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Two useful introductions to the fundamental theory underlying the unit of selection issue and debate, which also present examples of multi-level selection from the entire range of the biological hierarchy ( typically with entities at level N-1 competing for increased representation, i. e., higher frequency, at the immediately higher level N, e. g., organisms in populations or cell lineages in organisms ), are Richard Lewontin's classic piece " The Units of Selection " and John Maynard-Smith and Eörs Szathmáry's co-authored book, The Major Transitions in Evolution.
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Two very useful ways for modifying a form-dictionary are the addition to the dictionary of complete paradigms rather than single forms and the application of a single change to more than one dictionary form.
Two useful representations of a vector are simply a linear combination of basis vectors, and column matrices.
Two of the most useful points for diving are the coast off Playa del Matorral in the South, and the zone between Lobos Island and Corralejo in the north.
Two useful divisions are genre and intended age of the reader.
Two useful methods evolved during the 18th century and are still practised today: lunar distance, which does not involve the use of a chronometer, and use of an accurate timepiece or chronometer.
* The book " Germany's Secret Weapons In World War Two " by Roger Ford ( ISBN 0-7603-0847-0 c. 2000 ) contains some useful information on the surprising diversity of fuels and propellants employed by wartime Germany.
Two forms of radiographic images are in use in medical imaging ; projection radiography and fluoroscopy, with the latter being useful for catheter guidance.
Two classic examples here are digital cameras, which become genuinely obsolete as a result of the very rapid rate of technological advances, although still in perfect working order ; and non-digital cameras, which are perceived as obsolete after a year or so as they are no longer " the latest design " although actually capable of years of useful service.
Other useful new references are the combined papers of a Symposium on Lupasco in 2009 " At the Confluence of Two Cultures-Lupsasco Today, in French and a biographical paper by Brenner, The Philosophical Logic of Stéphane Lupasco ( 1900-1988 ) in English.
Two weapons of the same name will produce another of the same name, which is useful for creating SP weapons later on in the game.
Two of these cards determine the locations of two magical weapons useful in defeating Strahd: the Holy Symbol and the Sunsword.
Two months after launch, a survey conducted by TNS Sofres indicated that 75 % of respondents in France questionned thought France 24 was " useful and essential ", but questions have arisen concerning the France 24 name being too Franco-centric for an international news channel.
Two of the male employees have argued that the union should be abandoned as not useful in a worker-owned cooperative.
Two disappointing results followed, but he was gathering top-class experience, which would come in useful.
Two intermediate results are useful in the calculation: ( or the equivalent: and where and are defined as above.
Two important strands of fictionalism are modal fictionalism developed by Gideon Rosen, which states that possible worlds, regardless of whether they exist or not, may be a part of a useful discourse, and mathematical fictionalism advocated by Hartry Field, which states that talk of numbers and other mathematical objects is nothing more than a convenience for doing science.
The Copyright Act of 1775 established a type of perpetual copyright which allowed " the Two Universities in England, the Four Universities in Scotland, and the several colleges of Eton, Westminster, and Winchester to hold in Perpetuity their Copy Right in Books given to or bequeathed to the said Universities and Colleges for the advancement of useful learning and other purposes of education.
Passengers can also use GO Transit ( at normal GO fares ) for an intermediate stage of their journey without having to pay a second TTC fare when they change back to the TTC, although there are few routes where this is useful ; this policy is called " TTC Times Two ".
Two public documents contain useful historical information:
Two and introductions
Following the success of Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute, Barker wanted to return the The Two Ronnies to television and the BBC commissioned The Two Ronnies Sketchbook, a clip show of their best sketches along with newly recorded introductions.
Two retired U. S. Army generals, including former Army Chief-of-Staff Adna R. Chaffee, wrote glowing introductions to the book, which also contained a striking frontispiece photograph of Lea in his lieutenant general ’ s uniform.
Subsequent introductions to radical centrist politics include, most notably, Matthew Miller's book The Two Percent Solution ( 2003 ) and Mark Satin's book Radical Middle: The Politics We Need Now ( 2004 ).
He also wrote introductions to two books written by John Locke -- the 1884 edition of " Two treatises on civil government ", and the 1889 edition of " Of civil government and toleration ".
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Two fundamental themes dominated Chad's colonial experience with the French: an absence of policies designed to unify the territory and an exceptionally slow pace of modernization.
Two fundamental assumptions that underlie formal education systems are that students ( a ) retain knowledge and skills they acquire in school, and ( b ) can apply them in situations outside the classroom.
Two ( or more ) inductors that have coupled magnetic flux form a transformer, which is a fundamental component of every electric utility power grid.
Two notes with fundamental frequencies in a ratio of any power of two ( e. g. half, twice, or four times ) are perceived as very similar.
Two fields of applied biology in which taxonomic work is of fundamental importance are the study of biodiversity and conservation.
Two of the guests were fundamental to The Band's existence and growth: Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan.
Two major ways in which this can be done are through fundamental groups, or more generally homotopy theory, and through homology and cohomology groups.
Two competing groups developed over fundamental differences in the two remote procedure call systems.
In a critique of Walden Two, Harvey L. Gamble, Jr. asserted that Skinner's " fundamental thesis is that individual traits are shaped from above, by social forces that create the environment ", and that Skinner's goal " is to create a frictionless society where individuals are properly socialized to function with others as a unit ", and to thus " make the community Two into a perfectly efficient anthill ".
Two fundamental problems faced FitzGerald during his first period: Northern Ireland and the worsening economic situation.
Two days after the Clarity Act had been introduced in the Canadian House of Commons, the Parti Québécois government passed an Act respecting the exercise of the fundamental rights and prerogatives of the Québec people and the Québec State in the National Assembly of Quebec.
Two years later, on November 21, 1948, speaking to the same group, he again lauded the Soviet Union, calling it a nation which has recognized the dignity of all people, a nation wherein discrimination against anybody on account of race is a crime, and which was in fundamental sympathy with the progress of mankind.
Two other members, N. Shmelev and V. Abramov, are named in a declaration which the Komuch issued reinstating freedoms and setting forth fundamental principles.
Two fundamental damage mechanisms take place:
Two oil price shocks meant that price volatility became a fundamental feature of the market, short-term physical markets rapidly evolved, and the need to hedge emerged.
The Republic of Turkey has entered various human rights commitments, some of which are expressed in the 1982 Turkish Constitution, Part Two of which guarantees " fundamental rights and freedoms " such as the right to life, security of person, and right to property.
In Book Two, electricity and gravity are described as fundamental forces of the will.
Two fundamental calculations are central to population genetics: allele frequencies and genotype frequencies.
Two years later, the AI stated in an official press release that complaints by Shugden practitioners fell outside its purview of " grave violations of fundamental human rights " ( such as torture, the death penalty, extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detention or imprisonment, or unfair trials ), adding that " while recognizing that a spiritual debate can be contentious, cannot become involved in debate on spiritual issues.
The Spanish Constitution specifies that some areas of law must be regulated by this procedure, such as the laws developing fundamental rights and freedoms recognized in the first section of Chapter Two of Title I of the Constitution, as well as the laws that approve the Statutes of Autonomy of the autonomous communities of Spain, among others.
Two examples of typical and fundamental burns are the bow and arrow, and the shotgun.
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