Lincoln successfully argued that the railroad company was not bound by its original charter in existence at the time of Barret's pledge ; the charter was amended in the public interest to provide a newer, superior, and less expensive route, and the corporation retained the right to demand Barret's payment.

When evaluating a coin, the following — often subjective — factors may be considered: 1 ) " eye appeal " or the aesthetic interest of the coin ; 2 ) dents on the rim ; 3 ) unsightly scratches or other blemishes on the surface of the coin ; 4 ) luster ; 5 ) toning ; 6 ) level of detail retained, where a coin with full details obviously is valued higher than one with worn details.

In the private sector, the situation was even worse as Canada retained the unreformed common law of libel without the exceptions for public issues or public interest that were added in all other English-speaking countries.

He took pleasure in the successes of the boys he had informally adopted over the years, retained his interest in reform, accepted speaking engagements, and read portions of Ragged Dick to boys ' assemblies.

In 1997, Canwest bought majority control of the CBC affiliate in Quebec City, CKMI-TV, from TVA, which retained a 49 % interest until 2002.

He also developed an interest, which he retained, in microscopes and telescopes.

Examples include borrowing costs, comprehensive income, interest paid, interest received, bank charges, royalties, fees, short term employee benefits, pensions, salaries, wages, rentals, all other income statement items, issued share capital, share premium accounts, share discount accounts, retained earnings, retained losses, capital reserves, revaluation surpluses, all accounted profits and losses, all other items in shareholders ´ equity, trade debtors, trade creditors, dividends payable, dividends receivable, deferred tax assets, deferred tax liabilities, all taxes payable, all taxes receivable, all other non-monetary payables, all other non-monetary receivables, provisions, etc.

In his dealings with Edward III, Robert blamed his border magnates for the escalating attacks on the English zones but regardless of this the Scots retained the recaptured lands, which were often portioned out among minor lords, so securing their interest in preventing English re-possession.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Lansky retained a substantial financial interest in the Flamingo for the next twenty years.

During the course of his long life, Titian's artistic manner changed drastically but he retained a lifelong interest in color.

Macaulay retained a passionate interest in classical literature throughout his life, and prided himself on his knowledge of Greek literature.

Victorien Sardou's grandfather had served as a surgeon with Napoleon's army in Italy, and Sardou retained a lifelong interest in the French Revolution and the French Revolutionary Wars.

The Restoration plays that have best retained the interest of producers and audiences today are the comedies, such as George Etherege's The Man of Mode ( 1676 ), William Wycherley's The Country Wife ( 1676 ), John Vanbrugh's The Relapse ( 1696 ), and William Congreve's The Way of the World ( 1700 ).

Massachusetts also retained an interest in the matter, as it retained half of public lands in Maine, including a large part of the disputed territory, as its property.

During this interval Lassalle was not active politically, although he retained an interest in labour affairs.

Ballantyne was in difficulties, and Constable again became Scott's publisher, a condition being that the firm of John Ballantyne & Co. should be wound up at an early date, though Scott retained his interest in the printing business of James Ballantyne & Co.

The University said it retained a minority interest.

Calwell had met Elizabeth at Irish language classes run by the Gaelic League in Melbourne, and retained an interest in and fluency in the language.

Some buildings have been retained for their historic interest and to provide a home for the Paper Museum.

Under the deal, Modell retained a small interest ( approximately 1 % share ) upon the team's sale as a legal maneuver to avoid a claim by the Andrews trust, which was controlled by family of a former business adviser who sought to collect an estimated $ 30 million finder's fee upon Modell's sale of the team.

His first draft, produced during Henry's reign, retained the traditional seven distinct Canonical hours of Office prayer ; but in his second draft, while he retained the Latin, he consolidated these into two.

In the Middle East, during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign mounted forces ( British, Indian, Ottoman, Australian, Arab and New Zealand ) retained an important strategic role both as mounted infantry and cavalry.

Two years later the HP-25C introduced continuous memory, i. e. programs and data were retained in CMOS memory during power-off.

In Rugby Union the ball may be retained by the forwards and played for a time via the foot in a scrummage ( which Rugby League has as well ) or ruck, or by the hands in a maul, necessitating additional restrictions on play and player positioning during those intervals.

It was during this time that he also encountered and befriended noted political philosopher Eric Voegelin, with whom he retained a long-standing relationship.

However, the English one underwent a great upward mobility during the Middle Ages, becoming associated with the aristocracy, while its German equivalent retained the humble meaning of " servant ".

Firearms control was inherited during British and Portuguese rule and more or less retained today.

Catholic Emancipation took another 200 years, but many important and loyal Catholics retained high office during King James I's reign.

The communists retained support and governmental control in the first round of elections under the interim law, but fell two months later during a general strike.

Finland retained a democratic constitution and free economy during the Cold War era.

Dalglish was voted PFA Player of the Year for the 1982 – 83 season, during which he scored 18 league goals as Liverpool retained their title.

Learning theories are conceptual frameworks that describe how information is absorbed, processed, and retained during learning.

Maastricht retained a distinctly non-Dutch appearance during much of the 19th century and it was not until the First World War that the city was forced to look northwards.

Akkadian, came to be the dominant language during the Akkadian Empire and the Assyrian empires, but Sumerian was retained for administration, religious, literary, and scientific purposes.

While Mary's grandparents, Ferdinand and Isabella, had retained sovereignty of their own realms during their marriage, there was no precedent to follow in England.

Heinrich A. Rommen remarked upon " the tenacity with which the spirit of the English common law retained the conceptions of natural law and equity which it had assimilated during the Catholic Middle Ages, thanks especially to the influence of Henry de Bracton ( d. 1268 ) and Sir John Fortescue ( d. cir.

The term is also used in draw poker to denote an unmatched card ( often an ace ) retained by a player during the draw in the hope that either it will be paired on the draw, or else play as a kicker ( in the first sense ) on the showdown.

She became the largest landowner in Paraguay after Solano López transferred most of Paraguay and portions of Brazil into her name during the war, yet she retained practically nothing when the war ended.

The Novgorod together with Pskov retained some degree of autonomy during the time of the Mongol yoke and were largely spared the atrocities that affected the rest of the country.

Musically, Test For Echo still retained much of the hard rock / alternative style already charted on the previous record with Lifeson and Lee's playing remaining more or less unchanged ; however, a distinct modification in technique became apparent in Peart's playing from his jazz and swing training under the tutelage of jazz instructor Freddie Gruber during the interim between Counterparts and Test For Echo.

The band released two albums, though the second, Destiny Street, retained only Quine from the original group, with Naux ( Juan Maciel ) on guitar and Fred Maher on drums, and suffered from Hell's distractions, narcotics especially, during recording.

Lieutenant Colonel Ion Antonescu retained his visibility in the public eye during the interwar period.

Chronic smokers who quit during the study lost fewer brain cells and retained better intellectual function than those who continued to smoke.