Here was Gorton's chance to indulge in something at which he was supreme.

Milton was to act as the archfool, the supreme wit, the lightly bantering pater, Pater Liber, who could at once trip lightly over that which deserved such treatment, or could at will annihilate the common enemies of the college gathering, and with words alone.

Hemmed in on the job and unable to assert himself, he uses the sex act so he can be supreme in at least one area.

The Washington state supreme court ruled that the state's occupation tax applied to sales, made at cost to an oil company, by a wholly-owned subsidiary set up to purchase certain supplies without divulging the identity of the parent.

if Mike had had a finger in it, he had gotten away with it -- and what happened to supreme bishops worried Jubal not at all as long as he wasn't bothered.

In most jurisdictions, the court system is divided into at least three levels: the trial court, which initially hears cases and reviews evidence and testimony to determine the facts of the case ; at least one intermediate appellate court ; and a supreme court ( or court of last resort ) which primarily reviews the decisions of the intermediate courts.

* 357 – Battle of Strasbourg: Julian, Caesar ( deputy emperor ) and supreme commander of the Roman army in Gaul, wins an important victory against the Alemanni at Strasbourg ( Argentoratum ).

On arrival at the supreme Mongol court — either that on the Imyl river ( near Lake Alakol and the present Russo-Chinese frontier in the Altay ), or more probably at or near Karakorum itself, south-west of Lake Baikal — Andrew found Güyük Khan dead, poisoned, as the envoy supposed, by Batu Khan's agents.

In 1790, at least, “ the powers of the court of king's bench vested in the supreme court of Pennsylvania .” As for the dissolution of corporations, there seems not to have been much question that a corporation might “ surrender its legal existence into the hands of that power, from which it was received.

In 1982, the post of Chairman was abolished, and the General Secretary, at this time held by the same man as the post of Chairman, once again became the supreme office of the Party.

It was mandated to meet at least twice a year to act as the party's supreme organ.

If one is convicted at the district court, the defence can make an appeal on procedural grounds to the supreme court.

The supreme court might admit this complaint, and the case will be reopened yet again, at another district court.

In particular, this is true of a few gods who, at various times in history, rose to supreme importance in Egyptian religion.

It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) as the supreme body responsible for the organization of chess and its championships at global and continental levels.

The interference of Innocent is courted, a certain primacy is accorded him, but at the same time he is not addressed as a supreme arbitrator ; assistance and sympathy are solicited from him as from an elder brother, and two other prelates of Italy are joint recipients with him of the appeal .”

In the 1998 Asian games held at Bangkok ( Thailand ) Indian Kabaddi team reigned supreme and clinched the gold medal.

In 1564, Portugal commanded the trade of India, Japan, and China, though their pride was deeply shocked at the supreme indifference with which the Chinese treated them.

" ` Abdu ' l-Bahá considered her to be the supreme example of how women are completely equal with men in the sight of God and can at times even exceed men in holiness and greatness.

Senior and supreme commanders were trained at the Higher Military Academic Courses, renamed the Advanced Courses for Supreme Command in 1925 ; the 1931 establishment of an Operations Faculty at the Frunze Military Academy supplemented these courses.

While attending courses at Greenwhich he was somewhat distracted from his naval career by the delights of London.

' He rolled his eyes at the recollection of these delights.

So they began to come down, one at a time, and to meet with society, and thus they were brought back of their own accord, giving up their rough and savage ways for the delights of Greek customs.

However, he was inspired by the poetry of Mikhail Lermontov about the seductress Tamara, who waylays travelers in her tower at the gorge of Daryal and allows them to savor a night of sensual delights before killing them and flinging their bodies into the River Terek.

There are therefore a number of recurring figures, such as a man who, in the early tales, enjoys pricking women's breasts with pins and, at his reappearance in the tales in the ' murderous passions ' category, delights in killing women by raping them atop a bed of nails.

The 1985 Doctor Who serial " Vengeance on Varos " was set within the confines of a ' Punishment Dome ' where the repellent alien delegate Sil was delighted to learn that recordings of real life executions, dismemberments, drownings, acid baths and other ' delights ' were being peddled to the apathetic population at large to keep them both docile and entertained.

In contrast to the Rococo whimsicality and licentiousness cultivated by Boucher and Fragonard in the later part of Louis XV's reign, Watteau's theatrical panache is usually tinged with a note of sympathy, wistfulness, and sadness at the transience of love and other earthly delights.

* Bridget Keating, a beautiful woman who wears skimpy costumes at conventions and delights in using her appearance to manipulate the " geeks " ( not least by involving them in the LARP " Vampyres: Lords of Darkness " and then using them for manual labor ).

Possessed of superlative skills in swordsmanship ( the only task at which he's remotely competent ) he delights in combat but otherwise is a peaceable and remarkably honest fellow who tries to make his way through life as a mercenary or by working odd jobs.

" To all those who lead monotonous lives in the hope that they experience at second hand the delights and dangers of adventure ".

The culinary delights are abundant in its specialty eateries such as the Nanay ’ s Pancit Malabon, Rosy ’ s Pancit Malabon, the Pescadores Restaurant, and the Balsa sa Niugan, a floating restaurant with 350 seats, And also you can find " Steakside " a famous fast food restaurant which serves East meets West cuisine with a local twist using only fresh local ingredients that you can find in Malabon City, located at Concepcion Malabon.

Michael refuses to give them the oil at that time, but promises to give it at the end of time, when all flesh will be raised up, the delights of paradise will be given to the holy people and God will be in their midst.

Looking at the turkey he delights at the prospect of more food.

She goes on to describe the interior: " Inside, there survives one of the most delicate delights in all London: Nash's octagonal dining-room, painted as if you are in a bamboo birdcage, looking our through the bars at the fields, woods and sky.

Rosselson has also performed two shows with socialist magician Ian Saville: A Dinosaur in My Shoe, for children, and Look at it This Way, for adults ( the Independent on Sunday reviewer who attended the premiere at the Edinburgh Festival described this as " an evening of gently dialectical delights offered by two lovely gentlemen with the worst haircuts in Scotland ").

" Norton Mezvinsky, who interviewed Atzmon at an event in Washington, DC in 2012 after thoroughly studying his work, wrote that " Gilad Atzmon is a critical and committed secular humanist with firm views, who delights in being provocative.

During the summer months children can also learn the delights of rod fishing ; lessons can be arranged at the fishing school near the lake.

Mastering the Art of French Cooking is for both seasoned cooks and beginners who love good food and long to reproduce savory delights of the classic cuisine at home, from the historic Gallic masterpieces to the seemingly artless perfection of a dish of spring-green peas.

“ Every Brazilian, even the light skinned fair haired one carries about him on his soul, when not on soul and body alike, the shadow or at least the birthmark of the aborigine or the negro, in our affections, our excessive mimicry, our Catholicism which so delights the senses, our music, our gait, our speech, our cradle songs, in everything that is a sincere expression of our lives, we almost all of us bear the mark of that influence .”

Dr Priestley had previously held the chair of Applied Mathematics at a leading Midlands University until he abandonned his chair and retired to the house in Westbourne Terrace which he had inherited from his father, but is described as an independent researcher who delights in scientific controversy.

Some critics have been less approving ; Josh Gartland commented that ' If all the Seas Were One Sea is a horrible book that delights in man's destruction of his environment and therefore conveys a very negative message to the children at which it is aimed.