a modernization intended to update stadium amenities while preserving a historic Chicago structure.

This view is heavily influenced by modernization theory, but is also strongly influenced by indigenous sources such as the notion of " shijie datong " or the Great Unity.

The Air Force is undergoing massive modernization.

Georges Auguste Escoffier is commonly acknowledged as the central figure to the modernization of haute cuisine and organizing what would become the national cuisine of France.

This modernization is opposed by most conservative ulema.

It is arguable, however, that recovery would have been possible without the initial economic boost as well as the modernization of infrastructure provided by the economic recovery plan.

He is viewed by many as the exemplar and moral leader in an era of modernization.

As a result of timely modernization of facilities, cutbacks in production and employment, government assumption of portions of Arbed's debt, and recent cyclical recovery of the international demand for steel, the company is again profitable.

The fundamental cause of this decline is that the state, which runs the entire economy, cannot pay for the necessary imports of capital goods to undertake the desperately needed modernization of its industrial plants.

Knowledge Discovery Metamodel is designed as the OMG's foundation for software modernization and software assurance.

The public transportation system is in need of modernization and other improvements.

As part of its overall program of naval modernization, the PLA Navy is moving towards the development of a blue-water navy.

Standardisation in this sense is often discussed along with ( or synonymously to ) such large-scale social changes as modernization, bureaucratization, homogenization, and centralization of society.

In European laicism, it has been argued that secularism is a movement toward modernization, and away from traditional religious values ( also known as secularization ).

A major modernization of BiT City railroute, as well as a purchase of completely new vehicles to serve the line, is planned for 2008 and 2009.

As of 2008, a small sport airfield exists in Toruń ; however, a modernization of the airport is seriously considered with a number of investors interested in it.

The transportation infrastructure of Ukraine is adequately developed overall, however it is obsolete and in need of major modernization.

Air transport is the only branch that has received substantial government investment in the early 2000s, as airport modernization projects have been undertaken.

This position is responsible for bureaus, headed by Assistant Secretaries, planning the day-to-day administration of the Department and proposing institutional reform and modernization:

Not long before the opening of the Exposition, the Spanish government also began a modernization of the city in order to prepare for the expected crowds by erecting new hotels and widening the medieval streets to allow for the movement of automobiles.

This figure is expected to rise once modernization efforts have finished, especially a truck bypass that leads directly from the highway to the port.

The modernization of the equipment to the current Hollywood mandated Digital Cinema standard, is expected to cost the group somewhere in the order of 30 million AUD.

The modernization is expected to include HUDs, HOTAS and possibly the installation of unguided weaponry, in an effort to ease the process of advancing from turboprop trainers to multirole fighters.

Not long before the opening, the Spanish government also began a modernization of the city in order to prepare for the expected crowds by erecting new hotels and widening the medieval streets to allow for the movement of automobiles.

The major features of the New Look included ( 1 ) greater reliance on nuclear weapons, using the advantage the United States had over the Soviet Union in such weapons ; ( 2 ) elevation of strategic air power, the major means to deliver nuclear weapons, to a more important position ( not an expansion in the number of Air Force wings but rather development and production of better equipment ); ( 3 ) cuts in conventional ground forces, based both on reliance on strategic and tactical nuclear weapons and the expectation that U. S. allies would provide ground troops for their own defense ; ( 4 ) an expanded program of continental defense, which, along with strategic air power, would serve as a principal ingredient of the New Look's deterrence program ; and ( 5 ) modernization and enlargement of reserve forces, enhancing the military manpower base while reducing active duty forces.

Furthermore, while modernization might deliver violent, radical change for traditional societies it was thought worth the price.

Ch ' ü concludes that the gradual process of Confucianisation of law was the most significant development in the legal system of China prior to 20th century modernization.

* Chen Jitang governed the province of Guangdong where he made significant contributions in terms of modernization and education.

Traditionally an agricultural society, by the 1970s the country had undergone significant industrialization and economic modernization.

Regarding rail transport, there is a significant disparity between the Abruzzo coast – modern art-and that of inland areas, very poor in terms of modernity and quality of service and waiting decades of development interventions and modernization ( see in particular the Rome-Pescara line ).

Greatly concerned about national security, the leaders made significant efforts at military modernization, which included establishing a small standing army, a large reserve system, and compulsory militia service for all men.

It was sold again in 1988 to an attorney, François Michaud, who owned it until 1991 when it was acquired by its current owners, the Princes of Broglie who undertook significant improvements and modernization.

In 2005 the bank continued to implement a significant investment plan focused mainly on the infrastructure and IT & C systems, the modernization of the branch network and extension of ATM and POS networks.

Although the revolution failed, it made a significant contribution to Korean modernization that resulted from the peasants ' demands for democracy, the expulsion of foreign influence and an end to feudalism.

While winning many converts, Christian missionaries made significant contributions towards the modernization of the country.

Although he was criticized for his strictness and strained relationships, Brown played a significant role in the evolution and modernization of football.

Samuel Francis Du Pont ( September 27, 1803 – June 23, 1865 ) was an American naval officer who achieved the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent Du Pont family ; he was the only member of his generation to use a capital D. He served prominently during the Mexican-American War and the Civil War, was superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, and made significant contributions to the modernization of the U. S. Navy.

They argue the ideal social and cultural conditions for the foundation of a democracy are born of significant modernization and economic development that result in mass political participation.

The modernization effort has been significant, including the implementation of an innovative flight information display system ( FIDS ) as well as a new automated and biometric-identification system for baggage check-in and passenger control.

Paid circulation dropped by 3, 000 to 25, 000 in the mid 2000s, Nelson pushed for significant changes towards modernization, greater use of the Web and more focus on analytical reporting, but she was contending with economic forces working against the book buying market, problems she addressed in a 2005 interview:

Platt ( 1995 ) argues that the intensity of law-and-order campaigns represents a significant shift in criminal justice that involves modernization and increased funding for police technology and personnel, privatization of security services and surveillance, higher rates of incarceration, and greater racial inequality in security and punishment.

A rancher and brewer with secondary interests in gas, electricity, and oil, Calgary entrepreneur Alfred Ernest Cross ( 1861 – 1932 ) was a significant agent of modernization in Alberta and the Canadian West.

The most significant force in modernization is the expansion of the lexicon, which allows the language to discuss topics in modern semantic domains.

Among facilities that saw significant modernization were the J-4 Liquid Rocket Engine Test Facility, the Aeropropulsion Test Unit and the Engine Test Facility.

In preparation for its 50th anniversary in 1991, it underwent significant renovation and repair along with modernization of its acoustics.

The most significant component of the passenger equipment modernization program was the purchase of two articulated streamlined trainsets.

As the new head of the company, Karl Scheufele III, quickly gained significant experience with watchmaking, contributed to the modernization of the company and added the jewellery segment into the Chopard watch production.