Through his allies, Johnson maneuvered among the senators in an attempt to secure a favorable vote ; for example, a pledge was made to Sen. James W. Grimes to install a more highly respected War Secretary and to cease interference with Congress ' Reconstruction efforts.

He was a descendant of Meshullam ben Jacob of Lunel, one of whose five sons was Joseph, the grandfather of Abba Mari, who, like his son Moses, the father of Abba Mari, was highly respected for both his rabbinical learning and his general erudition.

That he was highly respected by the Gentiles as well as by the Jews of Babylonia is proved by the friendship which existed between him and the last Parthian king, Artaban ( Avodah Zarah 10b ).

He gained the highly respected second place of this prestigious DJ contest ).

Since they were essentially itinerant, they confided to the care of some of the better educated and highly respected converts the fixed necessary functions relating to the daily life of the community.

Ironically, one of the stronger arguments against this position came from an individual highly respected by their theological quarter, Bliss Knapp, who claimed that Eddy understood through her lawyer that these consent clauses would not hinder normal operation after her decease.

He is highly respected in the Palestinian Christian Community.

The perfecti were the spiritual elite, highly respected by many of the local people, leading a life of austerity and charity.

One highly popular and respected General Agency program is the “ Week of Compassion ,” named for the special offering to fund the program when it began in the 1950s.

The Egyptian Chief of Intelligence, General Omar Suleiman, has played a substantial role in negotiations between the Israeli and Palestinian sides and is highly respected on both sides.

Ezra, known as " Ezra the scribe " in Chazalic literature, is a highly respected figure in Judaism.

He studied and later lectured at Heythrop College and, seeing the poor standard of philosophical teaching in seminaries, wrote an influential nine-volume History of Philosophy ( 1946 – 75 ), which is highly respected.

* Hamletworks. org A highly respected scholarly resource with multiple versions of Hamlet, numerous commentaries, concordances, facsimiles, and more.

Mitchell has deeply influenced fellow musicians in a diverse range of genres, and her work is highly respected by critics.

It's the period that contains the majority of his most highly respected works, and continued through to 1965 with Tokyo Olympiad.

Musical stars such as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were among the most popular and highly respected personalities in Hollywood during the classical era ; the Fred and Ginger pairing was particularly successful, resulting in a number of classic films, such as Top Hat ( 1935 ), Swing Time ( 1936 ) and Shall We Dance ( 1937 ).

The song's lyrics make a series of scurrilous allegations against a number of highly respected philosophers, usually with regard to their capacity or incapacity for imbibing intoxicating liquors.

France's exile of the highly respected Sultan Mohammed V to Madagascar in 1953 and his replacement by the unpopular Mohammed Ben Aarafa, whose reign was perceived as illegitimate, sparked active opposition to the French protectorate both from nationalists and those who saw the sultan as a religious leader.

The midwives of San Pedro have many roles in the society, and are respected highly for them.

The believers thus justified pursuit of profit with religion, as instead of being fuelled by morally suspect greed or ambition, their actions were motivated by a highly moral and respected philosophy.

Although he gained little popular success in his lifetime, his work was highly respected by his peers, and his friends included Dylan Thomas and Graham Greene.

The Talmud, which often uses stories to make a moral point ( aggadah ), tells of a highly respected rabbi who found the Messiah at the gates of Rome and asked him, " When will you finally come?

People respected and highly valued her and often asked her for help.

Mieszko's conflict with Odo I was a surprising event because, according to Thietmar, Mieszko respected the Margrave highly.

Occasionally a special situation or highly respected, long established personality is given such freedom.

The bull recounts that the Fathers interpreted the angel's address to Mary, " highly favoured one " or " full of grace ", as indicating that " she was never subject to the curse and was, together with her Son, the only partaker of perpetual benediction "; and they " frequently compare her to Eve while yet a virgin, while yet innocence, while yet incorrupt, while not yet deceived by the deadly snares of the most treacherous serpent ".

The album further developed ideas established on their debut album, creating a work with a direct sound that was " heavy and hard, brutal and direct " and which would be highly influential and frequently imitated.

Science fiction and popular literature frequently use the term " neutronium " to refer to a highly dense phase of matter composed primarily of neutrons.

Tahitian pearls, frequently referred to as black pearls, are highly valued because of their rarity ; the culturing process for them dictates a smaller volume output and they can never be mass produced because, in common with most sea pearls, the oyster can only be nucleated with one pearl at a time, while freshwater mussels are capable of multiple pearl implants.

More words can be recalled when the words are highly familiar or occur frequently in the language.

The rulers across this region spoke a similar language, albeit with regional dialects, followed the same religion and were closely interrelated ; they were also highly competitive and frequently in conflict with one another for valuable territory and the castles that controlled them.

" Wells frequently stated that " The Chronic Argonauts " highly reflects what was written in " The Time Machine.

Reality television frequently portrays a modified and highly influenced form of day-to-day life, at times utilizing sensationalism to attract audience viewers and increase advertising revenue.

A highly rational and logical thinker, he was frequently disturbed by what he regarded as logical lapses and absurdities in others ' writings.

It is a highly controversial phenomenon, often seen in a negative light by journalists and the American public, and frequently misunderstood.

He has frequently argued that the MPAA is more likely to give an " R " rating for mild sexual content than for highly violent content.

It is also highly probable that the need for attacking or defensive strategies can switch frequently as a cricket match progresses.

In contrast, reactive aggression is frequently highly emotional and is often the result of biased or deficient cognitive processing on the part of the student.

However, smaller cetaceans and pinnipeds are most vulnerable as their size means that escape once they are entangled is highly unlikely and they frequently drown.

In addition, polyploidy is frequently associated with hybridization and reticulate evolution that appear to be highly prevalent in several fungal taxa.

While other Jedi respect him highly, they are frequently puzzled by his unorthodox beliefs, and ultimately deny him a seat on the Jedi Council despite being the most powerful of the Jedi ( other than Yoda and Mace Windu ).

Bell often uses the metaphor of obesity for wealth, and frequently The Penguin becomes overweight and highly materialistic ; for example, becoming a stockbroker, running privatised prisons, or running a populist tabloid newspaper similar to Rupert Murdoch's The Sun.

They are also frequently used for highly asynchronous links featuring very different upload and download rates.

Still, the genomes of the Rickettsia as well as the mitochondria are frequently said to be " small, highly derived products of several types of reductive evolution ".

His works frequently juxtapose characters from the Old World ( Europe ), embodying a feudal civilization that is beautiful, often corrupt, and alluring, and from the New World ( United States ), where people are often brash, open, and assertive and embody the virtues — freedom and a more highly evolved moral character — of the new American society.

* In the Revelation Space series of novels, Alastair Reynolds characters frequently employ " Entoptics " which are essentially a highly developed form of augmented reality, going so far as to entirely substitute natural perception.

On lateritic soils downslope, the predominant type of vegetation is a maxied forst of jarrah and marri, whilst on the highly exposed and frequently waterlogged summits, an open mossy herbland prevails.

Wrens vary from highly secretive species such as those found in the genus Microcerculus to the highly conspicuous genus Campylorhynchus, the members of which will frequently sing from exposed perches.

* Half-length Madonnas are the form most frequently taken by painted icons of the Eastern Orthodox Church, where the subject matter is highly formulated so that each painting expresses one particular attribute of the " Mother of God ".