Thus `` America '', the most widely sung of the patriotic songs, was written by a New England Baptist clergyman, Samuel Francis Smith ( 1808-1895 ), while a student in Andover Theological Seminary.

According to the Christian doctrine of Universal Reconciliation, the Greek New Testament scriptures use the word " eon " to mean a long period ( perhaps 1000 years ) and the word " eonian " to mean " during a long period "; Thus there was a time before the eons, and the eonian period is finite.

Thus short-handed, Kidd sailed for New York City, capturing a French vessel en route ( which was legal under the terms of his commission ).

" Thus, by the 4th century, there existed unanimity in the West concerning the New Testament canon, and by the 5th century the East, with a few exceptions, had come to accept the Book of Revelation and thus had come into harmony on the matter of the canon.

Thus many admirers ( though not necessarily Brahms himself ) saw him as the champion of traditional forms and " pure music ", as opposed to the " New German " embrace of programme music.

Thus, on April 28, 2006, after the unofficial repeal of the French First Employment Contract ( CPE ), the Longjumeau ( Essonne ) conseil des prud ' hommes ( labour law court ) judged the New Employment Contract ( CNE ) contrary to international law, and therefore " illegitimate " and " without any juridical value ".

Thus the British Navy captured New Amsterdam ( New York ) in 1664.

Thus, while there was a good measure of debate in the Early Church over the New Testament canon, the major writings are claimed to have been accepted by almost all Christians by the middle of the 3rd century.

Thus, some claim that, from the 4th century, there existed unanimity in the West concerning the New Testament canon ( as it is today ), and that, by the 5th century, the Eastern Church, with a few exceptions, had come to accept the Book of Revelation and thus had come into harmony on the matter of the canon.

Thus, on November 28, 1821, the national assembly was convened and it was officially declared ( through Fábrega, who was invested with the title of Head of State of Panama ) that the isthmus of Panama had severed its ties with the Spanish Empire and its decision to join New Granada and Venezuela in Bolivar's recently founded Republic of Colombia.

Thus many of the species that occur in Tristan da Cunha appear as far away as New Zealand.

Thus, the Court struck down a law decreeing maximum hours for workers in a bakery in Lochner v. New York ( 1905 ) and struck down a minimum wage law in Adkins v. Children's Hospital ( 1923 ).

Thus distant suppliers can be cheaper than local sources ( e. g., New York City buys a lot of electricity from Canada ).

Thus " Saturday Night " has come to imply the party scene, and has lent its name to the films Saturday Night Fever, which showcased New York discotheques, Uptown Saturday Night, as well as many songs ( see below ).

Thus in 1949, when the rest of the Dutch East Indies became fully independent as Indonesia, the Dutch retained sovereignty over western New Guinea, and took steps to prepare it for independence as a separate country.

Thus, for Bevan, joining Mosley's New Party was not an option.

Thus Palpatine's New Order was finally brought to an end after 157 years of imperialism which opposed to his 10, 000 year rule that he had promised at its formation.

Thus began the Press's tradition of publishing the Bible, a tradition that has endured for over four centuries, beginning with the Geneva Bible, and continuing with the Authorized Version, the Revised Version, the New English Bible and the Revised English Bible.

Thus, New Jersey has a law which makes it a “ disorderly persons offense ” to knowingly to engage in the unauthorized practice of law, and a “ crime in the fourth degree ” to commit UPL if one ( a ) creates a false impression that one is a lawyer ; ( b ) derives a benefit from UPL, or ( c ) causes an injury by UPL.

Thus, the darkest evening occurs in early to mid-December, but the mornings keep getting darker until about the New Year.

Thus the Delaware Memorial Bridge was built as an intrastate span by Delaware, without financial participation by neighboring New Jersey.

Thus, for that season, a team from Buffalo, New York nominally represented Buffalo, Texas in the NFL.

Thus Parliament disallowed religious toleration and voted to disband the New Model Army, but the New Model Army refused the order.

Thus, while it remains possible that the Babylonians and/or the Pythagoreans may perhaps have had the magic square of three before the Chinese did, more definite evidence will have to turn up from the Middle East or the Classical World before China can lose her claim to the earliest known magic square by more than a thousand years.

Thus, a number of Allied soldiers received the Bronze Star Medal in World War II, as well as U. N. soldiers in the Korean War, Vietnamese and allied forces in the Vietnam War, and coalition forces in recent military operations such as the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom and the Iraq War.

Thus, Baresi made his World Cup debut in 1990.

Thus, when World War II broke out in September 1939, Greece remained neutral.

Thus, the Phillies became the last of the 16 teams that made up the major leagues from 1901 to 1961 to win a World Series.

Thus the Statue of Liberty, actually " Liberty Enlightening the World ", lifts her torch.

Thus, the aggregate term Third World was challenged as misleading even during the Cold War period because it had no consistent or collective identity among the countries it supposedly encompassed.

Thus, on the coins and charters issued in her name, Tamar is identified as " by the will of God, King of Kings and Queen of Queens of the Abkhazians, Kartvelians, Arranians, Kakhetians, and Armenians ; Shirvanshah and Shahanshah ; Autocrat of all the East and the West, Glory of the World and Faith ; Champion of the Messiah.

Thus in 1918, Belgium was already confronted with the problems associated with occupation that most European countries only discovered at the end of World War II.

Thus, the simian foamy viruses may have co-speciated with Old World primates for at least 30 million years.

Thus began the Golden Age of American postcards, which lasted until 1915, when World War I blocked the import of the fine German-printed cards.

Thus, the WBA tables will sometimes show a " WBA Super World Champion " and a " WBA World Champion " for the same weight class, instead of simply " WBA Champion ".

Thus he was the defending World Champion or a World Championship candidate in ten consecutive three-year cycles.

Thus, all these sacred trees are thought of as situated at the Centre of the World, and all the ritual trees or posts [...] are, as it were, magically projected into the Centre of the World.

Thus ideas of group psychology and psychoanalysis came together in London around World War II.

Thus, in " Time Again and World " ( the first episode filmed for Season Two ), Arturo makes a brief passing reference to the events of " Luck of the Draw.

* Thus Spake Zarathustra, translated by Thomas Common, Wordsworth Classics of World Literature, 1997

Thus both the Belgium Guides ( prior to World War I ) and the Mounted Escort, the so-called Blue Hussars, of the Irish Defence Forces ( during the 1930s ) wore hussar style uniforms.

Service flags have a deep Blue Star for each living member in the service and a Gold Star for each member who has died .” Thus, the Gold Star and the term Gold Star Mother, as applied to mothers whose sons or daughters died in World War I, were accepted ; they have continued to be used in reference to all American military engagements since that time.

Thus, they sent separate teams to the 1952 Summer Olympics and also to the 1954 World Cup qualifiers, when Saarland finished below West Germany but above Norway in their qualification group, having won in Oslo.

Thus, the " anti-spiritual " socialism of Eastern Europe and Eastern Asia was considered ill-adapted to the Arab World.

Thus far, the approach of Cultural Linguistics has been adopted in several areas of applied linguistic research, including intercultural communication, second language learning, and World Englishes.