Those famous lines of the Greek Anthology with which a fading beauty dedicates her mirror at the shrine of a goddess reveal a wise attitude: `` Venus, take my votive glass, Since I am not what I was, What from this day I shall be, Venus, let me never see ''.

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 his Christ was to be life size, how was Mary to hold him on her lap without the relationship seeming ungainly??

Since the course, one member has lost her husband.

Since her bereavement this individual has reported to the writer on numerous occasions about how helpful the class discussions were to her in this adjustment crisis.

Since she also has considerable technical virtuosity and a feeling for music in the romantic tradition, Miss Xydis gave her listeners a good deal of pleasure.

`` Since we're having coffee with them this afternoon '', he said, `` I think I'll ask the daughter if we can pay her to come in every day to clean for us ''.

Since some of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to the goddess Venus, the Festum Veneris et Fortunae Virilis being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her equivalent Greek goddess name Aphrodite ( Aphros ), or from the Etruscan name Apru.

Since her adulteress mother was his own sister, Afonso V had not only ambition, but the family honour to protect.

* Since Big Brother 2, the UK series always opens with a twist which have included the public being able to choose the final housemate out of three possibilities ( Big Brother 2 ), the public voting for a housemate to leave during the first week and then the housemates choosing between the two housemates with the least number of votes ( Big Brother 3 ), First Night Nominations ( Big Brother 4 ), Suitcase Nominations ( Big Brother 5 ), Unlucky Housemate 13 ( Big Brother 6 ), Big Brother Hood ( Big Brother 7 ), an all-female House and the first inclusion of twins as contestants ( Big Brother 8 ), the first couple to enter as housemates and set a secret task to hide their real relationship ( Big Brother 9 ), all " housemates " really being " non-housemates " who had to earn their housemate status ( Big Brother 10 ), a mole entering the House with an " Impossible Task " ( Big Brother 11 ), Jackie Stallone entering a house containing her son's ex-wife ( Celebrity Big Brother 3 ), the entrance of a non-celebrity in a celebrity edition ( Celebrity Big Brother 4 ) and Jade Goody's family announced to be visiting.

Since we know that over 70 percent of children of intermarried couples are not being raised as Jews ... we want to encourage the Jewish partner to maintain his / her Jewish identity, and raise their children as Jews.

Since a wife was regarded as property in biblical times, the betrothal ( erusin ) was effected simply by purchasing her from her father ( or guardian ); the girl ’ s consent is not explicitly required by any biblical law.

Since a wife was regarded as property, her husband was originally free to divorce her for any reason, at any time.

Since the release of the film that shares her story and name, she has hosted Challenge America with Erin Brockovich on ABC and Final Justice on Zone Reality.

Since Elizabeth would never name her successor, Cecil was obliged to proceed in secret.

Since her death in 1968 and the publication of her daughter Imogen's autobiography, A Childhood at Green Hedges, Blyton has emerged as an emotionally immature, unstable and often malicious figure.

Since Brighid represented the light half of the year, and the power that will bring people from the dark season of winter into spring, her presence was very important at this time of year.

Since then her films have included the romantic comedy Wimbledon ( 2004 ), the romantic science fiction Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ( 2004 ) and Cameron Crowe's tragicomedy Elizabethtown ( 2005 ).

Since the 1951 general election, the party system has been dominated by the personalist Antigua Labour Party ( ALP ), dominated by the Bird family, particularly Prime Ministers Vere and Lester Bird.

Since this office was a stepping stone to higher office and the Senate, it helped to ensure that only wealthy individuals ( mostly landowners ) would win election to high office.

* 1824 – United States presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Since the election of a number of petition-nominated trustees to the Board of Trustees starting in 2004, the role of alumni in Dartmouth governance has been the subject of ongoing conflict.

Since the 1979 European Parliament election regionalists and separatists have been represented in the European Parliament.

Since the 2007 election, the party's structure has significantly weakened.

Since July 2007, following the 2006 Palestinian legislative election and the following Battle of Gaza, Hamas has functioned as the de-facto ruler in the Gaza Strip, forming an alternative Hamas Government in Gaza.

Since the 2005 general election the government has floated the idea of voluntary mergers of local councils, avoiding a costly reorganisation but achieving desired reform.

Since 1995 Rau was aware of his dangerous aneurysm in the abdominal aorta, but declined an operation out of respect for his office and the upcoming election as president.

Since the election of the Labour Government in 1997, there have been many changes in UK employment law.

Since the election of George W. Bush as the President of the United States, North Korea has faced renewed external pressure over its nuclear program, reducing the prospect of international economic assistance.

Since the 2010 South Australian State election, the Nationals in South Australia have no representative in either the House of Assembly or the Upper House or at a Federal level.

Since Major's election as leader, Kinnock spent the end of 1990 and most of 1991 putting pressure on Major to hold the election that year, but Major had held out and insisted that there would be no general election in 1991.

Since the 1984 election, politics in St. Vincent have been dominated by the NDP.

Since Representatives are to be " chosen ... by the People ," State Governors are not allowed to appoint temporary replacements when vacancies occur in a state's delegation to the House of Representatives ; instead, the Governor of the state is required by clause 4 to issue a writ of election calling a special election to fill the vacancy.

Since 1836, no major U. S. party has nominated multiple regional presidential or vice presidential candidates in an election.

Since Daley's death and the subsequent election of son Richard as mayor in 1989, the first Mayor Daley has become known as " Boss Daley ," " Old Man Daley ," " Papa Bear ," or " Daley Senior " to residents of Chicago.

Since 1385, prior service as Sheriff has been mandatory for election to the Lord Mayoralty.

Since 1975, Blatter has been working at FIFA, first as Technical Director ( 1975 – 1981 ), then General Secretary ( 1981 – 1998 ), before his election as FIFA President in 1998.

Since the disastrous election result in 1924 the Liberals were now very much the third party in British politics, but still Lloyd George was able to release money from his fund to finance candidates and ideas for public works to reduce unemployment ( as detailed in pamphlets such as the " Yellow Book " and the " Green Book ").

Since then, the flowers she had planted had spread all over the hill.

Since she was Raymond's only child, they became rulers of Toulouse at Raymond's death in 1247.

Since 2002 she has also made numerous television and radio appearances, including as a television presenter.

His mother, Paula ( born Paula Voit ), had German as a mother tongue, but was ethnically of " mixed Hungarian " origin: Her maiden name Voit is German, probably of Saxon origin from Upper Hungary ( Since 1920 in Czechoslovakia, since 1993 in Slovakia ), though she spoke Hungarian fluently.

Since then, she has donated over US $ 1 million to the program.

Since he was Eleanor's vassal, many believed that it was she who had been ultimately responsible for the change in plan, and thus the massacre.

Since Carangi's death, she has been considered a lesbian supermodel and icon and is said to have epitomized " lesbian chic " more than a decade before the term was coined.

Since she had previously notified the Norwegian authorities that she had changed residence to France, she was no longer entitled to benefits of Norwegian social security.

Since Zeus could not undo what she had done, he gave him the gift of prophecy.

Since the Church did not make either of these laws, she cannot be their arbiter — only their guardian and interpreter.

Since the early 1990s, Alexander has concentrated on film and TV, playing the character Catherine Duke on NewsRadio-a role she left after the start of season 4.

Since Hite performed her study during the popularity of feminism in the 1970s, she also acknowledged that women may have chosen the political identity of a lesbian.

" Since Juliet was born Lammas eve, she came before the harvest festival, which is significant since her life ended before she could reap what she had sown and enjoy the bounty of the harvest, in this case full consummation and enjoyment of her love with Romeo.

" Since then she has tried to avoid publicity.

Since women could not yet attend the École des Beaux-Arts, she applied to study privately with masters from the school and was accepted to study with Jean-Léon Gérôme, a highly regarded teacher known for his hyper-realistic technique and his depiction of exotic subjects.

Since 2004, she has also been Professor of Practice in International Affairs at Columbia University, where she teaches international human rights.