Among the first 101 elements in the periodic table, only francium is less stable.

Among twenty enlistees was Joseph Behm, the first of the class to die in battle.

Among the most successful of his 37 operas staged during his lifetime were Armida ( 1771 ), La fiera di Venezia ( 1772 ), La scuola de ' gelosi ( 1778 ), Der Rauchfangkehrer ( 1781 ), Les Danaïdes ( 1784 ), which was first presented as a work of Gluck's, La grotta di Trofonio ( 1785 ), Tarare ( 1787 ) ( Tarare was reworked and revised several times as was Les Danaïdes ), Axur, re d ' Ormus ( 1788 ), La cifra ( 1789 ), Palmira, regina di Persia ( 1795 ), Il mondo alla rovescia ( 1795 ), Falstaff ( 1799 ), and Cesare in Farmacusa ( 1800 ).

Among their children, four lived to maturity: Henry, born in 952 ; Bruno, born 953 ; Matilda, the first Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg, born about 954 ; and Otto II, later Holy Roman Emperor, born 955.

Among the tournaments in this series is the venerable All-England Championships, first held in 1900, which was once considered the unofficial world championships of the sport.

Among the pieces he played was his own first composition, written two years previously: a short piece called " The Course of the Danube " ( de Toth 1999 ).

In 1992 Capercaillie recorded " A Prince Among Islands ", the first Scottish Gaelic language record to reach the UK top 40.

Among the many petty local republics that were formed during the first year of the Greek Revolution, prior to the creation of a unified Provisional Government at the First National Assembly at Epidaurus, were:

Among the first Modern religious buildings in America, it includes a sunken terrace and a 900-person sanctuary.

Among the first generals to recognize that artillery was not being used to its full potential, Napoleon often massed his cannon into batteries, and introduced several changes into the French artillery, improving it significantly, and making it among the finest in Europe.

Among the first manufacturers of modern cornets were Parisian Jean Asté in 1828.

Among the first desktop LCD computer monitors was the Eizo L66 in the mid-1990s, the Apple Studio Display in 1998, and the Apple Cinema Display in 1999.

Among the many political documentaries produced in the early 1970s was " Chile: A Special Report ," public television's first in-depth expository look of the September 1973 overthrow of the Salvador Allende government in Chile by military leaders under Augusto Pinochet, produced by documentarians Ari Martinez and José Garcia.

Among the more notable moments in the rivalry was the Giants ' defeat of Dallas in the 2007 playoffs en route to their victory in Super Bowl XLII and winning the first regular season game played at Cowboys Stadium in 2009.

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

* Among the first awards of the Distinguished Service Medal for service in World War I, were those to the Commanding Officers of the Allied Armies:

The first encyclopedias in vernacular language were translations or abridgements of works in Latin. Among them the most famous is Li livre dou Trésor, written in French by

Among the more than two dozen exhibitors who attended the first meeting held in New York on April 25, 1917, were Frederick Dahnken of the Turner and Dahnken Circuit in San Francisco, Harry O. Schwalbe of Philadelphia, Samuel Roxy Rothafel of New York, Earl H. Hulsey of Dallas and Nathan H. Gordon of Boston.

Among the first high-profile experts were John Benson, Alex Patton and Ron Shandler.

Among sighted individuals, FRD usually first appears in the teens or early twenties.

Among his leading films was It Happened One Night ( 1934 ), which became the first film to win all five top Oscars, including Best Picture.

Among the first investigations of ferromagnetism are the pioneering works of Aleksandr Stoletov on measurement of the magnetic permeability of ferromagnetics, known as the Stoletov curve.

Among the gnostics, gnosis was first and foremost a matter of self-knowledge, which was considered the path leading to the goal of enlightenment as the hidden knowledge of the various pre-Judeo-Christian pagan Mystery-Religions.

Among the first venues for what would soon be called " Off-Off-Broadway " ( a term supposedly coined by critic Jerry Tallmer of the Village Voice ) were coffeehouses in Greenwich Village, in particular, the Caffe Cino at 31 Cornelia Street, operated by the eccentric Joe Cino, who early on took a liking to actors and playwrights and agreed to let them stage plays there without bothering to read the plays first, or to even find out much about the content.

Among the celebrities who were reported to have phoned the Quintanilla family to express their condolences were Gloria Estefan, Celia Cruz, Julio Iglesias, and Madonna.

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 things that the exclamation does not express are, " that's a thief there "; " thieving is wrong "; " please stop that thief "; or " that thief really annoys me.

Among his many achievements was the introduction of the 4-6-0 SR Lord Nelson Class locomotives and also the SR Class V or " Schools " class, which were the ultimate and very successful development of the British 4-4-0 express passenger type.

Among its 30 weekday routes, the County Connection operates seven express routes ( Routes 91X — 98X ).

Among his various duties was the care of express parcels.

Among his many achievements was the introduction of the 4-6-0 SR Lord Nelson Class locomotives and also the SR Class V or Schools Class, which were the ultimate and very successful development of the British 4-4-0 express passenger type.

Among the many millions in America and Europe who rejoice in your election to office, we embrace the first opportunity which we have enjoyed in our collective capacity, since your inauguration, to express our great satisfaction in your appointment to the Chief Magistracy in the Unite States.

Among some pochos, the term has been embraced to express pride in having both a Mexican and an American heritage asserting their place in the diverse American culture.

Among the proposals were increased landscaping and bike paths along the route as well as parks and community centers built over the freeway's " air rights " and a " transitway " with three-level stations ( separate levels for local buses and express buses ) for an express busway.

Among Keynes's Bloomsbury friends, Lopokova was, at least initially, subjected to criticism for her manners, mode of conversation and supposedly humble social origins – the latter of the ostensible causes being particularly noted in the letters of Vanessa and Clive Bell, and Virginia Woolf.

According to Ousby, ' Among modern critical uses of psychoanalysis is the development of " ego psychology " in the work of Norman Holland, who concentrates on the relations between reader and text ' - as with reader response criticism.

Among the most famous works of literary criticism was A. C. Bradley's Shakespearean Tragedy ( 1904 ).

In a later speech made by Mao titled On the Correct Handling of the Contradictions Among the People, Mao displayed open support for the campaign, saying " Our society cannot back down, it could only progress ... criticism of the bureaucracy is pushing the government towards the better.

Among his noted publications — which include works on the currency, on the French war indemnity, his criticism of socialism and his apology for the Secession — are:

Among various points of criticism of the Sōka Gakkai is its teaching of members for praying for material benefit as well as spiritual development in daily life: " This emphasis on benefit has been viewed with great suspicion by some Gakkai critics in the West ".. SGI clarifies the benefit of the practice as: “ Gakkai members learned to chant for vitality, courage, and mental and physical health, adequate food and housing, a decent job, a good spouse and a happy family ..

Among his other nonfiction work, he wrote theatre and opera criticism for The New York Times, The Nation, and other periodicals.

Among these odes criticism can hardly choose ; in each of them the whole magic of poetry seems to be contained.

Among the enforcement procedures these committees used to influence both thought and behavior were criticism and collective responsibility.

Among those noted are its " brash " humor, its criticism of śrāvakas and Abhidharma, and the universality and flexibility of its outlook.

Among KKR's investors included, the Coca-Cola, Georgia-Pacific and United Technologies corporate pension funds as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology endowment, the Harvard University endowment and the New York State Common Retirement Fund However, KKR also faced criticism from existing investors over the firm's use of hostile tactics in the buyout of RJR.

Among Qing Shuowen scholars, some like Zhū Jùnshēng ( 朱駿聲, 1788 – 1858 ), followed the textual criticism model of Xu Xuan, while others like Guì Fù ( 桂馥, 1736 – 1805 ) and Wáng Yún ( 王筠, 1784 – 1834 ) followed the analytical exegesis model of Xu Kai.

Among left-leaning academics, criticism focuses on Satin's theoretical underpinnings.

Among other places he went to Heidelberg and Halle, and had his attention directed at Heidelberg to the canons of scripture criticism published by Gerhard von Maastricht, and at Halle to Campeius Vitringa's Anacrisis ad Apocalypsin.

Among his posthumous writings are many fragments of literary, philosophic, and political criticism, all of them indicating a strong and independent spirit, not invariably just, but distinct, penetrating, and suggestive.

Among the hostile critics of the New Journalism were Dwight MacDonald, whose most vocal criticism compromised a chapter in what became known as " the New Yorker affair " of 1965.

Dryden's sentiments about Shakespeare's matchless imagination and capacity for painting " nature " were echoed without a break in the 18th century by, for example, Joseph Addison (" Among the English, Shakespeare has incomparably excelled all others "), Alexander Pope (" every single character in Shakespeare is as much an Individual as those in Life itself "), and Samuel Johnson ( who scornfully dismissed Voltaire's and Rhymer's neoclassical Shakespeare criticism as " the petty cavils of petty minds ").

MacArthur informed the War Department that " Among many outside the immediate staff of this officer, there was criticism of his conduct of operations which while not detracting from his personal gallantry led to grave considerations at one time of his relief from command.

Among the most important were Der böse Geist Lumpazivagabundus, Liebesgeschichten und Heiratssachen, Der Talisman ( made into the 1939 musical comedy Titus macht Karriere by Edmund Nick ), Einen Jux will er sich machen ( translated as On the Razzle by Tom Stoppard in 1981 ) and Der Zerrissene, all of which were marked by social criticism and biting satire.

Among his books, his collection of essays on history, literary criticism and cultural history are remarkable.

Among negative criticism, Chris was ranked fifth in IGN's 2009 list of most overrated video game characters, with a suggestion that he should " ditch the ' roids and concentrate on getting the job done ", and included in UGO. com's 2010 list of top ten out-of-luck game characters for his failures across the series.

Among these the best and the most generally known is the Entretiens sur les vies et sur les ouvrages des plus excellents peintres anciens et modernes, which set the nascent discipline of art criticism on sound logical footings, which Félibien set forth most coherently in his Principes de l ' architecture, de la sculpture, de la peinture, & c. ( 1676-1690 ).

Among the work published in The Egoist is the work of James Joyce and T. S. Eliot, as well as letters and criticism.

Among musicians, the song drew criticism from singer Dionne Warwick, and disapproval from Kool Moe Dee and Chuck D, who felt that although Shakur was one of the most substantive rappers of that period, he had gone too far with " Hit ' Em Up ".

Some of the criticism of A Stranger Among Us is based on comparisons with the Academy Award-winning film Witness, which has a superficially similar plot.