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It will readily be seen that in this suggested network ( not materially different from some of the networks in vogue today ) greater emphasis on monitoring is implied than is usually put into practice.
Tolerance and compromise, social justice and civil liberty, are today too often in short supply for one to be overly critical of Trevelyan's emphasis on their central place in the English tradition.
and poetry, with all its emphasis on the passions, encourages the audience to give way to emotion.
A variety of data are assembled to bear upon such alleged changes as diminished puritan morality, work-success ethic, individualism, achievement, lessened emphasis on future-time orientation in favor of sociability, moral relativism, consideration and tolerance, conformity, hedonistic present-time orientation.
He sees evidence of fair winds for the ten-year Alliance for Progress plan with its emphasis on social reforms.
Heels place emphasis on the long legged silhouette.
but with the growth of state and federal fiscal aid, the emphasis on equalization, and the state-local sharing of responsibility for certain important functions, this is no longer true.
In support of the emphasis placed by the Department of Defense on instruction in emergency medical care, the Medical Illustration Service developed casualty simulation kits and rescue breathing manikins which are being field tested ; ;
The programs in infrared spectroscopy are undergoing reorientation toward wavelength standards in the far infrared, the application of infrared techniques to solid state studies, and increased emphasis on high resolution instrumentation.
In the first year there should probably be considerable emphasis on teaching projects.
Schnabel's emphasis on structural clarity, his innate rhythmic vibrancy, and impetuous intensity all tend to stamp his reading as a symphonic one.
Like the recent Scheherazade from London ( High Fidelity, Sept. 1961 ), it is successful because emphasis has been placed on good musical and engineering practices rather than on creating sensational effects.
Just as the national and state parks place emphasis on features which are of national or state significance, counties should seek out these features which are distinctive of their area.
Our technical assistance to these countries should place special emphasis on inducing the central governments to assume the role of advisor and guide which at an earlier stage foreign experts assumed in dealing with the central governments.
A program of financial assistance would permit placing emphasis on the national interest in training highly skilled labor.
Personal financial assistance would enable more emphasis to be placed on the interests of the individual.
Where this approach becomes critical, the industry can be expected to put much emphasis on this as evidence of its sincerity in `` resisting '' the wage pressures of a powerful union, requesting tariff relief after it has `` reluctantly '' acceded to the union pressure.
There is no doubt that higher education since World War 2, has moved away from `` pure '' liberal education toward greater emphasis on technology and specialization.
Dickens lays great emphasis on the hands in this scene.
In urethane foams, for example, there has been a definite trend toward the polyether-type materials ( which are now available in two-component rigid foam systems ) and the emphasis is definitely on one-shot molding.
If anti-Semitism was on trial in Jerusalem, why was it not identified, and with enough emphasis to capture the notice of the world press, in its connection with the activities of Eichmann's Department of Jewish Affairs, as exemplified by the betrayal and murder of Jews by non-police and non-party anti-Semites in Germany, as well as in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary??
And the emphasis on nationalism in America is in proportion to the growth of American influence across the world.
The popularity of local color literature before the Spanish-American War, the steady currency of the Lincoln myth, the increased emphasis on the frontier West in our mass media are cases in point.
The keynotes of this style are activism and emphasis on achievements in gaining self-esteem.

emphasis and sea
The preferred method is to cut off the draugr's head, burn the body, and dump the ashes in the sea ; the emphasis being on making absolutely sure the draugr was dead and gone.
Strong emphasis is placed on soundings, shorelines, tides, currents, sea floor and submerged obstructions that relate to the previously mentioned activities.
On the other hand, Mahan's emphasis of sea power as the crucial fact behind Britain's ascension neglected the well-documented roles of diplomacy and armies ; Mahan's theories could not explain the success of terrestrial empires, such as Bismarckian Germany.
Given the very rapid technological changes underway in propulsion ( from coal to oil, from boilers to turbines ), ordnance ( with better fire directors, and new high explosives ) and armor and emergence of new craft such as destroyers and submarines, Mahan's emphasis on the capital ship and the command of the sea came at an opportune moment.
The sea monk was subsequently popularised in Guillaume du Bartas's epic poem La Sepmaine ; ou, Creation du monde, where the poet speaks of correspondences between land and sea ( emphasis added ):
The emphasis on psychology in his post-war books – Literature and Psychology, Style, The Search for Good Sense, The Art of Living, the essay on ' Happiness ' in The Greatest Problem – reflects an interest shared with his third wife, the Swedish psychologist Elna Kallenberg, whom he married in 1940-" the stranger who came to me from beyond the sea when I most needed her " ( Kallenberg had flown from Sweden to join him in 1939 ).
Since then the Navy has sought to improve the structure and fleet by putting special emphasis on sub-surface warfare capability as it allows for the most efficient way to deny the control of Pakistani sea lanes to an adversary.
In the same breath, they may assert, often with a raised index finger and an odd emphasis on the word gebirge (" hill / mountain range "), that they are the northernmost hill range in Germany and the one closest to the sea.
The Atha ' an Miere put a lot of emphasis on the " salt ", or the sea.
This tool, which creates an impression similar to that of a sea shell, is used to add emphasis to areas of a carving, often in the stem or down the centre of a leaf in a floral design.
With an overall emphasis in sea and riverine mine clearance operations, these teams ensured the continued safety for shipping and maritime operations.

emphasis and power
) The mosques that were built after the conquest of Constantinople ( Istanbul ) by the Ottoman Turks in 1453, and influenced by the design of the 6th century Byzantine basilica of Hagia Sophia, had increasingly elevated and large central domes, which create a vertical emphasis that is intended to be more overwhelming ; in order to convey the divine power of Allah, the majesty of the Ottoman Sultan, and the governmental authority of the Ottoman State.
There has been a growing emphasis on the pollution producing features of automotive power systems.
While Greek culture placed a greater emphasis on prowess and power, Paris chose to award the apple to Aphrodite, thereby dooming his city, which was destroyed in the war that ensued.
The Bronze Age sees a shift of emphasis from the communal to the individual, and the rise to prominence of increasingly powerful elites, whose power was enshrined in the control of the flow of precious resources, to manipulate tin and copper into high-status bronze objects such as swords and axes, and their prowess as hunters and warriors.
The German air power theorists continued to develop strategic theories, but emphasis was given to Army support, as Germany was a continental power and expected to face ground operations immediately, following any declaration of hostilities.
Robert de Boron lays great emphasis on Merlin's power to shapeshift, on his joking personality, and on his connection to the Holy Grail.
He changed the administration of the state through an emphasis on meritocracy and devolvement of power from the nobility.
On 30 September 1862, Bismarck made a speech to the Budget Committee of the Prussian Chamber of Deputies, which included Bismarck's emphasis on using " iron and blood "— that is, military powerto achieve his goals.
Whilst bureaucratic operations emphasis business processes and strongly authoritarian hierarchies, these are based on enforcing power relationships rather than an overlying aim of protectionism, sustainability or growth.
Pentecostals see in the biblical writings of Paul an emphasis on having both character and power, exercising the gifts in love.
A stock car's weak handling with high power output places more emphasis on car control.
To this end, they emphasise the country's Anglican heritage, oppose any transfer of power away from the United Kingdom — either downwards to the nations and regions or upwards to the European Union — and seek to place greater emphasis on traditional family structures to repair what they see as a broken society in the UK.
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute | Lord Bute's rise to power between 1760 and 1762 dramatically influenced the emphasis of Britain's war effort.
Bryan's emphasis on agrarian issues, both in his speech and in his candidacy, may have helped cement voting patterns which kept the Democrats largely out of power until the 1930s.
# That by retroactively extending copyright terms, Congress had violated the requirements of the Constitution's Copyright Clause, which gives Congress the following power: " To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries " ( emphasis added ) Plaintiffs argued that by reading this formulation so as to allow for any number of retroactive extensions, Congress could in practice guarantee an unlimited period of copyright protection, thus thwarting the intent of the clause.
The revivals followed an arc of great emotional power, with an emphasis of the individual's sins and need to turn to Christ, restored by a sense of personal salvation.
These practices are still true today, however, training methods have advanced to include emphasis on explosive power.
" Accordingly, he recommended that emphasis be placed instead on opposing " Jewish-Zionist power ", which some commentators claim is a shift to a directly antisemitic position.
However, in Hannibal Crossing the Alps ( 1812 ), an emphasis on the destructive power of nature had already come into play.
His emphasis on power dynamics is rooted in the philosophy of Nietzsche, whose works were published a few decades before Adler's.
However, the emphasis varied from plan to plan, although generally the emphasis was on power ( electricity ), capital goods, and agriculture.
The emphasis on guitar solos and crashing rhythm sections in the power trio contributed to the development of heavy metal, although some power trios would prefer hard rock labels.

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