Although the VOC first controlled only the coastal lands, the Dutch gradually pushed inland, occupying considerable territory in southern, southwestern, and western Sri Lanka.
Considering that the actual escalator and elevator "sleeves" occupy considerable area, that platform edge clearance is needed and that additional unobstructed space is needed for maintenance equipment, it would be unreasonable to accommodate a second platform elevator.
TSVs are key solutions for cooling the 3D-chips but they occupy considerable silicon area.
The red mud waste generated from the alumina refining industry, which remains high alkalinity and problematic pollutants, is occupying considerable land resource and causing significant environmental problems worldwide.
This side chain length dependence suggests that the side chains can not readily project away from the water surface, but rather occupy considerable space at the interface at lower temperatures.
Xerox, the long-established and reputable manufacturer of copiers, had a principal design that made the machines so large that they occupied considerable space in any office; furthermore, they were expensive to buy, performed indifferently, and needed regular maintenance.
External stockpiles and waste dumps occupy considerable space as well as involve substantial transportation costs to move materials from open pits to stockpiles and then move them back to the pit for rehabilitation after the end of exploitation.
Thus, the issue of the correct measure of time occupied considerable attention in 17th Century astronomy, especially because the ability to measure the rate of rotation of the earth is equivalent to the problem of determining longitude, which, for sea-faring nations, was critical for navigation (and hence military and economic dominance).
