The enormous changes in world politics have, however, thrown it into confusion, so much so that it is safe to say that all international law is now in need of reexamination and clarification in light of the social conditions of the present era.

I think it is essential, however, to pinpoint here the difference between the two concepts of sovereignty that went to war in 1861 -- if only to see better how imperative is our need today to clarify completely our far worse confusion on this subject.

As a means of silencing a discussion which ought to have taken place, the statement is an effective one: we sympathize with the universal confusion which gives rise to such convictions.

Without a precise knowledge of Germanic philology, however, it is debatable whether their use was not more often a source of confusion and error than anything else.

This is not to deny the existence of pogroms and ghettos, but only to assert that these horrors have had an effect on the nerves of people who did not experience them, that among the various side effects is the local hysteria of Jewish writers and intellectuals who cry out from confusion, which they call oppression and pain.

It occurred to me that you might be interested in some thoughts which I expressed privately in recent years, in the hope of clearing up a certain confusion in the public mind about what foreign policy is all about and what it means, and of developing a certain compassion for those who are carrying such responsibilities inside Government.

As a result, many people have been confirmed in their conviction that orthography design is not an activity to which experts can contribute anything but confusion.

Only confusion, failure and anarchy result when the effort is made to impose upon the civil authority the impossible task of policing private homes to preclude the possibility of sin.

`` It is a much easier course to agree to let one another alone so far as ordinary patents are concerned '', said a trade authority, `` than to continue the costly effort of straightening the tangle in the courts or seeking to reform the patent system, which appears to be getting into deeper confusion every day ''.

As a result, although we still make use of this distinction, there is much confusion as to the meaning of the basic terms employed.

The technique of reality confusion -- the use of paradox and riddles to shake the mind's grip on reality -- originated with fourth and third century B.C. Chinese Quietism: the koan is not basically a new device.

The formulation for the literary prize being given for a work " in an ideal direction " ( in Swedish ), is cryptic and has caused much confusion.

To avoid confusion, the annual scientific research conference dedicated to the study of MND is called the International ALS / MND Symposium.

There is a great deal of confusion about Poirot's retirement.

In other languages, however, there is no possibility for confusion.

This is due to confusion over mixed heritages and to ethnic issues in Japan resulting in those with Ainu backgrounds hiding their identities.

For many years there was confusion amongst botanists over the generic names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum, one result of which is that the common name " amaryllis " is mainly used for cultivars of the genus Hippeastrum, widely sold in the winter months for their ability to bloom indoors.

This is probably a confusion that entered oral tradition from Wace's Roman de Brut.

One way to explain much of the confusion concerning Ammonius is to assume that there were two people called Ammonius: Ammonius Saccas who taught Plotinus, and an Ammonius the Christian who wrote biblical texts.

When a specific allophone ( from a set of allophones that correspond to a phoneme ) must be selected in a given context ( i. e. using a different allophone for a phoneme will cause confusion or make the speaker sound non-native ), the allophones are said to be complementary ( i. e. the allophones complement each other, and one is not used in a situation where the usage of another is standard ).

Prohías did receive Aragonés very enthusiastically and, with difficulty, introduced the young artist to the Mad editors as his " Sergio, my brother from Mexico ," temporarily leading to even further confusion, as the Mad editors thought he was " Sergio Prohías.

In all my techniques, almost all, there is a confusion.

So I have always sung about what I thought wasn ’ t right-my confusion and my disillusion with it.

For example, I would almost rather entrust my students to the old Bülow-Lebert edition of Beethoven's sonatas than to the Urtext, in which Beethoven's inconsistencies, especially in the matter of staccatos, slurs, and dynamic signs, can produce no end of confusion -- almost, rather, that is, because the Bülow-Lebert edition ... went too far the other way, not only inserting numerous unidentified changes but also making various details consistent that were never meant to be.

It causes confusion … people have told me that they can't listen to my shows because they ' don't own an iPod ' … I propose the word ' netcast.

When Riker concedes confusion, she curtly informs him that " if you're still confused tomorrow, you know where my office is.

" In a letter from November 1910 to the editor of Utro Rossii, the publication which supposedly quoted the above remarks and which attributes them to Rachmaninoff, the composer categorically denies the quotation and wrote " The article publishes without my knowledge words of mine about the Bolshoi Theater and Chaliapin ... I said that we often have regrettable confusion backstage at the Bolshoi Theater ... I also said that I had heard rumors that since Chaliapin had been appointed régisseur of those operas in which he sings, there is more quiet backstage.

" When Göring forwarded a copy of Goerdeler's memorandum to Hitler, his covering letter stated: This may be quite important, my Führer, for your memorandum, since it reveals the complete confusion and incomprehension of our bourgeois businessmen, Limitation of armaments, defeatism, incomprehension of the foreign policy situation alternate.

All was hurry and confusion, which I increased by repeatedly hallooing, as loud as I could, " Come on, my brave boys ; now's your time ; we will soon dispatch these few, and then attack the main body!

Through his writings Fletcher " inspired a generation of young Americans to take up backpacking as means of filling a spiritual void ," and to escape from the confusion of Vietnam-era America :" After Vietnam, I was trying to figure out what to do with my life.

In my confusion, I could see no way out of the tragic mess .” Author David Johnson described Sadie as a " prostitute.

Bonniwell was quoted in Richie Unterberger's 1998 book, Unknown Legends of Rock ' n ' Roll, as saying " Rock and roll was a teenager in the ' 60s, and I used that climate to express my confusion, my anger, at the injustice of the world.

* You have cut through all my confusion and doubt.

Damon Runyon wrote that his new habit for wearing seersucker was " causing much confusion among my friends.

I do not for the moment see a need to modify my own view that the timing, tactics and hence also the strategic confusion of Hitler's war of expansion were decisively influenced by the politico-economic need for plunder, a need which was enhanced by the very wars necessary to satisfy it.

Williams sings of " Yvonne " in the song, referring to her as my ma chaz amio, which is considered poor Cajun French for " my dear " ( redundantly Williams uses the word " my " before the French " ma "), and has caused some confusion among listeners, particularly given his pronunciation.

To avoid confusion as to what may or may not be adeemed, sometimes the phrase " if owned by me at my death " is placed into the articles of a will in which property is being bequeathed.

Franks is without a doubt a skilful commander of combined arms forces on a huge scale given his masterful handling of the 7th Corps, but Franks from the outset of the invasion of Iraq did not conform to the timetable established by his bosses-Generals Schwartzkopf and Yeosock-he took his own time, causing delay and confusion with other elements of the overall command-Schwartzkopf exonerates Franks from any blame in his book-words if I recall correctly are something like " Fred Franks moved a little too slow to suit my timetable, but Franks is a fine General and my confidence in him was complete.

: " And that after many wild meanderings and much confusion I feel I must go on, on my own from here.

A later Passio repeated the legend, adding the invention that Pope Julius I built a church over his sepulcre ( it's a confusion with a 4th century tribune called Valentino who donated land to build a church at a time when Julius was a Pope ).

Black had trouble convincing others of the utility of his invention in part because confusion existed over basic matters of definition.

The origin and invention of the Bowden Cable is open to some dispute, confusion and popular myth.

Those playing ornamentation instruments such as strings and flutes are advised to " play nobly, with much invention and variety ", but are warned against overdoing it, whereby " nothing is heard but chaos and confusion, offensive to the listener.