In Scotland meanwhile, which at this time was still an independent state, Protestantism, in the form of Presbyterianism, had taken a more powerful hold, and largely wiped out the practice of maypoles across the country.

* "… to form men for the Gospel ministry who shall truly believe, and cordially love, and therefore endeavor to preach, propagate, and defend, in its genuineness, simplicity, and fullness, that system of religious belief and practice which is set forth in the Westminster Confession of Faith, Catechisms, and historic Presbyterianism ; and thus to perpetuate and extend the influence of true evangelical piety and Gospel order.

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, 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.

In practice ESEA meant helping all public school districts, with more money going to districts that had large proportions of students from poor families ( which included all the big cities ).

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.

During World War II, he lobbied successfully for an expansion of congressional staff resources to eliminate the practice under which House and Senate committees borrowed executive branch personnel to accomplish legislative work.

This practice, along with control of the Continental Army and Navy through the war and marine committees of the Continental Congress, established the precedent for civil control of military affairs later embodied in the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution.

In its first period, 1977 – 1982, the Anti-Nazi League was supposedly run by an elected committee nationally and similar committees throughout the country, although in practice many local and National ANL initiatives were launched directly by the SWP.

Although he was only in this position briefly, as Turner lost the 1984 election, he started the practice of allowing opposition senators to chair a number of committees, a practice that continues today.

Mao's idea, rather, was to devolve powers to provincial and local authorities, in practice Party committees rather than state technocrats, and to use mass mobilization rather than either a detailed central plan or the market to promote economic growth.

Examinations for admission to the bar were held by committees appointed by the courts, who, where they inquired at all, sought for the most part to ascertain the knowledge of the candidate of petty details of practice.

In order to practice the above duties, the Council has four standing committees.

He enjoyed a considerable practice in the northern part of his circuit, before parliamentary committees and at the chancery bar.

He soon obtained a good practice as an equity draughtsman and before parliamentary committees.

Common practice, though, is for bills reported from committees to be considered in the Rules Committee, which will decide for how long and under what rules the full body will debate the proposition.

In his often cited article History of the House of Representatives, written in 1961, American scholar George B. Galloway ( 1898 – 1967 ) said: " In practice, Congress functions not as a unified institution, but as a collection of semi-autonomous committees that seldom act in unison.

After the initial certification, the CIH or CAIH maintains their certification by meeting on-going requirements for ethical behavior, education, and professional activities ( e. g., active practice, technical committees, publishing, teaching ).

The Board of Professional Activities reports to Council and considers ethical, scientific, research, and educational matters whilst The Board of Representative and Political Activities considers reports from the following committees which represent doctors across the seven branches of practice which are:

" By early 1776, abuses were noted in the practice, and Congress resolved that only the councils or committees of safety of each colony, and their designees, could henceforth open the mail or detain any letters from the post.

Constitutionally, BUSAC serves as an " Executive Advisory Committee " of the Board of Directors, in practice BUSAC is responsible for legislative oversight and the political representation of students to the Students ' Union, through full council meetings as well as a variety of standing committees.

* Identify and disseminate best practice throughout the family justice system by facilitating a mutual exchange of information between local committees and the council, including information on local initiatives

According to the new law, procuratorates at all levels had to establish procuratorial committees, practice democratic centralism, and make decisions through discussion.

In practice it was an enormous bureaucracy of committees, that while consolidating the potential powers of the state resulted in a cumbersome and inefficient system of patronage and obstructionism.

Apart from his clinical practice, he was a member on a large number of government committees pertaining to physical and mental health, and was involved in the care of Winston Churchill on the latter's deathbed in 1965.