Some anthropologists, such as Lloyd Fallers and Clifford Geertz, focused on processes of modernization by which newly independent states could develop.

Some states also define assault as an attempt to menace ( or actual menacing ) by placing another person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury.

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 states still prohibit hunting in various degrees on Sundays.

Some states enacted reception statutes as legislative statutes, while other states received the English common law through provisions of the state's constitution, and some by court decision.

Some altered states occur naturally ; others can be produced by drugs or brain damage.

Some states conducted limited censuses for various purposes, and these are typically located in state archives.

Some states, such as Virginia, do not provide for any class actions, while others, such as New York, limit the types of claims that may be brought as class actions.

Some states permit plaintiff's counsel to settle for all the mass action plaintiffs according to a majority vote, for example.

Some Christians adhere to New Covenant theology, which states that Jews have rejected Jesus as the Messiah and Son of God have ceased being the Chosen People.

Some of the princes of these states were Persian client kings ; a disturbing fact in light of increasing tensions with that kingdom.

Some states and store chains have implemented restrictions, such as requiring signatures for DXM sale, limiting quantities allowable for purchase, and requiring that purchasers be over the age of majority in their state.

Some use the term dispute resolution to refer only to alternative dispute resolution ( ADR ), that is, extrajudicial processes such as arbitration, collaborative law, and mediation used to resolve conflict and potential conflict between and among individuals, business entities, governmental agencies, and ( in the public international law context ) states.

Some trajectories may be periodic, whereas others may wander through many different states of the system.

Some of the codes maintain the previous numerical system, particularly for states.

Some states also consider a felony conviction to be grounds for an uncontested divorce.

Some Culture Ministers of the states, especially in Prussia, decided, that the Sedantag would be an official festival in schools.

Some of the existing states, in particular Hanover, were abolished and annexed by Prussia as a result of the war of 1866.

Some monarchical states call this procedure Royal Assent.

Some states have fixed term legislatures, with no option of bringing forward elections ( e. g. Article II, Section 3, of the U. S. Constitution ).

Some states dispute the international acceptance of the right of their deposed monarchs to be referred to by their former title.

Some undefined conversation is shared lazily, the sun sets ; then Marlow states how their location also " has been one of the dark places of the earth.

Some notable pre-colonial states and societies in Africa include the Nok culture, Mali Empire, Ashanti Empire, Kingdom of Mapungubwe, Kingdom of Sine, Kingdom of Saloum, Kingdom of Baol, Kingdom of Zimbabwe, Kingdom of Kongo, Ancient Carthage, Numidia, Mauretania, the Aksumite Empire, the Ajuuraan State and the Adal Sultanate.

Some municipalities however plant the trees around 21 September because of the planting season.

Some people, and parties, such as the Conservative and Progress Party, call for the abolishment of the county municipalities once and for all, while others, including the Labour Party, merely want to merge some of them into larger regions.

Some gay villages are not neighborhoods at all, but instead are entirely separate municipalities from the city for which they serve as the primary gay enclave, e. g., West Hollywood in the Los Angeles area, and Wilton Manors in the Miami / Fort Lauderdale area.

Some municipalities in the county still maintain a sheriff's department to fill the void of the abolishment of the county sheriff's department, such as the City of Shelton which has established the Shelton Sheriff's Department to carry out warrants in the city.

Some of them are well gardened playgrounds or resting spaces while others, like Lac Beauchamp Park, are relatively wild green areas which often merge with the woods and fields of the surrounding municipalities.

Some neighboring municipalities have adopted their own planning and zoning protocol.

Some airports, for example, cross several municipalities or regions, and mix the letters around, giving rise to DFW for Dallas-Fort Worth, DTW for Detroit-Wayne, RDU for Raleigh-Durham, MSP for Minneapolis-St. Paul and LBA for Leeds Bradord.

Some cities and municipalities also extend the usage of the word ' district ' to refer to certain areas, even without having any formal administrative purposes.

Some municipalities in the Kingdom of Sweden have divided their territory into smaller areas, which often are assigned an administrative board responsible for certain elements of municipal governance within their district.

Some would apply that classification to the District of Columbia in America or Distrito Federal in Mexico, but these are federal government districts and not ordinary municipalities.

Some municipalities, including Waterloo, became part of the Dyle department, which became the province of Brabant Méridional in 1815 under the Dutch rule after the defeat of Napoleon.

Some municipalities still use the term " City " ( Swedish: stad ) when referring to themselves, a practice adopted by the largest and most urban municipalities Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.

Some 25 municipalities and communities were incorporated politically into the other 6 according to the table below.

Some municipalities in Massachusetts provide domestic partnerships, as an alternative option to marriage.

Some of the bigger neighbouring municipalities are Keminmaa ( inhabitants ) and Ii ( inhabitants ).

Some aired long-standing grievances against the government, others were targeted entirely locally, against decisions of the now self-governing municipalities.

Some saw it as a buy-off to get the municipalities to cooperate with the lease, though the government asserted that the package was intended to promote economic development along the corridor.

Some municipalities, particularly Toronto, also complained that the government was " downloading " the costs of services that the province had formerly paid for onto local city and municipal governments.

Some urban municipalities are divided into districts ( Est.

Some municipalities do not offer this process, opting to handle such situations under special use permits instead.

Some years later in 1850 the municipalities of Wenden and Römershagen were joined to form the new municipality of Wenden ( Amt Wenden ).

Some provinces, via their bylaws, also allow municipalities within their boundaries to regulate the use of firearms.

* Some Maryland counties and municipalities have arms and / or flags incorporating elements of the arms, including the city of Baltimore, Baltimore County, Howard County, Calvert County, Caroline County and Worcester County.