The Syrian branch continued to flourish until the Mamluk sultans of Egypt, fed up, sent an army that not only attacked their forts and caves, but ravaged the lands that supported them.
For the people of this desolate area, who can no longer rely on the uranium-rich lands that supported them during the atomic age, the next most profitable enterprise is history: selling stories told about the West since the 19th century.
Jolo has considerable arable land that supports agriculture (rice, coconuts, cassava, fruits), but the principal economic activity is fishing.
This does not mean that the land was held in common: each ceorl had his own strip of land that supported him.
The White House website states, "The Obama Administration is committed to protecting the air we breathe, water we drink, and land that supports and sustains us".
James Thompson stated that Sense and Sensibility depicts an anaesthetised "mélange of disconnected picture postcard-gift-calendar-perfect scenes," in which little connection is made between "individual subjects and the land that supports them".
Imagine if all that land were planted with native plants that support the butterflies, birds and other animals whose ecosystem services we need for our collective well being.
In response, based on Brazil's constitutional provisions for land reform, food sovereignty proponents advocate an "ecological land reform" that supports production for local and national consumption, and incorporates social and environmental goals into community settlement planning.
The retractable landing gear that supports the front end of a detached trailer could sink deep into asphalt and screw you into the truck stop for an extended stay.
