These new pictures focussed on the familiar and commonplace objects that he had heard the men in his prison camp talking about as the things they missed most, hence associated with the sense of lost freedom: the cafe at the corner, the newspaper kiosk, the girls in doorways and windows along the street, the golden-crusted French bread they lacked, the cigarettes denied them.

Possible upshots: The company could be denied a deduction for its pension payments, or those payments for the wife and other employes could be ruled taxable to them in the year made.

He secured, during the council's second period, 1551 – 53, an invitation, twice given, to the Protestants to be present and the council issued a letter of safe conduct ( thirteenth session ) and offered them the right of discussion, but denied them a vote.

Mather's most fatal influence over the trials was in composing the answer to the question of whether or not to allow Spectral evidence, that is, allowing the afflicted girls to claim that some invisible ghost of the defendant was tormenting them, and for this to be considered evidence of witchcraft by the defendant, even if the defendant denied it and professed their own strongly held Christian beliefs.

He defended friendships as ramparts for pleasure and denied them any inherent worth.

The other two wins were against eventual runners-up Sydney ( in a match where Matthew Lloyd flaunted with the Sydney defence, kicking eight goals ( six of which came in the opening quarter ) and being awarded best-on-ground in a game Essendon rightfully deserved to win ) and against the team that denied them the 2001 Premiership, the Brisbane Lions ( who also were in a rebuilding phrase ).

In a post-colonial reading, the Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart, famously criticized Heart of Darkness in his 1975 lecture An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's " Heart of Darkness ", saying the novella de-humanized Africans, denied them language and culture and reduced them to a metaphorical extension of the dark and dangerous jungle into which the Europeans venture.

The Irish-born have frequently denied the authenticity of their Irish identity, using the derogatory term plastic paddy, and the English regards them as " assimilated " and simply " English.

Those refusing fingerprinting were denied re-entry permits, thus depriving them from freedom of movement.

His letters to Calvin were presented as evidence of heresy, but he denied having written them, and later said he was not sure it was his handwriting.

The Assipitti ( Usipetes ) denied them passage through their lands and a fight was arranged for the strongest man of each tribe.

Brando also filmed scenes for the movie's sequel, Superman II, but after producers refused to pay him the same percentage he received for the first movie, he denied them permission to use the footage.

As Nicaragua's government collapsed and the National Guard commanders escaped with Somoza, the U. S. first promised and then denied them exile in Miami.

The veto fell into disuse because Sovereigns feared that if they denied legislation Parliament would deny them money.

However, the Justice Department denied the allegations, and the mainstream US media downplayed them.

Theology and religious studies are sometimes seen as being in tension ; they are sometimes held to coexist without serious tension ; and it is sometimes denied that there is as clear a boundary between them as the brief description here suggests.

Adams has denied Moloney's claims, calling them " libellous ".

They questioned a system that explicitly allowed same-sex partners to parent, but denied them ( and their adopted children ) the benefits and security of marriage.

the play's strongly patriotic themes were credited by the Conservative Party for helping them secure a large percentage of the middle class votes, despite the fact Coward had conceived the project a full year before the election was held, and the playwright strenuously denied having any motivation to influence its outcome.

He sent a messenger to each of the noblemen, asking them if they approved of Intaphernes's actions ; they denied it and disavowed any connection to Intaphernes's actions, stating that they stood by their decision to appoint Darius as King of Kings.

" In the Americas, slaves were denied the right to marry freely and even humane masters did not accept them as equal members of the family ; however, while grisly executions of slaves convicted of revolt or other offenses were commonplace in the Americas, New World slaves were not subject to arbitrary ritual sacrifice.

He said he sympathized with them, but denied any formal connection.

Petitioner first contends that the Department denied him procedural due process by not giving him timely opportunity, before its final recommendation to the appeal board, to answer the statement of the local board as to his claim of devoting 100 hours to actual preaching.

Having had every opportunity to rebut the finding of the local board before both the hearing officer and the appeal board, petitioner cannot now claim that he was denied due process because he did not succeed.

Having witnessed the events firsthand, she was later infuriated that she was consistently denied the chance to speak in Parliament about the day, although parliamentary convention decreed that any MP witnessing an incident under discussion would be granted an opportunity to speak about it in the House.

During the Batavian rebellion, Domitian eagerly sought the opportunity to attain military glory, but was denied command of a legion by superior officers.

Additionally, due to employment discrimination and residential segregation, minority households " have historically been denied the opportunity to accumulate wealth " and thus, acquire inheritance.

In 1957, Manchester United became the first English team to compete in the European Cup, despite objections from The Football League, who had denied Chelsea the same opportunity the previous season.

* 1968 – Viewers of the Raiders – Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U. S.

After she betrays him, he seeks to take his life, but denied that opportunity he tackles her into Horath's vortex and they are both lost to it.

Defendants may not challenge a conviction because a challenge for cause was denied incorrectly if they had the opportunity to use peremptory challenges.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded to the presidency after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, was denied the opportunity to appoint a justice by a contraction in the size of the Court.

They were denied the opportunity, however, by a large group of police claiming they needed permission from city hall.

Despite his extraordinary academic success at Oxford, Williams was denied the opportunity to pursue a career in the United Kingdom.

The Trustees denied them the opportunity to do so.

Hayes was close to being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004, but was denied the opportunity in the final round of decision making.

But their opportunity for a three-peat was denied by the Dallas Mavericks in a four-game sweep of the second round.

Daly is said to have wanted to begin business in the then county seat of Grantsdale, but was denied the opportunity.

In 2009, the PGA of America granted posthumous membership to Ted Rhodes, John Shippen and Bill Spiller, who were denied the opportunity to become PGA members during their professional careers.

Incarcerated for life, and denied the opportunity to make a political statement by his action, he attempted to kill himself with the sharpened key from a tin of sardines on 20 February 1900.

Having witnessed the events of Bloody Sunday, Devlin was infuriated that she was later consistently denied the floor in Parliament, despite the fact that parliamentary convention decreed that any MP witnessing an incident under discussion would be granted an opportunity to speak about it therein.

However, this meant that the students denied themselves the opportunity to query what they had learnt or discuss it in greater detail.

On the last full day of the Jubilee, pilgrims were permitted to enter the holy door at St. Peter's until late into the night, so that no one would be denied the opportunity to gain the indulgence.

Many were transported to remote locations in the Soviet Union and were denied basic rights and the opportunity to further their education.

They offered members an opportunity to exercise roles denied them in society.

In fact, the most compelling reason for this practice is that the party with the most seats can survive confidence votes so long as the smaller party ( or parties ) simply abstain from confidence votes, whereas a governing party without a plurality in the House needs at least one other party to vote with it at all times ( assuming the largest party will always vote no confidence, but that is almost certain to occur when they are denied the opportunity to govern ).