" Its authority is derived from statutes enacted by the U. S. Congress and the System is subject to congressional oversight.

Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to support it.

Its statutes, written in Latin, call it a society ( societas ) whose members carry the signum draconis ( see below ), but assign no name to it.

Its statutes are among the most interesting of those of the medieval republics.

Its main activity is to rule on whether proposed statutes conform with the Constitution, after they have been voted by Parliament and before they are signed into law by the President of the Republic ( a priori review ); since 1 March 2010, individual citizens party to a trial or lawsuit can also ask for the Council to review whether the law applied in the case is constitutional.

Its statutes are published in the Moniteur Belge of April 24, 1997

Its traditional business model directly conflicts with California's strong consumer protection statutes which are designed to prevent the obvious conflict of interest that arises when an optometrist and an optician practice side-by-side in the same business ( one can prescribe more eyewear to be made by the other, thus inflating the overall profits of the business ).

Its statutes are said to have been approved in Toledo in 1420 after being founded around 1417.

Its name was subsequently recorded as Blocchesham in 1142, Blokesham in 1216, and finally Bloxham in 1316.

Its market charter was granted in February 1316 during the reign of Edward II.

Its radar screens would register Soviet missiles shortly after they are launched against the United States.

Its ontological status is itself most tenuous because apart from individual men, who are its `` matter '', tradition, the `` form '' of society exists only as a shared perception of truth.

Its massive contours are rooted in the simple need of man, since he is always incomplete, to complete himself.

Its elimination would result in the saving of interest costs, heavy when short-term money rates are high, and in freedom from dependence on credit which is not always available when needed most.

Its figures are a half inch high and very easy to read, even into tenth gallons.

Its clarity and good optical properties are other important factors.

Its findings are reported each year in its Rapport Sur l'activite Pendant annee ( Bruxelles ).

Its folklore and legend, usually disguised as history, are allowed to account for group actions, to provide a focal point for group loyalty, and to become a cohesive force for national identification.

Its people are agreeable friends.

Its contents are another matter, for they reveal the kinds of interests pursued by the congregation.

Its size is determined by its function as a glycogen and fat storage unit, and may change with the seasons as these reserves are built or used up.

Its eggs are laid on the forest floor and when they hatch, the tadpoles are carried one by one on the back of an adult to a suitable water-filled crevice such as the axil of a leaf or the rosette of a bromeliad.

Its other main uses are for bituminous waterproofing products, including production of roofing felt and for sealing flat roofs.

Its primary symbols are only 4: the directed arrow showing program flow, the rectangle ( SEQUENCE, GOTO ), the diamond ( IF-THEN-ELSE ), and the dot ( OR-tie ).

Its most common isotopes are < sup > 241 </ sup > Am and < sup > 243 </ sup > Am.

Its chemical and physical properties are so similar to that of natural amethyst that it can not be differentiated with absolute certainty without advanced gemnological testing ( which is often cost-prohibitive ).

Its chemical composition makes it difficult to match the amber to its producers – it is most similar to the resins produced by flowering plants ; however, there are no flowering plant fossils until the Cretaceous, and they were not common until the Upper Cretaceous.

# Its seeds are a good source of protein.

Its ancient cult of Aphrodite was the most important, after Paphos, in Cyprus, her homeland, though the ruins of Amathus are less well-preserved than neighboring Kourion.

Its functions are thought to include tasks such as lipid and heme biosynthesis, and it appears to be necessary for survival.

Its preparation involves digging a hole about 150 cm deep in the ground, within which incandescent stones are placed inside a bonfire.

Its purgative properties are important ( known as la purga or " the purge ").

Its partners for movement towards a solid object and for being next to that solid object are the allative case and the adessive case respectively.

Its partners that correspond to movement away from, or out of, something are the delative case ( for movement from a surface or from a Hungarian city ) and the elative case ( for movement out of a container or from out of an international city ).

Its location is remarkable as the Aventine is situated outside the pomerium, i. e. original territory of the city, in order to comply with the tradition that Diana was a goddess common to all Latins and not exclusively of the Romans.

Its fortifications have been replaced by boulevards beyond which extend numerous suburbs, while on the left bank of the Tarn is the suburb of Villebourbon, which is connected to the town by a remarkable bridge of the early 14th century.

Its cultural scene is vibrant and remarkable for a city of its size.

Its depth of coverage is remarkable, considering that it is a small paperback book.

Its façade is remarkable for its allegorical sgraffiti.

Its most remarkable properties are that it has kept a distance of less than 0. 1 AU ( 15 Gm or 15 million kilometres ) in the time from 1996 to 2006 and that it slowly orbits the Earth during one year.

The book received an enthusiastic review in the New York Times upon its original publication, which called it " a novel of remarkable power ," and which read in part " Its varied elements are harmoniously blended, and the discriminating reader who has completed the whole story in a protracted sitting or two must rise from it with the conviction that there are no parts of it which do not properly and essentially belong to the whole.

Its legality was soon protested, but it was allowed to race, John Watson and Niki Lauda qualifying 2nd and 3rd behind the Lotus 79 of Mario Andretti ( the two drivers did this as to not draw attention to the remarkable advantage that the fan would provide ).

Its most remarkable features are its conical legs ( which are flat on the bottom ).

Its success was great, and Lord Leighton forthwith commissioned Icarus, which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1884, along with a remarkable Study of a Head, and was received with general applause.

Its remarkable success has led to naming the discovery of its underlying physiological basis as " potentially the most important medical advance the 20th century.

Its successful effort to regain the cup in 1969-1970 was a struggle, but in the competitions ending in 1973, 1976, and 1979 Indonesia swept its ties by winning a remarkable 51 of 54 individual matches.

Its remarkable triumphs were chiefly attributable to the thoroughness with which China had in this instance adapted herself to Western notions "

Its accumulated mileage, both in its original form and rebuilt form, was a remarkable 2, 092, 500 miles.

Its remarkable catacombs have been excavated.

Its success was remarkable, and it appeared in French in 1825.

Its historical and cultural background as well as its remarkable nature, has changed it to a tourist destination.

Its most remarkable feature is that it is unaffected by the passage of time, and takes no decay or wear, so that a person may leave it and return many years later to find that nothing has changed.

Its strategic importance in medieval times was remarkable.

Its founder remained at the helm for 40 years, a remarkable accomplishment in Colorado journalism, until his death in 1906.

The New York State School Boards Association's On Board magazine also had favorable coverage of The Bible and Its Influence, calling it " a remarkable textbook " in a July 31, 2006, review.