Devoid of academic training, Pinza was unable to sight-read a musical score.

Devoid of effective armoured forces in subsequent battles, Rommel was unable to decisively defeat the Eighth Army as it retreated into Egypt and his pursuit was brought to a halt at the First battle of El Alamein.

Devoid of much of its support and left in a precarious financial state, McLaughlin was forced to wind up the BM in 1983.

Devoid of love and light the world is a maze of confusion left by ' retreating ' faith.

Devoid of morality and dedicated to getting the cheapest price he could for Zeiton ore by any means, he also enjoyed the various tortures which passed for entertainment on Varos, taking particular delight in making the Sixth Doctor's companion Peri suffer a transformation into an avian creature.

Starchild ’ s nemesis is Sir Nose D ’ Voidoffunk (" Sir Nose Devoid of Funk " from Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome, 1977 ).

Devoid of all means of making a living and without his wife, who had stayed in Mainz with their children and her later husband Ludwig Ferdinand Huber, he remained in Paris.

# Devoid of any proved or accepted scientific basis, the evidence of the operator is hearsay which is inadmissible.

Devoid of law enforcement, the area became a hotbed of outlaws, pirates, and other nefarious characters for many years.

Devoid of purpose, they become high-paid mercenaries.

Devoid of easy optimism, his stories are open-ended chronicles of abuse and resistance.

Devoid of any defensive talent save for goaltender Gilles Meloche, the Seals sank into last place again in 1973, where they would remain for the rest of their history.

Devoid of empathy and exploitative of cultural mores, he engineers a campaign of paranoid nationalism among the Centauri population to create distrust against his opponents in the Centarum, allowing him the clout to successfully plan a coup d ' état against the emperor.

Featuring members of Los Crudos, Hail Mary, Devoid of Faith, and Kill the Man Who Questions, the band plays short, fast hardcore music, and covers themes concerning the gay community in their live performances and lyrics.

V. On the Intellect Devoid of Reason

Devoid of proper education, Ren is initially diglossic and needy, but through curiosity and friends, becomes well versed in language and customs, even becoming admitted to Koharu High.

Devoid of any foreword, Kant directly names the countries and puts forward his observations about their capability of feeling.

Devoid of major industrial production, the district uses more funds for administration, development, and welfare works than it provides.

Devoid of any shred of gratitude for his protection, she has instead construed the events of the last few minutes to reaffirm her perception of Steve as a despicable, bullying, control freak, and decides it is time to stand up to him.

Devoid as it is of any classical or allegorical trappings – Venus displays none of the attributes of the goddess she is supposed to represent – the painting is unapologetically erotic.

Since they were hunting for national defense contracts, Adam Herberet, a man of surprising resources, entered the combination as a silent partner because of his political connections.

In truth the power which Alfred wielded over the English peoples at this time seemed to stem largely from the military might of the West Saxons, Alfred ’ s political connections from having the ruler of Mercia as his son-in-law, and Alfred ’ s keen administrative talents.

In the game Cesare has a stated desire to use both the Papal army and his family's political connections to usurp control over all of Italy.

Regardless of the political relationship between Æthelberht and the Franks, there is abundant evidence of strong connections across the English Channel.

Other primary information is derived from external historical sources related to the chronological connections between Paul's association with Philippi, its political and economical setting, and its social and religio-philosophical context as well.

The street-cleaning contract was open for bids, and the Council selected the highest bidder, rather than the lowest, because of the political connections of the bidder.

Few new jobs have been generated in the formal sector, however, because domestic private sector and foreign investment has dropped and coveted public-sector jobs have been reserved mostly for the small Honduran middle-class with political or military connections.

Politicians with Scottish connections continued to play a prominent part in UK political life, with Prime Ministers including the Conservatives Harold Macmillan ( whose father was Scottish ) from 1955 – 57 and Alec Douglas-Home from 1963-64.

It is presumed that he migrated for political reasons to Strassburg ( Strasbourg ), where the family probably had connections.

They imported many customs and institutions from their homelands in Western Europe, and there were close familial and political connections with the West throughout the kingdom's existence.

The ensuing discussion of a potential political deal between Germany and the Soviet Union had to be channeled into the framework of economic negotiations between the two countries, because close military and diplomatic connections, as was the case before mid-1930s, had afterward been largely severed.

Political leaders in Singapore argued instead for the equality of all citizens, with places in universities, government contracts, political appointments, etc., going to the most deserving candidates, rather than to those chosen on the basis of connections or ethnic background ( It is worth noting that Lee Kuan Yew was originally a Fabian Socialist and opposed racism ).

The rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in Germany in 1933 resulted in the Soviet Union initially terminating the political connections it previously had established with Germany in the 1920s and Stalin turned to accommodate Czechoslovakia and the West against Hitler.

Both Brazil and Argentina remained deeply involved in Paraguay as a result of their connections with Paraguay's rival political forces.

There are a lot of problems with connections between political science and political practice.

Those with political connections unfairly gained large wealth, which has discredited privatization in these regions.

The number of losers — which may add up to the size and severity of poverty — can be unexpectedly large if the method and process of privatization and how it is implemented are seriously flawed ( e. g. lack of transparency leading to state-owned assets being appropriated at minuscule amounts by those with political connections, absence of regulatory institutions leading to transfer of monopoly rents from public to private sector, improper design and inadequate control of the privatization process leading to asset stripping.

However this turned out to be an imminent failure and a political catalyst, for Khomeini had access to more media connections and also collaborated with a much larger Iranian community under his support whom he used to his advantage.

Realizing the need for vocal political support in the states, he formed connections with like-minded nationalists and used his network of treasury agents to link together friends of the government, especially merchants and bankers, in the new nation's dozen major cities.

Despite his lack of significant family connections or success in office, he achieved praetorship in either 39 or 40, at the youngest age permitted ( 30 ), during a period of political upheaval in the organisation of elections.

In Charles Ferguson's 2010 documentary, Inside Job, when prompted, Hubbard strongly maintains that his political and financial connections to government and Wall Street firms do not create any potential academic conflict of interest.

Ogden was a good choice for the first president, but his railroad experience was most likely not the primary reason he was chosen ; Ogden was a clever man who had many political connections.

With his unique personality, political connections, responsibilities, and depth of knowledge regarding naval nuclear propulsion, Rickover became the longest-serving naval officer in U. S. history with 63 years active duty.

Polenin, the original captain, and the crew have served together for some time but Vostrikov's appointment is alleged to have been aided by his wife's political connections ( her uncle is a member of the Politburo ).