Its production was influential in the industrial revolution, and influenced commercial development of metallurgy and engineering.

Its strong industrial tradition dates to the 19th century, when Bohemia and Moravia were the economic heartland of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Its European portion, which occupies a substantial part of continental Europe, is home to most of Russia's industrial and agricultural activity.

Its main imports are food and beverages, industrial supplies, and fuels.

Its industrial sector began to grow in the mid-19th century, and had become the largest in Europe by the beginning of the 20th century.

Its principal city is Lille, which with nearby Roubaix, Tourcoing and Villeneuve d ' Ascq constitutes the center of a cluster of industrial and former mining towns totalling slightly over a million inhabitants.

Its reputation has for several years suffered from the apparent presence of asbestos from nearby industrial plants.

Its history of innovation began with its founding, when André-Gustave Citroën introduced the first industrial mass production of vehicles outside the United States, a technique he developed while mass-producing armaments for the French military in World War I.

Its location 30 miles north of Albany on the Delaware and Hudson Railway and its proximity to water power from the Hudson River and Kayaderosseras Creek led to rapid industrial development beginning in 1810.

Its industrial sector — exclusive of mining — accounts for only 9 % of GDP and contributes little to exports.

Its tactical method is the strike — the regular strike for protecting the material welfare of the workers, and the general strike as a means to accomplish the desired permanent solution to industrial strife.

Its location along the route of the Pennsylvania Railroad helped Latrobe develop into a significant industrial hub.

Its main shareholders are Mediobanca, the Fiat group and some of the biggest industrial and financial groups in Italy.

Its mission is to conduct research towards the development of fully-fledged technologies for a broad range of application sectors ( semiconductors and micro-electronics, telecoms, energy, health, biology, industrial control, defence, environment ).

Its peak years were the 1950s, when São Carlos became a manufacturing center, with relevant industrial expression in São Paulo state.

Its area is over 22 km < sup > 2 </ sup >, yet it was artificially created ( in parts dug by hand ) in the 1760s for industrial needs.

Its industrial economic basis has been replaced by retail, tourism and entertainment, including a number of internationally-known markets and music venues that are strongly associated with alternative culture.

Its customers include companies in aerospace, automotive, construction, consumer goods, consumer packaged goods, energy, high-tech, industrial equipment, life sciences, shipbuilding and services industries.

Its conversion to an industrial area began in 1887, when the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway built its main line through the area.

Its location allowed design and testing of ordnance materiel to take place near contemporary industrial and shipping centers.

Its population and industrial production significantly increased after World War II.

Its seat is located in the industrial town of Boxholm.

Its mid-19th century growing industrial, commercial, and transportation significance, helped transform the town into a social and cultural center.

Its name means " good air ," reflecting its role as a resort getaway that wealthy Richmonders enjoyed for its fresh air as opposed to the dirty air of Richmond's industrial downtown of the late 19th century.

Its debt burden is considerable, and the country has seen a decline in per capita gross national product over the last 40 years.

Its GDP per capita soared by 351 % in the 1970s, and after only a slight decline of 30 % in the 1980s, grew once again by 36 % in the 1990s.

Its decline was due mainly to the reduction of real and psychological differences between country and city brought about by the postwar expansion of the Australian urban population and to the increased affluence and technological changes that accompanied it.

Its decline is clearly shown by its population, which has remained almost constant since the Middle Ages.

Its decline accelerated after the 1982 sale of UPI by the Scripps company.

Its slow decline starting at the end of the fourteenth century followed internal discord and revolts by vassal states, one of which, Songhai, flourished as an empire between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Its popularity began to steadily decline thereafter ; the name fell out of the top 100 after 1977, and out of the top 500 after 2001.

Its growth has been linked to the decline of Mapungubwe from around 1300, due to climatic change or the greater availability of gold in the hinterland of Great Zimbabwe.

Its major industry at the time was woollen cloth, which contributed to Godalming ’ s prosperity over the next few centuries, until a sudden decline in the 17th century.

Its decline is due to loss of habitat, disturbance, predation by foxes, crows, etc., and small populations gradually dying out.

Its decline appears to be due to human habitation encroachment and introduced mammals.

Its inability to compete in the free market led to its decline and in 2000 Svit went bankrupt.

Its decline of 5. 4 % was largely attributed to the decrease in the mining and quarrying subsector, which went down by 15. 4 % due to the reduced production of natural gas in Palawan.

Its aim is to stop the decline of the Iberian lynx and other lynx species.

Its decline was probably owing to the increasing prosperity of the neighbouring city of Tyndaris.

Its mission statement is: " The mission of CWA is to protect and promote Biblical values among all citizens-first through prayer, then education, and finally by influencing our society-thereby reversing the decline in moral values in our nation.

Its decline in population and trade then contributed to the shift of the power center of the Ethiopian Empire so that it moved further inland and bequeathed its alternative place name ( Ethiopia ) to the region, and eventually, the modern state.

Its use in human medicine is now starting to decline, being replaced with sevoflurane, desflurane and the intravenous anaesthetic propofol.

Its decline from the top echelon of football began with the introduction of professionalism in July 1885, with the amateurs of Sheffield failing to compete with professional teams, losing heavily that year to Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Notts County.

Its growth was greatly accelerated by international enthusiasm for the Cultural Revolution in China, but it began to decline in response to controversial Chinese foreign policy decisions in the last years of Mao's life, his death and the subsequent defeat of the Gang of Four.

Its candidate in the presidential elections was Michiaki Nagatani, whose poor performance seems to signal a steep decline in the fortunes of the party.

Its steady decline began in the 16th century, when sea traffic replaced the famous Silk Road.

Its decline as a living language began after the Kalmyk people were deported en masse from their homeland in December 1943, as punishment for limited Kalmyk collaboration with the Nazis.

Its decline, however, was slowed by both an era of relative prosperity in Argentina, as well as milestones such as the inaugural of the Hotel Claridge in 1946, the Torcuato di Tella Institute's Florida Street center in 1963 ( which became a hub of Buenos Aires ' avant-garde and pop art scene during the 1960s ), and the 1971 conversion of the street into a promenade.