There remained only the delicate task of maneuvering the laws through the labyrinth of Palace politics and making a small number of policy decisions.

An independent Athens was a minor power in the Hellenistic age ; it rarely had much in the way of foreign policy ; it generally remained at peace, allied either with the Ptolemaic dynasty, or later, with Rome ; when it went to war, the result ( as in the Lamian, Chremonidean, and Mithridatic War ) was usually disastrous.

To further strengthen Athens ' grip on its empire, Pericles in 450 began a policy of establishing cleruchiai — quasi-colonies that remained tied to Athens and which served as garrisons to maintain control of the League's vast territory.

Despite an expansionary fiscal policy, the public debt remained moderate at around 50 percent of GDP as deficits were financed partly by privatization receipts.

All other firearms held in custody remained there however, until the repeal of the Garda policy following a high court case taken by an Irish shooter ( Frank Brophy ) to obtain a licence for an Olympic target shooting pistol succeeded and the licence was granted.

Restoring Central American unity remained the officially stated chief aim of Honduran foreign policy until after World War I.

" Certain joint policy and executive bodies were created between Northern Ireland, the part of the island that remained in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, and these were given executive authority.

The Emperors, however, had a policy of preserving the unity between Constantinople and Rome ; and this remained possible only if they did not swerve from the line defined at Chalcedon.

The recognition of the Roman see as the highest ecclesiastical authority remained the cornerstone of his Western policy.

After retiring from the Marine Corps, Jones remained involved in national security and foreign policy issues.

In July 1929 it remained official Soviet policy that the kulak should not be terrorised and should be enlisted into the collective farms.

Despite these pressures, consumer price inflation has remained low ( 2. 2 % according to the Central Bank of Malta 2nd Quarterly Report in 2007 ), reflecting the impact of a fixed exchange rate policy ( 100 % hard peg to the euro, in preparation for currency changeover ) and lingering price controls.

Fiscal policy remained tight, ending 2007 with a modest deficit of 0. 3 percent of GDP.

Beginning in 1967 with the appointment of a Coordinator of Transport heading a policy unit, in 1968-69 the Department of Transport was fully established responsible for policy and investment in all transport modes, ( Civil aviation regulation remained with the Australian Department of Civil Aviation ).

For Adolf Hitler, the circumstance was no dilemma, because the Drang nach Osten (" Drive towards the East ") policy secretly remained in force, culminating on 18 December 1940 with Directive No. 21, Operation Barbarossa, approved on 3 February 1941, and scheduled for mid-May 1941.

The North cut off talks but the South remained committed to the policy of reconciliation and relations began to thaw again.

RAF Bomber Command ended the Second World War with a policy of using heavy four-piston-engined bombers for massed raids and remained committed to this policy in the immediate post-war period.

By July 1, 1881, minor party dissension over the Conkling affair remained while President Garfield continued his policy of forbidding Vice President Chester A. Arthur, a Conkling ally, from attending presidential cabinet meetings.

Dál Riata remained allied with the Northern Uí Néill until the reign of Domnall Brecc, who reversed this policy and allied with Congal Cáech ( also known as Congal Cláen ) of the Dál nAraidi.

The renewal of the German alliance remained the principal orientation of Manuel's foreign policy for the rest of his reign, despite the gradual divergence of interests between the two empires after Conrad's death.

" Sir Erskine May notes that " reformed Parliament was, unquestionably, more liberal and progressive in its policy than the Parliaments of old ; more vigorous and active ; more susceptible to the influence of public opinion ; and more secure in the confidence of the people ," but admitted that " grave defects still remained to be considered.

Heath's planned economic policy changes ( including a significant shift from direct to indirect taxation ) remained largely unimplemented: the Selsdon policy document was more or less abandoned as unemployment increased considerably by 1972.

During the Atari 7800 ’ s life cycle, Atari found themselves struggling to get developers to create 7800 versions of then-popular arcade titles because of a controversial policy employed by Nintendo.

But this reticence to fight induced Marlborough to undertake a controversial policy of spoliation in Bavaria, burning buildings and crops throughout the rich lands south of the Danube.

In a policy document entitled New Politics, deputy Hogan has suggested creating a country with " a smaller, more dynamic and more responsive political system ," reducing the size of the Dáil by 20, changing the way the Dáil works, and in a controversial move, abolishing the Irish senate, Seanad Éireann.

Before the 1992 Republican National Convention, Kemp and six prominent Republican conservatives prepared a controversial memo urging Bush to revise his economic policy.

“ The new United States government policy allowing business activity in Burma ’ s controversial oil sector with reporting requirements will not adequately prevent new investments from fueling abuses and undermining reform ,” New York-based watchdog Human Rights Watch said in a statement.

James had a controversial religious policy ; his attempt to grant freedom of religion to non-Anglicans by suspending acts of Parliament by royal decree was not well received.

Deng made controversial economic reforms to the PRC's economy involving effective economic liberalization under the policy of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.

One of the more controversial international issues surrounding the Netherlands is its liberal policy towards soft drugs and position of the Netherlands as one of the major exporters of hard drugs.

The Reichskonkordat, signed on 20 July 1933, between Germany and the Holy See, while thus a part of an overall Vatican policy, was controversial from its beginning.

The secessions in the first and third points were occasioned in part by factors including the UPCUSA's approval of abortion rights, its stands on world peace and concomitant suspicion of an aggressive U. S. foreign policy ( brought about by the trauma of the Vietnam War ), and its support of controversial social justice causes such as a well-publicized General Assembly contribution to the defense fund of imprisoned activist Angela Davis.

Although controversial, his policy of neutrality allowed trade with both the Communist and Western blocs.

Some of the duties Gladstone intended to abolish in 1860 were the duties on paper, a controversial policy because the duties had traditionally inflated the costs of publishing and thus hindered the dissemination of radical working class ideas.

From the 1830s, colonial governments established the now controversial offices of the Protector of Aborigines in an effort to avoid mistreatment of Indigenous peoples and conduct government policy towards them.

This policy was controversial with the public and even some of her own Members of Parliament ( MPs ) ( as well as former Conservative prime ministers Harold Macmillanand Edward Heath ), but her success in the Falklands war led to a recovery in her popularity which contributed to the Conservative victory in the 1983 general election.

In response to criticisms of the Institute stating that the amendment was a federal education policy requiring inclusion of alternatives to evolution be taught, which it was not, in 2003 intelligent design's three most prominent legislators, John Boehner, Judd Gregg and Santorum provided a letter to the Discovery Institute giving it the go ahead to invoke the amendment as evidence of " Congress's rejection of the idea that students only need to learn about the dominant scientific view of controversial topics ".

His term was controversial, however, because while Ambassador, Bayard condemned the American policy of protectionism in trade, which he deemed " state socialism.

" While this was not seen by Israel as a significant moderation of PLO policy, the phrasing was extremely controversial within the PLO itself, where it was widely regarded as a move towards a two-state solution.

Even the transport economists who advocate congestion pricing have anticipated several practical limitations, concerns and controversial issues regarding the actual implementation of this policy.

Because of their ability to set legal precedent in regions that cover millions of people, the United States Courts of Appeals have strong policy influence on U. S. law ; however, this political recognition is controversial.

Other critics of Mao fault him for not encouraging birth control and for creating an unnecessary demographic bump by encouraging the masses, " The more people, the more power ", which later Chinese leaders forcibly responded to with the equally controversial one-child policy.

He pursued a controversial course in foreign policy.

Different pundits would attribute different meanings to " the Bush Doctrine ", as it came to describe other elements, including the controversial policy of preventive war, which held that the United States should depose foreign regimes that represented a potential or perceived threat to the security of the United States, even if that threat was not immediate ; a policy of spreading democracy around the world, especially in the Middle East, as a strategy for combating terrorism ; and a willingness to unilaterally pursue U. S. military interests.

He and Hacker both hold the view that " a controversial policy will lose votes, whilst a courageous one will lose the election.