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Under the influence of marijuana the beatnik comes alive within and experiences a wonderfully enhanced sense of self as if he had discovered the open sesame to the universe of being.
Under her father's influence it did not occur to Henrietta that she might write on subjects outside the Jewish field, but she did begin writing for other Anglo-Jewish papers and thus increased her output and her audience.
Under the influence of several younger scholars, a new approach came to predominate among British anthropologists, concerned with analyzing how societies held together in the present ( synchronic analysis, rather than diachronic or historical analysis ), and emphasizing long-term ( one to several years ) immersion fieldwork.
Under Ambrose's major influence, emperors Gratian, Valentinian II and Theodosius I carried on a persecution of Paganism .< ref name = " MacMullen1984p100 "> MacMullen ( 1984 ) p. 100: ‘ The law of June 391, issued by Theodosius [...] was issued from Milan and represented the will of its bishop, Ambrose ; for Theodosius — recently excommunicated by Ambrose, penitent, and very much under his influence < sup > 43 </ sup > — was no natural zealot.
See also note 43 at p. 163, with references to Palanque ( 1933 ), Gaudemet ( 1972 ), Matthews ( 1975 ) and King ( 1961 )</ ref > Under Ambrose's influence, Theodosius issued the 391 " Theodosian decrees ," which with increasing intensity outlawed Pagan practises, and the Altar of Victory was removed by Gratian.
Under the influence of his mother, he did much to improve the morals and condition of the people, and to enhance the dignity of the state.
Under Corot's influence, Morisot took up the plein air method of working.
Under the influence of Richard Strauss ( among other works Also sprach Zarathustra ) ( Stevens 1993, 15 – 17
Under the influence of the Chicago Boys the Pinochet regime made of Chile a leading country in establishing neoliberal policies which are commonly attributed to have lifted the country to become one of the richest in Latin America.
Under the influence of the Enlightenment, many mainstream denominations had relegated spiritual healing to the realm of a one-time dispensation rather than a modern practice.
Under Conner's tutelage, he studied military history and theory ( including Carl von Clausewitz's On War ), and later cited Conner's enormous influence on his military thinking, saying in 1962 that " Fox Conner was the ablest man I ever knew.
Under the influence of English, which uses the preposition " to " for both indirect objects ( give to ) and directions of movement ( go to ), the term " dative " has sometimes been used to describe cases that in other languages would more appropriately be called lative.
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Under Mayr's influence one of them, Joseph Hickey, went on to write A Guide to Birdwatching ( 1943 ).
Under the influence of Constantius, Honorius issued the Edict of 418, which was designed to enable the Empire to retain a hold on the lands which were to be surrendered to the Goths.
Under the next three centuries of Hellenistic Egypt, the Coptic writing system evolved and the Library of Alexandria was opened, and this likely had an influence upon books of magic, with the trend on known incantations switching from simple health and protection charms to more specific things such as financial success and sexual fullfillment.
Under Suppiluliuma I and Mursili II, the Empire was extended to most of Anatolia and parts of Syria and Canaan, so that by 1300 BC the Hittites were bordering on the Egyptian sphere of influence, leading to the inconclusive Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BC.
Under a theocracy, perceived divine status translated into earthly authority under divine law This can take the form of supreme divine authority above the state's, granting a tool for political influence to a priesthood.
Under the influence of Arnold Dolmetsch, the harpsichordists Violet Gordon-Woodhouse ( 1872 – 1951 ) and in France, Wanda Landowska ( 1879 – 1959 ), were at the forefront of the instrument's renaissance.
Under his rule the Ahmadi Community was severely persecuted by various Islamist movements, who grew in numbers and influence.
Under Maritain's influence Cocteau made a temporary return to the sacraments of the Catholic Church.
Under the influence of a tutor, Ferdinand T. Brooks, Nehru became interested in science and theosophy.
Under the influence of Johann Gottfried Herder, he was for 13 years headmaster at the gymnasium and consistorial councilor in Weimar, from 1790 to 1804.
Under Abderrahmane ( 1822 – 1859 ) Morocco fell under the influence of the European powers.

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* 1972 – Kevin Plank, American businessman, founded Under Armour
Under the North American Numbering Plan, almost all North American area codes reserve telephone numbers beginning with 958 and 959 for internal local and long distance testing ( respectively ), sometimes called plant testing.
Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents.
Under Veeck's leadership, one of Cleveland's most significant achievements was breaking the color barrier in the American League by signing Larry Doby, formerly a player for the Negro League's Newark Eagles in, eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
Under American jurisprudence, acts of contempt are divided into two types.
Under American football's tuck rule, if the quarterback is attempting to bring the ball back to his body after starting a passing motion, a lost ball may be considered an incomplete pass even if the quarterback's arm is moving backward at the time.
Under the watchful eye of the United States ambassadors to their nations, the presidents pledged to prevent their territories from being used to promote revolutions against their neighbors and issued a call for a general meeting of Central American states in Washington at the end of the year.
Under the terms of the will of Avery Hopwood, a prominent American dramatist and member of the Class of 1905 of The University of Michigan, one-fifth of Mr. Hopwood's estate was given to the Regents of the University for the encouragement of creative work in writing.
Under the administration of mayor Richard Lugar and then mayor William Hudnut, Indianapolis made an ambitious effort to reinvent itself into a ' Great American City '.
Under American advice ( by American envoy John Kenneth Galbraith who made and ran American policy on the war as all other top policy makers in USA were absorbed in coincident Cuban Missile Crisis ) Nehru refrained, not according to the best choices available, from using the Indian air force to beat back the Chinese advances.
Under the American judicial system, juries are often the trier of fact when they serve in a trial.
Under Doe, Liberian ports were opened to American, Canadian, and European ships, which brought in considerable foreign investment from shipping firms and earned Liberia a reputation as a tax haven.
Under the direction of anthropologist Margaret Mead, the Parapsychological Association took a large step in advancing the field of parapsychology in 1969 when it became affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science ( AAAS ), the largest general scientific society in the world.
Under Robert Sarnoff's leadership, RCA diversified far beyond electronics and communications, in a broader American corporate trend toward " conglomerates.
American examples are Saigon Station ( 2003 ) by Charles Gillen, The Dream Merchant of Lisbon ( 2004 ) and No Game For Amateurs ( 2009 ) by Gene Coyle, Edge of Allegiance ( 2005 ) by Thomas F. Murphy, A Train to Potevka ( 2005 ) by Mike Ramsdell, Voices Under Berlin ( 2008 ), by T. H. E.
American travel-writer Bill Bryson's impressions of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in his book " Down Under ", ( 2000 ).
Under American federalism, the interpretation of a state supreme court on a matter of state law is normally final and binding and must be accepted in both state and federal courts.
Prominent politicians of the Sikh Diaspora include the first Asian American to be elected as a Member of United States Congress Dalip Singh Saund, the current UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Parmjit Dhanda MP and the first couple to ever sit together in any parliament in the history of Commonwealth countries Gurmant Grewal and Nina Grewal, who sought apology by the Canadian Government for the historical Komagata Maru incident, and the Canadian Shadow Social Development Minister Ruby Dhalla MP.
Under the influence of American hip hop from the 1980s, both black and white British youth became listeners of hip hop.
"' Under the Influence of Mahan ': Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt and their Understanding of American National Interest ," Diplomacy and Statecraft, Dec 2008, Vol.
* Under Suspicion ( TV series ), an American television police drama
* " Under Suspicion " ( CSI episode ), an episode of the American television series CSI: Miami

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