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general and friendly
# The prevalence of that pacific and friendly disposition among the people of the United States which will induce them to forget their local prejudices and policies, to make those mutual concessions which are requisite to the general prosperity, and in some instances, to sacrifice their individual advantages to the interest of the community.
Before insurance was established in the late 17th century, " friendly societies " existed in England, in which people donated amounts of money to a general sum that could be used for emergencies.
Gage's 1863 recollection of the convention conflicts with her own report directly after the convention: Gage wrote in 1851 that Akron in general and the press in particular were largely friendly to the woman's rights convention, but in 1863 she wrote that the convention leaders were fearful of the " mobbish " opponents.
Back in Rome, a general brings forward the idea that Antony should marry Octavian's younger sister, Octavia, in order to cement the friendly bond between the two men.
The small community named after their property is also home to folk of various income levels, ranging from the well-to-do Baldwin sisters, two elderly spinsters who distill moonshine that they call " Papa's recipe "; Ike Godsey, postmaster and owner of the general store with his somewhat snobbish wife Corabeth ( a Walton cousin ); a black couple, Verdie and Harley Foster ; Maude, a sassy octogenarian artist who paints on wood ; Flossie Brimmer, a friendly though somewhat gossipy widow who runs a nearby boarding house ; and Yancy Tucker, a good-hearted handyman with big plans but little motivation.
Hardware support for a general purpose parameter stack was lacking in early series, but this greatly improved in the 18 series, making the 18 series architecture more friendly to high level language compilers.
According to the preamble of the 1929 constitution as amended, the UNIA is a " social, friendly, humanitarian, charitable, educational, institutional, constructive and expansive society, and is founded by persons desiring to do the utmost to work for the general uplift of the people of African ancestry of the world.
" It is true that the moneylender Moses is portrayed in a comparatively positive light, but the way he is described ( as a " friendly Jew " and an " honest Israelite " by Rowley in III. 1 ) suggest that he is in some way to be considered an exception to Jews in general ; also, his own usurious business practices as stated to Sir Peter are clearly less than exemplary ( e. g., his statement " If he appears not very anxious for the supply, you should require only forty or fifty per cent ; but if you find him in great distress, and want the moneys very bad, you may ask double " ).
At the same time, by replacing the Soviet-Finnish mutual assistance pact with treaties on general cooperation and trade, Finns put themselves on an equal footing while retaining a friendly bilateral relationship.
The purpose of the organizations in general was: ( 1 ) to encourage friendship ; ( 2 ) to compel the adjustment of difficulties arising among members ; ( 3 ) to protect a “ brother member ” against slander or other attack from outsiders ; ( 4 ) to share in social enjoyments ; ( 5 ) to perform friendly services for one another ; ( 6 ) to yield to the will of the majority ; ( 7 ) to obey the president as long as he directs for the best interests of the organization.
In “ The Domain of Criticism ,” Wimsatt “ the domain of poetry and poetics from the encircling ( if friendly ) arm of the general aesthetician " ( Verbal Icon 221 ) – that is, he discusses the problems with discussing poetry in purely aesthetic terms.
Other essential characters included the friendly Nels Oleson, proprietor of the town's general store, Oleson's Mercantile ; his malicious, gossiping wife, Harriet ; and their two spoiled children, Nellie and Willie ; and later, their adopted child, Nancy ( Allison Balson ).
APRA oversees banks, credit unions, building societies, friendly societies, general insurance and reinsurance companies, life insurance and most members of the superannuation industry.
It regulates banks, general and life insurance companies, superannuation funds, credit unions, building societies and friendly societies to ensure that these institutions keep their financial promises ; that is, that they will remain financially sound and able to meet their obligations to depositors, fund members and policy holders.
In 2006, LinuxChix inspired the creation of WikiChix, a wiki and mailing list for female wiki editors to discuss issues of gender bias in wikis, to promote wikis to potential female editors, and for general discussion of wikis in a friendly female-only environment.
Svenska Ord in general, and Danielsson in particular, excelled in making scorching comments on current events in an illusorily naive and outward-lookingly friendly way that often succeeded to endear even political opponents to his particular brand of humorist humanism.
He acts more like an unofficial general protector, preventing outside commercial exploitation, such as poaching and mining, as well as enforcing peace between tribes and serving as goodwill ambassador to friendly visitors.
In general, the rivalries between all the clubs were friendly, and families were known to switch affiliations depending on which one offered preferred services and events.
While traveling the circuit and serving as attorney general in Illinois, McDougall became friendly with many fellow lawyers, including Douglas, Edward D. Baker and Abraham Lincoln.
The main driving forces for the development of vehicle network technology have been the advances made in the electronics industry in general and government regulations imposed, especially in the United States, in order to make the automobiles environmentally friendly.
The tall figure, the elegant gestures, the friendly drawling voice, the general air of having a good time.
In general, Lantapanons are friendly, you feel at home with them, straight away.
Literally, it means a cozy, friendly, or nice atmosphere, but can also connote time spent with loved ones, the fact of seeing a friend after a long absence, the friendliness or chattiness of a specific person, or a general sense of togetherness.
Resistance from a number of environmental groups, the Missouri governor's office, and the state's attorney general caused the company to conclude it was impossible to build the plant in both an environmentally friendly and cost-effective manner, and the permit application was withdrawn in August 2001.

general and contact
The meeting will, however, afford a timely and convenient opportunity for the first personal contact between them and a general exchange of views on the major issues which affect the relationships between the two countries ''.
However, in general, the books only feature mental battles when there is some reason for mind-to-mind contact ( for example, Trump contact ) and magic or Trump is involved in all three of the above conflicts, so it is not clear whether Zelazny intended his characters to have such a power ; the combination of Brand's " living trump " powers and his high Psyche ( as presented in the roleplaying game ) would have guaranteed him victory over Corwin.
The first direct Roman contact came when the Roman general and future dictator, Julius Caesar, made two expeditions to Britain in 55 and 54 BC as an offshoot of his conquest of Gaul, believing the Britons had been helping the Gallic resistance.
In general, liquids in the Cassie – Baxter state exhibit lower slide angles and contact angle hysteresis than those in the Wenzel state.
Prevalence is difficult to generalize, but research has estimated 10 – 15 % of the general population as having at least one such sexual contact, with less than 2 % involving intercourse or attempted intercourse.
Kickboxing is often practiced for self-defense, general fitness, or as a contact sport.
The French term Boxe pieds-poings ( literally " feet-fists-boxing ") is also used in the sense of " kickboxing " in the general meaning, including French boxing ( savate ) as well as American and Japanese kickboxing, Burmese and Thai boxing, any style of full contact karate, etc.
Stories earlier in the timeline feature technology such as Bussard ramjets, Drouds ( wires capable of directly stimulating the pleasure centers of the brain ) and explore how organ transplantation technology enables the new crime of organlegging ( as well as the general sociological effects of widespread transplant technology ), while later stories feature hyperdrive, invulnerable starship hulls, stasis fields, molecular monofilaments, transfer booths ( teleporters used only on planetary surfaces ), the lifespan-extending drug boosterspice, and the tasp which is an extension of the wirehead development which works without direct contact.
Members would promote OS / 2 at trade shows, conferences, fairs, and in stores, participate in operating system discussions on CompuServe, Prodigy, Fidonet and Usenet, throw parties, help users install OS / 2, contact media figures to explain OS / 2 and generate interest, and in general exercise creativity and initiative in helping popularize OS / 2.
If the vendor fails to contact the reporter in those five days, the issue is recommended to be disclosed to the general community.
For example, in " Anyone who thinks they have been affected should contact their doctor ", they and their are within the scope of the universal, distributive quantifier anyone, and can be interpreted as referring to an unspecified individual or to people in general ( notwithstanding the fact that " anyone " is strictly grammatically singular ).
Although in general there are no rules in the practice of the latihan, a couple of important practices that might be called ‘ rules ’ are that men and women do not do latihan together, and non-members may not attend the latihan exercise without first receiving the contact referred to above, known as their opening.
The general rule is that the main City Hall is responsible for citywide utilities such as the water system, the transport system and the main boulevards, while sector halls manage the contact between individuals and the local government, secondary streets, parks, schools and cleaning services.
Once in office, the governor general maintains direct contact with the Queen, wherever she may be at the time.
In general, only lifelong interactions involving close physical and biochemical contact can properly be considered symbiotic.
Until recently prion diseases were only thought to be transmissible via direct contact with infected tissue, such as from eating infected tissue, transfusion or transplantation ; new research now suggests that prion diseases can be transmitted via aerosols, but that the general public is not at risk of airborne infection.
Recently it seems the Atari scene has started to re-established contact to the general demo scene, which is indicated by Atari related releases at Evoke and other demo-parties.
Orthodox monastics, in general have little or no contact with the outside world, especially family.
The other sin offerings are considered by scholars to be gradual developments ; from being offered after contact with unclean animals, which is more of a taboo, to being offered for ritual uncleanliness in general, and finally to being offered for arbitrary sins.
In the town of Agua Verde ( Spanish for " green water "), a den of debauchery, Pike's gang makes contact with the general.
He uses this to explain general influences from Totonacan and Mixe – Zoquean languages in many other Mesoamerican languages, whose people did not have any known history of contact with either of the above-mentioned groups.
Meanwhile, Tiger and Rennick have learned that the general they were to contact was supposedly injured, but the hospital where he has been taken is under SS guard ; without him, the other German officers cannot and will not act.

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