Among those who dispute the theory, there are also several opinions: that the claim is a statistical artifact, explicable by chance ; and that definitions of democracy and war can be deliberately cherry-picked to show a pattern that may not be there.

Among the new definitions, ideas, and notation introduced:

Among several definitions, Merriam-Webster defines thrift as: careful management especially of money and claims its origins are Middle English, from Old Norse meaning prosperity, from thrīfask to thrive from the 13th century.

Among the definitions are " interesting, but perhaps not the best move ", " move deserving attention ", " enterprising move " and " risky move ".

Among scholars and in historical judicial decisions, four related definitions of " hearsay " emerged, and the various exceptions and exemptions flowed from the particular definition preferred by the scholar or court.

Among the definitions that can be found in reference books are:

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Among Matica's functions are such nonsensical and vague definitions as for example " making the national cultural heritage current " ( sprítomňovať národné kultúrne dedičstvo ).

Among many achievements, Henry institutionalized common law by creating a unified system of law " common " to the country through incorporating and elevating local custom to the national, ending local control and peculiarities, eliminating arbitrary remedies and reinstating a jury system – citizens sworn on oath to investigate reliable criminal accusations and civil claims.

Among his first published works were poetry, as well as writings on law and administration.

Among several others, they highlight the fact that maintaining a judicial system, a fundamental requirement of the civil right to due process before the law and other rights relating to judicial process, is positive, resource-intensive, progressive and vague, while the social right to housing is precise, justiciable and can be a real ' legal ' right.

Among the early influences on individualist anarchism were William Godwin, Henry David Thoreau ( transcendentalism ), Josiah Warren (" sovereignty of the individual "), Lysander Spooner (" natural law "), Pierre Joseph Proudhon ( mutualism ), Anselme Bellegarrigue, Herbert Spencer (" law of equal liberty "), and Max Stirner ( egoism ).

Among his most brutal actions were his declaration of martial law in Trondheim in 1942, and ordering the destruction of Telavåg.

Among these is who is considered the patriarch of Russian geography: Mikhail Lomonosov who in the mid-1750s began working in the Department of Geography, Academy of Sciences to conduct research in Siberia, their contributions are notable in this regard, shows the soil organic origin, develops a comprehensive law on the movement of the ice that still governs the basics, thereby founding a new branch of Geography: Glaciology.

Among the famous jurists of the republican period are Quintus Mucius Scaevola who wrote a voluminous treatise on all aspects of the law, which was very influential in later times, and Servius Sulpicius Rufus, a friend of Marcus Tullius Cicero.

Among the Muslims, tribal laws were adapted to conform to sharia " for they could not form part of the tribal law unless and until they were generally accepted as such.

Among these, Francisco Suárez ( 1548 – 1617 ), from the School of Salamanca, might be considered as an early theorist of the social contract, theorizing natural law in an attempt to limit the divine right of absolute monarchy.

Among these 12 countries as well, only the United States has criminal law that specifically mentions gender identity, and even then only in 11 states and the District of Colombia.

Among the critics of the views put forward in this book was a Jesuit, Francis Line ( 1595 – 1675 ), and it was while answering his objections that Boyle made his first mention of the law that the volume of a gas varies inversely to the pressure of the gas, which among English-speaking people is usually called Boyle's Law after his name.

Among those modern hereditary rulers who wish to emphasize their secular authority under the rule of law, the term is gradually being replaced by king ( i. e., malik in Arabic ).

Among the principal governmental functions vested in Alabama counties are law enforcement ; tax assessment, levy and collection ; administration of decedent's estates and probate matters ; maintenance of real and personal property title records ; construction and maintenance of public roads and bridges ; and maintenance of the county courthouse, which provides office space for various county officials and departments.

Among other things, so that he would not be on the cross for more than a few hours before the Sabbath arrived when it was required by law that Jews be taken down, so that one of his supporters, who was on hand, would give him water ( to quench his thirst ) that was actually laced with a drug to make him unconscious, and so that Joseph of Arimathea, a well-connected supporter, would collect him off the cross while still alive ( but appearing dead ) so that he could be secretly nursed back to health.

Among the fields that rapidly advanced were philosophy, political economy, engineering, architecture, medicine, geology, archaeology, law, agriculture, chemistry and sociology.

Among its notable historical residents was Joseph Norman Dolley, the Kansas banking commissioner who promoted the nation's first state blue sky law, which Kansas passed in 1911.

Among the oldest commercial buildings are the former Lewis Wholesale building, built in 1914, which is now used as City Hall ; the Fields Building, built 1911-1914, which now houses a restaurant, bookstore and law offices ; and the Daniel Boone Hotel, a fine brick building with stone foundations and pressed metal cornice thought to have been built circa 1915.

Among the most important include the development of science as a formalized practice, increasingly rapid technological progress, and the establishment of secularized civic politics, law courts and the nation state.

Among major steeplechase horse races, it is unique in that South Carolina state law prohibits gambling on horse racing.

Among Orthodox Jews it is used for books both of the Tanakh, the oral law ( Mishnah and Talmud ) or any work of Rabbinic literature.

Among its more controversial provisions, the law stipulates that a non United States citizen held as an enemy combatant or is awaiting such determination may not seek habeas corpus relief.

Among his many accomplishments, he writes an influential code of law ( The Mishneh Torah ) as well as, in Arabic, the most influential philosophical work ( Guide for the Perplexed ) in Jewish history.

Among other rulings, the court ( 1 ) held that application of that law did not violate the Boy Scouts ' First Amendment right of expressive association because Dale's inclusion would not significantly affect members ' ability to carry out their purposes ; ( 2 ) determined that New Jersey has a compelling interest in eliminating the destructive consequences of discrimination from society, and that its public accommodations law abridges no more speech than is necessary to accomplish its purpose ; and ( 3 ) held that Dale's reinstatement did not compel the Boy Scouts to express any message.

Among the works he is thought to have thus mutilated is the British Library copy of William Tyndale's 1526 New Testament, one of only two textually complete copies known.

Among the scripts in modern use, the Hebrew alphabet bears the closest relation to the Imperial Aramaic script of the 5th century BCE, with an identical letter inventory and, for the most part, nearly identical letter shapes.

Among single-winner election systems where voters act in their own best interests, approval voting comes closest to reflecting the overall will of the people as measured in terms of minimizing Bayesian regret.

Among her closest forefathers there were family names like Polereczky ( Magyarized Polish or Slovak ) and Fegyveres ( Magyar ).

Among Chapman's closest friends were Keith Moon of The Who, singer Harry Nilsson, Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, and The Beatles ' Ringo Starr.

Among these was the devout Catholic Antonín Dvořák, the closest Brahms ever came to having a protégé.

Among English-speaking artists, the closest counterpart to symbolism was aestheticism.

Among the closest relatives to Stegosaurus are Wuerhosaurus from China and Kentrosaurus from east Africa.

Among its superfamily, the closest relatives of the Laniidae are probably the Corvidae ( crows and allies ).

Among the closest were Kevin McGoran and Jim McCarthy.

Among Fry's closest associates were Americans Miriam Davenport, a former art student at the Sorbonne, and the heiress Mary Jayne Gold, a lover of the arts and the " good life " who had come to Paris in the early 1930s.

Among these generals were men who would later become some of Hideyoshi's closest retainers, such as Katō Kiyomasa.

Among the Wang siblings, Cher has come closest to rivaling her father's wealth ..

Among the dialects of Hebrew preserved into modern times, Yemenite Hebrew is regarded as one of the forms closest to Hebrew as used in ancient times, particularly Tiberian Hebrew and Mishnaic Hebrew.

Among the best-known and closest are the Pleiades ( M45 ) and the Hyades in Taurus and the Beehive ( M44 ) in Cancer.

Among Dunham's closest friends and colleagues was Julie Robinson, formerly a performer with the Katherine Dunham Company, and her husband, singer and later political activist Harry Belafonte.

Among the different ways of pronunciation are: Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Mizrahi, and Temani ( which is considered the closest to the original pronunciation of Hebrew in biblical times ).

Among these, the two Tati pockets in Gilan, Kalasi and Kabataʾī, have their closest relatives in Upper Tarom in ZaZanjan province.

Among the closest living relatives of vetches are the lentils ( Lens ) and the true peas ( Pisum ).

Among his closest friends at the time were Carlo Bugatti and Emilio Longoni, both of whom profoundly influenced his work and his interests.

Among all the shopping malls in Singapore, this one is the closest to Malaysia.

J. N Hillgarth writes: " Among the descendants by the male line, the closest relation to Martín was James II of Urgell.

Among the most memorable games in the Pan Am ’ s history are NMSU ’ s heartbreaking 91-89 overtime loss to Larry Bird ’ s # 2-ranked Indiana State squad on February 2, 1979 ( the then-undefeated Sycamores ' closest call until losing to Michigan State in that year ’ s legendary national title game ); a 72-64 win over New Mexico on December 15, 1990 that saw an all-time record 14, 845 fans squeeze into the arena, a nationally televised 83-82 upset of # 7-ranked eventual national champion UNLV on January 8, 1990, and the Aggies ' thrilling 72-70 defeat of Utah State in the 2007 WAC Tournament Championship Game that clinched the Aggies ' seventeenth NCAA Tournament appearance.

Among the closest friends of Franc Fiszer were Bolesław Leśmian ( Fiszer is said to have invented his pen-name ), Stefan Żeromski, Władysław Reymont, the Skamandrites Antoni Słonimski and Julian Tuwim, Jan Lechoń, Miriam, Artur Rubinstein and Antoni Lange.

Among the species infecting the great apes, Plasmodium schwetzi morphologically appears to be the closest relation to P. ovale.