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civic and temper
They were thus driven to rely upon the armies, which also desired war and were becoming increasingly less civic in temper.
They were thus driven to rely upon the armies, which also desired war and were becoming less and less civic in temper.

civic and more
These days they are also visible in parts of the former West Berlin following a civic debate about whether the " Ampelmännchen " should be abolished or disseminated more widely.
He provided various music for two churches, Barfüsserkirche and Katharinenkirche ( composing, among other pieces, more annual cycles of cantatas ), as well as for civic ceremonies ; he also revived the city's collegium musicum.
Two early figures stand out: Hippias of Elis, who produced the lists of winners in the Olympic Games that provided the basic chronological framework as long as the pagan classical tradition lasted, and Hellanicus of Lesbos, who compiled more than two dozen histories from civic records, all of them now lost.
With a football-hungry population, Jacksonville's civic leaders craved something more than just two games a year for their large stadium.
The lighthouse remains a civic symbol of the city of Alexandria and of the Alexandria Governorate with which the city is more or less coterminous.
Countries with a minority Muslim population are more likely than Muslim-majority countries of the Greater Middle East to use mosques as a way to promote civic participation.
Whereas ' state-driven ' national unification's, such as in France, England or China, are more likely to flourish in multiethnic societies, producing a traditional national heritage of civic nations, or territory-based nationalities.
Thus, in giving a speech in defense of a poet whose Roman citizenship had been questioned, the orator should examine not only the specifics of that poet's civic status, he should also examine the role and value of poetry and of literature more generally in Roman culture and political life.
In 293, feeling more focus was needed on both civic and military problems, Diocletian, with Maximian's consent, expanded the imperial college by appointing two Caesars ( one responsible to each Augustus ) — Galerius and Constantius Chlorus.
It provides interpretative strategies, so that UUs ( among others ) might be able to engage in public debate about what the Bible says from a liberal religious perspective, rather than relinquishing to religious conservatives, and other more literal interpretations, all control over the book's contents and significance in matters of public and civic import.
The sultans advanced civic institutions and became more responsive and " native " in their outlook and cut loose from Delhi.
He renders social life more human both in the family and the civic community, through improvement of customs and institutions.
In the book Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam observed that nearly every form of civic organization has undergone drops in membership exemplified by the fact that, while more people are bowling than in the 1950s, there are fewer bowling leagues.
Robert Putnam has used the concept in a much more positive light: though he was at first careful to argue that social capital was a neutral term, stating “ whether or not shared are praiseworthy is, of course, entirely another matter ”, his work on American society tends to frame social capital as a producer of " civic engagement " and also a broad societal measure of communal health.
Despite the plan to build a permanent civic center, more than half the structures built for the fair were torn down more or less immediately after it ended.
Although the term " biotope " is considered to be a technical word with respect to ecology, in recent years the term is more generally used in administratitive and civic activities.
In 1993, the city passed a massive redevelopment package known as the Metropolitan Area Projects ( MAPS ), intended to rebuild the city's core with civic projects to establish more activities and life to downtown.
Upon returning home, both his politics and rhetoric became markedly more radical ; it was around this time that Mobutu began criticizing Belgium and the United States ( the latter for not doing enough, in Mobutu's opinion, to combat white minority rule in southern Africa ), introduced the " obligatory civic work " program called salongo, and initiated " radicalization " ( an extension of 1973's " Zairianization " policy ).
Probably also the property of the Platonist school, which in the time of Proclus was valued at more than 1000 gold pieces, was confiscated ; at least, Justinian deprived the physicians and teachers of the liberal arts of the provision-money which had been assigned to them by previous emperors, and confiscated funds which the citizens had provided for spectacles and other civic purposes.
* Transforming Secondary Education: goal is to " reinvent public schools through more and better learning time in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty, so that students are prepared equitably for college, career and civic participation ".
* More and Better Learning Time: goal is to " reinvent public schools through more and better learning time in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty, so that students are prepared equitably for college, career and civic participation ".
Reacting more quickly to changes than at the end of the Boom, in the 1990s business and civic leaders in Fort Payne began to take steps to diversify the city's economy.
Business and civic endeavors sought more space for inventory and parking.

civic and citizens
Realtors live in their communities as specialists in a given area of work, as members of social and professional organizations, as citizens and civic leaders, as church laymen, as university alumni, as newspaper readers, etc..
The singular politic first attested in English 1430 and comes from Middle French politique, in turn from Latin politicus, which is the latinisation of the Greek πολιτικός ( politikos ), meaning amongst others " of, for, or relating to citizens ", " civil ", " civic ", " belonging to the state ", in turn from πολίτης ( polites ), " citizen " and that from πόλις ( polis ), " city ".
Those who classify rhetoric as a civic art believe that rhetoric has the power to shape communities, form the character of citizens and greatly impact civic life.
Garver writes, " Rhetoric articulates a civic art of rhetoric, combining the almost incompatible properties of techne and appropriateness to citizens ".
It is a matter of civic pride for many Sammarinese to belong to the force, and all citizens with at least six years residence in the republic are entitled to enroll.
" He said, " The desire to deprive some of our citizens of their rights — economic, civic or political — has the same basic motivation as actuates the Fascist mind when it seeks to dominate whole peoples and nations.
The group One Montgomery was founded in 1983 and is a forum for networking of a diverse group of citizens active in civic affairs.
In attendance were hundreds of citizens, U. S. Representative Deborah Pryce, and many other political and civic leaders.
Concurrently with making all Protestants resident in France into full-fledged citizens, the law enacted on December 15, 1790 stated that: ' All persons born in a foreign country and descending in any degree of a French man or woman expatriated for religious reason are declared French nationals ( naturels français ) and will benefit to rights attached to that quality if they come back to France, establish their domicile there and take the civic oath.
Originally a farming community, the town of Wales is documented through profiles of its churches, civic organizations, businesses, and individual citizens.
In attendance were hundreds of citizens, U. S. Representative Deborah Pryce, and many other political and civic leaders.
* Political life: it revolved around the sovereign Ekklesia ( the assembly of all adult male citizens for deliberation and voting ), the standing boule and other civic or judicial councils, the archons and other officials or magistrates elected either by vote or by lot, clubs, etc., and sometimes punctuated by stasis ( civil strife between parties, factions or socioeconomic classes, e. g. aristocrats, oligarchs, democrats, tyrants, the wealthy, the poor, large or small landowners, etc.
The numerous civic agencies such as the Elks, American Legion, Rotary, Masons, Knights of Columbus and Lions Club hold regular events to involve the citizens of the borough.
The Sterne Fountain was given to the city in 1913 to honor the contribution of Jacob and Ernestine Sterne, a Jewish couple who settled in Jefferson before the Civil War and became prominent citizens who managed the post office and were involved in numerous civic and cultural projects.
Twice each year, the Davidson Distinguished Lectures Series at Midland College presents free public lectures by " nationally-known speakers whose academic accomplishments, civic leadership, and / or public achievements interest, enrich, and enlighten Midland students and citizens.
The April 1974 Revolution instituted a democratic State in Portugal, founded on the assumption of the integration of public liberties, respect and guaranty of individual rights with the inherent opening of a more active civic, political and social participation to citizens.
The citizens of Tampico often consider that Ciudad Madero is merely a rump of their own municipality-this leads to much local jesting and civic pride.
* To inculcate civic awareness in students and to develop them into responsible and useful citizens of community with respect for intellectual property, human rights, freedom and justice.
However, religious minorities question its expenditures, observing that localities and villages housing minority citizens go without basic civic amenities.
In addition to structures, Almond and Powell showed that a political system consists of various functions, chief among them political socialization, recruitment and communication: socialization refers to the way in which societies pass along their values and beliefs to succeeding generations, and in political terms describe the process by which a society inculcates civic virtues, or the habits of effective citizenship ; recruitment denotes the process by which a political system generates interest, engagement and participation from citizens ; and communication refers to the way that a system promulgates its values and information.
Villagers are classed as Republic of Korea citizens, but are exempt from paying tax and other civic requirements such as military service.
Involvement in civic associations also prepares citizens for their future political participation in a democratic regime.

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