Probably Mr. Willis was influenced toward deeper involvement by familial loyalty and a concern for his grandchildren.

Part of the ethos of democracy, however, was the building of general competence by ongoing involvement.

After Byzantion, Sparta was eager to end its involvement in the war.

Capone's public reputation was damaged in the wake of his supposed involvement in the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, when seven rival gang members were executed.

Critics contended the firings had been done to allow friends of the Clintons to take over the travel business and that the involvement of the FBI was unwarranted.

The popularity and success of the Baroque style was encouraged by the Roman Catholic Church, which had decided at the time of the Council of Trent, in response to the Protestant Reformation, that the arts should communicate religious themes in direct and emotional involvement.

Certainly the most positive event of the 2011 season for the Orioles, was their involvement in the events that took place on September 28, when they defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-3 thanks to 9th inning heroics by both Nolan Reimold, and Robert Andino leading to a walk-off win on an Andino RBI single, and prevented them from earning the Wild Card berth.

The first Persian invasion was a response to Greek involvement in the Ionian Revolt, when Athens and Eretria had sent a force to support the cities of Ionia in their attempt to overthrow Persian rule.

Although Chaplin was known for limiting visitors to his film sets, due to Universal's involvement, he allowed several journalists to follow the shooting at Pinewood Studios.

The Sudanese government was blamed for the attack, which was the second in the region in three days, but Sudanese foreign ministry spokesman Jamal Mohammed Ibrahim denies any Sudanese involvement, " We are not for any escalation with Chad.

Franjo Tuđman's government started to lose popularity as it was criticized ( among other things ) for its involvement in suspicious privatization deals of the early 1990s as well as a partial international isolation.

The Soviet Union saw the new revolutionary government in Cuba as an excellent proxy agent in areas of the world where Soviet involvement was not popular on a local level.

There has been much speculation over the degree of involvement of both Colette and Willy in the writing, particularly as Willy was known for having ghostwriters of his literary publications.

The term Left Bank was first coined by film critic Richard Roud, who has described them as having " fondness for a kind of Bohemian life and an impatience with the conformity of the Right Bank, a high degree of involvement in literature and the plastic arts, and a consequent interest in experimental filmmaking ", as well as an identification with the political left.

The last event in Cotton Mather's involvement with witchcraft was his attempt to cure Mercy Short and Margaret Rule.

Part of the civil liberties argument, especially from groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation, was that parents who wanted to block sites could use their own content-filtering software, making government involvement unnecessary.

Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. ( April 29, 1951February 18, 2001 ) was an American race car driver, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR.

In fact Nissan's involvement in Japan's military industries was substantial.

Industry observers, however, speculated that the most important motivation was that a name change would help Nissan market stocks and bonds in the U. S. They also presumed substantial ego involvement, since the absence of the Nissan name in the U. S. surely rankled Nissan executives who had seen Toyota and Honda become household words.

Eisenhower was convinced in 1946 that the Soviet Union did not want war and that friendly relations could be maintained ; he strongly supported the new United Nations and favored its involvement in the control of atomic bombs.

Eisenhower's goal to create improved highways was influenced by difficulties encountered during his involvement in the U. S. Army's 1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy.

Domitian's administration of the Roman army was characterized by the same fastidious involvement he exhibited in other branches of the government.

Nerva was old and childless, and had spent much of his career out of the public light, prompting both ancient and modern authors to speculate on his involvement in Domitian's assassination.

In 1988 he returned to Bloomington as " College of Arts and Sciences Professor " in both cognitive science and computer science, and also was appointed adjunct professor of history and philosophy of science, philosophy, comparative literature, and psychology, but he states that his involvement with most of these departments is nominal.

Whether Teach had any involvement in this decision is unknown, but Hornigold quickly retired from piracy.

He settled into his duties quickly and efficiently, and capably managed the initial de-escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam ; indeed, he apparently strongly influenced Johnson in favor of a de-escalation strategy.

Their son's juvenile delinquency did little to enhance the All-American image of Ozzie and Harriet and they quickly put an end to Ricky's involvement with the Rooks by banishing one of the most influential of the club's members from Ricky's life and their home.

Very quickly, after the involvement of France, the Ottoman Empire and the British Empire, five of the six great European powers became involved in the first European general war since the Napoleonic Wars.

Following quickly on the gramophone's spread came Canada's involvement in the First World War.

Once in office, Mountbatten quickly became aware if Britain were to avoid involvement in a civil war, which seemed increasingly likely, there was no alternative to partition and a hasty exit from India.

Exxon, by contrast, did not react quickly in terms of dealing with the media and the public ; the CEO, Lawrence Rawl, did not become an active part of the public relations effort and actually shunned public involvement ; the company had neither a communication plan nor a communication team in place to handle the event — in fact, the company did not appoint a public relations manager to its management team until 1993, 4 years after the incident ; Exxon established its media center in Valdez, a location too small and too remote to handle the onslaught of media attention ; and the company acted defensively in its response to its publics, even laying blame, at times, on other groups such as the Coast Guard.

Borelli returned to Messina in 1668 but was quickly forced into exile for suspected involvement in political conspiracies.

When he returned to Amherst, he quickly sought involvement in the new institution and worked energetically to convince state authorities to locate the college in Amherst.

As Schlesinger explained, the initial U. S. policy to avoid direct involvement rested on the assumption that Israel would win quickly.

* Aims to produce high quality systems quickly, primarily via iterative Prototyping ( at any stage of development ), active user involvement, and computerized development tools.

Deck said of Brock's involvement that, " By the end of making the record, he was able to mastermind some cool maneuvers with plug-ins and Pro Tools ... It wasn't so much that he was mixing, but he could look at a song, understand the musical event that he wanted to make happen, understand the tools at his disposal, relate it in a way that I could understand, and make it happen pretty quickly.

User involvement is the main key in running an efficient and effective project, where both users and developers share a workplace ( either physical or via tools ), so that the decisions can be made collaboratively and quickly.

Since this plan is predicated on the involvement of " Matches Malone ", who, unbeknownst to her, is a persona that Batman uses to infiltrate the underworld, it quickly spins out of control.

Organizers and supporters of the attack quickly realised that the strike had been a massive miscalculation and reacted with denials of involvement.

The British quickly responded and the Army had an active involvement in the campaign to liberate the Falklands upon the landings at San Carlos, taking part in a series of battles that led to them reaching the outskirts of the capital, Stanley.

At first, detectives considered the Patzs as possible suspects, but they quickly determined the parents had no involvement.

The film then quickly recounts Hardesty's ( fictional ) involvement in the capture and / or deaths of numerous infamous mobsters of the day including " Pretty Boy " Floyd, " Baby Face " Nelson, and " Machine Gun " Kelly ( who coined the popular term " G-Men " during his arrest, shouting " Don't Shoot G-Men, Don't Shoot " upon being apprehended.

Teddiman had been ordered to act as quickly and forcefully as possible to avoid an involvement of the main English fleet which would compromise secrecy.