Thaksin Shinawatra is the most powerful political figure in modern Thai history.
Jordi Pujol is a towering figure in modern Catalan politics.
And as the first African-American president, he can't help but see himself as a transformational figure, the modern-day incarnation of Lincoln's legacy at Gettysburg and at Appomattox.
Firms often subcontracted manufacturing to different factories and achieved neither economies of scale nor the standardization necessary to mass-produce green homes, according to Allison Arieff, a former editor in chief of Dwell magazine and an influential figure in the modern prefab movement.
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But now an exhibition at London's Tate Modern aims to demonstrate that she was an important figure in the history of modernism perhaps the first abstract modern artist in Lebanon and even the Arab world.
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Because these pleated sheaths skimmed over an uncorseted figure, they were considered shockingly modern.
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There is even a ham-fisted attempt, at the start, to present Ives as a modern Nick Carraway, preparing the way for a figure of Gatsbyish splendor.
Analysts say the election will likely be followed in the Muslim world, where Malaysia is widely regarded as an example of how Islam can potentially coexist with the trappings of modern democracies, and where Mr. Anwar is a well-known figure who has repeatedly said he is fighting his last election.
Analysts say the election will likely be followed in the Muslim world, too, where Malaysia is widely regarded as an example of how Islam can potentially coexist with the trappings of modern democracies, and where Mr. Anwar is a well-known figure who has repeatedly said he is fighting his last election.
He believes the club should opt for an experienced figure like former Everton and Ipswich manager Royle, but feels they could follow the modern trend of giving up-and-coming managers a chance.
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Working with a team of scholars, they translated both works (the second one turned up, go figure, in the library at the University of Texas) into present-day Spanish and modern math formulas.
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