( Since the time-span of the nation-state coincides roughly with the separate existence of the United States as an independent entity, it is perhaps natural for Americans to think of the nation as representative of the highest form of order, something permanent and unchanging.

It is one of the ironic quirks of history that the viability and usefulness of nationalism and the territorial state are rapidly dissipating at precisely the time that the nation-state attained its highest number ( approximately 100 ).

Others are confined to vast reservations, and not only does the Australian government justifiably not wish them to be viewed as exhibits in a zoo, but on their reservations they are extremely fugitive, shunning camps, coming together only for corroborees at which their strange culture comes to its highest pitch -- which is very low indeed.

The monitoring is the highest and most restrictive of any organization in existence.

At the national and international level, then, what is the highest kind of morality for the private citizen represents an instance of political immorality.

Bertha Szold was more like Meg, the eldest March girl, who `` learned that a woman's happiest kingdom is home, her highest honor the art of ruling it, not as a queen, but a wise wife and mother ''.

In Plato's mind there is an irresolvable conflict between the poet and the philosopher, because the poet imitates only particular objects and is incapable of rising to the first level of abstraction, much less the highest level of ideal forms.

Since he has just shown who is top dog, he may not be ready to receive this highest honor in the gift of the Soviet people.

Dr. Ray is a Fellow of the Foundation -- appointed thrice to assist his studies of William Makepeace Thackeray and of H. G. Wells -- and, before his appointment to the Foundation's executive staff, had been given our highest scholarly accolade, appointment to the Advisory Board.

A true university, like most successful marriages, is a unity of diversities Without forcing all components into a single pattern, the preparation of a master plan is an opportunity to consider interrelation of knowledge at its highest level, which a university -- in contrast to a multiversity -- should stand for.

The highest position is known as a ' research scientist.

With no set standards, there is the tendency to promote to the next highest level when the top of a salary band is reached regardless of performance.

The highest rated non-supervisory engineering title is ' research engineer.

This is much smaller than the highest resolution of even the very large reflectors now under construction, and consequently the radio emission of different regions of the disk cannot be resolved.

It is hard to believe that this mass of intertwined concrete constitutes what the law calls `` the highest and best use '' of centrally located urban land.

Fearful of inviting a military showdown with the West which they could not win, the Communists seek to undermine Western power where the nuclear might of the West is irrelevant -- in backwoods guerrilla skirmishes, in mob uprisings in the streets, in parliaments, in clandestine meetings of undercover conspirators, at the United Nations, on the propaganda front, at diplomatic conferences -- preferably at the highest level.

Ideally these schools should be so located that one or more should be in the area where demand for practical courses is at the highest.

Today however, the `` outsider '' is likely to have professional qualifications of the highest order ( otherwise the college would not be interested in hiring him ) and to be acclimatized to the democratic processes of the secular or state university.

It is natural that he should turn for his major support to a select and dedicated few from the organization which actually owns the university and whose goals are, in their opinion, identified with its highest good and ( to use that oft-repeated phrase ) ' the attainment of excellence ' ''.

Then, if the middle number is activated to its greatest potential in terms of this square, through multiplying it by the highest number, 9 ( which is the square of the base number ), the result is 45 ; ;

The highest point is located in North Andaman Island ( Saddle Peak at ).

Bimberi Peak being the highest mountain in the ACT approximately south west of Canberra.

The highest peak along the ridge line above Berkeley is Grizzly Peak, elevation.

** Snow Valley Peak – – highest point within Carson City

Victoria Peak, the highest point on Hong Kong Island, at 552 m is the 24th highest peak in Hong Kong.

The highest point is Blue Mountain Peak at.

highest point: Peak Jengish Chokusu 7, 439 m

* Kit Carson Mountain and Kit Carson Peak, its highest point, in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of southern Colorado

Madagascar's highest peaks rise from three prominent highland massifs: Maromokotro on the Tsaratanana Massif is the island's highest point, followed by Boby Peak on the Andringitra Massif and Tsiafajavona on the Ankaratra Massif.

The Hüiten Peak in extreme western Mongolia on the Chinese border is the highest point ( 4, 374 metres ).

The quartzite of the Prospect Mountain Formation on top of Wheeler Peak ( Nevada ) | Wheeler Peak, the highest peak entirely within Nevada

The division of this almost round island into parishes was done in a circular sector pattern, so each parish is shaped like a pie slice, reaching from the highest point of Nevis Peak down to the coastline.

The Southern Carpathians offer the highest peaks at Moldoveanu Peak ( 2, 544 m ) and Negoiu ( 2, 535 m ) and more than 150 glacial lakes.

* highest point: Moldoveanu Peak 2, 544 m

The highest point on the island is Diana's Peak at 818 metres ( 2, 684 ft ), though Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha is the highest in the British territory at 2, 062 m.

( Pidurutalagala is the highest at 2, 524 m ) At the plateau's southern end, mountain ranges stretch 50 kilometers to the west toward Adam's Peak ( 2, 243 meters ) and 50 kilometers to the east toward Namunakula ( 2, 036 m ).

* 1933 – Yevgeniy Abalakov is the first man to reach the highest point in the Soviet Union, Communism Peak ( now called Ismoil Somoni Peak and situated in Tajikistan ) ( 7495 m ).

The highest peak is Ismoil Somoni Peak () ( formerly known as Communism Peak ), on the north-western edge of GBAO.

The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1, 493 metres ( 4, 898 ft ).

The southwest of the country, on the other hand, forms a sandstone massif, where the highest peak, Ténakourou, is found at an elevation of 749 meters ( 2, 457 ft ).

The average altitude of Burkina Faso is 400 meters ( 1, 312 ft ) and the difference between the highest and lowest terrain is no greater than 600 meters ( 1, 969 ft ).

Mount Dapia is the highest mountain in the Zamboanga Peninsula, reaching a height of 2, 617 meters ( 8, 586 ft ).

Meanwhile, Batorampon Point is the highest mountain of the southernmost end of the peninsula, reaching a height of only 1, 335 meters ( 4, 380 ft ); it is located in the boundary of Zamboanga City.

The highest point is 200 ft ( 61 m ) above sea level, along the plateau rim.

The highest point is Mont Panié at 1, 628 meters ( 5, 341 ft ) elevation.

The Grande Terre group of New Caledonia, with Mont Panié at 1, 628 meters ( 5, 341 ft ) as its highest point, is the most elevated part of the Norfolk Ridge, a long and mostly underwater arm of the continent.

The lowest point is the Pacific Ocean, with an elevation of 0 m, and the highest is Mont Panie, with an elevation of 1, 628 m ( 5, 341 ft ).

K2, at 8, 619 metres ( 28, 251 ft ), is the world's second highest peak

The highest waterfall is Gavarnie ( 462 m or 1, 515 ft ), at the head of the Gave de Pau ; the Cirque de Gavarnie, in the same valley, together with the nearby Cirque de Troumouse and Cirque d ' Estaubé are notable examples of the cirque formation.

Its highest elevation was Glittertinden in Norway at 2, 470 m ( 8, 104 ft ) above sea level, but since the glacier at its summit partially melted, the highest elevation is at 2, 469 m ( 8, 101 ft ) at Galdhøpiggen, also in Norway.

Some railways were built only for tourist purposes as the Gornergrat or the Jungfraujoch, Europe's highest station in the Bernese Oberland, at an altitude of 3, 454 metres ( 11, 330 ft .).

The highest point in Syria is Mount Hermon ( 2, 814 m ; 9, 232 ft ) on the Lebanese border.

* 1899 – Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian ( 5, 199 m – 17, 058 ft ), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.

The backbone of the island is the Barisan Mountain chain, with the active volcano Mount Kerinci as the highest point at 3, 805 m ( 12, 467 ft ), located at about the midpoint of the range.

The highest peak is Hoverla, which is 2061 m or 6762 ft tall.

) it must fly high enough so that in the case of an engine failure, it is able to land clear without being a danger to people AND it must not fly less than 1000 ft above the highest fixed object within 600m of the aircraft.

The highest mountain of the Harz ( and of Northern Germany ) is Brocken, with an elevation of 1, 141 meters ( 3, 735 ft ).