This was because of the violence of previous one's that had taken place on the continent such as the French and Italian revolutions. ... Having originally accepted some small changes in the Great Reform act of 1832 the upper classes saw any other reforms as unacceptable. In the first place they were not happy with the reform act and any more reforms they were strongly opposed to. ... Thousands of Chartists were unable to dislodge a small group from a hotel in a small coastal town. ... This limited Chartism to small pockets of influence which were not sufficient to seriously threaten th...

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This unfair competition makes it harder for small firms to survive and for new players to enter the market. ... Moreover, some economists believe that the big firms should not be broken into smaller ones. ... In fact, the Great Recession in the 1930s was caused by the failing of many small local banks. ... He states that in 1983, before financial institutions got too big and the New Deal regulation was still in place, the government still feared that the Latin debt crisis would put some major banks into trouble. ... The second solution is breaking those firms up into smaller ones. ...

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The only hope for the Volunteers, who were a small, untrained, poorly armed army, was to use guerrilla tactics. ... Most policemen lived with their families in small barracks scattered throughout the country and were very vulnerable to attack. ... In Easter 1920 the IRA burned 400 of the small posts the RIC had abandoned. ... The Restoration of Ireland Act 1920 permitted British army courts to operate in places where the civil courts had ceased to function. ... The British were embarrassed since they failed to defeat a small army. ...

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Granholm would not be cutting only a small percent, but one hundred percent of the funding for the MSU Extension. ... The arts provided a place for youth to go after school, a place where they felt they belonged, and a place that opened doors. With capital area cuts this could mean higher ticket prices, fewer and smaller shows and even the elimination of countless events. ...

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This meant only small armies were provided which were unable to crush the rebels. ... Perhaps this is true in the instance of the Kett's uprising with demands to place laws against enclosure. ... Moreover, as well as the Western and Kett's there were many other smaller scale rebellions across 9 different counties such as Sussex, Yorkshire and Berkshire. ...

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A small percentage of its land is arable but that small percentage is massive in terms of land. ... And what's a better place to celebrate with a brew than at an Irish festival? ... It is common to see a father, his father, and his sons all working in the same place. ...

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When looking at the grand scheme of things, it is apparent that each individual's influence is far too small to truly make a difference. ... Unfortunately, such institutions have no place in a democracy. ... In order to organize, one person or small group will step forward thus creating an elite. ... We feel that we are leading the country, but in actuality we are nothing but small voices who feed opinions to the elites. ...

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If this "licensing strategy" was to take place it means that the cost of purchasing polluting licenses will be considered a production cost and hence affecting a farmer's profit. ... However the majority of farmers may not use their saved finances for reducing salinity so this is why it is a good idea to place taxation on inputs that are used in production that cause environmental damage. ... The three main strategies for the Salinity Task Force include protecting assets of high public value (water, biodiversity), investing in new industries/ technologies and providing support and incent...

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An example of a program currently in place is the Aboriginal Employment Development Program (AEDP), which was developed in 1992. ... The tax-break is also a small burden on the finances of the Saskatchewan government because it only occurs at the end of the five years, if businesses comply. ... Second, the policy will increase funding for the programs currently in place, namely the Aboriginal Employment and Development Program (AEDP). The third aspect of this policy is to improve ties and involvement with the federal government to ensure their initiatives, like the Aboriginal Work Place I...

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Leaders of democracies pride themselves on valuing the lives of their citizens and placing the needs of their country before their own. ... This apparent contradiction Utopia a peoples oligarchy, in which the citizens have a say in the actions of the government however, they do not choose the small number of leaders who are in charge of the country. ... The fact that there is infrastructure in place that operates as a governing party does not make them alike in any sense. The Utopian government, though it is run by a very small contingent of people, is not totalitarian in nature. ...

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Leaders of democracies pride themselves on valuing the lives of their citizens and placing the needs of their country before their own. ... This apparent contradiction Utopia a peoples oligarchy, in which the citizens have a say in the actions of the government however, they do not choose the small number of leaders who are in charge of the country. ... The fact that there is infrastructure in place that operates as a governing party does not make them alike in any sense. The Utopian government, though it is run by a very small contingent of people, is not totalitarian in nature. ...

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Singapore is a relatively small country, in terms of both population and land area. ... Singapore also has a small population where the number of death rates in Singapore is not matched by an equal number of birth rates each year. ... Most of these conflicts are over small and petty issues. ... This event sparked rage among netizens, slamming the Chinese family saying that they should be "acceptive of Singaporean customs otherwise they should not have come in the first place". ... A person cannot enter a restaurant and tell them to change the item on the menu – For one thing, ...

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We shall understand the section only by realizing that the legislator is, in fact, in Rousseau's system, the spirit of institutions personified; his place, in a developed society, is taken by the whole complex of social custom, organization and tradition that has grown up with the State. ... Rousseau sees clearly that it is impossible to place any limits upon the power of the State; when the people combine into a State, they must in the end submit to be guided in all things by ...

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We shall understand the section only by realizing that the legislator is, in fact, in Rousseau's system, the spirit of institutions personified; his place, in a developed society, is taken by the whole complex of social custom, organization and tradition that has grown up with the State. ... Rousseau sees clearly that it is impossible to place any limits upon the power of the State; when the people combine into a State, they must in the end submit to be guided in all things by ...

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He feels that a purely democratic government would not be able to protect the rights of small groups. ... In a purely democratic government, the majority would rule, even if the majority was corrupt and did not share the same views as smaller minorities. ... In an attempt to guard against the danger of these factions, Madison proposed the idea of a Republic Government, "a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, opens a different prospect," for the people. ...

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Plato's republic would be very orderly and everyone would have a place and need to stick to their job to make the republic function well. ... And finally, the nation being governed needs to be small so there are not as many view points and less arguing to maintain the common welfare. ...

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An increase in the rates of bankruptcy is inevitable under the proposed Goods and Services Tax, in particular for small business operators. Small businesses will have to increase the costs of their goods and services to meet the initial implementation costs of the Goods and Services Tax and to meet the ongoing compliance costs. ... It will also increase the rate of unemployment by forcing the small businesses to reduce their operating expenditure, an expenditure that largely consists of employee wages. This in turn will leave the small business operator in a vulnerable position in a competitiv...

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Basically the Vicar recorded all the ceremonies that took place in his church. ... This may mean only a small percentage of the marriages which took place were actually recorded, making in short this period unreliable. ... Census' first started in 1801 and have taken place every 10 years since, apart from 1941 as it was a virtual impossible with the war going on. ... E.g. see how many children are going to need school places in two years time. ...

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On the other hand, democrats were often favored amongst the smaller rural farming communities, because of their focus on agrarian lower class issues. ... Most were trying to find a place where they could start new and create a political structure that would facilitate an individual freedom unlike anything that they had previously experienced in Europe. ... This took place in the winter of 1834, when the Whig party took opposition to the democratically elected President, Andrew Jackson. ...

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His views on what exactly liberty is, directly contradict society's increasing tendency to demand conformity, by saying that: "there is also an increasing inclination to stretch unduly the powers of society over the individual and as the tendency of all the changes taking place in the world is to strengthen society, and diminish the power of the individual, this encroachment is not one of the evils which tend spontaneously to disappear, but to grow more and more formidable," (883). ... Marx's criticism of the importance that Mill places upon individuality can be countered wi...

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In such condition, there is no place for industry; because the fruit thereof is uncertain; no culture of the earth; no navigation, nor use of the commodities that may be imported by sea; no commodious building, no instrument of moving, and removing such things as require much force; no knowledge of the face of the earth; no account of time; no arts; no letters; no society; and, which is worst of all continual fear, and the danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." ... I agree with his view to a small extent. ... However, unlike Hobbes, Locke al...

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Figure 1a Alcohol Related Violence Only a small number of specified offences are defined by their nature as alcohol-related where statute indicates that there has to be an element of drunkenness. ... Many violent acts fuelled by alcohol stem from excessive drinking and the so-called Lager Lout' culture (Tuck, 1989) taking place on Friday and Saturday nights outside pubs and clubs. ... The burden that alcohol-related violence places on staff was highlighted in November 2000 when a summit was held by health professionals complaining at the lack of a National Alcohol Strategy who highli...

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The reason there has been a rationalization in the number of local government bodies is twofold: firstly, many smaller councils either chose to, or were forcibly, amalgamate with others in order to provide more services to the community, and to increase efficiency. ... Even within councils, a system of negotiating with carbon credits could develop, so that an entity like Auckland City can further develop, while places such as West Coast can receive income for having wilderness areas. ...

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he State of the State Close your eyes and imagine war, unlimited killing, and ashes of villages that at one timed decorated a beautiful land. Is this the sign of hell? It could be. Place yourself in the mind, body, and soul of Hans von Grimmelshausen. A young boy who had to watch his family mu...

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The story talks about a white woman, Jillian, who comes to African to help the residents of a small village, where is confronted with drought and gets the unhealthy water from a dangerous tank. ... It's not nice, the stairs are steep and the girls fear the place"(76). ...

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