Formally the " head of state " can also personally be the " head of government " ( ex officio or by ad hoc cumulation such as an absolute monarch nominating himself ) but otherwise has formal precedence over the Head of Government and other ministers, whether he is their actual political superior ( absolute monarch, executive president ) or rather theoretical or ceremonial in character.

The adoption of the gray by the 15th CGPM in 1975 as the unit of measure of the absorption of ionising radiation, specific energy absorption and of kerma in 1975 was the cumulation of over half a century of work, both in the understanding of the nature of ionising radiation and in the refinement of measuring techniques.

The job eliminations were a cumulation of efforts that started in May when the workforce was reduced by 15 positions.

In time the transaction of business was impeded by the cumulation of jurisdictions, different congregations exercising jurisdiction rendering decisions and enacting laws in the same matters ; Pius X resolved to define the competency of each congregation more precisely and to provide otherwise for the better exercise of its functions.

There is to be henceforth no cumulation of offices in the hands of one individual, not only to satisfy the requirements of distributive justice, but also because the tenure of several offices by the same person often results in detriment to the service.

Taking on a major role in the game's final chapters it was revealed both she and Neo were actually the cumulation of decades of Machine research into translating human DNA perfectly into Machine code, allowing them to interface directly with technology without the need for simulated interfaces.

This was a cumulation of notes he had published earlier in the Birmingham Gazette.

Decennial implies that this occurs every ten years, but in the past several decades, there have been Decennial Digest Parts I and II ( the 11th Series now has Part III ), so the cumulation is now more frequent.

It had a monopoly for currency, credits and cumulation of savings.

The published cumulation would become his longest work.

The high Sanskrit formations of Akshar Purushottam Svāminārāyan, meaning Imperishable Supreme Being, Lord from the first of Men, understandably adorning references to God, can be left untranslated due to a cumulation of two reasons, the first that Akshar Purushottam Swāminārāyan is hardly taken in a literal manner, it is more so Indian terminology for God, God ; the second that not even God, God is accurate, as Akshar Purushottam Svāminārāyan is much more contextually loaded than that, in terms of the history and the philosophy of BAPS and that which lead to it.

Myrdal called this process the “ principle of cumulation.

The virtues are given in a pleonastic style which rhetorician George Kennedy describes as " The cumulation of a series of words which seem to come pouring out of his heart " ( p. 90 ).

The cumulation of their trials involves being trapped between two heavy stone blocks and left there for a week.

A team playing with this style emphasizes doing little things ( including risky running plays like base-stealing ) to advance runners and score runs, often relying on pitching and defense to keep games close.

The National Hockey League tends to have close to a full slate of games ( 11 were played in 2010 ), following the league-wide days off given for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

The multiple close games, won either in overtime or with a slim margin, gave way to a new nickname for the Panthers: the " Cardiac Cats.

Rockies ended the season with a total record of 83 – 79 ( finishing 3rd overall ) by losing 13 of its last 14 games after getting close to 2 – 3 wins from the NL West leader at one point at almost the end of the season.

Besides being a native of a town close to Boston, Thayer, as a San Francisco Examiner baseball reporter in the offseason of 1887 – 88, covered exhibition games featuring Kelly.

In the 1985 close season, Lineker was sold to defending league champions Everton for £ 800, 000, and scored 40 goals in 57 games for his new team.

In contrast to games such as Risk or Monopoly, in which a close game can extend indefinitely, German-style games usually have a mechanism to stop the game within its stated playing time.

A lack of run production and a poor record in close games were major issues.

The former had defeated the Forest City nine in two games, by the very close scores of 45-41 in one, and 28-25 in another, when the Forest Citys were invited to meet the Nationals at Chicago on July 25th, a day which proved the most notable of the tour.

Though by the close of the 1989 season the team boasted a powerhouse bullpen in the AL Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen ( set franchise record with 23 wins in ), two time All-Star Mark Gubicza ( 15 game winner in 1989 ) and 1989 AL Rookie of the Year runner-up Tom Gordon ( won 17 games in 1989 ), the organization felt they were still missing a few pieces that would give the divisional rivals Oakland Athletics a run for their money.

After becoming player-manager on the retirement of Joe Fagan in the 1985 close season, Dalglish selected himself for just 21 First Division games in 1985 – 86 as Liverpool won the double, but he started the FA Cup final win over Everton.

From that day forward, the Twins made a strong push to get as close as 5 games back of the division lead by the All-Star break.

In 1988 the team had another strong season, finishing only two games out of first ( albeit with a lesser record than the previous year ) in a close playoff race with four other clubs.

It had close connections both to various field (" lawn ") games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older raquet sport of real tennis.

Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves from 1999 was considered one of SNK's last great games, and the company announced that it would close its doors in 2001.

Boules () is a collective name for a wide range of games in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls ( called boules in France, and " bocce " in Italy ) as close as possible to a small target ball.

As of the close of the 2010 – 11 Flyers season, the Flyers have a record of 89 – 25 – 4 when God Bless America is sung prior to Flyers home games.

However, the Flyers didn't come close to a third straight championship without an injured Bernie Parent, as they ran into an up-and-coming dynasty in Montreal, and were swept in four straight games.

In the playoffs, the Magic came close to stunning the heavily favored Miami Heat in the first round, extending the series to a decisive game five, after losing the first two games.

Despite a lopsided comparison in terms of the two teams ' win-loss records, three of the four Pacers losses were close, losing games 1 – 3 by an average of just 5 points.

They returned to the NBA Finals after winning 57 games, winning a close 6-game 1st round series against the Portland Trail Blazers ; dethroning the NBA Champions of the past two years — the Los Angeles Lakers — in the Western Conference Semifinals ( four-game sweep ); and defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in 5 games in the Western Conference Finals on home court in Dallas to win their second Western Conference Championship.

The Spurs would go on to capture the series in 6 games win a 98 – 96 win in Seattle to close it out.

Now, a close look at the schools in and around the ten largest cities, including New York, has shattered this optimism.

The test environment is usually designed to be identical, or as close as possible, to the anticipated user's environment, including extremes of such.

However, there are some exceptions: many of the stars in the constellation of Ursa Major ( including most of the Big Dipper ) are genuinely close to one another, travel through the galaxy with similar velocities, and are likely to have formed together as part of a cluster that is slowly dispersing.

Many top nationalist generals, including Chiang, had studied and trained in Japan before the Nationalists had returned to the mainland in the 1920s, and maintained close personal friendships with top Japanese officers.

The papal legates refused to attend the second session at which several more orthodox bishops were deposed, including Ibas of Edessa, Irenaeus of Tyre ( a close personal friend of Nestorius ), Domnus of Antioch, and Theodoret.

In 1972, the UK decided to close the plantations throughout the Chagos, including those on Peros Banhos and the Salomon Islands, and deported the Ilois to their ancestral homes on either the Seychelles or Mauritius.

In the Kardomah Café, close to the newspaper office in Castle Street, he met his creative contemporaries, including his friend the poet Vernon Watkins.

On the other hand, there is a close kinship between elves and dwarves, evident already because many dwarves have elvish names, including simple Álfr " elf ", and Alberich " king of elves ".

Other liquids, including synthetic oils and polymers with refractive indexes close to that of emerald such as Opticon are also used.

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has close and friendly relations with a number of countries around the world, including: the United States, Japan, Germany, Turkey, India, China, Canada, Russia, United Arab Emirates and many others.

Despite the downturn, Hong Kong ’ s economic strengths, including a sound banking system, virtually no public debt, a strong legal system, ample foreign exchange reserves, rigorous anti-corruption measures and close ties with the mainland China, enable it to quickly respond to changing circumstances.

As the Norse era drew to a close, the Norse-speaking princes were gradually replaced by Gaelic-speaking clan chiefs including the MacLeods of Lewis and Harris, Clan Donald and MacNeil of Barra.

Many mammal species including humanity's closest primate relatives tend to avoid close inbreeding, especially if there are alternative partners available.

Between 1767 and 1774 Hutton had considerable close involvement with the construction of the Forth and Clyde canal, making full use of his geological knowledge, both as a shareholder and as a member of the committee of management, and attended meetings including extended site inspections of all the works.

I know too many homosexual individuals, including close friends and relatives, who are committed to one another in loving long-term monogamous relationships.

Jean is an important figure in the lives of other Marvel universe characters, mostly the X-Men, including her husband Cyclops ; her mentor and father-figure Charles Xavier ; her close friend and sometimes romantic interest Wolverine ; her best friend and sister-like figure Storm ; and her genetic children Rachel Summers, X-Man, Cable, and Stryfe.

" Finally, Geoffrey borrowed many of the names for Arthur's possessions, close family and companions from the pre-Galfridian Welsh tradition, including Kaius ( Cei ), Beduerus ( Bedwyr ), Guenhuuara ( Gwenhwyfar ), Uther ( Uthyr ) and perhaps also Caliburnus ( Caledfwlch ), the latter becoming Excalibur in subsequent Arthurian tales.

Their first son, Gerd, died within a week of birth, 9 September 1916 ; their second, Ernst, was born on 16 November 1918, and was to remain close to his father for the rest of his life, up to and including a shared exile in London together.

Whilst his work was far less political than key figures in Berlin Dada, such as George Grosz and John Heartfield, he would remain close friends with various members, including Hannah Hoch and Raoul Hausmann for the rest of his career.

Unlike Microsoft Multiplan, it stayed very close to the model of VisiCalc, including the " A1 " letter and number cell notation, and slash-menu structure.

The sexual abuse and rape charges against Beria were disputed by some of the people close to him, including his wife Nina, his son Sergo, and his colleague, former Soviet foreign intelligence chief Pavel Sudoplatov.

The Macedonian phalanx was not very different from the Hoplite phalanx of other Greeks states, save it was better trained, armed with the sarissa enabling it to outreach its competitors and stave off enemy cavalry, and wore far lighter armor enabling longer endurance and long fast forced marches, including the ability to sprint to close and overwhelm opposing positions and archers.

The party has close links with Plaid Cymru ( their partner in the EFA ) including a twinning arrangement with Plaid's Blaenau Gwent branch, and to a lesser extent with the SNP.

There are many tactics where machine pistols come into play, including room clearing, personal defense, close quarter battle and door breaching.