There have been several recent developments which serve to recognise gender diversity, enabling individuals with preferences to alter their officially recorded gender status to do so, and without recourse to expensive and risky gender reassignment surgeries.
When in the field, the commander of the British Forces alongside which any Imperial Service Troops were serving was recognised as the higher legal authority in accordance with the act.
Democracy is best served by recognising that advisers advise and decision makers decide.
As a media organisation we are keen to reflect the society we serve and we recognise that certain groups are under-represented within media.
He has read his Kierkegaard, Sartre and Camus and it shows in his nihilistic insistence on destroying lifestyles that serve nobody well, and recognising the importance of mortality.
Whenever the future of advertising is discussed, thoughts often turn to the sci-fi image of a stalked Tom Cruise in Minority Report being recognised and served intrusive, personalised advertising as he tries to escape a futuristic city.
Last month, the Nigerian government released the 2014 National Honours award list: more than 300 people, many of them serving government officials, seemingly recognised simply because of the public office they hold, not for anything particularly honourable or heroic.
Ratheesan Yoganathan, founder and chairman of the Lebara Group says: "Migrants have distinct financial needs that are often poorly served currently, if even recognised by the mainstream industry".
In this way, health teams could achieve a professional position that both serve the public and are recognised by them for their contributions.
But if we look west and north to those who share these islands, we can serve our common history and recognise all the unions – of families, cultures, friendships, environment and economy – that will continue as powerfully as ever after 18 September, whatever the vote.
