And we see it in democratic countries that choose not to ratify certain international conventions, or reinterpret conventions to which they have subscribed.
After the game is over, we may sit back and have philosophical discussions about whether the conventions of tennis make sense, or whether other conventions would be preferable, or whether we really enjoy trying to defeat our best friend at tennis, but for the duration of the game, these questions have to be set aside in order to play an excellent game of tennis.
Heritage materials can exist well beyond the limits suggested by national legislation or international conventions.
When it comes to hotels, beware of rate spikes in major cities during trade shows, conventions or expositions this autumn.
If these species are not defined by interfertility, which obviously they are not, are they real, or just the convenient conventions of taxonomists?
The work is lauded by some as being more original than the work of artists who follow academic or art-world conventions, and the museum embraces the old as well as the new.
As Mr Boorstin loved to point out, Gibbon was an amateur: a man who, without belonging to any professional association or bowing to historical conventions, produced the most impressive work of history of his age.
Admiration, not mockery, will greet those who know every line of the PATRIOT Act or have memorised the Geneva Conventions.
Mr Heard, an editor of Wired, a glossy monthly devoted to the digital age, looked for his subjects among fringe groups that evangelise on the Internet or pamphleteer at New Age conventions.
For hours we might sit and watch coverage of one of the political conventions from the 1960s or raw video of sea gulls flying over Long Island Sound.
My friends, after three conventions as a candidate or a president, tonight I come to you as a citizen, returning to the role that I have played for most of my life, as a foot soldier in our fight for the future, as we nominate in Boston a true New England patriot for president.
Now there is talk of the conventions being only a day or two.. or is it sixty seconds?
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The expectations and rules and conventions of the literary community or publishing community or society in general mean absolutely nothing to me.
Think of how many presentations you hear at the office, civic clubs, sales meetings, trade conventions, church, or school.
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We cannot play an excellent game of tennis if we are all the time questioning the conventions of the game, or commenting on the evolution of the game, or wondering whether we should be trying to defeat our opponent.
No matter how much or how little we actually watch, the conventions are one of those times when we come together as a country and acknowledge our system.
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Whether in the form of the Geneva Conventions, rules of engagement, or codes of conduct, those rules help define the scope of the battle and provide at least some clarity to the participants on what they can expect from their opponent.
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Along with a drop-off among vacationers, 250 conventions and meetings have either been canceled or rebooked for later since September 11.
No wonder that it has become fashionable to argue that conventions should be done away with, or at least dramatically curtailed.
Conventions weren't always scripted, or predictable, or (dare I say) boring.
Just look at 1988 Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis or any number of other candidates who left their nominating conventions with a lead: So much can happen between now and November.
No wonder at least one presidential candidate or running mate has visited the state every week since the conventions.
If everything you know about national political conventions comes from watching them over the past decade or two, then, boy, do I have a story for you.
From his home outside Toledo, Ohio, Winnie is constantly traveling to conventions, looking for obscure items on the Internet or swapping stories, and occasionally Spider-Man collectibles, with his fellow collectors.
Modern political conventions hold very little in the way of big surprises or big new ideas, and now that Mitt Romney has announced his running mate, we kinda know how both party conventions will go.
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Now, the conventions are made up of delegates who are either other elected officials or individuals being rewarded for supporting the nominee.
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In the simplest terms, an API is a set of code conventions which programmers can use to interact with an external data source or web service.
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Participants in presidential caucus meetings generally elect delegates to county conventions who in turn, at a later date, chose delegates for a state or local congressional convention.
The researchers studied 18 national political conventions between 1972 and 2004, and found no statistically significant impact on personal income or local employment when comparing host cities with control cities that didn't host events.
Overall, since the conventions and with the start of the fall campaigns, have the ads been generally, generally accurate or not?
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