Sentence examples for rise of settlements from inspiring English sources

The second reason Barnett gives for the rise of settlements is the need for information.

As a consequence, the four factors led to the expansion of the settlements and the rise of the settlement movement as a formidable political force fully entrenched in the body politic of the country.

Another factor undermining the card companies is the rise of debt settlement firms.

The rapid rise of debt settlement is the result of two colliding forces: Americans owe more on their credit cards than ever, a result of the spending binge of the last decade.

Late-19th- and early-20th-century public health initiatives, like urging immigrant mothers to breast-feed, might reek of nanny-state paternalism, but they occurred during a high moment of social, labor, political and scientific reform, the rise of the settlement movement, the writings of Jacob Riis.

The territorial possessions of the city also include large sections of swampy cultivated lowlands and stretches along the Weser, which became associated with the rise of further smaller settlements.

Although privacy laws in the United States acknowledge the right to free speech,  the potential of a US court to award punitive damages - which are difficult to obtain in an English court - could see the level of settlements rise beyond the UK figures, reaching millions of dollars.

The rise of railroads made settlement of the West possible.

In fact, while the first half of 2011 was exceptionally slow, the number and volume of settlements began to rise in the second half of the year.

In Israel, which gave the world a very special woman leader in Golda Meir, and where young women are drafted like their male counterparts, and women played a significant role in the success of early Zionist settlements, the rise of the ultra-Orthodox is posing a huge challenge at the very core of society.

The unconfined compression strength and capillary rise of lightweight soil and the settlement of the soft ground were measured.