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* International Code Council, building safety and fire prevention membership association

The other nations of the Commonwealth recognised India's continuing membership of the association.

The association was willing to go to any extent to help out their employers which is why the membership was so high.

In 1987 the AFL-CIO membership grew to 14 million members when the Teamsters Union was restored to the association.

Women's membership numbers continue to grow throughout the association.

ATOC is an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger Train Operating Companies ( TOCs ) of Great Britain that run the passenger services previously provided by the British Railways Board, from 1965 using the brand name British Rail ).

The government, most of the Slovenian polity, shares a common view of the desirability of a close association with the West, specifically of membership in both the European Union and NATO.

The first Rowrbrazzle was distributed to the association membership in February 1984.

* The Emergency Department Practice Management Association ( EDPMA ) is a trade association that offers membership to emergency medicine physician groups and their practice business partners, including billing companies and emergency department supporting organizations like EMR firms, consultants, and scribe companies.

In 1908, a group of young Esperanto speakers around Hector Hodler founded an international association based on individual, direct membership: Universala Esperanto-Asocio, seated in Geneva.

CIFAS-The UK's Fraud Prevention Service, is a not-for-profit membership association representing the private and public sectors.

* NAACP v. Alabama, 357 U. S. 449 ( 1958 )— privacy of NAACP membership lists, and free association of members

The Community of Madrid statute also recognizes the castilian association of the community, and its membership in the castilian region.

Dutch legal doctrine holds that the freedom of association does not protect against forced membership of organizations, e. g. when such membership is a condition for being active in a certain profession.

In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the Association of American Universities, an association that focuses on graduate education and research.

In 1937 " The Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry " was established as an association with the object of " furthering excellence in design and its application to industrial purposes ": membership of the Faculty is automatic for ( and exclusive to ) all RDIs and HonRDIs.

Potential autograph buyers uncertain of the legitimacy of the seller or authenticator should carefully research both parties, and should always check any dealer who claims membership of any association.

Members paid an annual membership fee to use the facilities and services of the association.

The Best Western international hotel chain is actually a retailers ' cooperative, whose members are hotel operators, although it refers to itself as a " nonprofit membership association.

When a group seeks to have an effect through such practices outside its own membership, for instance when a group seeks to cause financial harm through isolation and disassociation, they can come at odds with their surrounding civil society, if such a society enshrines rights such as freedom of association, conscience, or belief.

The MFC's close association with the MCC allowed it to claim the MCG as its home ground and gave it access to a wealthy membership base, but Melbourne's reputation as an " establishment " club was not always an advantage.

The basis for recognition and membership in the World Scout Conference includes adherence to the aims and principles of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, and independence from political involvement on the part of each member association.

The American Power Boat Association ( APBA ) is a New York non-profit, membership owned corporation that was created in 1903 by an act of the New York legislature as a racing association for powerboats.

A Lebanese Moslem told about its existence and application in the Islamic tradition as the `` divine law '', while a C.A.I.P. member who has been working in close association with delegates of the new U.N. nations told of its widespread recognition on the African continent.

The fire department here has been torn for months by dissension involving top personnel and the fight between the fire fighters association and the teamsters union.

The epithet " Smintheus " has historically been confused with σμίνθος, " mouse ", in association with Apollo's role as a god of disease.

Like the USA, Australia has an a cappella association ( Vocal Australia ) who organizes events, education and resources for the vocal music community.

In France the well-known monthly paper Le Monde Diplomatique has advocated the antiglobalization cause and an editorial of its director Ignacio Ramonet brought about the foundation of the association ATTAC.

Autumn has a strong association with American football, as the regular season begins during September and ends with playoff competition in December or January, in the winter season.

Autumn, particularly in most parts of the United States, also has a strong association with the start of a new school year, particularly for children in primary and secondary education.

One well-known association the town has is with the ' Accrington Pals ', the nickname given to the smallest home town battalion of volunteers formed to fight in the first world war.

Neither have genome-wide association studies brought a consistent focus — each has identified new loci.

Exposure to benzodiazepines during pregnancy has been associated with a slightly increased ( from 0. 06 to 0. 07 %) risk of cleft palate in newborns, a controversial conclusion as some studies find no association between benzodiazepines and cleft palate.

The higher-level association of β sheets has been implicated in formation of the protein aggregates and fibrils observed in many human diseases, notably the amyloidoses such as Alzheimer's disease.

Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium located in Fulham, London, and has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F. C.

Rome understands this to indicate that its precedence has always come from its direct lineage from the apostles Peter and Paul rather than its association with Imperial authority.

Since 2005 the black rooster has been the emblem of the Chianti Classico producers association.

An economy based on economic planning ( either through the state, an association of worker cooperatives or another economic entity that has jurisdiction over the means of production ) appropriates its resources as needed, so that allocation comes in the form of internal transfers rather than market transactions involving the purchasing of assets by one government agency or firm by another.

The association of the serpent with a monstrous opponent overcome by a heroic deity has its roots in the mythology of the Ancient Near East, including Canaanite ( Hebrew, Ugaritic ), Hittite and Mesopotamian.

Esperanto is the working language of several non-profit international organizations such as the Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda, a left-wing cultural association, or Education @ Internet, which has developed from an Esperanto organization ; most others are specifically Esperanto organizations.

This is controversial because an age of about 580 million years has been obtained in association with glacial rocks in Tasmania which some scientists tentatively correlate with those just beneath the Ediacaran rocks of the Flinders Ranges.

While the article specifically prohibits discrimination based on " sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status ", the last of these allows the court to extend to Article 14 protection to other grounds not specifically mentioned such as has been done regarding discrimination based on a person's sexual orientation.

It has been estimated that there are 250 million association football players in the world, and many play the other forms of football.

With the addition of Sierra Leone, Africa's first floorball nation, the IFF has at least one national association on each continent of the world, with the exception of Antarctica.

" The advent of the internet has significantly facilitated fan association and activities.

The association between Russians and gambling has fed legends of the origins of Russian roulette.

The Milky Way galaxy is a member of an association named the Local Group, a relatively small group of galaxies that has a diameter of approximately one megaparsec.

Since then, Gernika-Lumo has been a member of this association.