The delegations from the more prominent nations argued that they should sit closest to the Pope, and there were also disputes over who was to have the finest chairs and who was to have their chairs on mats.

Jamaica also chairs the Working Group on smaller Economies.

Cannon also reserved to himself the right to appoint not only the chairs of the various House committees, but also all of the committees ' members, and ( despite the seniority system that had begun to develop ) used that power to appoint his allies and proteges to leadership positions while punishing those who opposed his legislation.

The prayer hall, also known as the musallah, rarely has furniture ; chairs and pews are generally absent from the prayer hall so as to allow as many worshipers as possible to line the room.

" Playing musical chairs " is also a metaphorical way of describing any activity where items or people are repeatedly and usually pointlessly shuffled among various locations.

" Musical chairs " is or was formerly also known as " Going to Jerusalem ".

A political party is typically led by a party leader ( the most powerful member and spokesperson representing the party ), a party secretary ( who maintains the daily work and records of party meetings ), party treasurer ( who is responsible for membership dues ) and party chair ( who forms strategies for recruiting and retaining party members, and also chairs party meetings ).

TfL is controlled by a board whose members are appointed by the Mayor of London, a position held by Boris Johnson who also chairs the Board.

Changes in design of these chairs ranges from cushioned detached arms, lengthening of the cushioned back ( also known as " hammerhead ") and a loose seat cushion.

The Chinese also gradually adopted the foreign concept of stools and chairs as seating, whereas the Chinese beforehand always sat on mats placed on the floor.

Athletics at the Paralympic Games also include wheelchair racing where athletes compete in lightweight racing chairs.

Currently, the council has 35 members: the premier, one executive vice premier, three vice premiers, five state councilors ( of whom two are also ministers ), and 25 additional ministers and chairs of major agencies.

A large table served as a workbench ; there were at least as many chairs as there were servants, for the table in the kitchen also doubled as the eating place for the servants.

Furthermore, as the president pro tempore is now usually the most senior senator of the majority party, he or she most likely also chairs a major Senate committee and has other significant demands on his or her time.

They also construct armoires, chairs, and tables.

The chancellor also chairs the National Defense Council, which has as its members a vice chairman, the minister for national defense, an appointee of this minister, the general troop inspector of the armed forces, and a parliamentary representative.

Willow wood is also used in the manufacture of boxes, brooms, cricket bats ( grown from certain strains of white willow ), cradle boards, chairs and other furniture, dolls, flutes, poles, sweat lodges, toys, turnery, tool handles, veneer, wands and whistles.

Simon also chairs the William E. Simon Foundation.

The Director also chairs the Military Intelligence Board, which coordinates activities of the defense intelligence community.

She became a member of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Women ’ s Participation, has a seat on the board of governors of the Chair on the Management of Diversity and Integration at the Free University of Amsterdam, she ( along with her husband ) is a patron of the Orange Fund ( established to promote social welfare and cohesion in the Netherlands ), and she also chairs the Board of Trustees of the Prince Claus Chair of the University of Utrecht.

Medical instruments image at the Temple of Kom Ombo, showing also prescriptions and two goddesses sitting on birthing chairs.

In the early years, Walter fashioned chairs by hand, also using a foot lathe.

The supervisor also serves as a full voting member of ( and chairs ) the Town Board.

However, autonomous buildings also usually include some degree of sustainability through the use of renewable energy and other renewable resources, producing no more greenhouse gases than they consume, and other measures.

Such industries also raise important questions of sustainability.

It also ranks high regionally in sustainability of the state, democratic development and state of peace.

As public awareness and the environmental sciences have improved in recent years, environmental issues have broadened to include key concepts such as " sustainability " and also new emerging concerns such as ozone depletion, global warming, acid rain, land use and biogenetic pollution.

In the future, MIB “ Iron Wolf ” will also have Air Defence and Anti-tank companies, which will ensure the brigade ’ s sustainability during operations.

Changes in cost structure ( for example when a firm introduces a new technology ) also give a cost advantage over rivals, making co-ordination and sustainability more difficult.

But population increases by these people can also be seen as a problem for these areas due to over-usage and lack of sustainability.

In addition to these traditional health care financing methods, some lower income countries and development partners are also implementing non-traditional or innovative financing mechanisms for scaling up delivery and sustainability of health care, such as micro-contributions, public-private partnerships, and market-based financial transaction taxes.

Plainfield is also home to New Jersey's first high school focused on sustainability, the Barack Obama Green Charter High School.

The unit also has its own specific sustainability research and community engagement projects.

The University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, often with a particular focus on the environment and sustainability, and also hosts the world-renowned Camborne School of Mines ( formerly located nearby in Camborne ), which specialises in the understanding and management of the Earth's natural processes, resources and the environment.

Some of these forward-thinking residents also maintain local crime-watch activities and network projects to advance the sustainability of the region.

The board is largely responsible for the quality assurance of the International Sessions but also takes responsibility for the overall direction of the organisation and the long term sustainability and protection of the Organisation.

There are also legal implications relating to gathering seaweed, and concerns about sustainability

Western is also a signatory of the Talloires Declaration, a sustainability declaration created for presidents of higher education.

It is also often part of sustainability for water conservation or the management of urban runoff and water pollution and may provide useful wildlife habitat.

The campus also has an active environmental group, the Pomona Campus Climate Challenge group, that is focused on tackling climate change and creating a culture of sustainability on campus.

SAS also provides data mining, data warehousing, business intelligence, sustainability and business performance management software.

This is not only environmentally sustainable, but it also improves the physical and mental sustainability of the person that uses the reusable bags.

It is also an improvement to mental sustainability, because the person that uses the reusable bags has feeling of accomplishment that comes from doing the right thing.

Socioeconomic aspects of sustainability are also partly understood.

The university has also embedded sustainability in teaching and learning through the Diploma of Sustainability, a course which can be undertaken concurrently on top of existing study.

Complimenting this effort, the college has also promoted sustainability through academics and through the arts.

There has been a long-standing debate over the sharpness of the trade-off between ' outreach ' ( the ability of a microfinance institution to reach poorer and more remote people ) and its ' sustainability ' ( its ability to cover its operating costs — and possibly also its costs of serving new clients — from its operating revenues ).

The Port of Oakland has adopted a sustainability policy, also known as the " Three E's ," that is based on the values of environmental responsibility, economic vitality and social equity.