Whereas orchestras organised by, run solely by and nearly always exclusive to the expatriate community in China are recorded from the early days of the International Settlement in Shanghai ( i. e. 1850s ) and a Russian orchestra was in operation in Harbin from the early 20th century, the beginnings of a unique classical music tradition in China lie with the first foreign trained Chinese conductor, Zheng Zhisheng.

:" Whereas we use ' hypothesis ' to denote a tentative theory which is still to be verified, Ptolemy usually means by ύπόθεσις something more like ' model ', ' system of explanation ', often indeed referring to ' the hypotheses which we have demonstrated '.

Whereas social identity theory was directed initially at the explanation of intergroup conflict in the absence of any conflict of interests, self-categorization theory was developed to explain how individuals come to to perceive themselves as members of a group in the first place, and how this self-grouping process underlies and determines all subsequent aspects of group behaviour.

Whereas the United States enjoys a long season that generally runs from March to November, other areas often have much shorter seasons.

Whereas the written Torah has a fixed form, the Oral Torah is a living tradition that includes not only specific supplements to the written Torah ( for instance, what is the proper manner of shechita and what is meant by " Frontlets " in the Shema ), but also procedures for understanding and talking about the written Torah ( thus, the Oral Torah revealed at Sinai includes debates among rabbis who lived long after Moses ).

Whereas most American Methodist worship is modeled after the Anglican Communion's Book of Common Prayer, a unique feature was the once practiced observance of the season of Kingdomtide, which encompasses the last thirteen weeks before Advent, thus dividing the long season after Pentecost into two discrete segments.

Whereas the Capital markets are used for the raising of long term finance, such as the purchase of shares, or for loans that are not expected to be fully paid back for at least a year.

Whereas Bishop Liutprand describes the emperor's hair as being bristly, Leo The Deacon says it was black with " tight curls " and " unusually long ".

Whereas membership was once required in order to practise law in a particular locality, as long as a solicitor is registered with The Law Society of Scotland this is no longer the case.

The Ravanahatha was played on one string which was 22 inches long encompassing the 3 Octaves. Whereas the Violin encompasses the 3 octaves on 4 strings with a finger board which is 5 1 / 4th inches long. This 5 1 / 4th when multiplied by 4 is 21 inches which was the size of the Ravan Hatta. Both are played with a bow.

Whereas because shingle beaches are much steeper than sandy ones, plunging breakers are more likely to form, causing the majority of long shore transport to occur in the swash zone, due to a lack of surf zone.

Whereas, the potentials of the province have not been fully developed due to the magnitude of the task of provincial development and troubles that have long plagued the area ;

Whereas Gunther Wolf judged that the Concilium was the high point in Boniface's long career, other scholars such as Matthias Schuler place that high point in 747, Boniface's Frankish synod.

Whereas most of its employment was once farm-based, over 40 % now would in urban centres, Trim, Kells, Navan and Dublin, commuting long distances.

Whereas electricity had long developed a national distribution grid, which enabled supplies to reach even small new housing developments, gas was still distributed only locally.

: Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to call to His Mercy our late Sovereign Lord King George the Sixth of Blessed and Glorious memory, by whose Decease the Crown is solely and rightfully come to the High and Mighty Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary: WE, therefore, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of this Realm, being here assisted with these His late Majesty's Privy Council, with representatives of other Members of the Commonwealth, with other Principal Gentlemen of Quality, with the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London, do now hereby with one voice and Consent of Tongue and Heart publish and proclaim that the High and Mighty Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary is now, by the death of our late Sovereign of happy memory, become Queen Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of this Realm and of all Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to whom Her lieges do acknowledge all Faith and constant Obedience with hearty and humble Affection, beseeching God by whom Kings and Queens do reign, to bless the Royal Princess Elizabeth the Second with long and happy Years to reign over us.

Cinefantastique magazine's Steve Biodrowski wrote, " Whereas one might reasonably have expected that the combo of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez would yield a critical mass of nuclear proportions, instead of an atomic fireball's worth of entertainment, we get a long fuse, quite a bit of fizzle, and a rather minor blast ".

Whereas the cope's hood had long since become a non-functional decorative item, the hood of the cappa nigra remained functional.

Whereas in France, it had to conduct operations 200 miles deep, it had to do this on a front six times as long, many times deeper, and with fewer aircraft.

Whereas official crossovers are frequently stymied by such concerns as copyright, royalties payments, quality of writing and ownership of the characters, unofficial crossovers are unfettered by such concerns, so long as property holders do not exercise their right to enjoin the distribution of such material.

Whereas European cinema often bases its theme on everyday life, French / Belgian bande dessinée has, for a long time, been restricted to stereotyped genres such as science fiction or westerns.

Whereas the Council Wars series is the " Wizard War " common before the fall of a civilization in fantasy, the sequel would take place long after the fall.

Whereas the Navy's Top Gun program is 9 weeks long, the US Air Force Weapons School program is five and a half months long.

Whereas the chest of drawers in its familiar form contains three long and two short drawers, the tallboy has five, six, or seven long drawers, and two short ones.

Whereas in 1987 Thatcher had presided over an economic boom, by 1989-90 interest rates had to be hiked to 15 % to cool inflation which was now in double digits-and by late 1990 the economy was in recession.

Whereas prior to the INS Act of 1965, Asians were often seen as a yellow menace that was only tolerable because of their small numbers ( 0. 5 % of the population ), by the time the Asian immigration boom tapered off in the 1990s, their reputation as a model minority had been firmly cemented, building a reputation for Asian Americans of remarkable educational and professional success, serving as the cultural backdrop in Lahiri ’ s The Third and Final Continent .< ref > Le, C. N.

Whereas most game developers sold their games mainly in software stores, Infocom also distributed their games via bookstores.

Whereas the best of these were formerly available mainly through the clubs themselves, it is now possible to buy books on Matchbox from various publishing houses.

Whereas realism deals mainly with security and material power, and liberalism looks primarily at economic interdependence and domestic-level factors, constructivism most concerns itself with the role of ideas in shaping the international system ( indeed it is possible there is some overlap between constructivism and realism or liberalism, but they remain separate schools of thought ).

Whereas Chichester College has always been focused towards vocational qualifications, the University of Chichester has a more academic focus ( mainly in the arts ).

Whereas Haskell exercised extensive executive control over the Oklahoma Legislature ( mainly through his force of personality ), Cruce lost much of the executive power Haskell established.

Whereas the skin is a protective barrier due to its dryness and acidity, the conjunctiva ( membrane covering the eye ) is, instead, protected by secreted enzymes, mainly lysozyme and defensin.

Whereas a university has relatively little liability to bear when dealing with 18 + yr old adults, LSMSA must contend with a student body mainly of minors.

Whereas first-wave feminism focused mainly on suffrage and overturning legal obstacles to gender equality ( i. e. voting rights, property rights ), second-wave feminism broadened the debate to a wide range of issues: sexuality, family, the workplace, reproductive rights, de facto inequalities, and official legal inequalities.

Whereas most comic book titles move forward chronologically, Legends tells stories in random order, mainly focusing on Years One through Five, but sometimes including canonical stories after that time as well, Batman Confidential, which has replaced Legends, utilizes a similar literary format.

Whereas the latter primarily focus on the constitution and stabilisation of knowledge on the level of interaction, Foucaults perspective concentrates on institutional contexts of the production and integration of knowledge, where the subject mainly appears to be determined by knowledge and power.

Whereas larger specimens tend to mainly consume crayfish, freshwater shrimp and other small fish.

Whereas the main story of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED focuses on the struggles between the Earth Alliance, ZAFT, and Orb Union, the Astray series is focused on the three MBF-P0x mobile suit prototypes ( however mainly on Lowe Guele ) and their respective pilots and organizations, who mainly exist on the outskirts of the main SEED storyline.

Whereas it used to be known for its importance as a diamond trading centre, nowadays it is mainly known for its textiles, especially the Sambalpuri Saree.

Whereas the ancient and medieval thought of Japan was tied closely to Buddhism, the early modern thought of Japan was mainly Confucianism or Neo-Confucianism, which was designated for official study of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Whereas the Arrupe years were characterized by heavy polarisation and members leaving the order, the 25 years with Kolvenbach were mainly a period of ageing.

Whereas food consists mainly of invertebrates throughout the year, small vertebrates are the most important food by biomass, comprising 58 % during the dry season and 80 % during the wet season.