Against the background of the German Peasants ' War, unrest also arose among the townsfolk in 1525.

Against the background of ethnic homogeneity, significant regional differences exist.

Against the background of ethnic homogeneity, however, significant regional differences exist.

Against this background the negotiations for the Treaty of Amiens started in October 1801.

Against this background, the gardens fell into a serious state of neglect, and were lost to sight.

Against this background Chen Duxiu became an increasingly influential activist in the revolutionary movement against both foreign imperialism and the Qing government itself.

Against the background of the developments in Europe, CRC was able to persuade the Canadian government to develop the system into a fully-fledged service.

Against this background, William Cubitt was asked to investigate possible solutions in 1814.

Against the background of the Great Depression, he and de Valera engaged in the Anglo-Irish Trade War which lasted from 1933 until 1938, causing severe damage and hardship to the Irish economy and the cattle industry.

Against this background the English Civil War began, with Farnham playing a major part.

Against the background of an absence of organized law enforcement and liberal criminal procedures, penalties were savagely increased.

* Tim Parks ' review of Lauro Martines, April Blood: Florence and the Plot Against the Medici: a sketch of the subtleties and contradictions in the background to the " Pazzi conspiracy "

Against the background of the Group realizing its global ambitions, ING Investment Management has also expanded across borders.

Although all his books were set against a background of horse racing, his male heroes held a variety of jobs including artist ( In the Frame and To the Hilt ), private investigator ( Odds Against, Whip Hand, Come to Grief, Under Orders — all starring injured ex-jockey Sid Halley, one of only two heroes used more than once ), pilot, artist, wine merchant and many others.

Against a background of good progress, Alexander issued further orders to Patton to develop an eastward threat along the coast road once he had cut it.

Against the blue background, the metallic lettering now has the appearance of glass or perspex.

Against this background of discontent, Lenin concluded that world revolution was not imminent and proceeded in the spring of 1921 to replace the War Communism with his New Economic Policy.

Against this background, Washington's vision, as expressed in his " Atlanta Compromise " speech, became controversial and was challenged by new leaders, such as W. E. B.

Against this background, various explanations have been put forward to explain the origins and spread of the motte-and-bailey design across northern Europe ; there is often a tension amongst the academic community between explanations that stress military and social reasons for the rise this design.

Against the background of a student rebellion, two murders are committed on the Tisquanto State College campus.

Against a background of ongoing protest and low-level sabotage, on the night of January 18, 1982 an RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade attack was launched against the unfinished plant.

Against such a background, Muir ’ s continued presence in Edinburgh was regarded as a serious threat to public order, and he was removed to an armed cutter, the Royal George, at Leith Roads.

Against the background of a different theory of explanation, Malle, Knobe, and Nelson ( 2007 ) tested an alternative set of three actor-observer asymmetries and found consistent support for all of them.

Against the background of the scarcity of Slovak literature, Tranovský's Slovak hymns formed a source for raising national consciousness.

*" Sadomasochism and the erosion of self: a critical reading of Story of O ," in Against Sadomasochism: A Radical Feminist Analysis, ed.

This gradual erosion of the originally sparse texture, reflected in the hyphenated title ( meaning " Against Points "), complements three parallel processes already present in the first version: ( 1 ) the heterogeneous timbres of the full ensemble are gradually reduced to the " monochrome " of the solo piano ; ( 2 ) widely fluctuating durations reduce to similar values ; ( 3 ) wide-ranging dynamics reduce to a generally soft level.

This was the start of a " golden decade " of peace and prosperity, during which time Athanasius assembled several documents relating to his exiles and returns from exile in the Apology Against the Arians.

St. Jerome, in his letter Against Jovinianus, discusses how people come to their present condition as a result of their heritage, and then lists several examples of peoples and their customs.

The purpose of " Against Heresies " was to refute the teachings of various Gnostic groups ; apparently, several Greek merchants had begun an oratorial campaign in Irenaeus ' bishopric, teaching that the material world was the accidental creation of an evil god, from which we are to escape by the pursuit of gnosis.

He directed two films for HBO in 1994: Against the Wall and The Burning Season that won him several awards and renewed acclaim.

His views on the Eucharist prompted Luther to publish several sermons on the subject in his 1526 The Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ — Against the Fanatics.

Against the Oxford theory are several references to Shakespeare, later than 1604, which imply that the author was then still alive.

After a stay of several months, a substitute was found-possibly Gregory's brother Peter, who is known to have been bishop of Sebaste from 381, and Gregory returned home to Nyssa to write books I and II of Against Eunomius.

Torture still occurs in liberal democracies despite several international treaties such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the UN Convention Against Torture making torture illegal.

Against the strong advice of his campaign team, he made several controversial statements ; including one that said Islam was " a backward culture ", that no more asylum seekers would be allowed into the country, and, if necessary, the possible repeal of anti-racism clauses in the Dutch Constitution to protect freedom of speech.

The material of the tragic war of the Seven Against Thebes was taken up from several points-of-view by each of the three great Greek tragic poets.

In " Against All Enemies ," Richard Clarke writes about an exchange with Albright several months after the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed in August 1998.

" In Against Oblivion, an examination of forty-five twentieth century poets, the critic Ian Hamilton also praised this book, writing, " In Roethke's second book, The Lost Son, there are several of these greenhouse poems and they are among the best things he wrote ; convincing and exact, and rich in loamy detail.

* October 20 – Britney Spears releases the first single, " Me Against The Music " featuring American singer-songwriter Madonna, from her upcoming album In the Zone, marketed as a comeback single in the US ; it goes on to be an international success, reaching the top three in several countries.

Against Maxim, Moore consistently landed powerful right hands, hurting him several times en route to a fifteen round decision.

It inspired John Robison, who had been working independently on his own conspiracy theory to extend his book Proofs of a Conspiracy Against all the Religions and Governments of Europe and include several quotations from Barruel.

His views on the Eucharist prompted Luther to publish several sermons on the subject in his 1526 The Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ — Against the Fanatics.

A wide network of several hundred miners ' support groups were set up, often led by miners ' " wives and girlfriends groups ", such as Women Against Pit Closures.

“ Essay IV Against modern Sadducism in the matter of Witches and Apparitions ” in Essay on several important subjects in philosophy and religion, 2nd Ed, London: ( printed by Jd for John Baker and H. Mortlock, 1676, p. 1-4 ( in the history 201 course-pack compiled by S. McSheffrey & T. McCormick )

Over the past decade, NCSF has formed several alliances with other advocacy organizations to work on projects that defend sexual freedom rights: Free Speech Coalition, the American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance, among others.

A report from a meeting of the United Nations Committee Against Torture states that " The Committee was worried that the use of Taser X26 weapons, provoking extreme pain, constituted a form of torture, and that in certain cases it could also cause death, as shown by several reliable studies and by certain cases that had happened after practical use.

After the adoption of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003, several members of a United Nations women's committee that was looking at how New Zealand was keeping its commitment to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women ( CEDAW ) criticised the government of New Zealand for decriminalising brothels and pimping and asked it to repeal the new law.

Each year at the Matthew Shepard March Against Anti-Gay Hate, participants focus on several activist themes.

" He is responsible for a number of enduring pop hits from the 1970s, including several hits for Three Dog Night ( the aforementioned " An Old Fashioned Love Song ", as well as " The Family of Man ", and " Out in the Country "), Helen Reddy (" You and Me Against the World "), and the Carpenters, most notably " Rainy Days and Mondays ," " I Won't Last a Day Without You ," and " We've Only Just Begun ", originally a song for a Crocker National Bank television commercial featuring newlyweds, and which has since become a cover-band standard and de rigueur for weddings throughout North America.

Because You and Me Against the World failed to attract an audience, several movie theaters pulled the film out and replaced it with another film.