According to Turkish law, still in force today, he is subject to the authority of the Republic of Turkey ; however, Turkey allows the Standing Synod of Metropolitan Bishops to elect the Patriarch.

" However, in 2004 Patriarch Bartholomew, with the help of the Turkish government, succeeded, after eighty years, in altering the composition of the twelve-member Standing Synod of Metropolitan Bishops in Constantinople so that it can include six bishops from outside Turkey.

This practice has been broken only once when, in 1999, the House of Bishops voted unanimously in public to endorse the efforts of the Archbishop of Armagh, the Diocese of Armagh and the Standing Committee of the General Synod in their attempts to resolve the crisis at the Church of the Ascension at Drumcree near Portadown.

He is appointed by the bishop after consultation with the Bishop's Council and the Standing Committee of Diocesan Synod.

The Provincial Registrar of Canterbury is appointed by the archbishop, after consultation with the Standing Committee of the General Synod.

Dominic is a minister in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney of the Sydney Anglican Church Synod, the Diocese's Standing Committee, Mission Board and South Sydney Regional Council.

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

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.

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.

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

Standing ground against an oncoming player, however, is legal.

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.

Pursuant to Article 158 of the Basic Law ( the constitutional instrument of the Region ), the power of final interpretation of the Law is vested not in the Court of Final Appeal but in the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, which, unlike the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, is a political body rather than an independent and impartial tribunal of last resort.

According to the Law on Stationing Troops in the Macau Special Administrative Region ( or Macau Garrison Law, passed by the NPC Standing Committee on June 28, 1999 ), the mission of the PLA in Macau is to defend the special administrative region by " preventing and resisting aggression ; safe-guarding the security of Macau ; undertaking defence services ; managing military facilities ; and handling related foreign military affairs.

The complex including Maeshowe, the Ring of Brodgar, the Standing Stones of Stenness, Skara Brae, as well as other tombs and standing stones represents a concentration of Neolithic sites that is rivalled in Britain only by the complexes associated with Stonehenge and Avebury.

Most national legislation in China is adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress ( NPCSC ).

The chair of the State CMC is chosen and removed by the full NPC while the other members are chosen by the NPC Standing Committee.

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

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

Standing 3rd from the left is Lauaki Namulauulu Mamoe, 1909.

Social Standing is relegated to a secondary ability only.

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.

The influence of these films is most apparent in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars ( 1964 ) starring Clint Eastwood and Walter Hill's Last Man Standing ( 1996 ).

* c. 2nd century-3rd century – Standing Buddha, from Gandhara ( Pakistan ), is made.

* A statue of a Standing Buddha from Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, ( during the Gupta period ) is made.

The NPC also includes a Standing Committee that functions much as the NPC does when the NPC is not in session.

Between these sessions, power is exercised by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress which contains about 150 members.

Standing under the cross, Mary suffered like no other human being.

Additionally, Arab-Byzantine " Standing Caliph " coins minted under the Umayyads also have been found bearing the mint-mark of " Amman.

Huntington was an influential member of the Connecticut leadership class ( called " the Standing Order "); he allowed scores of embargoed vessels to depart for foreign ports under the guise of " special permission.

As a result, the Speaker often has to use the disciplinary powers granted to him under Standing Orders.

Johnson treated the NSC staff as a personal staff, and dropped meetings of the NSC Standing Group, which convened intermittently under Kennedy to deal with planning and operations problems.

Also, all the authorities and works of the President must be done under the NPC and its Standing Committee's order.

On 31 July 1943, newlyweds Ronald Knapp and Winifred Standing were killed when they were pulled under a train from Lewes to East Grinstead.

Standing at the gates was a powerful force of 200, 000 Prussian soldiers under the command of General Helmuth von Moltke.

Additional bills may be introduced via the Ten Minute Rule, although this is usually used just to raise an issue rather than legislate on it, or through presentation without debate under Standing Order 57.

Standing only between 4 and 16 inches ( 10 to 41 cm ) tall, bright florets mostly hidden by the characteristic bract giving it the appearance of never opening flowers and with a life span of 5 – 6 weeks, the self fertilizing Senecio vulgaris lives humbly among and occasionally under the other weeds and is easy not to notice.

Standing castration is a technique where a horse is sedated and local anaesthesia is administered, without throwing the horse to the ground or putting him completely " under.

Standing crosses in Ireland and areas under Irish influence tend to be shorter and more massive than their Anglo-Saxon equivalents, which have mostly lost their headpieces, and therefore perhaps required the extra strength provided by the ring.

Standing orders are necessarily general and vague since the exact circumstances for execution occur in the future under unknown conditions.

In contrast to the House of Commons, where proceedings are controlled by the Speaker, proceedings in the Lords are controlled by peers themselves, under the rules set out in the Standing Orders.

Australian parliaments are notoriously rowdy, and the Speaker frequently exercises the disciplinary powers available under Standing Orders.

Standing rigging is placed under tension to keep the various spars ( mast, bowsprit ) securely in position and adequately braced to handle loads induced by sails.

Executive Officer – The Executive Officer is responsible for implementing the decisions of Standing Committee, particularly if they do not fall clearly under a specific officer's role.

* Ten Minute Rule Bill-Recorded coverage of a backbench MP seeking the leave of the House of Commons to introduce a piece of legislation on a specific topic under the rules of Standing Order 23.

The Financial Committees, DRSCs and some other Committees come under the category of Standing Committees.

The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation is an ecumenical standing conference that has been meeting semiannually since it was founded in 1965 under the auspices of the Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas ( SCOBA ).

* To suspend the execution of resolutions of People's Councils of provinces and cities under direct central rule that contravene the Constitution, the law, or the formal written orders of superior State organs ; at the same time to propose to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly to annul them ;

In 1938, probably under the influence of Arshile Gorky, de Kooning embarked on a series of male figures, including Two Men Standing, Man, and Seated Figure ( Classic Male ), while simultaneously embarking on a more purist series of lyrically colored abstractions, such as Pink Landscape and Elegy.

She defied parliamentary orders under Standing Order No. 94A and thus was removed from the House of Representatives for misconduct.

He is currently acting as the Liberal Critic for Industry and Consumer Affairs under interim leader Bob Rae and serves as Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.

ABC Family currently offers a slate of mostly reruns of contemporary comedies, such as Full House, 8 Simple Rules, Grounded For Life, Still Standing, Friends, What I Like About You, America's Funniest Home Videos, That ' 70s Show and My Wife and Kids, with the only off-network drama series on the schedule being Friday Night Lights ( since moved to ESPN Classic due to low ratings and better audience compatibility ) and Gilmore Girls ( which resumed airing weekdays at 5pm ET in February 2012 as reruns of Secret Life performed under expectations ).