* Strategy, including: Funding sources ( individuals, corporations, foundations, donors / governments, endowments, sales / events ) and business model ( independent research, contract work, advocacy ); The balance between research, consultancy, and advocacy ; The source of their arguments: Ideology, values or interests ; applied, empirical or synthesis research ; or theoretical or academic research ( Stephen Yeo ); The manner in which the research agenda is developed — by senior members of the think tank or by individual researchers, or by the think tank of their funders ; Their influencing approaches and tactics ( many researchers but an interesting one comes from Abelson ) and the time horizon for their strategies: long term and short term mobilisation ; Their various audiences of the think tanks ( audiences as consumers and public-this merits another blog ; soon ) ( again, many authors, but Zufeng provides a good framework for China ); and Affiliation, which refers to the issue of independence ( or autonomy ) but also includes think tanks with formal and informal links to political parties, interest groups and other political players.

Their efforts were unsuccessful, as " Beefheart's Howlin ' Wolf vocal style and Zappa's distorted guitar " were " not on the agenda " at the time.

Their agenda was to form a working group that would become an organization known as " Youth for Christ International " which was born in 1946.

Their other responsibilities include maintaining a structured stream of information from the crew to Mission Support, establishing the agenda for each day ( EVAs, maintenance, cooking, cleaning, etc.

Their policy agenda is rooted in four core principles: ( 1 ) fighting for economic justice and security in the U. S. and global economies ; ( 2 ) protecting and preserving civil rights and civil liberties ; ( 3 ) promoting global peace and security ; and ( 4 ) strengthening environmental protection and energy independence.

Their study suggests ‘ reversed agenda effects ’, meaning that public agenda could set media agenda.

* Their meeting with some long-armed faceless aliens who put an ad in the newspaper for a " ruler, dumb and thickheaded " to rule over them, when in reality, the long armed natives actually had a hidden agenda ( probably Jackie ) to expel the planet of both a flood which was destroying their world and in the process, get their palace back by asking the two invading obliterators to literally " turn off the faucet and pull the plug " of a bathtub which had been left running by one of the servants.

Their role later included scrutinising their regional development agency ; integrating policy development and enhancing partnership working at the regional level across the social, economic and environmental policy agenda ; as well as carrying out a wide range of advocacy and consultancy roles with UK government bodies and the European Union ; but their public profile was low.

Their refusal to return left the Indiana General Assembly unable to pass any legislation, until three of the twelve bills they objected to were dropped from the agenda on March 28.

Their agenda followed the revolutionary script that by now was becoming familiar across France, as they declared an end to despotism, forced labour and the hated salt tax.

Their agenda is to move away from the previous productions, taking inspiration in the esthetic designs of the French, German and Russian cinemas.

Their agenda was to fight police harassment, inadequate public schools, inadequate health care, inadequate job opportunities, minority education issues, the lack of political representation, and the Vietnam War.

Their agenda strictly follows the orders of the Lady of Pain, but their principal duty is to build and rebuild the living and growing buildings and streets of the city of Sigil.

Their primary agenda was religious freedom and agrarian reform ; most followers of the babaylan tradition were dispossessed land owners thrown off their property by the Spanish hacienderos and in some cases by Spanish friars bent on acquiring land.

Their work was lonely.

Their skin was covered with a thin coating of sweat and dirt which had almost the consistency of a second skin.

Their writings assume more than dramatic or patriotic interest because of their conviction that the struggle in which they were involved was neither selfish nor parochial but, rather, as Washington in his last wartime circular reminded his fellow countrymen, that `` with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved ''.

Their social status was achieved in some cases by birth, as with Washington, Jefferson and Jay ; ;

Their policy ran counter to the traditional idea that a good fighter was usually a libertine, and that in sex affairs `` God-given passion '' was a proof of manliness.

Their answer was: it can be done, and we will do it.

Their only hope of survival was to hold to the road and keep marching.

Their house was a centuries-old Colonial which they had had restored ( guided by an eminent architect ) and updated, and added on to.

Their world, again, was a still simple, traditional age which was only slowly beginning to appreciate the complexity of life.

Their study showed that it was possible to transfer 3 to 4 lb of oxygen / hr. / hp.

Their onrush and retreat, he reported, was accompanied by a great hissing, roaring and rattling.

`` Their house '', writes Albert S. Flint, `` was always a haven of hospitality and good cheer, especially grateful to one like myself far from home ''.

Their territory lay to the north, near the sources of the Alabama, the Tombigbee, the Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers, and was easily accessible to traders among the near-by Cherokees.

Their joint statement was welcomed by the Western delegations who will attend tomorrow the nineteenth plenary session of the fourteen-nation conference on the future of Laos.

Their flight was delayed, Dunn said, when a boarding ramp inflicted some minor damage to the wing of the plane.

Their singing was well-balanced, clear and, within obvious limitations, extremely pleasing.

Their collaboration in the Beethoven Second Symphony was lucid, intelligent and natural sounding.

Their strategy was sound enough and, he reasoned, had been defeated only by Philip Spencer's unwillingness to sanction an idea he had not originated.

Their robust Calvinism was publicized in such confessions as the London Baptist Confession of 1644 and the Second London Confession of 1689.

Their first album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, including major contributions by all members of Pilot and Ambrosia, was a success, reaching the Top 40 in the US Billboard 200 chart.

Their second was Louisa May, who fictionalized her experience with the family in her novel Little Women in 1868.

Their goal was to regain access to Eden by finding the correct formula for perfect living, following specific rules governing agriculture, diet, and reproduction.

Their most famous battle against Rome took place in Argentoratum ( Strasbourg ), in 357, where they were defeated by Julian, later Emperor of Rome, and their king Chnodomarius was taken prisoner to Rome.

Their initial success in staging uprisings and in seizing control of most of the country by September 1945 was partially undone, however, by the return of the French a few months later.

Their work was partially successful in the late 1970s.

Their deals were partially facilitated by goaltender Patrick Roy's retirement, which freed up $ 8. 5 million in salary.

Their demands were partially met in 1922 when the Revenue Department was separated from the Devaswom, a semi-government organization that managed the Hindu temples, thus removing the restriction on non-Hindus and avarnas in the executive service.

Their generalized design is still slower to load and unload than specialized designs of car, and this partially explains the decline in boxcar numbers since World War II.

Their views on homosexuality are partially based on teachings found in the Old Testament, specifically Leviticus 18: 22 and 20: 13, which they interpret to mean that homosexual behavior is detestable, and that homosexuals should be put to death, respectively.

Their organization was historically of the Turkic type, and they are probably of at least partially Turkic stock.

Their plans to market the brand nationally were partially complicated by the existence of the New Orleans based Barq's Beverages, Inc., and Barq's Beverages of Baton Rouge, Inc., which had long been marketing Barq's and Barq's Creme ' Soda in Southern Louisiana.

Their bagpipes were partially made by Dr. Pymonte, but are also partially built by a well-known pipe builder.

Their debut album, Cucumber, was released in 2010, partially produced by Boards of Canada ( who produced the third single ).

Their relationship eventually floundered, partially due to Meigs's timid attitude, and Deming's unrelenting political activism.

Their first performance was at Tulane University, presenting a rather tongue-in-cheek concert of " best loved Oriental Foxtrots " ( a then largely forgotten early 20th century dance music genre ), partially satirizing the then current revival of scholarly interest in classic ragtime.

Their self-aggrandisation, rivalry, desires to stabilise their spheres of influence, as well as the increasing conflict with Rome ( partially played out in the field of culture ), combined to release much energy into the revival of complex Greek temple architecture.

Their adventures include: losing Ross's infant son ( Ben ) on a bus ; Chandler's dismay at Joey building an " entertainment unit " which is so big, it partially covers their bedroom doors ; buying a chick and a duck ( affectionately named " The Chick and The Duck "); and replacing their dining table with a foosball table.

Their bodies were doused in petrol, only partially burned and not buried.

Whatever the truth, it is a fact that their bodies exist only partially in the physical realm: Their large craniums extend into an extra-dimensional " null-zone ," the purpose of which is unclear.

Their use has historically been largely confined to NASCAR stock car racing, partially due to the much larger surface area of a stock car, and longer season, but have entered the IndyCar in a limited fashion.

Their name was partially derived from their first names, the " A " in Alex and the " R " in Rudy.

Their style clearly differs from that of others and partially contains certain features of other music styles.

Their fame is at least partially down to the fact that they were repeated comparatively recently, in 1982 ( on the fledgling Channel 4 ).

Their unique hip bones, which pointed backwards and were partially fused together, initially reminded paleontologists of the " bird-hipped " ornithischians.

Their back is brownish, the tail is partially white ( best visible from below ), and males of most species have red underparts.

Their mouthparts are partially retractable, with simple chewing mandibles and long maxillary palps.