Sentence examples for manipulation of land from inspiring English sources

Land was money, just about the only money the young republic possessed, and in his early chapters Mr. Kluger details the tricky manipulation of land grants and charters to encourage settlement, pay soldiers and keep the federal government solvent.

Despite its turgid style, Hrōmaikē historia is particularly valuable for its accounts of Latin military campaigns throughout Byzantium, the construction of frontier defenses against Slavic and Turkish incursions, and the growth of the Byzantine feudal nobility by astute manipulation of land deeds at the expense of centralized imperial authority.

Boone (2013 382) explains, "In the electoral campaigns of 1990 , 1996 and 2000, and 2002, 2004, and 2008, Mugabe used promises and plans of land acquisitions and state-sponsored resettlement to rev up political support and energize the party's rural supporters, and to secure the loyalty of ZANU-PF hardliners, the military, and rural constituencies through the manipulation of land grants".

It was concluded that manipulation of farming practices and land use types should be considered for improving SOM and STN levels in soils.

This microscopic manipulation of bacteria landed Dutch designer Jelte van Abbema $14,000 at the Dutch Design Awards.

Fungal manipulation of plant defences.

Cellectis, a $150 million French biotechnology company that specializes in "gene clipping"–or the targeted removal, insertion or manipulation of genetic material has just landed its biggest backer yet in the shape of Monsanto.

One land use that is particularly amenable to this type of manipulation is agricultural land, which often has high sequestration potential.

Access and control of land is major bait for manipulation and control of the urban homeless by regimes and political parties like ZANU PF.

Bob Diamond, who resigned as chief executive of Barclays, is due to face the Treasury select committee and is expected to make explosive revelations about the role of City watchdogs and senior Whitehall figures in the manipulation of crucial interest rates that landed the bank with a record £290m fine last week.

The high-profile and outspoken banker is expected to unleash a wave of explosive revelations about the role of City watchdogs and senior Whitehall figures in the manipulation of crucial interest rates that landed the bank with a record £290m fine last week.