Alterations Sentence Examples

The palace has undergone alterations and additions, e.g.

After extensive alterations, Bird Song, a bed and breakfast, was born.

It seems probable that the Vinaya and the four Nikayas were put substantially into the shape in which we now have them before the council at Vesali, a hundred years after the Buddha's death; that slight alterations and additions were made in them, and the miscellaneous Nikaya and the Abhidhamma books completed, at various times down to the third council under Asoka; and that the canon was then considered closed.

No evidence has yet been found of any alterations made, after that time, in Ceylon; but there were probably before that time, in India, other books, now lost, and other recensions of some of the above.

These changes may be brought about by external causes, such as the attacks of insects or of fungi, alterations in external conditions, &c., or by some unexplained internal disturbance of the morphological equilibrium.

In the second place, there was the commercial grudge of Venice, which had only been given large privileges by the Eastern empire to desire still larger, and had, moreover, been annoyed not only by alterations or revocations of those privileges, such as the usurper Alexius III.

To these stormy periods we may safely assign the alterations which may be traced in the staircases, which a.re sometimes abruptly cut off, leaving a gap requiring a ladder, and the formation of secret passages communicating with the arenariae, and through them with the open country.

Lamarck had put forward the hypothesis that structural alterations acquired by (that is to say, superimposed upon) a parent in the course of its life are transmitted to the offspring, and that, as these structural alterations are acquired by an animal or plant in consequence of the direct action of the environment, the offspring inheriting them would as a consequence not unfrequently start with a greater fitness for those conditions than its parents started with.

The climate is warm and dry, but often sudden in its alterations.

Our starting-point in this, as in all departments of biological study, must be the biological unit, and it is to the alterations to which this is subject, under varying conditions of nutrition and stimulation, that the science of pathology must apply itself.

He introduced a system which, so far as we know, was his own, though founded upon the Epicurean philosophical creed; on the practical side it conformed pretty closely to the Stoic rule of life, thus adapting itself to the leanings of the better stamp of Romans in the later times of the republic. According to Asclepiades all diseases depended upon alterations in the size, number, arrangement or movement of the "atoms," of which, according to the doctrine of Epicurus, the body consisted.

The sensible properties and physical alterations of animal fluids and solids depended upon different proportions, movements and combinations of these particles.

Here was established, by licence from James I., the so-called Milk Fair, which remained, its ownership always in the same family, until 1905, when, on alterations being made to the Mall, a new stall was erected for the owners during their lifetime, though the cow or cows kept here were no longer allowed.

Various alterations were subsequently made and now the qualification of electors at the election of the corporate offices of lord mayor, sheriffs, chamberlain and minor offices in Common Hall is that of being a liveryman of a livery company and an enrolled freeman of London.

Few fundamental alterations have been made in the constitution of the city, but in the reign of Charles II.

The variations in the degree to which these appear in different passages are in the main to be accounted for by his having before him in many cases documents or oral reports, which he repro duces with only slight alterations in the language, while at other times he is writing freely.

Alterations and exceptions were, as a matter of fact, suggested by the interested parties themselves, and chiefly by the Church.

The filter presses remain substantially unchanged, although many ingenious but slight alterations have been made in their details.

Yet within recent years great alterations have been effected; in the newer quarters are several handsome streets and public buildings; in the centre many insanitary dwellings have been swept away, and their place occupied by imposing blocks of shops and business premises, and a magnificent new town-hall, erected in a dominant position.

Its bulk alone (equal to that of an orange) causes serious disturbances, and its choice of the liver, kidneys, lungs, cranial cavity and other deep-seated recesses, gives rise to profound alterations.

Such alterations in temperature produce strains which frequently result in the chipping off of small fragments of the material composing the stone.

In the latter part of the 10th century there were numerous improvements but no fundamental alterations in the construction of the ordinary plough.

Many of the churches, convents and other ecclesiastical establishments were built in the second half of the 18th century, some in the first half; and some parts of the original cathedral of 1617 have probably survived later alterations and additions.

But there seems no reason for doubt; the great grammarians of imperial times (Apollonius Dyscolus and Herodian) were acquainted with the work in its present form, although, as was natural considering its popularity, additions and alterations may have been made later.

After undergoing extensive alterations in committee at the hands of the Liberals and Radicals, the bill became law in August.

They marked him as one of the most able critics of Bentley's (in many cases) rash and tasteless conjectural alterations of the text.

This was done on the 4th of October; and a few alterations were introduced to meet the wishes of the Swiss deputies.

In any case, the alterations in level appear to be merely periodic, and due to fluctuations in rainfall, and do not point, as some have supposed, to a secular drying up of the lake.

This association offered a vigorous opposition to the movement, which succeeded only when it was too late, for obtaining alterations in the constitution limiting the power of the Emperor and laying the foundations of real parliamentary government in the Empire and in Prussia.

Temple Franklin, deciding to print, got from le Veillard the copy sent to him in 1788 (sending in return the original with autograph alterations and the final addition), and from the copy published (London, 1817) an edition supposed to be authentic and complete.

Maria Assunta, dating from 1150, with later alterations (see Gavini, in L'Arte, 1901, 316, 391).

The "obligatory referendum" exists in the case of all laws, while 8000 citizens have the right of "initiative" in proposing bills or alterations in the cantonal constitution.

Some further alterations in the constitution affecting the courts were made in 1869, 1879, 1888, 1894, 1899 and 1909, and the system as at present constituted comprises a supreme court of ninetyseven justices, an appellate division of the same, a court of appeals, a court of claims and local courts.

No new ones were found after his death, but many alterations and insertions.

She herself worked with her own copy, inserting the additions, marking the alterations and translating all the quotations.

It has been frequently reprinted with additions and alterations.

The objection to continuity is that very small alterations of level of the supports due to settlement of the piers may very greatly alter the distribution of stress, and render the bridge unsafe.

From this manuscript an edition was printed in 1574 under the direction of Matthew Parker, archbishop of Canterbury; but this contained many interpolations and alterations which were copied by subsequent editors.

By the king's desire he undertook the vindication of the practices of confirmation, absolution, private baptism and lay excommunication; he urged, but in vain, the reinforcement of an ancient canon, "that schismatics are not to be heard against bishops"; and in opposition to the Puritans' demand for certain alterations in doctrine and discipline, he besought the king that care might be taken for a praying clergy; and that, till men of learning and sufficiency could be found, godly homilies might be read and their number increased.

These intentional alterations, however, only affect a very limited portion of the text, and, though it is possible that other changes were introduced at different times, it is very This represents the Western tradition as opposed to the Eastern text of ben Naphtali.

At Wotton he employed himself in improving his brother's property, making a fishpond, an island and other alterations in the gardens.

Which draught, with some alterations, he printing in 1614, it came forthwith into the hands of our author Briggs, and into those of Will.

He made many alterations in the Matthew Bible, characterized by critical acumen and a happy choice of strong and idiomatic expressions.

The general effect of so many small alterations was to spoil the familiar sonorous style of the Authorized Version.

But the earlier buildings received considerable additions and alterations in the latereriod of the order, causing P ?

The extensive additions and alterations made by Wren according to the taste of the King resulted in a severely plain edifice of brick; the orangery, added in Queen Anne's time, is a better example of the same architect's work.

Strabo made considerable alterations, but not always for the better.

A manuscript is not usually a clean or single piece of writing; it is commonly found to contain alterations by erasure, addition or substitution.

Such alterations may be due to the writer or writers of the MS., called the scribe or scribes, or to some other person or persons (for there may be several) called correctors.

The usual character of scribes' alterations is well illustrated by a passage in Bacon's Advancement of Learning, II.

As to alterations (emendations) that are less than certain, his attitude is clearly if somewhat crudely expressed in the dictum that it is better to leave in the text "what if not the original reading is at least the remains of it."

This was done, and after William had insisted upon certain alterations, it was accepted and promulgated in 1833.

Apart from alterations in detail, both as to doctrine and ritual, which will be referred to later, the following main advantages were achieved from the very first and apply to all editions of the Prayer Book equally.

The main objects of these drastic alterations have been thought to have been two-fold.

This was the second Prayer Book of King Edward VI., with the following few but important alterations, which, like all the alterations introduced at subsequent dates into the Prayer Book, were in a Catholic rather than in a Protestant direction.

There were a few more minor alterations, without doctrinal or political significance which need not be described in detail here.

A petition called the millenary petition, because signed by no less than one thousand ministers, was soon presented to him, asking, among other things, for various alterations in the Prayer Book and specifying the alterations desired.

After both sides had been heard, certain alterations were determined upon and were ordered by royal authority, with the general assent of Convocation.

These alterations were not very numerous nor of great importance, but such as they were they all went in the direction of catholicizing rather than of puritanizing the Prayer Book; the.

The alterations thus introduced were very numerous, amounting to many hundreds, and many of them were more important than any which had been introduced into the Prayer Book since 1552.

The above are the important alterations, among numerous others of minor significance, introduced into the Prayer Book in 1662.

No substantial alteration has been made in the Prayer Book since 1662, but two alterations must be chronicled as having obtained the sanction of the Convocations of Canterbury and York, and also legal force by act of parliament.

In the year 1907 letters of business were issued by the Crown to the Convocations inviting and enabling them to make alterations in the Prayer Book (afterwards to be embodied in an act of parliament).

Considerable alterations have been made in recent years in the law of Great Britain and Ireland relating to the procedure at parliamentary and municipal elections, and to election petitions.

The alterations in the law have been in the direction of greater strictness in regard to the conduct of elections, and increased control in the public interest over the proceedings on election petitions.

Dogmatic changes in this seem to have drawn forth no protest from Luther or Brenz, so Melanchthon made fresh alterations in 1542.

Originally restricted to 50 knights and granted as a family or court decoration, it was reconstituted as an unlimited order of merit in 1808 by Frederick VI.; alterations have been made in 1811 and 1864.

Considerable alterations were introduced into the proceedings by Peisistratus and his sons.

One of the most striking alterations of cell-walls is that termed carbonization, in which the substance gradually turns black, hard and brittle, as if charred - e.g.

After this it rose rapidly into importance as a manufacturing and commercial town, becoming, after Nuremberg, the centre of the trade between Italy and the north of Europe; its merchant princes, the Fuggers and Welsers, rivalled the Medici of Florence; but the alterations produced in the currents of trade by the discoveries of the 15th and 16th centuries occasioned a great decline.

These Articles, enbodying the more important terms, were included with slight verbal alterations in the treaty of peace signed at Prague on the 23rd of August.

The revision in 1871 made no important alterations in the constitution of 1867.

Legislation, therefore, has generally taken the form of a series of elaborate codes, each of which aims at scientific completeness, and further alterations have been made by amendments in the origipal code.

The new period which now begins was introduced by some alterations in the official organization.

The principle of protection was thus definitely adopted, though considerable alterations have been made from time to time in the tariff.

Alterations have been made in detail, and further alterations demanded, but the laws have established themselves in practice.

The annual meetings call for little notice; they have generally been the occasion on which the foreign minister has explained and justified his policy; according to the English custom, red books, sometimes containing important despatches, have been laid before them; but the debates have caused less embarrassment to the government than is generally the case in parliamentary assemblies, and the army budget has generally been passed with few and unimportant alterations.

The rules of the House giving the president no authority for maintaining order, he determined, with the assent of the ministers, to propose alterations in procedure.

Many of the alterations are found in the legendary anecdotes of the Jewish Haggada and the New Testament Testaments.

In addition to his misconceptions there are sundry capricious alterations, some of them very grotesque, due to Mahomet himself.

The complex original work and various alterations of it need thorough study, but it is now closed and research is forbidden.

With but few exceptions the provenance of the individual sections may be said to have been finally determined by the labours of the critics, but even a cursory examination of their contents makes it evident that the sequence of events, which they now present, cannot be original, but is rather the outcome of a long process of revision, during which the text has suffered considerably from alterations, omissions, dislocations and additions.

Such merits as it possesses - simplicity of arrangement, clearness and conciseness of expression - belong less to Tribonian than to Gaius, who was closely followed wherever the alterations in the law had not made him obsolete.

It was reprinted in 1738, with great alterations and improvements; and a third edition was afterwards published with additions in 1756.

A slight change in the structure or activity of a gland, by altering the internal secretion, may produce widespread alterations even in an adult organism; and we have good reason to suppose that, if compatible with viability, such minute changes would have even a greater ultimate effect if they occurred in an embryo.

The task of filling up gaps, smoothing away inconsistencies, rounding off the tale, was accomplished by Giles Tschudi, whose recension was adopted, with a few alterations, by Johannes von Muller in his History of the Confederation (1780).

He had hitherto shown himself not unfavourable to re f orm, having supported the bill introducing the use of English into legal proceedings, having drafted a new treason law, and set on foot some alterations in chancery procedure.

This work, in which his system was for the first time presented in what, with a few minor alterations, was its ultimate shape, found some audience in the world.

In the letters to Atticus, on the other hand, we have Cicero's private journal, his confessions to the director of his conscience, the record of his moods from day to day, without alterations of any kind.

Though " some at least of the alterations in Codex Bezae arose through a gradual process, and not through the action of an individual reviser," the revision in question was the work of a single reviser, who in his changes and additions expressed the local interpretation put upon Acts in his own time.

A little below the abbey is the parish church of St Mary, originally Norman, and retaining traces of the first building; owing to a variety of alterations at different periods, and the erection of high wooden pews and galleries, its appearance is more remarkable than beautiful.

Further great alterations took place in the 15th century, and the general effect of the building as it stands is Perpendicular.

Given in large doses it causes rapid and characteristic poisoning, with alterations in the blood and rapid degeneration of nearly all the internal organs; but in small doses-5 to 15 grains - it partly undergoes reduction in the blood and tissues, the chloride being formed and oxygen being supplied to the body-cells in nascent form.

Latterly five of the bays at the west end had been utilized as the parish church, but in 1873-1875 the 9th marquess of Lothian built a church for the service of the parish, and presented it to the heritors in exchange for the ruined abbey in order to prevent the latter from being injured by modern additions and alterations.

Any necessary alterations in these articles were only to be made with the common consent of the king, Duke Charles, the senate and the gentry of Sweden.

This necessitates the satisfying of five equations; in other words, there are five alterations of the 3rd order, the vanishing of which produces an image of the 5th order.

Thus there may be hyperaesthesia, anaesthesia, paralysis, or alterations of nutrition, such as wasting of muscles, whitening of the hair, &c.

The Orange River parliament also approved with only slight alterations; the Natal parliament made some amendments, but they were of a minor character.

The document embodying the alterations in the draft act was signed on the 11th of May and the convention dissolved.

There is ample proof throughout the country of alterations of level within recent geologic periods; and there have even been compressions, resulting in a relative rise of the ground, over the crests of anticlinal folds, within historic record.

This phenomenon is due to the activity of a whole series of marine bacteria of various genera, the examination and organisms depend on the discovery that their patho genicity or virulence can be modified - diminished or increased - by definite treatment, and, in the natural course of epidemics, by alterations in the environment.

Thus in diphtheria changes in both nerve cells and nerve fibres have been found, and in tetanus minute alterations in the nucleus and protoplasm of nerve cells.

Alterations in metabolism are found to be associated with some of these, but with others no corresponding physical change can be demonstrated.

It is, however, in the ugly palace of Prince Henry of Prussia, which was given for the purpose in the days of Prussian poverty and distress, that the university is still housed, and although some internal rearrangement has been effected, no substantial alterations have been made to meet the ever-increasing demand for lecture-room accommodation.

The Nestorians accept the decisions of the first two councils, and reject the decrees of all the rest as unwarranted alterations of the creed of Nicaea.

One annalist after another quietly adopted the established tradition, as it had been left by his predecessors, without any serious alterations of its main outlines.

The only other powers and duties of a county council arising under the Local Government Act itself which it is necessary to notice are those relating to alterations of local areas.

Alters= It may be convenient here to state that certain alterations of areas can only be effected through the med i um lo of the Local Government Board after local inquiry.

This opinion about the site of Palaeopolis has been based on the very considerable alterations which are known to have taken place in the level of the land, and the extensive submerged foundations of buildings off the southern extremity of Posilipo have been identified with those of the old city.

In March 1799, with the consuls to Tripoli and Algiers, he negotiated alterations in the treaty of 1797 with Tunis.

He died in a lunatic asylum forgotten by all, and even his writings have, save in one early edition, not been published without unwarranted alterations by the editor Sion.

Some districts, especially in summer, are liable to sudden alterations in the temperature.

Marie, Queene of Scotland, by Eusebius Dicaeophile (London, 1569), reprinted, with alterations, at Liege in 1571, under the title, A Treatise concerning the Defence of the Honour of Marie, Queene of Scotland, made by Morgan Philippes, Bachelor of Divinitie, Piae a?licti animi consolationes, ad Mariam Scot.

His tenure of the presidency was extended to a term of ten years from the 1st of January 1905, and the restriction as to re-election at the end of that term was withdrawn, other alterations being made in the constitution with the effect of placing General Reyes really in the position of a dictator.

The editor, Marco Antonio de Dominis, has been accused of falsifying the text, but a comparison with a MS. corrected by Sarpi himself shows that the alterations are both unnecessary and unimportant.

Throughout he adopts and adapts the language of his sources as far as possible, "only pruning in the most pressing cases," but towards the end he cannot avoid making larger alterations from time to time.

And his alterations throughout are not made aimlessly.

Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans with Alterations and Amendments adapted to the present Form of Government."

By its constitution of that year the English Church in South Africa adopts the laws and usages of the Church of England, as far as they are applicable to an unestablished church, accepts the three creeds, the ThirtyNine Articles, the Book of Common Prayer, the decisions of the undisputed general councils, the Authorized English Version of the Scriptures, disclaims the right of altering any of these standards of faith and doctrine, except in agreement with such alterations as may be adopted by a general synod of the Anglican Communion.

It is, however, maintained by some that, except in the case of the sick, the only legitimate method of receiving absolution in the Church of England is in the public services of the congregation; and the Church of Ireland has recently made important alterations even in the passages that concern the sick, while the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States has omitted that part of the visitation service altogether.

By these alterations he expected to secure a large increase of revenue, and at the same time to maintain a sufficient degree of protection for colonial produce.

It is true that his manuscripts were blotted and smeared, and that he made so many alterations in the proofs that the printer found it worth while to have the whole set up in type afresh.

The alimentary,or intestinal, canal varies greatly in relative length and capacity in different mammals, and also offers manifold peculiarities of form, being sometimes a simple cylindrical tube of nearly uniform calibre throughout, but more often subject to alterations of form and capacity in different portions of its course - the most characteristic and constant being the division into an upper and narrower and a lower and wider portion, called respectively the small and the large intestine; the former being arbitrarily divided into duodenum, jejunum and ileum, and the latter into colon and rectum.

The tar formed is affected to an even greater extent than the gas by alterations in the temperature at which the destructive distillation takes place.

The alterations, however, in the metaphysical position of the Academics had little effect on their ethical teach ing, as, even during the period of Scepticism, they appear to have presented as probable the same general view of human good which Antiochus afterwards dogmatically announced as a revival of the common doctrine of Plato and Aristotle.

This charter was confirmed with various alterations and extensions by most of the succeeding monarchs.

At the same time it was given to be understood that the new theory of the solar system might be held ex hypothesi, and the trivial verbal alterations introduced into the Polish astonomer's book in 1620, when the work of revision was completed by Cardinal Gaetani, confirmed this interpretation.

The first work which he edited was the Anthologia Graeca or Analecta veterum Poetarum Graecorum (1772-1776), in which his innovations on the established mode of criticism startled European scholars; for wherever it seemed to him that an obscure or difficult passage might be made intelligible and easy by a change of text, he did not scruple to make the necessary alterations, whether the new reading were supported by manuscript authority or not.

Many alterations in form, size, number and adhesion of parts are due to the art of the horticulturist.

During the intervening thirty year period, the church had undergone radical alterations, in common with all in this land.

Please will you also send me your proposed alterations in an electronic format.

Their special interest may be lost through unsympathetic extensions which would necessitate permanent alterations to the fabric of the building inappropriate to its character.

In August we began making alterations in the Research Center.

In some cases, major structural alterations will be required.

At a later date, the student may also suggest request further minor alterations by direct contact with the Campus Building Manager.

We are not opposed to change, but our intervention has helped protect many buildings from unsympathetic alterations.

In addition unauthorized alterations may be carried out to a listed building.

I strongly oppose these proposed timetable alterations for the following reasons; We have alreday lost the 06.09 service earlier this year.

Honestly, making alterations to Gregory's Girl is utterly blasphemous to me. what next, the Special Edition?

Bacterial chemotaxis is brought about by alterations in the direction that the motor rotates in, this in turn is controlled by phosphorylation.

Immune alterations in humans exposed to the termiticide technical chlordane.

Specific body alterations often connote social as well as spiritual status.

Designed for theatrical performances, later alterations allowed gladiatorial contests to be held here.

Alan Whenman makes some final alterations to the ashpan to enable correct fitment to the bottom of the firebox.

You may be thinking about having a completely new kitchen or just making a few alterations.

Plans and specifications of new parsonages, and any subsequent alterations of such plans, shall be submitted to the Board for approval.

The elaborate parterre of William III's time survived with minor alterations until the mid-eighteenth century.

The repeated alterations may have taken their toll on the medieval buildings of the former monastic refectory.

Owing to major structural alterations, the Collection is temporarily relocated on level 1 for the duration of the 2005/6 session.

Can any alterations to the interior be made reversible if found not to work?

One of the most common alterations made to older houses with pitched roofing is to convert the loft space into a habitable living space.

This work includes new sewerage pumping station construction and alterations to existing works (Contract Identification Number KC 232 ).

Infrequently, reduced sensitivity to aciclovir has been described as a result of subtle alterations in either the virus thymidine kinase or DNA polymerase.

Thomas Archer did further alterations and built the transepts and a musician's gallery - now removed, at the west end.

Authors should correct typesetter 's errors in red; minimal alterations of their own work should be noted in black.

Owing to the fact that the site is largely covered with sand and to the absence of any later alterations, the preservation of the buildings excavated is very good, and Ostia is, - with the exception of Pompeii, the best example in Italy of a town of the Roman period.

Great alterations were made with regard to religious matters in France by a law of December 1905, supplemented by a law of January 1907 (see below, Law and Institutions).

Alterations or modifications of the constitution can only be effected by the National Assembly, consisting of both chambers sitting together id hoc. The legislative power resides in these two chambersthe Senate and the Chamber of Deputies; the executive is vested in the president of the republic and the ministers.

The sheets just spoken of still exist in the Chigi library at Rome, and were published, though with many alterations, in 1672, under the title of Les Controverses.

The Bezpopovtsi, known also as Pomoranye, because they are 1 The most important alterations were the repetition twice, instead of three times, of the " Alleluiah " at the Eucharist, and the making the sign of the cross with two fingers instead of three.

He was charged with "depraving the public worship of God contained in the liturgy of the Church of England, asserting the same to be superstitious and unchristian, preaching, writing and conversing against the creeds and the divinity of our Saviour, and assuming to himself the power of making arbitrary alterations in his performance of the public worship."

In the final compilation, or perhaps in a subsequent redaction, some alterations were made in the original order, some notes were added describing the circumstances in which various psalms had been composed, and lastly, in order to assimilate the outward form of the Psalter to that of the Pentateuch, the three collections were divided into five books.

His dramatic pieces, The Lying Valet, adapted from Motteux's Novelty Lethe (1740), The Guardian, Linco's Travels (1767), Miss in her Teens (1747), Irish Widow, &c., and his alterations and adaptations of old plays, which together fill four volumes, evinced his knowledge of stage effect and his appreciation of lively dialogue and action; but he cannot be said to have added one new or original character to the drama.

It is even said by some who have examined the original (vide infra) that the text and alterations show a progressively freethinking attitude, side by side with a growing tendency to conceal it by ambiguity and innuendo.

This is testified by George Joye in his Apology, who himself brought out a fourth edition of Tyndale's New Testament in August 1534, freed from many of the errors which, through the carelessness of the Flemish printers, had crept into the text, but with such alterations and new renderings as to arouse the indignation of Tyndale.

The alterations made in it were many and important, and as they represent the furthest point ever reached by the Prayer Book in a Protestant direction, they deserve special mention and attention.

Garrick now brought Irene out, with alterations sufficient to displease the author, yet not sufficient to make the piece pleasing to the audience.

Such curves show differences of steepness according to the temperature (see temp. curve), and to alterations of light (lamp) and darkness.

The civil parish has become more or less divorced in relationship from the Ecclesiastical Parish (a division which probably served in early times for administrative purposes also), owing to successive independent alterations in the boundaries of both (see Parish).

In the former book he still makes large additions and alterations, but there is less scope for his prolixity than before; and in the latter, where he is no longer dealing with generalities, but making actual definitions, the Constitutions of necessity become more precise and statutory in form.

But Gladstone was not content with these great alterations, which involved a loss of nearly 1,200,000 a year to the exchequer; he voluntarily undertook to sacrifice another million on what he called a supple.mental measure of customs reform.

In fact they did make alterations sometimes and roused the anger of the Trustees in doing so.

As a secure tenant you may make alterations and improvements to your home.

This work includes new sewerage pumping station construction and alterations to existing works (Contract Identification Number KC 232).

In the meantime we are sorry for any inconvenience caused to you whilst we carry out these alterations.

Any structural alterations should be carried out by competent people.

The ship 's frequent alterations of course deepened suspicions in the minds of those on Devonshire 's bridge.

Plant taphonomy and post-depositional alterations are recorded for each unit in the Access database and are presented in Table 4 in this report.

Thomas Archer did further alterations and built the transepts and a musician 's gallery - now removed, at the west end.

Authors should correct typesetters errors in red; minimal alterations of their own should be in black.

Proofs are supplied for minor typographical correction only; major alterations to the text cannot be accepted.

Many upswings in strength are actually the result of alterations in the way the muscle is controlled by the NERVOUS SYSTEM.

Many wedding dresses cost more than a thousand dollars (not including alterations and accessories!), so as soon as you get engaged, start putting away money for your dress.

Once the dress arrives, there needs to be several fittings so any final alterations and customizations can be done in time for the wedding.

While you may find a dress that fits you perfectly, the odds are better that you will find a gown you love but it will need some alterations.

Rely on a professional seamstress to get the best results, and if you can find one who specializes in bridal attire, you can usually be ensured your alterations will be done quickly and expertly.

You can expect a seamstress to perform alterations like letting out or taking in seams, hemming gowns, and modernizing vintage styles for a fresh look.

With slight alterations, former gasoline vehicles can run on ethanol blends as high as 85%.

It is important to decide if any alterations to the actual architectural elements within the room are required before purchasing items to fill the space.

Since blue eye shadow and streaks of heavy blush aren't necessarily the look of today, slight alterations have been made to update the original 80s makeup design.

Part of the reason is thanks to computer alterations and airbrushing, but at the same time, makeup plays a big role.

It is very important that women know the level of skill their chosen tattoo artist has before allowing him, or her to make any alterations to their face.

Instead of rushing out to buy more supplies, see if you can make a few minor alterations to make the piece work for your needs.

While you can certainly use free printable stickers on your layout without making any alterations, applying a few creative techniques to these budget-friendly embellishments can give your scrapbook page a one-of-a-kind appearance.

Distress is a negative stress that is often triggered by constant readjustments or alterations to a routine.

This can be an alterations expert, sales person at your favorite formalwear store, or a tailor.

You can add your own alterations and touches to create the perfect punk look for you.

It is easier to have alterations done to one that is too big than too small.

To ensure the best fit in a ball gown, waist tucks and minor alterations may be needed.

Students should be told that any alterations in their speech on the day of the ceremony must be approved, and if a student gives an unapproved speech during the ceremony, he or she runs the risk of being pulled from the stage.

That person can make alterations, make a simple dress fancier, and give you the dress you want.

Once your gown arrives and you have your alterations made, it is important to try it on one final time.

Schedule any alterations as close to your wedding date as the shop or seamstress allows.

This allows enough time for alterations, such as taking in a loose top or hemming the skirt, to be completed before the big day.

The downside is that other people may not want you making alterations to their wedding dresses.

The downside to a rental is that you're not allowed to make alterations and only have the option of choosing dresses that fit.

Start looking for a reputable one as soon as you purchase the dress, even if alterations are still months away.

Factor in alterations and other small issues that may arise and you'll be happy you allotted this much time.

Don't forget to plan for a few extras such as your veil, slip, bra, shoes and alterations.

Alterations alone can add a couple of hundred dollars to the final price.

As with rental shops, you may not find dresses to outfit every member of your bridal party and alterations may be an issue.

Most department stores usually have an alterations expert on the premises, but if the dress doesn't fit properly it can also be taken to a seamstress.

Most traditional gowns also require significant alterations for fit including bustling of the train.

This includes shipping and handling, repair, alterations, tax, etc. Your dress may end up costing much more than what you originally thought.

As you plan your dress budget, you may have to allow for additional expenses in alterations.

If you're sure your bridesmaid dress won't be worn again in its present state, you might bring it to an alterations expert to have it cut down into a shorter "dressy" dress.

For instance, do they offer alterations or wedding dress preservation?

Sydney's Closet only has one store location is St. Louis, but you can purchase bridesmaid dresses up to a size 44 from their online store and ask a local seamstress to make any needed alterations.

Pick a simple style of dress and allow your bridesmaids to make the alterations they feel appropriate.

Or, if extensive alterations are cost prohibitive, pick a company that offers mix and match bridal separates.

By shopping together you ensure matching tuxedos while also leaves plenty of time for alterations.

Ask the alterations expert for a "swatch", a small bit of material.

Have a simple dress made out of white/off-white material and add scraps from the bridesmaid alterations to trim the bottom of the flower girl dresses.

Because the dresses are usually made to allow for alterations, a size change up or down can usually be accommodated.

Even if alterations aren't necessary, you may have to try on several different dresses before you find an option you really like.

Make sure you get exactly what you want, since there are no refunds on wedding gowns and alterations cost additional money.

Purchasing a dress early leaves enough time for alterations and involves less stress for the mother of the bride, while giving the mother of the groom plenty of time to find her own dress.

They have offer on-site alterations, wedding dress preservation, and other special services for brides.

Factor alterations and special undergarments in if your main objective for getting a simple dress is to save money.

Just be prepared to make alterations as the dresses may not be available in each bridesmaid's size.

The length of the pants can be tailored if need be, but alterations are often unnecessary.

Some courses will build on those types of assignments by challenging the plan with sudden alterations, problems and unforeseen issues.

If you are planning a western Caribbean cruise with one particular port in mind, you may want to plan your vacation outside hurricane season to preclude storm-influenced alterations.

In house suit alterations will be made ensuring the perfect fit.

Since not all items are available in-store, it's a good idea to purchase your preferred items online and then bring them to your local store for any necessary alterations.

Consider visiting a tailor if you have a suit that doesn't fit exactly right anymore, or consider any alterations that may need to be made when buying a new one.

The company also features in-house tailors in every one of their 24 stores who provide free alterations.

Hypoallergenic alterations of foods commonly allergenic, like peanuts, are being researched.

In fact, the tailored nature of a really good suit demands that you try it on in a full-service shop that will not only fit you, but make alterations as needed.

Many online wedding gown retailers will offer alterations; however, you may be able to get a more precise fit if you have the alterations done by a local dressmaker who can measure you and make the necessary adjustments.

So, be sure to allow enough time for the gown to be shipped and for you to obtain any alterations once you receive the gown.

Today's shorter plus size woman is no longer forced to make do with something on the rack only to come home to make alterations.

Women of size who fall on the shorter end of the height spectrum will find that plus size petite pajamas meet their sleepwear needs with little to no alterations.

Depending on your pajama preference, you may not require a lot of alterations.

While some alterations may require assistance from a licensed medical professional, there are plenty of ways that a person can try first to achieve insomnia relief that don't require much outside intervention.

The logo may be distorted, smudged, or modified or other alterations made that they hope will be imperceptible to the buyer until after the purchase.

Ticket prices, ticket and lodging discounts and packages, ride and park closures, construction changes, and other alterations may be made by theme parks at any time.

You can use the maps to plan your vacation or compare the parks for what Disney treasures translate to foreign audiences and what alterations were made.

The hidden skulls in Halo 3 provide minor alterations to the gameplay, so they are certainly worth finding.

Necro was abducted as a young boy by Gill's organization, and was subjected to intense experimentation and testing that resulted in major alterations to his DNA.

The characteristics of the murmur may suggest specific alterations in the heart or its valves.

Cancer results from alterations (mutations) in genes that make up DNA, the master molecule of the cell.

Many cancers have been shown to result from exposure to environmental toxins (carcinogens) and related alterations in DNA.

This method can determine gains and losses in DNA in the region of the tumor, detecting alterations that have caused the cancer.

Many pediatricians recommend seeing the infant at two weeks but if the parents feel it should be sooner due to alterations in the newborn's physical status, they should take the infant in for a visit.

Alterations in enzyme levels, tissue abnormalities, and organ malfunction may be followed by illness and death.

Changes at the molecular level are dramatic and may include alterations in genetic transcription of neurotransmitters and receptors.

Sequencing detects more than 95 percent of ATM sequence alterations but significant difficulties exist in distinguishing normal variations from A-T-causing mutations.

Women with lupus (a disease caused by alterations in the immune system that result in inflammation of connective tissue and organs) or kidney disease face serious risks during pregnancy.

Severe alterations in copper metabolism occur in two genetic diseases, Wilson's disease and Menkes disease.

Use during pregnancy may cause alterations in fetal bone development.

The alterations to an everyday style may be subtle or dramatic, but because they are so different, they will be remembered as classy and elegant.

These loans may also cover additions, alterations, and replacement of equipment or structural elements.

Proceeds from Title I loans for improvements on a single family structure can be used for alterations or repairs to the property as well as for site improvements.

Instead, they are limited to alterations and repairs to the structure.

No hormone alterations, devices, or chemicals are used in the process.

It is important to note that implantation bleeding is often confused with alterations in the menstruation cycle or changes in birth control usage.

Alterations in chromosomes causing Down syndrome and Trisomy 18 birth defects are considered structural genetic birth defects.

Research continues to look at genetics and the developing chromosomes of the human embryo in hopes of reducing the number of incidences where alterations in chromosomes occur during and after fertilization.

Knowing how to sew a hem can save you a lot of money in alterations.

Knowing how to sew a hem not only works for alterations, but can help when shortening an ankle-length skirt into a mini.

Naturally, petite women notice a skirt's length when shopping because alterations are usually necessary unless you shop at a retailer who specializes in petite clothing.

Otherwise, those in the 5'4" and under bracket can spend a ton on alterations.

Petite clothing is proportioned to better fit the shorter frame, but depending on where you fall in the petite height chart, some alterations may still be necessary.

When shopping online, be sure to check sizing recommendations and return policies, and order well in advance of the event in case alterations or a return are necessary.

Failing to do so means having to spend money for alterations, or if not, simply wearing the dress, gaping arm holes, loose necklines, and all!

Sometimes, even with the smartest shopping, petites may find they need alterations to get the very best fit.

You can even send the finished piece back for alterations, should that be necessary.

Most rental companies outfit you completely and, for a negligible fee, will also perform alterations or make some additions that make the costume more uniquely your own.

Before signing a contract or making payment, the couple should have a written guarantee about the ring's design specifications and the possibility of alterations if the finished project is not precisely how they had envisioned.

Because of the precision necessary to create invisible settings, each ring must be fashioned for specific stones and cannot easily be adjusted for alterations or upgrades.

Finally, many rental agreements have clauses that prohibit pets, painting, waterbeds or other alterations in the place that will make it feel like it truly is your home, versus just a place to live for a while.

The vast array of hummingbird species makes it possible to achieve nice-looking alterations in size and body placement.

While most of these elements are unchangeable, alterations to body composition is possible and can lead to a more efficient BMR.

Many places offer alterations so you can get the perfect fit.

A mock-up is done first so that you can get a sense of the fit and alterations can be made if necessary.

A girdle will save you from the hassle of expensive alterations.

Buck & Buck offers free hemming and custom alterations services in addition to a generous return policy.

Don't want to phone each guest individually to inform them of these alterations?

Suggesting themes, alterations, and other details for the overall party concept.

Contestants on The Swan underwent life-changing alterations in an effort to be seen as "beautiful" in society's eyes.

Cameras capture every moment of the dress selection process from the initial consultation to the fittings, alterations and finally, how the gown appears on the client's actual wedding day.

The 2002 version also included alterations such as replacing the guns in the film with hand-held radios.

These rules underwent several additional alterations, the last of which occurred in 2010 under the Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act (HAIA).

This time the uniforms were sized like French uniforms but with alterations in mind.

The pattern left extra material so alterations could be made easily if the uniform was too small or if the sleeves needed more room.

Many pilots who buy stock uniforms have alterations made to the length of the trousers and jacket sleeves for a better fit.

Before these alterations the relations between the state and the Roman Catholic communion, by far the largest and most important in France, were chiefly regulated by the provisions of the Concordat of 1801, concluded between the first consul, Bonaparte, and Pope Pius VII.

The accuracy and the paraphernalia are equally exemplified in all Wagner's additions and alterations of the classical orchestral scheme, for these all consist in completing the families of instruments so that each timbre can be presented pure in complete harmony.

But important alterations were made.

The present dome and the drum on which it stands, masterpieces of graceful line and harmonious proportion, were very important alterations from the earlier scheme.

They are due to hypertrophy of young tissues, which may undergo profound alterations subsequently, and occur on all parts of the plants.

He determined also to introduce into the Church many desirable reforms. His project was approved by an ecclesiastical council and was supported by the tsar, but it met with violent opposition from a large section of the clergy, and it alarmed the ignorant masses, who regarded any alterations in the ritual, however insignificant they might be, as heretical and very dangerous to salvation.

The " Solemn League and Covenant," which pledged both countries to the extirpation of prelacy, leaving further decision as to church government to be decided by the " example of the best reformed churches," after undergoing some slight alterations, passed the two Houses of Parliament and the Westminster Assembly, and thus became law for the two kingdoms. By means of it Henderson has had considerable influence on the history of Great Britain.

Clearly such alterations as the construction of railways in nearly all parts of the continent, and the establishment of peace over formerly disturbed areas like India, are of enormous importance, and must change the life of the people.

The remaking of the city was enormously expensive, especially the alteration of the streets after 1866, when the city received power to make such alterations and assess a part of the improvements upon abutting estates.

Fundamental alterations have been made in the structure of the leading cotton markets, and in methods of buying and selling cotton, in the last hundred years.

Recensions and revisions were twice made, in 1368 and 1531; but how far the true Ibelin was recovered, and what additions or alterations were made at these two dates, we cannot tell.

Gildas's treatise was first published in 1525 by Polydore Vergil, but with many avowed alterations and omissions.

Isomorphism may be defined as the existence of two or more different substances in the same crystal form and structure, polymorphism as the existence of the same substance in two or more crystal modifications, and morphotropy (after P. von Groth) as the change in crystal form due to alterations in the molecule of closely (chemically) related substances.

Although many pseudo-symmetric twins are transformable into the simpler form, yet, in some cases, a true polymorph results, the change being indicated, as before, by alterations in scalar (as well as vector) properties.

This gave rise to extensive alterations in their construction and decoration, which has much lessened their value as authentic memorials of the religious art of the 2nd and 3rd centuries.

This was republished in a Latin translation with considerable alterations and omissions by Paolo Aringhi in 1651; and a century after its first appearance the plates were reproduced by Giovanni Bottari in 1737, and illustrated with great care and learning.

Though there have been numerous minor additions and alterations since that time, the general character of the cathedral is unimpaired.

In the Western Church, though from the 9th century onwards the Roman use had been the norm, considerable alterations continued to be made in the shape and decoration of the liturgical vestments.

Abrupt alterations, take place in its density, specific heat, thermo-electric quality, electrical conductivity, temperature-coefficient of electrical resistance, and in some at least of its mechanical properties.

Even those members who seemed to be on his side understood him in their own way with limitations and alterations he could not agree to, as what he always wanted most was to convey his thought to others just as he himself understood it.