Several efforts were made in this direction, and though not all of them survive to this day, the Brown & Sharpe wire gage system was eventually adopted as the American standard and is still in common use today.

The most positive accomplishment during his Administration was the purchase of Alaska from Russia, though this was probably due more to the efforts of William H. Seward than President Johnson.

Currently about 1, 200 species of birds are threatened with extinction by human activities, though efforts are underway to protect them.

Mohism though popular at first due to its emphasis on brotherly love versus harsh Qin Legalism, fell out of favour during the Han Dynasty due to the efforts of Confucians in establishing their views as political orthodoxy.

In all these areas, the Celtic languages are now only spoken by minorities though there are continuing efforts at revitalization.

" Even in the present of his stories Scrooge would work to solve his many problems, even though the stories would often point out that his constant efforts seemed futile at the end.

Rules against insider trading on material non-public information exist in most jurisdictions around the world, though the details and the efforts to enforce them vary considerably.

Ribbentrop's efforts were crowned with success with the signing of the Pact of Steel in May 1939, though this was accomplished only by falsely assuring Mussolini that there would be no war for the next three years.

John made no efforts to reinvigorate the Treaty of Falaise, though, and both William and Alexander remained independent kings, supported by, but not owing fealty to, John.

Even though there had been efforts by temples of the Nikkō-lineage in the late 19th century to unify into one single separate Nichiren-School the Kommon-ha, today's Nichiren Shōshū comprises only the Taiseki-ji temple and its dependant temples.

* Uncontrolled deforestation in watershed areas ; soil erosion ; air and water pollution in Manila ; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps which are important fish breeding grounds ; severe water pollution that caused the death of one of the country's major rivers, though there are ongoing efforts at resuscitation.

This crisis, insofar as it pertains to academia, concerns both the motivations and justification procedures for making research claims: unstated givens or values that have validated the basic efforts of academic research since the late 18th century might no longer be valid ( particularly, in Social Science & Humanities research, though examples from Mathematics are given by Lyotard as well ).

The new states, though also independent of each other, recognized the necessity of coordinating their efforts against the British.

It is generally recommended to keep the cake at approximately the thickness of a U. S. dime ( about 1 / 20th of an inch or 1. 5 mm ), though sometimes the cake is removed entirely as part of efforts to eliminate flavors or aromas.

Captain Janeway's efforts resulted in the Doctor being accorded the status of ' artist ', ( though not a " person ").

" The Sikh langar, or free temple meal, is largely lacto-vegetarian, though this is understood to be a result of efforts to present a meal that is respectful of the diets of any person who would wish to dine, rather than out of dogma.

Wobblies also played a role in the sit-down strikes and other organizing efforts by the United Auto Workers in the 1930s, particularly in Detroit, though they never established a strong union presence there.

These were the only two candidates to put together organizations to try to secure delegate votes, though both efforts were cash-starved.

Further, his intelligence-gathering efforts on Spanish troop dispositions and equipment was extremely meagre, though he had a number of sources available to him, including reconnaissance reports by Cuban rebel forces as well as espionage obtained from indigenous Cubans.

It was supplanted by Egyptian Arabic as a spoken language toward the early modern period, though revitalization efforts have been underway since the 19th century.

Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for his back channel efforts before and during the peace negotiations, even though he never went to Portsmouth.

Moorcock's albinistic character is one of the better known in fantasy literature, having crossed over into multimedia, such as comics and film, though efforts towards the latter stalled over the years.

The Sui Dynasty ( 581 – 618 ) and Tang Dynasty ( 618 – 907 ) re-established a unified Chinese empire, and like their predecessors they conquered and settled people into Hetao, though once again these efforts were aborted when the Tang empire began to collapse.

Partisan politics thwarted the RFC's efforts, though in 1932 monetary conditions improved because the RFC slowed the decline in the money supply.

This remains the oldest stand ( dating back to 1905 ) not only in the Football League, but in the professional world and is thus a Grade II * listed building thanks to Jimmy Hill's efforts when saving the almost-bankrupt club as Chairman.

Early efforts to halt the gradual deterioration of downtown began with the saving and restoration of the Springer Opera House in 1965.

In 1903 a 24-year-old park commissioner named Mary Gibbs played a significant role in saving the tall pine forests and shoreline of the Mississippi River Headwaters by resisting efforts to log the area.

The Nansen Refugee Award for 2002 was awarded to the crew of the Tampa by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) for their efforts to follow international principles of saving people in distress at sea.

Dwelling in the shadows, he made great efforts to convince the main surviving leftists and moderates that they were meant to be the next victims of Robespierre's dictatorship, thus uniting them against Robespierre, and by those means saving his own life.

Also, though Aldarion's foresight and efforts made it possible for the Dúnedain to prevent disaster, by saving the Elves and northwestern Middle-earth from being overrun by Sauron in the time of Tar-Minastir, his voyages laid the first seed of the ever-growing, driving restlessness that would in time enable the corruption of the Dúnedain, and the hunger for power and glory and immortality that would eventually bring the Downfall of Númenor in S. A. 3319.

After saving Denise and her son, they drive in search of help, coming across Lou who is organizing rescue efforts in the street.

Therefore, Israel is permitted — even obligated if saving lives is a definitive outcome — to make serious efforts to reach a peace settlement as well as to make arrangements to properly protect its citizens.

One architecturally significant home made its way to Heritage Square Museum, thanks to the efforts of local activists dedicated to saving Victorian homes scheduled for demolition.

For his efforts in saving the city from great disaster Mr. Francis was awarded a massive silver pitcher and a salver by the City of Lowell.

Despite Osborn's efforts to distract from the indictment of the group by putting Rhodes on trial at The Hague for war crimes, Rhodes and his team foiled Osborn's scheme with Rhodes himself transferred to his clone body after saving the life of a child.

Boukreev later mounted repeated solo rescue efforts, saving several lives.

Some credit Hope with saving lives during the storm due to his tireless on-air efforts.

Schaller, in his book, ' The Stones of Silence ', pays tribute to Davidar's efforts in saving the endangered Nilgiri Tahr.

The Transportation 9-11 Medal is not a simple service decoration, but rather recognizes individual acts of bravery that resulted in the saving of life or great assistance to the rescue efforts from the September 11th attacks.

Many innocent citizens perish, but the heroes are still recognized for their efforts in saving the survivors and doing what they could.

Because many managed care health plans are provided by for-profit companies, their cost-control efforts created widespread perception that they were more interested in saving money than providing health care.

Israel's Yad Vashem memorial to the victims of the Holocaust honored the Schindlers as Righteous Among the Nations for their efforts in saving hundreds of Jewish lives.

During the same period, efforts toward saving the historical heritage of the Narrows increased.

Vikramaditya then concentrated all his efforts in saving his kingdom and attacked the forces of Somesvara and defeated them.

It was then the whole family declares to be proud of Homer for his efforts of saving the bear from the hunters, to which he responds that he loves nature (" Circle of Life.

The self control literature relies heavily on this type of time inconsistency, and it relates to a variety of topics including procrastination, addiction, efforts at weight loss, and saving for retirement.

Pryce Jones acknowledged his uncle-by-marriage's efforts in saving his own life when Propper de Callejón retired from Spanish diplomatic service.

Meanwhile, Brains ' efforts to produce a satisfactory design concept for Jeff's proposed Thunderbird 6 collide with fate when Skyship One is damaged and Alan's old Tiger Moth biplane appears to be the only hope of saving the International Rescue group and their impostor hosts.