First, as a maritime power we and our allies and friends are critically dependent on naval forces to a measure far beyond that of a land-power like the Soviet Union.
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The most ideal locations are typically remote from areas where demands are highest, requiring large investments for power transmission lines and land right-of-way use.
Wind tends to blow more forcefully and uniformly over the ocean than on land, providing the potential for increased electricity generation and smoother, steadier operation than land-based wind power systems.
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The initiative would have permitted Mugabe, who has ruled this land since the minority white government was forced out two decades ago, to serve two more five-year terms as president, to enjoy--legally--more personal power and to seize--without compensating for them--tracts of land owned by white farmers.
The roots of the north-east's poverty lie in a highly unequal land-holding structure, exacerbated by the political power of the landowners.
For many of these states, offshore wind is the most abundant indigenous energy source and the only commercial option for renewable power generation, especially in southern states where land-based resources become scarcer with decreasing latitude.
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Construction, maintenance and power transmission requirements will be much more costly than land-based installations, requiring even higher subsidies and consumer pain.
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Neither Britain's small, professional forces nor Germany's large, conscript forces were designed to fight an offensive land war against a medium-sized European power.
Westinghouse Electric, for example, scooted capital out of its power business and plowed it into land deals, expecting the inflation-hedge game to continue unabated.
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Mr Mugabe recently sent three ministers to London to discuss land reform with the former colonial power, but they went away empty-handed.
Whereas traditional land-line phones would keep working in the event of a power cut, mobile networks and cordless phones are more easily taken offline by outages.
Mr. Son estimates that Mongolian wind power would cost around three to four yen (four to five cents) per kilowatt-hour, if land for wind farms could be leased virtually free.
But greater Dhaka has become one of the world's most populous and fastest-growing megacities, driving up the price of land and straining the country's electrical, power and gas systems.
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