The Peace Corps can either begin in very low gear, with only preparatory work undertaken between now and when Congress finally appropriates special funds for it -- or it can be launched now and in earnest by executive action, with sufficient funds and made available from existing Mutual Security appropriations to permit a number of substantial projects to start this summer.

Dürer made large numbers of preparatory drawings, especially for his paintings and engravings, and many survive, most famously the Betende Hände ( English: Praying Hands, c. 1508 Albertina, Vienna ), a study for an apostle in the Heller altarpiece.

Despite a brief spell at a traditional preparatory school at the age of seven for one year, ` Abdu ' l-Bahá received no formal education.

The term originated in the Middle Ages and first described a preparatory drawing for a piece of art, such as a painting, fresco, tapestry, or stained glass window.

John Leech ( caricaturist ) | John Leech's " Cartoon no. 1: Substance and Shadow " ( 1843 ) satirized preparatory cartoons for frescoes in the Palace of Westminster, creating the modern meaning of " cartoon ".

The first of these parodied the preparatory cartoons for grand historical frescoes in the then-new Palace of Westminster.

The Formula 3000 International Championship was a motor racing series created by the Fédération Internationale de l ' Automobile ( FIA ) in 1985 to become the final preparatory step for drivers hoping to enter the Formula One championship.

Although all the preparatory work for the decimal changeover had been done while Menzies was Prime Minister, Holt had particular responsibility as Treasurer for currency matters, and he was centrally involved in both the decision to change and its implementation.

The Collège Calvin is now a college preparatory school for the Swiss Matura | Maturité.

Over 2, 000 preparatory drawings and studies for prints survive, but no paintings by him are known, and he probably never trained as a painter.

) The New-York Historical Society has all 435 of the preparatory watercolors for Birds of America.

As well as the journals there exist many studies for paintings, some of which can be identified as preparatory to particular works such as The Adoration of the Magi, The Virgin of the Rocks and The Last Supper.

Subsequent agreements were designed to reintegrate the Contras and their supporters into Nicaraguan society preparatory in preparation for general elections.

Furnivall's preparatory efforts, which lasted 21 years, provided numerous texts for the use and enjoyment of the general public as well as crucial sources for lexicographers, but did not actually involve compiling a dictionary.

Forms of schooling ranged from dame schools to “ Latin ” schools for boys already literate in English and ready to master preparatory grammar for Latin, Hebrew, and Greek.

In turn, the quadrivium was considered preparatory work for the serious study of philosophy ( sometimes called the " liberal art par excellence ") and theology.

The university also offers a technical preparatory programme for non-scientists and further education.

On its journey from New Zealand to the Antarctic, Terra Nova was trapped in pack ice for 20 days, far longer than other ships had experienced, which meant a late-season arrival and less time for preparatory work before the Antarctic winter.

In the following year, 1956, while preparatory studies were being conducted for a general liturgical reform, Pope Pius XII surveyed the opinions of the bishops on the liturgical improvement of the Roman breviary.

After high school, Margery ( her sister ) and Ruth were able to enter St. Margaret ’ s School for Girls, a college preparatory school, with help from a full time scholarship.

He was born the son of Commander John Tracy William French RN ( who died in 1854 ) and Margaret French, née Eccles ( who died suffering from insanity in 1867 ), and was educated at a Harrow preparatory school and Eastman's naval academy at Portsmouth before joining the Royal Navy in 1866.

The first part shows the preparations for battle behind the British frontline ; sequences include troops marching towards the front, French peasants continuing their farm work in rear areas, the stockpiling of munitions, General Beauvoir De Lisle addressing the 29th Division, and some of the preparatory artillery bombardment.

By contrast, to be admitted into one of the French " grandes écoles ", most students study in a two-year preparatory program in one of the CPGE before taking a highly competitive national exam.

The Prytanée National Militaire, originally Collège Royal Henry-Le-Grand, is a French school managed by the military, offering regular secondary education as well as special preparatory school classes, equivalent in level to the first years of university, for students who wish to enter French military academies.

Today the Prytanée provides secondary education and also has " Classes préparatoires ", that is, preparatory classes to the entrance examinations of the French elite Grandes Écoles, such as École polytechnique, the Navy École Navale, the Army École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, the École de l ' Air and various civilian engineering or commercial graduate schools.

* for native English speaking students, the results of studying Latin, German, or French are better if such study is preceded by that of a planned language, as preparatory introduction ( Eaton, p. 27-30 ).

* For French nationals, admission to Civil Engineer of Mines is decided through competitive examination at the end of preparatory classes, a highly selective system consisting in two years of study after the end of highschool.

For French students, admission to Civil Engineer of Mines is decided through competitive examination at the end of preparatory classes, a highly selective system.

After the French " baccalaureat " ( High School diploma ), about 10 % of students are accepted in " Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles " ( intensive preparatory classes ), where mathematics, physics, technology or biology are taught.

The legal position was resolved by the transposition of May 14, 1991 EU Directive into French law: computer programs and any associated preparatory works qualify for copyright protection in France as in other European Union jurisdictions.

The incorporation of an Upper School in 1975 changed the school into a college preparatory school which merged with the French School of Houston and became the Awty International School in 1984.

Their programme consists of a combination of intensive study of the English language, combined with preparatory work on the subjects that will form the major component of their Shumei University degree.

This course begins with a preparatory programme mainly devoted to English language study, prior to focusing on a programme geared to enabling students to go forward to study either Politics & International Relations or Sociology.

It offered three years of preparatory classes, students could then attend the college, taking classes in art, drama, language, literature, music, shorthand, social sciences, and speech.

He famously stated in his " Minute on Indian Education " ( 1835 ): " all the historical information which has been collected from all the books written in Sanskrit language is less valuable than what may be found in the most paltry abridgments used at preparatory schools in England.

Many of the Commission's recommendations were enacted into law during Granholm's tenure as governor, e. g., increasing high school graduation standards ( The Michigan Merit Curriculum ) so that every Michigan high school student takes a college preparatory curriculum, which includes four years of math and English / language arts and three years of science and social studies, beginning with students who entered high school in the fall of 2006.

Stuyvesant students undertake a college preparatory curriculum that includes four years of English, history, and laboratory-based sciences ( biology, chemistry and physics are required ), four years of mathematics ( previously three, changed from Class of 2015 onward ) and three years of a single foreign language, a semester each of introductory art, music, health and technical drawing, two semesters of computer science ( previously one, changed from class of 2015 onward ), and two lab-based technology courses.

The preparatory teaching conducted by Institute of Pedagogic Cybernetics at the University of Paderborn in Germany prepares students to become aware of the essential characteristics of languages, using the international language Esperanto as a model, a language with a clear and simple structure, almost completely regular and, thanks to its agglutinative character, detachable into combinable morphological elements ; this model is easy to assimilate and develops aptitude for the study of other languages.

Advanced levels of all world language classes are Advanced Placement preparatory.

In 1960, Russian language studies for international students started at the preparatory Faculty.

Starting as a preparatory academy for those seeking the clergy, the school now integrates a core college preparatory curriculum with electives and special opportunities, while emphasizing mastery of language, clarity of thought and academic integrity.

As a Catholic college preparatory school, Archbishop Mitty requires coursework in English, mathematics, social studies, science, modern language, fine arts, physical education, and religious studies.

Seton Hall students follow a college preparatory program, with four-year requirements in the English language, mathematics, and theology.

In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school ( usually abbreviated to prep school ) is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-charging, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools.

The Department also provides Russian language teaching for students of the University of Ostrava, consultations and Russian language examinations for doctoral degree programmes, language consulting and intensive language courses, preparatory courses for studies of Russian language at the Faculty of Arts, and lifelong learning courses for current teachers of the Russian language.

Those students who are not exempt in the proficiency exam of the English language department enroll in the two-semester intensive English preparatory program.