Semi-permanent mooring anchors ( such as mushroom anchors ) and large ship's anchors derive a significant portion of their holding power from their mass, while also hooking or embedding in the bottom.

There was a significant portion of the ANC who therefore turned to violence in order to achieve their goals.

A significant portion of ANC leadership agreed that this violence was needed to combat increasing backlash from the government.

According to the E. J. Erickson the Greek Navy also played a crucial, albeit indirect role, in the Thracian campaign by neutralizing no less than three Thracian Corps ( see First Balkan War, the Bulgarian theater of operations ), a significant portion of the Ottoman Army there, in the all-important opening round of the war.

While most pre-Columbian historians believe that there was ritual cannibalism related to human sacrifices, they do not support Harris's thesis that human flesh was ever a significant portion of the Aztec diet.

The American border with New Brunswick did not have any significant action during this conflict, although British forces did occupy a portion of coastal Maine at one point.

This class of receptors is huge, representing a significant portion of the genome.

Equipment from the Soviet Union is being progressively replaced by more modern U. S., French, and British equipment, a significant portion of which is built under license in Egypt, such as the M1 Abrams tank.

Equipment from the Soviet Union is being progressively replaced by more modern U. S., French, and British equipment, a significant portion of which is built under license in Egypt, such as the M1A1 Abrams tank which makes Egypt the owner of the second largest number of latest generation main battle tanks in the region after Israel, and the second after Syria in case of the older generations.

Remittances from Eritreans abroad and foreign aid form a significant portion of Eritrea ’ s income.

Eritrea maintains a military force on its border with Ethiopia roughly equal in size to Ethiopia's force, which has required a general mobilization of a significant portion of the population.

Although magnesium and manganese are produced by weathering, exchanges between soil organic matter and living cells account for a significant portion of ecosystem fluxes.

If a project plan contains a significant portion of LOE, and the LOE is intermixed with discrete effort, EVM results will be contaminated.

He also married the daughter of his ally Soga no Kurayamada, thus ensuring that a significant portion of the Soga clan's power was on his side.

He had checked about 40 % of the unavoidability portion and found a significant error in the discharging procedure.

A significant portion of the Japanese fleet was based in Truk Lagoon.

Fans typically are interested in even minor details of the object ( s ) of their fandom and spend a significant portion of their time and energy involved with their interest, often as a part of a social network with particular practices ( a fandom ); this is what differentiates " fannish " ( fandom-affiliated ) fans from those with only a casual interest.

That is, a significant portion of the total energy output from the galaxy is emitted by a source other than the stars, dust and interstellar medium.

The real population transfer figures are somewhat contested by historians, though the general perception is that significant portion of local population had remained, while the exile was largely of the nobility class.

In the aftermath of the financial and economic crisis that began in mid-1997, the government took custody of a significant portion of private sector assets through acquisition of nonperforming bank loans and corporate assets through the debt restructuring process.

Generally, this type of semi-institutionalized humor starts as a specific group's in-joke, and grows until it reaches a significant portion of Internet users, gaining popularity, " rules " and mythos.

Even in recent years, the sale of the whole of or a significant portion of a farm in many European countries required consent from certain heirs, and / or heirs had the intervening right to obtain the land in question with same sales conditions as in the sales agreement in question.

A significant portion ( about one third ) of the Qur ' an deals with these beliefs, with many hadith elaborating on the themes and details.

An increasingly significant portion of Kenya's foreign inflows is from remittances by non-resident Kenyans who work in the US, Middle East, Europe, Asia and Antarctica.

Upon his own death, Engels left Marx's two surviving daughters a " significant portion " of his $ 4. 8 million estate.

African Americans ( also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, and formerly as American Negroes ) are citizens or residents of the United States who have total or significant partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa.

In the 1970s, there were two significant population movements — the exodus of most of the 4, 000 Portuguese residents and the influx of several hundred São Toméan refugees from Angola.

In recent years, downtown Toledo has undergone significant redevelopment to draw residents back to the city.

Many of the early safety procedures and waste disposal practices were inadequate, and government documents have since confirmed that Hanford's operations released significant amounts of radioactive materials into the air and the Columbia River, which threatened the health of residents and ecosystems.

Although some residents sold their land for prices that made them financially independent and relocated, a significant number chose to stay.

Only now is it becoming apparent that the hospitality of the State of New Hampshire and the residents of Portsmouth and vicinity played a significant informal role in creating an atmosphere that made the formal peaceful settlement possible.

Taiwan, where Hakka language is the mother tongue of a significant minority of the island's residents, is an important world center for study of the language.

Saint Joseph ’ s and its 110-metre-tall spire holds significant value for the city as it is a built remembrance for Le Havre residents who lost their lives during the war.

Out of some 448, 000 Japanese residents of South Sakhalin who lived there in 1944, a significant number were evacuated to Japan during the last days of the war, but the remaining 300, 000 or so stayed behind for several more years.

The term implies a territorial domain, within which the duke has actual subjects or significant land holdings, with respect to which the duke has or had unique legal privileges, e. g. sovereignty or manorial rights or entitlement to certain duties or income from residents ( e. g. the corvée ), etc.

A GMP of $ 13. 69-billion represents a significant circulation of new capital resources in an economy populated by just over 500, 000 residents.

Residents of the former portion of the District of Columbia that was returned to Virginia ( through retrocession ) vote under the same rules as other Virginia residents, despite a significant Federal presence, including the Pentagon, Washington Reagan National Airport, the Patent and Trademark Office, US Marshals Headquarters, Drug Enforcement Agency Headquarters, US State Department's training campus, and Central Intelligence Agency offices.

This significant portion of the RIT population provides another dynamic to the school's diversity, and it has contributed to Rochester's high number of deaf residents per-capita.

A large DuPont plant ( now Invista and owned by Koch Industries ) and the associated Benger Laboratory where Lycra ( a very famous brand of spandex ) was invented, as well as a large textile mill called Wayn-Tex ( now owned by Mohawk Industries ), were significant employers for residents through much of the 20th century.

While significant areas of the county are rural and mountainous, most residents live in the suburbs near Roanoke and Salem in the Roanoke Valley.

The massive amount of unemployment was due to the closure of a major automotive parts plant that employed a significant portion of the county's residents.

In 1886, the residents of the Tanque Verde valley established the Tanque Verde School District as the first significant political entity of the community.

Lincoln was once home to a significant Chinese American community, but it violently drove all its Chinese American residents out of town in March 1886.

Chester serves as the retail center for the Lake Almanor region of California, and derives a significant portion of its economy from the tourist trade, and to a lesser degree from construction to new residents and businesses.

Marysville was home to a significant Chinese American community in the 1860s, but it violently drove all its Chinese American residents out of town in February 1886.

Wheatland was home to a significant Chinese American community in the 1860s, but all of the Chinese American residents were driven out of town in a series of violent confrontations in February 1886.

The decline in New Castle's economy had the long-range fortunate effect of preventing most residents from making any significant structural changes to their homes.

The most significant snow storm to hit the area occurred March 12 – 14, 1993 when the area received approxmiately 40 inches in what eastern seaboard residents often refer to as " the storm of the century ".

Kahului is the retail center for Maui residents and there are several malls and major stores ( including department stores in the Queen Kaahumanu Center ); other significant groupings of stores are in Lāhainā such as the Lahaina Cannery Mall, the Happy Valley area of Wailuku, Maui Market Place and Maui Mall, which are both also located in Kahului, and The Shops at Wailea in Wailea.