Spending much of his youth on Bear Island, in Penobscot Bay off the coast of Maine, he had trouble with geometry, being unable to understand the abstraction necessary to imagine that a chalk dot on the blackboard represented a mathematical point, or that an imperfectly drawn line with an arrow on the end was meant to stretch off to infinity.

Spending much of his childhood in Ferndale, he was moved at age 12 to San Clemente, California, where he spent a short time in a Catholic high school before he went back to public school to graduate from high school a year early.

Spending too much time assessing and managing unlikely risks can divert resources that could be used more profitably.

Spending much of their energies in trying to recuperate from the anarchic situation that was at the turn of the millennium, the most powerful civilizations of the time, Egypt and Mesopotamia, turned their attention to more modest goals.

Spending much of his time in the Reeperbahn red light district, he entered into a relationship with a transvestite.

Spending much of the 1920s in Europe, Antheil returned to the US in the 1930s, and thereafter spent much of his time composing music for film scores and eventually, television.

Spending by non-profits, also called 527 organizations, exceeded $ 500 million in the 2010 election cycle with the two largest organizations being the Republican Governors Association $ 131, 873, 954 and the Democratic Governors Association $ 64, 708, 253 Spending by the 527 organizations for the 2012 is expected to be double and much will be derived from donors kept hidden from voters.

Spending much of his early years in poverty, this and his strict Pentecostal upbringing clearly had an influence on his music as can be seen in many of his tracks such as " Sinny Sin Sins " and " Colossal Insight ".

Spending much of her time at home alone, Angham turned to music as an outlet.

Spending the beginning of the 1987 season around the top of the standings, the team hit a slump after losing a few key players mid-season.

In January 2012 the Authority stated that due to the loss of 28 % of its budget in the Government's 2010 Spending Review, it intended to start charging for car-parking on its land during the summer season.

Spending another two seasons in Vancouver, Ronning became a free agent after the 1995 – 96 season and signed with the Phoenix Coyotes for their first season after moving from Winnipeg.

Spending on technical education also rose, and the number of nursery schools was increased.

Spending $ 478. 28 of that on purchasing the second-hand Bolex camera " of dreams ," Lynch produced a new animated short, but upon getting the film developed, realized that the result was simply a blurred, frameless print.

Spending on the navy increased inexorably year by year.

Spending for nurturing children for literacy before age 6 will be a large market and will have the most impact in improving the quality of life, especially those children who reside on the wrong side of the digital divide.

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.

Spending the winter as a guest at a farm on Greenland with Gudrid, Thorstein dies of sickness, reviving just long enough to make a prophecy about her future as a Christian.

Spending the winter as a guest at a farm on Greenland with Gudrid, Thorstein dies of sickness, reviving just long enough to make a prophecy about her future as a far-travelling Christian.

Spending most of his days at Alamut working on religious works and doctrines for his Order, Sabbah was never to leave his fortress again in his lifetime.

Spending on the CAP remained fixed, as had previously been agreed.

Spending an undisclosed time on the planet Quintessa, Megatron returned with an overwhelming army of lifeless Seeker clones, quickly subjugating Cybertron.

* Spending increasing amounts of time and money on hardware, software, magazines, and computer-related activities.

In 2010 a Spending Review saving over £ 1 billion of the £ 15. 9 billion projected cost meant that the first trains are now planned to run on the central section in 2018.

2010 ) challenged Section 3 of DOMA on equal protection, due process, Tenth Amendment, and Spending Clause grounds.

** Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending ( Ranking Member )

Spending by enterprises is predominantly on experimental development.

The database also contains information on the emotional content of situations, in such statements as " Spending time with friends causes happiness " and " Getting into a car wreck makes one angry ".

He called on the Government to examine the impact that the Budget and forthcoming Spending Review would have on children at risk.

The Challenge of Wealth: A Jewish Perspective on Earning and Spending Money.

* A Primer on Government Spending ( with Peter L. Bernstein ), New York: Vintage Books, 1963

Meanwhile, Brown's ratings are lower in issues that deal with agriculture and economics such as National Taxpayers Union-Positions on Tax and Spending ( 5 %), American Farm Bureau Federation – Positions ( 33 %), and United States Chamber of Commerce – Positions ( 13 %).

* Open Secrets: Advocacy Group Spending MoveOn's spending as an advocacy group (" data is based on records released by the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, October 23, 2006 ").

Spending three weeks at the top in America, the song was later named Billboards number-one song of 1985.

" Spending most of his childhood in uncertainty, Vaughan described his early years as " hard times ".

The video became the most expensive Roxette video ever produced, surpassing long-time title holder " Spending My Time " from their 1991 Joyride album.

Spending most of his life in the dry goods business, he was also Treasurer of Nevada Territory, a member of the Nevada Constitutional convention, and the first United States official to hold office in Alaska.

Spending most of his time in the magical warehouse of the priest, Brachetti learnt all kind of magic tricks.

" Spending time alone was the most natural thing in the world for Tony ".

* Spending most of their day apart from their Hasidim, praying and learning in a room attached to the main beis medrash, called the daven shtiebel ( prayer room ).

Spending most of her time behind a computer terminal, she is rarely sent on field assignments ; however, she has demonstrated proficiency with weapons in Day 4, 5, and 8.

* Spending weekends / holidays with one parent, but subsequently spending most weekdays with the other parent.