Intended as little more than a gag, the award was conferred to such screen idols as Godzilla and Chewbacca (the award took the form of a medal, to correct the glaring omission of one being conferred upon Chewie at the end of ).
In December, the Second Circuit appeals court directed the government to release Mr. Padilla within 30 days or to hold him on "legislatively conferred" grounds -- such as by charging him with a crime and affording him constitutional protections.
In a few cases, the dominance companies gained through IT innovation conferred additional advantages, such as scale economies and brand recognition, that have proved more durable than the original technological edge.
It derives from the Latin litterae patentes, or "open letters", which were public documents issued by a ruler that conferred certain rights, such as a rank, a title or an official appointment.
Several mechanisms for these associations have been suggested, including immobility resulting from joint pain and the additional cardiovascular risk conferred by medications (such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) used to manage these conditions.
Our study reinforced the importance of HBV vaccination among HCWs for the obvious direct occupational benefits such protection confers as well as possibly recommending vaccination for newborns.
Different shapes and sizes of sacrificial altars were described as conferring different benefits—such as wealth, sons, and attainment of heaven upon the sponsor of the sacrifice.
Obviously, genes confer fundamentals, such as the capacity for humour or anger, but how much and how we express these is in response to our particular family situation, for which we need flexibility, not predetermination.
But, it's not only about discriminating against girls, it's also about conferring advantages, such as the presumption of innocence and a lack of agency, on boys.
Actual physical size confers costs such as greater energy requirements, which is one reason that species do not continue to expand indefinitely in size [20].
