In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Four Books and Five Classics were the subject of mandatory study by those Confucian scholars who wished to become government officials.

They elected the Council of Four Hundred from among their number ; nine Archons and the Treasurers were drawn from persons possessing an unencumbered property of not less than ten minas, the generals ( strategoi ) and commanders of cavalry ( hipparchoi ) from those who could show an unencumbered property of not less than a hundred minas, and had children born in lawful wedlock over ten years of age.

In his 10th year of rule, Sujin instituted the Generals to the Four Cardinal Quarters (), instructing them to quell those who would not submit to their rule.

In his letter " A Comparison between the Lotus and Other Sutras " Nichiren viewed the Four Noble Truths as a specific teaching expounded by the Buddha to the śrāvakas disciples, those who attain awakening by listening to the teachings of a Buddha.

Four of those abilities ( Charisma, Constitution, Dexterity and Intelligence ) have the same name and functions in both games, and the Physical Strength and Mental Strength attributes in Gamma World closely parallel Strength and Wisdom in D & D.

Beginning with the now-iconic phrase " Four score and seven years ago ," referring to the Declaration of Independence during the American Revolution in 1776, Lincoln examined the founding principles of the United States in the context of the Civil War, and memorialized the sacrifices of those who gave their lives at Gettysburg and extolled virtues for the listeners ( and the nation ) to ensure the survival of America's representative democracy, that the " government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Four out of 10 employees work in the services sector, a relatively high proportion of whom are foreigners, including those who commute across the border from the neighboring states of Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

Also, only the symbol may be shown, especially when in a combination of those of all Four Evangelists.

Marvel's major heroes are those created between 1961 and 1963, during Marvel's " Silver Age ": Spider-Man, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Thor, the Hulk, Ant-Man and the Wasp, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and S. H. I. E. L. D .’ s director, Nick Fury.

Four letters written by him on that occasion, all dated 15 March 431, together with a few others, to the African bishops, to those of Illyria, of Thessalonica, and of Narbonne, are extant in re-translations from the Greek ; the Latin originals having been lost.

Article Four of the United States Constitution outlines the duties states have to each other, as well as those the federal government has to the states.

Some of those tracks appear on The Four Horsemen, and also on The Cenobites LP.

At the onset of his inaugural term in 1949, then-President of the United States Harry S. Truman assembled an advisory group to suggest ways to accomplish his Point Four Program, of which a significant component was an effort to strengthen developing countries, especially those nearest to the Eastern Bloc, to dissuade them from aligning with other communist states.

However, some superheroes, such as those of the team the Fantastic Four, eschew secret identities and are publicly known or even celebrities.

Four terracotta lamps of Phoenician origin dated to the 8th century BCE were discovered in Ain Jenin by archaeologist G. I. Harding, and are interpreted as attesting to some form of contact and exchange between the residents of Jenin at that time and those of Phoenicia. During the Roman era, Jenin was called " Ginae.

In the 1960s, the railway enthusiasts ' book " Four feet eight and a half and all that " was published in a comparable style by G. R. Mills, with the same mixture of puns and humour, which will be best appreciated by those who know their subject already.

Three of those parties joined the Left Opposition in signing a document written by Trotsky calling for a Fourth International, which became known as the " Declaration of Four ".

Tindall summarises the roles that these old men play as those of the Four Masters, the Four Evangelists, and the four Provinces of Ireland ( " Matthew, from the north, is Ulster ; Mark, from the south, is Munster ; Luke, from the east, is Leinster ; and John, from the west, is Connaught ").

* The Four Doors Room was the formal antechamber to the more important rooms in the palace, and the doors which give it its name are ornately framed in precious Eastern marbles ; each is surmounted by an allegorical sculptural group that refers to the virtues which should inspire those who took on the government responsibilities.

For example, Rick Springfield, The Four Tops, The Hooters, Power Station, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young were among those acts that were left off the DVD.

Four of those tries came in New Zealand ' semifinal win over England, including an iconic try in which he bulldozed England's Mike Catt on his way to the try line.

Four letters remain of Epiphanius to Hormisdas, telling him of his election, sending him his creed, and declaring that he condemned all those whose name the pope had forbidden to be recited in the diptychs.

The label's numbering system was combined with those of Tamla and Gordy in 1982, and the label ( and company ) was purchased by MCA in 1988. Notable Motown artists have included Mary Wells, The Supremes, Four Tops, The Jackson 5, Boyz II Men, Commodores, Lionel Richie, Dazz Band, Brian McKnight, 98 Degrees, and Erykah Badu.

Other icons on this tier beside those on the doors themselves usually include depictions of the patron saint or feast day to which the church is dedicated, St. John the Baptist, St. Nicholas, one or more of the Four Evangelists etc.

Four of the islands are shared with other nations: Borneo is shared with Malaysia and Brunei, Sebatik, located eastern coast of Kalimantan, shared with Malaysia, Timor is shared with East Timor, and the newly divided provinces of Papua and West Papua share the island of New Guinea with Papua New Guinea.

Later in Fantastic Four # 53 ( August 1966 ), by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, a newly debuted variation of vibranium was introduced in the isolated nation of Wakanda.

He went into hiding in the city of Canton, where he was sheltered by the local military commander, who did not care for either the Gang of Four or Mao's newly appointed successor Hua Guofeng ( see below ).

Richardson approached producer Mike Bolland, the newly appointed Channel Four youth and entertainment commissioning editor to propose a series of Comic Strip films for the channel.

However, parliament and the law courts both moved elsewhere: the law courts to the newly built Four Courts on the river front, and Parliament to Chichester House in Hoggen Green, into the building which is now The Bank of Ireland, College Green.

In late 1946 under this new constitution each territory was for the first time ( excepting the Four Communes ) able elect local representatives, albeit on a limited franchise, to newly established General Councils.

The newly installed emperor Galba was murdered after just a few months by Otho-a rival, triggering a civil war that came to be known as the Year of the Four Emperors.

In 2007, MFS created a hedge fund subsidiary called Four Pillars Capital, to create seed and expansion funds for the firms newly established alternative investment operations.

Richardson approached producer Mike Bolland, the newly appointed Channel Four youth and entertainment commissioning editor to propose a series of Comic Strip films for the channel.

Four days later, on 31 January, the newly created Irish Free State began to publish a new gazette called Iris Oifigiúil, sometimes referred to in English as the Irish State Gazette.

Four days later playing the other newly recruited club Romford in front of a 2, 800 crowd at Essella Park Ashford notched their first points courtesy of a 1 – 0 victory ( scorer: Murfet ).

Four of the newly updated cars competed in the Alpine rally of July 1965, and Vic Elford's car led outright, all the way.

Four younger presenters replace them on The Movie Show – Megan Spencer, Fenella Kernebone & Jaimie Leonarder with Marc Fennell presenting a segment on newly released DVDs.

Ford abandoned its newly developed Phase Four GT-HO based on the new XA-model Falcon, while Chrysler also followed suit with its V8-powered Charger.

The Hulk strips continued in a newly launched The Incredible Hulk Weekly and similarly the classic Fantastic Four strips resurfaced in a weekly title in October 1982.

Playing alongside seasoned Yugoslav league veterans like forward Miloš Šestić and goalkeeper Čedo Maras, all four new acquisitions made major contribution on the squad led by also newly arrived head coach Ljupko Petrović as FK Vojvodina somewhat improbably went on to win the Yugoslav league title ahead of the Big Four clubs.

Although Lynch opposed the seizure of the Four Courts in Dublin by a group of hardline republicans, he joined its garrison in June 1922 when it was attacked by the newly formed Free State Irish Army.

On the December 3, 2005 episode of TNA Impact !, Armstrong returned to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, congratulating the newly formed Four Live Kru on their unity.

There were many comparisons made between the newly formed team and early days of ' The Ferbey Four ' based on age and experience.

Four stores in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, plus a store under construction at the time in Michigan, were sold by Belk to The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Belk additionally traded its newly acquired Parisian location in Collierville, Tennessee, with Macy's, Inc. for a Macy's ( former Hecht's ) in Wilmington, North Carolina, during the second quarter of 2007.

Rimmer Dall, the leader of the Shadowen, sends the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse to destroy Walker at the newly recovered Paranor Keep.

In 2008 the majority of these materials were moved to the Four Corners location in the newly renovated Local History section on the second floor.

Four music videos were released for the songs ‘ Soneya ’, ‘ Mehfuz ’, ‘ Bewafaa ’, and ‘ Rab Jaane ’. Mehfuz was the first album that the band recorded in their newly made studio “ The Clinic ”.