Regardless when and by what route it reached England and the British colonies in its recognizable form, croquet is, like pall mall, trucco, jeu de mail and kolven, clearly a derivative of ground billiards, which was popular in Western Europe back to at least the 14th century, with roots in classical antiquity.

" Regardless of whether we think this is a correct view ," adds Rachels, " it is, at the very least, a consistent view, and so this attempt to convict the egoist of self-contradiction fails.

Regardless of the state of their naval technology at the start of the war, Rome quickly adapted.

Regardless of its accuracy the charge of Manichaeism was levelled at them by contemporary orthodox opponents, who often tried to make contemporary heresies conform to those combatted by the church fathers.

Regardless of their description, Platonic realism holds that universals do exist in a broad, abstract sense, although not at any spatial or temporal distance from people's bodies.

Regardless, for Bruce the ' die was cast ' at the moment in Greyfriars and he had no alternative except to become king or a fugitive, Bruce asserted his claim to the Scottish crown and began his campaign by force for the independence of Scotland.

Regardless of whether assault had occurred, Rowland had reason to be fearful as such an accusation could put him at risk from racists among white men.

Regardless, Glycerius tried to be reconciled with the Eastern court or, at least, to cause as few conflicts as possible with it.

Regardless of what the figure was, it was undoubtedly more than the 42, 000 fans who attended game five of the 1916 World Series at Braves Field, baseball's previous attendance record.

Regardless of its provenance, the novel's increasingly grim outlook can take readers aback, as characters whom Thackeray — and the reader — at first hold in sympathy are shown to be unworthy of such regard.

Regardless of the details, it was only possible to verify the number of tokens inside by shaking the vessel or by breaking it, at which point the number or terms written on the outside became subject to doubt.

Regardless of the care in aligning the contacts, and accuracy of the pattern, a natural-binary code would have errors at specific disk positions, because it is impossible to make all bits change at exactly the same time as the disk rotates.

Regardless of the modulation method being used, communication between mobile units and satellites is performed at 25 kilobaud.

Regardless of the diverse written definitions of chivalry, the medieval knightly class was adept at the art of war, trained in fighting in armor, with horses, lances, swords and shields.

Regardless of the controversy, the map, which had been valued for insurance purposes at over $ 750, 000 in the 1960s, was claimed in 1996 to be worth $ 25, 000, 000.

Regardless of whether LGBT youth develop their identity based on a model, the typical age at which youth in the United States come out has been dropping.

Regardless of how long it takes to learn a dance program, there is, generally speaking, universal agreement that the result should be confident dancers that can handle themselves on a public dance floor with a variety of callers, unfamiliar choreography, and the challenge of dancing with strangers at the learned level.

Regardless of his parentage, Ladon entwined himself around the tree in the Garden of the Hesperides at the behest of Hera, who appointed him the garden's guardian.

Regardless of the cause of the wound, Philoctetes was exiled by the Greeks and was angry at the treatment he received from Odysseus, King of Ithaca, who had advised the Atreidae to strand him.

Regardless of the validity of this claim, the region was home to several Ojibwa tribes at the start of the 19th century, with a particularly significant community established near present-day Montrose.

Regardless of the adenoma's location, most patients will require steroid replacement postoperatively at least in the interim as long-term suppression of pituitary ACTH and normal adrenal tissue does not recover immediately.

Regardless of their place of birth, the adult children and grandchildren of original Spaniards ( original Spaniards are those who, at the moment of their birth, were born to people who possessed Spanish citizenship ) can also access Spanish nationality on softer terms than other foreigners: they require just 1 year of legal residence, and they are exempted from work restrictions.

Regardless, for Bruce the die was cast at the moment in Greyfriars and so began his campaign by force for the independence of Scotland.

* Access transparency – Regardless of how resource access and representation has to be performed on each individual computing entity, the users of a distributed system should always access resources in a single, uniform way.

Regardless of the regular duties of any one discipline, the goal of all rangers remains to protect the park resources for future generations and to protect park visitors.

Regardless, a tendency towards strategic complacency has also been evident, with Australians often reluctant to think about defence issues or to allocate resources until a crisis arises ; a trait which has historically resulted in unpreparedness for major military challenges.

Regardless of this claim, the vast bulk of the Frankish bishops maintained that the pope had no business interfering in the internal affairs of the kingdom, or in expecting the Frankish clergy to follow his lead in such matters.

Regardless of their degree of prosperity, city areas that are literally more central tend to have higher population densities than outer suburbs, with more of the population living inside multi-floored townhouses and apartment buildings.

Regardless of specific chronology, many European Neolithic groups share basic characteristics, such as living in small-scale, presumably egalitarian, family-based communities, subsisting on domesticated plants and animals supplemented with the collection of wild plant foods and with hunting, and producing hand-made pottery, that is, pottery made without the potter's wheel.

Regardless of specific chronology, many European Neolithic groups share basic characteristics, such as living in small-scale, family-based communities, more egalitarian than the city-states and Chiefdoms of the Bronze Age, subsisting on domestic plants and animals supplemented with the collection of wild plant foods and hunting, and producing hand-made pottery, without the aid of the potter's wheel.

Regardless, writer-artist Howard Chaykin, then living in New York City, felt trepidation when First Comics approached him to do a project.

Regardless of whether the defendant actually believes that he or she was actually living inside the Matrix, this defense has been used successfully to acquit.

Regardless of this injunction, he went abroad again and lived in Australia and, possibly, America, earning a living through sundry occupations.

Regardless, for Agrippina ’ s seduction, it was a help that she had the niece ’ s privilege of kissing and caressing her paternal uncle.

Regardless, the territory was formally transferred to Cameroon on 14 August 2008.

" Regardless, The Thin Blue Line, as Morris's film would be called, was popularly accepted as the main force behind getting its subject, Randall Adams, out of prison.

Regardless of the accuracy of these allegations, the club's image was tarnished, and the side experienced its lowest period during the decade that followed, with poor results on the field and decreased support off it.

Regardless of speculation about Keitai's genealogy, it is well settled that there was an extended period of disputes over the succession which developed after Keitai's death.

") Regardless of whether the joke teller was female or male, a portion of the fence would swing up and hit them on the rear end after the punch line was delivered.

Regardless of what really happened, the king was reviled as a treacherous fiend who murdered his own nephews to gain the throne.

Regardless of the legal disagreements surrounding Lovecraft's works, Lovecraft himself was extremely generous with his own works and actively encouraged others to borrow ideas from his stories, particularly with regard to his Cthulhu mythos.

Regardless of type, the file system of all floppy disks ( under DOS ) was FAT12.

Regardless of whether a plot to deport Jews was planned, in his " Secret Speech " in 1956, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev stated that the Doctors Plot was " fabricated ... set up by Stalin ", that Stalin told the judge to beat confessions from the defendants and had told Politburo members " You are blind like young kittens.

Regardless of black members being excluded, the AFL was the most prevalent union federation in America before the mid-1940s.

Regardless of the date, this was enfranchisement in name only, since Tubman continued to repress political opposition, and to rig elections.

Regardless of the lack of information about homosexuality in scholarly texts, another forum for learning about lesbianism was growing.

Regardless of what happened in 1921, Jardine's conflicts with Australia solidified after he was selected to tour the country in 1928 – 29.

Regardless, in the 1980s, a pilot plant for mass deacidification using this process was constructed by NASA and was tested on books provided by the Library of Congress.

Regardless of the truth about Musashi's ancestry, when Musashi was seven years old, the boy was raised by his uncle, Dorinbo ( or Dorin ), in Shoreian temple, three kilometers (~ 1. 8 mi.

Regardless, Asbury remained the leading bishop of early American Methodism and did not share his " appointing " authority until Bishop McKendree was elected in 1808.

Regardless, while the army's equipment remains largely outdated and inadequate, some new equipment was procured in late 2003 was commissioned during 2004.