Being a versatile denominator in fractions may explain why we have 12 inches in an imperial foot, 12 ounces in a troy pound, 12 old British pence in a shilling, 24 ( 12 × 2 ) hours in a day, and many other items counted by the dozen, gross ( 144, square of 12 ) or great gross ( 1728, cube of 12 ).

Being a member of the visible church does not guarantee salvation ; though it does provide the child with many benefits, including that of one's particular congregation consenting to assist in the raising of that child in " the way he should go, ( so that ) when he is old he will not turn from it.

In her early novel Dawn O ' Hara, the title character's aunt is said to have remarked, " Being an old maid was a great deal like death by drowning-a really delightful sensation when you ceased struggling.

Being the subject of a legend as old as the colony itself, the Charter Oak of Hartford, Connecticut is one of the most famous white oaks in America.

Being 56 years old at the time Andersen held for over 45 years the record of the eldest participant at Eurovision ( it was surpassed only in 2008 by 75 years old Croatian 75 Cents ).

Being a fellow monk of the same abbey, William almost certainly obtained his account directly from people who knew Eilmer himself when he was an old man.

Neither of these were successful (" Being Boiled " became a UK Top-10 hit in 1982, but it was a stereo remix of the old single version, not the Holiday ' 80 / Travelogue version ).

Being " as old as Marius ", his considerable power serves his reign well ; however, it doesn't help much when Akasha invades his temple and kills him within a flick.

Being acquainted with Latin language, Lithuanian humanitarians discovered great similarities between a large number of Lithuanian and Latin words, such as ( Lithuanian words are given in their modern form ) aušra – aurora ( a dawn ), dūmas – fumus ( fume, smoke ), mėnesis – mensis ( a month ), senis – senex ( an old man ) and so on.

Being taught in all the rules of the old prayer book, I had my partialities that way ; but we lived so frontier, I never heard any man preach, till about 17 years old ; this was a baptist, ( William Marshall ).

* Being between 18 and 60 years old

" Being then sixty years old ," says his great-grandson, " he was with difficulty persuaded to accept the offer, when it came to him from authority.

Being a staunch Federalist and old political ally, John Adams, on his last day in office, February 18, 1801, appointed Bassett to one of the positions, as judge of the Third Circuit.

Being only nine to fourteen years old when withdrawn, they still had a lot of life left in them, and the majority were sold to private industry.

Being situated on a hill, the old town offers exquisite views on the surrounding scenery, dominated by Mediterranean vegetation, vineyards and olive groves.

Being an acient relic it is quite old and part of its hilt is broken.

Being 250 metres long, the quay is built around the historic Leichhardt Tree ( which falls under the Nauclea evergreen variety ), a common meeting point for new migrants to Mackay who arrived at the old Port district along River Street.

Being at the centre of a revival in the area, the eastern end of Spitalfields retained its old charm in the Horner Square and Horner Buildings, which are Grade II listed buildings.

* Being tortured and abused by Esteban Garcia, to be later released with the help of the old prostitute.

Being a Roman settlement, as shown by old furnace, Serle was very important in the early 11th century, when the bishop of Brescia Olderico founded the monastery of San Peter in Monte Orsino on mount San Bartolomeo.

Being that Zonnyo was of a much higher rank and stature in society, Rennyo's mother was sent away when he was only 6 years old.

His familiarity with the names of old Glamorgan led him to produce another great work, on Welsh genealogy, " Limbus Patrum Morganiae et Glamorganiae ( trans: The Border / Fringe / Hem of the Fathers, perhaps in the sense of " remnants of the ancient chieftains "): Being the Genealogies of the Older Families of the Lordships of Morgan and Glamorgan ".

Being all in the image of Indra's beautiful wife, like sweet-smelling naked sixteen year old girls, the men took the fruits to their place of abode and after making love to them would sleep for four months and lose their powers.

The main question of this school was whether Being came before Not-Being ( in Chinese, ming and wuming ).

The main question of this school was whether Being came before Not-Being ( in Chinese, ming and wuming ).

The main question of this school was whether Being came before Not-Being ( in Chinese, ming and wuming ).

Being a sickly child, Gordon Childe was home schooled for a number of years, before being sent to gain an education at a private school in North Sydney.

Being near to both Broadway theaters and Actors Studio training school the area has long been a home to actors learning and practicing their craft.

While this doctrine is at odds with experience, where things do indeed change and move, the Eleatic school followed Parmenides in denying that sense phenomena revealed the world as it actually was ; instead, the only thing with Being was thought, or the question of whether something exists or not is one of whether it can be thought.

"' Being knocked out of power is a good chance to study in the cram school of public opinion ,'" he was quoted as saying of the LDP.

Being enrolled in an engineering school, a few Magnet students also compete in the annual Union County College bridge building competition, which consists of teams of about five people each from all over the county.

Being a Lasallian school, community service plays a big role on campus.

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

Being film and art school students, they were able to use the darkroom at the Royal College of Art, but when they completed school, they had to set up their own facilities.

Sidiq Koya was born in Ba District in a prominent Malayalam Muslim family. He only went to year six in primary school and never saw the doors of a high school. Being a son of a cane farmer he worked his way up and later worked for the law firm of S. B.

* Being an agricultural college as well, the school has both a working ( and award winning ) Dairy of Distinction dairy farm located a short distance from campus and an extensive complex of equine science-related facilities, including a horse-racing track, located a few miles away on a side road.

Being shy and mocked because of his grandfather, he appears to have been miserable at school.

Being such a large, diverse school, there are many non-athletic opportunities for students to get involved in the school community.

Being limited to 570 pupils it is much smaller than the average British school of this type.

Being from a relatively poor inner city school, Westinghouse usually had no assistant coaches and rarely suited up more than 40 players.

Over her one hundred years, Shanxi University has evolved a cultural tradition of " knowing the East and the West ; seeking the good and true ; promoting the virtuous and the talented ; being self-reliant and serving the country ", and a school spirit of " Being industrious, strict, honest and creative.

Being an Anatolian High School, access to the school is open to students with a high Nationwide High School Entrance score.

Being the oldest school in the city, Central has a history that can be traced back to a Grammar School of 1826-1926 near the forks of the Thames River.

Judah and his school, therefore, though not the first ones, distinguished between the Divine Being ( ' Eẓem ) and the Divine Majesty ( Kavod ).

Being relatively far from major urban centers ( 41 kilometers north of Eilat and 130 kilometers south of Dimona ), it is the center of the region, where most regional facilities are based: regional school, regional council offices, community center, sports center, movies and concerts hall and local airfield.