Charles Plummer in the introduction and notes to his splendid edition of Bede voiced some early doubts concerning the `` elaborate superstructure '' they raised up over the slim foundations afforded by the traditional narratives of the conquest.

Unquestionably Trujillo did some good things for his country: he improved public facilities such as roads and sanitation, attracted industry and investment and raised the standard of living notably.

I raised some kale by hocking the good clothes I had left over from my respectable uptown life, but when that was gone I didn't have a cent.

-- President Kennedy today proposed a mammoth new medical care program whereby social security taxes on 70 million American workers would be raised to pay the hospital and some other medical bills of 14.2 million Americans over 65 who are covered by social security or railroad retirement programs.

He threw out some of Hutchins' more wildly experimental courses, raised sagging undergraduate enrollment to 2,100, nearly doubled endowment to $139.3 million.

Doubt was also raised about the affinities of Korean and Japanese ; in particular, some authors tried to connect Japanese to the Austronesian languages.

For the next few years, Newton was raised by his emotionally distant stepmother while his father was at sea, and spent some time at a boarding school where he was mistreated.

He was raised for a career in the Church and spent some time at the court of Hermann IV of Hesse, Elector of Cologne, who appointed him canon of the Cologne Cathedral.

Alphonse's death without heirs raised some questions as to the succession to his lands.

There had been some speculation as to the dam's integrity, and concerns had been raised by the head of the Cambria Iron Works downstream in Johnstown.

He ordained further that some should be called " Abbreviators of the Upper Bar " ( Abbreviatores de Parco Majori ; the name derived from a space in the chancery, surrounded by a grating, in which the officials sat, which is called higher or lower ( major or minor ) according to the proximity of the seats to that of the vice-chancellor ), the others of the Lower Bar ( Abbreviatores de Parco Minori ); that the former should sit upon a slightly raised portion of the chamber, separated from the rest of the hall or chamber by lattice work, assist the Cardinal Vice-Chancellor, subscribe the letters and have the principal part in examining, revising, and expediting the apostolic letters to be issued with the leaden seal ; that the latter, however, should sit among the apostolic writers upon benches in the lower part of the chamber, and their duty was to carry the signed schedules or supplications to the prelates of the upper bar.

Taking these words quite literally, Anthony gave away some of the family estate to his neighbors, sold the remaining property, donated the funds thus raised to the poor, placed his sister with a group of Christian virgins, a sort of proto-monastery of nuns, and himself became the disciple of a local hermit.

In Australia the definition requires that at least some snow has been raised from the ground.

The quotation from the Gospel of John has raised some questions about the meaning and authenticity of the phrase " born again ".

Nonetheless due to such concerns, the Council decided to adjourn and appoint a special committee to investigate the orthodoxy of Leo's Tome, judging it by the standard of Cyril's Twelve Chapters, as some of the bishops present raised concerns about their compatibility.

The funds for the Charity School for Native Americans that preceded Dartmouth College were raised primarily by the efforts of a Native American named Samson Occom, and at least some of those funds were used to help found the College.

According to Eric Achakeng of the University of Adelaide, Globalization has raised some troubling concerns for the developing world, including

At some time in 285 at Mediolanum ( Milan, Italy ), Diocletian raised his fellow-officer Maximian to the office of Caesar, making him co-emperor.

"; others, however, some being Anglophones who wish to sound modern and Westernised ( or were raised in an almost exclusively English-speaking family environment ), or some who advocate gender equality, would dispense with the distinction altogether.

Human rights organisations have raised concerns over the well-being of some of these prisoners.

The Protestant reformer Martin Luther denied it was the work of an apostle and termed it an " epistle of straw " as compared to some other books in the New Testament, not least because of the conflict he thought it raised with Paul on the doctrine of justification ( see below ).

The impressionists exaggerated his stiffness, raised shoulders, and nasal tenor phrasing, along with some of his commonly used introductions, such as " And now, right here on our stage ...", " For all you youngsters out there ...", and " a really big shew " ( his pronunciation of the word " show ").

Fine Gael's proposals have been criticised mostly by smaller political groupings in Ireland, and by some of the trade unions, who have raised the idea that the party's solutions are more conscious of business interests than the interests of the worker.

Paul then asks: " Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

The Komodo dragon was formerly thought to be deaf when a study reported no agitation in wild Komodo dragons in response to whispers, raised voices, or shouts.

Already in the 1750s, voices had been raised to adopt spelling to pronunciation, but this didn't resonate with the conservatively minded Academy.

The discovery is generally accepted as genuine, though some doubting voices have been raised.

Paris as a city of culture and art needed a boost and voices were raised to move the Musée d ’ Art Moderne to this more appropriate location.

And while he was in the inner office, I could hear voices and hear his voice raised, you know, as the conversation went on.

In the end it came to nothing because there were too many voices raised in objection and because James would not be managed by his mother or anyone else.

Only a few years later, voices were again raised to separate the Palatinate from Bavaria.

During the presidency of William R. Tolbert, Jr., the Constitution was amended to restrict the president to a single eight-year term ; by 1976, voices in the Legislature were being raised in favor of returning to the previous system, but Tolbert proclaimed his support for the existing system and vowed to veto any constitutional amendments to remove term limits .< ref >" Pres.

By 2001, however, the media focussed more upon Flora and her difficulties than in protecting Parkinson's reputation, so more voices were raised in criticism of Parkinson.

Critical voices are sometimes raised when artistic license is applied to cinematic and other depictions of real historical events.

There was nominally no internal opposition ( although some critical voices raised up, such as those of Senators Paolo Guzzanti and Raffaele Iannuzzi ).

He was one of the leading voices raised in opposition to the Qarase government's proposed Reconciliation and Unity Commission, which he said was just a mechanism to grant amnesty to persons guilty of coup-related offences.

There are two sets of stairs leading to the memorial, and on each step, raised in bronzed letters are the words from ‘ The Demand of the Women of South Africa for the Withdrawal of Passes for Women and Repeal of the Pass Laws .’ On approaching the imbokodo, you will trigger infrared beams, which activates history ’ s " whispered voices ", echoed in all 11 official languages, the rally cry, repeated softly.

In the years after the Great Depression, voices were raised in Quebec asking for a government takeover in the electricity business.

The oldest of five children, she was raised in Spokane, and quickly found a talent for imitating voices and inventing characters.

They raised their voices to such a pitch that the shah became angry and ordered both to be executed.

Those of us who, in the years that were to follow, raised our voices publicly against the violent apartheid of the Israeli state were vilified by the Zionist press.

" It urged that " now is the time to reaffirm that Israel's well-being is best served, as it always has been, by American voices raised together in unshakeable support for our friend and ally.

The pet will attribute any emotional responses such as raised voices or other nervous behaviours to the foreign object in their normal environment.

Still, only a few voices were raised to demand his removal, and he was shortly to have an opportunity of proving his skill and devotion in a great campaign and a great battle.

Around 1900 the first voices were raised for nationalization of the Limburg coal fields, in the context of the threat of war in the Balkans.

: Loudly our voices raised

If in recent years, not many Christian voices were raised against those injustices, at least let ours now be heard in humility.

Surprisingly, few voices -- Anglican or otherwise -- have been raised in opposition to the archbishop.