An abettor differs from an accessory in that he must be present at the commission of the crime ; all abettors ( with certain exceptions ) are principals, and, in the absence of specific statutory provision to the contrary, are punishable to the same extent as the actual perpetrator of the offence.

They were pitted against a servant of Onslaught named Post, in a specific battle area of harsh environment to test the extent of their abilities.

There are conflicting findings about the extent to which certain specific symptoms, notably some kinds of psychosis ( hallucinations or delusions ) that can occur in disorders such as schizophrenia, delusional disorder or mood disorder, are linked to an increased risk of serious violence on average.

These limitations have all been overcome to some extent by specific microscopy techniques that can non-invasively increase the contrast of the image.

The extent of any informal roles and functions of the Vice President depend on the specific relationship between the President and the Vice President, but often include tasks such as drafter and spokesperson for the administration's policies, adviser to the President, and being a symbol of American concern or support.

Mistral claims to have overcome the challenges of fuel consumption inherent in the rotary, at least to the extent that the engines are demonstrating specific fuel consumption within a few points of reciprocating engines of similar displacement.

In the Roman Catholic religion and to some extent in certain other branches of Christianity, there is a somewhat more specific definition of the term and many related terms.

The extent of the solubility of a substance in a specific solvent is measured as the saturation concentration, where adding more solute does not increase the concentration of the solution.

Building Surveyors are trained to some extent in all aspects of property but with specific training in Building Pathology, as such they have a wide understanding of the end implications of decisions taken by more specific professions and trades during the realisation process, thus making them suitable for employment as Project and Property Managers on the client side ( i. e. managing external contractors ).

The committee were left with the impression that the choice of therapeutic regime was based on the general whim of the naturopath and, since the suggested applications in the various textbooks and dispensations overlap to an enormous extent, no specific indications are or can be taught.

That is, the individual seeks to attain very specific and predetermined goals to the greatest extent with the least possible cost.

Several broad disciplines including Psychology, Human Factors and Cognitive Science subsume usability engineering, but the theoretical foundations of the field come from more specific domains: human perception and action ; human cognition ; behavioral research methodologies ; and, to a lesser extent, quantitative and statistical analysis techniques.

The Sugar Act was to a large extent a continuation of past legislation related primarily to the regulation of trade ( termed an external tax ), but its stated purpose to collect revenue directly from the colonists for a specific purpose was entirely new.

The English terms Welsh March, The March of Wales, in Medieval Latin Marchia Walliae, were originally used in the Middle Ages to denote a more precisely defined territory, the marches between England and the Principality of Wales, in which Marcher lords had specific rights, held to some extent independently of the king of England.

How the total energy of a system is allocated between these three more specific kinds of energy varies according to the purposes of different writers ; this is because these components of energy are to some extent mathematical artefacts rather than actually measured physical quantities.

To the extent that such designs in fact existed, these weapons were not strictly speaking fictional ( though Nevil Shute probably had no specific knowledge of such designs ' existence ).

Parenthetical notations indicate how specific occupations and organizations can be regarded as service industries to the extent they provide an intangible service, as opposed to a tangible good.

The Mishnah may also not have recorded a specific text because of an aversion to making prayer a matter of rigor and fixed formula, an aversion that continued at least to some extent throughout the Talmudic period, as evidenced by the opinions of R. Eliezer ( Talmud Ber.

The amount of effort actually needed depends on several factors, including the extent to which the original environment ( the source platform ) differs from the new environment ( the target platform ), the experience of the original authors in knowing which programming language constructs and third party library calls are unlikely to be portable, and the amount of effort invested by the original authors in only using portable constructs ( platform specific constructs often provide a cheaper solution ).

It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic characteristics.

Representation validity, also known as translation validity, is about the extent to which an abstract theoretical construct can be turned into a specific practical test

He claims that his description of social situations appeals to a number of people because “ I still have the mind of an engineer to the extent that I try to be specific ... and be clear about what I am saying .” This was important in his development of quantifying cultures on different dimensions.

The Fagaceae, or oak family, is a very slow evolving clade compared to other angiosperms, and the patterns of hybridization and introgression in Quercus pose a great challenge to the concept of a species since a species is often defined as a group of “ actually or potentially interbreeding populations which are reproductively isolated from other such groups .” By this definition, many species of Quercus would be lumped together according to their geographic and ecological habitat, despite clear distinctions in morphology and, to a large extent, genetic data.

A related factor is the rate at which males and females are able to mate again after producing offspring, and the basic principles of sexual selection are also influenced by ecological factors affecting the ways or extent to which one sex can compete for the other.

Near passerine or higher land-bird assemblage are terms often given to arboreal birds or those most often believed to be related to the true passerines ( order Passeriformes ) due to ecological similarities ; the group corresponds to some extent with the Anomalogonatae of Garrod

The Colorado River Delta was once an ecological hotspot within the Sonoran desert, fueled by the flow of fresh water through the Colorado river in this otherwise dry area, but the delta has been greatly reduced in extent due to the damming and use of the river upstream.

There are different understandings of the scope of ecological modernization-whether it is just about techno-industrial progress and related aspects of polity and economy, and to what extent it also includes cultural aspects ( ecological modernization of mind, value orientiations, attitudes, behaviour and lifestyles ).

It must be kept in mind that a breeding-back breed may be very similar to the extinct wild type in phenotype, ecological niche, and to some extent genetics, but the initial gene pool of that wild type is lost forever with its extinction.

These included the ecological determinism of Ellsworth Huntington ; biological racism, though only to the extent of seeing characteristics which grew out of ecology ; the economic geography and location theory ; and some aspects of Marxist modes of production and stages of history, especially through the influence of Karl August Wittfogel.

The extent to which a phenotype fits its local ecological niche.

The Lucayan National Park is in extent and includes five ecological zones stretching from the south shore to the pineyard.

Gibson's theory of perception is information-based rather than sensation-based and to that extent, an analysis of the environment ( in terms of affordances ), and the concomitant specificational information that the organism detects about such affordances, is central to the ecological approach to perception.

* In botany, susceptibility is the extent to which a plant, vegetation complex or ecological community would suffer from a pathogen if exposed, without regard to the likelihood of exposure.

In spatial ecology, scale refers to the spatial extent of ecological processes and the spatial interpretation of the data.

he use of " liberty " to describe the physical " ability to do what I want ", the power to satisfy our wishes, or the extent of the choice of alternatives open to us ... has been deliberately fostered as part of the socialist argument ... the notion of collective power over circumstances has been substituted for that of individual liberty.

Orthodox Judaism has a range of opinions on the circumstances and extent to which change is permissible.

Although Indonesians are now less vulnerable to the effects of nature as a result of improved technology and social programs, to some extent their social diversity has emerged from traditionally different patterns of adjustment to their physical circumstances.

The lay men and women also pursue the same five major vows to the limited extent depending on their capability and circumstances.

However, there is significant disagreement within Orthodox Judaism, particularly between Haredi Judaism and Modern Orthodox Judaism, about the extent and circumstances under which the proper application of Halakha should be re-examined as a result of changing realities.

Tristan da Cunha has its own legislation, but the law of Saint Helena applies to the extent that it is not inconsistent with local law, insofar as it is suitable for local circumstances and subject to such modifications as local circumstances make necessary.

In some circumstances the giving of a nickname had a special status in Viking society in that it created a relationship between the name maker and the recipient of the nickname, to the extent that the creation of a nickname also often entailed a formal ceremony and an exchange of gifts.

The extent to which Malay is used in these countries varies depending on historical and cultural circumstances.

New York Penal Law section 35. 15 effectively ordains that: " A person may ... use DEADLY physical force upon another person " " when and to the extent he reasonably believes such to be NECESSARY to defend himself or a third person from what he reasonably believes to be .... a kidnapping, forcible rape, forcible sodomy or ROBBERY ; or ( c ) ... a burglary ...." There is no duty to retreat under these circumstances.

After the checking stage, a regular planned management review is conducted to ensure that the objectives of the EMS are being met, the extent to which they are being met, that communications are being appropriately managed and to evaluate changing circumstances, such as legal requirements, in order to make recommendations for further improvement of the system ( Standards Australia / Standards New Zealand 2004 ).

Additionally, it was important for researchers to be able to determine to what extent cabin design needed to be modified to ensure optimal survival circumstances.

Canon 511 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law speaks about diocesan pastoral councils: " In each diocese, to the extent that pastoral circumstances recommend it, a pastoral council is to be established whose responsibility it is to investigate under the authority of the bishop all those things which pertain to pastoral works, to ponder them and to propose practical conclusions about them.

Control systems that include some sensing of the results they are trying to achieve are making use of feedback and so can, to some extent, adapt to varying circumstances.

The changes, known as the Additional Protocols, grant armed non-state actors prisoner of war status under certain circumstances even if they fail to distinguish themselves from the civilian population to the same extent as members of the armed forces of a high contracting party.

For more advanced stages of testicular cancer, and for those cases in which radiation therapy or chemotherapy was administered, the extent of monitoring ( tests ) after treatment will vary on the basis of the circumstances, but normally should be done for five years in uncomplicated cases and for longer in those with higher risks of relapse.

By 1895, the circumstances had changed to the extent that there was now a dearth of Mexican dollars and the authorities in both Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements were putting pressure on the authorities in London to take measures to have a regular supply of silver dollar coins.

Philadelphia was important to the war effort ; Robert Morris said, " You will consider Philadelphia, from its centrical situation, the extent of its commerce, the number of its artificers, manufactures and other circumstances, to be to the United States what the heart is to the human body in circulating the blood.

In a letter to the Los Angeles Times, Waxman cites the 2005 study: " The panel concurred as well that in 1985, the decision to hold further tunneling in abeyance was prudent, given the circumstances and extent of information and technology at that time.

I am, nevertheless, a strong advocate of cooperation, which means legitimate exchange, and which circumstances would compel individuals to adopt, to the extent that communism would be beneficial.

The question is to what extent his conduct can be explained as rationally motivated and conditioned by the circumstances rather than as the inscrutable workings of an insane mind.

The questions just listed, for example, may prompt more general philosophical questions about the circumstances under which it may be morally justifiable to take a life, or about the extent to which the state may restrict the liberty of the individual.

Ideally he should be woken to the extent that he is dozing, but in extraneous circumstances where it impossible to arouse him, it is permitted to include the maximum of one sleeping person in the minyan.

The press and the public may be excluded from all or part of a trial for reasons of morals, public order or national security in a democratic society, or when the interest of the private lives of the parties so requires, or to the extent strictly necessary in the opinion of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice ; but any judgement rendered in a criminal case or in a suit at law shall be made public except where the interest of juvenile persons otherwise requires or the proceedings concern matrimonial disputes or the guardianship of children.