The active sponsor of Jefferson's measure for religious liberty in Virginia, Madison played the most influential single role in the drafting of the Constitution and in securing its ratification in Virginia, founded the first political party in American history, and, as Jefferson's Secretary of State and his successor in the Presidency, guided the nation through the troubled years of our second war with Britain.

All but the most rabid of Confederate flag wavers admit that the Old Southern tradition is defunct in actuality and sigh that its passing was accompanied by the disappearance of many genteel and aristocratic traditions of the reputedly languid ante-bellum way of life.

As long as perception is seen as composed only of isolated sense data, most of the quality and interconnectedness of existence loses its objectivity, becomes an invention of consciousness, and the result is a philosophical scepticism.

Its ontological status is itself most tenuous because apart from individual men, who are its `` matter '', tradition, the `` form '' of society exists only as a shared perception of truth.

One of the most salient features of literary value has been deemed to be its influence upon and organization of emotion.

This understanding, of course, may in its turn take many forms and some of these -- especially those most interesting to the student of comparative literature -- are essentially historical.

Certainly one of the most important comments that can be made upon the spiritual and cultural life of any period of Western civilization during the past sixteen or seventeen centuries has to do with the way in which its leaders have read and interpreted the Bible.

While Thomas' injured back led him to restrain his mount from its most violent gait he moved quickly enough when he had to.

Easily the best known of these three novels is The Space Merchants, a good example of a science-fiction dystopia which extrapolates much more than the impact of science on human life, though its most important warning is in this area, namely as to the use to which discoveries in the behavioral sciences may be put.

The theme of The Walnut Trees Of Altenburg is most closely related to its immediate predecessor in Malraux's array of novels: Man's Hope ( 1937 ).

The most obvious characteristic of contemporary American writing, apart from the beat nonsense, is its cosmopolitanism.

The legislature expended most of its time on the schools and appropriations questions.

We submit that this is a most desirable effect of the law -- and one of its principal aims.

But he painted some of the boldest and most original pictures of his time, and even after nearly half a century, the tense, tormented world he put on canvas has lost none of its fascination.

The most surprising thing about the Twenty-second Congress of the Soviet Communist Party is that it is surprising -- perhaps quite as much, in its own way, as the Twentieth Congress of 1956, which ended with that famous `` secret '' report on Stalin.

Yet an economy cannot get the most out of its resources if dishonesty, corruption, and favoritism are widespread.

Here the New York Central Railroad, one of the Nation's most important carriers, has alone lost 47.6 percent of its passengers since 1949.

To the members of our Advisory Board, and most specially to its members who constitute our committees of selection, the Foundation is indebted for its successes of choice of Fellows.

A true university, like most successful marriages, is a unity of diversities Without forcing all components into a single pattern, the preparation of a master plan is an opportunity to consider interrelation of knowledge at its highest level, which a university -- in contrast to a multiversity -- should stand for.

its principal features should be a product of his most considered judgment.

Among its most spectacular features are its falls, the highest being Upper Yosemite which drops 2,425 feet.

An attempt should be made to see if electricity, in its most latent stage, has any action on the magnet as such ''.

The thermostat is important to get your engine up to operating temperature quickly, and to keep it running at its most efficient temperature through the proper circulation of the coolant.

But this truth is distorted by its extreme application: the assumption of the separate existence of tradition.

the extreme measurements of these fall between the lower limit of the Brookfield brood and its average.

* 2005 – A series of strong storms lashes Southern Ontario spawning several tornadoes as well as creating extreme flash flooding within the city of Toronto and its surrounding communities.

Referring to the above sketch of Spartan history, we find Agesilaus shining most in its first and last period, as commencing and surrendering a glorious career in Asia, and as, in extreme age, maintaining his prostrate country.

At times the imperialist democracy acted with extreme brutality, as in the decision to execute the entire male population of Melos and sell off its women and children simply for refusing to became subjects of Athens.

The United States ' regional cuisines are characterized by its extreme diversity and style with each region having its own distinctive cuisine.

It is possible to carry this division to its logical extreme in which each member of the string section plays his or her own unique part.

After March it began to pass northwards, a motion quite apparent by the middle of April ; in June it passed at the same distance from the zenith as it did in December ; and in September it passed through its most northerly position, the extreme range from north to south, i. e. the angle between the March and September positions, being 40 ″.

Under extreme climatic conditions, a biennial plant may complete its life cycle in a very short period of time ( e. g. three or four months instead of two years ).

It is known for its small scale and the extreme refinement of its decorative carvings, including several famous narrative bas-reliefs dealing with scenes from Indian mythology.

It has recently come to be known as an " extreme sport " by some ( though not commonly considered as such by its practitioners, who may dislike the term for its perceived connotation of disregard for safety ).

* The extreme value theorem: a continuous real-valued function on a nonempty compact space is bounded above and attains its supremum.

A subsequent " re-mixed " airing, called Jaaaaam was even more extreme in its use of post-production gadgetry, often heavily distorting the footage.

* Theatres des Vampires, an Italian extreme gothic metal band has produced a video single called " Carmilla " for its album Moonlight Waltz

The clause prevents the newspapers and media from publishing material that is too extreme or sensationalist about a criminal case until the trial is over and the jury has given its verdict.

While playing in thumb position, few players use the fourth ( little ) finger, as it is too weak to produce a reliable tone ( this is also true for cellists ), although some extreme chords or extended techniques, especially in contemporary music, may necessitate its use.

For example, rugby union is both dangerous and adrenaline-inducing but is not considered an extreme sport due to its traditional image, and because it does not involve high speed or an intention to perform stunts ( the aesthetic criteria mentioned above ) and also it does not have changing environmental variables for the athletes.

Indeed, a number of studies dispute the reality of this statistical distinction or its increasing occurrence, or both, either arguing the reliable record is too short to detect such a distinction, finding no distinction or trend using other statistical approaches, or that other types should be distinguished, such as standard and extreme El Niños.

French regional cuisine is characterized by its extreme diversity and style.

Unlike the other gas giants, Uranus has an extreme tilt that causes its seasons to be severely pronounced.

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