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This was predicated by an attempt on Luthor's part to link Superman to a kryptonite asteroid that is hurtling toward Earth, claiming that he had ' evidence '- which he declined to share while claiming that it would make the public laud his actions if they knew it-that the asteroid was being drawn to Earth by Superman, offering a billion dollar reward for Superman's capture that pitted Superman and Batman against an army of villains, all of whom they defeated.
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Spanish advocates predicated the term adoptivus of Christ only in respect to his humanity ; once the divine Son " emptied himself " of divinity and " took the form of a servant " ( Philippians 2: 7 ), Christ's human nature was " adopted " as divine.
Popper argued that totalitarianism was founded on " conspiracy theories " which drew on imaginary plots driven by paranoid scenarios predicated on tribalism, chauvinism, or racism.
Any hope for his party's winning the 1993 election was predicated on improving social programs, addressing employment needs, and appeasing a disgruntled, vocal public sector.
After New Harmony failed Warren shifted his ideological loyalties from socialism to anarchism ( which was no great leap, given that Owen's socialism had been predicated on Godwin's anarchism ).
Furthermore, both Anne and Maria Theresa had renounced their rights to the Spanish succession upon their marriages, although in the latter case the renunciation was widely seen as invalid, since it had been predicated upon Spain's payment of the Infanta's dowry, which was never paid.
Whole language instruction was predicated on the principle that children could learn to read given ( a ) proper motivation, ( b ) access to good literature, ( c ) many reading opportunities, ( d ) focus on meaning, and ( e ) instruction to help students use meaning clues to determine the pronunciation of unknown words.
Fairy tales with hostility between the mother-in-law and the heroine — such as Mary's Child, The Six Swans, and Perrault's Sleeping Beauty — have been held to reflect a transition between a matrilineal society, where a man's loyalty was to his mother, and a patrilineal one, where his wife could claim it, although this interpretation is predicated on such a transition being a normal development in societies.
Stock footage was used inasmuch as the United States Air Force declined to cooperate with the film's producers fearful of possible negative publicity from a fictional plot predicated on an inability to positively control its forces.
Suess was not correct ; his analysis was predicated upon the notion of " contractionism ": the idea that the Earth is cooling down and, therefore, contracting.
He argued that redemption was predicated on Jews doing good deeds, and that gentiles should be educated about the Noahide Laws.
The numbers of judges were predicated on eliminating the possibility of a tie and the last to cast their vote was the head of the court.
The remedy was not to deplore the wickedness of those who manipulate world power, but to connect conscience with forces moving in another direction-to build institutions and social environments predicated on the rule of law, for example, " then will conscience itself have compulsive power instead of being forever the martyred and the coerced.
It was a critical juncture for WebTV, because the Brentwood financing had been predicated on the expectation of a future relationship with Sony, and if Brentwood had decided to not proceed with the financing after being told that Sony had backed out, WebTV would have gone bankrupt and Perlman would have lost everything.
The effectiveness of these indulgences was predicated on the doctrine of the treasury of grace proclaimed by Pope Clement VI.
Konstantin von Neurath's chief defence strategy was predicated on the fact that his successor and fellow defendant Joachim von Ribbentrop was more culpable for the atrocities committed in the Nazi state.
Halifax's political line as Foreign Secretary must be seen in the context of existing British foreign policy, which was predicated on a broad consensus that in none of the democracies was there popular support for war, military pressure or even rearmament.
Regardless of the requirement, the use of its dorsal turret was predicated on the " broadside " fighter interception and combined fighter attack tactic in bomber interception.
Much of Anaheim's success was predicated on the performance of goaltender J. S. Giguere's performance, who awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
Quinn's strategy was predicated on the Labour Party holding the balance of power and keeping a distance from the two bigger parties.
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Her face was very thin, and burned by the sun until much of the skin was dead and peeling, the new skin under it red and angry.
Gavin's stallion was in the barn and he tightened the cinches over the saddle blanket, working by touch in the darkness, comforting the animal with easy words.
It was pierced by a wagon gate built of two wings.
In the brief moment I had to talk to them before I took my post on the ring of defenses, I indicated I was sickened by the methods men employed to live and trade on the river.
His face was split by a vermilion streak, his eyes were pools of white ; ;
It was pitiful to see the thin ranks of warriors, old and young, wheeling and twisting their ponies frantically from side to side only to be tumbled bleeding from their saddles by the relentless slam, slam of the cruelly efficient Hawkinses.
He grabbed her by the shoulders and went down on one knee, taking her weight so that some of the wind was driven out of him.
There was an artificial lake just out of sight in the first stand of trees, fed by a half dozen springs that popped out of the ground above the hillside orchard.
only the counter at one end was lighted by a long fluorescent tube suspended directly above it.
He had looked over my forms and was impressed by what he had seen there ; ;
The office was of logs, four rooms, each heated by an iron stove.
The building was dwarfed by the scene outside.
It was partially cemented by ages and pressure, yet it crumpled before the onslaught of the powerful streams, the force of a thousand fire hoses, and with the gold it held washed down through the long sluices.
Even Hague was repelled by the machinelike deadliness that was Kodyke.
When they reached their neighbor's house, Pamela said a few polite words to Grace and kissed Melissa lightly on the forehead, the impulse prompted by a stray thought -- of the type to which she was frequently subject these days -- that they might never see one another again.
She was sure she would reach the pool by climbing, and she clung to that belief despite the increasing number of obstacles.
It was secured by an oversized padlock.
The rustling problem was by no means solved.
Jess's coarse features twisted in a surprised grin which was smashed out of shape by Curt's fist.
Russ ran through the bills and named an amount it was highly unlikely any cowpuncher would come by honestly.
The truth was, the puncher was both bewildered and dismayed by his own mixed luck.
When it was followed by a second, whining even closer, Cobb swerved sharply aside into a depression.
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