The Birmingham Comedy Festival was founded in 2001 and runs over 10 days at the beginning of October with a line-up that combines leading TV names with rising talent from Birmingham and the West Midlands.

* Inferential ideograms ( 会意字 ) -- the combination of pictograms or pictographic parts to create a new character that pictorially mimicks the intended meaning of the new word, e. g. the character for " love ", which combines the pictograms for " heart " as the radical with the pictogram for " receive "; the character for " sharp ", which combines the pictogram " small " at the top with the pictogram for " big " at the bottom ; or the character for " room ", which combines the pictogram for " household " overarching the pictogram for " square ";

A German language song about drug consumption that combines rap verses with a sung chorus, Falco's record was a number-one success in many countries but failed to break big in the US.

Following the 1964 general election, which the Labour Party won with a majority of four seats, Militant called for " No retreat by Labour " from its promises, urging the carrying out of its promised nationalisation of steel and urban land and calling on it to " take action against the big monopolies, combines and trusts which dominate the economy ".

" It combines Tesh's music, big gospel choirs, and hip-hop dance.

However, finally, stronger combines like the Wheat Executive ( end of 1916 ) and the Allied Maritime Transport Council ( end of 1917 ) were set into work and had a big share in winning the war.

The " Moore Insurance Desk " is nearly twice as big as the " Office Queen " and combines a Standing desk and a normal " sitting " desk in a single piece of furniture.

" Ellington told Louie, ' You ought to do a sacred concert of your own ' and so it was ," Mrs. B. said, adding, "' The Sacred Music of Louie Bellson ' combines symphony, big band and choir, while ' The Jazz Ballet ' is based on the vows of Holy Matrimony ...."

For reasons of simplicity, the Chinese government combines the various ethnic groups of Kham together with the Tibetans to form one big nationality, called the " Tibetan Nationality ".

This central concept then branches out from Aboriginal culture, as Chatwin combines evidence gained there with preconceived ideas on the early evolution of man, and argues that on the African Savannah we were a migratory species, moving solely on foot, hunted by a dominant brute predator in the form of a big cat: hence the spreading of " songlines " across the globe, eventually reaching Australia ( Chatwin notes their trajectory generally moves from north-east to south-west ) where they are now preserved in the world's oldest living culture.

Graham Greene's 1943 novel Ministry of Fear ( brought to the big screen by Fritz Lang in 1944 ) combines all the ingredients of paranoia and conspiracy familiar to aficionados of the 1970s thrillers, with additional urgency and depth added by its wartime backdrop.

DJ / rupture's first big break came in 2001 with Gold Teeth Thief, a mix which combines hip hop, ragga, breakcore, jungle, noise, modern classical and music from around the globe.

The causal theory of names combines the referential view with the idea that the name's referent is fixed by a baptismal act, whereupon the name becomes a rigid designator of the referent.

The format combines the pre-existing system of domain names ( created in 1985 ) with file path syntax, where forward slashes are used to separate folder and file names.

The name Nord-Pas-de-Calais combines the names of the constituent departments of Nord ( literally ' North ', the northernmost department of France ) and Pas-de-Calais (' Strait of Calais ', the French name of the Strait of Dover ).

The name combines the names of Laurentia, the name given to the North American craton, and Eurasia.

" This declaration combines different Divine names, and themes of immanence and transcendence.

The posthumous name given to Empress Dowager Ci ' an, which combines the honorific names which she gained during her lifetime with new names added just after her death, was:

On October 18, 2003, Ross married Michael Goldman and gave birth to one child: son Maxwell Ross Goldman ( whose name combines Charlotte's and her mother's maiden names ).

The name combines the English word " fox " with the suffix " suke " ( すけ ; 助, 輔, 介 ) found in some Japanese male names.

Its name combines the names of Alberta and Saskatchewan, although it is a misconception that it straddles the border between the two provinces ( it is actually adjacent to the border ).

Of the personal names listed in the runic inscription, Ketilbjôrn means " Kettle Bear " and Rúnfríðr combines Rún, a word which means " Secret " or " Mystery " and which is related in Old Norse to " rune " and " writing ," and Fríðr, which means " Peace.

Sautee Nacoochee's name combines two place names of Native American origin.

Today the commonly accepted term for this culture combines both names, hence Cucuteni-Trypillian.

Dual naming is a policy for the naming of geographical landmarks, in which an official name is adopted that combines two previous names.

Similarly, the Indira Gandhi National Open University in India combines the use of print, recorded audio and video, broadcast radio and television, and audio conferencing technologies.

The former term includes what is called " Religious Zionism " or the " National Religious " community, as well as what has become known over the past decade or so as haredi-leumi ( nationalist haredi ), or " Hardal ", which combines a largely haredi lifestyle with nationalist ideology.

By 2001, the various surface analyses done within the National Weather Service were combined into the Unified Surface Analysis, which is issued every six hours and combines the analyses of four different centers.

The National Missionary Baptist Convention of America is an African-American Baptist convention which combines the efforts of Missionary Baptist churches and organizations throughout the country with the goal of unity for capable and efficient ministry.

The FSB combines functions and powers similar to those exercised by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ), Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ), the Federal Protective Service, the Secret Service, the National Security Agency ( NSA ), U. S. Customs and Border Protection, United States Coast Guard, and Drug Enforcement Administration.

By 2001, the various surface analyses done within the National Weather Service were combined into the Unified Surface Analysis, which is issued every six hours and combines the analyses of four different centers.

This roadway combines with the roads in Grand Teton National Park that follow the eastern side of the lake, and provides access for boating and fishing.

It combines the functions of the Public Archives of Canada ( founded 1872, renamed National Archives of Canada 1987 ) and the National Library of Canada ( founded 1953 ).

FORSCOM combines the contributions of more than 750, 000 Army National Guard, Army Reserve and active component Soldiers with those of more than 2, 400 Army civilians to form a seamless, winning force that operates as a team across services, components and units.

National Bolshevism is a political movement that combines elements of nationalism and Bolshevism.

For advanced cancer of this histology, the US National Cancer Institute recommends a method of chemotherapy that combines intravenous ( IV ) and intraperitoneal ( IP ) administration.

In terms of architecture, the Vrana Palace combines Byzantine influences, Bulgarian National Revival traditions, Art Nouveau and French classicism.

It combines the functions and responsibilities of a range of institutions: it is at the same time Public Record Office, Manuscripts Department of a National Library, County Record Office for the six counties of Northern Ireland, and holder of a large range of private records.

Yellowstone Adventure and Service ( YAS ) combines adventure activities and service work in Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons.

Following the advice from his father, Turiaf moved to Paris in 1998, at the age of 15, to attend the National Institute of Physical Education ( Insep ), a school that combines rigorous secondary education with elite-level athletic training.

* International Communication Association is the main international association for communication studies, which combines an older focus on quantitatively based social science studies with newer critical and cultural studies of communicative phenomena.

Footvolley combines field rules that are based on those of beach volleyball with ball-touch rules taken from Association football.

The Shoot Boxing World Tournament, or " S-Cup ", is an eight-man, 70kg standing vale tudo tournament that combines striking, throws and submissions held by the Shoot Boxing Association once every two years.

The Association ’ s organization and functions are unique worldwide: The VDE combines a broad spectrum of scientific activities with work on industry standards and product testing under one roof.