Given the proposition that ' a persons life prospects should not be decided by factors outside of their control or for which a person cannot claim personal credit ' ( i. e. social status, inherited wealth, race and other accidents of birth ) a meritocracy proposes a system where people are rewarded based on their efforts, and if everyone can start on equal footing with the same opportunity to advance, then the results are just.

Given that they are almost as distant from the rollers, kingfishers and allies as are the trogons, the arrangement chosen is more a matter of personal taste than any well-established taxonomic practice.

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 existence as uttered forth in the public works of Puncher and Wattmann of a personal God quaquaquaqua with white beard quaquaquaqua outside time without extension who from the heights of divine apathia divine athambia divine aphasia loves us dearly with some exceptions for reasons unknown but time will tell and suffers like the divine Miranda with those who for reasons unknown but time will tell are plunged in torment ...

Along with a hand-picked escort led by Given Campbell, including his personal Body Guard Sgt.

Given the very conservative engineering of the early IBM personal computers and their higher than average prices, this was not a terribly difficult task at first, bar only the great technical challenge of crafting a BIOS that duplicated the function of the IBM BIOS exactly but did not infringe on copyrights.

Given the innately rich and personal world of fantasy he has left himself locked into, Morgan goes off the deep end, enacting a series of bizarre stunts in a campaign to win Leonie back, including putting a skeleton in her bed and crashing her wedding dressed as a gorilla, for which scene Reisz borrows clips from from the original King Kong film to illustrate Morgan's fantasy world.

Given the cost benefits and personal enjoyment of boat building, do-it-yourself ′ Kit Boats ′ were also introduced using plywood material.

Given to a North American rider who demonstrates the highest of standards of personal and professional conduct both on and off the racetrack, Hawley has had the lifelong reputation of being a gentleman and a man of honor.

Given their small size the service is very personal, and interaction with the ship's officers is easy.

Given Bennett's usual reticence, this deeply personal documentary was one of the most popular programmes in the history of that show.

On 27 November 2011, Given was brought to tears during a minute of silence for former team-mate and personal friend Gary Speed after he took his own life the day before Aston Villa met Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium.

Given that the nation was at peace, archery as well as other military martial arts became more of a method of personal development rather than military training.

' Given all the terrorists, thugs, and racists Barack Obama has chosen as close personal friends ( see e. g. Rev.

Given Rondeau's personal popularity, it remains to be seen whether the riding will become " safe " for the New Democrats in the long-term.

Given that individuals ' personal data also seems to be growing at an alarming rate, these archiving issues affecting professional repositories will soon be manifest in small organisations and even the home.

Order of the Cordon Royal ( BCR ): Given for personal service to the King

Order of the Queens Cypher ( BQC ): Given for personal service to the Queen

Given the personal characteristics of the accused, were they capable of appreciating the risk flowing from their conduct?

Given the size and nature of the mortgage market, many observers classify mortgage lending as a separate category of personal borrowing, and consequently residential mortgages are excluded from some definitions of consumer credit-such as the one adopted by the Federal Reserve in the US.

Given that experience is so totally an affective, subjective, and personal process — not an abstract — it would be ironic, it's been argued, for experience designers, when designing experiences, to approach people merely as objects of commerce or cogs in a machine.

Given a highly controlled moral teaching unit at a young age, he is able to re-program it by instinct to become his personal assistant and, eventually, partner in crime.

Given the growing problem of identity theft and the importance of the Social Security number as a personal identifier in the United States, it might seem unusual that these identifiers are released publicly.

Given his animosity to infinitesimals it is fitting that the result was couched in terms of algebra rather than analysis.

Given historical animosity between science and religion ( Haque, 2001 ), controversy surrounding the scientific study of religion is expected.

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 that the southern part of the Upper Ward ( where Crown Square is now sited ) was not suited to being built upon until the construction of the vaults in the 15th century, it seems probable that any earlier buildings would have been located towards the northern part of the rock ; that is around the area where St. Margaret's Chapel stands.

Given the reputation of oat grain to have invigorating properties and the obvious connection between plant seeds and human " seed ", it is not surprising that the meaning of the phrase shifted towards more or less explicitly referring to the destructive sexual liaisons of an unmarried young male, possibly resulting in unwanted children born out of wedlock.

Given the UFA's formal adoption of the goal of replacing Stewart's Liberal government with a Farmer government, it remained surprisingly friendly towards the Premier.

Given their limited vision, cave crickets will often jump towards any perceived threat in an attempt to frighten it away.

Given that the bards depended on aristocratic support to survive, and that this power and patronage was shifting towards the new English rulers, this thorough condemnation of their moral values may well have contributed to their demise as a caste.

Given that the demographic majority of people in Hong Kong people are ethnically Chinese, they naturally lean towards eastern culture, but with a heavy western influence as well.

Given Chris's resentment towards Tony about Adriana's death, and his continued desire to enter the movie business, he and Tony continue to drift apart.

" Given that involuntarily celibate individuals by definition are compelled by circumstance, rather than choice, towards the state of not having a sex life, Galloway's proclamations may be viewed psychoanalytically as exhibiting some or another form of self-justifying behavior, but may be significant nevertheless.

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 the logic of arguments concerning principles of uncertainty and randomness, skepticism towards knowledge merely becomes skepticism towards valid justification.

The news was disappointing for Newcastle fans who felt that Given left the club in a poor situation with many thinking that had Given delayed his decision to leave until the summer then Newcastle would have subsequently survived relegation to the Championship because Given was such a fantastic goal keeper who could have stopped many of the goals that the Toon conceded towards the end of the dreadful campaign.

Given the isolation of this region, the inhabitants tend towards self-sufficiency, and until recently lived in almost complete autarky.

Given that Soviet success, the apparent inactivity on the most direct route of approach towards Warsaw, through the suburb of Praga, lasting through August and the first half of September, is to say the least puzzling.

Given the destabilized nature of the PPP and PML-N, the MMA benefited from the “ ideological bankruptcy ,” monopolizing on the public ’ s sentiment towards the U. S .’ involvement in Afghanistan.

Given certain conditions in the atmosphere, radio signals broadcast up towards the ionosphere will be reflected back towards the ground.

Given certain conditions in the atmosphere, radio signals in this frequency range will be reflected back towards the ground.

Given the multi-national status of the band, their music is also focused towards the international music scene.

Given the biological and pharmaceutical significance of molecular docking, considerable efforts have been directed towards improving the methods used to predict docking.