Since she could not act, one part suited her as well as any other, and so she was the first person to offer Mr. Lincoln a glass of water, holding it up to the box, high above her head, to Miss Harris, who had asked for it.

Since apurva is non-sentient, it cannot act unless moved by an intelligent being such as a god.

Since the flow of a baseball game has natural breaks to it, and normally players act individually rather than performing in clusters, the sport lends itself to easy record-keeping and statistics.

Since they act to hold the tendon further away from the joint, the angle of the tendon is increased and thus the leverage of the muscle is increased.

Since individuals act according to different probability judgements, these agents ' probabilities are " personal " ( but amenable to objective study ).

Since pure consequentialism holds that an action is to be judged solely by its result, most consequentialist theories hold that a deliberate action is no different from a deliberate decision not to act.

Since the act, amendments must now conform to certain specified provisions in the written portion of the Canadian constitution.

Since dextromethorphan is an optical isomer of the Schedule II opiate levomethorphan ( but does not act like an opiate ), an exemption was necessary to keep it a non-controlled substance.

Since this act was explicitely forbidden by the former Council, another Council was convened in 879.

Since wave resistance and other impeding forces such as various types of drag ( physics ) on the hull are eliminated as the hull is lifted clear, turbulence and drag act only on the much smaller surface area of the hydrofoil and there is a marked increase in speed.

Since the Enlightenment large synagogues have often adopted the practice of hiring rabbis and hazzans to act as shatz and baal kriyah, and this is still typically the case in many Conservative and Reform congregations.

Since this submission was an act less of faith than of insight, it stood firm through all vicissitudes to the end.

Since then, many jurisdictions have been swayed by Justice Traynor's arguments on behalf of the strict liability rule in Escola, Greenman, and subsequent cases — including nearly all U. S. states, the European Union, Australia, and Japan — and have adopted it either by judicial decision or by legislative act.

Since the earliest Christian times, it has focused on the redemptive act of God in the death and resurrection of Christ.

Since owners of computers infected with spyware generally claim that they never authorized the installation, a prima facie reading would suggest that the promulgation of spyware would count as a criminal act.

Since the act " forced participation of the State's executive in the actual administration of a federal program ", it was unconstitutional.

Since its passage, several legal challenges have been brought against the act, and Federal courts have ruled that a number of provisions are unconstitutional.

Since it is primarily designed to act as an underlying database for different applications, those applications cannot be used in specific domains that are not covered by WordNet.

Since its original passage, Congress has passed several amendments to this act.

Since the request is performed indirectly, by means of ( directly ) performing a question, it counts as an indirect speech act.

( Since the Lockerbie crash was a terrorist act in Scotland, the Staines crash remains England's worst air disaster, and Britain's worst air accident ). The crash was commemorated in June 2004, with the opening of a dedicated garden near the crash site, created at the request of relatives, and the unveiling of a stained glass window at St. Marys Church, where a memorial service was held.

Since California considers “ all persons concerned in the commission of a crime, whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense … principals in any crime so committed ,” San Marin County Superior Judge Peter Allen Smith charged Davis with “ aggravated kidnapping and first degree murder in the death of Judge Harold Haley ” and issued a warrant for her arrest.

Since the time of the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, the religious leaders of Judaism have often been rabbis, who are technically scholars in Jewish law empowered to act as judges in a rabbinical court.

" Since the act was first passed in 1968 it has been amended to include sex, familial status, and disability.

Since, eyeglasses have become an acceptable fashion item and often act as a key component in individuals ' personal image.

Since Johnson's proclamations allowed the Southern states to control the procedure and conduct of their elections in 1865, prominent former Confederate leaders were elected to the U. S. Congress ( but not seated ).

Since Congress was in recess, Johnson thought he could suspend Stanton without Senate approval and avoid violating the Tenure of Office Act.

Since 1987 the Congress operates in the port city of Valparaíso, about 110 kilometers (~ 70 mi.

Since 1986 Congress has passed seven amnesties for illegal immigrants.

Since the Spending Clause of the United States Constitution vests only Congress with power to spend money from the public fisc, the Supreme Court has held that only Congress may waive sovereign immunity, and Congress may place limitations on any such waiver.

Since the end of apartheid in the 1990s the African National Congress ( ANC ) has dominated South Africa's politics.

Since Jiang Zemin became the national party chief in June 1989, all but one former Shanghai party chief was elevated to the Politburo Standing Committee, the de facto highest decision-making body in China, including Jiang Zemin ( General secretary and President ), Zhu Rongji ( Premier ), Wu Bangguo ( Chairman of the National People's Congress ), Huang Ju ( Vice Premier ), and Xi Jinping ( Vice President ).

" Since World War II, every major military action has been technically a U. S. military operation or a U. N. " police action ", which are deemed legally legitimate by Congress, and various United Nations Resolutions because of decisions such as the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution or the Authorization for Use of Force.

Since then, the privilege of the writ has only been suspended upon the express authorization of Congress.

Since the Central Committee only meets twice a year, the Politburo implements the policies of the National Congress.

Since the adoption of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, the office has been vacant twice while awaiting confirmation of the new Vice President by both houses of Congress.

Since Wilson, the State of the Union is given typically each January before a joint session of the United States Congress and is held in the House of Representatives chamber of the United States Capitol.

Since 1934, the message or address has been delivered to Congress in January or February.

Since 1989, in recognition that the responsibility of reporting the State of the Union formally belongs to the president who held office during the past year, newly inaugurated Presidents have not officially called their first speech before Congress a " State of the Union " message.

Since that time, however, Congress has not allocated funding for any further development of the RRW.

Since 1995, the President has been required to submit an annual report to Congress listing the name and salary of every White House Office employee.

Since the 17th Party Congress, Li's influence has considerably waned and he is no longer active on China's political scene, partially owing to the corruption issues that plague him and his family.

Since then, the Forum has documented new insights derived from this timeline and subsequent discoveries in permanent resources including the exhibit An Uncommon Commitment to Peace, and its companion catalogue, recognized by the Library of Congress as the most accessible educational resource on the subject, a Portsmouth Peace Treaty Trail ( and map supported by the New Hampshire Division of Tourism ), a curriculum guide for grades 4-8 distributed to all school districts in New Hampshire, a series of New Hampshire Humanities Council lectures and articles on the Treaty and New Hampshire's citizen diplomacy and a variety of commemorative events.

Since neither the Congress nor the President appears to have authorized a privateer during the war, the Navy would not have had the authority to do so by itself.

Since August 1746 talks had been ongoing at the Congress of Breda to try and agree a peace settlement, but up to this point they had met with little success.

Since 1999, members of the United States Congress have made public pronouncements and introduced several resolutions in support of Falun Gong.

Since 2001, bills have repeatedly been introduced in Congress to solve the " one people-two country " problem by granting U. S. citizenship to all enrolled members of the Tohono O ' odham, but have so far been unsuccessful.