Whereas insurance markets have become centralized nationally and internationally, state insurance commissioners operate individually, though at times in concert through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Whereas for Kant, substance is that which “ persists ,” ( i. e., exists at all times ), for Wittgenstein it is that which, figuratively speaking, “ persists ” through a “ space ” of possible worlds.

Whereas the STAR would read and process the same memory five times to apply five vector operations on a set of data, it would be much faster to read the data into the CPU's registers once, and then apply the five operations.

Whereas mechanical movements can typically be off by several seconds a day, an inexpensive quartz movement in a child's wristwatch may still be accurate to within half a second per day — ten times better than a mechanical movement .< ref > Quartz mechanisms usually have a resonant frequency of 32768 Hz, chosen for ease of use ( being 2 < sup > 15 </ sup >).

Whereas all other astronomers put the stars on a rotating sphere just beyond the outer planets, Gersonides estimated the distance to the stars to be ten billion times greater, of the order of 100 light-years ( in modern units ).

Whereas social work started on a more scientific footing aimed at controlling and reforming individuals ( at one stage supporting the notion that poverty was a disease ), it has in more recent times adopted a more critical and holistic approach to understanding and intervening in social problems.

Whereas Helicobacter pylori can be many times more resistant to chlorine than Escherichia coli, both organisms are about equally susceptible to the disinfecting effect of chloramine.

Whereas uniformity in the spelling of words is one of the features of a standard language in modern times, and official languages usually prescribe standard spelling, minority languages and regional languages often lack this trait.

In modern times, opinions differ, although the principle stays the same: Whereas one would formerly engage in a Mensur to be hit, many fencing students of today will rather engage in combat in order to prove their competence by not being wounded, instead focusing on reinforcing the bond to one's brothers by sharing hope and fear.

Whereas in 1949 and 1950 he had taken 31 wickets in both seasons at average costs of 23. 19 and 28. 25 apiece, he took 90 first-class wickets at 20. 57 in 1951 including 5 wickets in an innings six times.

Whereas the cycle time for ethylene oxide ( discussed above ) may be 10 to 15 hours, the use of very high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide allows much shorter cycle times.

Whereas the TI-83 + can only hold a maximum of 10 apps ( or more often less, dependent on size ), the Silver Edition can hold over 9 times as many.

Whereas Vandal Savage dresses appropriate to the times and fights in an intelligent manner, Kru'll maintains his look as a caveman and resorts to brutish tactics such as swinging around the club he carries or smashing his opponents with a large rock, though he is intelligent despite his demeanor.

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 previous versions of Street Fighter II feature a few techniques which would strike an opponent multiple times, Super Turbo was the first game in the series to feature an extensive Air Combo feature.

Whereas Harry is slow to catch on, Jamil is quick like a whip, although many times what he says is heavily ladled with sarcasm.

Whereas in formal cuddle parties usually each person only has prior bonds with part of the total membership and the membership relationships are often not ongoing ( e. g. same group may never meet again or only a few times ).

Whereas the games of the 8-bit era were typically developed by a single individual within a matter of months ( sometimes even a few weeks ), the more demanding 16-bit titles required larger teams, longer development times and considerably larger budgets.

Whereas vertical relief in the rest of the Ozarks region is the result of erosion of sedimentary strata, the St. Francois are an ancient Precambrian igneous uplift several times older than the Appalachians.

Whereas Columbia's Twist Around the Clock, made just three years earlier, had cost a mere $ 280, 000, now Katzman was forced to deal with a budget that was nearly 10 times that amount.

Whereas Sky often sold on a highlights package to a terrestrial broadcaster ( BBC ), Setanta indicated that the sums offered by terrestrial broadcasters, reported to be £ 100, 000 to £ 200, 000, were five to ten times lower than their perceived market value ; Setanta paid £ 5 million to screen England's away qualifier with Croatia on 10 September 2008 and believed a sensible highlights package should attract a fee of £ 1 million.

Whereas nat pwes are annual events celebrating a particular member of the 37 Nats regarded as the tutelary spirit in a local region within a local community, with familial custodians of the place and tradition and with royal sponsorship in ancient times, hence evocative of royal rituals, there are also nat kannah pwes where individuals would have a pavilion set up in a neighbourhood and the ritual is generally linked to the entire pantheon of nats.

Whereas Charles was an attacking stroke-maker, Alick was ultra-defensive, almost strokeless at times.

Whereas the maintenance rotary fund had in the past sustained losses considerably beyond expectations, the introduction of the cost-billing system plus other control refinements has resulted in keeping the fund on a proper working basis.

Whereas in the past, the National and American leagues had separate administrative organizations ( which, for example, allowed for the introduction of different rules such as the designated hitter ), under Selig, Major League Baseball consolidated the administrative functions of both leagues into the Commissioner's Office in 2000.

Whereas in the past, East Iranian languages, such as Bactrian, Sogdian and Khotanese, and West Iranian languages, notably Parthian and Middle Persian were prominent.

Whereas in the past printmakers put their plates in and out of acid baths with their bare hands, today printmakers use rubber gloves.

Whereas in the past Thomas Jefferson could write to his Secretary of State, " We have not heard from our Ambassador in Spain for two years.

Whereas in the past governments often made decisions about protected areas and informed local people afterwards, today the emphasis is shifting towards greater discussions with stakeholders and joint decisions about how such lands should be set aside and managed.

Whereas the processualists had been firm materialists, and the culture-historical archaeologists had been idealists, the post-processualists argued that past societies should be interpreted through both materialist and idealist ideas.

Whereas in the past most enterprises ran simple, one-process factories, such enterprises are quite probably in the minority in the 21st century.

Whereas in the past it had never been used formally, Campbell-Bannerman was the first First Lord of the Treasury to be given official use of the title " Prime Minister ", a standard that continues to the present day.

Whereas in the past, the Magazine featured lengthy expositions, recent issues have shorter, but nevertheless tighter articles.

Whereas in the past Kaloyan had limited his ferocity to outsmarting his enemies, his later campaigns included wholesale transfer of populations from the captured cities to distant regions in Bulgaria.

Whereas in the past, Welsh sides had been on the wrong end of some heavy scorelines, all Welsh sides now enter Europe with the realistic aim of at least winning their first round tie.

Whereas Isaiah 1-39 ( referred to as Proto-Isaiah ) saw the destruction of Israel as imminent, and the restoration in the future, Deutero-Isaiah speaks of the destruction in the past ( Isa 42: 24-25 ), and the restoration as imminent ( Isa 42: 1-9 ).

Whereas Douglas said that the Compromise of 1850 replaced the Missouri Compromise ban on slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory north and west of the state of Missouri, Lincoln said that this was false, and that Popular Sovereignty and the Dred Scott decision were a departure from the policies of the past that would nationalize slavery.

Whereas in the past the information came only from a radar, current systems get inputs from a variety of sources.

" Whereas the Black or Aboriginal Natives of this Island have for a considerable time past, carried on a series of indiscriminate attacks upon the persons and property of divers of His Majesty's subjects: and have especially of late perpetrated most cruel and sanguinary acts of violence and outrage ; evincing an evident disposition systematically to kill and destroy the white inhabitants indiscriminately whenever an opportunity of doing so is presented.

" Whereas Mr Edmund Scarburgh, Mr Thomas Johnson, Mr Richard Vaughan, Captain John Dollinge, John Robinson, Toby Norton, Richard Baily, Ambrose Dixon, Richard Hill, Jenkin Price And divers others Inhabitants and free men in the Upper parte of the parish in the Countie of Northampton Did in a Hostile manner ( contrary to the knowne Lawes of Virginia And the League made with the Indians ) upon the 28th day of Aprill last past Rayse a partie of men to the number of fiftie persons with Armes and ammunicon And upon the aforesaid daie marched amonge the Indians with a Resolucon to take or kill the Queene of Pocamoke, shott att Indians, slashed and cut read, Took Indyans prisoner, And bound one of them with a Chayne, which said Accons caused the Indyans To Invade the Countie, to the great danger of our Lives and Estate, It is therefore ordered That the Sherriff shall forthwith Arrest the Bodies of all the abovesaid parties And such other ( upon inquiry ) as hee shall have notice of ( which went out against the indyans upon their Designe ) To the Number of 50 persons and that hee keepe them in his custodie until they enter into bonds to make their personal appearance at James Citty to answer the premisses before the Governor and Council upon th XXIth day of this Instant Moneth ( att the suite of our Sovereign King ).

Whereas the film ends very ambiguously, our musical goes on past where the film ends ".

Whereas in the past Zhang Chu's music had often been categorized as " humanistic " and " socially conscious ", in this album we see him retreating deeper into his own psyche, isolation and mental conflicts became the overwhelming theme.

Whereas some of the other traditions have been revived in the recent past, Sattriya has remained a living tradition since its creation by the founder of Vaishnavism in Assam, the great saint Srimanta Sankardeva, in 15th century Assam.

These particular passages ( Isaiah 40 – 55, often referred to as Deutero-Isaiah ) are believed by most modern critical scholars to have been added by another author toward the end of the Babylonian exile Whereas Isaiah 1-39 ( referred to as Proto-Isaiah ) saw the destruction of Israel as imminent, and the restoration in the future, Deutero-Isaiah speaks of the destruction in the past ( Isa 42: 24-25 ), and the restoration as imminent ( Isa 42: 1-9 ).

Whereas in the past each club could come with only one shaft, today's clubheads can be fitted with dozens of different shafts, each with slight variation in behavior, creating the potential for a much better fit for the average golfer.

Whereas Haddock can recall a particularly fierce storm at sea or Calculus can boast of his athletic past, Tintin's roots prior to Land of the Soviets are never discussed ( although in ' The Black Island ,' he mentions always loving puzzles ).

Whereas he cannot escape the past, she can only live in the present, bereft of memory by prior electroshock therapy.