The government cited a provision of the Patriot Act that allows the barring of foreigners who "use a position of prominence within any country to endorse or espouse terrorist activity".
The USA Patriot Act of 2001, for instance, allowed the government to deny visas to people who had used their "position of prominence within any country to endorse or espouse terrorist activity".
The government initially barred Professor Ramadan by invoking a provision of the chief antiterrorism law, the USA Patriot Act, that allows the authorities to exclude foreigners who use "a position of prominence within any country to endorse or espouse terrorist activity".
But the Bush administration revoked his visa, and denied him a new one in 2006, citing a provision of the Patriot Act that allows the barring of foreigners who "use a position of prominence within any country to endorse or espouse terrorist activity".
The government, in barring Professor Ramadan, had first offered no explanation, and then cited a provision of the Patriot Act that allows for the exclusion of foreigners who use "a position of prominence within any country to endorse or espouse terrorist activity".
Some, like Sara Polsky of Curbed and Lilit Marcus of The Gloss, are relatively new to the business, but recently installed in a position of prominence by Web star-makers like Lockhart Steele, who runs Curbed and Eater, or Elizabeth Spiers, a founder of Gawker in 2002 who has introduced a number of successful blogs since then.
Polamalu has helped the Trojans return to a position of prominence after some awkward seasons.
These developments heralded the city's return to its historic position of prominence in European culture and commerce.
Her second and most critically acclaimed novel, The Mountain Lion (1947), reinforced her position of prominence in literary circles.
The plants are long lived so they deserve a position of prominence in a well-designed garden.
