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The choice of names for Ivor and Ynyr in the stories may be a consequence of spurious additions to the Laws of Edward the Confessor, which inaccurately speak of good relations between Wessex and the Welsh in the reign of King Ine of Wessex ( reigned 688 – 726 ).
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Since 1980, each voter names three rookies: a first-place choice is given five points, a second-place choice three points, and a third-place choice one point.
In contrast to later games in the Civilization series, this is largely a cosmetic choice, affecting titles, city names, musical heralds, and color.
" Biographical Notice of Ellis and Acton Bell " that their " ambiguous choice " was " dictated by a sort of conscientious scruple at assuming Christian names positively masculine, while we did not like to declare ourselves women, because ... we had a vague impression that authoresses are liable to be looked on with prejudice " Charlotte contributed 20 poems, and Emily and Anne each contributed 21.
The latter commentary alone serves as the basis for more than 300 " supercommentaries " which analyze Rashi's choice of language and citations, penned by some of the greatest names in rabbinic literature.
The abstract monument sparked a great deal of controversy when it was unveiled, being dubbed with names such as " the olive in the toothpick ", (" măslina-n scobitoare "), as many argued that it does not fit in its surroundings and believed that its choice was based on political reasons.
The Chicago Manual of Style, in its section " Words derived from proper names ", gives some examples of both lowercase and capitalized stylings, including a few terms styled both ways, and says, " Authors and editors must decide for themselves, but whatever choice is made should be followed consistently throughout a work.
Although several Māori names have been used, Maori Language Commissioner Erima Henare sees Te Ika-a-Māui as the most likely choice.
Although several Māori names have been used, Maori Language Commissioner Erima Henare sees Te Wai Pounamu as the most likely choice.
The rupture between mother and father, city and country, created a lasting trauma that he explained lay at the heart of his choice of separate pen names.
While few of the teams had firm commitments on playing locations ( or team names, for that matter ), the league planned to play a 34-game season with teams in Chicago, Houston, Iowa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, New Jersey, New York City and Washington, D. C. Houston drafted Ann Meyers from UCLA, while New Jersey's top choice Carol Blazejowski of Montclair State University said that she wanted to retain her amateur standing to be eligible to play in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
In a poll of the public conducted by New Scientist magazine to search out potential names for the object, " Rupert " ranked # 5, and " Persephone " was the top choice.
The same cookies may be sold under different names by different bakeries, with the choice of bakery determining the name.
The family Burhinidae has members that have various common names even in English, including “ Stone curlews ”, so the choice of the name “ thick-knees ” is not easy to defend, and yet the attempt to impose it continues.
A common choice for godparent names used to be the name of an important person such as an ancestor, great grandparents, etc.
In the case of personal names, the choice of the etymology is often a matter of compliance with assumed phonological rules.
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-- Her choice of one color means she is simply enjoying the motor act of coloring, without having reached the point of selecting suitable colors for different objects.
To the members of our Advisory Board, and most specially to its members who constitute our committees of selection, the Foundation is indebted for its successes of choice of Fellows.
If we fail to develop the means to hunt down and destroy the enemy's military force with extreme care and precision, and if war comes in spite of our most ardent desires for peace, our choice of alternatives will be truly frightening.
Sometimes, you have a choice of exposure for sites where the topography or trees of the area will provide afternoon shade, morning sun, or whatever may be most desirable for the use intended.
Advances in equipment and fabrication techniques give the sign or display manufacturer an extremely wide choice of production techniques, ranging from injection molding for intricate, smaller-size, mass-production signs ( generally 5000 units is the minimum ) to vacuum and pressure forming for larger signs of limited runs.
The final choice of material depends upon such factors as costs, method of fabrication, degree of complexity, number of units required, time available for tooling, and projected life expectancy of the unit.
They had been kind to us and we were indebted to them for one or two pleasant dinners, and for information as to where to shop, which dentist, doctor, plumber, and sitter to call ( not that there was much of a choice, since Catatonia was just a village ; ;
Also, for the present, great caution should be exercised in the choice of an experimental animal for pulmonary studies if they are to be applied to man.
The relative geographical isolation of the Brandywine population makes for a limited choice in mating.
Lacking the respected and effective institutions that consensus helps provide, minority parties, such as the P.D.I. in 1957 and the progressive Istiqlal faction in 1958, clamor for elections when out of power, but are not at all certain they wish to be controlled by popular choice when in power.
In early childhood the choice of a companion is likely to be for another child of his own age or a year or two older, who can do the things he likes to do ; ;
It is obvious that the careful choice of photocathode which maximizes Af for a given input E ( in the case of the second stage, for the first phosphor screen emission ) is very important.
The same consideration should govern the choice of the second-stage phosphor screen for matching with the spectral sensitivity of the ultimate sensor ( e.g., photographic emulsion ).
`` There had been a threesome at the party in the suite's bedroom: Miss Harrington ( this was Diane's choice for a Roman name ), another woman who has figured in other very interesting events and one of your well-known American actors.
Promoters always hastened to place their choice tickets in the hands of the wealthy speculators, and only the man who knew the man who knew the fellow who had an in with the guy at the box office ever came up with a good seat for a contest of any importance.
Opponents generally argued that the ballot couldn't give enough information about tax proposals for the voters to make an intelligent choice.
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