The population migrations around 1200 – 1100 BC reduced the shipping of tin around the Mediterranean ( and from Great Britain ), limiting supplies and raising prices. Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng, Spring and Autumn Period ( 476BC-221BC ) As ironworking improved, iron became cheaper ; and as cultures advanced from wrought iron to forged iron, they learned how to make steel, which is stronger than bronze and holds a sharper edge longer.

Conversely, the cultural divergence at the border became sharper: in theory, a uniform French identity extends from the Atlantic coast to the Rhine, and on the other bank of the Rhine, a uniform German identity begins.

Initially sharper than Hancock's characterisation, it was developed into a more dim-witted character who became the butt of Hancock's jokes.

In the event friction between the ill-assorted pair led to an entertaining stream of one-upmanship that became required listening for many Londoners, the sharper put-downs being blamed for several collisions by motorists incapacitated with laughter.

The last thing in the world that resembled a war was our line of farmers and storekeepers and mechanics perched on top of a stone wall, and this dashing rider made us feel a good deal sharper and more alert to the situation.

They have more slender muzzles, sharper ears that they use in the hunt for termites, black vertical stripes on a coat of yellowish fur, and a long, distinct manes down the midlines of their necks and backs.

Caimans tend to be more agile and crocodile-like in their movements, and have longer, sharper teeth than alligators.

In words, this equation states that for faster speeds ( bigger | v |) the road must be banked more steeply ( a larger value for θ ), and for sharper turns ( smaller R ) the road also must be banked more steeply, which accords with intuition.

Post-Tolkien fantasy elves ( popularized by the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game ) tend to be more beautiful and wiser than humans, with sharper senses and perceptions.

One difference between them is that the older black powder burns at nearly the same rate in the open as when contained, while in smokeless powders the burn rate accelerates more rapidly within a closed chamber, making for a sharper rise in pressure which could rupture older weapons designed for black powder.

The characteristic profile of such a harpsichord is more elongated than a modern piano, with a sharper curve to the bentside.

The shinogi can be placed near the back of the blade for a longer, sharper, more fragile tip or a more moderate shinogi near the center of the blade.

Most of his over 80 operas are comic and use a simple, direct and spirited style, latterly with sharper characterization, more colorful scoring and warmer melodies ( features that influenced Mozart ).

This makes the material more homogenous and thus more " knappable " and produces tools with a cleaner, sharper cutting edge.

The lobes of the caudal ( tail ) fin in muskellunge come to a sharper point, while those of northern pike are more generally rounded.

There were slight differences ; the impressions were sharper, the feathers more pointed, and the talons have shorter joints.

Compared to Star Wars sole iconic female character, Princess Leia, Zahn said, " Mara has a sharper and more sarcastic manner, and of course, she had to go through the painful realization that her service had been to an evil cause.

Monty Woolley makes a full-blown character of the man who comes to lodge ; Joseph Cotten is droll as the Navy playboy, and Hattie McDaniel does an Andy-act quite well .... No doubt, this would have been a sharper picture if Mr. Selznick had played it in much less time, and it would have been considerably more significant had he kept it somewhat closer to average means.

The final phase of James's short narratives shows the same characteristics as the final phase of his novels: a more involved style, a deeper psychological approach, and a sharper focus on his central characters.

The use of pressure flaking facilitated the early production of sharper and more finely detailed tools.

In this case, even with long exposure times, the objects will appear sharper, and the background more blurred.

For example, in typical assertions such as " our burgers have more flavor ", " our picture is sharper " or " 50 % more ", there is no mention of what it is they are comparing to.

Rail shape can vary from a more rounded shape, which is common on most wood skates, to a sharper rail, which was traditionally found on compression-molded decks, and a resurgence in the variable edge, which means the rail will be rounded in the middle and sharp on the edges.

Cold fronts are sharper surface boundaries with more significant horizontal wind shear than warm fronts.

By 1850, North America had discovered a love of the sport, and, indeed, North America went on to develop the all-steel blade, which was both lighter and sharper.

Velázquez, in this work, had now reached the manera abreviada, a term coined by contemporary Spaniards for this bolder, sharper style.

For this reason, Trinitron systems are easier to focus than shadow masks, and generally had a sharper image.

In the role of the mate of such a tiger — and of a woman who has had the troubled past that is harshly revealed in this picture — Mr. Wyler might have cast a sharper dame.

It was released on September 30, 2003, and included support for online multiplayer play and featured sharper graphics, but had compatibility issues that caused poor performance.

Besides increased memory over its predecessor, the TI-92 Plus also featured a sharper " black " screen, which had first appeared on the TI-89 and which eases viewing.

The Volkswagen Golf GTI, with the addition of a higher performance 1. 6 litre fuel injected engine, sharper handling, and sports-focused marketing, helped create the birth of a huge market for small, practical cars that still had excellent performance.

Alexandra was more critical and had a sharper eye, Claire had better technical and mathematical skills.

Lowell had sharper exchanges with the die-hard Republican isolationist Senator William Borah of Idaho.

Judgment Rites uses the same DOS gaming engine as the earlier Star Trek: 25th Anniversary ; however, it had sharper graphics and sound, particularly with the CD-ROM edition.

This version also had a free flowing ( 2. 5 in ) catalytic converter, sharper camshafts, fuel pressure regulator, enlarged inlet manifold, and larger throttle body. It was also sold to Mercedes Benz for use in their vans, and designated as M104. 900.

The Imperial's nose was more wedge-shaped, while the Fifth Avenue's had a sharper, more angular profile ( the Fifth Avenue was later restyled with a more rounded front end ).

* 1991: For its second model year as a minivan, the Chrysler Town & Country is completely redesigned with improved aerodynamics and less sharper corners, and had the 250-watt Chrysler Infinity audio system.

They decided to shelve most of the songs in favour of a single album, hoping that it would have " a sharper focus and greater impact " than the concept of Lifehouse had become.

As social contraditions in Ottoman Empire grew sharper in the tumultuous Napoleonic era the most important theoretical monument of Greek republicanism, the anonymous Hellenic Nomarchy, was written, its author dedicating the work to Rigas Ferraios, who had been sacrificed for the salvation of Hellas.

The cinematograph produced a sharper projected image than had previously been seen before due to its design, which a kind of fork held the film reel in place through the perforations made on the sides of the film strip.

A wyrsa looks as if a mage had taken a greyhound, mixed it with a snake, and magnified it to horse-size, they are described as a deep black pigmentation, having shiny scaled skin, a long neck, and teeth which are sharper and more dagger-like than a dog ’ s, and the head and limbs are also described as doglike.

Dominant responses ( sharper and quicker ) were given mainly by participants that had to perform the three tasks in the presence of seeing persons apart of the study unknown to the participant.

The LMS were responsible for operating lines on a number of docks which, due to space constraints, contained curves considerably sharper than most other places, thus most dock tanks had only four coupled ( i. e. driving ) wheels in order to allow them to negoatiate the tight curves.