But they have met resistance to reforms, which rub up against traditional, though crumbling, pillars of Italian society.
Little by little, regional economies in the United States are gaining strength, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday, though several pillars — housing, real estate and the jobs market — remain weak.
In Washington, though, the couple are pillars of the conservative movement, socially as well as professionally.
In comparison, the surface area ratio between the micropillars and flat Si was only 3.5, even though the pillar height was much larger (2.5 μm).
Even though one pillar of the group is to refrain from giving any opinions or engaging in external "controversies," the topic of cannabis legalization has cropped up among members, especially as American states and countries such as Canada legalize cannabis for recreational use.
Nearby are the remains of the old village cross, complete with stocks whose wooden restraints are modern, though the supporting pillars are much older.
Pilgrims are advised to walk the circuit, though two green pillars mark a short section of the path where they are allowed to run.
The sun's pillars bored me though, so I set foot on a small indigo place below orange falls and hexagonal flowers.
Zakah is an important institution in the socio-economic framework of Islam (Kusuma and Sukmana 2010; Muhamat et al. 2013) which is being underutilized for poverty reduction in many poor Muslim countries, though, is considered as third pillar of Islam.
Reports of defections — so far, apparently few in number and limited to conscripts — continue to circulate, though the government's pillars seem intact, in particular elite units loyal to Mr. Assad's brother, Maher, and the vast intelligence apparatus at the forefront of the crackdown.
