Despite Oakland's accomplishments, and the fact that most experts agreed that this was the weakest of the all the Packer NFL championship teams, the Packers were 14-point favorites to win the Super Bowl.

Harsanyi argues that the objection overlooks the fact that “ people attach considerable utility to freedom from unduly burdensome moral obligations … most people will prefer a society with a more relaxed moral code, and will feel that such a society will achieve a higher level of average utility — even if adoption of such a moral code should lead to some losses in economic and cultural accomplishments ( so long as these losses remain within tolerable limits ).

Despite the fact that he held no formal degree, employees, friends, and the press respected his scientific accomplishments by calling him Dr. Land.

In fact, the Greeks credited several mythological figures with athletic accomplishments, and even male gods ( especially Apollo and Herakles, patrons of sport ) were commonly depicted as athletes.

Parkman's accomplishments are all the more impressive in light of the fact that he suffered from a debilitating neurological illness, which plagued him his entire life, and which was never properly diagnosed.

Regardless, Potemkin had in fact directed the building of fortresses, ships of the line, and thriving settlements, and the tour – which saw real and significant accomplishments – solidified his power.

Some of his other accomplishments include the fact that he is credited with devising " aerials ", a freestyle skiing event, and he helped revolutionize the world of alpine skiing, especially in America, where he has served as a ski instructor at many different ski schools.

It is notable for Hillier's technical accomplishments, including mixing studio shots with exteriors, concealing the fact that Roger Livesey, the film's male lead, was working in London whilst the film was being shot in Scotland.

In fact, good reviews were reported by the University Planning Office on the accomplishments of offices under the VP-RED.

The fact that the essays were published near his home enabled his neighbors and friends to share his accomplishments ; “ Jared is best seen as a thoughtful and convincing writer ”.

He was proud of his accomplishments, proud of his job, proud that Donald Kruger and his associates trusted him.

One Aleut leader recognized by the State of Alaska for her work in teaching and reviving Aleut basketry was Anfesia Shapsnikoff whose life and accomplishments are portrayed in " Moments Rightly Placed.

Noting that Clinton's sex life was scrutinized more than his career accomplishments, Morrison compared this to the stereotyping and double standards that blacks typically endure.

One of President Abdallah's accomplishments was to make Comoros more accessible by air.

For Pasiphaë, as Greek mythologers interpreted it, Daedalus also built a wooden cow so she could mate with the bull, for the Greeks imagined the Minoan bull of the sun to be an actual, earthly bull, Daedalus was so envious of his nephew's accomplishments that he took an opportunity.

The theme of restoration was conjoined to an emphasis on the uniqueness and accomplishments of the Tetrarchs themselves.

She also complained that she was only portrayed as " sort of as an actress " and did not feel she was given credit for her other accomplishments and contributions towards Wood's career.

Although many of the results in Elements originated with earlier mathematicians, one of Euclid's accomplishments was to present them in a single, logically coherent framework, making it easy to use and easy to reference, including a system of rigorous mathematical proofs that remains the basis of mathematics 23 centuries later.

This unification, which was observed by Michael Faraday, extended by James Clerk Maxwell, and partially reformulated by Oliver Heaviside and Heinrich Hertz, is one of the key accomplishments of 19th century mathematical physics.

The attendance was high not because of the team accomplishments, but because people came from miles around to see the Astrodome.

Isabella was also a talented singer and musician, and was taught to play the lute by Giovanni Angelo Testagrossa In addition to all these admirable accomplishments, she also was an innovator of new dances, having been instructed in the art by Ambrogio, a Jewish dancing master.

Tenniel is most noted for two major accomplishments: he was the principal political cartoonist for England ’ s Punch magazine for over 50 years, and he was the artist who illustrated Lewis Carroll ’ s Alice ’ s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.

While he served as a professor for almost 40 years at the University of Illinois, he was best remembered by neighbors for hosting cookouts where he would cook for his friends, many of whom were unaware of his accomplishments at the university.

In his later years, Kirby, who has been called " the William Blake of comics ", began receiving great recognition in the mainstream press for his career accomplishments, and in 1987, he, along with Carl Barks and Will Eisner, was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.

His accomplishments in Dresden led him to be noticed by the court of the Kingdom of Saxony, and he was the Aulic councilor of the kings of Saxony.

While his ten-year reign was marked by various state-building accomplishments, Mindaugas's conflicts with relatives and other dukes continued, and Samogitia ( western Lithuania ) strongly resisted the alliance's rule.

Although Mary's rule was ultimately ineffectual and unpopular, the policies of fiscal reform, naval expansion and colonial exploration that were later lauded as Elizabethan accomplishments were started in Mary's reign.

Among his other accomplishments, Abel wrote a monumental work on elliptic functions which, however, was not discovered until after his death.

One of the greatest accomplishments of the OSS during World War II was its penetration of Nazi Germany by OSS operatives.

Meanwhile, Smith was winning recognition for his accomplishments on the field.

While resident in Japan, Fenollosa's accomplishments included the first inventory of Japan's national treasures, leading to the discovery of ancient Chinese scrolls brought to Japan by traveling monks centuries earlier, and rescuing many Buddhist artifacts which would otherwise have been destroyed under the Haibutsu kishaku movement.

She did this successfully by creating literary foremothers that helped her to formulate a female dialogue that celebrated women and their accomplishments.

Besides managing rebellions, Madero did have a number of accomplishments during his presidency:

Many in Hollywood felt that enough time had passed that it was appropriate to finally recognize Kazan's great artistic accomplishments, although others did not and would not applaud.

Historian Eric Foner argues, " What remains certain is that Reconstruction failed, and that for blacks its failure was a disaster whose magnitude cannot be obscured by the genuine accomplishments that did endure.

: Artakhshir did this, and by God's help he became doughtier and more skilled than them all in ball-play, in horsemanship, in chess, in hunting and in all other accomplishments.

Posthumous names in China and Vietnam were also given to honor lifetime accomplishments of many people who did not have hereditary titles, for example to successful courtiers.

Despite the high acclaim he received in the hogaku, or traditional Japanese music world, for his accomplishments, Agatsuma did not rest on his laurels.

Their achievements were a beacon to humanity, yet as their accomplishments grew so did their hubris and detachment from the mortals they ruled over.

The edits included the removal of references to new copyright legislation ( claiming that it did not exist ) and the addition of two passages about Prentice's recent accomplishments as Minister of Industry.

One frequently cited example of asynchronicity in early cognitive development is Albert Einstein, who did not speak until the age of four, but whose later fluency and accomplishments belied this initial delay.

Not only did the connection to the Skywalker family give his line a boost, but the heroic and legendary actions and accomplishments of his family ( as well his Skywalker relatives ), including his children, made the Solo-Skywalker family, overall, one of the most famous and powerful ones in the universe.

He didn't do two things that some of them did: give you the answer before he knew the question ; or immediately begin to expound on his accomplishments in the field of science.

In honor of his accomplishments, the team established an award in his name to be given to the individual who has did the most to " preserve and enhance " professional baseball in Kinston.

Although she did not win a Grand Slam title, Huber felt proud of her accomplishments, especially because she had to walk in Graf's footsteps.

These accomplishments did not go unnoticed, as the club successfully applied to join the North West Counties League for 1987 – 88.

During a time when the WWF did not recognize the existence of other promotions and the accomplishments a wrestler made there, WWF officials came up with a solution to recognize his wrestling pedigree by having him win the King of the Ring tournament.

Most of his accomplishments were against semi-professional competition, but Donaldson also did very well in his relatively few contests against highest level professional baseball teams, and there were a number of first-person reports of his talent from such opposing managers and players.

In the offseason, Hoffman expressed interest in taking over the closer role for a team near his home in San Diego, but he did not wish to return as a setup pitcher and diminish his accomplishments.

:" We leave knowing that the proud accomplishments of this agency did make a difference in the quality of life we now enjoy, and they will continue to do so well into the 21st century.

The architect clearly saw this building as one of his major accomplishments, as he had it included as the background of the portrait that Philadelphia society painter John Neagle did of Strickland in 1829 ( Yale University Art Gallery )

Several times she acted as a motherly figure to Gilligan, such as psychoanalyzing him, adopting him, and praising him for his accomplishments when no one else did.

Elizondo stated that although she did not win, she was satisfied with the results as well as her accomplishments within the competition.

During his time at Florida, Zook did have some notable accomplishments.