However, Amos came to tell the people that " the Day of the LORD " was coming soon and that it meant divine judgment and justice for their own iniquity.

The rapid pace of change in the ironclad period meant that many ships were obsolete as soon as they were complete, and that naval tactics were in a state of flux.

During the Cold War dog tags were issued to everyone, often soon after birth, since the threat of total war also meant the risk of severe civilian casualties.

The Daily Universal Register of 11 November 1786 had stated: " the Botany Bay scheme is laid aside, as there is a strong presumption that a squadron from Brest are now, or soon will be, in possession of the very spot we meant to occupy in New Holland ".

This meant that Alexander's legitimacy was gaining strength, as soon proved by the fact that other monarchs, such as the king of France and King Henry II of England, recognized his authority.

Improving transport and communications also meant that this new beer was soon available throughout Central Europe, and the style of brewing was soon widely imitated.

Ben tells his daughter that he will soon be moving on since he was not meant to stay in one place for long (" Wand ' rin ' Star ").

Exhausted by cold, hunger and fatigue, he was eventually discovered by a peasant carrying a charcoal burner, but his exposure to the elements meant he soon contracted a dangerously high fever.

The gig was a failure ; the band were almost refused entry, Bob Stinson was thrown out as soon as he walked in the door, and the Replacements were the last of five bands, which meant they played in the early morning on a Monday night.

The end of the 18th century saw the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution, and the presence of iron ore, limestone and large coal deposits in south-east Wales meant that this area soon saw the establishment of ironworks and coal mines, notably the Cyfarthfa Ironworks and the Dowlais Ironworks at Merthyr Tydfil.

Since in early July 1940 it was believed by both Hitler and Raeder that Britain would soon surrender, the decision to resume the Z Plan, which meant spending hundreds of millions of Reichsmarks building warships that would take at least five years to finish, reflected plans for an ultimate war with the United States.

Unfortunately as soon as Anderson's boss Lew Grade heard Unwin's character speaking gobbledegook he cancelled the show on the grounds that people would not understand it-despite the fact that they were not meant to.

Storms however meant that the crew of Saint Peter was soon driven to refuge on an uninhabited island in the Commander Islands group ( Komandorskiye Ostrova ) in the south-west Bering Sea.

The band soon came up with the name " Cake "; rather than referring to the foodstuff, the name is meant to be " like when something insidiously becomes a part of your life ... mean it more as something that cakes onto your shoe and is just sort of there until you get rid of it ".

The freeze on design in 1943 meant that the computer design would lack some innovations that soon became well-developed, notably the ability to store a program.

Wars with France meant that defences had to be built here and soon plans for a Folkestone Harbour began.

The desire to link the Eastern lines to those of the sub-surface Metropolitan Railway, a link seldom used and soon abandoned, also meant that the GER's lines had to drop down to below ground level from the existing viaducts east of Bishopsgate.

But Ley's lack of administrative ability meant that the NSBO leader, Reinhard Muchow, a member of the socialist wing of the Nazi Party, soon became the dominant figure in the DAF, overshadowing Ley.

I soon learned that my sisters could say " no " when they meant " yes.

The band initially performed under this name, but soon grew tired of explaining what Dada meant.

The name serviceberry comes from the similarity of the fruit to the related European Sorbus ; it is also said that their flowers heralded the roads in the Appalachian mountains becoming passable, which meant that the circuit-riding preachers would be coming soon and church services would resume ; also, that the ground was thawed enough to dig graves, and funeral services could be had for those who died over the winter.

However, critics soon realized that the vagueness and differing possible interpretations of the Agreement meant that nothing had really been decided after two months of talks.

A significant victory at the Battle of Camden meant that the invaders soon controlled most of Georgia and South Carolina.

The use of flexible rollfim in the cameras meant that the cameras were light and portable and could be used without the encumbrance of tripods and the attendant difficulty of using glass photographic plates which were typical of earlier cameras.

The earliest daguerreotype ( invented 1839 ) photographic cameras did not have shutters, because the lack of sensitivity of the process and the small apertures of available lenses meant that exposure times were measured in many minutes.

The government had a target to build 400, 000 new houses a year to replace those which had been destroyed in the war, but shortages of materials and manpower meant that less than half this number were built.

The literary language was less appropriate for recording materials that were meant to be reproduced in oral presentations, materials such as plays and grist for the professional story-teller's mill.

However the use of modern engineering materials coupled with alternative engine configurations has meant that these types of system are now a cost effective opportunity.

Guyana's extremely high debt burden to foreign creditors has meant limited availability of foreign exchange and reduced capacity to import necessary raw materials, spare parts, and equipment, thereby further reducing production.

The commercial production of Welsh slate had begun in 1820 and the mobility which the canals and then the railways made possible meant that other materials became readily available.

Most base buildings, not meant for long-term use, were constructed of temporary or semi-permanent materials.

This in turn meant that third parties, such as Wikipedia editors, cannot legally use Susning. nu materials contributed by others without permission.

The primary problem in V-plants is " robbing " where one operation ( A ) immediately after a diverging point " steals " materials meant for the other operation ( B ).

Despite the difficulties in cocking and firing the weapon, it did have several advantages ; its barrel did not have to be replaced or require high-grade materials that were expensive to produce, there was little muzzle blast that could give the user's position away, and the size of the barrel meant it could accommodate relatively large calibre munitions.

The use of these materials and techniques meant that the 35 mm negatives ( the source material for copyright purposes ) were immediately available for production and distribution of prints when the Lucy series went into syndication at local stations around the country.

Most base buildings, not meant for long-term use, were constructed of temporary or semi-permanent materials.

Others test experimental concepts or are physics experiments meant to gain fundamental knowledge of the processes and materials involved in nuclear detonations.

Which in practice meant that it administered the UK's large scale facilities for materials and biomolecular research, laser and space science and alternative energy exploration on behalf of the government, the other UK research funding bodies, universities, and corporate research and development.

Building a home privately was possible, but acquiring labor and materials was difficult and sometimes risky ; it often meant borrowing machinery illegally or paying bribes for materials.

The two most common materials are a mix between cotton and polyester ( many of these shirts are meant for supporter use, though they can be used in a rugby game ), and pure polyester ( these shirts are generally designed for game use ).

The collapse of the world economy meant that the demand for raw materials drastically declined, undermining many of the economies of Latin America.

Although Denmark was neutral the war meant a scarcity of goods and materials and regulation of the economy became necessary.

Schiller used the analogy of a chair to make clear what he meant by the phrase that truth is made: just as a carpenter makes a chair out of existing materials and doesn't create it out of nothing, truth is a transformation of our experience — but this doesn't imply reality is something we're free to construct or imagine as we please.

However, the difficulty in acquiring and working the materials meant that they were rarely used ( and indeed the slow drying was seen as a disadvantage ).

The construction materials also meant that the ball was only about half as heavy Treston's version.

Instead, engineering science / physics is meant to provide a more thorough grounding in applied physics for a selected specialty such as optics, quantum physics, materials science, applied mechanics, nanotechnology, microfabrication, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, biophysics, control theory, aerodynamics, energy, solid-state physics, etc.

Aside from these primitive materials, the rudimentary aviation engineering of the time meant most aircraft were structurally fragile by later standards, and not infrequently broke up in flight especially when performing violent combat manoeuvres such as pulling up from steep dives.