** The Politburo, presently consisting of 25 full members ( including the members of the Politburo Standing Committee ); see current members of the Politburo for a complete list.

** The Politburo Standing Committee, which currently consists of nine members ; see current members of the Politburo Standing Committee for a complete list.

The process for selecting Standing Committee members, as well as Politburo members, occurs behind the scenes in a process parallel to the National Congress.

In 1999 the Australian Senate Joint Standing Committee on Treaties was told by Professor Desmond Ball that the Pine Gap facility was used as a ground station for a satellite-based interception network.

The preparation for the charter was undertaken by the predecessor to the current Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, the Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe because involvement of local and regional government was essential.

" Munch's nude paintings from this period survive only in sketches, except for Standing Nude ( 1887 ), perhaps confiscated by his father.

On 26 April 2004, the Standing Committee of National People's Congress denied the possibility of universal suffrage in 2007 ( for the Chief Executive ) and 2008 ( for LegCo ).

The IEEE P802. 15 Wireless Next Generation Standing Committee ( SCwng ) is chartered to facilitate and stimulate presentations and discussions on new Wireless related Technologies that may be subject for new 802. 15 standardization projects or to address the whole 802. 15 work group with issues or concerns with current techniques or technologies.

Standing in for the Emperor, he asked if that was the case.

Previously, in December 1999, the NPC Standing Committee approved the membership of the NPC Committee for the Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region, chaired by NPC Vice Chairman Qiao Xiaoyang, for a five-year term.

Most initiatives are presented to the NPCSC for consideration by the State Council after previous endorsement by the Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee.

" On 11 June 1713 this non-binding rule became Standing Order 66: that " the Commons would not vote money for any purpose, except on a motion of a Minister of the Crown.

Standing alongside the Weinhaus Rheingold's Potsdamer Straße entrance, this five-storey steel-framed edifice had been erected as an office building in 1907-8 by architect and one-time Berlin inspector of buildings Otto Stahn ( 1859 – 1930 ), who was also responsible for the city's Oberbaumbrücke over the River Spree.

The official stance of the UUA is for the legalization of same-sex marriage —" Standing on the Side of Love.

* Standing Up for the Middle Way: A Buddhist Perspective on Religious Freedom

An example is the Standing Interdicasterial Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe, which replaced the earlier Pontifical Commission for Russia.

Education is used for Knowledge-based skill checks ( instead of Intelligence ), and Social Standing simply indicates a character's place in society.

The official stance of the UUA is for the legalization of same-sex marriage —" Standing on the Side of Love.

Except for this tie-breaking role, the Standing Rules of the Senate vest no significant responsibilities in the Vice President.

* October 19 – The Communist Party of China promotes several market-oriented reformers to the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, signaling a defeat for hard-line ideologues.

** Standing ovation to Hindu monk Swami Vivekanda for his address in Response to the welcome at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago.

That same year " The Red Strokes " became Brooks's first single to make the pop top 40 in the UK, reaching a high of No. 13 ; it was followed by " Standing Outside The Fire ", which reached No. 23.

Standing about tall and weighing around as adult birds, the flightless Great Auk was the largest of both its family and the order Charadriiformes.

During the Cultural Revolution, following the downfall of Liu Shaoqi, who was Chairman of the People's Republic of China, no successor was named, so the duties of the head of state were transferred collectively to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

Major was an active Young Conservative and according to his biographer Anthony Seldon brought " youthful exuberance " to the Tories in Brixton, but was often in trouble with the professional agent Marion Standing.

Standing outside the castle of Agra with sixty bells, anyone was capable of pulling the chain and having a personal hearing from Jahangir himself.

In response to this, a Standing Committee on the Preservation of Research Library Materials was formed by the Association of Research Libraries ( ARL ) in 1960.

Three years later, in 1974, he was made a Deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Standing Commission on Youth Affairs.

On 16 July 2012, North Korean state media reported that the Chief of General Staff of the Korean People's Army Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho had been relieved of all his Party duties, namely his Politburo Standing Committee membership, Politburo membership, and Party Central Military Commission vice-chairmanship, stating this move was due to unspecified illness.

Standing on the Rokin side of the square dressed as an Orthodox Jew, he refused to end a loud conversation on a cell phone during the two-minute silence, then pushed his way through the crowd while muttering unintelligibly and issued an extended loud scream that was heard all over the square.

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 ).

And sometimes he " darkly hinted " that he himself was Christ, calling himself the Standing One.

Standing out amongst his peers in outstanding marksmanship and leadership qualities, PFC Franks was selected to attend the Artillery and Missile Officer Candidate School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1967.

The Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Persons Making the Disclosures Bill, 2010 was renamed as The Whistleblowers ' Protection Bill, 2011 by the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice.

Nelson Mandela practiced Nguni stick fighting as a child, and it was featured on the Discovery and BBC reality TV show Last Man Standing.

A report by John Dower, secretary of the Standing Committee on National Parks, to the Minister of Town and Country Planning in 1945 was followed in 1947 by a Government committee, this time chaired by Sir Arthur Hobhouse, which prepared legislation for national parks, and proposed 12 national parks.

In August, the Party's Eleventh Congress was held in Beijing, officially naming ( in ranking order ) Hua Guofeng, Ye Jianying, Deng Xiaoping, Li Xiannian, and Wang Dongxing as new members of the Politburo Standing Committee.

The NATO Council is available as an executive agency, the Standing Group as a high military authority.

Standing in the shelter of the tent -- a rejected hospital tent on which the rain now dripped, no longer drumming -- Adam watched his own hands touch the objects on the improvised counter of boards laid across two beer barrels.

Standing before the tomb of Raphael, the great genius of the Renaissance, when shafts of sunlight are penetrating this great Roman temple, you are once again reminded of the varied civilizations so characteristic of Rome.

Standing there she saw Shades of Night come through the trees and stop beside the lodge, silent, almost imperious, her body taut, simply standing without speaking or moving while the wife of Walitzee waited, perhaps denying the dread that moved in her.

Standing then with the others, peering into the sun, he saw the bright, multicolored legion, their hair flying like dark banners, only the thunder, the roll of drums, the mad cacophony of the hoofs accompanying them.

Standing at at the shoulder, it is even smaller than the lowland anoa and the smallest of all wild cattle.

Standing at a height of ( 1. 88 m ), Clinton is tied with five others as the fourth-tallest president in the nation's history.

Standing behind Clinton is then-Senator Barack Obama.

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Standing at above sea level, it is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, close to the town of Fort William.

On TV shows based in Chicago such as The Bob Newhart Show, Married ... with Children, Family Matters, Still Standing, According to Jim, Early Edition and The Bernie Mac Show, the main characters are all Bears fans, and have worn Bears ' jerseys and t-shirts on some occasions.

These include the Chicago Picasso, Miró's Chicago, Flamingo and Flying Dragon by Alexander Calder, Monument with Standing Beast by Jean Dubuffet, Batcolumn by Claes Oldenburg, Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor, Crown Fountain by Jaume Plensa, and the Four Seasons mosaic by Marc Chagall.

The party's central focus of power is the Politburo Standing Committee.

The number of Standing Committee members varies and has tended to increase over time.

* Left hand reverse ( LHR ): Standing outside the house ( or on the less secure side ), the hinges are on the left, knob on right, on opening the door it swings towards you ( i. e. the door swings open towards the outside, or " outswing ")

* Right hand reverse ( RHR ): Standing outside the house ( i. e. on the less secure side ), the hinges are on the right, knob on left, opening the door by pulling the door towards you ( i. e. open swings to the outside, or " outswing ")