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arms and control
The Kohnstamm-positive subjects described the vivid experience of having their arms rise as one in which they exercised no control.
of heavy arms expenditures and constant danger of another world war had to ensue before the United States could bring itself to accept the two chief results of World War 2, -- Communist control of East Europe and China -- a new balance of power.
The treaty was the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War.
It was seen by many in the West as a key piece in nuclear arms control, being an implicit recognition of the need to protect the nuclear balance by ensuring neither side could hope to reduce the effects of retaliation to acceptable levels.
To obtain the best cooperation between all arms, emphasis was placed on detailed planning, and rigid control and adherence to orders.
* Conference on Disarmament, an international forum that negotiates multilateral arms control and disarmament agreements
Fighting in Afghanistan also intensified, but in the late autumn of 1984 the United States and the Soviet Union did agree to resume arms control talks in early 1985.
There were several serious confrontations between the U. S. and Denmark on security policy in the so-called " footnote era " ( 1982 – 88 ), when an alternative parliamentary majority forced the government to adopt specific national positions on nuclear and arms control issues.
In 1955 American nuclear arms policy became one aimed primarily at arms control as opposed to disarmament.
( A small amount of control is available by moving the position of the arms and by a slight hollowing of the back ).
By the time Sher Ali had established control in Kabul in 1868, he found the British ready to support his regime with arms and funds, but nothing more.
It actively participates in the Central American Security Commission ( CASC ), which seeks to promote regional arms control.
A turnstile, used to control access to subways and amusement park rides, is a gate with three rotating arms at waist height, one across the entryway.
* Gun control, Small arms proliferation and Right to keep and bear arms
Likewise, nations that violate international arms control agreements, even if claiming to be acting within the scope of their national sovereignty, may find themselves with a range of penalties or sanctions regarding firearms placed on them by other nations.
It further includes the important functions of the maintenance of international peace and security, arms control, the pacific settlement of disputes and the regulation of the use of force in international relations.
It was decommissioned in compliance with arms control agreements, which address the maximum range of ICBMs and prohibit orbital or fractional-orbital weapons.
The muscles in the thighs called the quadriceps and the muscles in the arms that control finger flexion — making a fist — are usually affected early on.
Goebbels hoped in this way to persuade Hitler to give him and his ally Speer control of domestic policy for a program of total commitment to arms production and full labour conscription, including women.
His father ’ s health declined starting in 1939, and after a stroke in 1941, Alfried took over full control of the firm, continuing its role as main arms supplier to Germany at war.
However, in late autumn of 1984, the U. S. and the Soviet Union did agree to resume arms control talks in early 1985.
Symptoms, which vary in type and severity, may include asymmetrical ptosis ( a drooping of one or both eyelids ), diplopia ( double vision ) due to weakness of the muscles that control eye movements, an unstable or waddling gait, weakness in arms, hands, fingers, legs, and neck, a change in facial expression, dysphagia ( difficulty in swallowing ), shortness of breath and dysarthria ( impaired speech, often nasal due to weakness of the velar muscles ).
Moldova has accepted all relevant arms control obligations of the former Soviet Union.

arms and context
Anchored crosses are occasionally a feature of coats of arms in which context they are referred to by the heraldic terms anchry or ancre.
The statement in the English Bill of Rights concerning the right to bear arms is often quoted only in the passage where it is written as above and not in its full context.
The term " weapons of mass destruction " continued to see periodic use throughout this time, usually in the context of nuclear arms control ; Ronald Reagan used it during the 1986 Reykjavík Summit, when referring to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.
Combined arms in this context was how to best use the cooperating units, variously armed with side-arms, spears, or missile weapons in order to coordinate an attack in time and space that would best disrupt and then destroy the enemy.
The Virgilian context referred to Pyrrhus, appearing in shining armour ' like a snake which has sloughed its skin, reaching upwards with an effort towards the sun '; the motto was chosen by the Professor of Latin at the time ( Augustus Wilkins ) and the coat of arms was applied for-suggesting both the idea of the institution striving towards excellence, and the city ( with its particularly high annual rainfall ) ' reaching upwards with difficulty towards the sun '.
While the fleur-de-lis has appeared on countless European coats of arms and flags over the centuries, it is particularly associated with the French monarchy in a historical context, and continues to appear in the arms of the King of Spain and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and members of the House of Bourbon.
In the context of general robotics, most types of robots would fall into the category of robotic arms ( inherent in the use of the word manipulator in the above-mentioned ISO standard ).
In the opening of Don Quixote, Cervantes has the protagonist especially admiring Bernardo because he crushed Roland with his arms alone, although the context is clear that Don Quixote is placing too much credence in the fantastic stories of romance.
In a military context, the term " spin lock " can be used to refer to a mechanism within a munition's fuze which arms it upon firing.
Unintentional human gestures such as making an eye rub, a chin rest, a lip touch, a nose itch, a head scratch, an ear scratch, crossing arms, and a finger lock have been found conveying some useful information in specific context.
Lord Castlereagh, the British Foreign Secretary, first used the term in its diplomatic context, in a letter sent on February 13, 1814: " It affords me great satisfaction to acquaint you that there is every prospect of the Congress terminating with a general accord and Guarantee between the Great powers of Europe, with a determination to support the arrangement agreed upon, and to turn the general influence and if necessary the general arms against the Power that shall first attempt to disturb the Continental peace.
It appears in this context in the coats of arms of Naila and of Wildemann.
In the Belfast Agreement, signed in 1998, the participants reaffirmed their commitment to the total disarmament of all paramilitary organisations, and confirmed their intention to continue to work constructively and in good faith with the Independent Commission, and to use any influence they may have, to achieve the decommissioning of all paramilitary arms within two years following endorsement in referendums North and South of the agreement and in the context of the implementation of the overall settlement.
Tentacles are distinguished in this context as being longer than arms, with suckers at their tips only.
The term " Gewehr " can be encountered in the context of 19th and 20th century military history for nonspecific rifles from German-speaking countries, e. g. in arms trade, in particular for types produced before German unification in 1871.
The Museum ’ s mission is to present the history of arms and armor in a broad cultural context ; preserving, researching, exhibiting, and interpreting its collections for the benefit of the general public and specialized audiences.
Iestyn ap Gwrgant's arms can be seen today in a modern context within the Crest of Pontypridd Rugby Football Club, a Rugby Union team from Pontypridd within the ancient boundaries of Morgannwg.
In this context, the sign of peace is given by extending both arms in a slight embrace with the words " Pax tecum ( Peace be with you ).
Within this context, he made a forceful argument, showing how, particularly in the last two centuries in the western world, the glorification of the ideals traditionally associated with the masculine-reason, logic, power, strength, victory, territorialism-and the denigration of those related to the feminine-emotion, intuition, nurturing-had led to the proliferation of arms, the development of agents of mass destruction, the spread of war and terrorism and the systematic rape of the environment.
The walls of the Memorial Chamber are divided into 17 niches, each containing a marble slab under a gothic blind arch topped with a gablet and finial, and decorated with various badges and insignia, including those of, on the mouldings: Canada's 178 pre-1914 militia regiments ; in the pierced quatrefoil panels: cavalry, and non-infantry field units ; in the diaper background: pre-Confederation French and British regiments and colonial forces ; on the gablet crockets: reinforced battalions ; on the gablet springers: all branches of the Canadian Corps ; on the arch quatrefoil and cusps: fighting battalions ; on the arch spandrels: medals and war decorations of the allied countries ; on the shield: coats of arms appropriate to the relevant historical context ; and on the low relief panel: historical scenes of Canadians during World War I.
When applied within the context of the FIP, the coat of arms is often flanked on each side by an official's or department's bilingual title.
All of this is in the context of an attack by American planes and arms.
In the British context, social enterprises include community enterprises, credit unions, trading arms of charities, employee-owned businesses, co-operatives, development trusts, housing associations, social firms, and leisure trusts.

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