Previously, these hazards were marked by a red-painted beacon on Sgeir Graidach, the foundations of which can still be seen at low tide.

Many aspects of civilization were not yet sufficiently crystallized to find expression, nor could the simple economic and social foundations of this world support a lofty structure.

The fact is incontestable: that liberal world of Unitarian Boston was narrow-minded, intellectually sterile, smug, afraid of the logical consequences of its own mild ventures into iconoclasm, and quite prepared to resort to hysterical repressions when its brittle foundations were threatened.

With such a dream arising, at least in part, from the Protestant heritage of the United States and built into the foundations of the nation, it is not surprising that many efforts were made to give it concrete expression.

These lay abbacies were not merely a question of overlordship, but implied the concentration in lay hands of all the rights, immunities and jurisdiction of the foundations, i. e. the more or less complete secularization of spiritual institutions.

Their raids throughout the three parts of Gaul were traumatic: Gregory of Tours ( died ca 594 ) mentions their destructive force at the time of Valerian and Gallienus ( 253 – 260 ), when the Alemanni assembled under their " king ", whom he calls Chrocus, who " by the advice, it is said, of his wicked mother, and overran the whole of the Gauls, and destroyed from their foundations all the temples which had been built in ancient times.

Among his major accomplishments were the 1940 proof, of the Riemann hypothesis for zeta-functions of curves over finite fields, and his subsequent laying of proper foundations for algebraic geometry to support that result ( from 1942 to 1946, most intensively ).

He went on to plan and execute a major foundational programme for rebuilding the foundations of algebraic geometry, which were then in a state of flux and under discussion in Claude Chevalley's seminar ; he outlined his programme in his talk at the 1958 International Congress of Mathematicians.

Remains of the walls of this fort were discovered west of the castle when excavating the foundations for a new post office and telephone exchange building in the late 1960s.

In the late 1920s, the mathematicians Gabriel Sudan and Wilhelm Ackermann, students of David Hilbert, were studying the foundations of computation.

The town is famed for manufacturing the hardest and densest building bricks in the world, " The Accrington NORI " ( iron ), which were used in the construction of the Empire State Building and for the foundations of Blackpool Tower ; famous for its football team and for having Europe's largest collection of Tiffany Glass.

In several quarters of the city pious foundations () were created ; these areas consisted of a theological college, a school ( or a Madrasa, usually connected to the mosque ), a public kitchen, and a mosque.

" The Church's foundations were hacked down to bedrock.

Virgilio Canio Corbo, a Franciscan priest and archaeologist, who was present at the excavations, estimated from the archaeological evidence that the western retaining wall, of the temple itself, would have passed extremely close to the east side of the supposed tomb ; if the wall had been any further west any tomb would have been crushed under the weight of the wall ( which would be immediately above it ) if it had not already been destroyed when foundations for the wall were made.

The foundations for the first European universities were the glossators of the 11th century, which were schools of law that taught Canon law and Roman law.

Although the foundations of his work were put in place by Euclid, his work, unlike Euclid's, is believed to have been entirely original.

Other philosophical foundations were established by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Thomas Jefferson.

Combinatory logic and lambda calculus were both originally developed to achieve a clearer approach to the foundations of mathematics.

As the cities expanded, structures were erected supported by formalized foundations ; Ancient Greeks notably constructed pad footings and strip-and-raft foundations.

Though his sources on Gnosticism were secondary, since the texts in the Nag Hammadi library were not yet widely available, Eric Voegelin ( 1901 – 1985 ), partially building on the concept of gnosis as used by Plato and the followers of Gnosticism, along with how it was defined by Hans Jonas, defined the gnosis of the followers of Gnosticism as religious philosophical teachings that are the foundations of cults.

These were partly caused by the explosion in population, but also to concentrate economic power at strategic locations, while formerly cities only existed in the shape of either old Roman foundations or older bishoprics.

Greece was diplomatically isolated and vulnerable, as the Corfu incident of 1923 showed, and the economical foundations of the state were in ruins, after a decade of war and the sudden increase of the country's population by a quarter.

Attempts were made to build a stone harbour during the reign of Elizabeth I, but the foundations were destroyed by the sea in terrible storms.

Charles Plummer in the introduction and notes to his splendid edition of Bede voiced some early doubts concerning the `` elaborate superstructure '' they raised up over the slim foundations afforded by the traditional narratives of the conquest.

I. E. S. Edwards discusses Strabo's mention that the pyramid " a little way up one side has a stone that may be taken out, which being raised up there is a sloping passage to the foundations.

£ 2, 000, 000 was raised and spent by 1972 to reinforce and strengthen the building foundations and roof.

This gives Tehama a distinctive appearance, since by city ordinance, houses must be raised above flood level, so most homes have high foundations and tall stairways to the front door.

The larger churches stand on massive foundations, while the smaller ones were each placed on a raised platform, as if hovering above ground.

CAIR raised suspicions by raising its annual budget of around $ 3 million ( as of 2007 ) in part through large donations from people and foundations identified with Arab governments.

Since 1997, the Franklin Stage Company has done extensive renovations to the building and also raised money through foundations and government grants to support their work.

In 1960 – 61, Lord Zuckerman, then Secretary of ZSL, raised funds from two medical foundations to found laboratories as an Institute of Zoology where scientists would be employed by ZSL and undertake research.

In the past 25 years, the Foundation has raised in excess of $ 25 million in private support from corporations, foundations, alumni, parents and friends of NCSSM.

His government proved a good handling of economical development, Ulate raised the Consejo Nacional de Produccion ( CNP )- National Production Committee -, the Central Bank of de Costa Rica ( main financial institution in Costa Rica ), the Contraloria General de la Republica ( regulates government and public institutions ' budgets and expenses ), the " Ley del Aguinaldo " ( law that enforces a 13th month paid salary for all Costa Rican workers during Christmas time ), the right for women to vote in National Elections and the foundations for the actual International Juan Santamaria Airport ( called " El Coco "), despite the fact that many of his achievements were self-recognized by following presidents.

However, construction problems with the foundations, including water seepage, meant the structure had to be raised to three storeys above ground.

Destroyed by the Scots in 1318 in one of many incursions subsequent to the Battle of Bannockburn, St Mary's was rebuilt between about 1380 and 1480 but constant problems with flooding led to the structure being taken down stone by stone and rebuilt between 1875 and 1877 with the foundations raised by ; only the tower was left untouched.

In still later churches, the posts were set on a raised sill frame, resting on stone foundations.

The following morning, after a prayer, Gandhi raised a lump of salty mud and declared, " With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire.

Born and raised in the west side of Pensacola, Florida, Cheek, an avid sports fan, was introduced to his first tape recorder at the age of 14, which would lay the foundations for his future in broadcasting.

The Foundation is dependent on funds raised by special events, foundations, and individual donations.

Building on the old foundations saved money, and gave a slightly raised setting to the building.

The first dam was built in 1923, and later raised, but ultimately had to be abandoned because of inadequate foundations.

Reforms and ideas raised during Burney ’ s administration would become the foundations of health policy under Presidents Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

When construction problems arose ( the site was found to be riddled with drains and culverts ) and the bricks were used up on the foundations alone, a public subscription was launched in 1865 and a further £ 6, 249 was raised, in spite of the hardships of the Cotton Famine.

Diogo Boitac laid the foundations for this three-aisled church with five bays under a single vault, a clearly marked but only slightly projecting a transept and a raised choir.

Between 2003 and 2006, the four foundations, combined, raised about $ 350, 000 per year.

Over £ 900, 000 was raised through public donations, and the campaign received substantial funds from trusts and foundations.

Additional funds are raised through voluntary donations from foreign governments, multilateral institutions, and private foundations.