Having passed the age of maturity ` Abdu ' l-Bahá was regularly seen in the mosques of Baghdad discussing religious topics and the scripture as a young man.

Having converted to Roman Catholicism early in life and returned to the austere Calvinism of his native Geneva as part of his period of moral reform, Rousseau maintained a profession of that religious philosophy and of John Calvin as a modern lawgiver throughout the remainder of his life.

Having the power to control the Roman calendar, he conducted all religious ceremonies and appointed lower religious offices and officers.

Having witnessed religious rioting when in Belfast, Ballance also became committed to the principle of secularism.

Having secured the contempt of both religious camps, popularly hated, and a natural scapegoat, he became the " wicked Duke "— in contrast to his predecessor Somerset, the " good Duke ".

Having no association with any religious sect, Civil religion was been used in the 1960s to justify civil rights legislation.

Having spent his early years in Constantinople, Simeon introduced Byzantine culture to the Bulgarian court, but eliminated its assimilative effect by means of military power and religious autonomy.

* Having tried " to recover myth outside the books ," the hidalgo crosses paths with common sense, everyday toils, and the religious dictates of the Counter-Reformation on a journey that tries to rescue chivalric etceteras of old.

Having by these means succeeded in overcoming all sensual affections and desires, and in acquiring perfect equanimity towards everything around him, the hermit has fitted himself for the final and most exalted order, that of devotee or religious mendicant ( sannyasin ).

Having failed to rapidly seize the castle at Wark on Tweed, David detached forces to besiege it and moved deeper into Northumberland, demanding contributions from settlements and religious establishments to be spared plunder and burning.

Having failed to reach López Mateos via Toledano, he turned to other acquaintances in the religious and academic communities.

Having cathedrals and churches on the island encourages the growth of this faction ( when citizens go to church they become more religious ), but having not enough of them can keep this faction's size down, though its few members will oppose the government.

Having returned from Egypt, Nik Aziz began as a teacher at various religious schools in Kelantan, hence his popular nickname " Tok Guru.

Having foreign officers in commanding positions over Iranian troops added to these tribal and religious concerns.

Having abandoned his religious beliefs at the time of his imprisonment, Cooper was dramatically re-converted to Christianity in 1855.

Having studied Islamic sciences in Isfahan and Najaf, Modarres turned to become a religious teacher in an Esfahan's madrasa.

Having strong religious beliefs that were contrary to the established Puritan dogma and being very outspoken, he was frequently in trouble with the civil and church authorities in the New England colonies.

Having first elected a Catholic to the office of Prime Minister in 1896, many outside Quebec were proud to claim a relative lack of religious bigotry in Canadian politics.

Having been made one of the undead, the passionate crusader has to realize that he deviated from his religious mission long ago ; being only a mundane soldier, he was easy prey for the Vampires to be either killed or embraced.

Having established an empire, he adopted the religious title of Almami in 1884 and recreated the Malian realm.

Having procured the sanction of the Olympic and Delphic gods for disregarding any attempt which the Argives might make to stop his march, on the pretext of a religious truce, he carried his ravages still farther than Agesilaus had done in 393 BC ; but as he suffered the aspect of the victims to deter him from occupying a permanent post, the expedition yielded no fruit but the plunder.

From this derives the right to a society which makes life more truly human: religious liberty, decent work, housing, health care, freedom of speech, education, and the right to raise and provide for a family "( section 37 ). Having the right to life must mean that everyone else has a responsibility towards me.

Having extreme pious and religious convictions ( linking absolutely everything she sees to religion and morality ), Nessarose is often close-minded and vain, in keeping with Maguire's cynicism throughout the novel towards religion in general.

" Having unsuccessfully approached both the University of Oxford and Harvard University, Morris was able to talk his way into Princeton University, where he began studying the history of science, a topic in which he had " absolutely no background.

Having such a strong background in administration, and being an expert on East Pakistan affairs, General Yahya Khan appointed Vice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan as Martial Law Administrator, with absolute authority in his command.

This idea of being detailed relates to another feature that can be understood without mathematical background: Having a fractional or fractal dimension greater than its topological dimension, for instance, refers to how a fractal scales compared to how geometric shapes are usually perceived.

Having chosen an appropriate animal as a totem for the lodge, the committee turned to finding a new name, which was supposed to be symbolic of the Native American background of the Order of the Arrow.

Having an agricultural background for at least a thousand years, the community houses for the most part commuters to nearby towns like Hoogezand, Groningen and Delfzijl.

Having background on the subject helps the interrogator retain the initiative in an interview.

Having worked as a cowboy himself, McClintock was one of the few " country " singers who had an authentic background from which to draw.

In an interview with Claes Widlund ( Disco Guy of www. disco-disco. com ), Brown recalled, " Having Dan Hartman join me singing background vocals for my album was great fun.

Having had no brothers, she received an education that would have only been bequeathed to a son, and this background greatly influenced the way she educated her children.

Having lost his virginity, Rivers feels guilt for betraying his mother and pious background, and also for betraying his sick master Henry Maartens.

Having come from a corporate law background, Dickson often contributed to the judgements in that field.

Having a background in academia and the nongovernmental sector, he joined the ranks of the government after Georgia's 2003 Rose Revolution, serving as the chairman of the Central Election Commission of Georgia from 2003 to 2004 and then as the mayor of Tbilisi from 2004 to 2005.

Having repaired his relationship with Island Records, Cope began recording his next record against the background of the civil demonstrations which became the Poll Tax Riots.

Having a modest education and social background, New Russians are perceived as arrogant nouveau riche and gaudy, conspicuous consumers with poor taste.

Having turned his blue-collar background into an advantage, Ralph begins accumulating a small but loyal and compassionate following.

Having failed to realize that the role of King comes with formal expectations, and that he cannot rely entirely on his charm or blue-collar background, Ralph accepts a stern rebuke from Sir Cedric Willingham and endeavors to set things right.

Having expected viewers to be mostly those with past links to coal mining, the film does not make explicit the political background to the plot.

Having no entrepreneurial background, she refused the offer at first.

Having an extensive background in martial arts, Thornton fought in an infamous " Different Style Fight " against Shinya Hashimoto, which he lost in the second round.

Having grown up in California instead of in India like Sanjeev, she doesn't seem to have any background knowledge in Indian cooking.