Given this popular understanding of the term, it can also be used illegitimately and inappropriately, as a means to dismiss what are in fact substantial and well-evidenced accusations.

Given this understanding, the Board withdrew the allegation of unsportsmanlike behaviour two days before the fourth Test, thus saving the tour.

" Given that science continually seeks to adjust its theories structurally to fit the facts, i. e., adjusts its maps to fit the territory, and thus advances more rapidly than any other field, he believed that the key to understanding sanity would be found in the study of the methods of science ( and the study of structure as revealed by science ).

Given that human beings currently believe themselves to be the only Earthly creatures capable of abstract thought, a perception of time, and a manipulation of thought concerning the past, the future and the present, an inquiry into the nature of history is based in part on some working understanding of time in the human experience.

Given that our understanding of how living memory actually works is incomplete, it is unlikely this scenario will become reality in the near future.

Given the recent financial crisis and economic recession, this weakness in the curriculum is even less likely to be rectified now than perhaps it might have been a few years ago — despite the urgent need for a deeper understanding of capitalism.

Given that Lucian's understanding of Christian traditions has significant gaps and errors, his writing is unlikely to have been influenced by Christians themselves, and he may provide an independent statement about the crucifixion of Jesus.

Given his expertise and background in understanding the voice and in understanding the wonders of the human voice, it is not surprising, maybe, that his approach in his early years was away from the theatrical side and more focused on singers.

Given how special these circumstances are, the " noble " thing to do is employ the allotted several decades of human life towards understanding that universe.

Given their perceived piety, The Times noted the irony when a major investigation by their reporters uncovered a link between Islamic Jihadis and child pornography ; a discovery that, according to the London paper, " is expected to improve understanding of the mindsets of both types of criminals and has been hailed as a potentially vital intelligence tool to undermine future terrorist plots .".

Given this understanding, the Board withdrew the allegation of unsportsmanlike behaviour two days before the fourth Test, thus saving the tour.

Given a time series of data X < sub > t </ sub >, the ARMA model is a tool for understanding and, perhaps, predicting future values in this series.

Given this basic understanding, there are further issues in the theory, and some will be addressed here.

Given the tolerance, respect and understanding that Buddha's teaching observe, and more specifically the respect for other members, the concept of prostitution is highly ill-advised in order to follow the Fourth Noble Truths.

Given the myriad uses that biological systems have for proteins, though, research into understanding protein folding is of high importance and could prove fruitful for bionanotechnology in the future.

Given a basic understanding of an individuals attitudes one can interpret which type of elaboration would better suit the situation.

Given the current state of the art, paradigms of research methodology may very well be inadequate to develop an understanding of such a paradoxical drug.

Given that branded entertainment involves very different viewer behavior and perception of content than thirty-second magazine format advertising, the genre may well require a wholly different understanding of the psychological processes involved, as well as new terms for assessing market effectiveness.

Given current understanding of the physical world, where human knowledge has increased dramatically ; Hitchens, Dawkins, and Onfray contend that continuing to hold on to these belief systems is irrational and no longer useful.

Given the evidence suggesting a positive association between an outward motivation and drinking, and the potential role of perceived social influence in this association, understanding the precise nature of this relationship seems important.

Given that one cannot be motivated by reason alone, requiring the input of the passions, Hume argued that reason cannot be behind morality.

: Given that desegregation has not produced the predicted leaps forward in black educational achievement, there is no reason to think that black students cannot learn as well when surrounded by members of their own race as when they are in an integrated environment.

Given that the U. S. is still home to the world's largest economy, there's no reason it shouldn't have the most vibrant equity markets — unless regulation is holding back the creation of new public companies.

Given that Dionaea evolved from an ancestral form of Drosera ( carnivorous plants that use a sticky trap instead of a snap trap ) the reason for this evolutionary branching becomes clear.

Given the importance of reason, Clement stresses apatheia as a reasonable ordering of our passions in order to live within God's love, which is seen as a form of truth.

Given its setting, it wasn't surprising that this game was slow to desegregate, and in fact was once removed from the schedule of NBC for this reason.

Given the situation there was no reason for the U. S. forces to stay in the field, their mission was complete and arguably a success.

Given a real number a, there is no convincing reason to decide that or that < math > a <

Given the nature of most Assassins ' Guild traditions, this could be seen as a kind of impromptu " pass or fail " examination ( see bitter almonds for the reason why ).

Harper has handed in a transfer request in his time with Newcastle, citing lack of regular first team football as his reason ( something which Given also did when Harper kept him out of the team under Gullit ).

Given the losses at each reflection, this " backscatter " signal is extremely small, which is one reason why OTH radars were not practical until the 1960s, when extremely low-noise amplifiers were first being designed.

Given the fact-based nature of certain sentence enhancements under the Guidelines — drug quantity, firearm enhancements, and extent of injury or loss to the victim — there was no reason juries could not make those determinations.

Given Thornton's " open door " alumni relation practices were behaviorally based, most graduates were given a warm welcome if ever they had a constructive reason to return to visit.

: Given any family of nonempty sets, their Cartesian product is a nonempty set.

Given the similarities in the two characters ' names, professions, written works and generally dark subject matter, it is likely that Lovecraft's Alhazred provided the main inspiration for al-Hazir.

Given a field F, the assertion “ F is algebraically closed ” is equivalent to other assertions:

* Given an algebraic number, there is a unique monic polynomial ( with rational coefficients ) of least degree that has the number as a root.

" Given that Thomas Aquinas died six years before Albertus Magnus ' death, this legend as stated is unlikely.

Given Ealdred's known support of Godwin's family, John of Worcester is probably correct.

* Given any Banach space X, the continuous linear operators A: X → X form a unitary associative algebra ( using composition of operators as multiplication ); this is a Banach algebra.

* Given an R-module M, the endomorphism ring of M, denoted End < sub > R </ sub >( M ) is an R-algebra by defining ( r · φ )( x ) = r · φ ( x ).

Given the other ZF axioms, the axiom of regularity is equivalent to the axiom of induction.

After Christians in Ephesus first wrote to their counterparts recommending Apollos to them, he went to Achaia where Paul names him as an apostle ( 1 Cor 4: 6, 9-13 ) Given that Paul only saw himself as an apostle ' untimely born ' ( 1 Cor 15: 8 ) it is certain that Apollos became an apostle in the regular way ( as a witness to the risen Lord and commissioned by Jesus-1 Cor 15: 5-9 ; 1 Cor 9: 1 ).< ref > So the Alexandrian recension ; the text in < sup > 38 </ sup > and Codex Bezae indicate that Apollos went to Corinth.

Given its " blue-water " bias, the navy is even less inclined to become involved in counterdrug operations than the army or air force.

Given any element x of X, there is a function f < sup > x </ sup >, or f ( x ,·), from Y to Z, given by f < sup > x </ sup >( y ) := f ( x, y ).

Given this, the bidding is said to start at the one-level when contracting for a total of seven tricks, at the two-level for eight tricks and so on to the seven-level to contract to take all thirteen tricks.

While tests have been done to support this with fixed pieces of flat metal, the result is inconclusive with respect to the curved armour of the period. Given the following actions of the archers, it seems likely Froissart was correct.

Given a ket of norm 1, the orthogonal projection onto the subspace spanned by is

Given this influence, it is unfortunate that many of the details of his life remain shrouded in mystery, perhaps forever ; even the only known picture of him, shown above, is heavily retouched, with a fake tie painted in by hand.

Given points P < sub > 0 </ sub > and P < sub > 1 </ sub >, a linear Bézier curve is simply a straight line between those two points.

Given the then GDP ($ 7. 095 bln ) of the country, military spending is roughly estimated to be about $ 300 million.

Given some encrypted data (" ciphertext "), the goal of the cryptanalyst is to gain as much information as possible about the original, unencrypted data (" plaintext ").

Given the federal nature of the holiday, celebrating Canada Day can be a cause of friction in the province of Quebec, where the holiday is overshadowed by Quebec's National Holiday, on June 24.

Given that many journeys are for relatively short distances, there is considerable scope to replace car use with walking or cycling, though in many settings this may require some infrastructure modification, particularly to attract the less experienced and confident.

Given such a sweeping definition, it is apparent that cognition is involved in everything a human being might possibly do ; that every psychological phenomenon is a cognitive phenomenon.