In fact, it was not until the King of Spain had visited at Pickfair that Mary and Doug were beckoned to cross the sacred barriers which separate Los Angeles and Pasadena from the hoi-polloi.

There were two possible methods of breaching the conservative barriers around the Rules Committee: 1 ) to pack it with additional liberals and break the conservative-liberal deadlock, or 2 ) to remove one of the conservatives -- namely Mississippi's 14-term William Meyers Colmer ( pronounced Calmer ).

The old wooden barriers of the Circus Maximus were replaced with ones made of gold-ornamented marble.

Despite legally mandated universal suffrage for males, political barriers were sometimes erected to prevent fair access to elections ( See Civil Rights movement ).

Anthropologists in the 1980s were divided regarding some details of reproductive barriers and migratory dispersals of the Homo genus.

These security barriers were breached on occasion by the Sontarans, by manipulating the more technological Vardans, who suborned the Doctor into sabotaging both of these from within ( The Invasion of Time, 1978 ).

Frontier barriers were constructed to prevent further depopulation caused by emigration to West Germany.

These barriers held no military value beyond migration control as they were too weak to withstand a potential NATO invasion.

Key factors fostering this environment were: ( 1 ) The period of peace and stability which followed the unification of England and Scotland, ( 2 ) no trade barriers between England and Scotland, ( 3 ) the rule of law ( respecting the sanctity of contracts ), ( 4 ) a straightforward legal system which allowed the formation of joint-stock companies ( corporations ), and ( 5 ) a free market ( capitalism ).

Before the days of blinking electrically lighted road barriers, highway construction zones were marked at night by kerosene fired, pot-bellied torches.

Small states located along the western coast of ancient Asia Minor were natural barriers between Hitto-Luwians and Minoan Crete.

Land mines were designed for two main uses: to create defensive tactical barriers, channeling attacking forces into predetermined fire zones or slowing an invasion force's progress to allow reinforcements to arrive ; and to act as passive area-denial weapons ( to deny the enemy use of valuable terrain, resources or facilities when active defense of the area is not desirable or possible ).

The goals of the United States were to rebuild a war-devastated region, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, and make Europe prosperous again.

Much more important were efforts to modernize European industrial and business practices using high-efficiency American models, reduce artificial trade barriers, and instill a sense of hope and self-reliance.

The most profound and lasting effects of Tremblay's early plays, including Hosanna and La Duchesse de Langeais, were the barriers they toppled in Quebec society.

The Nordschleife was re-built yet again in 1982 – 1983, adding more run-off areas at corners like Aremberg and Brünnchen, where originally there were just embankments protected by Armco barriers.

Among the 52 security improvements were physical barriers, closed-circuit television monitoring, site planning and access, hardening of building exteriors to increase blast resistance, glazing systems to reduce flying glass shards and fatalities, and structural engineering design to prevent progressive collapse.

Dynastic marriages were made whenever practicable, though these only occasionally crossed barriers of religion.

A temporary road, lined with barriers, was created across this zone and checkpoints were set up just inside East German territory.

Many people were trampled and some ended up trapped underneath crowd control barriers that were pushed over in the chaos.

The sounds of the barriers falling were mistaken for gunshots by many people and added to the chaos.

" Harry Harrison summarised the period by saying " old barriers were coming down, pulp taboos were being forgotten, new themes and new manners of writing were being explored ".

Madison objected to a specific bill of rights for several reasons: he thought it was unnecessary, since it purported to protect against powers that the federal government had not been granted ; that it was dangerous, since enumeration of some rights might be taken to imply the absence of other rights ; and that at the state level, bills of rights had proven to be useless paper barriers against government powers.

Proper use of barriers, such as condoms, depends on the cleanliness of surfaces of the barrier, handling can pass contamination to and from surfaces of the barrier unless care is taken.

Strong rhizomes and tools can penetrate plastic barriers, so care must be taken.

Infamously, several thousand of the town's inhabitants, men and women, were taken to the town's bullring after the battle and after machine guns were set up on the barriers around the ring, an indiscriminate slaughter began.

The metal barriers can be seen in the first picture on this page, though the webbing had been removed by the time the picture was taken.

Pirro crashed into the styrofoam barriers at the stadium entrance and had to be taken to the hospital.

Special precautions were taken to prevent the animals from escaping these venues, such as the erection of barriers and the digging of ditches.

" The Fourteen Points -- ( 3 ) ' The removal, so far as possible, of all economic barriers and the establishment of an equality of trade conditions among all the nations consenting to the peace and associating themselves for its maintenance .’ ( 4 ) ‘ Adequate guarantees given and taken that national armaments will be reduced to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety .’ ( 5 ) ‘ A free, open-minded, and absolutely impartial adjustment of all colonial claims ', regard being had to the interests of the populations concerned.

Jose Pierda, director of the Hispanic American Studies Program in 1993 and one of the two curators of the exhibition, stated that “ one of the pieces erects barriers along the pathways of the Art Quadrangle, which disturbs the sense of permanent and the path and things can be taken for granted .”

Anticipating a swift return after relegation from the Premier league in 1992 the board spent £ 250, 000 on upgrading the North and South ends of the ground when the 1950s concrete was taken up and new terracing and crush barriers erected, although the sheds remained.

Starting with small stations not members of the National Association of Broadcasters, the firm apparently is seeking to break down the anti-liquor barriers in major-market stations.

It is at least as important as the more dramatic attempts to break down barriers of inequality in the South.

... But the true historic role of the UIS will be to break down the barriers to the exchange of information among countries and people.

The recovery was accelerated by the currency reform of June 1948, U. S. gifts of $ 1. 4 billion as part of the Marshall Plan, the breaking down of old trade barriers and traditional practices, and the opening of the global market.

Tiptree / Sheldon was most notable for breaking down the barriers between writing perceived as inherently " male " or " female " — it was not publicly known until 1977 that James Tiptree, Jr. was a woman.

The chief question is whether, with the breaking down of trade barriers in the international economy, while this can benefit consumers it can also make the ability of multinational companies to bargain down wage costs even greater, in wealthier Western countries and developing nations alike.

The decision whether to shut down or operate is not affected by exit barriers.

to break down all religious barriers and destroy America's materialism and amalgamate all creeds into a common element of love ".

The coming together of white youth audiences and black music in rock and roll inevitably provoked strong white racist reactions within the US, with many whites condemning its breaking down of barriers based on color.

# Breaking down of the barriers of class and caste.

Audience members furthermore become part of each poem's presence, thus breaking down the barriers between poet / performer, critic, and audience.

When latex barriers are used, oil-based lubrication can break down the structure of the latex and remove the protection it provides.

Therefore reactors have emergency core cooling systems to keep the temperature down, shielding to contain the radiation, and engineered barriers ( usually several, nested, surmounted by a containment building ) to prevent accidental leakage.

He hoped drugs might also break down the barriers of the ego, and both draw him closer to spiritual enlightenment and satisfy his quest as a seeker of knowledge.

His regime has also been cited as one of the few in French history to make a concerted effort towards breaking down trade barriers.

PACS breaks down the physical and time barriers associated with traditional film-based image retrieval, distribution, and display.

# Break down barriers between departments.

The church " was under siege all throughout the day ... uninvited guests stood on chairs and pews to get a better view "; police erected barriers that were broken down and many of those invited could not get a seat.

Why, breaking down the barriers that separate nations ; those barriers behind which nestle the feelings of pride, revenge, hatred and jealously, which every now and then burst their bounds and deluge whole countries with blood ...

: In breaking down the pre-capitalist framework of society, capitalism thus broke not only barriers that impeded its progress but also flying buttresses that prevented its collapse.