Exploitation Sentence Examples

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  • It was an exploitation of the patented invention.

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  • The exploitation of the mines led to a rapid development of the town during the next three years.

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  • Railway development in West Virginia has been due largely to the exploitation of the coal and lumber resources of the state.

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  • They were discovered before 1870 by searchers after petroleum, but their exploitation remained in the experimental stage until about 1900.

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  • The first commercial exploitation of importance appears to have been the distillation of the oil at Alfreton in Derbyshire by James Young.

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  • Up to this time the rule of the Bhonsla rajas, rough warriors of peasant extraction, had been on the whole beneficent; but, soured by his defeat, Raghoji now set to work to recover some of his losses by a ruthless exploitation of the peasantry, and until the effective intervention of the British in 1818 the country was subjected to every kind of oppression.

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  • The cost of exploitation is accordingly slight.

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  • This increase was chiefly due to the exploitation of new goldfields.

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  • All contracts of lease, exploitation of forests, waters and natural riches are cancelled.

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  • Taxes on imports and exports, not exceeding the equivalent of io% ad valorem, direct taxation of Europeans, and a poll tax on native adult males, a tax on ivory and the Government share in the exploitation of mines were the chief sources of revenue; the administrative services and interest on debt the largest items of expenditure.

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  • Although saline springs are mentioned here as early as the 13th century, the first attempt to bore for salt was not made until 1839, while the systematic exploitation of the salt-beds, to which the town is indebted for its prosperity, dates only from 1856.

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  • Starting from Path, he penetrated to the banks of the Tocantins, making numerous converts to Christianity and civilization among the most savage tribes; but after two years of unceasing labour, during which every difficulty was placed in his way by the colonial authorities, he saw that the Indians must be withdrawn from the jurisdiction of the governors, to prevent their exploitation, and placed under the control of the members of a single religious society.

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  • The exploitation of the mines suffers in many cases from the difficulties and expense of transport, the high duties payable in Dutch Borneo to the native princes, the competition among the rival companies, and often the limited quantities of the minerals found in the mines.

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  • Sulphurous and other mineral springs, both hot and cold, exist in several districts, and deposits of silver, iron, copper, sulphur, coal and other minerals have been discovered; but the exploitation of these is retarded by lack of communications, and, apart from building materials, sulphur and salt, the actual output is insignificant.

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  • Probably the polar regions alone do not fall within the category of the potentially productive, as even sandy and alkaline desert is rendered habitable where irrigation can be introduced; and vast tracts of fertile soil adapted for immediate exploitation, especially in the temperate zones, both north and south, only remain unpeopled because they are not yet wanted for colonization.

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  • Cattle breeding is another great source of revenue, and the exploitation of the forests gives beech and oak timber (good for shipbuilding), gall-nuts, oak-bark and cork.

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  • In the exploitation of her forest products, however, are to be found the industries that yield the greatest immediate profit to Bolivia.

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  • Greece, however, did not sign, and continued her operations, though these were in the nature of exploitation rather than of fresh effort, except in Epirus, where operations against Yannina were in progress.

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  • Other trades are the manufacture of paper, leather, cement and the exploitation of forests.

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  • On the promulgation of the firman for the exploitation of a mine, a fee of £T50 to fTioo becomes payable.

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  • Corps was first to carry the Hindenburg system on its front and then to advance to the line Graincourt-Anneux, with exploitation if possible as far as CantaingFontaine Notre Dame.

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  • The exploitation of this great source of wealth is still hindered by want of proper means of communication, but in many parts of Transylvania it is now carried on successfully.

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  • In 1889 the total foreign debt, including arrears of interest, was £54,000,000, and in the following year a contract was signed with the Peruvian Corporation, a company in which the bondholders became shareholders, for the transfer to it for 66 years of the state railways,, the free use of certain ports, the right of navigation on Lake Titicaca, the exploitation of the remaining guano deposits up to 3,000,000 tons, and thirty-three annual subsidies of £80,000 each, in consideration of the cancellation of the debt.

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  • Though the mineral products are varied, the supply of ores has hitherto proved scanty; besides which their exploitation is rendered difficult by the lack of labourers, water and wood.

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  • A new period was opened in Egyptian exploration in 1858 when Mariette was appointed director of archaeological works In Egypt, his duties being to safeguard the monuments and prevent their exploitation by dealers.

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  • Silver, lead and iron ores occur in several localities; but the want of fuel is an obstacle to their exploitation.

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  • The coal is found in Siiderd and in some of the other islands in sufficient quantity to make it a matter of exploitation.

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  • The crying abuses of the old rgime, an insignificant factor at the outset, soon combined with the widespread agrarian distress, due to the unjust distribution of land, the disastrous exploitation of the soil, the actions of the government, and the severe winter of 1788.

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  • The church offered the richest field for exploitation, and in spite of his dissolute life he impudently prayed the regent to give him the archbishopric of Cambray, the richest in France.

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  • It is in proportion as a sedentary life prevails, and agricultural exploitation is practised on a larger scale, whilst warlike habits continue to exist, that the labour of slaves is increasingly introduced to provide food for the master, and at the same time save him from irksome toil.

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  • Under him were the several groups employed in the different branches of the exploitation and the care of the cattle and flocks, as well as those who kept or prepared the food, clothing and tools of the whole staff and those who attended on the master in the various species of rural sports.

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  • From the time of the coming of the first considerable body of British settlers dates the development of trade and agriculture in the colony, followed somewhat later by the exploitation of the mineral resources of the country.

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  • Gold and silver are chiefly found in Transylvania, where their exploitation dates back to the Roman period, and are mined at Zalatna and Abrudbanya; rich deposits are also found in the Kremnitz-Schemnitz, and the Nagybanya districts.

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  • Maria Theresa also took a great interest in the Banat, colonized the land belonging to the crown with German peasants, founded many villages, encouraged the exploitation of the mineral wealth of the country, and generally developed the measures introduced by Mercy.

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  • The most striking development in the resources of the country from 1909 was the exploitation of the copper mines of Katanga.

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  • The chief feature of Alabama's industrial life since 1880 has been the exploitation of her iron and coal resources.

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  • Thenceforward he became a specialist in marine ichthyology, but devoted much time to the investigation, superintendence and exploitation of mines, being superintendent of the Calumet and Hecla copper mines, Lake Superior, from 1866 to 1869, and afterwards, as a stockholder, acquiring a fortune, out of which he gave to Harvard, for the museum of comparative zoology and other purposes, some $500,000.

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  • It is usually stated that Portugal is rich in minerals, especially copper, but that want of capital and, especially in the south, of transport and labour, has retarded their exploitation.

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  • In all of them the state had a financial interest either as shareholder or as entitled to part profits.4 This system of exploitation of the country was fruitful of evil, and was mainly responsible for the bad treatment of the natives.

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  • In the second place it was contended that the method of exploitation of the state lands and the concessions system nullified the free trade provisions of the Berlin Act.

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  • The fourth company, the Societe internationale forestiere et miniere du Congo, combined mining operations with the exploitation of forest produce.

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  • Revenue is derived from customs, direct taxes (on Europeans), transport charges, &c., and from the exploitation of the domain lands.

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  • Forsyth to Yarkand led to the first systematic geographical exploitation of the Pamir country.

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  • But, in fact, serfdom naturally took the form of an ugly ownership of live chattels on the part of a privileged class, and all sorts of excesses, of cruelty, ruthless exploitation and wanton caprice, followed as a matter of course.

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  • Although in 1880 numerous prospectors discovered extensive deposits of alluvial gold, its exploitation was not generally successful, and farms took the place of mines.

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  • There was only slight commercial exploitation before 1900.

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  • Not the least fertile of his expedients was that regular exploitation of the law as a source of revenue, which had already been seen in the time of his father-in-law.

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  • This war seriously interfered with the French plans of trade development and exploitation, and by rendering difficult the maintenance of a chain of settlements which might have connected Canada and Louisiana was a contributing cause of the final overthrow of French dominion.

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  • A refuge of Italian pauperism in the time of the Gracchi, after the triumph of the oligarchy the Narbonnaise became a field for shameless exploitation, besides providing, under the proconsulate of Caesar, an excellent point of observation whence to watch the intestine quarrels between the different nations of Gaul.

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  • But when he now tried to induce makers to take up his improved system, he met with general rebuffs, and finally was driven to undertake the exploitation of the process himself.

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  • There's an excellent, lengthy video interview with Munro who is keen to discuss all aspects of her career in exploitation films.

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  • Yet, as the extensive galleries of press materials that follow indicate, exploitation ballyhoo was much the same everywhere.

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  • Art has very real responsibilities, perhaps even to fight male chauvinism, ethnic prejudice, third-world exploitation, believe the politically correct.

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  • The long-term data also yield important insights into the effects of anthropogenic disturbances such as fisheries exploitation and pollution.

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  • A series of National Byelaws are also being considered to reduce exploitation of spring salmon and enhance spawning escapement.

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  • Based on the philosophy that the employe is completely expendable, this book succeeds in " Topgrading " worker exploitation.

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  • Launched in 1988 and funded jointly by DTI, SERC and industry, the program's objective was to accelerate commercial exploitation of ASM.

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  • They share a united common interest, therefore, to challenge and abolish capitalist exploitation.

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  • This support has empowered migrant workers to help themselves prevent further exploitation.

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  • You will benefit from in-depth discussions based on innovative strategies developed to maximize exploitation, optimize business intelligence and deliver benefit across your business.

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  • In the end, sexual exploitation was a minor irritant in this story.

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  • Similarly the power given in creation to humans is to be exercised with tenderness, not ruthless exploitation.

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  • New resistance to capitalist exploitation is being expressed strongly.

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  • There was no lessening of his opposition to " class distinctions and imperialist exploitation, no defection to " the forces of reaction " .

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  • This might seem a minor point but it is an apparent loophole which appears ripe for exploitation.

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  • Together we oppose the exploitation of captive orca and the capture of wild orca for the ' entertainment ' industry.

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  • The lowland English farming landscape is a rich palimpsest of settlement and exploitation.

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  • Workers couldn't organize themselves to fight against their exploitation at work for fear of the secret police.

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  • With little human exploitation, the vegetation in the reserves is in largely pristine condition.

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  • In either case the burdens of exploitation could and did provoke protest.

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  • These include domestic servitude, sexual exploitation and benefit fraud.

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  • Its purpose is to protect containerized shipping from exploitation by terrorists.

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  • One proof that the human telos or essence is inviolate is exploitation, the violation of our claims to material equality.

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  • Since existentialism tries to remain truthful, the project of exploitation in any form must be wrong.

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  • Disparity of value exploitation involves exchanging labor or some other commodity in a transaction that is manifestly unfair.

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  • Whether associated with the exploitation of Ophir (q.v.) or not the first great voyage of African discovery appears to have been accomplished by the Phoe 1 History of Civilization, vol.

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  • The first commercial exploitation of importance appears to have been the distillation of the oil at Alfreton in Derbyshire by James Young,.

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  • The domestic problem, the problem of discontent in the island, had become acute by 1850, and from this time on to 1868 the years were full of conflict between liberal and reactionary sentiment in the colony, centreing about the asserted connivance of the captains-general in the illegal slave trade (declared illegal after 1820 by the treaties of 1817 and 1835 between Great Britain and Spain), the notorious immorality and prodigal wastefulness of the government, and the selfish exploitation of the colony by Spaniards and the Spanish government.

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  • In this category are the manufacture of agricultural machines, of tools and implements for agriculture, forestry and mining; such industries as depend for their raw material on the exploitation of the natural resources of the country, viz.

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  • The farming of exorbitant taxes, coupled as it was too often with dishonest concessions to the tax farmer, made the over-burdened peasantry drink the doubly bitter cup of exploitation and injustice.

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  • He was a man of enlightenment, did much to encourage agriculture, industries and the exploitation of the mineral wealth of the country, founded the Academy of Sciences at Munich, and abolished the Jesuit censorship of the press.

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  • Attached to it is an institution for the scientific study of sylvi culture and the exploitation and administration of forests.

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  • The coastal areas chosen for the farms are usually mangrove swamps, seen as useless areas ripe for exploitation.

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  • Nevertheless, we have to learn that we cannot continue our ruthless exploitation of Nature.

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  • In addition, it has four partnerships with global, leading companies for exploitation of its novel sensor hologram technology.

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  • Sentimentality about death has become a new ideology for justifying social inequality and exploitation.

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  • The standpoint of philosophy as such is inseparable from this division, which is bound up with exploitation and oppression.

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  • The concern is that if consumer demand for stingray leather increases, they will suffer more intentional, widespread exploitation than in the past.

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  • The decision to hold the referendum is a cynical exploitation of vulgar prejudice by the Irish government.

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  • Pornography typically features the degradation and exploitation of the human body.

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  • Not all vegetarians choose the diet because of animal exploitation, but those that do may be in for a shock when they learn all of the food items that contain hidden meat products.

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  • His official definition stated that veganism "excludes all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, the animal kingdom, and includes a reverence for life."

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  • The very name, for many women's rights advocates, is synonymous with exploitation.

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  • An exploitation many feel is supported not only through the purchase of Playboy Magazine, but through the seemingly innocent logo items such as necklaces or t-shirts.

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  • There is an awful lot of exploitation of the world's people and resources and I aim to do my bit to reduce that.

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  • Increased awareness and prevention of elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect.

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  • Children who remain on the street are exposed to sexual exploitation, drug addiction, violent crime, and the other harmful mental and physical effects of homelessness.

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  • The 1984 Missing Children's Assistance Act mandated a national resource center to address child abduction and exploitation.

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  • Their primary goals is to free children from poverty and exploitation and to free young people from the notion that they are powerless to affect positive change in the world.

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  • Many fetishes open you up to exploitation.

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  • Moreover, the labor practices involved in the creation of replica handbags are often very corrupt, resulting in worker exploitation and even health hazards.

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  • Any sexual act, sexually motivated behavior, and sexual exploitation of children can be regarded as sexual abuse.

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  • The counterfeit fashion industry is a criminal business and consumers purchasing counterfeit products in full awareness are contributing to worker exploitation alongside millions of taxpayer dollars.

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  • However, an apprenticeship can border on exploitation, if you are lured into the wrong shop.

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  • Critics accuse her of selling her body for fame, but Madonna maintains that it is alright, as long as she is the one in control of the exploitation.

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  • Female androids elicit debates of misogyny, sexual exploitation and even the roots of essential feminism as they appear in science fiction and fantasy works.

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  • To secure for themselves the command of trade the leading commercial families resolved to erect themselves into a close gild, which should have in its hands the sole direction of the business concern, the exploitation of the East.

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  • The empire is rich in minerals, including gold, silver, lead, copper, iron, coal, mercury, borax, emery, zinc; and only capital is needed for successful exploitation.

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  • After the military defeat of France by Germany in 1870, he formed the idea of acquiring a great colonial empire, not to colonize it, but for the sake of economic exploitation.

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  • The long Balkan troubles of 1908-12, which originated in Count Aehrenthal's exploitation of Russia's transitory weakness, called for great care, especially during the crisis of 1908-9, which laid bare Russian impotence.

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  • The state of war with Soviet Russia, however, continued until the Peace Treaty of July 12 1920, whereunder the Lithuanian claim to Vilna and Grodno was recognized by the Bolsheviks and Lithuania received three million rubles in gold and 100,000 hectares of forest land for exploitation.

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  • An agricultural reform initiated by the provisional Government aims at the distribution of the fallow lands of the large estates and the better exploitation of the land.

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  • This interruption, due to the practical prohibition of the industry by the United States courts, on the ground that it was injuring, through the deposit of tailings, agricultural lands and navigable streams, was lessened, though not entirely removed, by compromises and regulations which permit, under certain restrictions, the renewed exploitation of the ancient river-beds by the hydraulic method.

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  • The operation had been brilliant in the extreme, but the exploitation proved more difficult, as neither tank nor artillery support was available in sufficient strength.

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  • In January 1893 Kerguelen was annexed by France, and its commercial exploitation was assigned to a private company.

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  • The systematic development of the colony, the opening up of the hinterland and the exploitation of its economic resources date from the appointment of Captain Binger as governor, a post he held for over three years.

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  • The minerals discovered in Guatemala include gold, silver, lead, tin, copper, mercury, antimony, coal, salt and sulphur; but it is uncertain if many of these exist in quantities sufficient to repay exploitation.

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  • The unwillingness of the Reichstag to sanction the expenditure of any large sums on railways and other public works also hindered the exploitation of the economic resources of very large areas.

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  • Coal is mined in the valley of the Zsil, but the abundance of timber has retarded its exploitation.

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  • Lest our picture of primitive religion appear too brightly coloured, a word must be said on the perversions to which the exploitation of the sacred is liable.

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  • The exploitation of tin in the south-west is commonly referred back to the time of the Phoenician sea-traders, and in the first half of the 13th century England supplied Europe with this metal.

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  • Is this just cynical exploitation due to the fact that this is where the cheapest kids ' tickets are?

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  • A platform which stands a few feet above napalm, torture, exploitation, poison gas, nuclear bombs, the works.

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  • Like all liberal critiques of capitalism, class exploitation is either rubbed out completely or quickly glossed over.

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  • Shogun Assassin is one of exploitation cinema 's most under-rated gems.

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  • The Australian Corps also successfully attained its first objectives, though not till later in the evening, so that the exploitation of their success on this day proved out of the question.

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  • A great economic and social programme 'was announced, including the extension of waterways, the exploitation of electricity, an improved system of communication, industrial insurance, and a department for public health.

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  • In 1851 the first railway in the state was com - pleted between Milwaukee and Waukesha, but the village re - mained only a farming community until the exploitation of the mineral springs was begun about 1868.

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  • The exploitation of the mineral resources of Badajoz is greatly hindered by lack of water and means of communication; in 1903, out of nearly 600 mines registered only 26 were at work.

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  • This low-budget exploitation flick is unbelievably relevant by today`s terms.

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  • Apart from hunting and fishing, the exploitation of the forests provides the principal occupation of the inhabitants.

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