Over the years the island developed a significant naval power.

Therefore, the Japanese will increase their naval power in the coming years.

They become the leaders of the greatest naval power in their world's history.

Great Britain was also a leading naval power at the time.

By the 17th century every major European naval power was building ships like these.

In the region, who has a stronger naval power than Israel right now?

China is also fast building up its naval power (see chart 1).

“Chinese naval power in this part of the world will only increase.

Russia air and naval power in the region has also become more visible.

Australia, once a significant naval power in the region, had largely turned her back on the sea.

James I took a greater interest in naval power.

American forces were dispatched to the area, and naval power played an important role in the conflict.

For this reason, maritime trade and naval power have always had great importance.

Russia is the only serious naval power in the Caspian.

The United States has a lot of naval power in the region.

Naval power in Venice has always been intimately involved with war.

The Ethiopians, with their naval power, are critical to that plan.

European defence - the role of naval power 5.

It is clear that the Japanese are developing into a potent naval power.

It would also use its air and naval power to respond quickly to unexpected threats.

All the discussion, however, is of the use of air and naval power.

Besides, only the larger naval powers could hope to compete any longer.

If the enemy struck from the sea, he would counter them with his own naval power.

The deployment reflects Iran's efforts to show off its naval power.

United States government, with a much superior naval power, demanded an apology.

Worst of all, our entire naval strength in the Pacific, gone.

And even were they not, they possess but little naval strength.

A similar attempt at developing Norwegian naval strength was, however, rejected by the king.

As the war progressed, Canada's naval strength grew to more than 100 vessels.

Thus, a "balanced fleet" was more critical to the overall naval strength.

The purpose of the cruise was a show of naval strength.

France, too, has committed naval strength to the gulf.

What Japan intended to do with all this naval strength remained an imponderable.

The Cholas continued the ancient tradition and gave much attention to developing their naval strength.

The military and naval strengths of the two sides of the war are now about equal.

Any new standard of naval strength was of academic interest only, as it would not be achieved for some years.

The dangers inherent in escape came from Wkkai's naval strength.

He built up German Naval strength during the pre-war years.

She formed a part of America's ever-present naval strength lending stability to the area.

China developing its naval strength or military strength is not necessarily directed at Japan.

Nor is there likely to be time for the Temple Lands to increase their naval strength to that point.

England alone has the naval strength to challenge Portugal, even if it might require years to break their monopoly completely.

The particular issue then was naval strength.

A senior Soviet official said today that more emphasis should be put on cutting naval strength in current disarmament negotiations.

Mercifully, rescue began quickly, with the thousands of well-disciplined troops and naval strength available.

The research will examine the extent to which reductions in naval strengths can become part of the wider negotiated arms control process.

The largest problem was that the western and Chinese navies did not have the naval strength to combat the pirates.

This competition is also behind calls for the United States to bolster its naval strength, even at a time of budget cuts.

As Merlin's visions have shown, however, they're working hard to acquire new allies to increase their own naval strength.

In fact, I deeply regret having earlier supported such deep reductions in our naval strength.