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The credence given to the reports was such that Pope Alexander III sent a letter to Prester John via his physician Philip on September 27, 1177.
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It was also falsely reported that Ms. Musseli sent over US $ 500, 000 to Switzerland, but that was gossip given credence by newspaper items claiming that Loewe had warned his partner to not get romantically involved with a lawyer.
But little credence was given to Father Roman's statement until it was verified, in 1756, by the Spanish Boundary-line Commission of Yturriaga and Solano.
These theories were given credence by the fact that when Germany surrendered in November 1918, its armies were still in French and Belgian territory, Berlin remained 450 miles from the nearest front, and the German armies retired from the field of battle in good order.
Later, in the 1st Century AD, the quote is given similar credence as it had in the past:
Each of these art forms, and the criticism thereof, is primarily concerned with a sole creative force: the author of a novel ( not, for example, his editor or type-setter ), the composer of a piece of music ( though sometimes the performers are given credence, akin to actors in film today ), or the painter of a fresco ( not his assistants who mix the colours or often do some of the painting themselves ).
Additional credence is given to this by noting who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in the two previous years, 1914 and 1915, and in the following year, 1917.
Among modern scholars it is a matter of debate whether the Aztec narratives of Toltec history should be given credence as descriptions of actual historical events.
This view is given credence by his actions on being consecrated to the office of Pope.
Although never given much credence, these alternative models were finally disproved when Frederick Sanger successfully sequenced insulin and by the crystallographic determination of myoglobin and hemoglobin by Max Perutz and John Kendrew.
They also stressed that the TWG had given too much credence to the chemistry experiments performed by the Russians and accused the TWG of not having appropriately qualified personnel on the committee.
:" In recent years, the revisionist view that thuggee was a British invention, a means to tighten their hold in the country, has been given credence in India, France and the US, but this well-researched book objectively questions that assertion.
This theory is given credence by the tendency of some modern serial killers to indulge in practices commonly associated with werewolves, such as cannibalism, mutilation, and cyclic attacks.
The report was given sufficient credence to be repeated on the New Musical Express's website but John Squire and Ian Brown both denied it.
Numerology is given great credence by many of the characters, with the Law of Fives in particular being frequently mentioned.
Suspicions were often given credence despite inconclusive or questionable evidence, and the level of threat posed by a person's real or supposed leftist associations or beliefs was often greatly exaggerated.
Among modern scholars it is a matter of debate whether the Aztec narratives of Toltec history should be given credence as descriptions of actual historical events.
Since then, discoveries of the bottom quark ( 1977 ), the top quark ( 1995 ), and the tau neutrino ( 2000 ) have given further credence to the Standard Model.
Before 1150 only a few translated works of Aristotle existed in Latin Europe ( i. e. excluding Greek Byzantium ), and they were not studied much or given as much credence by monastic scholars.
The rumor that his birth name was " Matuschanskayasky " was given additional credence by the release of the 1974 film Earthquake in which Matthau had agreed to provide a cameo performance without compensation on the condition that he not be credited under his real name.
By the 19th century, the Divine Right was regarded as an obsolete theory in most countries in the Western world, except in Russia where it was still given credence as the official justification for the Tsar's power.
This appears to have given some credence to Warren's theories that the most significant cause of violence in society was most attributable to policies and law which did not allow complete individuality in person and property.
In fact, more credence is given to the assertion that the name derives from the Old Celtic word for ' Ure ', ' Isara ', which over time evolved into ' Isure ', ' Isurium ', ' Isis ' and finally the Saxon ' Ouse '.
The dichotomy between physical goods and intangible services should not be given too much credence.
The propaganda campaign was given credence both in Germany and abroad, leaving the British convinced that the Battle of Villers-Bocage had been a complete disaster when in fact its results were less clear-cut.
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Having led wild-goose chases in the past, the officers humour her, but give her reports no credence whatever.
See, for example, Tallent ( 1958 ).< ref > Non-individualized graphological reports give credence to this criticism.
This thesis achieved wide credence at the time, but the Massacre at Huế came under increasing press scrutiny later, when press reports exposed that South Vietnamese " revenge squads " had also been at work in the aftermath of the battle, searching out and executing citizens that had supported the communist occupation.
He also reports a Scythian tale that the Neuri changed once a year into wolves, although giving no credence to it.
These reports were lent credence by a statement made by a former CIA covert operations director admitting to CIA financing and operation of the CCF.
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Many of the proponents of Darwinism at that time, including Huxley, had reservations about the significance of natural selection, and Darwin himself gave credence to what was later called Lamarckism.
It was from this that she received Papal approval to document her visions as revelations from the Holy Spirit giving her instant credence.
If the Robert mentioned above was indeed Robin Hood, and if he did have a brother named Thomas, then consideration of the following reference may lend this theory a modicum of credence:
The plan included crashing a plane into the CIA headquarters, leading credence that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed evolved this plot into the September 11 attacks The plot was disrupted in January 1995 after a chemical fire drew the Filipino police and investigation authorities ' attention, resulting in the arrest of one terrorist and seizure of a laptop containing the plans.
That Sam Houston was an old friend of then U. S. president Andrew Jackson, and possibly had some communication during this crucial period, and Stephen F. Austin was in New Orleans during this time, lend a measure of credence to such speculation.
Although Dalton's theory lost credence in his own lifetime, the thorough and methodical nature of his research into his own visual problem was so broadly recognized that Daltonism became a common term for colour blindness.
Later Dark Ages sourcebooks for the World of Darkness lend some credence to this presumption ( insofar as they show that White Wolf liked the idea ), as does the fact that Mark Rein Hagen ( one of the core figures at White Wolf, co-creator of the World of Darkness ) was one of the founders at Lion Rampant, and a co-creator of Ars Magica.
This interpretation of the Nora Stone provides additional evidence that in the late 9th century BC, Tyre was involved in colonizing the western Mediterranean, lending credence to the establishment of a colony in Carthage in that time frame.
Although the Duke was only an observer at Geertruidenberg, the failed negotiations gave credence to his detractors that he was deliberately prolonging the war for his own profit.
That Ceadda was supported by Oswiu, and Wilfrid had been a supporter of Oswiu's son, lends further credence to the theory that Alhfrith's rebellion took place while Wilfrid was in Gaul.
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It alleged that Americas Watch gave too much credence to alleged Contra abuses and systematically tried to discredit Nicaraguan human rights groups such as the Permanent Commission on Human Rights, which blamed the major human rights abuses on the Sandinistas.
While Gould is celebrated for the color and energy of his prose, as well as his massive interdisciplinary knowledge, critics such as Scott have concerns that the theory has gained undeserved credence among non-scientists because of Gould's rhetorical skills.
This approach has found credence among a large share of Uzbekistan's population, although such a position may not be sustainable in the long run.
Letters of credence are the most formal form of exchange between states short of state visits, with formal modes of address such as titles and styles being used.
Even a luminary such as Plato gave credence to the poet's Athenian origin and yet Tyrtaeus wasn't listed by Herodotus among the two foreigners ever to have been awarded Spartan citizenship.
If so then this is one of the oldest such memorials and some credence can be given to this by their being no heraldic emblems on it.
This treatise, in three books, takes the form of a Latin dialogue between Vergil and his Cambridge friend Robert Ridley on the subject of the natural and the supernatural, and whether such phenomena as prodigious events and portents should be given credence.
This theory is generally given little credence, in light of the observation that such documents as the Título K ' oyoi appeared long before the first performances of the Baile de la Conquista.
Comments by FLP officials led credence to these rumours, but on 7 September, the NFP President, Raman Pratap Singh, denied that any such agreement was imminent, stating that the NFP had held no talks with FLP officials on any cooperative arrangements.
It is also demonstrated by history, in terms of strongly held beliefs that later lost credence, to be replaced by other beliefs ( such as the movements of the planets, first being the activity of gods, then simply descriptions of their changing direction and circling the earth daily, and eventually an explanation
Some Mormon archaeologists and researchers claim various archaeological findings such as place names, and ruins of the Inca, Maya, Olmec, and other ancient American and Old World civilizations as giving credence to the Book of Mormon record.
However, he also realized squelching such mass expressions in wartime could be unwise, and he had Tolstoy's comments to give them credence in the case of the Seventh Symphony.
Gowon has steadfastly denied those claims, along with claims that his army committed atrocities such as rape, wholesale executions of civilian populations and extensive looting in occupied areas ; however, one of his wartime commanders, Benjamin Adekunle seems to give some credence to these claims in his book, while excusing them as unfortunate by-products of war.
Some Protestant denominations today do not give credence to such arguments however.
It does not give any credence to ideas such as a separate soul distinct from the body, or of the consciousness ' survival after death, but believes that people achieve a form of immortality through the ongoing effects of their actions, the things they create, others ' memories, the legacy of their genes, and the recycling of their elements in nature.
His presence on an island at such an early date demonstrates that the earliest Paleoindians had watercraft capable of crossing the Santa Barbara Channel, and lends credence as well to a " coastal migration " theory for the peopling of the Americas.
As these are medical claims, they are therefore entirely testable ; and therefore it should be considered disingenuous and fraudulent to make claims about medical efficacy when no evidence exists to lend credence to such claims.
In addition, the notion of a city-regional approach to the study of geography gained some credence in the mid-1990s through the work of geographers such as Saskia Sassen, although it was also criticized, for example by Peter Storper.
These mainly involve aspects and agencies of the United States government, but actual events outside the US ( such as the Propaganda Due scandal in Italy ) are often used to lend credence to claims.
Any connections between children's health and such issues as expansion of workers ' insurance, minimum wage or sanitation systems lost credence.
Post-experience goods, also called credence goods, are goods for which it is difficult for consumers to ascertain the quality even after they have consumed them, such as vitamin supplements.
The results of such a study could lend credence ( or criticism ) to the VAN method.
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