In theory, compulsive behavior is a way of diminishing anxiety, and one might expect a negative association except for the possibility that for many children the obsessive-compulsive defenses are not sufficient to quell the amount of anxiety they suffer.

association by level of achievement is the dominant principle of informal relations.

The stamens are usually found around the style, either aggregated densely or fused into a tube, probably an adaptation in association with the plunger ( brush ; or secondary ) pollination that is common among the families of the order, wherein pollen is collected and stored on the length of the pistil.

The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches ( and a few other episcopal churches ) in full communion with the Church of England ( which is regarded as the mother church of the worldwide communion ) and specifically with its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

They have not been expelled or suspended, since there is no mechanism in this voluntary association to suspend or expel an independent province of the Communion.

* The Prefect: The Prefect believes at first that the talk of plague is a false alarm, but on the advice of his medical association, he authorizes limited measures to combat it.

Britannia's association with the oceanic British Empire is indicated by her holding a large anchor.

Amber becomes abundant long after the Carboniferous, in the Early Cretaceous,, when it is found in association with insects.

The acre is also approximately 56. 68 percent of a long by wide association football ( soccer ) pitch.

Alarums and Excursions ( A & E ) is an amateur press association started in June 1975 by Lee Gold ( at the request of Bruce Pelz, who felt that discussion of Dungeons & Dragons was taking up too much space in Apa-L, the APA of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society ).

This ambivalence is expressed also in the god's association with the Thracians, who were regarded by the Greeks as a barbarous and warlike people.

Facilitation, or the positive interactions between different species of plants, is an intricate web of association in a natural environment.

AZ (), an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is an association football club from the city of Alkmaar, Netherlands.

The Abbey, which was the richest in Scotland, is most famous for its association with the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath, believed to have been drafted by Abbot Bernard, who was the Chancellor of Scotland under King Robert I.

The Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración ( the Latin American Integration Association ; known as ALADI or, occasionally, by the English acronym LAIA ) is a Latin American trade integration association, based in Montevideo.

It is not entirely clear whether this association is causal, and some researchers have been known to disagree with this view.

One well-known association the town has is with the ' Accrington Pals ', the nickname given to the smallest home town battalion of volunteers formed to fight in the first world war.

The town's other famous association is with Accrington Stanley F. C., the butt of many ( largely affectionate ) jokes.

The SIG is a privately held, not-for-profit trade association founded in September 1998.

The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football ( soccer ): the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field.

The offside rule is also similar to that observed in association football ( soccer ).

According to its Memorandum & Articles of Association, its objectives are :- “ To act as Nominee or agent or attorney either solely or jointly with others, for any person or persons, partnership, company, corporation, government, state, organisation, sovereign, province, authority, or public body, or any group or association of them ....” Bank of England Nominees Limited was granted an exemption by Edmund Dell, Secretary of State for Trade, from the disclosure requirements under Section 27 ( 9 ) of the Companies Act 1976, because, “ it was considered undesirable that the disclosure requirements should apply to certain categories of shareholders .” The Bank of England is also protected by its Royal Charter status, and the Official Secrets Act.

Mullis has drawn controversy for his association with prominent AIDS denialist Peter Duesberg, claiming that AIDS is an arbitrary diagnosis only used when HIV antibodies are found in a patient's blood.

In another direction the phenomenon of repercussion is asserted to manifest itself in connection with the bush-soul of the West African and the nagual of Central America ; but though there is no line of demarcation to be drawn on logical grounds, the assumed power of the magician and the intimate association of the bush-soul or the nagual with a human being are not termed lycanthropy.

In another direction the phenomenon of repercussion is asserted to manifest itself in connection with the bush-soul of the West African and the nagual of Central America ; but though there is no line of demarcation to be drawn on logical grounds, the assumed power of the magician and the intimate association of the bush-soul or the nagual with a human being are not termed lycanthropy.

Seabirds have had a long association with both fisheries and sailors, and both have drawn benefits and disadvantages from the relationship.

The four-year association with Fenby from 1929 produced two major works, and several smaller pieces often drawn from unpublished music from Delius's early career.

The articles of association were drawn up on February 19 and 20, and completed on March 2, 1916.

In classical Latin poetry Haemus was drawn into association with the Roman civil wars ; although geographically incorrect, it was attractive most likely because it was a homonym with the Greek word for blood ( haema ) and bloody ( haimon ), as well as for its connection to the singer Orpheus.

Many cultures have drawn constellations between stars in the sky, using them in association with legends and mythology about their deities.

The idea to create the settlement of Netanya was drawn up at a meeting of the Bnei Binyamin association in Zikhron Ya ' akov.

Negotiations were necessarily drawn out over many months because each association was required to approve the merger at its annual meeting.

The Cambridge rules, first drawn up at Cambridge University in 1848, were particularly influential in the development of subsequent codes, including association football.

She is best known for her long association with The Guardian, for which she has drawn the cartoons Gemma Bovery ( 2000 ) and Tamara Drewe ( 2005 – 06 ), both later published as books.

Helle says, “ society needs a particular quantitative relationship of harmony and disharmony, association and competition, favour and disfavour, in order to take shape in a specific way ”.< ref > Society is drawn to this in sports because this is a principle characteristic in everyday life, which can be seen in historic religious rivalries, such as the contemporary example of Sectarianism in glasglow.

Many cultures have drawn constellations between stars in the sky, using them in association with legends and mythology about their deities.

Conrad attempted to keep his association sub rosa also and when he struck the jackpot at Anthony Spilotro's Monte Carlo restaurant he quickly left before attention could be drawn.

Members are often drawn from the same workplace, profession, alma mater, or other association.

The very first one, called Urburschenschaft ( original Burschenschaft ), was founded on June, 12, 1815 at Jena as an association drawn from all German university students inspired by liberal and patriotic ideas.

Over this time, the foundation slowly downsized the concerts that were held in association with the village, as some of the earlier rock concerts had drawn nearly 20, 000 spectators and had completely overwhelmed the area's limited access roads and had caused considerable friction with the surrounding towns.

Her activism has drawn international attention and association with recognizable human rights groups such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and HRIC ( Human Rights in China ).

The college is managed by an association of members drawn from the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, the Malankara Marthoma Church, the Church of South India and the Inter Church Fellowship of the College.

Vaghi has drawn attention because of his association with a number of highly influential American jurists.

The association with Arthur also shows that from this early date Geraint was being drawn into the Arthurian orbit, a process repeated for various other heroes of Welsh tradition.

In 1790, the Bala Association passed Rules regarding the proper mode of conducting the Quarterly Association, drawn up by Charles ; in 1801, Charles and Thomas Jones of Mold, published ( for the association ) the Rules and Objects of the Private Societies among the People called Methodists.