During this period, an increasingly powerful bourgeoisie began "contesting many of the hereditary privileges of the aristocracy" and arrogating to itself the nobility's onetime "monopoly over style, beauty, fashion, luxury and even fame".
Genomics research is becoming increasingly globally connected and collaborative, contesting traditional ethical and legal boundaries between global and local research practice.
Yet in an increasingly tight contest, Mr Darling, and Britain, are looking perilously exposed.
Neither is above pinching the other's policies in an increasingly populist contest.So far the Conservatives appear to be bidding lowest in this Dutch auction.
SACRAMENTO — It's being billed as a battle of the whales here in the state capital, an increasingly fierce contest pitting billionaire against billionaire.
In what sounds like an increasingly personal contest with a fellow amateur theologian in his Afghan cave, this may have been deliberate.
Until now, most reform leaders have said publicly that they believe Ayatollah Khamenei has not taken sides in the increasingly bitter contest.
Both sides in the increasingly tense contest will now pour massive resources into winning the support of a dwindling number of Don't Knows, who could hold the key to victory.
Yudhoyono, Indonesia's first directly elected president, has served a maximum two five-year terms and is ineligible to run in a 9 July election that is looking an increasingly tight contest.
All this points to an increasingly fierce contest between Wal-Mart and labor groups that are bent on mobilizing and organizing the company's work force, with a near-term goal of pressing for higher wages and a longer-term goal of emboldening workers to demand a union.
