One important distinction between the post Constantine I ( reigned 306 AD-312 AD ) emperors and their pagan predecessors was cesaropapism, the assertion that the Emperor ( or other head of state ) is also the head of the Church.

Chile now enjoys the highest rate of GDP per capita in Latin America ; this lends strong credence to the assertion that economic freedom is more important to prosperity than are democratic institutions.

Although such an assertion is rejected by most legal and historical scholars, it is nevertheless acknowledged that the decision did play an important role in the timing of state secession and the Civil War.

Durkheim's assertion that the life of the group was more important than the life of the individual, this was a concept readily adopted by Gökalp.

In the true sense of the word, according to the axioms established above for the reliability of historical tradition, there can be only assertion of real prophecy when the divine revelations apply to important public matters ; while those revelations which pertain to less important matters, or even to the personal affairs of a single individual, can not be classed under this head ( ib.

" The Court agreed with the government that there was a " voluminous congressional record " supporting the " assertion that there is pervasive bias in various state justice systems against victims of gender-motivated violence ," and the Court also agreed with the government that " state-sponsored gender discrimination violates equal protection unless it serves important governmental objectives ...." However, according to the majority, even if there is unconstitutional state action, that only justifies Congress in targeting the state actors, rather than targeting private parties.

This assertion of strictly native support is important in the PRC political discourse, since Christian churches and missionaries have sometimes historically been seen as tools of imperialism.

Summing up his opinion of New Math is the final sentence from his introductory remarks to the song: "... in the new approach, as you know, the important thing is to understand what you're doing, rather than to get the right answer ;" at one point in the song, he inserts the assertion that 13 – 7 = 5, which is ( deliberately ) incorrect.

This was the first important assertion of the rights of children as separate from adults, and began the process that would lead to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the United Nations in 1989.

In May 2010, another poll conducted in the UK by YouGov revealed that 66 % of those surveyed held a favourable view of the USA and 62 % agreed with the assertion that the USA is Britain's most important ally.

The rationale of this position is the assertion that raising children is a very important activity ( childfree author Virginia Postrel calls it " the most important work most people will ever do "), and so not engaging in this activity must therefore mean living one's life in service to one's self.

Unlike the original, points were awarded for correct answers, although Sergeant's assertion that " scores are important " was clearly ironic as the show retained the non-competitive feel of the original series.

Of his non-theological doctrines the most important is his assertion of the unlawfulness not only of war, but of the taking of human life in any circumstances.

Of these six examples, Ackerman identifies the most important example being the last one ( the Song of the Bow ) due to David's assertion that Jonathan's love to David " was more wonderful than the love of women ".

It is important to bear in mind how recently the movement was named, and that this is an informal assertion made by Jon Ronson which happens to have been adopted by many film journalists.

Access controls, on the other hand, exist within these applications or within their supporting systems, such as databases, networks and operating systems, are equally important, but do not directly align to a financial assertion.

The Spanish sovereigns, who were overawed by this quite unfounded assertion, allowed him to grasp the most important posts under the crown.

One important case in the development of modern customary international law theory is the S. S. Lotus case, in which France attempted to protest Turkey's assertion of criminal jurisdiction over a French citizen for acts committed on the high seas ( outside of Turkey's territory ).

In 1961 the first important legislative victory of the Kennedy Administration came when the principle of national responsibility for local economic distress won out over a `` state's-responsibility '' proposal -- provision was made for payment for unemployment relief by nation-wide taxation rather than by a levy only on those states afflicted with manpower surplus.

The tendency to treat elections as an instrument of self-interest rather than an instrument of national interest had two important effects on electoral planning in Morocco.

Lincoln ’ s assessment of the political issue for the 1860 elections was that, " This question of Slavery was more important than any other ; indeed, so much more important has it become that no other national question can even get a hearing just at present.

However it is in its proper sense, in which it indicates national character and the subjection due to that character, that the word is more important.

Chemical analysis is an important element of national security among the major world powers with materials measurement and signature intelligence ( MASINT ) capabilities.

In American history important spokesmen included Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur ( 1735 – 1813 ), and John Taylor of Caroline ( 1753 – 1824 ) in the early national period.

The INPE participation in this complex project accelerates the capability of the country in important space technologies, besides contributing to increase and modernize the national industry in the space sector and the infrastructure ( laboratories and centers ) dedicated to space projects.

As the largest and most spectacular forest antelope, the western / lowland bongo is both an important flagship species for protected areas such as national parks, and a major trophy species which has been taken in increasing numbers in Central Africa by sport hunters during the 1990s.

Among the most important pieces of legislation was the National Insurance Act 1946, in which people in work paid a flat rate of national insurance.

As the anniversary of Confederation, Dominion Day, and later Canada Day, was the date set for a number of important events, such as the first national radio network hookup by the Canadian National Railway ( 1927 ), the inauguration of the CBC's cross-country television broadcast ( 1958 ), the flooding of the Saint Lawrence Seaway ( 1958 ), the first colour television transmission in Canada ( 1966 ), the inauguration of the Order of Canada ( 1967 ), and the establishment of " O Canada " as the country's national anthem ( 1980 ).

Traditional dishes are so important to regional culture that, for example, the local version of Caribbean goat stew has been chosen as the official national dish of Montserrat and is also one of the signature dishes of St. Kitts and Nevis.

For prevention to be effective, it is important that cases are reported to national health authorities.

The ceremonial playing of the Russian national anthem before the game is an important tradition.

The M50 motorway, a semi-ring road which runs around the south, west and north of the city, connects important national primary routes to the rest of the country.

Dublin is also the headquarters of important national newspapers such as The Irish Times and Irish Independent, as well as local newspapers such as The Evening Herald.

Higher education is therefore very important to national economies, both as a significant industry in its own right, and as a source of trained and educated personnel for the rest of the economy.

In historic Prussia, an important motivation for the invention of Kindergarten was to foster national unity by teaching a national language while children were young enough that learning a language was easy.

In 2000 the United States Congress designated the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor to recognize the national significance of the canal system as the most successful and influential human-built waterway and one of the most important works of civil engineering and construction in North America.

After the World Cup, the most important international football competitions are the continental championships, which are organised by each continental confederation and contested between national teams.

Because of the large number of races which were being termed ' Grands Prix ', the AIACR formally recognised the most important race of each of its affiliated national automobile clubs as International Grands Prix, or Grandes Épreuves, and in 1933 Monaco was ranked as such alongside the French, Belgian, Italian, and Spanish Grands Prix.

This success was largely driven by the network of underground fanzines, the most important and far reaching of which were Extraordinary Sensations, produced by future radio DJ Eddie Piller, and Shadows & Reflections, published by future national magazine editor Chris Hunt.

And then there is St. Louis county, where the Democratic leadership has shown little appreciation of the need for sound zoning, of the important relationship between proper land use and economic growth.

It is also important that the Great Sun Stone, also known as the Aztec Calendar, was carved under his leadership.

Around 190 AD under the leadership of the scholar Pantanaeus, the school of Alexandria became an important institution of religious learning, where students were taught by scholars such as Athenagoras, Clement, Didymus, and the native Egyptian Origen, who was considered the father of theology and who was also active in the field of commentary and comparative Biblical studies.

The most important new fascist regime was Nazi Germany, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler.

It played an important role in the founding of the Caribbean Community and Common Market ( CARICOM ), but its status as the organization's poorest member limits its ability to exert leadership in regional activities.

William of Poitiers claimed that the battle was won mainly through William's efforts, but earlier accounts claim that King Henry's men and leadership also played an important part.

The core Scoobies now each act as important figures in the new Watcher's Council and maintain a role of leadership and authority amongst the Slayers they employ.

The first and most important was the Estonian Popular Front, established in April 1988 with its own platform, leadership and broad constituency.

Although the Whigs at first formed the most important part of the coalition, the Whiggish elements of the new party progressively lost influence during the long leadership of the Peelite William Ewart Gladstone, and many of the old Whig aristocrats broke from the party over the issue of Irish home rule in 1886 to help form the Liberal Unionist Party — which itself would merge with the Conservative Party by 1912.

His tight control over the finances of the Crown, leadership of the Privy Council, and the creation of a highly capable intelligence service under the direction of Francis Walsingham made him the most important minister for the majority of Elizabeth's reign.

As noted by Brian Lapping, the Community Development Projects were also designed to test the view that within poor communities local residents could articulate local grievances, get conditions in their areas improved, and provide some kind of political leadership, in a way that the existing political structure had failed to do, “ largely because these areas of intense poverty were rarely big enough to be electorally important .” In assessing the First Wilson Government ’ s efforts to uplift the poorest members of British society via the establishment of the Community Development Projects and the designation of the Educational Priority Areas, Brian Lapping noted that

Throughout this period and decades to come, Sun Quan's leadership would be characterized by his ability to find men of character and entrust important matters to him, and his ability to react swiftly to events.

Another important recording was New York Eye and Ear Control ( 1964 ), a soundtrack for a film by Michael Snow, recorded for the ESP-Disk label under the leadership of saxophonist Albert Ayler.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes a significant portion of its members to be descended from Ephraim, arguing that they are charged with restoring the lost tribes in the latter days as prophesied by Isaiah, and that the tribes of both Ephraim and Judah will play important leadership roles for covenant Israel in the last days ; some believe that this would be the fulfilment of part of the Blessing of Jacob, where it states that Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well ; whose branches run over the wall (, interpreting the " wall " as the ocean ).

State legislators from the Magic Valley traditionally hold their seats for long periods of time, subsequently the delegation representing Cassia County is often in leadership or chairs important committees.

The important city of Agrigentum was still under Carthaginian control, though there was now little the Carthaginian leadership could do to support it as the campaigns against the Romans in Spain and Italy now took precedence.

With the leadership of the Borden family, the American Print Works ( later known as the American Printing Company ) became the largest and most important textile company in the City, employing thousands at its peak in the early 20th century.

Despite these assertions, however, it is largely recognized and accepted by practitioners and researchers that leadership is important, and research supports the notion that leaders do contribute to key organizational outcomes ( Day & Lord, 1988 ; Kaiser, Hogan, & Craig, 2008 ).

To facilitate successful performance it is important to understand and accurately measure leadership performance.

However, it is important to note that leadership also develops through hard work and careful observation.

The successful leader effectively uses these powers to influence employees, and it is important for leaders to understand the uses of power to strengthen their leadership.

Their union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, became an important source of strength for the burgeoning civil rights movement in the early 20th century, notably under the leadership of A. Philip Randolph.

" Balakirev became important in the history of Russian music through both his works and his leadership.

As Minister for Education, Hillery was responsible for much innovative thinking in a department which would become very important under Lemass's leadership ..