" Charles Martel could have pursued the wars against the Saxons — but he was determined to prepare for what he thought was a greater danger.

Much as 19th century science is often treated as the inventor of conceptions of evolution and race which had serious negative political and social consequences, many 19th century historians pursued what they intended as reasonably objective research projects in the history of their own and other regions either to end by themselves using the results to support nationalistic goals or to see their work used that way by others.

Although Orestes ’ actions were what the god Apollo had commanded him to do, Orestes had still committed matricide and because of this, he was pursued by the terrible Erinyes.

On Moore's view, " intuitions " revealed not the rightness or wrongness of specific actions, but only what things were good in themselves, as ends to be pursued.

In the nineteenth century, Charles Sanders Peirce defined what he termed " semiotic " ( which he sometimes spelled as " semeiotic ") as the " quasi-necessary, or formal doctrine of signs ", which abstracts " what must be the characters of all signs used by ... an intelligence capable of learning by experience ", and which is philosophical logic pursued in terms of signs and sign processes.

In what proved to be a temporary retirement, Gibbs pursued an interest in NASCAR by founding Joe Gibbs Racing.

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam pursued market-oriented reforms in 1986, resulting in what is officially called a " Socialist-oriented market economy ", a system that utilizes market forces to distribute consumer goods produced by state-run, collectively owned and privately owned enterprises.

In January 1538, Cromwell pursued an extensive campaign against what was termed " idolatry " by the followers of the new religion.

During the Warring States Period, King Wuling ( 340 – 295 BC ) of the state of Zhao based in what is now Hebei and Shanxi provinces pursued an expansionist policy towards the region.

The southern part of Indian Country ( what eventually became the State of Oklahoma ) served as the destination for the policy of Indian Removal, a policy pursued intermittently by American presidents early in the 19th century, but aggressively pursued by President Andrew Jackson after the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

Since 1945, the ÖGB has pursued a moderate, consensus-oriented wage policy, cooperating with industry, agriculture, and the government on a broad range of social and economic issues in what is known as Austria's " social partnership ".

In the novel Labyrinth of Evil, Gunray returns to his home on Cato Neimoidia to plunder what wealth he can, while being pursued by Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Licinius kept himself busy with a campaign against the Sarmatians in 318, but temperatures rose again in 321 when Constantine pursued some Sarmatians, who had been ravaging some territory in his realm, across the Danube into what was technically Licinius ’ s territory.

In these he pursued his political policies, fought verbal vendettas, and opposed what he saw as Rome's moral decline.

He pursued what he called " participatory management ," an approach calculated to gain the cooperation of the military leadership in reducing the Defense budget and the size of the military establishment.

When he discovered what had been done, Tereus tried to kill the sisters ; they fled and he pursued but, in the end, all three were changed by the Olympian Gods into birds.

Wyatt Earp, concluding that legal justice was out of reach, led a posse that pursued and killed four of the men they held responsible on what became known as the Earp Vendetta Ride.

After being pursued from Illinois, Black Hawk ’ s band took a stand against the militia just south of the Wisconsin River, in what is today the Town of Roxbury.

Al-Rodhan argues that justice in international affairs and as part of states ’ foreign policies should not be pursued for altruistic reasons or out of a desire to do what is right, but rather, it should be pursued because it is the only sustainable way for states to promote progress and stability in a globalized world.

The divisional cavalry squadrons did their best, but each pursued on its own account, and the results in prisoners and guns taken fell far short of what the opportunity offered.

There is debate on what effects specific policies have, which goals should be pursued, the relative weights that should be placed on different goals, and which trade-offs should be made.

But it soon became clear that the search for eighteenth-century furniture ( which Mrs. Kennedy feels is the proper period for the White House ) must be pursued in places other than government storage rooms.

When he later pursued his interest in China, Linebarger became a close confidant of Chiang Kai-shek.

He became a recluse, making a home for himself in a cave on Salamis ( The Cave of Euripides ), " where he built an impressive library and pursued daily communion with the sea and sky ", eventually retiring to the " rustic court " of King Archelaus in Macedonia, there dying in 406 BC.

Through his friend Richard Lower, whom he knew from the Westminster School, Locke was introduced to medicine and the experimental philosophy being pursued at other universities and in the Royal Society, of which he eventually became a member.

After Robinson's retirement from baseball, his wife, Rachel Robinson, pursued a career in academic nursing — she became an assistant professor at the Yale School of Nursing and director of nursing at the Connecticut Mental Health Center.

* Progressive folk music, originally a type of American folk music that pursued a progressive political agenda, in the UK the term became attached to a sub-genre that encourages stylistic or thematic innovation

* Progressive folk music, originally a type of American folk music that pursued a progressive political agenda, in the UK the term became attached to a sub-genre that encourages stylistic or thematic innovation

She gave birth on Mount Coatepec, pursued by her children, but the newborn Huitzilpochtli defeated most of his brothers, who became the stars.

Paleo-Indians in the Southeast were hunter-gatherers who pursued a wide range of animals, including the megafauna, which became extinct following the end of the Pleistocene age.

The Earps pursued the other two men for 17 days, riding for 60 hours without food and 36 hours without water, during which Bob Paul's horse died, and Wyatt and Morgan's horses became so weak, that the two men walked back to Tombstone to obtain new horses.

The park was originally intended as a permanent attraction for the ongoing exhibition, but it became such a success with over 800, 000 visitors in just over a month, that it was pursued further.

Leo, though an iconoclast, pursued a policy of moderation towards iconodules, but his policies became much harsher in August 780, when a number of courtiers were punished for icon-veneration.

which became identified with Delos, which was the only piece of earth to give refuge to the fugitive Leto when, pregnant with Zeus's children, she was pursued by vengeful Hera.

The kingdom Robert inherited was not large, and in an effort to increase his power, he vigorously pursued his claim to any feudal lands which became vacant, which action usually resulted in war with a counter-claimant.

At the request of USAF Chief Scientist, a less radical modification of the Arrow than the PS-2 was pursued which became the Mark 4.

Paleo-Indians in the South were hunter-gatherers who pursued the megafauna that became extinct following the end of the Pleistocene age.

An ardent Catholic and rigidly autocratic prince, Philip pursued an aggressive political, economic and religious policy toward the Dutch, resulting in a Dutch rebellion shortly after he became king.

The prince became infatuated with her and pursued her endlessly until she agreed to marry him.

Of their six children, three continued on to study mathematics, one daughter became a physician, and one son pursued a career in finance and business.

During his days as political leader, he pursued his literary interests as well, and in 1997, he published a collection of short stories, Nokkrir góðir dagar án Guðnýjar, which became a best-seller in Iceland.

They pursued a very liberal policy, which became known as the Primo Popolo.