In even greater degree the same rule applied to the remainder of Eastern Europe, where the upper classes had generally collaborated with the Nazis, even to the extent of sending millions of their peasants into Russia as a part of Hitler's armies.

Later, in the Greek and Roman periods, mouth rinsing following mechanical cleansing became common among the upper classes, and Hippocrates recommended a mixture of salt, alum, and vinegar.

Almost all of Agatha Christie's books are whodunits, focusing on the British middle and upper classes.

He also made laws intended to restrain the upper classes from abusing the least favoured part of the population.

Cider is the most popular beverage of the middle and lower economic classes at Christmas and New Year ( the upper classes proverbially preferring to celebrate with locally produced champagne, although real old-line " creole " aristocrats will still drink cider, which is much more traditional ).

The club was founded on September 23, 1845, as a social club for the upper middle classes of New York City, and was strictly amateur until it disbanded.

Initially, balls of wool referred as ball badminton were preferred by the upper classes in windy or wet conditions, but ultimately the shuttlecock stuck.

All the members of the upper classes and many of the ordinary people were taken captive and carried off to live as prisoners of war.

" Around 1840 the German nobles of the Governorate of Livonia devised the term " Balts " to mean themselves, the German upper classes of Livonia, excluding the Latvian and Estonian lower classes.

It was the language of the upper classes until the 12th century, after which it became the language of commoners in West Brittany ( Breizh Izel ), while the nobility, followed by the bourgeoisie, adopted French.

Despite greater toleration, extreme sects were opposed by the upper classes as they were seen as a threat to social order and property rights.

Gini claimed that nations at a primitive level have a high birth rate, but, as they evolve, the upper classes birth rate drops while the lower class birth rate, while higher, will inevitably deplete as their stronger members emigrate, die in war, or enter into the upper classes.

A passage in Muhtasar kitab al-buldan illustrates the division of Islamic society into strata: " First are the rulers, whom their deserts has placed in the foremost rank ; second are the viziers, distinguished by wisdom and understanding ; third are the wealthy upper classes, lifted by their possessions ; fourth are the middle classes who are attached to the upper three by culture ( ta ' addub ); the remainder are the lowest classes that are filthy refuse, a torrent of scum, none of whom thinks of anything but food and sleep.

Gambling with two or three dice was a very popular form of amusement in Greece, especially with the upper classes, and an invariable accompaniment to symposia.

In places besides Germany, convents were founded as retreats from the world for women of the upper classes.

The horizontal portion is flattened from above downward ; its upper surface is convex and irregular, and gives attachment to the Pectoralis minor ; its under surface is smooth ; its medial and lateral borders are rough ; the former gives attachment to the Pectoralis minor and the latter to the coracoacromial ligament ; the apex is embraced by the conjoined tendon of origin of the Coracobrachialis and short head of the Biceps brachii and gives attachment to the coracoclavicular fascia.

It could be said that she embraced the way of life of the upper middle classes of the English shires with the zeal of the convert.

Following a pattern which was not uncommon among Latin American intellectuals from upper and upper-middle class backgrounds at the time, Morote embraced first religion ( becoming the pastor of an evangelical Christian church ) and later Communism.

This marked a period of domination of the upper reaches of the chart by punk artists as the genre was embraced by Peel and his listeners, though other genres were represented further down the list, and the continuing presence in the list of " Stairway to Heaven " until 1979 showed that the older generation of Peel listeners had not completely abandoned the show.

The leisure centre will be owned by Lambeth and will have an ice rink on the upper floors with a sports hall, gym and swimming pool on the levels below.

Although much of the upper reaches are now designated as leisure routes, there is still significant commencial traffic on the navigation.

Whilst its upper reaches carry little other than leisure traffic, further downstream it provides an important link in the German commercial waterway network, carrying traffic from the River Rhine and the North Sea to Berlin and Poland.

Larger craft can reach as far upstream as Leibsch, although the upper reaches are relatively shallow and are generally only used by leisure craft.

Throughout Joseon history, the monarchy and the yangban existed on the slave labor of the lower classes — particularly the sangmin -- whose bondage to the land as indentured servants enabled the upper classes to enjoy a perpetual life of leisure, i. e., the life of a " scholarly " gentleman.

While they were worn by boys and men of all social classes, they were worn by the ' upper ' classes primarily for leisure activities, and the style became associated with well-to-do country sportsmen, drivers and wealthy golfers.

This is deliberate ; cucumber sandwiches have historically been associated with the Victorian era upper classes of the United Kingdom, whose members were largely at leisure and who could therefore afford to consume foods with little nutritive value.

Whereas in theory members of the Roman Senate and their families were prohibited from engaging in trade, the members of the Equestrian order were involved in businesses, despite their upper class values that laid the emphasis on military pursuits and leisure activities.

The upper class on the other hand, have money, status, education, and leisure time to pursue such activities as theatergoing.

These " Livers " were supposedly the upper class, enjoying a life of " aristo leisure " and served by the " donkeys ," genemod white-collar workers who were voted into power by Livers due to promises of increased prosperity.

In some parts of China, beginning in the Southern Tang kingdom in Nanjing ( 937-975 ), the custom of foot binding was associated with upper class women who were worthy of a life of leisure, and husbands who could afford to spare them the necessity of work ( which would require the ability to be mobile and spend the day on their feet ).

The area includes housing, but also serves as an important ' hub ' for upper Port Glasgow, offering amenities such as education, shopping, health centres, and leisure.

The Communists generally associated male effeminacy with luxury, leisure, and bourgeois or upper class values.

The average temperature in this city is cooler to mild ( 60 degrees Fahrenheit ) in its cooler months and gets warmer to hot in its warmer months ( upper 80 degrees Fahrenheit ) and very good for outdoor activities with family and friends or just for personal leisure.

Limousine liberal is a pejorative American political term used to illustrate perceived hypocrisy by a political liberal of upper class or upper middle class status ; including calls for the use of mass transit while frequently using limousines or private jets, claiming environmental consciousness but driving low MPG sports cars or SUVs, or ostensibly supporting public education while actually sending their children to private schools.

Northern Michigan's rivals in sports action are the two other major schools in the upper peninsula: Michigan Technological University, and Lake Superior State University.

The college is also strong in the sports field, with its men's football team currently league champions ( 2008 / 9 ) and their rugby team resident in the upper echelons of Division 1.

: Reach only the upper thigh ; intended to provide maximum freedom of movement in sports activities.

In the USA, the physical education curriculum is designed to allow school pupils a full range of modern opportunities, dozens of sports and hundreds of carefully reviewed drills and exercises, including exposure to the education with the use of pedometer, GPS, and heart rate monitors, as well as state-of-the-art exercise machines in the upper grades.

Although the upper division of the conference ( which also included Muhlenberg, Drexel, La Salle, and St. Joe's ) competed at the Division I ( then known as the University Division ) level in other sports, only Rutgers was considered a University Division football school.

Lambert shared his interests and knowledge of sports, dogs and animal husbandry with London's middle and upper classes, and it soon became highly fashionable to visit him, or become his friend.

Town-centre shoppers are well served by car parking facilities, the main shops, civic amenities and sports centre with swimming pool lying conveniently in the upper town around the civic centre.

Argues that the political and economic stability of the British upper class and, more importantly, the enthusiasm of boys at English boarding schools, was a crucial factor in the spread of contemporary team sports around the world.

Sporting amateurism was a zealously guarded ideal in the 19th century, especially among the upper classes, but faced steady erosion throughout the 20th century with the continuing growth of pro sports and monetisation of amateur and collegiate sports, and is now strictly held as an ideal by fewer and fewer organisations governing sports, even as they maintain the word " amateur " in their titles.

BRABUS Widestar included a 320 BLUETEC engine from other models available in the USA, Widestar bodyshell, customised front and rear bumpers, LED daytime running lights, side skirts, a roof spoiler with LED lights ( position lights ) and all-new LED lighting units above the front windshield, 21-inch wheels with 295 / 30 ZR 21 tires, lower ride height by 30 mm via BRABUS chassis kit, high-performance brake system, enhanced engine power to and via ECOPowerXtra tuning kit, semi-aniline leather upholstery, diagonal stitching on the seating, door panels and the entire vehicle floor in cognac colour ; black leather on upper surfaces of dashboard and door panels ; black with piano black wood trim at roof lining alcantara upholstery, sports steering wheel and aluminium sports pedals, multimedia system mounted in the front seat backs with a DVD player and 7-inch monitors.

Its upper deck was notable for having the first cantilevered design in a sports stadium and was the first ballpark to be constructed primarily from steel and brick.

These animals are quite solitary and thus spread themselves out, with each cacomistle having a home range of at least 20 hectares ( an area equivalent to 20 sports fields ) and are typically seen in the middle and upper levels of the canopy.

Harpeth Hall fields 11 interscholastic sports in the upper school and 10 in the middle school.

The upper and lower rows can indicate home / away in sports, white / black in chess, etc.

Yoshiko, who plays a Teisco guitar and sports a " Teenage Queen Delinquent " tattoo on her upper right arm, was initially the lead vocalist, but as the band performed more rock and roll songs originally performed by female groups, every member had equal parts in vocals and many songs are performed singing simultaneously.

When not suffering from a multitude of injuries ( upper back sprain, shoulder sprain, neck sprain, abdominal strain, sports hernia, food poisoning ), Troy has been a solid starter for the Quakes, helping lead the team to two MLS Cups in 2001 and 2003.

Belper High School was built as a 13-18 high school ( upper school ) and took shape in a barely complete, largely open-plan new building, built adjacent to the local sports centre.

The lower sections of the meadow, close to the Thames, are grazed by cattle, while the upper sections have sports fields.