A good example of the contempt the first democrats felt for those who did not participate in politics can be found in the modern word ' idiot ', which finds its origins in the ancient Greek word, idiōtēs, meaning a private person, a person who is not actively interested in politics ; such characters were talked about with contempt, and the word eventually acquired its modern meaning.

The law at the time did not allow a third party such as COICA to participate in that part of the reexamination process.

The opposition did participate in the following year's legislative elections, in which the ODP / MT won a majority of seats.

The Reichstag did not participate in the appointment of the Chancellor until the parliamentary reforms of October 1918.

The Anglo-Welsh side ( Irish and Scottish unions did not participate ) performed well in all the non-test matches, but drew a test against New Zealand and lost the other two.

Although initially excluded and even though they did not directly participate in the engagement, Troubridge and his men were given equal shares in the awards after Nelson personally interceded for the crew of the stranded Culloden.

He also distinguished between citizens, who had the right to participate in the state, and non-citizens and slaves, who did not.

Beginning in 1969, during the Vietnam War, the university did not allow the U. S. military to have Reserve Officers ' Training Corps ( ROTC ) programs on campus, though Columbia students could participate in ROTC programs at other colleges and universities.

The United States, which did not participate in the merits phase of the proceedings, maintained that the ICJ's power did not supersede the Constitution of the United States and argued that the court did not seriously consider the Nicaraguan role in El Salvador, while it accused Nicaragua of actively supporting armed groups there, specifically in the form of supply of arms.

During four years he did not participate in new expeditions, occupying his time in the administration of his belongings and those of Pizarro.

They did participate, however, in a number of intellectual activities.

Even though the French and Indian War continued over the next several years, Allen did not apparently participate in any further military activities, and is presumed to have tended his farm, at least until 1762.

The Roman Catholic Church recognizes as ecumenical various councils held later than the First Council of Ephesus ( after which churches out of communion with the Holy See because of the Nestorian Schism did not participate ), later than the Council of Chalcedon ( after which there was no participation by churches that rejected Dyophysitism ), later than the Second Council of Nicaea ( after which there was no participation by the Eastern Orthodox Church ), and later than the Fifth Council of the Lateran ( after which groups that adhered to Protestantism did not participate ).

The Citizen and Republican Movement, a left-wing eurosceptic and souverainist party, did not participate in the 2009 elections.

According to the epic of El Cid, the Castilian nobility led by El Cid and a dozen " oath-helpers " forced Alfonso to swear publicly in front of Santa Gadea ( Saint Agatha ) Church in Burgos on holy relics multiple times that he did not participate in the plot to kill his brother.

As a consequence, Finland did not participate in the Marshall Plan, and took neutral positions on Soviet overseas initiatives.

The most notable exception to the currency union was the United Kingdom, which also did not participate in the Schengen Agreement.

Before the merger, the employees of the HBC, unlike the North West Company, did not participate in its profits.

Allied with the Habsburg Monarchy, it did not directly participate in the Thirty Years ' War.

The Albanian communists supported the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact, and did not participate in the antifascist struggle until Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941.

`` Le petit dejeuner '', Harold said, in an accent that did credit to Miss Sloan, his high-school French teacher.

Since the complicated process of establishing new communes and reviewing the rudimentary plan left by the French did not even begin until the fall of 1957, this goal appears somewhat ambitious.

In 1720 some Chickasaws massacred the French traders among them, and did not make peace for four years.

The Bishop of Coutances then did the same, but in Norman French.

He did become interested in French politics, and at the age of 26 he obtained a position as a tax collector in the Ferme Générale, a tax farming company, where he attempted to introduce reforms in the French monetary and taxation system to help the peasants.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ( who was famously mistaken for a " recent American immigrant " by French President Nicolas Sarkozy ), said " descendants of slaves did not get much of a head start, and I think you continue to see some of the effects of that.

The Acadian French did create a large French influence in the diet of those settled in Louisiana, but had little or no influence outside of Louisiana.

The majority of Tallard's retreating troops headed for Höchstädt but most did not make the safety of the town, plunging instead into the Danube where upwards of 3, 000 French horsemen drowned ; others were cut down by the pursuing cavalry.

The ballad probably derives its name from medieval French dance songs or " ballares " ( from which we also get ballet ), as did the alternative rival form that became the French Ballade.

The convention in naval warfare of the time was that ships of the line did not attack frigates when there were ships of equal size to engage, but in firing first French Captain Claude-Jean Martin had negated the rule and Saumarez waited until the frigate was at close range before replying.

Rumours of a battle first appeared in the French press as early as 7 August, although credible reports did not arrive until 26 August, and even these claimed that Nelson was dead and Bonaparte a British prisoner.

The French Monarchy did not concern itself with the minority languages of France spoken by the lower classes, although it did require the use of French for government business.

Hermann Göring had promised the Luftwaffe would complete the destruction of the encircled armies, but aerial operations did not prevent the evacuation of the majority of Allied troops ( which the British named Operation Dynamo ); some 330, 000 French and British were saved.

When Colonel de Gaulle did organize a counter-attack with superior French tanks, he did not have the air support to gain the upper hand and had to retreat.

The classic French historiography often refers to Coalition troops three times more numerous than those of the King of France ( Philip Contamine is not of this opinion: " In front, his opponents did not have a clear numerical superiority ").

The new government did away with the romanization of the Khmer language that the French colonial administration was beginning to enforce and officially reinstated the Khmer script.

However, the French did not consolidate their control over the area until 1903, after having defeated the forces of Rabih in the battle of Kousséri, and established colonial administration throughout the territory.

However, U. S. authorities denounced their act, assuring the French that they did not intend to assert American sovereignty over Clipperton.

( The Open Group had wished to make it open source, but did not quite succeed in achieving this.

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He did not defeat another top-40 player for almost six months, when he defeated world number 39 Michiel Schapers at a US Open warm-up tournament in Rye Brook, New York.

Sampras did not play the French Open and again lost in the first round of Wimbledon, this time to Christo van Rensburg.

He played no tour events in the following 12 months, but did not officially announce his retirement until August 2003, just prior to the US Open.

Open Direct Connect also did not have complete support for the full file sharing aspects of the protocol, but a port to Java did.

Dunkin ' Donuts, which was founded in 1948 under the name Open Kettle ( Quincy, Massachusetts ), is the oldest surviving company to use the donut variation ; other chains, such as the defunct Mayflower Doughnut Corporation ( 1931 ), did not use that spelling.

" In World Class, the rule did not go into effect until the 2000 season, while Open Class opted for a two-year moratorium prior to implementation in 2002 ; DCA followed suit in 2004.

In 1990, Norman would miss the cut at the Masters for the first time in his career, but he did win the Doral-Ryder Open in March and Jack Nicklaus's Memorial Tournament for the first time ( Norman was the 54-hole leader and the final round was cancelled due to rain, giving him the victory ).

She did not win a tournament but consistently reached tournament finals and semifinals, with the highlight being her semifinal loss to Navratilova at the US Open.

Graf lost an Australian Open quarterfinal to Jana Novotná, the first time she did not reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam singles tournament since the 1986 French Open.

Williams did not play in the US Open series or the US Open itself due to the wrist injury.

Because of Serena's withdrawal from the US Open, Venus did not participate at the doubles event where she was the defending champion.

The French Open did not allow Connors to participate due to his association with World Team Tennis ( WTT ).

Connors ' achievement is particularly remarkable considering that he entered the Australian Open Men's Singles only twice and that he did not enter the French Open Men's Singles for five of his peak career years.

Connors did commentary with NBC-TV in 1990 and 1991, during its coverage of the French Open and Wimbledon tournaments.

It was only when producer Ray Butt saw a repeat of Open All Hours that Jason was considered and, despite initial concerns over his ability – at that point, Jason had not had a leading television role – and the fact that he and Lyndhurst did not look alike, he was cast.