`` Young for his age '' means only the presence of some minor characteristic not quite usual.

Inevitably this means some compromise.

It occurred to me that you might be interested in some thoughts which I expressed privately in recent years, in the hope of clearing up a certain confusion in the public mind about what foreign policy is all about and what it means, and of developing a certain compassion for those who are carrying such responsibilities inside Government.

Survivability of our strategic forces ( Polaris, mobile and hardened Minuteman, hardened Atlas and Titan, and airborne Skybolt ) means that it will take some time, perhaps weeks, to destroy a strategic force.

The third level leans on a belief that a lot of smoke means some fire.

Moreover, whereas in Interstate Commerce Commission parlance `` variable cost '' means a cost deemed to vary in direct proportion to changes in rate of output, in the type of analysis now under review `` variable cost '' has been used more broadly, so as to cover costs which, while a function of some one variable ( such as output of energy, or number of customers ), are not necessarily a linear function.

But this in turn means that decisions are not merely imposed from the top but that there be some actual mechanism of faculty participation.

Not that it is all funny, by any means, though some of it is definitely so, but simply that the dancers are young and handsome, high-spirited and communicative, and the program itself is as vivacious as it is varied.

In the Ancient Macedonian language ( pella ) means stone, and some toponyms are derived from this word: ( Pella: capital of Ancient Macedonia ), ( Pellini-Pallini ).

Adipose tissue is another important means of storing energy and this occurs in the abdomen, under the skin and, in some salamanders, in the tail.

Since p ( x ) is irreducible, this means that p ( x ) = k ( x − a ), for some k ∈ F

Violence in this context means any unlawful touching, though there is some debate over whether the touching must also be hostile.

Believing that without Christian wisdom there can be neither prosperity nor success in war, Alfred aimed " to set to learning ( as long as they are not useful for some other employment ) all the free-born young men now in England who have the means to apply themselves to it.

Other possible views are these: Art can act as a means to some special kind of knowledge.

Hellanicus ' work appears to have been a genealogical one concerning the daughters of Atlas ( Ἀτλαντὶς in Greek means " of Atlas "), but some authors have suggested a possible connection with Plato's island.

The engineering designs of the means of delivery have likewise changed significantly over time, and have become some of the most complex technological application today.

There is no earlier use of the term and Adjacium is not an attested Latin word, which probably means that it is a Latinization of a word in some other language.

It was developed by Tony Brooker and Derrick Morris as a variant of the ALGOL programming language, removing some Algol features such as " passing parameters by name " ( which in Algol 60 means passing the address of a short subroutine to recalculate the parameter each time it was mentioned ).

These are: ( 1 ) the presence of a living being, human or animal ; ( 2 ) the knowledge that the being is a living being ; ( 3 ) the intent to kill ; ( 4 ) the act of killing by some means ; and ( 5 ) the resulting death.

In some rare cases when a person has become trapped in a deserted place, with no means of communication or hope of rescue, the victim has amputated his or her own limb:

While these rules do generate some pairs of amicable numbers, many other pairs are known, so these rules are by no means comprehensive.

The Basque prehistorian José Miguel Barandiaran showed the prehistoric origins of some Basque vocabulary terms, like aizkora meaning " axe ", in which aiz means " stone " and kora " on top " ( Dictionnaire étymologique basque-français-espagnol ).

However, some of the more successful American League teams of recent memory, including the 2002 Anaheim Angels, the 2001 Seattle Mariners and the 2005 Chicago White Sox have experienced their success in part as a result of playing " small ball ," advancing runners through means such as the stolen base and the related hit and run play.

The main use of the plate appearance statistic is in determining a player's eligibility for leadership in some offensive statistical categories, notably batting average ; currently, a player must have 3. 1 PAs per game scheduled to qualify for the batting title ( for the 162-game schedule, that means 502 PAs ).

Additionally, BTV could cause a chronic or latent infection in some animals, providing another means for BTV to survive the winter.

consequently an experienced children's librarian at headquarters conducts a guidance program designed to promote well-planned library activities, cooperating with the children's librarians in member libraries by means of individual conferences, workshops, and frequent visits.

" This means that each member communion in CUIC agrees to abide by the eight Marks of Commitment, which are summarized as follows:

:" It was believed that the hold of the brainwashing over the cognitive processes of a cult member needed to be broken – or " snapped " as some termed it – by means that would shock or frighten the cultist into thinking again.

The Bundestag ( Federal Diet ) is elected for a four year term and consists of 598 or more members elected by a means of mixed member proportional representation, which Germans call " personalised proportional representation.

In July 1994, as repression mounted in Haiti and a civilian human rights monitoring mission was expelled from the country, the United Nations Security Council adopted United Nations Security Council Resolution 940, which authorized member states to use all necessary means to facilitate the departure of Haiti's military leadership and to restore Haiti's constitutionally elected government to power.

In November 1990, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 678, permitting member states to use all necessary means, authorizing military action against the Iraqi forces occupying Kuwait and demanded a complete withdrawal by January 15, 1991.

The term " pontiff " is derived from the Latin word pontifex, which literally means " bridge builder " ( pons + facere ), and which designated a member of the principal college of priests in ancient Rome.

To confirm means to “ make more sure ” and the ordinance of confirmation also stands as a witness of the individual becoming a member of the LDS church and community and not just an acceptance of Jesus.

The similar term ben-navi (" son of the prophet ") means " member of a seer-priest guild ".

He contrasts this with a cult that he described as characterized by “ epistemological individualism ” by which he means that “ the cult has no clear locus of final authority beyond the individual member .”

During this time, the IWW member became synonymous with the hobo riding the rails ; migratory farmworkers could scarcely afford any other means of transportation to get to the next jobsite.

:“ Full-time National Guard duty ” means training or other duty, other than inactive duty, the regular one weekend a month, 2 weeks a year service, performed by a member of the National Guard.

For example, saying that a legislature has 100 " seats " means that there are 100 members of the legislature, and saying that someone is " contesting a seat " means they are trying to get elected as a member of the legislature.

The title " chartered psychologist " simply means that the psychologist is a chartered member of the British Psychological Society but it does not necessarily signify the psychologist is registered with the HPC-UK.

( When Roger knew he was dying, though, he did nothing to rewrite his will, which means that his literary executor is a family member from whom he was somewhat estranged -- not someone who would have kept Roger's wishes paramount.

It became the standard means of recognising that a barrister was a senior member of the profession, and the numbers multiplied accordingly.

The formula a ∈ b means that the set a is a member of the set b ( which is also read, " a is an element of b " or " a is in b ").

Despite his deep respect for Gokhale, however, Gandhi would reject Gokhale's faith in western institutions as a means of achieving political reform and ultimately chose not to become a member of Gokhale's Servants of India Society.

A directive is a legislative act of the European Union, which requires member states to achieve a particular result without dictating the means of achieving that result.

Her view that mental illness often includes the entire family means the hospitalized family member becomes an excuse for other family members not to look at their own problems.

Patrilineal descent is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations, which means that Duarte Pio is a member of the House of Braganza.

Dao is actually a generic word used to denote any member of a family of single-edged, broad-bladed cutting or slicing tools, but in common, everyday usage means knife.

As with many other naval terms, flagship has crossed over into common parlance, where it means the most important or leading member of a group.