To help avoid collision with terrain ( CFIT ), aircraft use systems such as ground-proximity warning systems ( GPWS ), which use radar altimeters as a key element.

In each step, the algorithm compares the input key value with the key value of the middle element of the array.

Otherwise, if the sought key is less than the middle element's key, then the algorithm repeats its action on the sub-array to the left of the middle element or, if the input key is greater, on the sub-array to the right.

It is also possible to bring class actions under state law, and in some cases the court may extend its jurisdiction to all the members of the class, including out of state ( or even internationally ) as the key element is the jurisdiction that the court has over the defendant.

: What Hubbard touts as a science of mind lacks one key element that is expected of a science: empirical testing of claims.

The illumination of the subject is also a key element in creating an artistic piece, and the interplay of light and shadow is a valuable method in the artist's toolbox.

Other scholars stress the omnipotence of the State ( with its consequent suspension of rights ) as the key element of a dictatorship and argue that such concentration of power can be legitimate or not depending on the circumstances, objectives and methods employed.

This concept became a key element of the meaning of " emperor " in the Byzantine and Orthodox east, but went out of favor with in the west with the rise of Roman Catholicism.

Marriage negotiations constituted a key element in Elizabeth's foreign policy.

It is a key element of the RSA algorithm, a public-key encryption method widely used in electronic commerce.

A key authoritarian element of fascism is its endorsement of a prime national leader, who is often known simply as the " Leader " or a similar title, such as Duce in Italian, Führer in German, Caudillo in Spanish, Poglavnik in Croatia, or Conducător in Romanian.

One key element is the Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme, which has advanced to a stage where large tracts of Asia and Africa have now been free of the cattle disease rinderpest for an extended period of time.

Education is a key element in explaining economic growth over time ( see growth accounting ).

The idea that the number of valences of a given element was invariant was a key component of Kekulé's version of structural chemistry.

Regional cooperation through various multilateral organizations is a key element in FSM's foreign policy.

The evacuation was a key element in the creation of the national conscience of Gibraltarians.

In Buddhism, Ai was seen as capable of being either selfish or selfless, the latter being a key element towards enlightenment.

Nonetheless, many of the provisions of the national pact were codified in the 1989 Ta ' if Agreement, perpetuating sectarianism as a key element of Lebanese political life.

The short story, " The Enchanted Buffalo ", claims to be a legend of a tribe of bison, and states that a key element made it into legends of Native American tribes.

The key element in laparoscopic surgery is the use of a laparoscope.

Regional cooperation, through membership in various regional and international organizations, is a key element in its foreign policy.

They were a key element in the success of the May Revolution, which deposed the Spanish viceroy and began the Argentine War of Independence.

The key words here are fair and eventually-if characters ' ranks are close, and the weaker character has obtained some advantage, then the weaker character can escape defeat or perhaps prevail.

After the defeat of the French Campaign in the Battle of the Nile, in 1801, the British Museum acquired more Egyptian sculpture and in 1802 King George III presented the Rosetta Stone – key to the deciphering of hieroglyphs.

Cryptanalysis is used to defeat cryptographic security systems and gain access to the contents of encrypted messages, even if the cryptographic key is unknown.

The key way characters progress is by earning experience points ( XP / EXP ), which happens when they defeat an enemy or accomplish a difficult task.

Heavy cavalry was the difference between victory and defeat in many key battles.

Indeed, in the lead up to the 1949 federal election, Fadden played a key role in the defeat of the Chifley Labor government, frequently making inflammatory claims about the " socialist " nature of the Labor Party, which Menzies could then " clarify " or repudiate as he saw fit, thus appearing more " moderate ".

Solo and Kuryakin are recalled to recapture the escapee and defeat THRUSH once and for all, but the movie misfired on a key point: instead of reuniting the agents on the mission and showcasing their witty interaction, the agents were separated and paired with younger agents.

The only way to defeat this is to encrypt the storage media and store the key separate from the system.

Rice's three-run home run was the key blow in helping the Pawtucket Red Sox ( International League ) defeat the Tulsa Oilers ( American Association ) in a 5 – 2 win in the 1973 Junior World Series.

Arjuna, considered the finest archer and a peerless warrior by many notable figures in the Mahabharata such as Bhishma, Drona, Krishna, Vidura, Sage Naradha and Dhiritharashtra, played a key role in ensuring the defeat of the Kauravas in the Kurukshetra War.

Pelosi was a key figure in convincing President Barack Obama to continue pushing for health care reform after the election of Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown in a January special election, a defeat that was seen as potentially fatal to Democratic reform efforts.

Kristol was key to the defeat of the Clinton health care plan in 1993.

Following COPE's 1996 defeat, the provincial Greens, reversed their policy of opposing coalitions with COPE and, over the strong objections of many longtime Vancouver Greens, pushed through a controversial plan to negotiate with COPE ( this plan was a key factor in the 2000 defeat of party leader Stuart Parker ).

Technological countermeasures are only part of the solution in the effort to defeat IEDs ; experience, training, and awareness remain key factors in combating them.

Upon Guildenstern's defeat, Ashley, now bearing the " key ", carries Sydney out of the collapsing city.

The crisis eventually spread to the national level, becoming one of the key issues in the federal election of 1896 and resulted in the defeat of the Conservative government, which had been in power for most of the previous thirty years.

Bai was also involved in many key campaigns including the first major victory at the Battle of Tai ' erzhuang in Shandong Province in the Spring of 1938 when he teamed up with General Li Zongren to defeat a superior enemy.

The key issue was the Falklands War: most of the former I-CL argued for the defeat of both sides ; most of the former WSL supported a victory for Argentina.

Their only defeat was at Leicester in the last game of the season, when Bath, with the title already won, rested several key players.

In April 1856, Costa Rican troops penetrated into Nicaraguan territory and inflicted a defeat on Walker's men at the Second Battle of Rivas, in which Juan Santamaría, later to be recognized as one of Costa Rica's national heroes, played a key role.

Given that John the Baptist was executed before the defeat of Herod by Aretas IV of Nabatea in the AD 36, and based on the scholarly estimates for the approximate date of the marriage of Herod Antipas and Herodias AD 28-35, Josephus establishes a key connection between the time frame of the ministry of Jesus and his execution.

and on the night before the primary election, McKinney's father stated on Atlanta television that " Jews have bought everybody ... J-E-W-S ." Cynthia McKinney had been through a long contentious relationship with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, and commentators such as Alexander Cockburn allege that money from out-of-state Jewish organizations, angered by her stand on Middle East issues, was key in her election defeat.

Following his defeat in the presidential election, Wade remained at the helm of the PDS, even as a number of the party's key figures abandoned it.