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Our `` destiny '' in these perilous times should be to lead strongly in the pursuit of peace, with justice, under law.
The U. S. and Soviet heads of Government have met three times since Sir Winston Churchill in 1953 introduced a new word into international diplomacy with his call for a fresh approach to the problem of peace `` at the summit of the nations ''.
In times of division, chaos, and endless wars between feudal states, he wanted to restore the Mandate of Heaven () that could unify the " world " (, " all under Heaven ") and bestow peace and prosperity on the people.
After the eventual breakup of the peace negotiations, which had been stalled numerous times and finally ended due to a guerrilla kidnapping of a congressman and other political figures, the Caguán demilitarized zone was terminated by the Pastrana administration.
Indeed John Morris, the English historian who specialized in the study of the institutions of the Roman Empire and the history of Sub-Roman Britain, suggested in his book The Age of Arthur that as the descendants of Romanized Britons looked back to a golden age of peace and prosperity under Rome, the name " Camelot " of Arthurian legend may have referred to the capital of Britannia ( Camulodunum, modern Colchester ) in Roman times.
Employing Arabs and Jews, it was an island of peace in turbulent times.
Citizens of the war-weary nation wanted stability, peace, and an end to conditions that at times bordered on chaos.
Between early August 1994 when Rawlings became ECOWAS chairman and the end of the following October, the Ghanaian president visited Nigeria three times to discuss the peace process in Liberia and measures to restore democracy in that country.
In times of peace, swordsmiths returned to the making of refined and artistic blades, and the beginning of the Momoyama period saw the return of high quality creations.
To acquire captives in times of peace, the Aztec resorted to a form of ritual warfare called flower war.
Having direct access to a body of water provided a route for resupply in times of war, an additional method of transportation in times of peace, and potential drinking water for a besieged castle or fortification.
Between early August 1994 when Rawlings became ECOWAS chairman and the end of the following October, the Ghanaian president visited Nigeria three times to discuss the peace process in Liberia and measures to restore democracy in that country.
Since classical times, it has been noted that peace has sometimes been achieved by the victor over the vanquished by the imposition of ruthless measures.
This made the king supreme in times of both war and peace.
Synthesizing Hellenic and indigenous cultural, religious, and philosophical ideas met with varying degrees of success — resulting in times of simultaneous peace and rebellion in various parts of the empire.
The ethos of personal freedom and conflict-readiness of these novels were seen as seditious even in times of peace and stability.
Hunting was considered to be an honourable, somewhat competitive pastime to help the aristocracy practice skills of war in times of peace.
This assembly ( or ), of the army in times of war, of the people in times of peace, is called by the king and plays a significant role through the acclamation of the kings and in capital trials ; it can be consulted ( without obligation ) for the foreign politics ( declarations of war, treaties ) and for the appointment of high state officials.
It is important to note that during these periods, and most other times of relative tranquility, the peace that is referred to does not mean complete peace.
Darius reportedly offered all of his empire west of the Euphrates River to Alexander in exchange for peace several times, each time denied by Alexander against the advice of his senior commanders.
The states would assign specially trained " messengers " or " runners " or " road-heralds ”, with great stamina and strength of character to carry messages in times of war as well as peace.
Recent examinations of primary documents have determined that the citizen diplomacy at work in the Portsmouth peace process — as the people of Portsmouth encouraged the delegates ' efforts for peace at numerous social events, especially during the times when formal negotiations were breaking down — provides an important example for diplomacy today.

times and may
Again, he may discover embodied within its texture a theme or idea that has been presented elsewhere and at other times in various ways.
A trained marksman shooting five rounds at a target, all under practically the same conditions, may hit the bull's-eye from 0 to 5 times.
In the vases this spirit may perhaps at times bore or repel one in its internal self-satisfaction, but the best of the Geometric pins have rightly been considered among the most beautiful ever made in the Greek world.
Difficult as it may have been at times, Pozzatti and I saw enough, talked to enough artists, historians and others to realize that the issue is quite clear.
Whether or not Plato's tale of the lost continent of Atlantis is true, skeptics concede that the myth may have some foundation in a great tsunami of ancient times.
The statutes, similar in both the Bay State and Rhode Island and dating back in some instances to colonial times, severely limit the types of merchandise that may be sold on the Sabbath.
This is a bouncy show which may get a little too frantic at times, but is nevertheless worth your appraisal.
There are times when one suspects that the songs that are dropped from musical shows before they reach Broadway may really be better than many of those that are left in.
This may distend like a balloon and acts as a resonator, helping to transfer the sound to the atmosphere, or the water at times when the animal is submerged.
In more recent times, it has been suggested that the Senate may have pushed for the marriage between Agrippina and Claudius to end the feud between the Julian and Claudian branches.
Nevertheless it remains the case that, although spoken American and British English are generally mutually intelligible, there are enough differences to cause occasional misunderstandings or at times embarrassment — for example some words that are quite innocent in one dialect may be considered vulgar in the other.
This may occur several times, until gamonts are produced, forming gametes that fuse to create new cysts.
By working very hard, one may be able to make this part 5 times faster, but this only reduces the time for the whole computation by a little.
In the " imperative " view, which is closer to the philosophy of imperative programming languages, an abstract data structure is conceived as an entity that is mutable — meaning that it may be in different states at different times.
Some operations may change the state of the ADT ; therefore, the order in which operations are evaluated is important, and the same operation on the same entities may have different effects if executed at different times — just like the instructions of a computer, or the commands and procedures of an imperative language.
Toxicity occurs at about ten times normal dosages ; these drugs are often lethal in overdoses, as they may cause a fatal arrhythmia.
Certain high church services and other musical events in liturgical churches ( such as the Roman Catholic Mass and the Lutheran Divine Service ) may be a cappella, a practice remaining from apostolic times.
Its name implies associations dating back to the time of Columba and, although undocumented before the 12th century, it may have served the monks of the Columban family as an ' Iona of the east ' from early times.
Artemis may have been represented as a supporter of Troy because her brother Apollo was the patron god of the city and she herself was widely worshipped in western Anatolia in historical times.
Drinking at inappropriate times, and behavior caused by reduced judgment, can lead to legal consequences, such as criminal charges for drunk driving or public disorder, or civil penalties for tortious behavior, and may lead to a criminal sentence.
Prices may diverge during a financial crisis, often termed a " flight to quality "; these are precisely the times when it is hardest for leveraged investors to raise capital ( due to overall capital constraints ), and thus they will lack capital precisely when they need it most.
In some cases, the pitcher may hold the runner on by throwing to the base several times before pitching, in the hope of dissuading the runner from too big a lead-off.
Housing livestock during times of maximum midge activity ( from dusk to dawn ) may lead to significantly reduced biting rates.
Each hand may normally " hit " as many times as desired so long as the total is not above hard-20.

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