One of the greatest Homerists of our time, Frederick M. Combellack, argues that when it is assumed The Iliad and The Odyssey are oral poems, the postulated single redactor called Homer cannot be either credited with or denied originality in choice of phrasing.

For a single stage we may define Af where the maximization is by choice of Af.

Hence S breaks up into uncountably many orbits under G. Using the axiom of choice, we could pick a single point from each orbit, obtaining an uncountable subset X of S with the property that all of its translates by G are disjoint from X.

For example, if we abbreviate by BP the claim that every set of real numbers has the property of Baire, then BP is stronger than ¬ AC, which asserts the nonexistence of any choice function on perhaps only a single set of nonempty sets.

Algarotti's choice of works reflects the encyclopedic interests of the Neoclassic era ; he was uninterested in developing a single unitary stylistic collection, he envisioned a modern museum, a catalogue of styles from across the ages.

His games are often characterized by selecting a single action from a choice of several ( e. g. gather new cards or use existing cards )

In an aside, he cited the single mother title character in the television program Murphy Brown as an example of how popular culture contributes to this " poverty of values ", saying, " It doesn't help matters when primetime TV has Murphy Brown — a character who supposedly epitomizes today's intelligent, highly paid, professional woman — mocking the importance of fathers, by bearing a child alone, and calling it just another ' lifestyle choice.

If history has to single out one person from among the Mountain Men to receive the admiration of later generations, Carson is the best choice.

Note that this also differs subtly from the molecular mass in that the choice of isotopes is defined and thus is a single specific molecular mass of the many possible.

Most commonly, intrasexual selection involves male – male competition and intersexual selection involves female choice of suitable males, due to the generally greater investment of resources for a female than a male in a single offspring.

The definition of NC is not affected by the choice of how the PRAM handles simultaneous access to a single bit by more than one processor.

For comparison, note that traditional first-past-the-post would elect Memphis, even though most citizens consider it the worst choice, because 42 % is larger than any other single city.

Even within a single restaurant much choice was available, and people ordered the entree they wanted from written menus.

Consumers are benefited by the single market in the sense that the competitive environment brings them cheaper products, more efficient providers of products and also increased choice of products.

Most etiquette and fashion guides of the current decade recommend keeping color touches and favoring a single color, usually dark ; muted reds, such as maroon, are a traditional choice.

::# A point-to-point link ( described above ) is sometimes categorized as a special instance of the physical star topology – therefore, the simplest type of network that is based upon the physical star topology would consist of one node with a single point-to-point link to a second node, the choice of which node is the ' hub ' and which node is the ' spoke ' being arbitrary.

The label's preferred lead single choice " 7 " would be the album's lone top ten hit, reaching # 7.

To cover the Part A and Part B benefits, Medicare offers a choice between an open-network single payer health care plan ( traditional Medicare ) and a network plan ( Medicare Advantage, or Medicare Part C ), where the federal government pays for private health coverage.

The first phase is a choice of algorithm parameters which may be shared between different users of the system, while the second phase computes public and private keys for a single user.

A common choice is a Gaussian kernel, which has a single parameter γ.

*" Sequential " spectrometers have a single variable-geometry monochromator ( but usually with an arrangement for selecting from a choice of crystals ), a single detector assembly ( but usually with more than one detector arranged in tandem ), and a single electronic pack.

In their fourth season, 1995 – 96, with Bradley still leading the team in scoring, second-year forward Alexander Selivanov scoring a total of 31 goals, and Roman Hamrlik ( the team's first-ever draft choice except those drafted in the expansion draft two days earlier ( Wendel Young being the first ever Lightning ) in 1992 ) having an All-Star year on defense, the Lightning finally qualified for the playoffs, nosing out the defending Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference by a single game.

The Compact Disc Story, told by a former member of the taskforce, gives background information on the many technical decisions made, including the choice of the sampling frequency, playing time, and disc diameter.

This definition of cofinality relies on the axiom of choice, as it uses the fact that every non-empty set of cardinal numbers has a least member.

Li's first choice of premier was Chu Cheng, a veteran member of the Kuomintang who had been virtually driven into exile due to his strong opposition to Chiang.

During his reign, he also set about creating the Second Mexican Empire ( headed by his choice of Maximilian I of Mexico, a member of the House of Habsburg ), to regain France's hold in the Americas and to achieve greatness for the ' Latin ' race.

But before dropping out, Torres was a valued member on the academy decathlon, making the track and field coach furious in addition to the many other professors unhappy with her choice to leave the academy.

While technology choice is important for the development of role clarity, virtual team leaders should be aware that information overload may result in situations when a leader has provided too much information to a team member.

Often wrestlers have little choice in their name, which is given to them by their trainer ( or stablemaster ), or by a supporter or family member who encouraged them into the sport.

Since he was the most famous member of the team Rushton was the obvious choice to run.

The last chapter of the novel would be finished in Atlanta while Clarke and Macauley discussed racial issues ; these conversations may have influenced the development of the last chapter, particularly Clarke's choice of making the character of Jan Rodricks — the last surviving member of the human species at the end of the novel — an African American.

The winning choice was Nuggets, in honor of the original Nuggets team who played in Denver from 1948 – 50, the last year as a charter member of the NBA.

Media speculation was that the choice of Turin was due to the IOC's desire to retaliate against Switzerland for the whistleblower role played by IOC member Marc Hodler in the revelation of the 2002 corruption scandal.

The dividends are passed from the original shareholders on to the community member of their choice ( often parent to child ).

Most Roman emperors indicated their choice of successor, usually a close family member or adopted heir, but the presumption that the eldest or even a natural son would inherit was not enshrined.

Despite this, a government usually tries to select a member of its own political party for the position, if it has enough deputies to allow that choice.

Another influence on the choice of surname may have been Nicola Antonio Angeletti ( 1791 – 1870 ), a prominent Italian revolutionary and member of the Carbonari.

The latter had once auditioned for Uriah Heep and failed, ironically Hensley being the only band member who had supported him as a choice.

Those politicians believed that, since Sarney had been elected Vice-President only virtue of the election of his running mate as President ( each member of the Electoral College cast one vote only, for President, and the choice of President carried with it the automatic selection of the ticket's running mate as Vice-President ) Sarney could only take office as Vice-President together with Neves.

As required by the university statutes, to become a faculty member he was required to submit and defend a thesis on a medical topic of his choice.

Otis became well known for his choice to live his professional and personal life as a member of the African-American community.

Beckey seemed a likely choice as a member for the large, 1963 American Everest Expedition, but he was not chosen, even though he had been to Lhotse in 1955 with the International Himalayan Expedition.

Playwright Hugh Leonard said: " I am not a member by choice.

Loftus was returned, along with Sir Francis Rushe, as member for the King's County in the parliament of 1613, more apparently by the act of the sheriff than by the choice of the freeholders, and he was one of the Protestant majority who made Sir John Davies speaker.

Rawls believes that this principle would be a rational choice for the representatives in the original position for the following reason: Each member of society has an equal claim on their society ’ s goods.

When Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer were asked to compose a triple concerto by the Nashville Symphony, they both named Hussain as their first choice for the third member.