This revisionist look at the British Empire argues that it was primarily based not on a conviction of racial superiority but, rather, on a vast and complex social hierarchy, in which rank trumped color.
But, he added, any peace would have to be based on "a very firm conviction of our place here".
It is a conviction (doxa, 431e) shared by all classes about who should rule, a conviction based on a state of 'order' (kosmos), 'consonance' (sumphônia) and 'harmony' (harmonia) that consists in the control of the better part of the pleasures and desires of the lower parts.
The five-member Election Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to ask the Constitutional Court to dissolve the People Power Party, based on the conviction of one of its leaders in July by the Supreme Court for vote buying during the campaign for elections last December.
His conviction was based on a confession constructed of one-word "yes" answers to a series of leading questions.
Her appeal, along with her rapid ascent in the polls, is based on a collection of right-wing convictions, beliefs, and resentments that she has regularly broadcast from television studios and podiums since 2006, when she was first elected to Congress.
Charisma, when it's based on deep conviction of shared success and when it's skillfully projected, can help a leader be very effective and an organization thrive even during difficult times.
His conviction was based on a handful of essays, often blistering, in which he criticized the party's failure to improve its human rights record.
Our conviction is based on a lack of evidence of direct predation on observed egg strings during the course of this research coupled with the unanalyzed trend for females to be present at ponds where larger numbers of males are calling.
"It's not spending based on the conviction of people," Mr. Ricchiuto said.
The Symbolists' attempt to emphasize the essential and innate qualities of the poetic medium was based on their conviction of the supremacy of art over all other means of expression or knowledge.
