His government officially treated the brief reign of his late son as a regency, which meant that Alexander's marriage, contracted without his father's permission, was technically illegal, the marriage void, and the couple's posthumous daughter, Alexandra, illegitimate.

His government officially treated the brief reign of his late son as a regency, which meant that Alexander's marriage, contracted without his father's permission, was technically illegal, the marriage void, and the couple's posthumous child illegitimate.

Thus, the ensuing revival of Augustinian theology, stating that man cannot be saved by his own efforts but only by the grace of God would erode the legitimacy of the rigid institutions of the church meant to provide a channel for man to do good works and get into heaven.

The latter's deposition without a formal ecclesiastical trial meant that Photios's election was uncanonical, and eventually Pope Nicholas I sought to involve himself in determining the legitimacy of the succession.

Goryeo ’ s quest, through the writing of the Samguk Sagi, to secure its legitimacy, its carrying on of the " mantle of authority " ( or Mandate of Heaven ) from Three Kingdoms, meant as a necessary consequence that the compilers of the Samguk Sagi, unlike the Jewang Ungi or the Goryeo Dokyung ( 高麗圖經 ), emphasized United Silla, the last survivor among the Three Kingdoms, and ignored Balhae.

After completing the restoration of the Sphinx, he placed a carved stone tablet, now known as the Dream Stele, between the two paws of the Sphinx. The restoration of the Sphinx and the text of the Dream Stele would then be a piece of propaganda on Thutmose's part, meant to bestow legitimacy upon his unexpected kingship.

The Reorganized National Government was one of several puppet states of the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War ( 1937 – 1945 ), and it was meant to rival the legitimacy of the government of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, which was of the same name and based in Chongqing.

Laurence Humphrey, working out of Strasbourg, claimed to be clarifying what Knox, Ponet, and Goodman really meant when he defended passive resistance only and supported the legitimacy of female rule in De religionis conservatione et reformatione vera ( 1559 ).

He was thinking that the way she had responded to his own kiss hadn't meant what he had believed it had.

It was meant to insult him, and didn't quite succeed.

There was no doubt that Herr Schaffner meant every word of what he said.

I fled, however, not from what might have been the natural fear of being unable to disguise from you that the things about my bridegroom -- in the sense you meant the word `` things '' -- which you had been galvanizing yourself to tell me as a painful part of your maternal duty were things which I had already insisted upon finding out for myself ( despite, I may now say, the unspeakable awkwardness of making the discovery on principle, yes, on principle, and in cold blood ) because I was resolved, as a modern woman, not to be a mollycoddle waiting for Life but to seize Life by the throat.

Among the dolls was one that meant very much to the First Lady, who would pick it up and look at it often.

Mama knew this doll was meant to help Mrs. Coolidge overcome her grief by turning her eyes to the future.

This is what was meant, above, by describing history as inferential.

I wouldn't hear of it because it meant giving up the `` line '', though I realized I was in poor shape physically.

What they meant was that there was no evidence to show that the south and east coasts of Britain received Germanic settlers conspicuously earlier than some other parts of England.

Of course it was not meant to be.

It was a word he was proud of, a word that meant much to him, and he used it with great pleasure, almost as if it were an exclusive possession, and more: he sensed himself to be very highly educated, four cuts above any of the folks back home.

The equation was simple: wealth brought them happiness, and their united front to the world was their warning that they meant to keep everything they had, let no one in on the secrets.

It was meant to be my present ''.

It is difficult to tabulate exactly what was meant in each individual situation, but the conclusion may be drawn that 21 towns do not assess movable personal property, and of the remainder only certain types are valued for tax purposes.

What I meant to say was that I started to start in on the dishes by gathering them all together in the kitchen sink.

When we repeat the remark that such suffering was a bad thing, the feeling with which we made it last week may be at or near the vanishing point, but if we were asked whether we meant to say what we did before, we should certainly answer Yes.

Since Fogg's was a one-man, one-plane flying service, this meant that he would have to do both trips, flying alone 600 miles a day, under sub-freezing temperature conditions.

If he is not told which of four or five readings was meant for him, he can more readily assess each item in a larger frame: `` Does that statement really sound as if it were for me, significant in my particular life??

The din was successful, too, for just before the moon disappeared, the frightened toad had begun to spit it out again, which meant good luck all around.

`` Mixed herd '' meant a herd of mixed sexes, while a `` straight steer herd '' was one composed entirely of steers, and when the cowman spoke of `` mixed cattle '', he meant cattle of various grades, ages, and sexes.

Again it was used as the title for the hoss wrangler, and when the order was given to go out and `` rustle the hosses '', it meant for 'im to go out and herd 'em in.

The team had trouble gaining success, as the music industry at the time thought " new and exciting " meant upbeat guitar-oriented skinny-tie power pop bands with male lead singers and thus did not understand their Synth Punk sound and more adventurous subject matter.

The difficulty of gaining regular appearances on television in England has long meant that radio has remained the major popular medium for increasing awareness of the genre.

Manchester City were also defeated by Stockport County in, when 2 late goals from John Hardiker meant that City were prevented from gaining 100 points in their quest for the Division One title.

On the other hand, this idea is gaining ground among us that education is not meant to build up better human beings, but only to get better jobs.

However, subsequent delays in gaining planning permission meant that the club would have to wait until August 2011 before being able to play their home games there – more than a decade after the stadium was first proposed.

Due to an accident in the second episode, Paradigm is injected with piranha DNA meant for the Street Sharks, gaining the moniker Dr. Piranoid.

Halesowen came close to gaining promotion in 2006 – 07, losing to Hitchin Town in the last game of the season, which meant missing the playoffs.

The ethos of service, combined with the advantage of gaining status by obliging others, meant that someone of higher ranking was moved to assist his subordinates.

Some observers believed that gaining the relative ratings boost from the League Championship Series and World Series meant more to Fox than the other broadcast networks.

This meant that HDZ finally succeeded in gaining the majority in the 50-seat assembly, which enabled the party to appoint their mayor, who was afterwards approved by Tuđman.

In October 1919, while regaining her strength after an appendectomy, she confided to a friend that giving up college and her dreams of a " journalistic career " to keep house and take her mother's place in society meant " giving up all the worthwhile things that counted for — nothing!

In poker, a steal is a type of a bluff, a raise during the first betting round made with an inferior hand and meant to make other players fold superior hands because of shown strength.

Stowe never meant Uncle Tom to be a derided name, but the term as a pejorative has developed based on how later versions of the character, stripped of his strength, were depicted on stage.

The German emphasis on this Main Line of Resistance ( MLR ) meant that defenses further inland were significantly weaker, and based on small pockets of prepared positions smaller than company sized in strength.

The uncertainty of existence meant that communities or peoples kindred to each other would seek security through their own strength and cunning, and improve their livelihoods at their nominal enemies ' expense.

Polishing not only increased the final strength of the product but also meant that the head could penetrate wood more easily.

The judge ruled that Denny's statement had indeed meant this, and from this position of strength Coke forced a settlement.

By that it is not meant that any one of the other theatres of war is of less importance than the Pacific, but that Australia asks for a concerted plan evoking the greatest strength at the Democracies ' disposal, determined upon hurling Japan back.

This attack was also meant to probe the strength and resolution of the enemy, as the Emperor did not know exactly what forces lay before him.

The Anglia's strength and durability meant that no repairs were required whatsoever other than tyre changes.

He is wearing the handicaps meant to counteract his strength, intelligence, and good looks.

Having originally been designed as the basis of a future V8, the block is immensely strong and can handle huge increases in power without modification, also the crank was designed to be shared with the diesel version which meant in built strength was assured for the petrol versions.

Whilst the reduction of the peacetime strength of the German army from 780, 000 ( 1913 ) to 100, 000 actually enhanced the quality of the Reichsheer ( only the best would be permitted to join the army ) the changing face of warfare meant that the smaller army was largely helpless without mechanised and aerial support, no matter how much effort was put into modernising infantry tactics.

By late 1924, the creation of the reserve air force, known as the Auxiliary Air Force, meant that Trenchard was able to modestly expand the RAF's strength, and over the next two years 25 auxiliary squadrons were created.

The wide variety of skills needed to compete meant that pentathletes were held in high esteem as physical specimens: in Rhetoric, Aristotle remarked " a body capable of enduring all efforts, either of the racecourse or of bodily strength ... This is why the athletes in the pentathlon are most beautiful ".

In his own language, his name " Cheis " meant " having the quality or strength of oak.

These requirements meant that many flamboyant techniques, exotic kicks, or movements requiring extraordinary feats of strength or agility were excluded from consideration under the LINE system.

Such form placed him in contention for a place in the England team to play Australia, but the strength of English batting at the time meant that he was not a certainty.

And what Olasky meant by it was that McCain supporters generally, and Brooks specifically, are attracted to " Zeus-like strength " rather than Christ-like compassion.

In the movie, 10, 000 of Saruman's Uruk-hai ( with no orcs of other races, Dunlendings or wargs to accompany them ) lay siege to the fortress, which is defended by around 300 Rohirrim ( before the battle, Legolas states their strength to be " three hundred against ten thousand ", but he may have meant at that time, as more were fleeing to the fortress ).

The uncertainty of existence meant that communities or people kindred to each other would seek security through their own strength and cunning, and improve their livelihoods at their nominal enemies ' expense.

Many of the early civilizations of Peru considered all the world to be sacred and alive ; this concept meant that anything of significant beauty or strength would be called a huaca.

Huge suspension travel, and great strength, meant that the 504 was suited to rough road conditions, and the car proved extremely reliable in conditions found in Africa, Asia, Australia and the like.

They are sometimes also called " power " maneuvers, as they are meant to emphasize a wrestler's strength.