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After the Berlin blockade and airlift, the Council of Foreign Ministers in 1949 declared a purpose `` to mitigate the effects of the present administrative division of Germany and of Berlin ''.
The Kremlin's goal is the isolation and capture, not of Ghana, but of the United States -- and this purpose may be served very well by countries that masquerade under a `` neutralist '' mask, yet in fact are dependable auxiliaries of the Soviet Foreign Office.
Under the terms of the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez, Díaz and Corral agreed to resign by the end of May 1911, with Díaz's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francisco León de la Barra, taking over as interim president solely for the purpose of calling general elections.
The initial purpose of the newly formed Foreign Ministry was both to represent Norway's interests through diplomatic channels, and to provide consular services for Norwegian shipping and commerce overseas.
" During a parliamentary debate in Britain on 6 December 1977, Foreign Secretary David Owen replied in the negative when asked " whether Her Majesty's Government intend to recognise travel documents issued by the authorities of [...] Bophuthatswana for the purpose of admitting visitors to the United Kingdom.
; 1844: Pastor T. Tully Crybace convenes a committee in London for the purpose of founding a ' British and Foreign Society for Promoting the Restoration of the Jewish Nation to Palestine.
While the American Legion reportedly criticized the assessment, Glen M. Gardner Jr., the national commander of the 2. 2 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars, defended it generally, saying it " should have been worded differently " but served a vital purpose.
Even the Foreign Agency served this purpose.
Foreign officers were responsible for the handling of the imported guns ; the Marathas never trained their own men in any considerable numbers for the purpose.
The British and Foreign Bible Society, often known in England and Wales as simply Bible Society, is a non-denominational Christian Bible society with charity status whose purpose is to make the Bible available throughout the world.
On 1 July 1939, in response to a message from the Soviet Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov about what nations the intended " grand alliance " was meant to protect, Bonnet sent a telegraph in reply stating the purpose of the " grand alliance " was " the mutual solidarity of the three great powers ... in those conditions the number of countries guaranteed is unimportant ".
By royal decree, and published in the Diário do Governo ( 4 September ), the Palace ceases to operate as a Royal Residence, and passed onto the Treasury, for the " accommodation of heads of state, princes and foreign missions that come on an official visit to Lisbon, leaving for that purpose by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ".
In determining whether the Foreign State's activities are commercial, the FSIA requires that courts look to the nature of the act itself, rather than the purpose for which the foreign sovereign engaged in the act.
In the dossier, which was received poorly by Sir George Mounsey, the Foreign Office assistant under-secretary-who believed that it did not gel with Britain's then contemporary policy of appeasement-Sinclair described Hitler as possessing the characteristics of " fanaticism, mysticism, ruthlessness, cunning, vanity, moods of exaltation and depression, fits of bitter and self-righteous resentment ; and what can only be termed a streak of madness ; but with it all there is a great tenacity of purpose, which has often been combined with extraordinary clarity of vision.
Foreign Policy In January 2010, Carnahan partnered with Republican Congressman Joseph Cao of Louisiana to create the American Engagement Caucus, its stated purpose being the promotion of a multilateral foreign policy in which the United States works closely with other countries to address global problems.
In developing countries, governments sometimes reduce or eliminate corporate taxes for the purpose of attracting Foreign Direct Investment or stimulating growth in selected industries.
* Foreign Mission The foreign ministry is a part of the church's services and its purpose is to reach out to the foreign, non-English speaking community in Singapore.
Subsequently, the Council Fathers wrote a letter requesting clergy for that purpose to Father Herbert Vaughan superior general of the Saint Joseph's Society for Foreign Missions in Mill Hill, London.
It is a three judge panel whose sole purpose is to review denials of applications for electronic surveillance warrants ( called FISA warrants ) by the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ( or FISC ).
In Hong Kong, only MacLehose, Kan and Wilson knew the purpose of their mission, which was facilitated by Youde in London and Cradock in Peking, and was endorsed by the Foreign Secretary, Dr David Owen.
John D. Rockefeller, an industrialist, philanthropist, devoted American Baptist Churches USA | Northern Baptist and founder of the Standard Oil Company, gave a grant to the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society ( a constituent board affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA ), for the purpose of establishing a school for boys in the Philippines, a task which was given to William Orison Valentine.
It was established in 1962 as ' Ivory Coast Academy ' by Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society ( now WorldVenture ) and its main purpose was to provide a standard American education to the children of missionaries in West Africa.

purpose and Legion
A new series, The Legion, was launched in which the Legion was reunited and given a new base and purpose.
Codreanu felt he had to amend the purpose of the movement after more than two years of stagnation: he and the leadership of the movement started touring rural regions, addressing the churchgoing illiterate population with the rhetoric of sermons, dressing up in long white mantles and instigating Christian prejudice against Judaism ( this intense campaign was also prompted by the fact that the Legion was immediately sidelined by Cuza's League in the traditional Moldavian and Bukovinan centers ).
It was revealed that Magik is the one responsible for bringing Legion back to Earth from the Age of Apocalypse, for the purpose of destroying the Elder Gods once and for all.
Its purpose is to provide both 1 ) structure and supervision of the apostolates, and 2 ) An overview as to what the Legion / Regnum Christi does as a whole, with brand-name-type recognition.
Several real people are tuckerized into the book in a more positive light, including many fans who made donations to charity for that express purpose and a character called " RMS " ( presumably Richard M. Stallman ) who leads a network of hackers called the Legion of Doom, connected by a series of pre-Internet BBS systems.
Although Smith's rank in the Legion was simply a private ( see George A. Smith 4, 1852, JD 1: 79 ; ), one Parowan resident understood that part of the purpose of Apostle Smith's trip was represent the church leadership and to organize the regiment, inspect the troops, and provide instructions ( see ).
The Legion of Super-Heroes continuity was completely rebooted following Zero Hour, and the various Hawkman characters were merged into one ( even though, contrary to the storyline's purpose, this created new sets of contradictions and confusions ).

purpose and was
No one seemed to know for sure what had happened, nor was there any purpose or responsibility in the muttering feet and urgent voices behind the driver, beyond finding out.
His purpose, however, was not to establish an empire, but to assert the principle of divine justice.
Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.
But by the time the papers were finally disposed of, the group had informed the world of its purpose, its recommendations, and its belief that Paul Bang-Jensen was not of sound mind.
Against Seebohm formidable foes have taken the field, notably F. W. Maitland, whose Domesday Book And Beyond was written expressly for this purpose, and Sir Paul Vinogradoff whose The Growth Of The Manor had a similar aim.
It was doing very well, too, having reached the center, and was pursuing its way with commendable singleness of purpose when Mr. Podger saw hazard approaching in the shape of a flashy little sports car.
Sing Sing's prisoner strike was motivated by a reasonable purpose, a fair break from parole boards.
But if his purpose was to inspire terror, his action could hardly have miscarried more obviously.
One moment, the road was filled with disciplined troops, marching four by four with a purpose as implacable as death ; ;
No, Kayabashi was bringing his associates here for a specific purpose and Rector would not be able to fathom it until they arrived.
Claire was bitterly disappointed but determined not to let the rebuff daunt her purpose.
Its purpose was to find ways of offsetting the United States' declining balance of trade for 1958 and 1959.
The State Ballet of Rhode Island, the first incorporated group, was formed for the purpose of extending knowledge of the art of ballet in the Community, to promote interest in ballet performances, to contribute to the cultural life of the State, and to provide opportunity for gifted dance students who, for one reason or another, are unable to pursue a career and to develop others for the professional state ; ;
The purpose of this provision was thus explained in the Court's opinion: ``
It was determined that the hours of sunrise and sunset, respectively, should be used for this purpose.
At this date, it seems probable that the name of Serge Prokofieff will appear in the archives of History, as an effective Traditionalist, who was fully aware of the lure and danger of experimentation, and used it as it served his purpose ; ;
-- Although there was some variation in results which must be attributed either to trace impurities or to variation in wall effects, the photochemical exchange in the gas phase was sufficiently reproducible so that it seemed meaningful to compare the reaction rates in different series of reaction tubes for the purpose of obtaining information on the effect of chlorine concentration and of carbon tetrachloride concentration on the reaction rate.
It was stated earlier that one purpose of this study was to extend the analysis of variability of Onset and Completion in each of the 21 growth centers somewhat beyond that provided by the data in Tables 1 and 2.
The purpose set forth at the beginning of this book was first to introduce the reader to a general background knowledge of the various types and capabilities of the forecasting methods already in use, so that he might then be in a position to evaluate for himself the validity of the rather astonishing empirical correlation that is to follow, and to appraise the forecast that its interpretation suggests for the future of farm prices over the years immediately ahead.
One purpose of the change was to attain sympathetic enforcement of rights insured by the Civil War amendments against state interference.
The Justice's elaborate examination of the legislative history of the provision in question suggests that Congress' purpose was merely to make unions suable.

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