Saxony's

That means Lower Saxony's 20% stake remains enough to block any decision that needs shareholder approval, like a takeover.

EU To Sue Germany Again Over 'Volkswagen Law' Matina Stevis 2011

For instance, delicate "hard paste" porcelain was developed at Saxony's Meissen factories to beat the Chinese porcelain makers at their own game.

Go East, Monsieur Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2012

The state museums house exceptional works hidden safely in Saxony's hills during World War II that were later recovered by Soviet troops and returned to Dresden in 1954.

Martin Roth's Curatorial Quest Paula Weideger 2011

The same hills, once rich in the silver ore and semiprecious gems that bankrolled the collecting passions of generations of Saxony's rulers, now protected the treasures that stupendous wealth bought.

A Storehouse of Riches Paula Weideger 2010

So he assembled a crack team of scientists, who used the smelting expertise of Saxony's mineral industry to create kilns capable of achieving immense temperatures.

Fine Points of Table Art 2009

Saxony's Count Bruhl was the talk of 18th-century Europe for his 2,000-piece — yes, that's right — dinner service.

Fine Points of Table Art 2009

Thanks to Saxony's delicate industry, Europe was for the first time able to produce porcelain to its own tastes instead of having to import it from Asia.

The Saxon Angle: Porcelain Politics 2008

In the first half of the 18th century, according to one of the book's essays, the court at Dresden, Saxony's capital, "used their most desirable product, the 'white gold' of Meissen, to cajole and even bribe the French."

The Saxon Angle: Porcelain Politics 2008

Meanwhile, preliminary December consumer-price data for the German state of Saxony showed annual inflation slowing to its lowest level in more than 3½ years, Saxony's statistics agency said.

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It was Saxony's particular good fortune to be rich in china clay or kaolin, uncommon in Europe.

The Saxon Angle: Porcelain Politics 2008