Given that the coiled texture is the natural state of some African Americans ' hair, or perceived as being more " African ", this simple style is now often seen as a sign of self-acceptance and an affirmation that the beauty norms of the ( eurocentric ) dominant culture are not absolute.

Given the state at some initial time ( t = 0 ), we can solve it to obtain the state at any subsequent time.

Given this reliance on literary sources, it is doubtful whether Nostradamus used any particular methods for entering a trance state, other than contemplation, meditation and incubation.

Put together: Given an input signal, current state, and stack symbol, the automaton can follow a transition to another state, and optionally manipulate ( push or pop ) the stack.

Given the above expression, evidently the result of her ( local ) measurement is that the three-particle state would collapse to one of the following four states ( with equal probability of obtaining each ):

Given the role that many social groups have in the development of public policy and the extensive connections between state bureaucracies and other institutions, it has become increasingly difficult to identify the boundaries of the state.

Given India's historic position that the original intent of the line was to separate the two nations by the highest mountains in the world, in these locations India extended its forward posts northward to the ridges, regarding this move as compliant with the original border proposal, although the Simla Convention did not explicitly state this intention.

Given the diversity of solid state compounds, an equally diverse array of methods are used for their preparation.

Given the range of his office-holding both regionally and at court, he did not need to draw ruinously on his own resources to dispense patronage on a grand scale and he was active in the arbitration of local disputes ; even state matters were regularly referred for his personal adjudication.

Given the unstable state of affairs in Massachusetts, Hillsborough instructed General Thomas Gage, Commander-in-Chief, North America, to send " such Force as You shall think necessary to Boston ".

Given that the state itself is the # 1 producer of raspberries in the country, with over 87. 8 % of the crop in 2002, this makes Whatcom County responsible for almost 75 % of the nation's raspberry production.

Given that a head of state sends a letter of credence to a fellow head of state, the converse is true also.

Given that under the External Relations Act the role of representing Ireland in the accreditation of ambassadors belonged to the King of Ireland on the advice of the Irish government, between those years the Irish head of state was unambiguously the King of Ireland.

Given a closed system in an initial state, if work is done on the system in an adiabatic ( i. e. no heat transfer ) way, and given the final state after a process, the amount of work required to be transferred to the system is the same, irrespective of how this work is performed.

Dr. Tennison states: " Given the account of Elliot Paul, and given that Lead Belly witnessed boogie-woogie in 1899 in the Arklatex ; and given the North to South migration of the Thomas family ; and given the Texas & Pacific headquarters in Marshall in the early 1870s ; and given that Harrison County had the largest slave population in the state of Texas ; and given the fact that the best-documented and largest-scale turpentine camps in Texas did not occur until after 1900 in Southeast Texas, it is most probable that boogie-woogie spread from Northeast to Southeast Texas, rather than from Southeast to Northeast Texas, or by having developed diffusely with an even density over all of the Piney Woods of East Texas.

Given a more realistic yield of 36 tonnes / hectare ( 3834 US gal / acre ) the area required is about 152, 000 square kilometers, or roughly equal to that of the state of Georgia or of England and Wales.

for every Borel subset U of R. Given a mixed state S, we introduce the distribution of A under S as follows:

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 social state that was emerging, Tocqueville believed that a " new political science " would be needed.

Given the observation space, the state space, a sequence of observations, transition matrix of size such that stores the transition probability of transiting from state to state, emission matrix of size such that stores the probability of observing from state, an array of initial probabilities of size such that stores the probability that. We say a path is a sequence of states that generate the observations.

An analytic philosopher, Rorty believed that combining Willard Van Orman Quine's criticism of the analytic-synthetic distinction with Wilfrid Sellars's critique of the " Myth of the Given " allowed for an abandonment of the view of the thought or language as a mirror of a reality or external world.

Pope Saint Adeodatus I or Deodatus I ( which is Given by God in Latin, also called Deusdedit, which is God Has Given ; both are now considered variants of the same name ) ( died 8 November 618 ) was Pope from 13 November 615 to his death.

Given directly to Eustachius, the magister militum, he carried it to the Exarch Isaac at Ravenna with instructions that he was to ensure the Pope ’ s acceptance.

Given the display of imperial power Henry III had inflicted on the Romans in intervening against Pope Gregory VI and installing Clement II, it is not surprising that on Christmas Day of 1047, an emissary was sent by the Roman people bringing news of Clement II's death to Henry III and asking him, in his position as Patricius of the Romans, to appoint a successor.

Given to the Gascons by Pope Clement III during the Third Crusade.

* Journey Towards Easter: Retreat Given in the Vatican in the Presence of Pope John Paul II ( 1987 )

Given the importance to international politics at that time of such battles between Christian and Muslim nations, in celebration of the victory Pope Callixtus III elevated the Transfiguration to a Feast day to be celebrated in the entire Roman rite.

Given the circumstances ( The loss of the Papal States was not yet accepted and the Pope was considering himself a ' Prisoner in the Vatican ') Martin felt the need of giving them unsparing support, whatever initiatives they took, especially through the journal Civiltà Cattolica ).

Given that Castiglioni had been called Pius VIII by Pope Pius VII even before his death in 1823, and that in the 1823 conclave Leo XII said he " some day was to be Pius VIII ", it was a foregone conclusion that he would take that regnal name upon becoming Pope.

Given the papal interest to keep Germany and Sicily apart, Innocent now supported his ward, King Frederick of Sicily, to resist Otto's advances and restore the Staufen dynasty to the Holy Roman Empire.

Given the differences of opinion within the Lord Aberdeen cabinet over the direction of foreign policy with regard to relations between Britain and the French under Napoleon III, it is not surprising that debate raged within the government as Louis Bonaparte, now assuming the title of Emperor Napoleon III of France.

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 his role in the usurpation of Benedict IX, and his attitude towards Henry III, it is unsurprising that Boniface at first refused, advising Poppo when he entered Tuscany, " I cannot go to Rome with you.

Given this background and his health status, he proceeded to leave the government in the hands of his brother John, who had already become an influential minister under Constantine VIII and Romanos III.

Given the prohibition on sacrifices for sin contained in III Nephi 9: 19-20 ( Book of Mormon ), Strang did not require sin offerings.

Given the high risk of thrombosis in PNH, preventative treatment with warfarin decreases the risk of thrombosis in those with a large clone ( 50 % of white blood cells type III ).

Given this lengthy support it was reasonable for Tyrconnell and Tyrone to try to solicit help from Philip III, but Spanish policy was to maintain its recent ( 1604 ) peace with England, and its European fleet had anyway been destroyed by the Dutch over four months earlier.

Given more time to prepare for trial, Kidd likely would have been able to find the deposition Palmer gave when he was captured in Rhode Island two years earlier.

The Fascist government had direct rule only over the Benadir territory Given the defeat of the Dervish movement in the early 1920s and the rise of fascism in Europe, on 10 July 1925, Mussolini gave the green light to De Vecchi to start the takeover of the north-eastern sultanates.

Given wide praise for his efforts, the Flyers gave Holmgren a two-year contract and removed the interim label from his title.

Given that this is the only colonial era mention of this place and that at the time it was already in ruins, perhaps a pre-revolt estancia which was located there gave its name to the area.

: Little Hope Given Brain-Damaged Man ( A brain-damaged man is unlikely to recover, or a brain-damaged man is causing another situation to have little hope of resolution, or someone gave a brain-damaged man to a small girl named Hope.

Given the lengths of the sides of any cyclic quadrilateral, Brahmagupta gave an approximate and an exact formula for the figure's area,

Given that they were dependent on the dogs, which gave them an advantage over other cattle breeders, it is understandable that the dogs were not distributed beyond the Hall's properties.

Given a " nice recommendation " by Russia, Duke Peter von Biron gave up his rights to Russia in 1795.

James Berardinelli gave the film three stars out of four, writing: " Given the expectations that constrain it, Lethal Weapon 4 is probably the best motion picture that could possibly result from another teaming of Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh.

Given the new situation, Claiborne and Bennett went to England in hopes of convincing Cromwell to change his mind but, to their dismay, no decision was made and, lacking royal authority, the Puritans gave power over to a new governor appointed by Calvert.

Given the awkwardness of saying " molecular disruption device " or " molecular detachment device ," the name was abbreviated to " M. D. Device ," which gave rise to the nicknames " Dr. Device " and " The Little Doctor " as a joke.

Given Profaci's lack of experience in organized crime, it is unclear why the New York gangs gave him power in Brooklyn.

Given the strength of the Labour presence in the European socialist movement — the 1994 elections in the UK gave Labour 61 seats, and nearly a third of the 15 party Socialist Group — they were in a strong position to get what they wanted.

An injury to Given early in the 2006 – 07 season gave Harper another chance to prove his worth in the first team.

Given that Gallerani gave birth to a son acknowledged by Lodovico in May 1491, and the association of weasels and pregnancy in Italian Renaissance culture, it is also possible the animal was a symbol of Cecilia's pregnancy.