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The state's rights position was formulated by Jefferson and Madison in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolves, but in their later careers as heads of state the two proved themselves better Hamiltonians than Jeffersonians.
To my knowledge, Lincoln remains the only Head of State and Commander-in-Chief who, while fighting a fearful war whose issue was in doubt, proved man enough to say this publicly -- to give his foe the benefit of the fact that in all human truth there is some error, and in all our error, some truth.
and the question before these meetings was, here is a man of international reputation and proved earning power ; ;
Sherman proved that a railway base could be movable and the most brilliant feature of the Atlanta campaign was the rapid repair of the tracks.
The United States was engaged in a military attack on a peaceful, orderly people governed by a regime that had proved itself the most pro-Western and anti-Communist within any of the new nations -- the only place in Africa, moreover, where a productive relationship between whites and blacks had apparently been achieved.
The doctor was wearing a long New England greatcoat, hardly necessary in the June weather but a garment which proved well adapted to the sequestration of hens.
The conclusion upon this record is inescapable that such likelihood was proved as to this acquisition.
The north portion of the Essex bridge was well worth the cost of construction, although it proved to be twice what was estimated in the beginning.
The resulting magnetic effect proved stronger than when the discharge was made lengthwise.
Walton dropped everything to serve as a district co-ordinator in the hard-fought Wisconsin primary and proved so useful that he was promoted to be liaison officer to critically important New York City.
It might be, indeed it had already proved to be a marriage without love, but it was marriage.
Then Heywood Sullivan, Kansas City catcher, singled up the middle and Throneberry was across with what proved to be the winning run.
It was the first time we've been ahead this season ( when John Richey kicked what proved to be the winning field goal ) ''.
He was also pleased with the wide distribution because he thought it proved again his argument that Dallas investment men can do just as good a job as the big New York investment bankers claim only they can do.
Player immediately proved he was not in the least awed by the dramatic proximity of Palmer.
This proved conclusively that The Wrangler was a jinx, so he walked on down to Hurrays, an even more glorified gambling den than the Golden Calf.
Hopes that the 2005 Ashes series would be closely fought proved well-founded, as the series was more competitive than anyone had predicted and was still undecided as the closing session of the final Test began.
This rule proved inconvenient when a monastery was situated in a desert or at a distance from a city, and necessity compelled the ordination of some monks.
The 1976 definition of the astronomical unit was incomplete, in particular because it does not specify the frame of reference in which time is to be measured, but proved practical for the calculation of ephemerides: a fuller definition that is consistent with general relativity was proposed, and " vigorous debate " ensued until in August 2012 the International Astronomical Union adopted the current definition of 1 astronomical unit = 149597870700 meters.
Dirac tried to argue that this was due to the electromagnetic interactions with the sea, until Hermann Weyl proved that hole theory was completely symmetric between negative and positive charges.
On his arrival at Ephesus a three months ' truce was concluded with Tissaphernes, the satrap of Lydia and Caria, but negotiations conducted during that time proved fruitless, and on its termination Agesilaus raided Phrygia, where he easily won immense booty from the satrap Pharnabazus ; Tissaphernes could offer no assistance, as he had concentrated his troops in Caria.

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* Metamath-a language for developing strictly formalized mathematical definitions and proofs accompanied by a proof checker for this language and a growing database of thousands of proved theorems ; while the Metamath language is not accompanied with an automated theorem prover, it can be regarded as important because the formal language behind it allows development of such a software ; as of March, 2012, there is no " widely " known such software, so it is not a subject of " automated theorem proving " ( it can become such a subject ), but it is a proof assistant.
Though Havana, which had become the third-largest city in the Americas, was to enter an era of sustained development and closening ties with North America during this period, the British occupation of the city proved short-lived.
Although shortstop Ernie Banks would become one of the star players in the league during the next decade, finding help for him proved a difficult task, as quality players such as Hank Sauer were few and far between.
This proved to be beneficial for both the employer and the employee, because this improvement in human capital caused employees to become more efficient, which lowered costs for the employer, and skilled employees received a higher wage than employees with just primary educational attainment.
For they who affirm that the Son is the Father, are proved neither to have become acquainted with the Father, nor to know that the Father of the universe has a Son ; who also, being the first-begotten Word of God, is even God.
The Hawke government supported his bid to become Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, but it proved unsuccessful.
Hit singles such as " Jam-Master Jay " and " Hard Times " proved that the group were more than a one-hit wonder, and the landmark single " Rock Box " was a groundbreaking fusion of raw hip-hop and hard rock that would become a cornerstone of the group's sound and paved the way for the rap rock movement of the late 1990s.
Super Mario Kart proved to be a critical and commercial success ; it received a Player's Choice release after selling one million copies and eventually went on to sell eight million copies to become the third best selling game ever for the SNES.
Trees grown from piggies killed normally become brothertrees, but the ritually dissected ones are done so in order to make them fathertrees — sentient, living trees that are, unlike animal pequeninos, capable of reproduction ( the descolada is proved to be instrumental in these transformations ).
Introduced in 1989, the Volant skis proved expensive to produce, and in spite of numerous positive reviews the company never able to become profitable.
This proved disastrous in terms of the band's career, in particular as the band were being actively courted by Seymour Stein who thought they could become massive stars in the USA.
This agreement proved disastrous: by 308 Maxentius had become de facto ruler of Italy and Africa even without any imperial rank, and neither Constantine nor Maximinus — who had both been Caesares since 306 and 305 respectively — were prepared to tolerate the promotion of the Augustus Licinius as their superior.
His father was originally a farm-hand and forestry worker who rose to become a forestry manager and stock agent at Halla Ltd. Claims made that Kekkonen's family had lived in a rudimentary farmhouse with no chimney were later proved to be false — a photograph of Kekkonen's childhood home had been retouched to remove the chimney.
In domestic affairs King strengthened the Liberal policy of increasing the powers of the provincial governments by transferring to the governments of Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan the ownership of the crown lands within those provinces, as well as the subsoil rights ; these in particular would become increasingly important, as petroleum and other natural resources proved very abundant.
The method has become important in forensic science to assist police detective work, and it has also proved useful in resolving paternity and immigration disputes.
During his reign, he proved that the German monarchy had become a viable institution.
He proved an effective and popular leader of that institution, which would later become Louisiana State University ( LSU ).
In emerging markets, such as China and Vietnam, bonds have become increasingly important as term financing options, since access to traditional bank credits has always been proved to be limited, especially if borrowers are non-state corporates.
Having this simple but essential mathematical proportion at hand – which proved the overall impossible aforementioned role of the liver – Harvey went on to prove how the blood circulated in a circle by means of countless experiments initially done on serpents and fish: tying their veins and arteries in separate periods of time, Harvey noticed the modifications which occurred ; indeed, as he tied the veins, the heart would become empty, while as he did the same to the arteries, the organ would swell up.
The 2002 general election proved a great success for the LPF, yielding 17 % of the votes and 26 seats in the House of Representatives — by far a record number of seats in the Netherlands for a new party — to become the second largest party.
Neither rumor was ever proven, but Edith proved to be bored with her marriage very early on and focused her energy on Norma, who she decided would one day become a famous concert pianist.
Gollancz proved to be an innovative and inspirational teacher, he introduced the first civics class to be taught at an English public school and many of his students went on to become teachers themselves, including James Harford and James Darling.
While Lindros became a preeminent star in Philadelphia, the trade proved heavily lopsided in favor of the Nordiques-soon to become the Colorado Avalanche-providing the core of their two Stanley Cup teams and an unprecedented eight straight division championships, with Forsberg becoming a franchise player.
Another contestant includes Dr. William Whitney Christmas of the U. S., who claimed ( among other things ) to have invented the aileron in the 1914 patent for what would become the Christmas Bullet, which was built in 1918 but which proved uncontrollable with both examples built crashing on their first flight.

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