He developed the position that mental behaviour is governed by " custom ", that is acquired ability ; our use of induction, for example, is justified only by our idea of the " constant conjunction " of causes and effects.

He acquired a knowledge of Hebrew by studying with a Jew who converted to Christianity, and took the unusual position ( for that time ) that the Hebrew, and not the Septuagint, was the inspired text of the Old Testament.

The research was continued by Lehmann, who realized that he had encountered a new phenomenon and was in a position to investigate it: In his postdoctoral years he had acquired expertise in crystallography and microscopy.

However, in moving the mass back to the equilibrium position, it has acquired momentum which keeps it moving beyond that position, establishing a new restoring force in the opposite sense.

Genoa had acquired a largely dominant position in the markets of Southern France.

Information is acquired by monitoring the current as the tip's position scans across the surface, and is usually displayed in image form.

After returning home the Governor was able to raise his family to a position of wealth and political influence which he acquired in 1691 by purchasing the property of Boconnoc in Cornwall which gave him control of a seat in parliament.

AT & T had also acquired many of the independents, and bought control of Western Union, giving it a monopolistic position in both telephone and telegraph communication.

As Fauré stated in a letter to Ravel in October 1922, “ I am happier than you can imagine about the solid position which you occupy and which you have acquired so brilliantly and so rapidly.

Under the terms of the deals, if the Yeltsin government did not repay the loans by September 1996, the lender acquired title to the stock and could then resell it or take an equity position in the enterprise.

In this literature, Balaam gradually acquired a position among the non-Jews, which was exalted as much as that of Moses among the Jews ( Midrash Numbers Rabbah 20 ); at first being a mere interpreter of dreams, but later becoming a magician, until finally the spirit of prophecy descended upon him ( ib.

A complete overhaul at the goal tending position sent Peter Budaj to Montreal and Brian Elliott to St. Louis, Elliott having been acquired from Ottawa for Craig Anderson during the team's downward spiral the season previous.

Valentinian joined the army in the late 330's and later probably acquired the position of protector domesticus.

By the time Hecht-Hill-Lancaster acquired Success, Lehman was in position to not only adapt his own novellette but also produce and direct the film.

Owing to its advantageous position it speedily acquired commercial importance, and the gold staters of Cyzicus were a staple currency in the ancient world till they were superseded by those of Philip of Macedon.

Marduk ( Sumerian spelling in Akkadian: AMAR. UTU " solar calf "; perhaps from MERI. DUG ; Biblical Hebrew Merodach ; Greek, Mardochaios ) was the Babylonian name of a late-generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon, who, when Babylon became the political center of the Euphrates valley in the time of Hammurabi ( 18th century BCE ), started to slowly rise to the position of the head of the Babylonian pantheon, a position he fully acquired by the second half of the second millennium BCE.

In this position de Burgh acquired a number of enemies and rivals.

Grosseteste acquired a position in the bishop's household, but at the death of this patron, he disappeared from the historical record.

A full-time police position was created in 1963, and the village acquired a reputation as a “ speed trap ,” due to radar use by Police Chief Ron Coles.

Robert le Bigot, certainly a relation of Roger's, possibly his father, acquired an important position in the household of William, Duke of Normandy ( later William I of England ), due, the story goes, to his disclosure to the duke of a plot by the duke's cousin William Werlenc.

At age 15 Hurley worked as a ranch hand and at age 18 he acquired a position as caretaker at Bacone College where he attended night classes graduating with an A. B.

In line with this, too, is his demand that psychology should be cleared of metaphysics ; and to his lead is no doubt due in great measure the position that psychology has now acquired as a distinct positive science.

Born in Wylam in 1786, Timothy Hackworth was the eldest son of John Hackworth who occupied the position of foreman blacksmith at Wylam Colliery until his death in 1804 ; the father had already acquired a considerable reputation as a mechanical worker and boiler maker.

As strength improves start in a standing position with legs wide apart and upper body bent forward.

He traveled extensively, exposing himself to a wide variety of medical theories and discoveries before settling in Rome, where he served prominent members of Roman society and eventually was given the position of personal physician to several emperors.

Stephenson became famous, and was offered the position of chief engineer for a wide variety of other railways.

His production at the wide receiver position is still missed as the Jaguars struggle to find an adequate replacement.

In 2007, Philips has entered into a definitive merger agreement with North American luminaires company Genlyte Group Incorporated, which provides the company with a leading position in the North American luminaires ( also known as ˜ lighting fixtures "), controls and related products for a wide variety of applications, including solid state lighting.

At the same time while Pan-Slavism worked against Austro-Hungary with South Slavs, Poles enjoyed a wide autonomy within the state and assumed a loyalist position as they were able to develop their national culture and preserve Polish language, something under threat in both German and Russian Empires.

Because such duties were often shared with that of the sysadmin prior to the advent of the world wide web, the term sysop is often used more generally to refer to an administrator or moderator, such as a forum administrator, hence the term sysadmin is technically used to distinguish the professional position of a network operator.

He is also known for his wide popular appeal, his opposition to corruption in government, his support for the American position in the run-up to the American War of Independence, his advocacy of British greatness, expansionism and colonialism, and his antagonism toward Britain's chief enemies and rivals for colonial power, Spain and France.

For greatest efficiency with the conical wok ring, position it with the wide side up.

The External Services gained a special position in international broadcasting during the Second World War, as an alternative source of news for a wide range of audiences, especially those in enemy and occupied territories who often had to listen secretly.

Although Schmidt did not feel that he was in a position to substantially extend the social reforms of the Brandt Administration, due to the economic problems he encountered during his time as chancellor, a wide range of reforms were nevertheless carried out under his administration.

The AMR effect is used in a wide array of sensors for measurement of Earth's magnetic field ( electronic compass ), for electric current measuring ( by measuring the magnetic field created around the conductor ), for traffic detection and for linear position and angle sensing.

Around 1750 a wide channel was excavated to improve the defensive position of the peninsula.

The patient is assisted by an anesthesiologist or resident to make a specific surgical position, then sterile drapes are used to cover all of the patient's body except for the head and the surgical site or at least a wide area surrounding the operating field ; the drapes are clipped to a pair of poles near the head of the bed to form an " ether screen ", which separates the anesthetist / anesthesiologist's working area ( unsterile ) from the surgical site ( sterile ).

While serving in this position, Allende was responsible for the passage of a wide range of progressive social reforms, including safety laws protecting workers in the factories, higher pensions for widows, maternity care, and free lunch programmes for schoolchildren.

On July 2, an enormous alien ship enters Earth's orbit and deploys 36 smaller saucer-shaped ships, each 15 miles wide, which position themselves over major cities around the globe.

Priestesses enjoyed many liberties and rewards for their societal position, such as freedom from taxation, the right to own property and attend public events, a salary and housing provided by the state, a wide range of duties depending on their affiliation, and often gold crowns.

If the pitch was so low as to touch the ground, or so high that the catcher has to rise out of his crouched position to get to it, or so wide that the catcher has to lunge for it, it is usually then considered a wild pitch and not a passed ball.

The second image shows the perspective of a near-Earth position as seen through a very wide angle lens ( from which the apparent distortion arises ).

* Torry Holt, a former American football All-Pro for the National Football League at the position of wide receiver formerly for NC State and the St. Louis Rams was born in nearby Gibsonville and attended Eastern Guilford High School.

Although this gap between the Trachinian Cliffs and the Malian Gulf was only " wide enough for a single carriage ", it could be bypassed by a trail which led over the mountains south of Thermopylae and joined the main road behind the Greek position.

A jumping jack ( Canada & US ) or star jump ( UK and other Commonwealth nations ), also called side-straddle hop in the US military, is a physical jumping exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides.

A Wide Ball is the term used to describe an illegal delivery in cricket, which is illegal due to it being " wide of the striker where he is standing and would also have passed wide of him standing in a normal guard position.