A person who had been branded with a nota censoria, might, if he considered himself wronged, endeavour to prove his innocence to the censors, and if he did not succeed, he might try to gain the protection of one of the censors, that he might intercede on his behalf.

Suetonius claims that Caligula was already cruel and vicious: he writes that, when Tiberius brought Caligula to Capri, his purpose was to allow Caligula to live in order that he "... prove the ruin of himself and of all men, and that he was rearing a viper for the Roman People and a Phaëton for the world.

Behe has been accused of using an " argument by lack of imagination ", and Behe himself acknowledges that a failure of current science to explain how an " irreducibly complex " organism did or could evolve does not automatically prove the impossibility of such an evolution.

John hoped to exploit this advantage by invading himself late in 1213, but baronial discontent again delayed his invasion plans until early 1214, in what would prove to be his final Continental campaign.

Lex Luthor wanted Libra to prove himself, so Libra sends Clayface to blow up the Daily Planet building.

The King then asked if Nai Khanomtom would fight nine other Burmese champions to prove himself.

This prevented Lovelace, who had done everything to prove himself during the Bishops ’ Wars, from participating in the first phase of the English Civil War.

Simon is performing magic in the Forum, and in order to prove himself to be a god, he levitates up into the air above the Forum.

Although initially unsuccessful in the Fourth Syrian War against Egypt, which led to a defeat at the Battle of Raphia ( 217 BC ), Antiochus would prove himself to be the greatest of the Seleucid rulers after Seleucus I himself.

Dawson's first chance to prove himself against an NFL team ended in failure, with his Chiefs losing 35-10 in Super Bowl I, reinforcing the notion that his success was only due to playing in the " inferior league ".

Themistocles was to prove himself a master of the new system ; " he could infight, he could network, he could spin ... and crucially, he knew how to make himself visible.

Although he wishes to prove himself the greatest warrior in the universe, he usually does so fairly.

He never really lives because he is always torturing the life out of himself to clutch at wealth and honors which, even if he wins them, will prove to be but glittering illusions.

She unexpectedly becomes emotionally close with Spike, who has sought out his soul in an effort to prove himself to her.

The Stone spoke, telling Arthur that he must prove himself once more worthy of Excalibur and sent him and his " squire ", the London Clan gargoyle Griff, to New York for that task.

Basil was a brave soldier and a superb horseman ; he was to prove himself a strong ruler and an able general.

Though there are not documents to prove this story, Hagbard himself generally told people that he was an engineer building a dam during his time with the Mohawk because he was ashamed at having been a lawyer.

Nestorius himself had requested that the Emperor convene council, hoping to prove his orthodoxy, but in the end his teachings were condemned by the council as heresy.

Warwick's daughter, Anne Neville, was married to Margaret's son Edward, Prince of Wales, in order to cement the alliance, and Margaret insisted that Warwick return to England to prove himself before she followed.

He was succeeded by his brother Edmund, who was to prove himself an effective leader, but he was then aged only 18.

Though Graff discovers the true identities, he keeps this a secret to himself believing the knowledge might one day prove useful.

The judge at the trial, although quite impressed with M. Madeleine's work and reputation, is shocked that Valjean, while mentioning a date that another convict had tattoed on himself ( in order to prove that M. Madeleine was actually Jean Valjean ) called Napoleon Bonaparte " the Emperor " instead of " Bonaparte " and orders Valjean arrested for the 40-sous theft.

Boromir did, however, prove himself a valuable companion on the Fellowship's attempt to pass over the Misty Mountains: he advised that firewood be collected before the attempt to climb Caradhras, and this saved the Fellowship from freezing to death.

David prevents his associates from killing Saul, because doing so would prove the former no more worthy than the latter ; Instead, David merely steals Saul's spear and water jug.

* To show the same confidence in the labor unions ( that prove to be technically and morally worthy ) as is given to industry executives or public servants ;

Additionally, one would have to prove that a primitive is actually worthy of this status, and not better defined as a variant of something else which is more basic.

The lover ( idolizer ) accepts the independence of his mistress and tries to make himself worthy of her by acting bravely and honorably ( nobly ) and by doing whatever deeds she might desire, subjecting himself to a series of tests ( ordeals ) to prove to her his ardor and commitment.

Although there was some initial skepticism in league circles regarding the potential success and talent levels of the incoming ABA teams, the Spurs would prove worthy of NBA inclusion during the 1976 – 77 season with a record of 44 – 38, good for a tie for fourth place overall in the Eastern Conference.

Mathematical proofs were revolutionized by Euclid ( 300 BCE ), who introduced the axiomatic method still in use today, starting with undefined terms and axioms ( propositions regarding the undefined terms assumed to be self-evidently true from the Greek " axios " meaning " something worthy "), and used these to prove theorems using deductive logic.

Before the ceremony, they are required to herd cattle for seven days in order to prove they are worthy of being called a warrior.

He observed that while he was grateful to be alive following his cancer treatment, " I remember promising myself that, should I live, I would rise up to meet this new challenge fundraising for cancer research face to face and prove myself worthy of life, something too many people take for granted.

He would prove to be a worthy successor at the plate, and a far superior defensive player with a strong arm, expert in playing off the Green Monster, Fenway Park's left-field wall.

Manuel would prove a worthy successor to his cousin John II, supporting the Portuguese exploration of the Atlantic Ocean and the development of Portuguese commerce.

To prove that he is worthy to wield it, Link needs three magic pendants.

According to the IIHF regulations it had to compete with countries with little or no ice hockey tradition at all to prove being worthy to compete at the highest level.

Some groups also treat the recruitment of new members with great care, often applying " trial periods " in which the new member has to prove himself to be worthy.

Her father sends him to perform tasks to prove himself worthy of her, and while he is gone, Zellandine falls into an enchanted sleep.

When he arrived at Penn, he had to prove himself worthy of a scholarship before receiving it.

Furthermore, this was a way to prove himself worthy of acceptance by the royal family.

The idea that embarrassment serves an apology or appeasement function originated with Goffman ( 1967 ) who argued the embarrassed individual “ demonstrates that he / she is at least disturbed by the fact and may prove worthy at another time ”.

Recognizing that he had found a worthy peer who could prove invaluable in creating the Dictionary, Murray hired Bradley, first as an assistant editor, then as joint senior editor.

" He then left school to manage the Benton family estate, but historians posit that Benton used the events as motivation to prove himself worthy in adulthood.

While perfectionists are highly motivated by a need to consistently prove themselves worthy.

Kraven and Ana discuss rebuilding the Kravinoff family which leads to Ana running off to hunt Alyosha to prove herself worthy to Kraven and rebuild the Kravinoff family.

Kewell returned to England with a groin strain, unfortunately leaving less time to prove himself worthy of a new deal.

In time, Alan Lomax would prove a worthy successor of his father.