Notwithstanding these accounts of its early importance and flourishing condition, the name of Motya is rarely mentioned in history until just before the period of its memorable siege.

Though rejecting the ultra-minimalist position that places the composition of the Bible in the Persian or Greek period, i. e., after the return from the Babylonian exile, he argues that much of the Bible was written from the seventh through the 5th century BCE Notwithstanding his dismissal of the literal approach to Biblical history, Finkelstein believes that ' New archaeological discoveries should not erode one's sense of tradition and identity '.

" Notwithstanding their folkloric associations, there is no etymological connection between dragons and the ghoulish figures known as draugar in Old Norse, who haunt rich burial mounds.

Notwithstanding his admission that ‘ my voice is so very unequal to the House of Commons ’ ( Barings archives, Northbrook MSS, N4. 4. 295 ), his speeches were reckoned to be ‘ neat, flowing and perspicuous, aiming more by solidity of argument to arrest and convince his hearers, than by beautiful figures and impassioned eloquence to mislead the minds of men ’ ( Daily Advertiser, Oracle and True Briton, 12 Oct 1805 ).

Notwithstanding such an understanding, the ruler, like in Confucianism, has the ultimate authority to decide what the law should be.

Notwithstanding these concerns, Hersh reported that " INC supporters in and around the Administration, including Paul Wolfowitz and Richard Perle, believe, like Chalabi, that any show of force would immediately trigger a revolt against Saddam within Iraq, and that it would quickly expand.

Notwithstanding Calwell's poor relations with the conservative press in Australia and his public battles against right-wing Catholics like Archbishop Mannix and B.

Also acknowledging the heritage of the show, Bono introduced U2's performance by saying: " Right, what we'd like to do now is go live from Toronto to London, to The Secret Policeman's Ball – which is a mysterious and extraordinary event that certainly changed my life ..." ( Notwithstanding the description of the show as " live " the U2 performance had actually been pre-recorded in Toronto two weeks earlier on 21 May 2001.

Volpe argued that the poster was offensive to Canadians of Italian heritage, and commented " These are the same Conservatives who think that every immigrant is a potential terrorist and criminal and everything else ", and " Notwithstanding that they don't have their cowl and their cape, the Klan looks like they're still very much alive.

Notwithstanding Menzel's professed estrangement from others, his renown entailed social obligations, and in the 1880s the poet Jules Laforgue described him as " no taller than a cuirassier-guard's boot, bedecked with pendants and orders, not missing a single one of these parties, moving among all these personages like a gnome and like the greatest enfant terrible for the chronicler.

Notwithstanding this, he undertook a grand tour of Europe, being welcomed and celebrated wherever he went.

Notwithstanding this hotter season Dakar's weather is far from being as hot as that of African cities inland, such as Niamey and N ' Djamena, where temperatures hover above 36 degrees for much of the year.

Notwithstanding what is here said, of the colour of the copper being owing to no mixture, it is certain the Chinese white copper as brought to us, is a mixt mixed metal ; so that the ore from which it was extracted must consist of various metallic substances ; and from such ore that the natural orichalcum if it ever existed, was made ".

Notwithstanding I have previously heard and read much of the beauty and magnificence of the Russian capital …… There can be no doubt that it is the finest City in Europe, being pre-eminent for the grandeur of its public edifices and the length and regularity of its streets.

Her daughter-in-law Priscilla Cooper Tyler remembered her as being " the most entirely unselfish person you can imagine ... Notwithstanding her very delicate health, mother attends to and regulates all the household affairs and all so quietly that you can't tell when she does it.

Notwithstanding the loss of the series, four years on something akin to cult status is building up around the program, with new viewers seeing the series for the first time as it is shown across Europe and being entranced as much by Tim's performance now as Americans were five years ago.

Notwithstanding all of this, we also know that Admiral Tromp possesses all these same qualities ; and besides these uncommon virtues: of being an extraordinary careful, Godfearing and virtuous man who does not call his men dogs, devils, or devil's brood ; but children, friends, comrades and similar loving and endearing words to address them with.

Notwithstanding the notable difference of thickness between the skulls of a European and a Southern Hindu, this difference, being a purely climatic result, due to the intensity of the sun's rays, involves no psychological principles.

Notwithstanding their densely distorted sound, Sub Pop, the label known as " the " grunge label, never took much interest in the band, turning them down for not being Grunge enough.

Notwithstanding her commitment to social liberalism, she was generally regarded as being on the conservative wing of the Etobicoke Board of Education.

In a 1996 essay, " Penumbras for the People ", ( 1996 ) Reid advocated the adoption of a law that would permit Parliament to invoke Section 33 of the Charter of Rights ( the so-called " Notwithstanding Clause ", which permits Parliament and the provincial legislatures to re-enact laws that have been struck down by the courts as being in violation of the Charter ), only if its use had first been authorized in a national referendum.

Notwithstanding his reluctance to come out in this respect, Cargill was happy being gay in his private life and his wit when not in the spotlight reflected that.

Notwithstanding some obscurity in the use of terms, it appears that, whilst the standard of the legion was properly called aquila, those of the cohorts were in a special sense of the term called signa, their bearers being signiferi, and that those of the manipuli or smaller divisions of the cohort were denominated vexilla, their bearers being vexillarii.

Notwithstanding the popular cultural significance of the character ( and the wide repetition of this particular quotation ), Gekko never actually uttered the words " Greed is Good " in the original Wall Street film, although the trailers for the film featured a montage of edited scenes that resulted in the phrase being heard as such.

Notwithstanding, Post-structuralism in much American academic literature in the Humanities is very strongly associated with the broader and more nebulous movement of Postmodernism.

Notwithstanding, the Nationalist Party survived and in its first major electoral test, the legislative elections of 1947, it managed to stay ahead of various splinters that had formed from people who did not want to be associated with the main party.

Notwithstanding, regarding resistin and the inflammatory response, we can conclude that resistin does indeed bear features of a pro-inflammatory cytokine, and could act as a key node in inflammatory diseases with or without associated insulin resistance.

Notwithstanding the small brain of H. floresiensis, the discoverers have associated it with advanced behaviors.

Notwithstanding Dartmouth's connections with the crown and respectable society, it was a major base for privateering in medieval times.

Notwithstanding the meekness and affability of his upright and moderate character, modest to a fault ( he had the classical sculptures in the Vatican provided with mass-produced fig leaves ) and generous with his extensive private fortune, Clement XIII's pontificate was disturbed by perpetual contentions respecting the pressures to suppress the Jesuits coming from the progressive Enlightenment circles of the philosophes in France.

Notwithstanding this association, some of the movement's champions in the British musical press viewed the band with suspicion on account of their age and musical virtuosity and the intellectual bent of some of their lyrics.

Notwithstanding its title, The New Yorker is read nationwide, with 53 % of its circulation in the top ten U. S. metropolitan areas.

Notwithstanding his past temporary friendly relations with Nixon, who defeated U. S. Senator George S. McGovern of South Dakota for reelection, Smith became the first national television commentator to call for Nixon's resignation over Watergate.

Notwithstanding the Company's protests, the House of Lords proceeded with the matter.

" Notwithstanding all that has been said by the traitors to induce you to believe that our advent among you will be signalized by interference with your slaves, understand one thing clearly — not only will we abstain from all such interference but we will on the contrary with an iron hand, crush any attempted insurrection on their part.

Notwithstanding, a conference exploring the situation and its possible effects on the community with the individuals at the core of the problem had worked a minor miracle.

Notwithstanding his other actions, Peckham's relations with the king were generally good, and Edward sent him on a diplomatic mission to Llywelyn the Last in Wales.

Notwithstanding some obvious moral and intellectual defects, he was the most eminent and the most disinterested of those who had co-operated with William I in riveting Norman rule upon the English Church and people.

Nahmanides disagrees with him ; especially with regard to Kabbalah ( Jewish mysticism ). Notwithstanding, he had tremendous respect for ibn Ezra, as is evidenced in his introduction to his commentary on the Five books of the Torah.

Notwithstanding, this period was saturated with very important political events that had significant impact on the history of Almaty and Kazakhstan as a whole.

Notwithstanding that raw voice, Elmore sang his blues with a particular feeling, an emotion and depth that showed his country background.

Notwithstanding this, the band began to struggle with increasingly weak material, and although the singles and albums came out as before, by 1978 chart success had vanished.

" Notwithstanding the contacts made by the government of Artur Alberto de Campos Henriques with the Socialist Azedo Gneco, Venceslau de Lima considered this difficult after the Congresso Nacional Operário, which was boycotted by anarchists and republicans.

Notwithstanding this, ties with the Jews were reestablished by leading families such as the Nashashibis, and by the Fahoum of Nazareth.

Notwithstanding this party disbanded after the war ended, with the result that Republican Lincoln was succeeded by Democrat Johnson ; the states began to place candidates for President and Vice-President together on the same ballot ticket-thus making it impossible to vote for a presidential candidate from one party and a vice-presidential candidate from another party, as had previously been possible.

Notwithstanding this, among E Street Band members he often had the second-most amount of " face time " in concert after Clarence Clemons, frequently mugging and posing for the audience and sometimes delivering his unpolished, nasal backing vocals while sharing a microphone with Springsteen.