Nearly a hundred million of us — forty per cent of the adult population, including pillars of the nation's political, financial, academic, and media élites — have smoked (and, therefore, possessed) marijuana at some point, thereby committing an offense that, with a bit of bad luck, could have resulted in humiliation, the loss of benefits such as college loans and scholarships, or worse.
Of course, with such a small team and such an ambitious project that could slip – we've certainly seen that happening with some high-profile Kickstarters, including Pillars of Eternity, the role-playing game from Obsidian that attracted almost $4m in funding in 2012.
The prosecution of Manafort by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has drawn in players from across the political spectrum, including pillars of the Washington lobbying and legal community like Mercury Public Affairs; the Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom law firm; and the now-defunct Podesta Group, helmed by Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta.
Ms. Bachmann, I want to apologize for doubting your claims, and I'm so sorry that everyone is ridiculing you, including pillars of your own party.
The agencies with such powers include the pillars of national security, like the Pentagon, the State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency, and agencies dealing with energy and nuclear plant regulation.
Toward the end of his career, Chekhov also became known for his dramatic work, including such pillars of the world theatrical repertoire as Uncle Vanya (1897) and The Cherry Orchard (first performed 1904).
Under the Bourbon dynasty in the 17th and 18th centuries, Spanish flags were generally white and bore versions of the coat of arms that included the Pillars of Hercules with its motto proclaiming "Plus ultra" ("More beyond") to reflect the discoveries by Spanish explorers.
The panelists will need no introduction to the ways of Washington, as the lineup includes such pillars of national science advising as former Lockheed Martin CEO Norman Augustine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology president emerita Susan Hockfield, and Carnegie Institution for Science President Richard Meserve.
Architectural elements, including architrave and pillars of pillared portico, and chapel entrance lintel (Hildesheim 3049) inscribed for Meruka, identified as [rx nswt smsw ht wab nswt xwfw Hm-nTr] royal acquaintance, elder of the hall, royal wab-priest, priest of Khufu; architrave and pillars in situ and entrance lintel found in mastaba of Meruka.
These included the central pillars of the New Deal.
