One effect of the spirited give-and-take of these discussions was to focus attention on practical applications and the necessity of being armed with the facts: knowledge of the destructive force of even the tiniest `` tactical '' atomic weapon would have a bearing on judgments as to the advisability of its use -- to defend Berlin, for example ; ;

However, electrostatic focus, important for many applications, has not been realized for these devices.

If pressed by the sitter for more detail, she may be able to bring the picture more into focus and see more sharply, almost as if she were physically going closer.

A lawyer, hired by the college, was arguing specifically for Dartmouth: Daniel Webster, class of 1801, made her plight the dramatic focus of his whole plea.

* Kleiwerks-International organization recognized for their unique contribution to modern earthen and natural building techniques throughout the world, their focus is on education through hands on experience.

Physical therapy requires a focus on adapting activity and facilitating motor learning for retraining specific functional motor patterns.

Many architects and architectural firms focus on certain project types ( for example, health care, retail, public housing, event management ), technological expertise or project delivery methods.

* Senior Architect / Designer: Licensed architect, or non-registered graduate with more than 10 years of experience ; has a design or technical focus and is responsible for significant project activities.

It has a far larger meaning and mission in that it calls for restoration of the focus of medicine on health and healing and emphasizes the centrality of the patient-physician relationship.

Today its focus is on ethics and it is known as the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, whose mission is to be the voice for ethics in international affairs.

When the ACLU was founded in 1920, its focus was on freedom of speech, primarily for anti-war protesters.

The AFL turned its focus for representation to an annual International Rules Series against Ireland in 1998 before abolishing State of Origin in 1999.

The development of this department at the British Museum moved the focus for the development of conservation from Germany to Britain, and in 1956 Plenderleith wrote a significant handbook called The Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art, it was this book rather than Rathgen's that is commonly seen as the major source for the development of conservation as we know it today.

Highly pigmented with a focus on single pigment colors for the cleanest mixing results, they tend to have viscosity similar to oil paints and can thus hold a brush stroke for impasto applications.

It became the focus of criticism from social conservatives, such as Michael Medved, while others, such as David Letterman, and the conservative magazine National Review, defended it as a cleverly subversive vehicle for social criticism and a particularly creative and intelligent comedy.

Botswana is one of the 15 focus countries for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, and has received more than $ 230 million since the program began in January 2004 through September 2007.

The Bluetooth SIG announced the start of the second Innovation World Cup on 1 June 2010, with a focus on applications for the sports & fitness, health care, and home information and control markets.

It has been a focus for the British people at times of national rejoicing and crisis.

Philippe Kahn and the Borland board came to a disagreement on how to focus the company, and Philippe Kahn resigned as Chairman, CEO and President of Borland, a position he had held for 12 years, in January 1995.

Since the focus of his book was calculation, Bede gave instructions for computing the date of Easter and the related time of the Easter Full Moon, for calculating the motion of the Sun and Moon through the zodiac, and for many other calculations related to the calendar.

How altruism is framed, organized, carried out, and what motivates it at the group level is an area of focus that sociologists seek to investigate in order to contribute back to the groups it studies and " build the good society ".

They founded a semi-secret society — Narodna Odbrana ( National Defense ) which gave the Greater Serbia idea a focus and an organization.

Collectivists usually focus on community, society, or nation.

* Individualism, a focus on the individual as opposed to society

Instruction must focus on the child as a whole for you can never be sure as to where society may end or where that student will be needed or will take themselves.

In terms of inheritance inequality, some economists and sociologists focus on the inter generational transmission of income or wealth which is said to have a direct impact on one's mobility ( or immobility ) and class position in society.

There is a focus on the proper conduct between a father and son that, apparently, was so important to Roman society at the time of Plautus.

Not only would oil revenues dramatically transform the economy and society, but they would also provide the focus for domestic disputes and foreign relations.

Many groups ended up expending more effort debating their own internal operations than dealing with external matters, seeking to " perfect a perfect society in microcosm " rather than focus on the larger world.

After he started to focus more on his art and less on athletics, he took courses in art that led to him being a lead cartoonist and art editor for the Eucleian Society's ( a secretive student society at NYU ) monthly journal, The Medley.

Despite its initial focus on the elites, the Union was successful in raising funds from across French society.

The chief focus has always been on the society and the physical people who belonged to it.

The individual, rather than the collective, becomes the focus of rights and responsibilities, the center of public and private rituals holding the society together-a function once performed by the religion.

The adoption of Latvian by minorities was brought about by its status as the only official language of the country, its prominence in the education system, its sole use in the public sector and by changes in the society after the fall of the Soviet Union that shifted linguistic focus away from Russian.

Family and Consumer Sciences Education is viewed as the focus of individuals and families living in society throughout the life span.

Sociological studies focus on the function of music in society as well as its meaning for individuals and society as a whole.

Although many science fiction novels such as Nineteen Eighty-Four or Fahrenheit 451 do this, their focus is upon how current trends in society might come to fruition, and act as a moral allegory on the modern world.

The company's history has been documented by members of its veteran society, Datasaabs Vänner (" Friends of Datasaab "), founded in 1993 to document and spread information about the computer history of Sweden, with focus on the region of Linköping and Datasaab.

The focus is on Southerner Regina Hubbard Giddens, who struggles for wealth and freedom within the confines of an early 20th century society where a father considered only sons as legal heirs.

Within this strategic orientation, focus is retained on the academic programme and, more specifically, on three axes of work, namely: Attitude and Behaviour, centred both on academic factors and on increasing the competitiveness of degree courses, in the constant pursuit of quality, excellence and merit ; Research for Chile which seeks in-depth commitment and involvement with the country aimed at achieving insertion, integration and participation between the Public-and Private Sectors, in which academic research and findings based upon truth, goodness and the beauty of human beings, society and nature aspire to contribute to the formation of social innovators of vision and realism ; and The Development of International Links which, through the differentiation of professors and students from a Latin American perspective, endeavours to work in foreign markets ( student and academic staff exchanges ).

His novels of Scottish history such as Waverley ( 1814 ) and Rob Roy ( 1817 ) focus upon a middling character who sits at the intersection of various social groups in order to explore the development of society through conflict.

Several tales of the Arabian Nights focus on eunuchs, who were part of the society in which the tales were composed.

The newspaper ’ s intense focus on these injustices implicitly laid the groundwork upon which Abbott would build his explicit critiques of society.

Indian activists were also very active in using this time to educate others about the issues of caste, class and religious conflict in India, with particular focus on the plight of the Dalit, sometimes referred to as the ' untouchables ' in Indian society.