Despite the conditions set out by Tikhon's decree for this temporary autonomy not being met, the American diocese of the Russian church declared self-governance in 1924, against the protests of the patriarchate, with which it had communication and which was capable of governance had its American branch been willing.
Charlemagne was thus heir to a long tradition that measured a king by his success at war, which in turn required him to devise means of governance capable of sustaining control over an increasingly polyglot population.
Moreover, since the seizure of territory and crucially, population, in areas of Syria in 2013, it has developed an increasingly efficient model of governance, capable of simultaneously implementing harsh medieval justice and a whole range of modern social services.
Just as Sarbanes-Oxley made it blazingly clear that audit committee chairs better be on their game, the new Securities Exchange Commission bulletin reinforces the importance of capable nominating and governance committee chairs.
Any Palestinian capable of good governance has been tossed overboard.
During this period greater emphasis was laid upon the civil service system of recruiting officials; this was based upon degrees acquired through competitive examinations, in an effort to select the most capable individuals for governance.
My concern is over the civilian mission — that we may not be able to sustain security gains made by American forces unless we can help the Afghans put in place a form of governance capable of keeping the Taliban out once we leave.
The WHO FCTC is in essence an attempt to develop a form of health governance capable of effectively regulating transnational corporations (Collin, 2002).
Decentralisation gained further momentum from the mid 1990s and onwards within the framework of the Local Government Reform Programme (LGRP) that was charged, among other things, to ensure that districts have relevant and capable structures of governance to manage their own affairs.
For infrastructure to benefit communities over the longer term, investment and maintenance have to be accompanied by sound government policies, capable institutions, and better governance, including community participation and, therefore, ownership.
