In the novel The Shape of Things to Come, published in 1933, H. G. Wells depicted Basic English as the lingua franca of a new elite which after a prolonged struggle succeeds in uniting the world and establishing a totalitarian world government.

The lecturers of Shrewsbury College are veterans of the prolonged struggle for academic degrees to women, which Oxford granted only reluctantly ( Sayers herself took part in this struggle ).

After prolonged years of struggle, in 1834 the Evangelicals gained control of the General Assembly and passed the Veto Act, which allowed congregations to reject unwanted " intrusive " presentations to livings by patrons.

He died in 2002 after a prolonged struggle with stomach cancer.

Following a prolonged siege and a bloody struggle, in which Hannibal himself was wounded and the army practically destroyed, the Carthaginians finally took control of the city.

During the Dutch Golden Age, it was conceived essentially as the anthem of the House of Orange-Nassau and its supporters-which meant, in the politics of the time, the anthem of a specific political faction which was involved in a prolonged struggle with opposing factions ( which sometimes became violent, verging on civil war ).

He was succeeded by his nephew Tvrtko who, following a prolonged struggle with nobility and inter-family strife, gained full control of the country in 1367.

Following their submission, Basil oversaw the stabilization and expansion of the Byzantine Empire's eastern frontier, and above all, the final and complete subjugation of Bulgaria, the Empire's foremost European foe, after a prolonged struggle.

Over a prolonged internal power struggle, numerous officials were executed, and Sun Quan harshly settled the conflict between the two factions by exiling Sun He and forcing Sun Ba to commit suicide.

* Persian rule in Egypt is finally restored by Megabyzus, satrap of Syria, after a prolonged struggle which has included dealing with a military intervention by Athens.

In the case of the Western Alps ( excluding the part from the chain of Mont Blanc to the Simplon Pass, which followed the fortunes of the Valais ), a prolonged struggle for control took place between the feudal lords of Savoy, the Dauphiné and Provence.

A treaty for the pacification of the Peninsula was signed in London on 22 April 1834 and, although the struggle was somewhat prolonged in Spain, it accomplished its objective.

The area was taken by William only after a prolonged struggle.

This prolonged struggle at the time got considerable attention and sympathy from Liberals and revolutionaries in Europe and it was in this war that Garibaldi first made a name for himself and that he was inspired to have his troops wear the famous Red Shirts.

After prolonged legal struggles, the struggle became violent when Phagmodru was attacked by its neighbours in 1346.

After a prolonged struggle, Chucky is thrown into the fireplace by Karen and, despite some coaxing by Chucky, Andy manages to light a match and ignite the fireplace, ultimately burning Chucky alive.

There was a prolonged struggle between the Kolathiries and Nayaks to recapture and maintain their hold over this area.

The Terri Schiavo case () was a legal struggle involving prolonged life support in the United States that lasted from 1998 to 2005.

Margaret died in 1970 after a prolonged struggle with cancer.

While living abroad, Švitrigaila sided with the Teutonic Knights in their prolonged struggle against Vytautas.

Anything that prolonged the struggle, or seemed like a lack of energy or an avoidance of decision, was bitterly resented by the men of both sides.

The term originally referred to the refining of metal to remove dross but became common in apocalyptic writings and is often used to refer to the First Islamic civil war, in 656 – 661 AD, a prolonged struggle for the caliphate after the 656 assassination of the caliph Uthman ibn Affan.

But Indonesia refused to let the Dutch transport these soldiers to Ambon as long as the RMS was not repressed, fearing prolonged military struggle.

Otherwise Mussorgsky reserves his vocal melodies for prolonged expressions of emotion -- Boris' first monologue, for example.

Manual leveling is inconvenient if the platform must be maintained accurately level for any prolonged period of time.

Harper summarizes as follows: " the act of committing sin is not in itself ground for the loss of salvation ... the loss of salvation is much more related to experiences that are profound and prolonged.

Pobedonostsev awakened in his pupil little love of abstract study or prolonged intellectual exertion, but instilled into the young man's mind the belief that zeal for Russian Orthodox thought was an essential factor of Russian patriotism to be cultivated by every right-minded emperor.

Members of the southeast Asian planthopper genus Ancyra are well known for having a pair of prolonged filaments at the tips of the forewings that arise near a pair of small glossy spots ; this creates the impression of a pair of antennae, with corresponding " eyes " ( a remarkable case of automimicry ).

Side-effects include a prolonged QT interval in the heart, which can be dangerous for patients with heart disease or those taking other drugs that prolong the QT interval.

Incandescent and xenon light sources require the vehicle ’ s engine to continue running to ensure that the battery is not depleted when the lights are used for a prolonged period.

Stability of the weaponized agent ( ability of the agent to retain its infectivity and virulence after a prolonged period of storage ) may also be desirable, particularly for military applications.

To be a blizzard, a snow storm must have sustained winds or frequent gusts that are greater than or equal to with blowing or drifting snow which reduces visibility to 400 meters or a quarter mile or less and must last for a prolonged period of time — typically three hours or more.

Dr. Wijdicks studied 30 films ( made between 1970 and 2004 ) that portrayed actors in prolonged comas, and he concluded that only two films accurately depicted the state of a coma victim and the agony of waiting for a patient to awaken: Reversal of Fortune ( 1990 ) and The Dreamlife of Angels ( 1998 ).

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ( NIOSH ) has investigated the potential health effects of prolonged bicycling in police bicycle patrol units, including the possibility that some bicycle saddles exert excessive pressure on the urogenital area of cyclists, restricting blood flow to the genitals.

Khrone is successful when he imprisons the Baron in a sensory deprivation tank for a prolonged period ; the Baron's memories of his former life return.

However, the album also heralded in an era of prolonged legal trouble for the band.

There were reports that the conflict is being prolonged as a cover for extensive looting of the substantial natural resources in the country, including diamonds, copper, zinc, and coltan.

These changes taken together have been interpreted as a result of an increased emphasis on pair bonding as a possible solution to the requirement for increased parental investment due to the prolonged infancy of offspring.

Possibly, the most profound example of extraordinarily prolonged dissociative fugue can be found in Iain Banks ' the Culture series novels, where " the perfect mercenary " Cheradenine Zakalwe persists in such a state for more than a millennium, including almost one hundred lifetimes in simulated environments.

In Switzerland, most residential shelters are no longer stocked with the food and water required for prolonged habitation and a large number have been converted by the owners to other uses ( e. g., wine cellars, ski rooms, gyms ).

A traditional method for investigating suspected hypoglycemia is the oral glucose tolerance test, especially when prolonged to 3, 4, or 5 hours.

His selected replacement for the post was rejected by Parliament, throwing the country into a prolonged period without a government.

A prolonged agricultural depression in Britain at the end of the 19th century, together with the introduction in the 20th century of increasingly heavy levels of taxation on inherited wealth, put an end to agricultural land as the primary source of wealth for the upper classes.

On May 14, 1948, the Jewish People's Council declared the establishment of the State of Israel, following a prolonged campaign beginning in the late 19th century, when the Zionist movement began working towards creating a homeland for the Jewish people.

Since the main sensory organs are anatomically located on the head, long hair provides the necessary warmth and protection in a cold climate that allows the use of these organs by exposing them to the elements to " sense ", in for example a hunt, yet still providing necessary warmth and protection to sustain prolonged exposure.

These favorable developments, combined with the presence of a large and cheap labour force, laid the foundation for spectacular economic growth that lasted almost uninterrupted until the " Hot Autumn's " massive strikes and social unrest of 1969-70, which then combined with the later 1973 oil crisis and put an abrupt end to the prolonged boom.