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is and particular
If a work is divided into several large segments, a last-minute drawing of random numbers may determine the order of the segments for any particular performance.
Evidence is plentiful that early and later also he has been indebted to the Gothic romancers, who deal in extravagant horror, to the symbolists writing at the end of the preceding century, and in particular to the stream-of-consciousness novelists, Henry James and James Joyce among them.
Ptolemy's problem is to forecast where, against the inverted bowl of night, some particular light will be found at future times.
The strongest appeal of the Copernican formulation consisted in just this: ideally, the justification for dealing with special problems in particular ways is completely set out in the basic ' rules ' of the theory.
The `` conventional '' image of a particular time and place is not necessarily congruent with the image of the facts as established over the years by scholarly and scientific research.
The symposium provides an opportunity to confront the self with specific statements which were made at particular times by identifiable communicators who were addressing definite audiences -- and throughout several hundred pages everyone is talking about the same key symbol of identification.
But there is one in particular which, it seems to me, deserves special attention.
At Sounion there is a group of beautiful columns, the ruins of a temple to Poseidon, of particular interest at that time, as active reconstruction was in progress.
Each will decide on his own course somewhere between these two extreme cases according to the sense of responsibility which is determined for him by the particular circumstances of his own life.
In Plato's mind there is an irresolvable conflict between the poet and the philosopher, because the poet imitates only particular objects and is incapable of rising to the first level of abstraction, much less the highest level of ideal forms.
The wisdom of granting such tax exemptions is another matter, but this particular instance is, in my opinion, completely satisfactory.
It makes no difference what part of the world is involved, what form of regime, what particular issue.
Molotov, in particular, is being charged with all kinds of sins -- especially with wanting to cut down free public services, to increase rents and fares ; ;
It would seem, then, that movable property and equipment is not taxed as a whole but that certain types are taxed in towns where this is bound to be expedient for that particular kind of personal property.
It is not clear, however, whether they are thinking of all movable property or only of boats, trailers, aircraft or certain other types of personal property whose assessment would be advantageous to their particular towns.
If the resulting difference for the particular State is less or more than these extremes, the State's allotment percentage must be raised or lowered to the appropriate extreme.
Determine if the particular State's unadjusted allotment ( result obtained in item 11 above ) is greater than its maximum allotment, and if so lower its unadjusted allotment to its maximum allotment.
Determine if the particular State's unadjusted allotment ( result obtained in item 11 above ) is less than its minimum ( base ) allotment, and if so raise its unadjusted allotment to its minimum allotment.
If the resulting difference for the particular State is less or more than these extremes, the State's Federal share must be raised or lowered to the appropriate extreme.
For this reason, the more uncertain skywave service was denominated `` secondary '' in our rules, as compared to the steadier, more reliable groundwave `` primary service '', and, for both skywave service and skywave interference, signal strength is expressed in terms of percentage of time a particular signal-intensity level is exceeded -- 50 percent of the time for skywave service, 10 percent of the time for skywave interference.
The exercise I shall discuss in this -- the first of a new series of articles on muscle definition-specialization of a particular body part -- is the One Leg Lunge.

is and commitment
However needed this may be, the fundamental problem is not information but active commitment to the total mission of the church of Christ in the world.
Preparation for Church membership begins immediately after the commitment is received.
However, it is not enough to bring persons to Christian commitment and train them in the meaning of Christian discipleship.
They note that although AA's ideology denies AA is religious in nature, for an AA member to remain sober a high level of commitment is necessary.
This commitment is facilitated by a change in the member's world view.
The initiate is also tested for their unwavering commitment to ayahuasca and the shaman who oversees the training.
* 1975 – As North Vietnamese forces close in on the South Vietnamese capital Saigon, the Australian Embassy is closed and evacuated, almost ten years to the day since the first Australian troop commitment to South Vietnam.
*" Life without commitment is not worth living.
This solemn commitment tends to be referred to as the " Benedictine vow " and is the Benedictine antecedent and equivalent of the evangelical counsels professed by candidates for reception into a religious order.
In these passages, Jeremiah expresses his discontent with the message he is to deliver, but also his steadfast commitment to the divine call despite the fact that he had not sought it out.
In serious cases, in which there is a risk of harm to oneself or others, involuntary commitment may be used.
Cameroon is an active participant in the United Nations, where its voting record demonstrates its commitment to causes that include international peacekeeping, the rule of law, environmental protection, and Third World economic development.
"… the best argument for rule-consequentialism is not that it derives from an overarching commitment to maximise the good.
In the United States, conservatism is rooted in the American Revolution and its commitment to conserve the rights and liberties of Englishmen.
Stakeholders must be identified early in the process and a full commitment is needed from all executives before beginning the conversion.
U. S. foreign policy is characterized still by a commitment to free trade, protection of its national interests, and a concern for human rights.
A consumer is a person who accesses psychiatric services and may have been given a diagnosis from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, while a survivor self-identifies as having survived psychiatric intervention and the mental health system ( which may have involved involuntary commitment and involuntary treatment ).
This humanism invokes a moral order, whose ontic commitment is wholly intra-human, with no reference to transcendence.
Beyond the essential commitment to follow Jesus there is a tremendous freedom of belief and interpretation.
Each person is therefore fully responsible to engage in their own practice and commitment.
Today, most Baptists do not hold Communion, nor the elements thereof, as sacramental ; rather, it is considered to be an act of remembrance of Christ's atonement, and a time of renewal of personal commitment.
While the main usage is religious, the term is also used to characterize a movement that has great commitment.
They " conclude that scepticism is a tactic of an elite-driven counter-movement designed to combat environmentalism, and that the successful use of this tactic has contributed to the weakening of US commitment to environmental protection.

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