Jesus not only taught forgiveness, He gave us an example of it on the cross.

In adjectival use, it is generally understood to mean " of or relating to the United States "; for example, " Elvis Presley was an American singer " or " the American President gave a speech today ".

For example, following the American Revolution in 1776, one of the first legislative acts undertaken by each of the newly independent states was to adopt a " reception statute " that gave legal effect to the existing body of English common law to the extent that American legislation or the Constitution had not explicitly rejected English law.

For example Cyril writes “ I gave my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to blows ; and my face I did not shield from the shame of spitting ”.

For example, " He gave that to me " and " He built a snowman for me " are the same as " He gave me that " and " He built me a snowman ".

Ludwig von Mises gave the example of choosing between producing wine or oil:

One aspect of this was the structure he gave his films, with the final scene mirroring the opening scene, as in the example of A Drunkard's Reformation already mentioned above.

At the same time, Isidore's works also gave the views of sphericity, for example, in chapter 28 of De Natura Rerum, Isidore claims that the sun orbits the earth and illuminates the other side when it is night on this side.

For example the temple of Heracles Monoikos ( i. e. the lone dweller ), built far from any nearby town upon a promontory in what is now the Côte d ' Azur, gave its name to the area's more recent name, Monaco.

The father gives his name to his children ; for example: the sons of Israel are called Israelites, because the land belonged to the father, and every one of his twelve sons gave his name to his descendants.

Hutton gave the example that where dogs survived through " swiftness of foot and quickness of sight ... the most defective in respect of those necessary qualities, would be the most subject to perish, and that those who employed them in greatest perfection ... would be those who would remain, to preserve themselves, and to continue the race ".

Following the example of Sarah, who gave her handmaid to Abraham after years of infertility, Rachel gave Jacob her handmaid, Bilhah, in marriage so that Rachel could raise children through her.

In the late 18th century the deist Thomas Paine commented at length on Moses ' Laws in The Age of Reason, and gave his view that " the character of Moses, as stated in the Bible, is the most horrid that can be imagined ", giving the story at as an example.

An early example of this is the boar hunt that gave Odysseus the scar by which Eurycleia recognizes him ; Odysseus is injured by the boar and responds by killing it.

The Iroquois philosophy in particular gave much to Christian thought of the time and in many cases actually inspired some of the institutions adopted in the United States: for example, Benjamin Franklin was a great admirer of some of the methods of the Iroquois Confederacy, and much of early American literature emphasized the political philosophy of the natives.

Many interesting customs were observed, for example the extravagant feast of Inti Raymi which gave thanks to the God Sun, and the young women who were the Virgins of the Sun, sacrificial virgins devoted to the Inti.

Upon the death of his wife, he followed his father's example and gave up secular life for the Church.

In some of the early books he refers to his mother and, in 1981's A Savage Place, for example, he even quotes advice his mother gave him.

Sega started off licensing and producing primarily " full motion video " games similar to earlier Laserdisc games, that were initially praised by reviewers ( for example: Gamepro's " SWAT PRO " magazine initially gave Sewer Shark a perfect score, then later re-reviewed it with a much lower score as their feelings toward the system changed )

The martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji 9th Guru to protect Hindus from religious persecution, in Delhi, on 11 November 1675 AD, is another example of upholding minority religious freedom ; he gave his life to protect the right of Kashmiri Hindus to practice their own religion when they were being forced to convert to Islam by Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor at the time.

For example, Ireton asked whether the phrase in the Agreement " according to the number of the inhabitants " gave a foreigner just arrived in England and resident in a property the right to vote.

In 1911, Paul Langevin gave a " striking example " by describing the story of a traveler making a trip at a Lorentz factor of.

Robert Bork, often considered an originalist, stated during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing that a judge should not apply a constitutional provision like this one if he does not know what it means ; the example Bork then gave was a clause covered by an inkblot.

McBride's tenure as owner was viewed favorably, partly because of the Browns ' on-field success but also because he gave Brown a free hand to sign players and coach.

The Gallipoli campaign gave an important boost to the career of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, a little-known, low-ranking army officer whose success at Gallipoli made him a national hero.

Lennon never reached the same level of success in the U. S. post-Valotte, but he hit number five in Australia with the 1989 single " Now You're In Heaven ", which also gave him his second # 1 hit on the Album Rock Tracks chart in the USA.

The success of this venture gave von Koenigsegg the necessary financial standing to launch his chosen career as a car manufacturer.

Sarma concludes that Gandhi's success in enlisting women in his campaigns, including the salt tax campaign, anti-untouchability campaign and the peasant movement, gave many women a new self-confidence and dignity in the mainstream of Indian public life.

When, in the wake of Savonarola's morality campaign, Baccio joined the Dominican order as Fra Bartolomeo in 1500 and gave up painting, Albertinelli, beside himself with the loss, would have joined him ; but, spurred by his success in completing an unfinished Last Judgment of Bartolomeo's, he resolved to carry on alone.

Although pure riding skill clearly played a large part in his success, the ability of his chief race engineer, Jeremy Burgess, to perfect the suspension and geometry of a racing motorcycle gave him an enormous advantage over his rivals.

The success of crisp fried potato chips also gave birth to fried corn chips, with such brands as Fritos, CC's and Doritos dominating the market.

In 1963 GM gave in and openly abandoned compliance, and Chevy was allowed to produce the ZO6 427, but it did not immediately enjoy success.

Oswald gave the island of Lindisfarne to Aidan as his episcopal see, and Aidan achieved great success in spreading the Christian faith ; Bede mentions that Oswald acted as Aidan's interpreter when the latter was preaching, since Aidan did not know English well and Oswald had learned Irish during his exile.

However, the considerable box office success of Enzo Barboni's They Call Me Trinity and the pyramidal one of its follow-up Trinity Is Still My Name gave the Italian filmmakers a new model to emulate.

The early Salians owed much of their success to their alliance with the Church, a policy begun by Otto I, which gave them the material support they needed to subdue rebellious dukes.

With the financial and critical success of The Sixth Sense in August 1999, Shyamalan gave the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group a first look deal for Unbreakable.

In 1912, Harding gave the nominating speech for incumbent President William Howard Taft, who would later serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during Harding's administration, at the embattled Republican National Convention in Chicago — before he completed his introduction, a fist fight ensued between the Taft supporters and the more progressive Roosevelt faction, but the speech was quite a personal success.

The tour was not a success and the only positive outcome was the fact of the tour having taken place, ten years after the previous one, as it " gave Australian cricket a much needed fillip ".

Never one to be awed by the trappings of success, Lauda famously gave away any trophies he won to his local garage in exchange for his car to be washed and serviced.

It gave the band their first real experience of international success, and was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic.

After director Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather was a success, he hired Ford to expand his office and gave him small roles in his next two films, The Conversation ( 1974 ) and Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ); in the latter film he played a smarmy officer named " G.

The film gave Lombard's career a boost and she followed its success with what proved to be her last film, and one of her most successful, To Be or Not to Be ( 1942 ).

The sudden success of the film gave Warners " box office gold ", notes Osborne.

In 1803, Weber's opera, Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn ( Peter Schmoll and his Neighbors ) was produced in Augsburg, and gave Weber his first success as a popular composer.

A variety of other roles followed, but it was the lead in Dread, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist Owen Davis that gave Tracy high hopes for success.

Some initial success in these conflicts gave way to heavy defeat at the hands of Tiglath-pileser I who annexed swathes of Babylonian territory.

Doe Maar's newfound success continued with Is Dit Alles ( Is That All ; a song that questions the perfect marriage ) and gave rise to the Nederpop ( New Dutch Wave ) explosion ; ( relatively ) young bands singing in their own language at a time when serious music fans snubbed it, something that Ernst was concerned about.

The marriage proved a success when, in March 1133, Matilda gave birth to their first child, a son, named Henry in Le Mans.