He argues that the laws of nature have an overwhelming body of evidence behind them, and are so well demonstrated to everyone's experience, that any deviation from those laws necessarily flies in the face of all evidence.

Chinese officials face critical challenges in effectively implementing the laws, clarifying the roles of their national and provincial governments, and strengthening the operation of their legal system.

This law applies specifically when there are two forms of commodity money in circulation which are required by legal-tender laws to be accepted as having similar face values for economic transactions.

On the other hand, with a coinage debased by a government issuer, the commodity value of the coinage was often reduced quite openly, while the face value of the debased coins was held at the higher level by legal tender laws.

In short, in the absence of legal tender laws, the seller will not accept anything but money of certain value ( good money ), while the existence of legal tender laws will cause the buyer to offer only money with the lowest commodity value ( bad money ) as the creditor must accept such money at face value.

Many of the new immigrants dropped their traditional customs and laws, both out of choice ( the U. S. offered them a chance to escape what they viewed as the constraints of religious identity ) or not ( Jews refusing to work on the Sabbath were almost always fired at the end of the week ;; the large majority of those who desisted from working on Saturday had to face the formidable challenge of finding new work each week ).

This was the first comprehensive amendment of U. S. general immigration laws designed to face up to the realities of modern refugee situations by stating a clear-cut national policy and providing a flexible mechanism to meet the rapidly shifting developments of today's world policy.

The major difference, however, was the continued adherence of the Pharisees to the laws and traditions of the Jewish people in the face of assimilation.

This gave students free rein in urban environments to break secular laws with impunity, a fact which produced many abuses: theft, rape and murder were not uncommon among students who did not face serious consequences.

Using this, and other examples, the movie explores and wrestles with issues of personal conscience, responsibility in the face of unjust laws and personal behavior in the face of widespread societal immorality.

The city, however, does not face the zoning problems that arose in other Romanian locales because of the high-density constructions ; roughly all other complexes in the city are built with some respect to the zoning laws in force today.

Procedural rules are additionally constrained / informed by separate statutory laws, case law, and constitutional provisions that define the rights of the parties to a lawsuit ( see especially due process ), though the rules will generally reflect this legal context on their face.

He felt called upon to systematize the laws and customs of Judaism in face of the disintegration caused by the Spanish expulsion.

Early adherents adopted their dietary laws based on their interpretation of several books of the Bible, including the Book of Genesis (" Then God said, " I give you every Seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it.

The States ' Rights Democratic Party opposed racial integration and wanted to retain Jim Crow laws and white supremacy in the face of possible federal intervention.

Despite these changes retailers still face complicated and confusing trading laws, which stipulate trading hours based on size and product offer.

The major difference, however, was the continued adherence of the Pharisees to the laws and traditions of the Jewish people in the face of assimilation.

In the Early Modern period, sumptuary laws continued to be used to support native textile industries in the face of imports.

In Leviticus, one of the books concerning God's laws to Moses, it is written that God says: " I will set my face against the person who turns to mediums and spiritists to prostitute himself by following them, and I will cut him off from his people.

Nearly all German bishops, clergy, and laymen rejected the legality of the new laws, and were defiant in the face of heavier and heavier penalties and imprisonments imposed by Bismarck's government.

Two episodes, " Brother Battle " (# 84 ) and " To Be a Student " (# 90 ) emphasized the Catholic Church's struggle to educate commoners, and even the children of serfs, despite laws forbidding the practice and in the face of opposition from the nobility.

On one occasion, Galba's mother-in-law gave Agrippina, in a whole bevy of married women, a public reprimand and a slap in the face.

Jeff Moorad, a former sports agent, joined the partnership, and was named the team's CEO ; becoming its primary public face.

This treaty was prematurely exposed to public scrutiny and subsequently abandoned in November 1998 in the face of strenuous protest and criticism by national and international civil society representatives.

In 1949 or 1950, DeMille was recruited by Allen Dulles and Frank Wisner to serve on the board of the anti-communist National Committee for a Free Europe, the public face of the organization that oversaw the Radio Free Europe service.

Finally, trucking-company executive Jerry McMorris became head of the ownership group and served as the initial public face of management.

Although women in Djibouti enjoy a higher public status than in many other Islamic countries, women's rights and family planning face difficult challenges, many stemming from poverty.

During the age when the whole point of money was that it was made of precious metal, there was frequent trimming or shaving of coins once they were released to the public, even though people were expected to accept the diminished coins at their face value.

He also found that the skyscrapers of the downtown business district dominated the skyline, and sought to create a building which could face the tall buildings and represent the importance of the public sector.

After 1940, Hitler made few public appearances, and even his broadcasts became less frequent, so Goebbels increasingly became the face and the voice of the Nazi regime for the German people.

Despite these actions, he shunned all public photography and had the often-hilarious habit of depicting himself with a placeholder sign for a face.

Methadone maintenance is rarely covered by private insurance and patients are encouraged to enroll in public welfare programs or face upwards of $ 500 USD per month.

" Al and Carol's son, Mark, inherited his father's old post as managing general partner and serves as the public face of the ownership.

His role was also that of road manager and " Minister of Information ", the intellectual public face of the band for interviews et cetera, as Flavor Flav was the " fun " one.

Although Keating was able to win the support of a reluctant cabinet, in the face of opposition from the public, the welfare lobby, the ACTU, and the business community, Hawke intervened to drop the consumption tax.

The Prime Minister also acts as the public " face " and " voice " of Her Majesty's Government, both at home and abroad.

The Prime Minister generally co-ordinates the policies and activities of the Cabinet and Government departments, acting as the main public " face " of Her Majesty's Government.

The subjects found on the face of postage stamps are generally what defines a particular stamp issue to the public and are often a reason why they are saved by collectors or history enthusiasts.

SFWA sponsors the Writer Beware Blog, the public face of their Committee on Writing Scams, to expose problems and pitfalls that face aspiring writers.

Gould also became a noted public face of science, often appearing on television.

It was coined by Bill James, who is one of its pioneers and is often considered its most prominent advocate and public face.

One such article was from the Daily Express, in which the interviewer noted " a lightening change came over her face ", which was the first public mention of the rapid changes in mood that became characteristic of her.

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Although the basic applications and guidelines that make the Internet possible had existed for almost two decades, the network did not gain a public face until the 1990s.