Under Grimond ( who retired in 1967 ) and his successor, Jeremy Thorpe, the Liberals regained the status of a serious third force in British politics, polling up to 20 % of the vote but unable to break the duopoly of Labour and Conservative and win more than fourteen seats in the Commons.

Under the legislation that created the 26 districts of Northern Ireland, a district council whose area included an existing municipal borough could resolve to adopt the charter of the old municipality and thus continue to enjoy borough status.

Under the status quo, the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Armenian Apostolic Churches all have rights to the interior of the tomb, and all three communities celebrate the Divine Liturgy or Holy Mass there daily.

Under the status quo, no part of what is designated as common territory may be so much as rearranged without consent from all communities.

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 contemporary Israeli law, however, certain areas of Israeli family and personal status law are under the authority of the rabbinic courts and are therefore treated according to Halakha.

Under HSPD12 and FIPS 201, investigators have the right to obtain any information on employees, which includes questioning acquaintances on the status of the employee's mental, emotional, and financial stability.

Administratively, it is incorporated as Kemerovo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction — an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts.

Under the 1998 constitution, the NDC's role and status was strengthened.

Under the Republic of China ( 1911 – 1949 ), Shanghai's political status was finally raised to that of a municipality on 14 July 1927.

Under Carolingian rule, the Saxons were reduced to tributary status.

Under heavy fire from the public, the Graham government eventually announced that it would set aside the possibility of UNB Saint John losing its status as a university and would refer the report to a working group for further study.

Under the European Union Protected Geographical Status laws introduced in 1992, the name Newcastle Brown Ale was granted protected brand status in February 2000.

Under ancient Roman penal practice, crucifixion was also a means of exhibiting the criminal ’ s low social status.

Under his son, Henry VIII of England, the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542 were passed, integrating Wales with England in legal terms, abolishing the Welsh legal system, and banning the Welsh language from any official role or status, but it did for the first time define the England-Wales border and allowed members representing constituencies in Wales to be elected to the English Parliament.

Administratively, it is incorporated as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Under Krai Jurisdiction — an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

Administratively, along with seven rural localities, it is incorporated as Tomsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction — an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

Under the history of U. S. treaty law, the territorial boundaries claimed by Federally recognized tribes received the same status under which the Southeastern tribal claims were recognized ; until the following establishment of reservations of land, determined by the Federal government, which were ceded to the remaining tribes by de jure treaty, in a process that often entailed forced relocation.

Under ITS, when a user first walked up to a terminal at MIT and typed control-Z to get the computer's attention, it printed out some status information, including how many people were already using the computer.

Under Mao's regime, China ended its " Century of Humiliation " and resumed its status as a major power on the international stage.

Under Karzai's administration, electoral fraud has reached such a level that Afghanistan's status as a democratic state is being questioned.

Under EMI the Parlophone company initially maintained its status as a jazz label.

Under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 the borough was reformed, Beccles retaining municipal borough status until the reorganisation of local government in 1974, when it was merged with surrounding authorities to become Waveney District.

Under his pontificate, the longstanding hostility with the Italian government over the status of the papacy and the Church in Italy was successfully resolved in the Lateran Treaty of 1929.

Under Wyoming law ( WS 15-3-101 ) Frannie now has the status of an incorporated Town having less than 4, 000 people.

Under P. L. 113, 78th Congress, the Federal Government assumed responsibility for 100% of necessary State expenditures in connection with administration and the counseling and placement of the disabled, and for 50% of the necessary costs of providing clients with rehabilitation case services.

Under the terms of the Bank of England Act 1998 ( which came into force on 1 June 1998 ), the bank's Monetary Policy Committee was given sole responsibility for setting interest rates to meet the Government's stated Retail Prices Index ( RPI ) inflation target of 2. 5 %.

Under the Millbrook Commonwealth Action Programme, each CHOGM is responsible for renewing the remit of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group, whose responsibility it is to uphold the Harare Declaration on the core political principles of the Commonwealth.

Under the Compact, the U. S. has full authority and responsibility for the defense of the FSM.

Under the Compact, the U. S. has full authority and responsibility for the defense of the FSM.

Under the new structure, the local offices would contribute a percentage of their income to the international organization, which would take responsibility for setting the overall direction of the movement with each regional office having one vote.

Under the Basic Law of Hong Kong, its diplomatic relations and defence are the responsibility of the Central People's Government of the PRC.

Under the leadership of the new CEO, Orey Gilliam, who also assumed the responsibility for all of AOL's messaging business in 2007, ICQ resumed its growth and turned into a highly profitable company, and one of AOL's most successful businesses.

Under the Planning Act of the province, municipalities have the option to assume responsibility for land-use planning through the development and adoption of official plans and land use bylaws.

Under English law, local government authorities have the legal obligation to repair roads or bridges ; but, in certain circumstances, the responsibility lies with a landowner instead.

Under the structure of shared governmental responsibilities that has evolved since 1975, much responsibility for spending had been given back to the regions.

Under a series of treaties concluded after World War I, Switzerland assumed responsibility for the diplomatic and consular representation of Liechtenstein, the protection of its borders, and the regulation of its customs.

Under this model, the state is divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility so that no branch has more power than the other branches.

Under the original Fugitive Slave Law of 1793, the responsibility for catching runaway slaves fell on officials of the states from which the slaves came, and the Underground Railroad thrived.

Under the proposals, the Maltese Parliament would retain responsibility over all affairs except defence, foreign policy, and taxation.

Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the judiciary generally does not make law ( that is, in a plenary fashion, which is the responsibility of the legislature ) or enforce law ( which is the responsibility of the executive ), but rather interprets law and applies it to the facts of each case.

Under such influences he came more and more to embrace the ideal of artistic realism and all that it entailed, whether this concerned the responsibility to depict life " as it is truly lived "; the preoccupation with the lower strata of society ; or the rejection of repeating, symmetrical musical forms as insufficiently true to the unrepeating, unpredictable course of " real life ".

Under pressure from the Revolutions of 1848 in surrounding countries, King William II accepted the introduction of full ministerial responsibility in the constitution, leading to a system of parliamentary democracy, with the House of Representatives directly elected by the voters within a system of single-winner electoral districts.

Under the new King Percy had extensive civil and military responsibility in both the east march and in north Wales, where he found himself under increasing pressure as a result of the rebellion of Owain Glyn Dŵr.

NSAM 341 assigned the Secretary of State official responsibility for the overall direction, coordination, and supervision of interdepartmental activities overseas and created a mechanism to carry out the responsibility consisting of the Senior Interdepartmental Group ( SIG ), chaired by the Under Secretary of State, and several Interdepartmental Regional Groups ( IRGs ) beneath it, each chaired by an Assistant Secretary of State.

Under the SIGs, a series of Assistant Secretary-level Interdepartmental Groups ( IGs ), each chaired by the agency with particular responsibility, dealt with specific issues.

When Labour came to power in 1997 he was appointed a Parliamentary Under Secretary in the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, and was promoted to Minister of State in the department as Minister for Housing and Planning from 1999 to 2001, and Minister for Local Government 2001-02, and in the again reorganised Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2002-2005, with special responsibility for local government, English regions, electoral law, fire, health and safety and London.

Under Wiley's leadership, however, the Bureau of Chemistry grew significantly, both in strength and in stature after assuming responsibility for the enforcement of the 1906 Act.