Being situated so close to the equator and the warm Indian ocean, the city experiences generally tropical climatic conditions, typified by hot and humid weather throughout much of the year.

Based on the total sum of past karma, some feel close to the Pure Being in this life and others feel separated.

Being located close to continental Europe, the countries that formed the United Kingdom were subject to many invasions and migrations, especially from Scandinavia and the continent, including Roman occupation for several centuries.

Being close to Babylon, Sippar was an early addition to its empire under Hammurabi.

Being close to the coast and bordered by the Altamaha River, Wayne County's history includes occupation by Spanish missionaries at the time of the settlement of Saint Augustine as well as short lived French occupation.

Being so physically close to Ground Zero, tourism and business had been very slow to return to the area for several years but appears to have rebounded more recently.

Being both on the river and close to London, Thurrock is served with good communication links.

Being close to both Omaha and Lincoln has made it an excellent location for more wealthy urbanites to build homes in the country.

Being approximately 15 miles from both towns, Hamburg began to grow rapidly due to the close proximity of a major roadway.

Being so close to the busy town of Camden and City of Columbia, yet still keeping its small town feel and sense of pride makes Lugoff unique.

Being close to the west coast and the Irish Sea, the climate is generally temperate with few extremes of temperature or weather.

Being built close to the Saint John River, the town is usually affected by the annual spring freshet.

Being a close confidant of older brother Axel Oxenstierna ( Lord High Chancellor 1612-1654 ) as well as of the king, Gabriel Oxenstierna was used as a diplomatic representative on numerous occasions.

Being a left-winger he had fostered close links with the SNP internal 79 Group, who had encouraged him to join.

Being in close proximity to the federal capital territory, Abuja International Airport serves as the national and international gateway for air travellers from and to the state.

Being an opposed-piston design with no inlet or exhaust valves, and no ability to vary the port positions, the Deltic design arranged each crankshaft to connect two adjacent pistons operating in different cylinders in the same plane, using ' fork and blade ' connecting rods, the latter an ' inlet ' piston used to open and close the inlet port, and the former an ' exhaust ' piston in the adjacent cylinder to open and close the exhaust port.

Being close to Switzerland and Italy, these events always received international audiences.

Being in close proximity to Vancouver and surrounded by the rest of the Lower Mainland, Coquitlam residents have access to virtually unlimited choice in cultural and leisure activities.

Being close to the coast, and in Southern England, sunshine compares favourably with most of the United Kingdom, at over 1700 hours a year.

Being a member of the family Sooglossidae, the species ' origins lie in close consort with the Seychelles islands where the family was previously solely known from.

Being in close contact with the refugees, Tunku and his helpers all contracted the highly contagious disease on their hands.

Being a leading global insittution, it also forged close ties with 90 exchange universities in more than 20 countries.

Being in the midst of some of the richest farmland in England, and close to the famous " double cropping " land of parts of the fens, agriculture provides a small but steady number of jobs for the town, in farming, agricultural machinery, distribution and other ancillary services.

Being unwittingly on his deathbed, the philosopher wrote his last letter to his absent host and friend Lord Arundel:

Being a Cavalier poet, Lovelace wrote to praise a friend or fellow poet, to give advice in grief or love, to define a relationship, to articulate the precise amount of attention a man owes a woman, to celebrate beauty, and to persuade to love.

" Being interrogated after his capture by the Red Army on September 2, 1944, Stauffenberg's friend, Major Joachim Kuhn stated that Stauffenberg had told him in August 1942 that " They are shooting Jews in masses.

Most of Webb's Broadway shows were musicals, but he also starred in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, and his longtime friend Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit and Present Laughter.

Being irreplaceable as the Lone Ranger's best friend he subsequently also appeared in The Lone Ranger ( 1956 ) as well as in The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold ( 1958 ).

Being a long time vassal of King Richard, the English king looked to strike two birds with one stone ; by offering Guy de Lusignan the kingdom of Cyprus, he allowed his friend the opportunity to save face and keep some sort of power in the East whilst simultaneously ridding himself of a troublesome fief.

: Being a shy, timid girl, Haruka is set up with Takayuki by her friend, Mitsuki, while she is in high school.

Being a friend of an enemy of the people automatically placed the person under suspicion.

Being rejected by his parents, Ricky moves in with his friend Mark.

Being a romantic, and believing in ' true love ' ( he even has a book called Love Is A Kind Of Faith ), he is sorely disappointed when his friend suggests they have sex with no love.

Being female in the 1700's made the friend a favorite target for libel and slander, but ironically the grandson of her brother Jeptha Wilkinson would later become the inventor of the modern press wheel.

Being a friend: Making and keeping male friends.

Being frustrated by how much time her boyfriend spent with Kent ( aged 20 ), Lisa tried to distract Kent from Puccio by setting up her friend Alice ( Ali ) Willis ( aged 17 ) with Kent.

Pablo worked on several films with his closet friend the late film director Hal Ashby, including Harold and Maude, Bound For Glory, Being There as well as Co-Directing The Rolling Stones, Let's Spend the Night Together documentary.

When it was re-recorded for The Audio of Being, Good's friend, musician, and fellow Vancouverite Holly McNarland performed backing vocals.

Being an accomplished whistler, Alessandroni collaborated with his childhood friend Ennio Morricone on a number of soundtracks for Spaghetti westerns.

Being quickly forced underground while writing the Provincial Letters, Pascal pretended they were reports from a Parisian to a friend in the provinces, on the moral and theological issues then exciting the intellectual and religious circles in the capital.

Being the same age as his students, Adam finds himself trapped between two worlds – coping with his co-workers, who happen to be twice his age, while teaching his best friend, the girl he has a crush on, and the class bully.

Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess.

Being a personal friend of Emperor Wilhelm II, Ganghofer's war reports were frequently lauding the emperor and his way of conducting the war.

Being a Jew, to avoid detention by the Nazi Party he emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1933, where he became a close friend of Alan Bush one year later.

Being regarded as the consisted United States ally, he was a close friend of counterpart William Casey of Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ).

Being a friend of Dominic Monaghan ( who played Charlie Pace on the series ), she was a huge fan of the show and excited to be cast.