Of notable importance is Isaiah 7: 14, where the prophet is assuring king Ahaz that God will save Judah from the invading armies of Israel and Syria ; the sign that will prove this is the forthcoming birth of a child called Emmanuel, " God With Us ".

However, it was a sign of the party's lack of importance that they were not included in the War Cabinet.

The idea or phonic substance that a sign contains is of less importance than the other signs that surround it.

The conflict spread across England and Kenilworth was garrisoned by Henry II's forces ; Geoffrey II de Clinton died in this period and the castle was taken fully into royal possession, a sign of its military importance.

If requested to do so by a petition signed by a majority of the membership of the Seanad, and one-third of the membership of the Dáil, the President may, after consultation with the Council of State, decline to sign into law a bill ( other than a bill to amend the constitution ) he / she considers to be of great " national importance " until it has been approved by either the people in an ordinary referendum or the Dáil reassembling after a general election, held within eight months.

Leonard Nimoy refused to sign up to lend his voice to the series unless Nichelle Nichols and George Takei were added to the cast — claiming that Sulu and Uhura were of importance as they were proof of the ethnic diversity of the 23rd century and should not be recast.

The appointment of the social scientist to the mostly humanistic faculty was an important sign of the change of times, and the growing importance and recognition of the social sciences.

This visit is often cited as a sign of the early importance of the Roman See.

The idea or phonic substance that a sign contains is of less importance than the other signs that surround it.

Civic building was of great importance to these towns as a sign of wealth and pride.

As a sign of the importance of the pact, Tyndareus sacrificed a horse.

There does not appear to be any such outward sign of a championship at present, and considering the general interest which matches now elicit, and the importance of having the game played fairly and under rules generally recognized, I am willing to give a cup which shall be held from year to year by the winning team.

The name change was a sign of the ever-increasing importance of the cult of the Aten.

The Woolsack in the House of Lords was originally stuffed with wool from the Sudbury area, a sign of both the importance of the wool industry and of the wealth of the donors.

Crystal City welcome sign invoked Popeye to acknowledge the importance of spinach to the area economy and to urge community cleanup.

It had a Senate and a currency of its own, a sign of its importance in the imperial age.

His formal training with the Abbé Vogler at Darmstadt between 1810 and 1812 was however of crucial importance ; at around this time he begins to sign himself ' Meyer Beer '.

Every peculiarity of diction, every particle, every sign, is to be considered as of higher importance, as having a wider relation and as being of deeper meaning than it seems to have.

The planet that rules the astrological sign of the ascendant is called the chart ruler, and is said to be of particular importance.

Other clinical signs of keratoconus will normally have presented themselves long before Munson's sign becomes apparent, and so this finding, though a classic sign of the disease, tends not to be of primary diagnostic importance.

The New Woman placed great importance on her sexual autonomy, although this was difficult to put into practice as society still voiced loud disapproval of any sign of female licentiousness.

In 859, it was bestowed on Charles the Fat, the son of King Louis I, a sign of its importance.

The scallop shells in gold, represents pilgrimage, a sign of the importance of the departure of the Pilgrim Fathers from a site near the Mayflower Steps in the Barbican aboard the Mayflower in 1620.

Because of its importance, and because the lack of price competition is well recognized, the industry is under considerable public pressure not to raise its price any more than could be justified by cost increases.

Many species in the iris family have a great economic importance in ornamental horticulture and the cut flower industry, especially Gladiolus, Freesia, Sparaxis, Iris, Tigridia ( tiger lily ), Ixia ( corn lily ), Romulea, Neomarica, Moraea ( butterfly lily ), Nemastylis, Belamcanda, Sisyrinchium ( blue-eyed grass ), Crocosmia and Trimezia.

As an example, in British Columbia the forestry industry is of great importance, while the oil and gas industry is important in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Certification is of significant importance in the project management ( PM ) industry.

Research and study show the importance of designing and developing technology that balances a positive user interface with security features that meet industry and corporate standards.

It has the major importance for satisfying the area's major needs for cottage industry as well as milk meat and fat.

When industry groups lobbied to weaken regulation and a backlash against environmental regulations, the so called wise use movement gained importance and influence.

* African festivals Significant African festivals based on the continent include the biannual Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou FESPACO in Burkina Faso, the annual Durban International Film Festival which has grown in importance for industry with the addition of a co-production forum and Talent Campus.

Guns can be used by law enforcement, the military and paramilitary, and security personnel protecting property of state importance ( including the arms industry, financial institutions, storage of resources, and scientific research institutions ).

The leading industry is machinery, followed by chemical industry ( plastic production, pharmaceuticals ), while mining, metallurgy and textile industry seemed to be losing importance in the past two decades.

Many ketones are known and many are of great importance in industry and in biology.

The recent decline of the auto industry in the region has increased the region's awareness of the importance of a strategy to foster the high-technology sector.

" In Washington, the Joint Chiefs declared that the " complete revival of Germany industry, particularly coal mining " was now of " primary importance " to American security.

Especially in the production of polymers, the gas separation by membranes has acquired increasing importance in the petrochemical industry and is now a relatively well-established unit operation.

After the end of the Cold War, the importance of industry, and especially of heavy industry, declined.

What stopped Sweden from adopting the same rules as the rest of Europe, when securing road safety was the national importance of a competitive forestry industry.

The leading industry is machinery, followed by chemical industry ( plastic production, pharmaceuticals ), while mining, metallurgy and textile industry seemed to be losing importance in the past two decades.

However, the decreasing importance of the soda ash trade to ICI in favour of newer products such as paints and plastics, meant that in 1984 the Wallerscote site was closed, and thereafter mostly demolished.

* Widespread use of petroleum in industry — both as a chemical precursor to plastics and as a fuel for the automobile and airplane — led to the vital geopolitical importance of petroleum resources.

" essential2 " attempts to improve the industry's image by emphasizing the importance of chemical industry products — especially plastics — to everyday life, and by using the term " American Chemistry " rather than " chemical industry ".