Over three and a half years this city, once a centre of commerce and industry, has had arsenals thrown at it.

In the intervening 100 years, it has become a centre of commerce and tourism.

Between the wars, the town remained a minor and rather non-notable centre of commerce in the area.

The town, by then thickly populated, became a holiday resort and a centre of commerce.

In the 11th century it became fortified and started to act as a local centre of commerce.

He then tried to argue that his authority over the 2010 census as commerce secretary had been compromised.

The second bit of background needed relates to the commerce secretary.

How many commerce secretaries can most of us recall?

The commerce secretaries of both countries were scheduled to meet and finalise details for an extensive transit agreement.

Programmes being introduced this year include artificial intelligence, software development, internet computing and electronic commerce computing, all with a year in industry.

The secret codes that protect electronic commerce on the internet are secure, thanks to the mathematics of prime numbers.

In a world of electronic commerce, he argues, the physical constraints that stand in the way of limitless supply, notably shelf space in stores, melt away.

Whereas quality management was pursued for well over 10 years, re-engineering was popular for only about five and electronic commerce fell out of the limelight after three.

The non-store distribution channel can be divided into direct selling (off-premises sales) and distance selling, the latter including all forms of electronic commerce.

The complexity, size and mobility of global commerce makes it possible for multinationals to avoid tax.

He has woven together the extraordinary story of global commerce from its prehistoric origins to the numerous controversies surrounding it today.

The world of sport had, to a perceptible degree, been sanitised in the interests of global commerce.

Today the internet and the web are an integral part of global commerce.

Or could turn inwards once more, snapping the sinews of global commerce.

He was also responsible for maritime commerce and the merchant fleet.

During the 19th century, the lower river became the site of warehouses and shipyards, as well as an important hub of maritime commerce.

After the war, which disrupted maritime commerce, the colony underwent rapid expansion.

Both of these families were in the maritime commerce business.

In order for maritime commerce to thrive, the shipbuilders required an avenue running along the water which would allow convenient placement of shipyards, warehouses, stores, wharves, and boarding houses.

The new department would have had some capability to regulate commerce.

It was held early that the power to regulate commerce necessarily included power over navigation.

With no executive or judiciary, and minimal authority, this government was weak and lacked authority to collect taxes, regulate commerce, or enforce laws.

It tried to provide a framework that would minimize conflict and regulate commerce between the two peoples.

The government had officials at such locations to collect taxes and regulate commerce.