for still others, mostly of the nineteenth-century immigration, it was Roman Catholicism, and for a small minority it was Eastern Orthodoxy.

Most amateurs work at visible wavelengths, but a small minority experiment with wavelengths outside the visible spectrum.

Of the people who live in the Andaman Islands, a small minority of about 1, 000 are the so-called Adamanese, the aboriginal inhabitants ( adivasi ) of the islands.

The breadth of slave ownership also meant that the leisure of the rich ( the small minority who were actually free of the need to work ) rested less than it would have on the exploitation of their less well-off fellow citizens.

It was commonly thought that most individuals were homozygous for the " wild type " allele at most gene loci, and that any alternative ' mutant ' allele was found in homozygous form in a small minority of " affected " individuals, often as genetic diseases, and more frequently in heterozygous form in " carriers " for the mutant allele.

Spencer saw tariffs as a form of taxation that levied against the majority in service to “ the benefit of a small minority of manufacturers and artisans ”.

A small minority believe that it is evidence for the existence of ancient Assyrian telescopes, which could explain the great accuracy of Assyrian astronomy.

Only a small minority will recover without therapy, such as those suffering a mini-stroke.

A small minority held that something concrete had indeed happened on October 22, but this event had been misinterpreted.

The country's small white minority and other minorities participate freely in the political process.

Thus, small minority parties cannot easily enter the Bundestag and prevent the formation of stable majority governments as they could under the Weimar constitution.

In Central Kalimantan there is also a small Hindu minority.

While all of the 98 naturally occurring elements have been identified in mineral samples from the Earth's crust, only a small minority of elements are found as recognizable, relative pure minerals.

Although Arab culture is firmly established throughout, a small minority are Christian.

Cobden believed that military expenditures worsened the welfare of the state and benefited a small but concentrated elite minority, summing up British imperialism, which he believed was the result of the economic restrictions of mercantilist policies.

A small minority believe this is not permanent, and that those who go there will eventually either be saved or cease to exist.

By 1990, an estimated 50 % of islanders had some degree of proficiency in Corsican, and a small minority, perhaps 10 %, used Corsican as a first language.

However only a small minority actually had a voice ; Parliament was elected by only a few percent of the population, ( less than 3 % as late as 1780 ), and the power to call parliament was at the pleasure of the monarch ( usually when he or she needed funds ).

His harshness was felt by only a small, but highly vocal minority, who later exaggerated his despotism in favour of the well regarded Nervan-Antonian dynasty which followed.

* Vulgar Latin and Late Latin among the uneducated and educated populations respectively of the Roman empire and the states that followed it in the same range no later than 900 AD ; medieval Latin and Renaissance Latin among the educated populations of western, northern, central and part of eastern Europe until the rise of the national languages in that range, beginning with the first language academy in Italy in 1582 / 83 ; new Latin written only in scholarly and scientific contexts by a small minority of the educated population at scattered locations over all of Europe ; ecclesiastical Latin, in spoken and written contexts of liturgy and church administration only, over the range of the Roman Catholic Church.

Only a small minority of parishes with a priest do not celebrate the Eucharist at least once each Sunday.

Of those who attend the Memorial a small minority worldwide will partake of the eating of the unleavened bread and the drinking of the wine.

The immensely famous Letters of a Portuguese Nun ( Lettres portugaises ) ( 1669 ) generally attributed to Gabriel-Joseph de La Vergne, comte de Guilleragues, though a small minority still regard Marianna Alcoforado as the author, is claimed to be intended to be part of a miscellany of Guilleragues prose and poetry.

While most environmentalists are mainstream and peaceful, a small minority are more radical in their approach.

* Modernist evangelicals are a small minority in the movement, have low levels of church attendance, and " have much more diversity in their beliefs ".

The Diamondbacks are also known for the " Hometown Tour ", held in January, where selected players, management and broadcasters make public appearances, hold autograph signings, etc., in various locations around Phoenix and Tucson, as well as many small and mid-sized towns in other areas of Arizona.

Typically, the tallest members of a team will play " center ", " power forward " or " small forward " positions, while shorter players or those who possess the best ball handling skills and speed play " point guard " or " shooting guard ".

Lets may occur because of some unexpected disturbance such as a shuttlecock landing on court ( having been hit there by players on an adjacent court ) or in small halls the shuttle may touch an overhead rail which can be classed as a let.

Replacement grips have an adhesive backing, whereas overgrips have only a small patch of adhesive at the start of the tape and must be applied under tension ; overgrips are more convenient for players who change grips frequently, because they may be removed more rapidly without damaging the underlying material.

), contains a drawing representing two players aiming at a small cone instead of an earthenware ball or jack.

A casino craps table is run by up to four casino employees: a boxman who guards the chips, supervises the dealers and handles " coloring out " players ( exchanging small chip denominations for larger denominations in order to preserve the chips at a table ); two base dealers who stand to either side of the boxman and collect and pay bets ; and a stickman who stands directly across the table from the boxman, takes bets in the center of the table ( hard ways, yo, craps, horn, etc.

A small number of bass players tune their strings in fifths, like a cello but an octave lower ( C-G-D-A low to high ).

This was one of Essendon's most famous sides, dubbed the " Mosquito Fleet ", due to the number of small, very fast players in the side.

Since 2012, Essendon's clash guernsey has been predominantly grey, with a red sash fimbriated in black ; the grey field contains, in small print, the names of all Essendon premiership players.

The snap count allows offensive players to have a small head start.

The hammered dulcimer derives its name from the small mallets that players use to strike the strings, called hammers.

The Ibanez Mikro series are small form factor guitars designed for children, beginners, or guitar players looking for a guitar that is easy to transport.

When a small bridge is unavailable for some very low notes, some players may, as an emergency measure, use a bridge upside down.

LARPs range in size from small private events lasting a few hours to large public events with thousands of players lasting for days.

Semiconductor lasers are typically very small, and can be pumped with a simple electric current, enabling them to be used in consumer devices such as compact disc players.

Because events and not video frames were saved, the resulting game demo files were small and easily shared among players.

MMORPGs are distinguished from single-player or small multi-player RPGs by the number of players, and by the game's persistent world ( usually hosted by the game's publisher ), which continues to exist and evolve while the player is offline and away from the game.

A sub-variation for a small number of players ( three or four ) uses a step in the jump, such as three players opting for the pattern to be 1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-13-11-9-7-5-3-1.

The one exception is when there are only two players ( a " heads-up " game ), when the player on the button is the small blind, and the other player is the big blind.

# Ensure that by the time the desired duration of the tournament is reached, it will be very hard for players with small stacks to stay in the game.

For instance, when a player has a small pocket pair he may raise a large amount simply to knock out other players because typically a small pocket pair is about 50 – 60 % likely to win an all-in pot in a heads up situation, but less likely when facing multiple opponents.

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