The course of the rays in the meridional section is no longer symmetrical to the principal ray of the pencil ; and on an intercepting plane there appears, instead of a luminous point, a patch of light, not symmetrical about a point, and often exhibiting a resemblance to a comet having its tail directed towards or away from the axis.

A meal often consists of three courses, hors d ' œuvre or entrée ( introductory course, sometimes soup ), plat principal ( main course ), fromage ( cheese course ) and / or dessert, sometimes with a salad offered before the cheese or dessert.

Le dîner ( dinner ) often consists of three courses, hors d ' œuvre or entrée ( appetizers or introductory course, sometimes soup ), plat principal ( main course ), and a cheese course or dessert, sometimes with a salad offered before the cheese or dessert.

Not only his social and economic views guided the country's socio-economic course for a long time, his use of the imagery, ' a yam between two boulders ' in Nepal's geopolitical context, formed the principal guideline of the country's foreign policy for future centuries.

At many medieval universities this would have been the principal undergraduate course.

The tangent would, of course, be correct if the principal planes were really plane.

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson issued the following instructions to Meriwether Lewis: " The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river, & such principal stream of it, as, by its course & communication with the waters of the Pacific Ocean, whether the Columbia, Oregon, Colorado and / or other river may offer the most direct & practicable water communication across this continent, for the purposes of commerce.

During the latter part of its course the river expands into a large estuary containing many islands, the principal of which is that of Dakshin Shahbazpur.

The son of Lord Burghley ( Queen Elizabeth's principal minister ) and a protégé of Sir Francis Walsingham ( Elizabeth's principal spymaster ), he was trained by them in matters of spycraft as a matter of course.

The principal rivers are the Sakarya which traverses the province from south to north ; the Rhyndacus, which separated it from Mysia ; and the Billaeus ( Filiyas ), which rises in the Aladağ, about 50 miles ( 80 km ) from the sea, and after flowing by modern Bolu ( ancient Bithynion-Claudiopolis ) falls into the Euxine, close to the ruins of the ancient Tium, about 40 miles ( 64 km ) northeast of Heraclea Pontica ( the modern Karadeniz Ereğli ), having a course of more than 100 miles ( 160 km ).

Formal four course meals consist of a starter course (" entrée "), a salad, a main course (" plat principal "), and finally a cheese or dessert course.

Rather than the entire principal amount of the loan being due at the end of the loan, the principal may be slowly repaid or " amortized " over the course of the loan – see amortizing loan.

Together these three would later be principal figures in the formation of the Feuillants, the breakaway party from the Jacobin Club dedicated to a moderate course supporting constitutional monarchy.

The principal instrument of this education was the classical course of seven years, in which the first three years were devoted to learning languages as necessary tools.

Through this course of studies, Stresemann was exposed to the principal ideological arguments of his day, particularly the German debate about socialism.

Of course the factor of head start made all the difference.

Of course, there was another factor.

Though, of course, this does not demonstrate genetic linkage, as this might be a socio-environmental factor as well.

Over the course of the twentieth century, the population of the country grew by a factor of fourteen.

A further factor that leads to misdiagnosis of quinolone adverse effects is some symptoms can persist or occur for the first time quite some time after a course of quinolone has been finished, so inquiring about distant-past use of quinolones has been recommended.

Hemophiliacs, who require injections of blood clotting factor as a course of treatment, during the late 1970s and 1980s also contracted HIV in large numbers worldwide through the spread of contaminated blood products.

From the late 1970s to the early 1990s many Americans assumed as a matter of course that students ' self-esteem acted as a critical factor in the grades that they earn in school, in their relationships with their peers, and in their later success in life.

When deciding what elements to include in a course, practicality was a big factor ; elements that would not work or would not appear as intended were omitted, such as an elastic barricade or a teeter-totter scale.

A small subset of Miras appear to change their period over time — the period increases or decreases by a substantial amount ( up to a factor of three ) over the course of several decades to a few centuries.

As with any professional golf tournament, the available space surrounding the course ( for spectators, among other considerations ) and local infrastructure also factor into deciding which courses will host the event.

The force of its appeal had a marked influence on the course of events, while the loyalty with which Lord Selborne co-operated with the Botha administration was an additional factor in reconciling the Dutch and British communities.

Finally, it turns out that has no prime factors at all in the gap interval, nor, of course, any prime factor larger than 2n.

Throughout the course of his life, Wilson drank heavily, which may have been a factor in his divorce from Jerry.

Over the course of his career, Gibson became known for his fierce competitive nature and the intimidation factor he used against opposing batters.

A green may consist of a thin carpet so that bad weather is not allowed to become a serious factor in maintaining the course.

This course was a factor in the splintering of the Yugoslav Communist party, and caused the Serbian communist elite to take part in the creation of the Socialist Party of Serbia.

Proponents and detractors alike indicate the open and friendly atmosphere of the Alpha course where a participant can ask any question coupled with the freedom to attend select talks or leave without a follow-up is a major factor in its success.

Of course, simplicity was yet another factor in the abandonment of old titles.

) Of course, having the best talent driving the best cars was also a factor during the aero wars years ( 1969 and 1970 ).

The Ordinance of Labourers and Statute of Labourers were, of course, very unpopular with the peasants, who wanted higher wages and better living standards, and was a contributing factor to subsequent peasant revolts, most notably the English peasants ' revolt of 1381.

A big issue is of course the seek time for CD-ROM drives (~ 80 ms ), which exceeds that of hard disks (~ 10 ms ) by a large factor.

Depending on the whim of animation direction, deviations from the model may be permitted in the course of final animation ; this " tightness " of model is a major distinguishing factor in overall animation style, as it constitutes a tradeoff between expressiveness and smoothness / consistency.

While en route, the ship detects a strange energy storm moving at warp factor 2. 6 and on a course to the planetoid.

Women with two normal X chromosomes have the same blood levels of X-chromosome protein products, such as factor VIII, as normal men, who of course have only one X chromosome.

Each course is laid the whole length of the wall, overlapping at the corners on a layer of adobe mortar.

This was mainly carried out by the adoption of a rule that all antiphons and responses should be in the exact words of Scripture, which, of course, cut out the whole class of appeals to created beings.

There is here given the whole service for every Sunday and week-day, the proper antiphons, responsories, hymns, and especially the course of daily Scripture-reading, averaging about twenty verses a day, and ( roughly ) arranged thus: for Advent, Isaiah ; Epiphany to Septuagesima, Pauline Epistles ; Lent, patristic homilies ( Genesis on Sundays ); Passion-tide, Jeremiah ; Easter to Whitsun, Acts, Catholic epistles and Apocalypse ; Whitsun to August, Samuel and Kings ; August to Advent, Wisdom books, Maccabees, Prophets.

" He quotes Charles Lyell as saying " Continents, therefore, although permanent for whole geological epochs, shift their positions entirely in the course of ages " and claims that the first to throw doubt on this was James D. Dana in 1849.

Though the name came to be commonly used to refer to the whole of southern Mesopotamia, Chaldea proper was in fact the vast plain in the far south east formed by the deposits of the Euphrates and the Tigris, extending to about four hundred miles along the course of these rivers, and about a hundred miles in average width.

The rule applies to the whole " historical event, which is usually considered a single historical course of actions the separation of which would seem unnatural ".

The course designer may specify that on particular trees, holes, or the whole course, a disc landing above 2 meters will receive a one throw penalty.

Many courses have a main layout sign at the beginning of the course to show details of the course as a whole, as well as any needed information about the course.

The literary productions of Eusebius reflect on the whole the course of his life.

: Of course, not the whole Chinese population of Limehouse was criminal.

The former is certainly the termination of their history most happy for themselves ; but, in the whole course of this, it is essential to cultivate their love.

Over the course of a year, the whole Torah is read, with the cycle starting over in the autumn, on Simchat Torah.

For Calvin, the whole course of Christ's obedience to the Father removed the discord between humanity and God.

The likely course and outcome of mental disorders varies, depends on numerous factors related to the disorder itself, the individual as a whole, and the social environment.

Thorstein, Leif's brother, marries Gudrid, widow of the captain rescued by Leif, then leads a third expedition to bring home Thorvald's body, but is driven off course and spends the whole summer wandering the Atlantic.

The next spring, Thorstein, Leif's brother, leads an expedition to the new land but is driven off course and spends the whole summer wandering the Atlantic.

It effectually deprived France of the lead in the councils of Europe which she had hitherto arrogated to herself, and so affected the whole course of continental politics.

" " In those three hours he travels the whole course of the dead-end path that the man in the audience takes a lifetime to cover.

Throughout the course of time he expresses, communicates and converses in his works, great spiritual experiences and desires that they might be of advantage to the progress of many, even the whole family ( Guadium Et Spes Part II, Chapter II, Paragraph II ).

The VOC's territories became the Dutch East Indies and were expanded over the course of the 19th century to include the whole of the Indonesian archipelago, and in the 20th century would form Indonesia.

This is known as the cremà ( the burning ), and this is of course the climax of the whole event, and the reason why the constructions are called falles (" torches ").