Its subject is the Return to Zion following the close of the Babylonian captivity, and it is divided into two parts, the first telling the story of the first return of exiles in the first year of Cyrus the Great ( 538 BC ) and the completion and dedication of the new Temple in Jerusalem in the sixth year of Darius ( 515 BC ), the second telling of the subsequent mission of Ezra to Jerusalem and his struggle to purify the Jews from the sin of marriage with non-Jews.

Its graphic and interactive violence, as well as its Satanic imagery, also made it the subject of considerable controversy.

Its acts are not subject to judicial review.

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

Its development was protracted enough to merit vaporware status, and upon its 2008 release, found itself subject to harsh criticism and the target of a consumer protest against Electronic Arts.

Its treatment of rhetoric is less comprehensive than the classic works of antiquity, but provides a traditional treatment of res-verba ( matter and form ): its first book treats the subject of elocutio, showing the student how to use schemes and tropes ; the second book covers inventio.

Its fundraising appeals and accumulation of reserves have been subject to controversy.

Its creation largely stemmed from the great public outcry over the Excise Act of 1754, which gave tax collectors unlimited powers to interrogate colonists concerning their use of goods subject to customs and permitted the use of a general warrant known as a writ of assistance, allowing them to search the homes of colonists and seize “ prohibited and uncustomed ” goods.

Its subject matter did not make it appealing to Broadway, despite Ellington's plans to take it there.

Its basic subject matter and setting — love at the Heian court — are those of the romance, and its cultural assumptions are those of the mid-Heian period, but Murasaki Shikibu's unique genius has made the work for many a powerful statement of human relationships, the impossibility of permanent happiness in love ... and the vital importance, in a world of sorrows, of sensitivity to the feelings of others.

Its prominent role in biochemistry is the subject of a very large body of research ( as of March 2012, the Medline database returns nearly 200, 000 articles on the subject, largely on protein phosphorylation ).

Its subject rankings were: 74th in Life Sciences & Biomedicine, 89th in Arts & Humanities, 87th in Natural Sciences, 143rd in Social Sciences and 175th in Engineering & IT.

Its subject rankings were: 144th in Life Sciences & Biomedicine, 92th in Arts & Humanities, 106th in Natural Sciences, 95th in Social Sciences and 203rd in Engineering & IT.

Its subject, the differences between US and European intellect, manners, and morals, is one that frequently appears in the works of Henry James.

Its principal subject areas are politics and culture.

Its main goal is to give an overview of the subject but, unusual for a popular science book, it also attempts to explain some complex mathematics.

Its value for determining the original text of the Pentateuch has been a subject of contentious debate especially after the publication of a manuscript of the Samaritan Pentateuch in Europe in the 17th century.

Its axis of rotation is observed to return to its original orientation with respect to the earth after one day whatever the latitude, not subject to the unbalanced Coriolis forces acting on the pendulum as a result of its geometric asymmetry.

Its subject is the horse market held in Paris on the tree-lined boulevard de l ’ Hôpital, near the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, visible in the background on the left.

Its subject and its tone are close to those of jazz.

Its decisions will be subject to a right of appeal before the General Court on points of law only.

Its subject matter has also been praised.

Its subject rankings were: 116th in Engineering & IT, 229th in Natural Sciences, and 303rd in Social Sciences.

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

Its function is to control the expulsion of feces, unwanted semi-solid matter produced during digestion, which, depending on the type of animal, may be one or more of: matter which the animal cannot digest, such as bones ; food material after all the nutrients have been extracted, for example cellulose or lignin ; ingested matter which would be toxic if it remained in the digestive tract ; and dead or excess gut bacteria and other endosymbionts.

Its reproductive success is partly because of opportunistic feeding: it has a diet, unusual among anurans, of both dead and living matter.

Its motto is Mens agitat molem ( The mind brings matter into motion ).

Its destruction is still a matter of debate among historians, and one modern tendency tends to believe that Tartessos was never a city, but a culture complex.

In a 1997 Saturday Night Live performance of the sketch, Cleese added a line to the rant: " Its metabolic processes are a matter of interest only to historians!

Its composition resembles that of the Sun — about 95 % of the ions are protons, about 4 % helium nuclei ( alpha particles ), with 1 % of heavier matter ( C, N, O, Ne, Si, Mg ... up to Fe ) and enough electrons to keep charge neutrality.

Its main purpose is to clarify the properties of matter in aggregate, in terms of physical laws governing atomic motion.

Its most likely etymological origin is a combination of two older words, the Dutch krappen: to pluck off, cut off, or separate ; and the Old French crappe: siftings, waste or rejected matter ( from the medieval Latin crappa, chaff ).

Its function is to absorb water from the remaining indigestible food matter, and then to pass useless waste material from the body.

Its interpretation, origins and influences continue to be a matter of critical debate.

Its supporters saw it as the weapon of victory, and many observers since have accused the high commands ( especially the British ) of shortsightedness in this matter, particularly in view of what tanks have achieved since.

Its membership was suspended until the next Annual Conference of ILGA in June 1995 when the matter could be dealt with in accordance to ILGA's constitution, namely, expulsion.

Its subject matter, the depiction of labourers preparing a wooden floor ( thought to have been that of the artist's own studio ) was considered " vulgar " by some critics and is the probable reason why it was rejected by the Salon of 1875.

Its starting-point is a matter for some contention, as is the more general question of when human habitation in the Americas was first achieved.

Its fortunes were reversed as tango became widely fashionable and a matter of national pride under the government of Juan Perón.

Its maximum moisture is 56 %, its minimum fat content in dry matter is 43 %, and its pH usually ranges from 4. 4 to 4. 6.