But the bulk of the book is given over to doctrine, to the author's view of what history is for and how it should be written, and it neither is nor should be persuasive to any but the converted.
In terms of the law, a vote is rejected if, among other things, it does not bear the necessary security features or is "written or marked such that it is uncertain for whom the vote has been cast".
Many countries still use that archive because it is for some the first written account of things in their country.
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Although it is written for the reader who is planning an estate, with information on wills, trusts, taxes and the matter of choosing an executor, the book is also helpful for executors trying to make sense of it all.
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Water for People embraces collaboration so much it is written into its mission.
Though the role was written for soprano, it is often taken by mezzos, and Leonard matched her rich lower register with secure high notes.
It is also a clear and well written book that is required reading for anyone who wants to understand what went on with Fannie, Freddie, IndyMac, AIG, Lehman Brothers and all the rest only a few short years ago and who wants to understand absurd regulatory environment still faced by CitiGroup, Goldman Sachs, Bank of American, and JPMorgan Chase.
Some of this music is original, but much of it is music that was written for other instrumental combinations and later arranged for brass quintet.
Our destiny is not written for us, it's written by us.
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As a post literate man suffering a deep cynicism for the press baron dominated written media, it is imperative that the BBC upholds its founding responsibility of educating the public.
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What this generation has proven today is that we still have the power to shape history. (Applause.) In the United States of America, it is still a necessary faith that our destiny is written by us, not for us.
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Because the software is written by hackers for hackers, it is often hard to install.
It is one that has already been written, not for you but by you.
Put it another way, it is a scheme that has been written by and for the UK Treasury.
"My conflict with this grape is that it has been written and spoken about for way too long as a grape that helps to define the South African category, almost to the point of rendering the category a proverbial 'one-trick pony, ' " he wrote in an email, comparing it to Mendoza Malbec from Argentina and Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand.
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Verbal and written expression is often taken for granted, as though it magically appeared at some point in time with an already vast vocabulary and set syntax.
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It is written that Muhammad, the Muslim prophet, preached for some thirteen years in Mecca without much success before making the hijra to Medina, from where he launched his first military raids.
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Unlike many other development and coaching books for young professionals, Life After College does not get preachy nor is it written like a lecture from that one college professor who talked FOREVER in a Ben Stein-monotone.
Still, when the history of the Iranian nuclear threat - and all that flows from it - is written, his dismal tenure as Deputy Director for Analysis in the Office of National Intelligence will figure prominently.
Then it is off to Salon, an online magazine I have written for a number of times.
Finally we learn that the whole story is written by Briony and that she considers it her atonement for what happened that sultry 1935 day.
Though written for people who wish to make mediation a career, it is filled with advice that will help you resolve all manner of disputes in the same way the pros do.
The National Farmers' Union is leading the preparations for the scheme, but Mr Paterson said it had written to him asking for a delay, as this was not the best time of year to go ahead.
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It may have to be small 7pt font, but the current version is written for the Forbes 400.
And it is the political journalists and commentators who chew through the carefully written pages looking for holes.
The Foundling Museum in London is my favourite museum and it's been inspirational for me because I've just written a book about a Victorian foundling child called Hetty Feather.
However, the World Anti-Doping Agency are waiting for a written copy of the UK Sport decision to clear MacLeod and will determine whether it is in compliance with their code.
The agency says it has written a formal note to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs asking for clarification of what is happening.
The Commission's argument is that because it has dedicated departments - one for simultaneous interpretation and one for translation of the written word - it can guarantee uniform quality across the board.
The software was written for vector arithmetic, which is proving useful now that Intel has support for it with Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) and SSE instructions which are available on the latest generation of its Sandy Bridge processors.
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