Some speculate that the dish may have been invented in Spain, the first European country in which the potato appeared via the New World colonies, and assumes the first appearance to have been as an accompaniment to fish dishes in Galicia, from which it spread to the rest of the country and further to the Spanish Netherlands, which became Belgium more than a century later.

If the president is outside of the country, or the position is vacant, the President of the Bundesrat ( a position that is rotated among the state premiers on an annual basis ) temporarily assumes the powers of the president until a successor is elected without assuming the office of president as such.

It is chaired by the Head of state and government of the host country, and this person assumes that responsibility until the fifth Summit after that.

#* Significance: Hu Jintao elected General Secretary ; " Fourth Generation " of CPC leadership assumes control of the Party and the country ; Jiang Zemin packs the CPC Politburo Standing Committee with supporters, holds on to CPC CMC Chair ; Jiang's " Three Represents " theory enshrined in CPC Constitution.

Kolhapur assumes a place amongst the cities having highest per capita income in the country and it's one of the fastest growing cities in Maharashtra.

In case the entire Swedish Royal Family is out of the country, the Speaker assumes the role of Regent ad interim.

The OECD defines HPV as production or import of greater than 1, 000 tonnes per year in at least one member country or in the European Union and assumes that high production is a proxy for high exposure.

With increasing disruption in the country, Walker orders the president shot and assumes the presidency.

Beatrice offers to double the amount and is confused about why De Flores will not leave contented with money assumes that the amount he wants is much too high to actually announce out loud and suggests that he goes out of the country ( as she had told him earlier ) and send her the amount he wants on paper.

In the Batman: Year 100 storyline which takes place in 2039, Captain Jim Gordon, grandson of Commissioner Gordon, finds an old laptop in the attic of a country home owned by Gordon and discovers a secret file which he assumes contains long-lost information on Batman.

General Jung initiates a rebellion against the government, who find themselves at his mercy as he assumes de facto control of the entire country.

This graph assumes that all biodiesels are burnt in their country of origin.

A subsidiary of StarHub Limited, when StarHub acquired Singapore Cable Vision ( SCV ) in 2001, and now assumes ownership over the S $ 600 million broadband infrastructure built across the country by 1996.

So the Kirov will fly back to Russia, minus a Chicago engagement, a serious loss for dance fans -- and for the frustrated bookers, cancellation of one of the richest bookings in the country.

Even so, the flat country and weather uncertainties made flooding much more unpredictable than in the case of the Nile ; serious deluges seem to have been a regular occurrence, requiring constant maintenance of irrigation ditches and drainage systems.

They ask for Uribe's government to change this position and make serious efforts towards improving the human rights situation inside the country, protecting civilians and reducing any abuses committed by the armed forces.

The terrain and climate of the Congo Basin present serious barriers to road and rail construction, and the distances are enormous across this vast country.

The terrain and climate of the Congo Basin present serious barriers to road and rail construction, and the distances are enormous across this vast country.

It is possible for the official's home country to waive immunity ; this tends to happen only when the individual has committed a serious crime, unconnected with their diplomatic role ( as opposed to, say, allegations of spying ), or has witnessed such a crime.

Faced with a high crime rate, a public corruption problem, often violent harassment and intimidation by unknown assailants of human rights activists, judicial workers, journalists, and witnesses in human rights trials, the government began serious attempts in 2001 to open a national dialogue to discuss the considerable challenges facing the country.

The country faces some serious problems but has the potential for growth and modernization.

On 25 May 2009, the Constitutional Court, made up of appointed judges, released a ruling that any referendum to create a new constitution would be unconstitutional, and further would be a violation of the oath the president had taken on the Koran ( a serious matter in this overwhelmingly Muslim country ).

At one point, prior to the deployment of RAMSI forces, the country was facing a serious financial crisis.

Certainly in many parts of the country, such as Wiltshire, Berkshire, the Thames Valley and East Anglia, the fighting and raiding had caused serious devastation.

Communist guerrillas existed in the country from early ' 60s up to 1987, counting almost 12, 000 full-time fighters at the peak of movement, but never posed a serious threat to the state.

The serious crime situation in the country has led to a severe deterioration in security conditions in the country.

Nonetheless, construction and operation of the fair proved to be a windfall for Chicago workers during the serious economic recession that was sweeping the country.

But the most serious blows to both gangs, as well as most others around the country, was the Stock Market Crash in October 1929, which heralded the Great Depression, and the repeal of the 18th Amendment ( Prohibition ) in 1933, which had given rise to most of the lawlessness in the first place.

Queen Alexandra, the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom, ordered a mole-fur garment to start a fashion that would create a demand for mole fur, thereby turning what had been a serious pest problem in Scotland into a lucrative industry for the country.

Russian neo-Nazis have made it an explicit goal to take over the country by force, and have put serious effort into preparing for this.

These events created a serious political void in both the north and south of the country.

Reconstruction of the war-ravaged country was slow and serious humanitarian and economic problems confronted the communist regime.

Certainly in many parts of the country, such as the South-West, the Thames Valley and East Anglia, the fighting and raiding had caused serious devastation.

The expedition had done no serious harm to the enemies of Vincennes, but it distracted some of the Wabash villages while Josiah Harmar, now a General, led a much larger expedition up through Ohio country towards Kekionga.

" In July, 1877, almost immediately succeeding the peaceful enjoyments incident to the centennial celebration of our national independence, the country was startled at the outbreak of very serious rioting by the railroad employees of Pittsburgh.

Military campaigns ended indecisively, and some have argued that James stood in serious danger of being overthrown, or of having to flee the country.

' There, in that fixed attitude of grief which Michelangelo has immortalized, the prophet may well be supposed to have mourned the fall of his country " ( Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, History of the Jewish Church ).

Hurriedly Madison called on Congress to put the country “ into an armor and an attitude demanded by the crisis ,” specifically recommending enlarging the army, preparing the militia, finishing the military academy, stockpiling munitions, and expanding the navy.

The term ’ s aggressive title mirrors the country ’ s attitude in the capital market environment, and with newfound mineral prospects it has the chance to retain its title as the fastest growing economy in the region.

The two clubs share a long history together and matches between the two clubs are called the Klassieker ( The Classic ) The rivalry is not only between the two teams, but also a confrontation between the two largest cities of the country, Amsterdam and Rotterdam, two cities with extreme differences in attitude and culture.

His tenure as President was marked by a more liberal attitude on social issues – such as divorce, contraception, and abortion – and attempts to modernize the country and the office of the presidency, notably launching such far-reaching infrastructure projects as the high-speed TGV train and the turn towards reliance on nuclear power as France's main energy source.

After attempting to have the marriage cancelled, Queen Juliana acquiesced and the marriage took place under a continued storm of protest and an almost certain attitude pervaded the country that Princess Beatrix might be the last member of the House of Orange to ever reign in the Netherlands.

His unquestionable baseball prowess, outgoing personality and energy, charity work, community involvement, and nice-guy attitude earned him the respect and admiration of fans across the country.

He was also known for his negative attitude to the Welsh language, and Glyn Jones sees him as falling " short of being a completely representative figure ... in his attitude to Wales and Welshness ," as Gwyn Thomas " appears in his writing to have little sympathy with the national aspirations and indigenous culture of our country ".

Although after 1860 he increasingly lost control of the Tribune ’ s operations, and wrote fewer editorials, in 1864 he expressed defeatism regarding Lincoln ’ s chances of reelection, an attitude that was echoed across the country when his editorials were reprinted.

In spite of the neutral attitude taken by their government a number of the Free State Boers, living in the northern part of the country, went to the Transvaal and joined their brethren then in arms against the British.

It combines punk rock or New Wave with country music, folk music, and blues in sound, subject matter, attitude, and style.

With the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the new government adopted a strong anti-Buddhist attitude, and a movement to eradicate Buddhism and bring Shinto to ascendancy arose throughout the country due to the strong connections of Buddhism to the Shoguns.

Exhibiting more pronounced jug band, country and blues influences than many bands from the same scene, the Charlatans ’ rebellious attitude and distinctive, late 19th century fashions exerted a major influence on the Summer of Love in San Francisco.

It is widely admitted that one of the main reasons for the economic and financial collapse of post-independence Mozambique was the hasty departure of the majority of about 200 000 Portuguese residing in the country on the eve of the Portuguese revolution, which had taken place on 25 April 1974, and that such exodus was caused by a sudden change of attitude by Samora Machel.

His comments reflect the general attitude of many politicians, legislators and law-enforcement officials across the country.

" When he initially moved to Australia, he had cited the South African government's lax attitude to crime in that country as a reason for the move, leading to a spat with Thabo Mbeki, who, speaking of Coetzee's novel Disgrace stated that " South Africa is not only a place of rape ".

Similarly communications between Bishkek and Osh pass through difficult mountainous country and are endangered by the attitude of President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan.

Although South Africa ( and until 1975, Portugal ) gave economic and tacit military support to Rhodesia, no country ever extended full diplomatic recognition to it, and most countries closed their consulates in Salisbury following the UDI, one exception being the United States, which maintained a Consul-General, though redesignated as ' U. S. Contacts Office ' to show the USA's official attitude of non-recognition of the post-UDI government.

In the Lectures on Literature ( 1982 ), in speaking of the novel Madame Bovary ( 1856 ), about the bourgeois wife of a country doctor, the writer Vladimir Nabokov ( 1899 – 1977 ) said that philistinism is manifest in the prudish attitude demonstrated by the man or the woman who accuses a work of art of being obscene.

It is a common attitude throughout the country to consider the state inefficient, corruption widespread and success based on personal acquaintances rather than merit.

During this period, his attitude was more that of a country gentleman than of a courtier.

This statement has been misquoted endlessly, in the inverted form of " What's good for General Motors is good for the country " as an example of the self-centered attitude of executives.

The governments of countries in the contemporary era vary in their attitude toward religious influence — particularly that tied to a religious authority outside the country, such as the Vatican — in their societies.