Given the difficulties experienced in the 2007 Belgian government formation after the federal elections, and the victory of the New Flemish Alliance ( N-VA ), in the 2010 federal elections, the likelihood of Flanders seceding from Belgium appears greater than before.

Given his concern for economic and fiscal stability, he voted for the assumption of state debts by the federal government.

Given the broad areas over which federal agencies have power, this often gives the judges of the D. C.

Given that the Republic of Indonesia did not want the RIS parliament to become the legislature of the unitary republic, in May 1950, Hatta and representatives from the federal states agreed to establish a new parliament comprising the 150 members of the RIS parliament, 46 members of the KNIP Working Committee, 13 from the Republic of Indonesia Supreme Advisory council and 32 RIS senators, making 241 members.

Given in The Cooper Union's Great Hall, the ' Right Makes Might ' speech examined federal control of slavery and the thoughts of the signers of the Constitution.

Given this, he states that there must be some way for the federal government to enforce these prohibitions, and so it must be the authority of federal courts to overrule improper action by the States.

Given that fourteen out of fifteen republics now exercised the constitutional right of secession and agreed with the extinction of the Union, the plurality of member-republics required for the Union's continued existence as a federal State ceased to be in place.

Given BASIC's straightforward nature, it was a simple matter to type in the code from the magazine and execute the program.

Given the poorly understood nature of the endocannabinoid system, it will take many more generations of progress to even scratch the surface of the extraordinarily complex mechanisms that control neurological development / degeneration.

Given the repressive nature of the regime of Napoleon III, Bartholdi took no immediate action on the idea except to discuss it with Laboulaye.

Given the CIA's purposeful destruction of most records, its failure to follow informed consent protocols with thousands of participants, the uncontrolled nature of the experiments, and the lack of follow-up data, the full impact of MKUltra experiments, including deaths, will never be known.

Given the nature of the weapon which was being developed, it was recognised that tests would cause widespread and long-lasting contamination of the immediate area by anthrax spores.

Given the being's chaotic nature, almost anything is possible.

Given the complicated nature of the " clamp " technique ( and the potential dangers of hypoglycemia in some patients ), alternatives have been sought to simplify the measurement of insulin resistance.

Given the shared nature of the Canadian monarch, most members of the Canadian Royal Family are also members of the British Royal Family, and thus the House of Windsor.

Given inconsistencies and the lack of reliable data and completely contradicting and unpredictable behavior, the true nature of ball lightning is still unknown and was often regarded as a fantasy or a hoax.

Given the complex nature of human smuggling and trafficking operations, the difference between these two criminal operations is not always readily apparent.

Given the dangerous and clandestine criminal nature of people smuggling operations, smuggled persons are sometimes at risk of becoming victims of other crimes.

Given the clandestine but booming nature of people smuggling operations-especially in places like Mexico-drug cartels have also begun tapping into the smuggling network.

Given the importance of these concepts in Moral Politics, it is important to consider their meaning along with how each view suggests and is justified by a corresponding view of the nature of child rearing, morality, and justice.

Given the tense nature of racial tension in America during the time of the film's production, Poitier felt he was " under close observation by both " Tracy and Hepburn during their first dinner meetings prior to production.

Given the nature of Richthofen's wounds, Popkin was in a position to fire the fatal shot, when the pilot passed him for a second time, on the right.

Given the flat nature of most of the river this was not easily addressed and nothing much was done till the twentieth century.

Given the nature of the book, the room is full of precautions ; not so much for the protection of the book as much as for the protection of its visitors.

Given Pasolini's well-known reputation as an atheist, a homosexual, and a Marxist, the reverential nature of his film was surprising, especially after the controversy of " La ricotta ".

Given the dynamic nature of the seafloor, changes in the location of shoals and bars may cause the locus of beach or cliff erosion to change position along the shore.

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 crime is usually secretive by nature, measurements of it are likely to be inaccurate.

Given the large numbers involved and the nature of the requirements, they argued, it was unlikely to find any members of Al Qaeda.

Given the nature of this interrogation and the motive behind it, it is not known for certain what elements of Number Six's life so portrayed are real and which are fiction.

Given human nature, the variability of human desires, and need for scarce resources to fulfill those desires, the state of nature, as Hobbes calls this anarchic condition, must be a war of all against all.

Given the fact that September 29 would be a holiday for most laborers, simultaneous uprisings would occur, beginning with the cell in Camuy, and following with the ones in various other points ; reinforcements would come in through a ship, " El Telégrafo ", and the cells would be reinforced by more than 3, 000 mercenaries.

Given its importance, the governor of Santa Fe, Jorge Obeid, decreed a public holiday for the opening day.

Given that Arbogast and Eugenius had began openly celebrating paganism again, Theodosius I sought fit to justify his actions against Arbogast and Eugenius as a Holy War, and set off through the Justinian Alps with his armies to eliminate both of his adversaries from their respective commands at the Battle of the Frigidus in 394.

Given that both Jonathan and Peleg Card were scheduled to be tried by the Vermont Committee of Safety ( Peleg died 6 Sep 1777, and it is unknown if the trial was actually held ) it is likely that Philo Card is, in reality, Peleg Card ( 1740 – 1777 ) --- and Stephen ( 1748 – 1798 ) -- ( Source: National Archives of Canada, WO 28 / 10, Reel B-2867, pp. 17 – 18.

Given this controversy, the investigation appeared unlikely to mollify Canada, which was growing increasingly impatient with Iran's unwillingness to " clearly demonstrate that officials are not allowed to act with impunity " ( Foreign Minister Bill Graham, news conference ).

Given the choice of leaving the United States or being sent back to the Confederacy, Foote fled to Canada and later to London.

Given that bankruptcies and real estate prices did not fare as negatively in Central Canada as in the rest of Canada and the United States during the NEP, it is possible that the NEP had a positive effect in Central Canada.

Given its historic importance, the " Lachine Canal Manufacturing Complex " was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1996, in addition to the designation already enjoyed by the canal itself.

Given his years of promoting baseball in Canada while a member of the Blue Jays, Whitt remained active as an ambassador of Canadian baseball Indeed, Whitt's coaching career first came to prominence in his capacity as manager of the Canadian national baseball team.

Given the predominantly French-speaking population, only CBC, the English-language television service funded by the government of Canada, is available over the air throughout the province.

Given the close economic links between the two countries, the collapse quickly affected Canada.

Given its adjacency to Quebec, which borders it to the east, Prescott and Russell has a large Franco-Ontarian population, and is ( by percentage ) the most francophone census division in Canada west of Quebec.

Given the narrow federalist victory in 1995, a reference was made by the Chrétien government to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1996 regarding the legality of a unilateral secession of Quebec.

Given this security, she can proceed to do what she really wants to do — fall in love with men who are weak and irresponsible ,” won him a following across Canada.

Given the migratory routes of French-Canadians, their descendents thus live mainly in Canada ( especially Quebec and Manitoba ), but also in communities in New England, upstate New York, and the midwest ( especially Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota )....

Given that Canada had a relatively poor track record at producing world class soccer talent, Montreal fans were likely put off by the prospect that the quality of the team's play would instantly diminish for the 1984 season.

* Given the Excellence in Human Resources Award by the Human Resources Associations of Atlantic Canada in 2006 "

Given the size of the Quebec market ( the film saw limited release in English Canada ), a $ 6 million box office is the approximate equivalent of over $ 250 million for a domestic U. S. release.

Given that these communities have considerable mobility within Canada, they retain traits common in many Canadian cities.