Sources disagree, as may differing states ' laws, as to what category of plea the Alford plea falls under: Some sources state that the Alford guilty plea is a form of nolo contendere, where the defendant in the case states " no contest " to the factual matter of the case as given in the charges outlined by the prosecution.

Some activists try to persuade people to change their behavior directly, rather than to persuade governments to change or not to change laws.

Some, like Hernando De Soto, argue that much of the poverty in the Third World countries is caused by the lack of Western systems of laws and well-defined and universally recognized property rights.

Some of these laws still restrict the ability to buy cars, groceries, office supplies and housewares among other things.

Some of these constructs, such as space and time, correspond to the way the world is structured by the laws of physics ; for others the correspondence is not as clear.

Some Conservative theologians, like Seymour Siegel have stressed that the word, " Conservative ," must be understood in the way it is used in the British political system: that the laws and traditions have to be conserved or preserved, with changes allowed only when there is an overriding reason — almost always, an overriding ethical reason — to do so.

Some state legislatures have enacted voucher laws.

Some Christian writers believe it extremely rare that God provides a supernatural intervention that actually reverses the natural laws governing the human body.

Some constitutions or fundamental laws provide for a head of state who is not only in theory but in practice chief executive, operating separately from, and independent from, the legislature.

Some have argued hate crime laws bring the law into disrepute and further divide society, as groups apply to have their critics silenced.

Some laws require a kind of beit din ( Jewish court ) that no longer exists.

Some years later the first code of laws, Russkaya Pravda, was introduced.

Some economists and legal scholars ( e. g. Henry Manne, Milton Friedman, Thomas Sowell, Daniel Fischel, Frank H. Easterbrook ) argue that laws making insider trading illegal should be revoked.

Some of these laws are directed only to men or to women, some only to the ancient priestly groups, the Kohanim and Leviyim ( members of the tribe of Levi ), some only to farmers within the Land of Israel.

Some laws and teachings of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas are, according to Bahá ' í teaching, not meant to be applied at the present time ; their application depends on decisions by the Universal House of Justice.

Some eight decades later, Isaac Newton proved that relationships like Kepler's would apply exactly under certain ideal conditions that are to a good approximation fulfilled in the solar system, as consequences of Newton's own laws of motion and law of universal gravitation.

Some systems of logic have different but analogous laws.

Some state governments controlled by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, including that of Terengganu, have passed Islamic laws, but these have not gone into effect due to opposition from the federal government.

Some of the government's challenges include the upgrade of infrastructure, the modernization of the tax system and labor laws, and the reduction of income inequality.

Some Molokans adhere to the Old Testament kosher dietary laws and do not eat pork, shellfish, or other " unclean " foods.

Some fields of science see nature as matter in motion, obeying certain laws of nature which science seeks to understand.

Some examples would include the European Union which, while it does not hold much political sway on a national level ; has the authority to dictate some laws of member nations and impose norms and policies that may not have been voted for by national referendum.

Some trajectories of a particle in a box according to Newton's laws of classical mechanics ( A ), and according to the Schrödinger equation of quantum mechanics ( B-F ).

Although there are comprehensive regulations for data protection, Some studies show that despite the laws, there is a lack of enforcement in that no institution feels responsible to control the parties involved and enforce their laws.

Some cultural features and customs of Hinduism continue to exist within the current society.

Some dietary or religious customs forbid the use of gelatin from certain animal sources, and medical issues may limit or prevent its consumption by certain people.

' I am she that is the natural mother of all things, mistress and governess of all the elements, the initial progeny of worlds, chief of powers divine, Queen of heaven, the principal of the Gods celestial, the light of the goddesses: at my will the planets of the air, the wholesome winds of the Seas, and the silences of hell be disposed ; my name, my divinity is adored throughout all the world in divers manners, in variable customs and in many names, [...] Some call me Juno, others Bellona of the Battles, and still others Hecate.

Some customs are based on Maimonides or the Arba ' ah Turim.

Some scholars take the view that " they may not have been Isamailis at all at the outset, and their conduct and customs gave plausibility to the belief that they were not merely heretics but bitter enemies of Islam.

Some traditional hymns of Pentecost make reference not only to themes relating to the Holy Spirit or the church, but to folk customs connected to the holiday as well, such as the decorating with green branches.

Some customs hold that the other participants recite them quietly to themselves as well.

Some behaviour can be argued to damage the social fabric or social customs, even if it does not harm anyone who does not consent, or even if its victims are not persons.

Some Ashkenazi Jews in Israel who have married Sephardic Jews adopt the Sephardic custom ; this often occurs with Orthodox rabbinic approval — a noted leniency, since Orthodox rabbis usually hold that one may not reject the minhagim ( customs ) of one's parents.

Some authorities hold that the bans are still binding, while others consider them to have expired but nonetheless obligatory to follow as universally accepted customs.

Some modern historians see him mainly as a champion of Roman customs against the customs of the British and Irish churches, others as an advocate for monasticism.

Some festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals but have undergone dramatic changes as they mixed with local customs.

* Cool Japan-hosted by Shoji Kokami & Risa Stegmayer ; Some aspects of Japanese customs are considered " cool " by foreigners.

Some religious customs, such as Muslim burial and male circumcision, continued to be practiced throughout the Soviet period, but most religious belief, knowledge, and customs were preserved only in rural areas in " folk form " as a kind of unofficial Islam not sanctioned by the state-run Spiritual Directorate.

Some scholars believe that the term, when used in the context of the ecclesiastical courts of England in the fourteenth and fifteenth century, also " meant the law that is common to the universal church, as opposed to the constitutions or special customs or privileges of any provincial church.

Some machine-readable knowledge bases are used with artificial intelligence, for example as part of an expert system that focuses on a domain like prescription drugs or customs law.

Some have also been seized and destroyed by customs agents under suspect of hiding drugs.

Some customs or songs from such pagan ceremonies survived well into Christian times under the guise of folklore, but their original meaning was completely forgotten over the centuries.

Some of these traditions were adapted from the older pagan customs, including the Roman Saturnalia and the Germanic Yuletide.

Some notices of the manners and customs of the east were printed from his papers by his brother.

Some of the social customs are somewhat matriarchal.

Some scholars maintain that the name America comes from Richard Ameryk, a Bristol merchant and customs officer, who is claimed on very slender evidence to have helped finance Cabot's voyages.