Mensuration is a particular problem in the Cantigas, and most attempts at determining meaningful rhythmic schemes have tended, with some exceptions, to be unsatisfactory.

At the other extreme of the spectrum one finds attempts to use coercion altruistically, as a pedagogical device to improve – in some supposedly objective sense – the way other people think, with particular regard to their basic attitudes and values.

Analytic philosophy in particular is critical of attempts to elucidate the essence of a thing.

Instead Thomas is viewed as part of the modernism and romanticism movements, though attempts to pigeon-hole him within a particular neo-romantic school have been unsuccessful.

For example, a person believes that a particular bridge is safe enough to support him, and attempts to cross it ; unfortunately, the bridge collapses under his weight.

Initial attempts in the United States in the early 1970s were generally based on sociological theory and focused on the function of women characters in particular film narratives or genres and of stereotypes as a reflection of a society's view of women.

In the process of setting electoral districts, gerrymandering is a practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating geographic boundaries to create partisan or incumbent-protected districts.

In particular, Germany's attempts to overturn the Treaty of Versailles and the reconstruction of the German military made France increasingly unwilling to disarm.

In particular, attempts to initiate peace talks with Hitler in 1941 through the ambassador of Bulgaria were classified as treason ; no one mentioned that Beria was acting on the orders of Stalin and Molotov.

* Computer model, a computer program which attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system

There have been many attempts to claim that particular prehistoric cultures can be identified with the Proto-Indo-European-speaking peoples, but all have been speculative.

All attempts to identify an actual people with an unattested language depend on a sound reconstruction of that language that allows identification of cultural concepts and environmental factors which may be associated with particular cultures ( such as the use of metals, agriculture vs. pastoralism, geographically distinctive plants and animals, etc.

An often-cited theory published by R. A. Fisher in 1930 that attempts to resolve the paradox posits that such traits are the results of explosive positive feedback loops that have as their starting points particular sexual preferences for features that confer a survival advantage and thus " become established in the species.

The third definition attempts to distinguish shamans from other magico-religious specialists who are believed to contact spirits, such as " mediums ", " witch doctors ", " spiritual healers " or " prophets ", by claiming that they undertake a particular technique not used by the others.

Some SCA events have been dedicated to particular historic events or have portions of their camping sectioned off for only strict reenactment, sometimes called " Enchanted Ground ", in which much more strenuous attempts are made to keep anachronistic objects and actions out.

The cast wore identical costumes even when in disguise, allowing for particular comic effects related to doubling ( as when Cloten attempts to disguise himself as Posthumus.

Hentzi said Angela was the most believable teenager, in particular with her " painfully familiar " attempts to " live up to an unworthy image of herself ".

This has led to searches for universal grammar, as well as to attempts to define the nature of particular languages.

Very few words were borrowed from existing languages, so that attempts to match a source to a particular Elvish word or name in works published during his lifetime are often very dubious.

Website administrators may prevent a particular IP address from trying more than a predetermined number of password attempts against any account on the site.

In economics, satisficing is a behavior which attempts to achieve at least some minimum level of a particular variable, but which does not necessarily maximize its value.

In particular, if the ball is hit and the players attempt a run, then the umpire behind the stumps will generally retreat to the side, in case the fielding side attempts a run out at that end.

Susan Sontag argued in her 1964 Notes on " Camp " that camp was an attraction to the human qualities which expressed themselves in " failed attempts at seriousness ", the qualities of having a particular and unique style, and of reflecting the sensibilities of the era.

He then attempts precisely to define that particular type of atomism:

The 20-to-1 ratio for cochannel interference embodies one of the fundamental limiting principles which we must always take into account in AM assignments and allocations -- that signals from a particular station are potential sources of objectionable interference over an area much greater than that within which they provide useful service.

France, the former colonial power, in particular, continues to provide significant aid and supports Compaoré's developing role as a regional powerbroker.

Thereof, the philosopher, in order to verify a particular means, or a particular statement belonging to a certain means ( e. g. the propositions of the natural sciences ) would have to ' step outside ' the means they are judging and critique them neutrally, in order to provide a foundation for adopting them.

In addition to issues of reliability, the dynamic nature and the diversity of the Internet and its components provide no guarantee that any particular path is actually capable of, or suitable for, performing the data transmission requested, even if the path is available and reliable.

Forty-eight states ( Texas and West Virginia are the exceptions ) have a model set of instructions, usually called " pattern jury instructions ", which provide the framework for the charge to the jury ; sometimes, only names and circumstances have to be filled in for a particular case.

An examiner may generally ask leading questions of a hostile witness or on cross-examination ( to elicit testimony which the witness might be reluctant to volunteer ), but not on direct examination ( to " coach " the witness to provide a particular answer ).

That is, teachers provide phonics instruction opportunistically, within the context of stories or student writing that feature many instances of a particular letter or group of letters.

Though a subjectivist theory due to its reference to a particular ( albeit hypothetical ) subject, Ideal Observer Theory still purports to provide universal answers to moral questions.

A model organism is a non-human species that is extensively studied to understand particular biological phenomena, with the expectation that discoveries made in the organism model will provide insight into the workings of other organisms.

The typical MRI examination consists of 5 – 20 sequences, each of which is chosen to provide a particular type of information about the subject tissues.

Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject ; others function as more personal online diaries.

Each category of the establishment was specifically based on its ability to provide for a particular segment of the market.

Securing Senate approval can provide a major obstacle for presidents who wish to orient the federal judiciary toward a particular ideological stance.

Being a member of the visible church does not guarantee salvation ; though it does provide the child with many benefits, including that of one's particular congregation consenting to assist in the raising of that child in " the way he should go, ( so that ) when he is old he will not turn from it.

" Rhetorics typically provide heuristics for understanding, discovering, and developing arguments for particular situations, such as Aristotle's three persuasive audience appeals, logos, pathos, and ethos.

" That is, what effects does this particular use of rhetoric have on an audience, and how does that effect provide more clues as to the speaker's ( or writer's ) objectives?

Each of these three realms has a particular task: political institutions should establish political equality and protect human rights ; cultural institutions should cultivate the free and unhindered development of such realms as science, art, education and religion ; and economic institutions should encourage producers, distributors and consumers to cooperate to provide for society's needs.

In particular, variations of " Chinsagu No Hana " ( from Beauty ) and " Bibo No Aozora " ( from 1996 ) provide the poignant closing pieces for Sue Brooks's Japanese Story ( 2003 ) and Alejandro González Iñárritu's Babel ( 2006 ), respectively.

Statistical consultants are available to provide help for organizations and companies without direct access to expertise relevant to their particular problems.

At a more profound level, spinors have been found to be at the heart of approaches to the index theorem, and to provide constructions in particular for discrete series representations of semisimple groups.

A few systems provide that the tax is payable only on wages above a particular amount.

For instance, in Germany, theological faculties at state universities are typically tied to particular denominations, Protestant or Roman Catholic, and those faculties will offer denominationally bound ( konfessionsgebunden ) degrees, and have denominationally bound public posts amongst their faculty ; as well as contributing ‘ to the development and growth of Christian knowledge ’ they ‘ provide the academic training for the future clergy and teachers of religious instruction at German schools .’

The concentration of the nerve endings that lie close to the entrance of a woman's vagina ( the lower third ) can provide pleasurable sensation during sexual activity when stimulated in a way that the particular woman enjoys.