It was this basic trait that separated Adams from the ranks of professional historians and led him to commit time and time again what was his most serious offense against the historical method -- namely, the tendency to assume the truth of an hypothesis before submitting it to the test of facts.

The steady roll of the drums had sounded behind him as he walked between the endless ranks of the men he had commanded, and each man about-faced and turned his back as the officer approached.

Barnett, as the titular head of the Democratic party, apparently must make the move to reestablish relations with the national Democratic party or see a movement come from the loyalist ranks to completely bypass him as a party functionary.

Despite his inelegant appearance — many in the audience thought him awkward and even ugly — Lincoln demonstrated an intellectual leadership that brought him into the front ranks of the party and into contention for the Republican presidential nomination.

Poet and critic W. J. Turner commented in The Spectator, " This book alone, in my opinion, ranks him as a major poet ".

Gardner claimed to have learned the beliefs and practises that would later become known as Gardnerian Wicca from the New Forest Coven, who initiated him into their ranks in 1939.

The movie, which became the most commercially successful film of all time when it was released — along with his Oscar-nominated performance as Paul in Last Tango in Paris ( 1972 ), another smash hit — revitalized Brando's career and reestablished him in the ranks of top box office stars, placing him at number 6 and number 10 in Top 10 Money Making Stars poll in 1972 and 1973, respectively.

Taking advantage of divisions within the conservative ranks, José Santos Zelaya led a liberal revolt that brought him to power in 1893.

Sergius left Sicily and arrived in Rome during the pontificate of Pope Adeodatus II .. Pope Leo II, ordained him cardinal-priest of Santa Susanna on 27 June 683, and he rose through the ranks of the clergy.

If so, all I can say is, it is a new Liberalism, and not the one that I have known and practised under more illustrious auspices than these, under one who was not merely the greatest Liberal but the greatest financier that this country has ever known — I mean Mr. Gladstone ... Gladstone ranks as the great financial authority of our country ... Mr. Gladstone would be 100 in December if he were alive, but, centenarian as he would be, I am inclined to think that he would make very short work of the deputation of the Cabinet that waited on him with this measure, and that they would soon find themselves on the stairs, if not in the street.

He played for MCC on an expenses only basis but any hopes that the premier club had of keeping him firmly within the amateur ranks would soon be disappointed for his services were much in demand.

Xenophon was born into the ranks of the upper classes, thus granting him access to certain privileges of the aristocracy of ancient Attica.

Medina is celebrated for containing the mosque of Muhammad and also as the city which gave refuge to him and his followers, and so ranks as the second holiest city of Islam, after Mecca ( Makkah ).

In the higher ranks of the German clergy Gregory had many enemies, and a Roman cardinal, Hugo Candidus, once on intimate terms with him but now his opponent, had hurried to Germany for the occasion.

Despair grew among the ranks of Houston's men, and much animosity was aimed towards him.

Williams has sold over 70 million records worldwide, which ranks him among the best-selling music artists worldwide.

He was decisively defeated in the ensuing battle, and when, later, his advisors admonished him for such excessive courtesy to the enemy, he retorted, " The sage does not crush the feeble, nor give the order for attack until the enemy have formed their ranks.

Carey's career total of 727 goals ranks him equal 16th in VFL / AFL history, and his 671 goals for North Melbourne is the club record.

He was made a county magistrate in 196, at the age of 14, and continued to rise through the ranks as his brother gave him more and more important tasks.

With the Cumans and Wallachians closing in on the Crusader's ranks, one of his knights by the name of John of Friaise, dismounted, and set him back on his horse.

This time the army accepted Wiener into its ranks and assigned him, by coincidence, to a unit stationed at Aberdeen, Maryland.

The later assertion that Ulrich himself took part in the battle is incorrect, as Ulrich could not have broken through the ranks of the Magyars, who were south of him, although north of the emperor.

The 2000 – 09 research survey of the Social Sciences Citation Index ranks him as the world ’ s fifth most-cited social science scholar, and the foremost-cited communication scholar.

Today, Chicago is listed as an alpha + global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranks seventh in the world in the 2012 Global Cities Index.

Their eight trips to the Final Four ranks seventh on the all-time list.

Overall, they have won fifty-three official titles on the national and international stage, more than any other Italian club: a record twenty-eight league titles, a record nine Italian cups and five national super cups and, with eleven titles in confederation and inter-confederation competitions ( two Intercontinental Cups, two European Champion Clubs ' Cup / UEFA Champions Leagues, one European Cup Winners ' Cup, a record three UEFA Cups, one UEFA Intertoto Cup and two UEFA Super Cups ) the club currently ranks fourth in Europe and seventh in the world with the most trophies won.

Westchester County ranks number two ( number one being New York County ) for wealthiest counties in New York State and the seventh wealthiest county nationally.

Yamhill County ranks seventh out of Oregon's thirty-six counties in annual market value of its agricultural production.

Of North Carolina's one hundred counties, Gaston County ranks 74th in size, consisting of approximately, and is seventh in population.

The county ranks seventh in land area.

The population density was 101. 8 people per square mile ( 39. 3 / km² ), which ranks seventh in the county and 280th in the Commonwealth.

The county ranks second for wealthiest counties in New York State and the seventh wealthiest county nationally.

Boiling Springs ranks seventh in size of springs in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

It currently ranks as the seventh most widely held book of the 12 million titles held in 4000 U. S. libraries.

It ranks as the seventh of Bavaria's rivers by water flow, with an averaged throughput of 75 m³ / s at Senden, a short distance upstream from the Danube.

As an international gateway to the United States, Hartsfield – Jackson ranks seventh.

By population, Lee ranks seventh out of the 32 cities and towns in Berkshire County, and 227th out of 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.

In the county, Bridgewater ranks third in population and seventh in density.

As the 27th Secretary of the U. S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA ), Veneman managed a department of 111, 000 employees, the sixth-largest employer in the federal government, with personnel in more than 25, 000 buildings around the world ; a program level of $ 113 billion that would rank USDA sixth if it were a U. S. corporation ; a spending level that ranks fifth in the federal government ; a loan portfolio that would rank USDA seventh if it were a U. S. bank ; and one of the most diverse and challenging missions across all of government.

Dubenion ranks seventh all-time in the AFL in receptions and reception yardage.

The procedure was first performed in 1974 by Dr. Frank Jobe, who today serves as a Special Advisor to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and is named after former major league pitcher Tommy John, whose 288 career victories ranks seventh all time among left-handed pitchers.

As the season develops, the ranks of the X-Men are bolstered by the appearance of Nightcrawler in the first episode, Shadowcat in the second, Spyke in the fifth and Rogue ( who originally joins the Brotherhood in the third episode ) in the seventh.

Under an order issued by mayor Robert Billesden in 1484, the Company ranks in sixth or seventh place ( making it one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies ) in the order of precedence of the Livery Companies, alternating with the Skinners ' Company.

Under an order issued by the Lord Mayor of the City of London on 10 April 1484 ( known as the Billesdon Award ), the Company ranks in sixth or seventh place ( making it one of the " Great Twelve City Livery Companies ") in the order of precedence of the Livery Companies, alternating annually with the Merchant Taylors ' Company.

The June 1963 Reunification Congress, the seventh, in Rome represented a large majority of the world's Trotskyists in its ranks.

Silver then places the sixteen silver pieces in any configuration on seventh and eighth ranks.

The oblast ranks seventh in Russia in industrial output, while the processing industry predominates in the local economy.

The Wall Street Journal ranks it as the fourth best high school in the United States, as measured by student admission rates to exclusive colleges, and Worth magazine ranked it seventh out of all the nation's high schools based on the proportion of graduates attending Harvard, Yale and Princeton Universities.