On the one hand, the new democratic institutions worked, notably the National Assembly, with the active participation of UNITA's and the FNLA's elected MPs-while José Eduardo dos Santos continued to exercise his functions without democratic legitimation.

At Athens some citizens were far more active than others, but the vast numbers required just for the system to work testify to a breadth of participation among those eligible that greatly surpassed any present day democracy.

Proclamation No. 396 enjoined the " active participation of all government agencies, including government-owned and controlled corporations, private sector, schools, civil society groups and the citizenry in tree planting activity and declaring June 25, 2003 as Philippines Arbor Day.

` Abdu ' l-Bahá was particularly close to both, and his mother took active participation in his education and upbringing.

Although some of Chaplin's critics have claimed that credit for his film music should be given to the composers who worked with him, for example Raksin, who worked with Chaplin on Modern Times, has stressed Chaplin's creative position and active participation in the composing process.

It usually involves some form of political participation, but this can vary from token acts to active service in government.

Despite her active participation in urging social change and working as a caseworker, Hall's mother says Camilla became dissatisfied with her work.

One form of democracy is direct democracy, in which citizens have direct and active participation in the decision making of the government.

Egypt has also taken an active role regarding Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, such as its participation in the technical meeting of which it was the speaker for the Arab group.

It involves an active participation in the growing of plants, and tends to be labor intensive, which differentiates it from farming or forestry.

The Engle Award honors an individual who, like Engle, longtime director of the Iowa Writers ' Workshop and co-founder of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, represents a pioneering spirit in the world of literature through writing, editing, publishing, or teaching, and whose active participation in the larger issues of the day has contributed to the betterment of the world through the literary arts.

It also seeks more active participation in UN peacekeeping efforts worldwide.

* Promotion of the Republic of Macedonia as a NATO candidate country, active participation within the established institutional framework – Partnership for Peace, EAPC, implementation of the NATO Membership Action Plan – aiming at creating conditions for receiving membership invitation at the 2008 NATO Summit.

The principles of the foreign policy are constitutionally recognized in the Article 89, Section 10, which include: respect for international law and legal equality of states, their sovereignty and independence, non-intervention in the domestic affairs of other countries, peaceful resolution of conflicts, and promotion of collective security through active participation in international organizations.

* Zoroastrianism holds that active participation in life through good thoughts, good words and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaotic influences at bay.

This active participation is a central element in Zoroaster's concept of free will, and Zoroastrianism rejects all forms of asceticism and monasticism.

In the end, the union between Panama and the Republic of New Granada ( under its various names United States of Colombia 1863 – 1886 and the Republic of Colombia since 1886 ) was made possible by the active participation of U. S. A. under the 1846 Bidlack Mallarino treaty until 1903.

According to Wiccan tradition, there is no separation between " clergy " and " congregation " and all initiates are generally considered to be priestesses and priests, though there is a growing movement toward allowing laity and not requiring active participation in circles.

These programs cultivated democratic values and promoted active participation in political analysis.

These provide for women's active participation in areas such as:

As Ossinsky in particular argued, " one-man management " ( rather than the democratic factory committees workers had established and Lenin abolished ) and the other impositions of capitalist discipline would stifle the active participation of workers in the organisation of production ; Taylorism converted workers into the appendages of machines, and piece work imposed individualist rather than collective rewards in production so instilling petty bourgeois values into workers.

Beginning in 1986, the Government of Tanzania embarked on an adjustment program to dismantle the socialist ( Ujamaa ) economic controls and encourage more active participation of the private sector in the economy.

In a November 2011 speech to the United Nations, UAE President Ahmed Al-Jarman stated that " The UAE … is keen to strengthen its active participation in regional and international efforts aiming at combating acts of piracy and armed robbery of ships and tankers as part of its comprehensive national strategy.

They were especially active in rural parts of Latin America where parish priests were not always available, as they placed a high value on lay participation.

* Support planning activities through greater opportunities for active participation of employees, stakeholders, and partners,

Otherwise, once the subject confesses to the proposed scenario, then active persuasion stops and the interrogator attempts to develop from the subject corroborating information that can be used to shore up the credibility of the confession.

Nepal has played an active role in the formation of the economic development-oriented South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC ) and is the site of its secretariat.

It is also an active member of SAARC.

The Maldives were a founder member in 1985 of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC ) and the nation plays a very active role in the association.

Sri Lanka continues its active participation in the NAM, while also stressing the importance it places on regionalism by playing a strong role in SAARC.

After his premiership, Biesheuvel retired from active politics and occupied many posts in industry and seats on numerous supervisory boards, including Chairman of the supervisory board for the NIBC Bank, from 1973 until 1991.

An active philanthropist, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1962, and was Founding Life Chairman of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

He was also active in the National Cat Club, acting as President and Chairman of the committee at times.

After his retirement as Foreign Secretary, he remained a key supporter of John Major, and kept a range of active political involvements as well as taking on some business appointments, most notably as a Deputy Chairman of NatWest Markets and a Board Director of NatWest Group, posts he held from October 1995 until 1999.

Since 1930, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Eugene Meyer, had pressed Hoover to take a more active approach to ameliorating the Great Depression.

The museum currently has 50 active board members ; 30 of them have joined since 2006, including Barbra Streisand, songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, collector Dasha Zhukova, TV journalist Willow Bay, producer Brian Grazer, Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman Michael Lynton, and former Warner Brothers executive Terry Semel.

The Chairman is the " active executive officer " ( see ) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Joe Parker stepped down as Party Chairman soon after but remained an active NCP member until his death in 2004.

Chiang Wei-kuo was also quite active in civil society, where he was the founder of the Chinese Institute of Strategy and Sino-German Cultural and Economic Association, as well as the Chairman of the Republic of China Football Association.

He has been active in politics since 1970, when he was a founder member of the Rutland and Stamford Young Conservatives, and founder and Chairman of the Stamford School CPC.

Arn became active in local politics and served as Chairman of the Wyandotte County Republicans following his service in the US Navy in World War II.

Today Strong is an active honorary professor at Peking University and Honorary Chairman of its Environmental Foundation.

In 1957, at the end of his second term as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Radford retired from active service in the U. S. Navy, and he then assumed a relatively-quiet private life, except when the three Presidents mentioned above called up him for his advice.

Following her death, Müntefering decided to return to active politics and was elected Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany on 18 October 2008.

Kutaragi relinquished active management of the business he created and built into a powerhouse in 2007, when he stepped down as executive Chairman and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment.

Lehman became active in politics in 1920, and became Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Democratic Party in 1928, as a reward for being a strong supporter of Alfred E. Smith.

Cisneros remains active in San Antonio ’ s leadership where he is Chairman of BioMed S. A., an effort to accelerate the city ’ s health care and biosciences sector, on the board of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, and is the incoming chair of the city ’ s economic development council.

Wainwright was an active member of the Liberal Party, working as Chairman between 1970 and 1972.

His wife Joyce ( née Hollis ; died 4 February 2011 ), whom he married in 1948 was an active member of the Yorkshire Women's Liberal Federation, fulfilling roles as both Chairman and President, and Chairman of the Colne Valley Women's Liberal Council ( 1959 – 1987 ).

In addition, he is an active member of various non-profit organizations and think-tanks engaged in the global geopolitical debate, including serving as Vice Chairman of the Italian Aspen Institute and the Giovanni Agnelli Foundation and as a member of the Brookings Institution, MOMA and the Italy-China Foundation.

He was the Tarrant County Coordinator for Governor White, the Finance Chairman for U. S. Representative Pete Geren and active for many years in the campaigns of Senator Bentsen.

He was very active in Hospital Broadcasting being the Chairman of Radio Tyneside for some years, and has maintained his links with the company.

Since 1953 he was very active in the Nobel Foundation, being a member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine and Chairman of the Board since 1965.