According to James Schlesinger, former defense secretary and energy secretary, the service chiefs were not specifically polled before-the-fact on the question of whether they would support such a treaty -- an example of the perverse effect of the Goldwater-Nicholls Act in downgrading the role of service chiefs.
But constructing this entire conversation around the premise that men are exempt from this balancing act minimizes the role of fatherhood, discounts our stake in romantic relationships and blinds us all from this greater truth: No one who needs to work has it all.
Congress passed historic banking regulations during the New Deal, including the Glass-Steagall Banking Act of 1933, the Securities Act of 1933, and the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, all of which vastly expanded the role of the federal government in overseeing and regulating Wall Street.
Patina Miller, last on Broadway as the heroine of "Sister Act, " stepped into the Ben Vereen role of Leading Player in "Pippin" and earned her second straight nomination.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 increased the role directors play in weeding out fraud and their potential liability for overlooking it.
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What we can all do as digital, social and marketing professionals is to work on making those bumps as minimal as possible by thinking twice before we act, and considering the role of real-time within our broader strategy.
When Ben Berg turned 16 back in 1992, he got a curious birthday gift: A beat-up 1972 Dodge Sportsman Royal Van that once belonged to The Melvins, the iconic sludge-metal act that played a major role in the evolution of what became known as grunge.
During the ascent of the giant balloon which will take Mr Baumgartner into the icy cold atmosphere and during the freefall, Col Kittinger's role will be to act as the point of contact between the mission control team and Felix Baumgartner.
He says Congress had always rejected a U.K. style Official Secrets Act, and that it was the role of the press to disclose wrong-doing by government officials.
The Conservative, Jacob Rees-Mogg, has a series of amendments which would allow a Roman Catholic to become King or Queen, but would then transfer the role of Head of the Church to a Regent, under the terms of the 1937 Regency Act.
The company has been consulted by the government about bringing its role in awarding qualifications under the Freedom of Information Act.
Sarah Palin comes out kind of playing the role of the support act whose job it is to steal the show every night.
By calling Education Secretary Bennett a liar, NYU's Brademas is playing his chosen role in the latest act of the Great American Education Melodrama.
In 1534, England's Parliament met and passed an Act of Supremacy which made King Henry VIII head of the English church -- a role formerly held by the Pope.
Many consider the Voting Rights Act the most effective legislation of the civil-rights era, and even conservative justices acknowledged its historic role.
His latest role has been funded by the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Sanjay Bapat, founder of IndianNGOs.com, says NGOs played a big role in the passage of the Right to Information Act, which lets citizens find out how members of parliament are spending taxpayer funds, among other things.
He chose such parts, not always for the best, because the role of anti-hero was a challenge and an act of defiance.
One of the most popular solitaire games, Tomb Raider, does this by putting the player in control of a comely adventuress who must both act out a role in a story involving a search for treasure and engage in more straightforward video-game fighting.
Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us to act in our time.
She has testified twice as a Congressional expert witness on Crowdfunding and played an active role in the shaping and passage of the Crowdfunding Bill of the JOBS Act.
If Warner Bros. and DC are in the role of Superman in this long-lasting battle, then surely the Copyright Act is the Kryptonite.
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She had a key role in working with congress and the SEC in the writing and passing of the JOBS Act.
This concept is critical to the JOBS Act, and it is clearly important that any regulation proposed acknowledges the nature of crowdfunding, and its unique role in the US economy.
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It comes on the day a new group was launched, made up of high profile celebrities and sport stars, to act as role models and persuade people to put down their knives.
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By contrast, the U.S. Commerce Department (roughly MITI's counterpart) was unable to play a corresponding role despite the spirit of then-pending legislation (the Bingaman amendment to the FY1989 DOD Authorization Act) requiring Defense to consult with Commerce in the negotiation of bilateral memorandums of understanding.
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