While an old established state, which retains the essence of pre-democratic institutions, may "muddle through" for centuries without clear constitutional protections, a newly independent state would need a written constitution to define itself, to reassure its citizens, to constrain its politicians, and to be taken seriously around the world.
Nearly half of voters say they are undecided or have not heard enough about the Tea Party to form an opinion, a sign that offers an opportunity for the movement to define itself to many voters and help shape their views of it before Election Day.
On their way of thinking, the more perfect an idea becomes the less room there remains for any gap between it and its instantiation, but no idea becomes perfect simply by defining itself to be so.
In this paper, an approach arises to the domestic architecture of the new district, Mellah al-Jedid, through typological analysis, trying to clarify the following issues: Has a community with 2000 years old roots been able to define itself to the point of getting an identifiable one?
SF is different: the genre defines itself according to two diametrically opposed ideological stances.
Research culture also describes the degree to which an organization defines itself in relation to research and how integral it is to practice [ 16].
It doesn't have much to do with Berlin, except to the extent that Berlin defines itself in opposition to it.
He served America, and found America strange—"virtually the only nation that defines itself by dedication to a value system".
He served America, and found America strange — "virtually the only nation that defines itself by dedication to a value system".
