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With the information contained in Chanute's book, the personal assistance of Chanute himself, and research carried out in their own wind tunnel, the Wright brothers gained enough knowledge of aerodynamics to fly the first powered aircraft on December 17, 1903.
In 2009, American Psychological Association stated that it " encourages mental health professionals to avoid misrepresenting the efficacy of sexual orientation change efforts by promoting or promising change in sexual orientation when providing assistance to individuals distressed by their own or others ’ sexual orientation and concludes that the benefits reported by participants in sexual orientation change efforts can be gained through approaches that do not attempt to change sexual orientation ".
He gained assistance from Kes and Paris, both of whom functioned as nurses.
The Jewish Encyclopedia states that they did so " by calling in outside assistance and treacherously massacring at a banquet the principal Jews ", Banu Aus and Banu Khazraj finally gained the upper hand at Medina.
Israel has provided humanitarian assistance to developing countries in Asia, Africa, South America, Oceania, and Central Europe through the activities of Mashav, the Israeli Center for International Cooperation, created in 1958, with the goal to give developing countries the knowledge, tools, and expertise that Israel gained in its own development, and its ability to " make the desert flourish ".
In 1949, events reinforced the need for better coordination of national security policy: NATO was formed, military assistance for Europe was begun, the Soviet Union detonated an atomic bomb, and the Communists gained control in China.
Amlaíb was allied with Congalach and may have gained power with his assistance.
Anouvong gained Vietnamese assistance soon recovered Vientiane, but was defeated in combat and himself captured.
Gruffudd landed on Anglesey with an Irish force, and with the assistance of troops provided by the Norman Robert of Rhuddlan first defeated and killed Cynwrig ap Rhiwallon, an ally of Trahaearn who held Llŷn, then defeated Trahaearn himself in the battle of Gwaed Erw in Meirionnydd and gained control of Gwynedd.
Following his departure from WJW, Conway moved to New York City ; where, with Rose Marie's assistance, he auditioned for, and gained a spot on, ABC's The Steve Allen Show as a regular player.
Eutychius's efforts eventually gained results: King Liutprand came to an agreement with the Exarch, and agreed to support him in return for assistance in subjecting the duchies of Benevento and Spoleto.
Apartheid South Africa sent troops to support the UNITA, but the MPLA, bolstered by Cuban personnel and Soviet assistance, eventually gained the upper hand.
The institute also gained major assistance through Pitamber Pant, who was a secretary to the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
The only significant assistance that was gained was the recruitment of two regiments totalling not more than 1, 000 men.
As well as prepare students who have gained direct entry to the University but feel assistance is needed for particular subjects.
Angus Òg ( Angus the Young ), Angus Mòr's ( Angus the Great ) younger son ( or grandson ), gave assistance to Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, and in reward kept control of the Isles and gained most of the land confiscated from the McDougalls for backing the defeated side.
Eventually, he gained the ability to thrive on solar energy without the need for food or air, to return to life and adapt to overcome whatever had previously killed him, without the assistance of Bertron's technology.
He also gained the assistance of philanthropist Honorio Ventura, the Secretary of the Interior at the time, who financed his education.
They also gained support from sympathizers in Western Europe, as well as covert assistance from Russia.
These sources also deal with his war against Onela, which he won with foreign assistance: in Beowulf he gained the throne of Sweden by defeating his uncle Onela with Geatish help, and in two Scandinavian sources ( Skáldskaparmál and Skjöldunga saga ), he is also helped to defeat Onela in the Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern, but with Danish help.
Due to the struggle between the Nationalists and Communists, Chinese military presence in the Paracels was absent, and the Republic of Vietnam ( South Vietnam ) gradually gained control of the west part of the Paracels Islands with the assistance of the United States.
In reaching out to the tsar for assistance, Ermac gained the support of the government ; indeed, it was reinforcements from the tsar that solidified the Russian presence in the region immediately after Ermac ’ s death.
There are many direct reciprocal benefits to be gained in a world where no country can solve all its own problems: my assistance for you today in solving your drugs and terrorism problem might reasonably lead you to be more willing to help solve my environmental problem tomorrow.
After he gained an upper first class degree, the award of a Squire Law scholarship and some assistance from his local authority provided the financial support that enabled him to proceed to study Law.
Preece gained financial assistance from the Post Office to help expand Marconi's work.

gained and fellow
He gained favorable public attention by supporting a universal manhood suffrage bill in 1925, despite the reservations of his fellow nobles.
Because of his loyalty, he soon gained the friendship of his fellow Commandos.
At the Collège des Godrans, he gained a reputation for hard work: fellow students nicknamed him Bos suetus aratro, an " ox broken in to the plough ".
Working first as a nurse, then as a fashion model in the early 1970s, Randall gained attention for erotic photographs she took of her fellow model friends.
In the early 19th century, the reforming zeal of Provosts John Eveleigh and Edward Copleston gained Oriel the reputation of being the most brilliant college of the day and the centre of the " Oriel Noetics " — clerical liberals such as Richard Whately and Thomas Arnold were Fellows, and the during the 1830s, two intellectually eminent Fellows of Oriel, John Keble and The Blessed John Henry Newman, supported by Canon Pusey ( also an Oriel fellow initially, later at Christ Church ) and others, formed a group known as the Oxford Movement, alternatively as the Tractarians, or familiarly as the Puseyites.
In spite of his often unsympathetic manner, his extreme reserve and idiosyncrasy in dealing with others, he had gained the affection of his fellow townspeople and an almost universal reputation before his death.
Dorman-Smith gained his nickname " Chink " on his first night in the officers ' mess when his fellow subaltern Richard Vachell noted his resemblance to the Chinkara antelope mascot that the regiment had had to leave behind when they moved back to England from India.
He traveled extensively in North America, and his approach and work gained him some fame ; in 1807 he was named Lord-Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of London.
Less than a year in office, she gained national attention when she became the first member of Congress to condemn the anti-Communist witch hunt led by her fellow Republican Senator, Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin.
Arce has gained some popularity outside the ring as well, acting in various Televisa comedy sketches ( see above ), and participating in Adal Ramones's show's dancing contest, " Bailando por un Sueño ", where he and a fellow contestant arrived in eighth place out of nine couples.
Wood gained the title, Queen of the Ragtime Pianists, sometimes shared with junior fellow plunker Jo Ann Castle.
The victor in religious athletic contests, though he gained no material prize other than a wreath, was rewarded with the honour and respect of his fellow citizens.
Having been a scholar and minor fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Thomas Robinson gained his earliest diplomatic experience in Paris and then went to Vienna, where he was English ambassador from 1730 to 1748.
In 2004, McCollum gained national visibility when she and fellow Democrat, Jim McDermott of Washington called for Secretary of Education Rod Paige to resign for claiming the National Education Association was " a terrorist organization.
The actions of the regiment during the initial landing also gained the division its second Medal of Honor, when Private George J. Peters posthumously received the award after charging a German machine gun nest and eliminating it with rifle fire and grenades, allowing his fellow paratroopers to gather their equipment and capture the regiments first objective.
Despite notable resistance from fellow Jews both Zionist and non-Zionist, Betar quickly gained a large following in Poland, Palestine, Latvia, Lithuania, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, and elsewhere.
On March 30, 2006, she gained distinction by being the first Democratic member of the House to publicly call for House Speaker, and fellow Democrat, Jim Black to step down from his post as Speaker following investigations of his misconduct.
In 1819, Scoresby gained election as a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and about the same time communicated a paper to the Royal Society of London: " On the Anomaly in the Variation of the Magnetic Needle ".
East Germany gained acceptance of its view from fellow Communist states such as Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria, which all agreed not to normalise relations with West Germany until it recognised East German sovereignty.
It was in Munich that Gabo attended the lectures of art historian Heinrich Wölfflin and gained knowledge of the ideas of Einstein and his fellow innovators of scientific theory, as well as the philosopher Henri Bergson.
Miaoulis, who was of Arvanite origin, was born in Euboea and settled on the island of Hydra east of the Morea and was known among his fellow islanders as a trader in corn who had gained wealth and made a popular use of his money.
He was present at the relief of the garrison at Lucknow, where his courage gained him the Victoria Cross, for which he was elected by the vote of his fellow officers.
The actions of the regiment during the initial landing also gained the division its second Medal of Honor, when Private George J. Peters posthumously received the award after charging a German machine gun nest and eliminating it with rifle fire and grenades, allowing his fellow paratroopers to gather their equipment and capture the regiment's first objective.
Through his public service, he gained the respect of his fellow countrymen and acquired what he once claimed to be the highest tribute to a life's work-an inscription on his tombstone saying he was an honest man in his fatherland.
Thereby he gained the esteem of his fellow countrymen.

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