Instead, they were the gods' instruments, imposing the gods' will on earth.
"Experts who showed up with an impressive and imposing army of instruments… were given a cloak of science by the court, and were therefore given great weight by jurors".
With its massive Lesley (a spinning speaker housed in a wooden cabinet), and imposing casework, the instrument looks like a kind of pulpit.
Wearing a T-shirt and faded jeans, his tousled mane tucked under a baseball cap, Mr. Metheny stood before a 14-foot-high, 35-foot-wide wall festooned with musical instruments: an imposing, circuit-wired one-man band.
So far, this type of effect has received limited attention among economists; in the economics climate change literature, the main focus has been to study the impacts of imposing efficient climate policy instruments without taking into account the direct effects of climate change.
Venezuela lent Argentina enough money to pay off its debts to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), that earlier instrument for imposing free-market ideology and corporate profit.
The installation of these 40 m long instruments required the design and setup of new neutron guides with geometrical and optical features imposed by the instruments' positioning in the neutron guide hall, such as, the predetermined length and beam height as well as the foreseen improvement of the instrument performance.
How they and other countries will reconcile their treaty obligations with those imposed by other instruments of international law is unclear.
This will enable us to identify the conditions (e.g., existing rules, available instruments, imposed division of labor) and actions (i.e., creation, institutionalization, and utilization of the artifacts) that can help achieve a desirable state of the system.
Now, having seen first hand the horror of political violence, Arizona should lead the nation in quieting the voices of intolerance, demanding an end to the temptations of bloodshed, and imposing sensible controls on its instruments.
