While Yahweh demands animals that are " without blemish " ( Leviticus 1: 3, NRSV ), the priests, who were " to determine whether the animal was acceptable " ( Mason 143 ), were offering blind, lame and sick animals for sacrifice because they thought nobody would notice.

While ghosting on Joe Palooka, Capp created a storyline about a stupid musclebound hillbilly named “ Big Leviticus ”, who was an obvious prototype for the Li ' l Abner character.

While it is not the only mollusk used in Jewish ritual objects, Abrahams says, " The widely held mollusk hypothesis becomes quite perplexing if one considers that the mollusk was counted among the unclean animals in the Bible ( Chapters Leviticus 11: 9 and 12 ).

While most insects were considered unclean under Mosaic law Leviticus 11: 22 specifically states that locusts are permitted.

While visiting Beijing in 1970 Sihanouk was ousted by a military coup led by Prime Minister General Lon Nol and Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak in the early hours of March 18, 1970.

While no language has all 22 ( later: 23 ) classes active, Venda has 20, Lozi has 18, and Ganda has 16 or 17 ( depending on whether the locative class 23 e-is included ).

While driving in the 2001 Daytona 500, Earnhardt died of basilar skull fracture in a last-lap crash at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2001.

While the Senate passed the petition on January 29, it was defeated in House of Representatives on February 18.

While the gospels present this as a consequence of the marriage of Herod Antipas and Herodias in defiance of Jewish law ( as in Matthew 14: 4, Mark 6: 18 ) Josephus refers to it as a pre-emptive measure by Herod to quell a possible uprising.

The pro-market policies enacted by Fujimori, were continued by presidents Alejandro Toledo and Alan Garcia, While poverty of Lima is 18. 5 %, the national average is 30 %, while the unemployment rate is 6. 5 % and 54 % are employed formally.

* While RV 6. 61. 12 associates the Sarasvati River with the five tribes ; and RV 7. 95-6 with the Paravatas and the Purus ; in RV 8. 21. 18, a number of petty kings are said to dwell along the course of Sarasvati,

While performers who use concert sound subwoofers for onstage monitoring may like the powerful sub-bass sound that they get onstage, sound engineers may find the use of large subwoofers ( e. g., two 18 " drivers ) for onstage instrument monitoring to be problematic, because it may interfere with the " Front of House " sub-bass sound.

While Cisco denied all allegations in the suit, on August 18, 2006, Cisco's liability insurers, its directors, and officers paid the plaintiffs US $ 91. 75 million to settle the suit.

" While the public mistakenly presumes that this federal agency is hard at work conducting complicated tests on every new model of truck, van, car, and SUV, in reality, just 18 of the EPA ’ s 17, 000 employees work in the automobile-testing department in Ann Arbor, Michigan, examining 200 to 250 vehicles a year, or roughly 15 percent of new models.

While some say that the gorge is 18 km long, this distance refers to the distance between the settlement of Omalos on the northern side of the plateau and the village of Agia Roumeli.

While inspecting an undamaged escalator, forensic investigators found charred wood in 18 places beneath the up escalator, which showed that similar fires had started before but had burnt themselves out without spreading.

While all of Mackinac Island, the landform, is located within the corporate limits of the City of Mackinac Island, 82 percent of the island's landmass is owned by the State of Michigan and managed by the Mackinac Island State Park Commission ( MISPC ), so that the City itself has direct jurisdiction over only 18 percent of the island, the remainder being under direct control of the Commission.

While ENSO events are basically in phase between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, ENSO events in the Atlantic Ocean lag behind those in the Pacific by 12 – 18 months.

While global trade stagnated, growing by one percent in 2002, mainland China's trade soared by 18 % in the first nine months of 2002, with exports outstripping imports.

While 15 September is considered by many to be the climax of the Battle of Britain, 18 August is often cited as the costliest or hardest day — the British lost 68 aircraft and the Germans lost 69.

While borderline personality disorder can manifest itself in children and teenagers, therapists are discouraged from diagnosing anyone before the age of 18, due to adolescence and a still-developing personality.

While the album itself failed to become a success, the song " When Love Cries " continued her success on the R & B charts, reaching 18.

While nefazodone ( Serzone ) and bupropion ( Wellbutrin ) did not have negative effects on sexual functioning, 67 % of men on sertraline experienced ejaculation difficulties vs. 18 % before the treatment ( or 61 % vs. 0 % according to another paper ).

While two separate Ohio state routes meet at the intersection ( SR 91 and SR 261 ; at one point SR 18 and SR 532 also met there ), the one-lane circle can and regularly does accommodate several dozen vehicles at a time without congestion.

* November 18 – While sitting in Tom's Restaurant in New York City, Suzanne Vega composes the song " Tom's Diner ".

While Nathaniel was in military service, his wife died ( July 18, 1776 ) shortly after giving birth to a second son, named Nathaniel.

While with the American Expeditionary Force, Holbrook was at Le Valdahon, from August 14 to October 18, 1917 ; at Sommerviller Sector, October 21 to November 20, 1917 ; Ansauville Sector, January 19 to April 4, 1918 ; Cantigny Sector, April 20 to June 8, 1918 ; Montdidier-Noyon Defense, June 9 to 13, 1918 ; and Saizerais Sector, August 4, to 16, 1918.

While Nelson preferred rockabilly and uptempo rock songs like " Believe What You Say " ( Hot 100 # 4 ), " I Got a Feeling " (# 10 ), " My Bucket's Got a Hole in It " (# 12 ), " Hello Mary Lou " (# 9 ), " It's Late " (# 9 ), " Stood Up " (# 2 ), " Waitin ' in School " (# 18 ), " Be-Bop Baby " (# 3 ), and " Just a Little Too Much " (# 9 ), his smooth, calm voice made him a natural to sing ballads.

While most students graduate between 17 and 18 years of age, many states allow for the student to voluntarily remove themselves from enrollment, or " drop out " without earning a diploma.

Some scholars believe that the apologetic view of Luke ’ s work is overemphasized and that it should not be regarded as a “ major aim of the Lucan writings .” While Munck believes that purpose of Luke ’ s work is not that clear-cut and sympathizes with other claims, he believes that Luke ’ s work can function as an apology only in the sense that it “ presents a defense of Christianity and Paul ” and may serve to “ clarify the position of Christianity within Jewry and within the Roman Empire .” Pervo disagrees that Luke ’ s work is an apology and even that it could possibly be addressed to Rome because he believes that “ Luke and Acts speak to insiders, believers in Jesus .” Freedman believes that Luke is writing an apology but that his goal is “ not to defend the Christian movement as such but to defend God ’ s ways in history .”

While the first three truths are primarily concerned with understanding the nature of dukkha ( suffering, anxiety, stress ) and its causes, the fourth truth presents a practical method for overcoming dukkha.

* While the synoptics look forward to a future Kingdom of God ( using the term parousia, meaning " coming "), John presents an eschatology that has already been realized.

; Pharmacology: While it is well established that the skin provides an ideal site for the administration of local and systemic drugs, it presents a formidable barrier to the permeation of most substances.

While an influx of new residents from different cultures presents some challenges, " the United States has always been energized by its immigrant populations ," said President Bill Clinton in 1998.

While it never baldly advocates the case for broader societal acceptance of homosexuality or for the abandonment of elements of the Jewish religious tradition, those causes are subtly evident in the stark, simplistic picture the film presents of sincere, conflicted and victimized men and women confronted by a largely stern and stubborn cadre of rabbis.

While with Louis, the emperor gave Stephen a number of presents, including an estate of land ( most likely at Vendeuvre-sur-Barse ) granted to the Roman church.

* While predating Novikov's thesis, the film Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann presents a similar predestination paradox, wherein the title character becomes his own great-great-grandfather thus causing his own existence and time-travel.

While the Tudor era presents an abundance of material on the women of the nobility — especially royal wives and queens — historians have recovered scant documentation about the average lives of women.

While political propaganda or personal emphasis may have somewhat distorted the historical accuracy of the story, the Bayeux tapestry presents a unique visual document of medieval arms, apparel, and other objects unlike any other artifact surviving from this period.

While the film presents an argument for birth control, it takes a firm stance against abortion portraying the wealthy women as partaking in abortions on a whim, when pregnancy threatens to interfere with their social lives.

While Haggard does indeed portray some Africans ( such as Twala and Gagool ) in their traditional ( for Victorian literature ) literary posts as barbarians, he also presents the other side of the coin, showing some black Africans as heroes and heroines ( such as Ignosi ), and shows respect for their culture.

While these may be taken as representing, respectively, physical science yet in its infancy, and Aristotelian scholasticism in its most perfect form, he presents the mystical and Platonizing mode of speculation which had already, to some extent, found expression in Hugo and Richard of St. Victor, and in Bernard of Clairvaux.

While traditional aspects of a fair or carnival are provided, the event also presents livestock shows consisting of swine and cattle, which are presented by the local FFA and 4-H.

While now known as the BBC Proms, the text on the tickets ( along with the headline " BBC Proms " next to the BBC logo ), still says " BBC Music presents the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts ".

While open source distribution presents a way to make the source code of a product publicly accessible, the open source licenses allow the authors to fine tune such access.

While the term " infomercial " was originally applied only to television advertising, it is now sometimes used to refer to any presentation ( often on video ) which presents a significant amount of information in an actual, or perceived, attempt to promote a point of view.

While riding Flammie, the player may access either the " rotated map ", which presents the world as a globe, or the " world map ," a two-dimensional view of the overworld.

While PiS presents itself as a champion of the Catholic Church, its policies do not always align with the Church's teaching.

While this very direct communication with their customers presents many challenges, it also allows ISPs to build strong grass-roots support and trust with their customer base.

While Admiral Thornton is in Malta, Admiral Harte, Thornton's second-in-command, sends Jack and William Babbington, the latter commanding the brig HMS Dryad, to take presents to the Pasha of Barka and deliver a new envoy, Mr Consul Hamilton.

While stressing that cosmopolitanism and transnationalism are indeed unique concepts, Roudometof presents the insight that the two conditions often have a very close correlation to one another, a source of confusion repeatedly uncovered during many attempts to describe interconnected global processes.

While carrying out your plans be flexible enough to take advantage of any opportunity that presents itself, however small, and avail yourself of any profit, however slight.

While most commentators accept that the Philosophical Investigations contains the rule-following paradox as Kripke presents it, few have concurred in attributing Kripke's skeptical solution to Wittgenstein.

While at Fordham, he helped found its FM radio station WFUV ( which now presents a Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award each year ), was assistant sports editor for Volume 28 of The Fordham Ram his senior year, sang in a barbershop quartet, played center field for the Fordham Rams baseball team, called radio broadcasts for Rams baseball, football, and basketball, got a degree, and sent about 150 letters to stations along the Eastern seaboard.