( Since the time-span of the nation-state coincides roughly with the separate existence of the United States as an independent entity, it is perhaps natural for Americans to think of the nation as representative of the highest form of order, something permanent and unchanging.

All orders originate with the officer of highest rank and terminate with action of the men in the ranks.

I must have written to say how much I had enjoyed his fine book The Building Of Eternal Rome, and I found he had not regretted giving me the highest mark in his old course on the later Latin poets, although in my final examination I had ignored the questions and filled the bluebook with a comparison of Propertius and Coleridge.

-- since, as Courtenay says, `` Nobody should play with lives the way we do unless he's motivated by the highest ideals ''.

-- Matheson highest purity tank chlorine was passed through a tube of resublimed Af into an evacuated Pyrex system where it was condensed with liquid air.

So far in history man has been too greatly over-occupied with projecting things into his environment rather than first creating the sort of person who can make the highest use of the things he has created.

Fearful of inviting a military showdown with the West which they could not win, the Communists seek to undermine Western power where the nuclear might of the West is irrelevant -- in backwoods guerrilla skirmishes, in mob uprisings in the streets, in parliaments, in clandestine meetings of undercover conspirators, at the United Nations, on the propaganda front, at diplomatic conferences -- preferably at the highest level.

It is natural that he should turn for his major support to a select and dedicated few from the organization which actually owns the university and whose goals are, in their opinion, identified with its highest good and ( to use that oft-repeated phrase ) ' the attainment of excellence ' ''.

I was delighted with Paula Prentiss' comedy performance, which was as fresh and unstilted as one's highest hopes might ask.

Since then, Alumni has played at the highest level of Argentinian rugby and its rivalry with Belgrano Athletic Club is one of the fiercest local derbies in Buenos Aires.

The suffix-ol appears in the IUPAC chemical name of all substances where the hydroxyl group is the functional group with the highest priority ; in substances where a higher priority group is present the prefix hydroxy-will appear in the IUPAC name.

The High Court of American Samoa is the highest court below the United States Supreme Court in American Samoa, with the District Courts below it.

They associated on equal terms with laymen of the highest distinction, and shared all their pleasures and pursuits.

Scores above 0 are " ranked ", with the highest score being ranked 1st, the next-highest 2nd, and so on.

Johnson did not deal harshly with Confederate leaders, as he had earlier indicated he would ; he expanded his pardons to include those in the highest ranks of the Confederacy, including their Vice-President, Alexander H. Stephens.

Hence, from the point of view of the reader, numerals in Western texts are written with the highest power of the base first whereas numerals in Arabic texts are written with the lowest power of the base first.

In contrast with other continents, it is marked by the comparatively small area of either very high or very low ground, lands under occupying an unusually small part of the surface ; while not only are the highest elevations inferior to those of Asia or South America, but the area of land over is also quite insignificant, being represented almost entirely by individual peaks and mountain ranges.

ASU uses a plus-minus grading system with highest cumulative GPA awarded of 4. 0 ( at time of graduation ).

The world's highest unconfirmed temperature was a temperature flare up during a heat burst in June 1967, with a temperature of.

Thunderstorms can occur between October and March, and annual rainfall is 623 millimetres ( 24. 5 in ), with rainfall highest in spring and summer and lowest in winter.

After arriving at the Tines homeworld and allying with Woodcarver to defeat Steel, Pham initiates the Countermeasure, which extends the " Slow Zone " – the inner region of the galaxy where the highest technologies, such as artificial intelligence and superluminal travel, are impossible – by thousands of light-years to enclose the Blight.

In 2002, Vick set many records and supplied the media with numerous highlights for the season, including rushing for 173 yards in an overtime win at Minnesota, the highest single-game rushing total for an NFL quarterback ever ( Vick's footwear from this game are currently enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame ).

According to The Football Money League published by consultants Deloitte, in the season 2010 – 11, Roma was the 15th highest earning football club in the world with an estimated revenue of € 143. 5 million.

He completed his training in pharmacy also, taking his degree with high honors in 1797, and in 1799 was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy along with a prize for an essay in medicine.

Barbara Borland of Tigard took top senior individual home economics honors with a demonstration called filbert hats.

Reared in England, she studied to be a teacher, earned several scholarships and was graduated with honors from the University of London.

Johnson attempted to make the most of the opportunities the position offered, using it as a springboard to higher honors, as the Governor's powers in the state were limited to offering mere suggestions on legislation ( with no veto power ), and managing the Bank of Tennessee and the penitentiary.

The artist was entertained with munificence, and various honors were conferred upon him.

After graduating as valedictorian from Morris High School, Hill enrolled at Oklahoma State University, receiving a bachelor's degree with honors, in psychology 1977.

She went on to Yale Law School, obtaining her Juris Doctor degree with honors in 1980.

He has been honored with a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children, a J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding, a TED Prize ( named for the confluence of technology, entertainment and design ), and many other awards and honors.

In 1544, Johann von Brugge a rich Dutch Protestant refugee was given citizenship and lived respectfully until his death in 1556 then buried with honors.

Impressed by Brâncuși's talent for carving, an industrialist entered him in the Craiova School of Arts and Crafts ( școala de arte și meserii ), where he pursued his love for woodworking, graduating with honors in 1898.

He attended the University of Chicago, where he participated in the Ryerson Astronomical Society, received a bachelor of arts in self-proclaimed " nothing " with general and special honors in 1954, a bachelor of science in physics in 1955, and a master of science in physics in 1956 before earning a PhD in astronomy and astrophysics in 1960.

During his time as an honors program undergraduate, Sagan worked in the laboratory of the geneticist H. J. Muller and wrote a thesis on the origins of life with physical chemist H. C. Urey.

Her later life was filled with honors.

He read law and entered Columbia Law School in 1882, and he graduated in 1884 with highest honors.

Given the rigorous admission process it is not surprising that CUNY BA boasts a 70 % graduation rate within an average of 2. 2 years and that 60 % graduate with academic honors.

He retired in 1975 as emeritus professor of zoology, showered with honors.

Gloria graduated from high school with honors and knew she wanted a singing career.

Priam returns to Troy with the body of his son, and it is given full funeral honors.

To correspond with the subdivisions of the English shires into honors or baronies, Irish counties were granted out to the Anglo-Norman noblemen in cantreds, later known as baronies, which in turn were subdivided, as in England, into civil parishes and townlands.

* to award honors with the advice and approval of the Cabinet

Polk graduated with honors in May 1818.

It honors Robinson with large quotations spanning the inner curve of the facade and features a large freestanding statue of his number, 42, which has become an attraction in itself.

Gödel attended the Evangelische Volksschule, a Lutheran school in Brünn from 1912 to 1916, and was enrolled in the Deutsches Staats-Realgymnasium from 1916 to 1924, excelling with honors in all his subjects, particularly in mathematics, languages and religion.

Then he came home to complete his architectural education with honors in 1948 and settled down with Lois working as an architect.