Rejecting proposals by General William Westmoreland that U. S. ground forces advance into Laos and cut communist supply lines, Johnson gathered a group of elder statesmen called The Wise Men.

Rejecting the theory that the Kolob doctrine is of 19th-century origin, some LDS scholars have sought to link the Kolob doctrine to ancient astronomy.

" Rejecting modern architecture for its " characterless copybook effect ," he sought to " make a building look traditional and as though it had fought its way from a small, unimportant structure to a great, rambling house.

Rejecting the NFL's offer, he set out to make good on his threat.

Rejecting the view that Congress had limited the executive's authority to seize property in this case by providing for different procedures in the legislation it had enacted, Vinson's opinion nonetheless appeared to recognize Congress ' primacy in enacting legislation, justifying the seizure in this case as necessary to preserve the status quo so that Congress could act in the future, but mocking arguments based on the Constitution's provision allowing the President to recommend legislation, rather than to make it himself, as " the messenger-boy concept of the Office ".

During 2004 the organization delivered the largest student petition ever to George W. Bush, " Rejecting his credit " and demanding more accountability for the federal deficit.

Rejecting the official church, they considered their religious organization as a homogeneous community, without division into laymen and clergy.

Rejecting the Nile River as the Asian border so as not to split Egypt, Ptolemy designates the Red Sea as the border between Libya and Asia.

Rejecting Spencer's theory of parallel cultural evolution, Childe found that interactions between cultures contributed to the convergence of similar aspects most often attributed to one culture.

Rejecting UN supervision, the Indonesian government under Suharto decided to settle the question of West Irian, the former Dutch New Guinea, in their favor.

Rejecting the cancellation, the British government espoused the claim on behalf of APOC and brought the dispute before the Permanent Court of International Justice at the Hague, asserting that it regarded itself " as entitled to take all such measures as the situation may demand for the Company's protection.

Rejecting autocracy as a form of government, Scherbatov wrote " yet there is torture, in which there are no other laws and regulations except for the insane self-will of the despot ".

Rejecting Grundy's request for funds to tool up for 1967 models, Studebaker left the automobile business on March 16, 1966 after an announcement on March 4.

Rejecting the dishonesty he sees as tied up in the world of business, he is secretly in love with Lisa Rosenberg, daughter of the owner of a rival ( failing ) factory, who is engaged to be married to Ben Zion's coarse older brother.

Rejecting the advice of some army officers to take refuge with the troops in Macedonia, he sailed to Italia to ascertain if he had any potential political fortunes or security.

Rejecting the substantial existence of permanent entities which are qualified by possibly changing qualities, Buddhist Abhidharma philosophers enumerated lists of dharmas which varied by school.

Rejecting the idea of moral rights, Tucker said that there were only two rights, " the right of might " and " the right of contract.

Rejecting Cubism as irrational and " romantic ," the pair jointly published their manifesto, Après le cubisme and established a new artistic movement, Purism.

" Rejecting Cicero's view that men join in society primarily through " a certain social spirit which nature has implanted in man ," Hobbes declares that men join in society simply for the purpose of " getting themselves out from that miserable condition of Warre, which is necessarily consequent ... to the naturall Passions of men, when there is no visible Power to keep them in awe.

Rejecting the pleas of his aides that he take cover, Trudeau stayed in his seat, facing the rioters, without any sign of fear.

Rejecting support either for the West or for the East, Vanuatu joined the Non-Aligned Movement in 1983, and only established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union and the United States in June and September 1986, respectively.

Rejecting the offer, Louis chose to continue fighting until the bitter end.

According to a New York Times article, “ More Americans Rejecting Marriage in 50s and Beyond ”, in the past 20 years, the divorce rate has increased over 50 % amongst the baby boomers.

Rejecting Descartes ' solution, Pierre de Fermat arrived at the same solution based solely on his principle of least time.

Rejecting his father's wishes that he become a surgeon, in 1945 Foucault traveled to the French capital of Paris, where he enrolled in one of the country's most prestigious secondary schools, which was also known as the Lycée Henri-IV.

Rejecting the developments the Benedictines had undergone, the monks tried to replicate monastic life exactly as it had been in Saint Benedict's time ; indeed in various points they went beyond it in austerity.

Rejecting advice from one captain to surround and starve the Prince — a tactic Edward feared — John attacked the strong enemy position.

Rejecting the British model, Iwakura and other conservatives borrowed heavily from the Prussian constitutional system.

Rejecting offers from the new seat of Livingston in Scotland, Benn contested Bristol East, losing to Conservative candidate Jonathan Sayeed in what was perceived to be a shock result.

" Rejecting bail was a way to lessen the huge financial burden which civil rights groups were facing as the sit-in movement spread across the South.

Rejecting Tariff Reform, Devonshire and other supporters of Free Trade left the Liberal Unionist Association in 1904 in protest.

Rejecting the up-tempo dance of ska, the band slowed their music to a rocksteady pace, and infused their lyrics with political and social messages inspired by their new found faith.

Rejecting family pressure, that like past generations of Hydes he would follow a career in the Church, Hyde instead became an academic.

Rejecting the idea of a sanatorium on the basis that it would cut her off from writing, she took the only available option, to move abroad during the English winter.

Rejecting the inevitability of a " clash of civilizations ," AJC has instead insisted on the possibility of a " community of civilizations " by encouraging dialogue on the highest levels with like-minded groups committed to fostering tolerance and cooperation.

Rejecting Talmud and Rabbinic tradition, Karaites took liberty to reinterpret Tanach as they saw fit.

Rejecting a career in the sciences, he instead travelled to the Northern Territory to take up work with the Aboriginal land rights activist, Vincent Lingiari and the Gurindji at Wave Hill.

Shelby took an adversarial stance towards the intelligence community during both Clinton and Bush administrations.

Marash cited " reflexive adversarial editorial stance " against Americans and " anti-American bias ".

In some adversarial legislative systems, the court is permitted to make inferences on an accused's failure to face cross-examination or to answer a particular question.

Drill sergeants will make much of this an adversarial process, working against the recruits in many of the night operations, trying to foil plans, etc.

Essentially, the Crown ( an adversarial entity in Canadian law ) or the Court itself ( a neutral entity ) can make an application to " defend " the " defendant " against the wishes of " the defense ".