Since the development of cannon, the word " artillery " in practice has largely meant cannon ; in contemporary usage it usually refers to shell-firing guns, howitzers, mortars, and rockets.

In practice, Presbyterianism meant that committees of lay elders had a substantial voice in church government, as opposed to merely being subjects to a ruling hierarchy.

In practice, the policy meant that limited independence of communist parties was allowed.

Arias thus remained barred from a second term as president ; however, in April 2003 – by which time two of the four judges who had voted against the change in 2000 had been replaced – the Court reconsidered the issue and, with the only dissenters being the two anti-reelection judges remaining from 2000, declared the 1969 amendment null and thus opened the way to reelection for former presidents – which in practice meant Arias.

Initially limited frequency space meant that Channel 4 could not be broadcast alongside S4C, though some English Channel 4 programmes would be aired at less popular times on the Welsh variant, a practice that carried on up until the closure of S4C's analogue transmissions in 2010.

Faith involves more than outward obedience to this authority, but also must be based on a deep personal understanding of religious teachings. By faith is meant, first, conscious knowledge, and second, the practice of good deeds.

The arrival of the Abbasid army to Arabia in the 8th century seems to have meant that tolerance for homosexual practice subsequently spread more widely under the new dynasty.

This recognition meant a departure for Otsuka from his medical practice and the fulfilment of a life's ambition — to become a full-time martial artist.

In practice this has meant that elections have been held every three to five years at the discretion of the Prime Minister.

Other parts of the training was meant to give them practice in maneuvering the spacecraft and get in and out of its narrow openings wearing a space suit.

In practice the new sharia courts in Nigeria have most often meant the reintroduction of harsh punishments without respecting the much tougher rules of evidence and testimony.

" By this, James meant that truth is a quality, the value of which is confirmed by its effectiveness when applying concepts to practice ( thus, " pragmatic ").

The practice of taijiquan is meant to be in harmony with taiji philosophy, utilising and manipulating qi via taiji, to produce great effect with minimal effort.

Assimilation presupposed the inherent superiority of French culture over all others, so that in practice the assimilation policy in the colonies meant extension of the French language, institutions, laws, and customs.

The fear was not unfounded, because in practice it meant Amsterdam stipulated what happened.

This practice has meant that the name may be given to either the excavation or the bank.

Kuji-kiri is an esoteric practice which, when performed with an array of hand " seals " ( kuji-in ), was meant to allow the ninja to enact superhuman feats.

Raeder's repeated insistence that he was " above politics " meant in practice that the was loyal to the Reich, not the republic.

As a counterpart to his policy of terror, Raeder placed great emphasis on " spiritual leadership " as a war-winning factor in the Kriegsmarine, which in practice meant an intense program of National Socialist propaganda.

The size of the territory of the tribe of Judah meant that in practice it had four distinct regions:

Osteopathic medicine in the United States has always meant a physician trained in and entitled to the full scope of medical practice.

Thirdly, although this engine used positive steam pressure to push water up out of the engine ( with no theoretical limit to the height to which water could be lifted by a single high-pressure engine ) practical and safety considerations meant that in practice, to clear water from a deep mine would have needed a series of moderate-pressure engines all the way from the bottom level to the surface.

The Romantic era in music was to accept the centrality of this practice, codify the form explicitly and make instrumental music in this form central to concert and chamber composition and practice, in particular for works that were meant to be regarded as " serious " works of music.

The Greek island of Syros, whose population is divided almost equally between Catholics and Orthodox, is one of the few places where the two Churches share a common date for Easter, with the Catholics accepting the Orthodox date-a practice helping considerably in maintaining good relations between the two communities.

While humanizing and questioning him, Stirling gives credit to Bloch for helping to break through the monotonous methodological alternance between positivism and narrative history, creating a new, synthetic version of the historical practice that has since become so ingrained in the discipline that it is typically overlooked.

Ferenczi tried to distinguish between several different types of homosexuality, basing his distinctions on an unspecified number of patients whose analyses had sometimes lasted for a short period and sometimes “ a whole year and even longer .” Ferenczi hoped to cure some kinds of homosexuality completely, but was content in practice with reducing what he considered gay men's hostility to women, along with the urgency of their homosexual desires, and with helping them to become attracted to and potent with women.

Though one may claim that Occam's razor is invalid as a premise helping to regulate theories, putting this doubt into practice would mean doubting whether every step forward will result in locomotion or a nuclear explosion.

Since the law did not distinguish, for marital purposes, between ruler and subjects, historically marriages between royalty and the noble heiresses to great fiefs became the norm, helping to aggrandize the House of Capet while gradually diminishing the number of large domains held in theoretical vassalage by nobles who were, in practice, virtually independent of the French crown.

Malay and Indonesian villagers practice the culture of helping one another as a community, which is better known as " joint bearing of burdens " ( gotong royong ), as well as being family-oriented ( especially the concept of respecting one's family the parents and elders ), courtesy and believing in God (" Tuhan ") as paramount to everything else.

In addition to helping pave the way towards behaviorism, his contribution to measurement influenced philosophy, the administration and practice of education, military administration, industrial personnel administration, civil service and many public and private social services.

However, in late 2011 the Late Show reverted to the practice of taping the Friday show on Thursdays, helping the Friday shows become more topical and relevant.

They may be able to help each other — perhaps by offering advice or practice time, by providing moral support, or by helping in the background during a busy time — but each individual's success is primarily due to each individual's own efforts.

A homonymous term dzogchen designates a meditation practice and also a body of teachings aimed at helping an individual to recognize the Dzogchen state, to become sure about it, and to develop the capacity to maintain the state continually.

Some genera practice cooperative breeding, with all family members helping defend a territory and feed nestlings.

Mahler was responsible in the 1970s for helping to shape the General Electric succession process which became the gold standard of corporate practice.

After the war he resumed his law practice and was active in veterans ' affairs, helping to found the American Legion and serving as its national commander in 1932-33.

Management consulting is the practice of helping organizations to improve their performance, primarily through the analysis of existing organizational problems and development of plans for improvement.

Lochner famously acted as Kennedy's interpreter, helping the president practice his speech on June 26, 1963 and the key phrase " Ich bin ein Berliner " (" I am a Berliner "), for which he created the phonetic spelling " ish bin ein bear-lee-ner ".

King Ezana ( c. 321 – c. 360 ), indeed, helping the work of his childhood tutor Frumentius, introduced Christianity in Axum, precluding the pagan practice of erecting burial stelae ( it seems that at the feet of each obelisk, together with the grave, there was present a sacrificial altar ).

Edwin Nevis described Gestalt therapy as " a conceptual and methodological base from which helping professionals can craft their practice ".

Afshin-Jam traveled worldwide representing many causes including helping victims of the tsunami in India and Sri Lanka, raising funds for the earthquake victims of Bam, supporting fistula patients in Ethiopia, fundraising for Variety the Children's Charity, bridging the digital divide through youth advocacy and raising awareness on the practice of Bear Bile Farming in China.

" This practice grew, and currently operates with several thousand initiatives helping to privately shape public opinion of the government.

This practice of rounding corners in order to open up panoramic vistas was carried out with unprecedented frequency in the town of Monaghan and is still reflected today in the edifices of The Diamond, Church Square and Mill Street, helping to secure Monaghan's status as one of Ulster's more attractive large towns.

He was elected as chairman of the Fayette County Republican Central Committee in 1886 but spent most of his time helping to establish a law practice.

Doña Julia, Cachiche's first witch, was known to practice " good magic ," curing and helping villagers with her spells.

He is also often credited with helping to popularize various strategies as a player such as the hit and run, the hook slide, and the catcher's practice of backing up first base.

Mourinho and his family moved to Barcelona and he gradually became a prominent figure of Barcelona's staff by translating at press conferences, planning practice sessions, and helping players through tactical advice and analyses of the opposition.