Believing that the Peloponnesians were direct descendents of the ancient Hellenes, Pletho rejected Justinian's idea of a universal Empire in favour of recreating the Hellenistic civilization, the zenith of Greek influence, In his 1415 and 1418 pamphlets urged Manuel II and his son Theodore to turn the peninsula into a cultural island with a new constitution of strongly centralised monarchy advised by a small body of middle-class educated men.

Believing it wrong for the Army's highest-ranking officer to lead an action against fellow American war veterans, he strongly advised MacArthur against taking any public role: " I told that dumb son-of-a-bitch not to go down there ," he said later.

Believing strongly that agitational politics combined with constitutional pressures were the best means of achieving objectives, O ' Brien established on the 16.

Believing strongly in the provision of wholesome entertainment, good family and community values, good corporate citizenship, and the promotion of national integration, the station works on an appointment-based programming concept reflecting its philosophy of being " Saluran Ceria Anda ".

Believing existing educational institutions and the Indian Civil Service did not do enough to provide Indians with opportunities to gain this political education, Gokhale hoped the Servants of India Society would fill this need.

Believing her brother Jason is dying and in need of an heir who can run the Colby empire, Constance gifts to Jeff her 50 percent of the company's voting stock.

“ Believing that the Church is constantly in need of a sound ministry, committed to the Bible and the Confessional Standards of the Church, Greenville Seminary is dedicated to the following distinctive principles:

Believing in the need for an Islamic government, he would instill his children with a belief in the nobility and rewards of martyrdom, talking about his personal concept of Jannah involving waterfalls and rare white elephants, and laughing that Canada should become an Islamic country because the CN Tower already resembled a minaret.

Believing in the need for these functions in the afterlife, this was a very important ritual.

Believing that he is in need of help, Sylvester proudly joins " Birds Anonymous ", a group of cats who have banded together to overcome their addictions to birds.

Believing that such locks could be built without disrupting traffic, the estimated costs of the works were £ 1 million, in addition to which the existing waterways would need to be acquired.

Believing that without Christian wisdom there can be neither prosperity nor success in war, Alfred aimed " to set to learning ( as long as they are not useful for some other employment ) all the free-born young men now in England who have the means to apply themselves to it.

Believing himself to be in a state of disgrace with Hitler over his failure to achieve the British alliance, Ribbentrop spent December 1937 in a state of depression, and together with his wife, wrote two lengthy documents for Hitler denouncing Britain.

Believing the Catholic Church to be corrupted in many ways, the Lollards looked to Scripture as the basis for their religious ideas.

Believing that people were motivated by self-interest, Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince in 1513 as advice for the city of Florence, Italy.

Believing that the Paraguayan officers who had beaten the porteños posed a direct threat to his rule, Governor Bernardo de Velasco dispersed and disarmed the forces under his command and sent most of the soldiers home without paying them for their eight months of service.

Believing that More showed great potential, Morton nominated him for a place at Oxford University ( either in St. Mary's Hall ( Oriel ) or Canterbury College ), where More began his studies in 1492.

Believing that more people would turn out for the march on a Sunday, and so as to mark the date of the start of the Stonewall uprising, the CSLDUC scheduled the date for the first march for Sunday, June 28, 1970.

Believing that psychiatric hospitals are like prisons not hospitals and that psychiatrists who subject others to coercion function as judges and jailers not physicians, Szasz has made efforts to abolish involuntary psychiatric hospitalization for over two decades, and in 1970 took a part in founding the American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization ( AAAIMH ).

Believing the garrison too small for any action, on May 1, Dunois left the city in the hands of La Hire and Joan, and made his way personally to Blois to arrange for reinforcements.

Believing the Blue-haired Fairy died from sorrow, he weeps until a friendly pigeon offers to give him a ride to the seashore, where Geppetto is building a boat to go out and search for Pinocchio.

Believing he had found the source of the Nile on seeing this " vast expanse of open water " for the first time, Speke named the lake after Queen Victoria.

Believing the show would become a hit, Channel 4 ordered 13 episodes for the first series, uncommon in the UK where a TV series often consists of just six episodes in its first year.

Believing his political career to be over he concentrated on the bar for some years, becoming head of his chambers, and did not at first hold office when the Conservatives returned to power in 1951.

Believing God had something more important for him to do, and that " Jesus is the only personal, social and political answer for this generation or any other ", Norman rejected the role because " of its glorification of drugs and free sex as the answers to today's problems ".

Believing that MGM was interfering with the subject matter of his records, by 1974 Norman left MGM due to " a squabble with MGM over song choices for his next album, ...

" Believing that the film version of Gypsy was within her grasp, she generously gave him the many house seats he requested for friends and industry colleagues, only to discover she had been duped.

" Believing that " The police mind is usually of a sadistic and homicidal trend ", he noted that they carried out the " ruthless punishment of symbolic scapegoats in the form of prostitutes, derelicts, Negroes, radicals, drunks, and other helpless and insignificant members of the nation indivisible " under the pretence of a country that had " liberty and justice for all.

Believing Madeline to be dead, Ernest phones Helen for advice, not noticing as Madeline slowly stands and approaches him with her head now twisted backwards.

" Believing the future of Puritanism was at stake, he and the members of twenty families sailed for the New World.

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Believing the Indians were badly demoralised and the Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir would revolt against them with a little help, General Ayub Khan gave his approval for Operation Gibraltar, a plan to provoke uprisings in Jammu and Kashmir by infiltrating teams of military personnel to conduct sabotage and prod the Kashmiri people against Indian forces.

Believing that positive government action could bind the empire's peoples closer to the crown, Chamberlain stated confidently that " I believe that the British race is the greatest of the governing races that the world has ever seen ...

Believing that Hitler needed Russian neutrality in order to defeat Britain, Stalin prepared a strong set of initial demands, which Hitler had no intention of accepting.

The Believing Brain thesis also says that we have " the tendency to infuse patterns with meaning, intention, and agency ", which Shermer calls ' agenticity '.

Believing the venture could not succeed without Einstein, Goldstein quickly agreed to resign himself, and Einstein returned ; his brief departure was publicly denied.

Believing in her husband's innocence, she also encouraged him not to resign and instead fight all the impeachment charges that were eventually leveled against him.

Believing that President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara was not dealing effectively with the situation, Bainimarama apparently forced Mara to resign on 29 May 2000, in what some politicians have since called " a coup within a coup ," and formed an Interim Military Government which negotiated an accord under which the rebels would release all hostages, including the deposed Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry, and would surrender without penalty.

Believing that his marriage to a divorcee meant the end of his ministry, he decided to resign his charge.

Believing the Saints to be in insurrection, the Missouri governor ordered that the Saints be " exterminated or driven from the State ".

One of his first moves was to launch the League of Diet Members Believing the Objectives of the Holy War to counter opposition from politicians such as deputy Saitō Takao who had spoken against the Second Sino-Japanese War in the Diet on 2 February.

Believing that Christ is risen from the dead and is alive, the Catholic Church holds that when the bread is changed into his body, not only his body is present, but Christ as a whole is present ( i. e. body and blood, soul and divinity.

Believing that the Lancastrians were about to offer battle, Edward temporarily halted his army while the stragglers caught up and the remainder could rest after their rapid march from Windsor.

Believing herself to be a normal human girl named Mary ( who had miraculously recovered from cancer three years prior ), she rediscovers her powers and identity when she finds her boyfriend and best friend betraying her on Prom Night.

Believing it to be the gentlemanly thing to do, Fielding convinces Aziz not to seek monetary redress from her.

Believing the post to be " the first professorship of its kind in the country ," Harvard President Drew G. Faust called it “ an important milestone .” Funded by a $ 1. 5 million gift from the members and supporters of the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus, the F. O. Matthiessen Visiting Professorship of Gender and Sexuality is named for a mid-20th century gay Harvard American studies scholar and literary critic who chaired the undergraduate program in history and literature.

Believing they had achieved victory, that was not respected any of the rules established in the regulations to stand out in time military, mainly, being so next the enemy that the previous day had passed through Toledo and the fords of Añover de Tajo, settling down the same day 20 August, in the immediate town of Nambroca, one league from Almonacid.

Believing his boss insane and consumed with a desire to play God, Hobson subconsciously altered his own memory to hide this fact from himself.

Believing Holder to be an integral member of Slade, Lea also effectively retired from the band, preferring to work alone in the studio.

" Believing that true love waits, I make a commitment to God, myself, my family, my friends, my future mate, and my future children to a lifetime of purity including sexual abstinence from this day until the day I enter a Biblical marriage relationship.

Believing him dead, Jason and his men accept an invitation from King Aeëtes ( Jack Gwillim ) to a feast, where they are captured and imprisoned.

Believing that he can prevent this, he tackles Cat to stop him from biting a robotic fish.

Believing the President has escaped, the hijackers separate his wife and daughter from the rest of their hostages, planning to use them as leverage.

It was later revealed that Wright had been sacked from Live from Studio Five, after falling out with the show's bosses, over Channel 5's summer talent show Don't Stop Believing.

Believing that Prisoner would resonate with new audiences, in 2010 111 Hits Group Programming Director Darren Chau began planning to replay the entire series on 111 Hits to combat the launch of channel Eleven, and in particular Network Ten's plans to move a struggling Neighbours from Network Ten to channel Eleven.

The True Love Waits pledge states: " Believing that true love waits, I make a commitment to God, myself, my family, my friends, my future mate and my future children to be sexually abstinent from this day until the day I enter a biblical marriage relationship.

Believing he had lost the bet and his wealth, early the next morning he sends his servant to arrange a wedding with Aouda, whom he saved from being burned alive in India.

Believing himself discovered, Bond escapes by ski from Piz Gloria, chased by SPECTRE operatives, a number of whom he kills in the process.

Believing to have successfully assassinated his father, Shinobi Shaw briefly took over the New York branch of the Club, seemingly with support from the External Candra.

* 1972 Nominated Academy Award in the category of " Best Original Song " for " The Age of Not Believing " from Bedknobs & Broomsticks

Believing that another attack would be directed against the forces in the Flanders sector, in an effort to reinforce the British forces there, the Allied commanders recalled the 3rd Division was recalled from its quiet sector around Armentieres and sent it to Ypres.