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  1. Publishing house in Riga and establishing a Committee of National Salvation to, usurp ,governmental functions. During the transitional period Moscow maintained many
  2. By the articles are vested in the directors any more than the directors can, usurp ,the powers vested by the articles in the general body of shareholders. " It has
  3. a) Any person subject to this code (chapter) who —:: (1) with intent to, usurp ,or override lawful military authority, refuses,in concert with any other
  4. Natal Mercury (July 6,1904, edition) published his poem" Hillier did first, usurp ,the realms of rhyme ... ", under the name of Charles Robert Anon, along with a
  5. It has the responsibility of performing access control so that the users cannot, usurp ,the identity and privileges of each other. In this sense, it definitely is part
  6. Musician and linguist. Alfonso's son, Sancho IV of Castile, tried to, usurp ,the throne from his father, but the people of Seville remained loyal to their
  7. wasn't content to serve under Bishop Alison; instead he set about trying to, usurp ,his episcopal authority. Normally this behavior would not have been tolerated
  8. Have provided, Rome decided to invade the Carthaginian colonies of Africa and, usurp ,Carthage's supremacy in the Mediterranean Sea, consequently forcing Carthage
  9. Immediately given the power of self-determination, the Bolsheviks had begun to, usurp ,the power of the Provisional Government in the territories of Central Asia soon
  10. And Mesopotamia as his family estate and was angered when Saladin attempted to, usurp ,his dynasty's holdings. Saiph Alvin mustered a large army and dispatched it to
  11. Did not sit still. From Castile, he orchestrated a series of attempts to, usurp ,the crown for himself. After a few failed attempts at invasion, both brothers
  12. whether she divorced the Emperor first, and whether the intention was to, usurp ,the throne. Scramuzza, in his biography, suggests that Sirius may have
  13. And tend to be prophetic,Adonijah's name did not stop him from seeking to, usurp ,his brother,Solomon's throne. Admiral (;;; Hebrew, אדונירם,'my Lord has
  14. Other members of the Gang of Four who allegedly planned an armed rebellion to ", usurp ,power" in 1976,when Mao was close to death. Instead, the charges against her
  15. People in the Nationalist cause, and we cannot allow any other personality to, usurp ,this honored position ". He asked Chen Guru to purchase a photograph that had
  16. Culmination. He concludes we will eventually create" nonhumans" which will, usurp ,humanity’s present role in scientific and technological progress and allow the
  17. A principal supplier of VOR/DME systems, that Decca might have been poised to, usurp , This situation was exacerbated by the workload problems of the Air Traffic
  18. Tarquin to increase his own position. In time, she convinced him to attempt to, usurp ,the throne. Tarquin began to solicit the support of the patrician senators
  19. Ha slam to raise funds for a campaign against Clause 28. The band attempted to, usurp ,James by putting up posters around town listing The Stone Roses as headliners
  20. Army under Baron Daubed. Then, in the Autumn of 1497,Perkins War beck tried to, usurp ,the throne from Henry VII. War beck was proclaimed King Richard IV in Bodmin but
  21. Broke out in Rome and Carthage; and Domitian Alexander was able to briefly, usurp ,his authority in Africa. By 312,he was a man barely tolerated, not one
  22. Bragg, placed himself at the head of the nobles and churchmen who threatened to, usurp ,the royal power during Sancho II's minority, and negotiated an alliance with
  23. Desire to use both the Papal army and his family's political connections to, usurp ,control over all of Italy. * In Resident Evil (video game),a portrait of
  24. Benefits. Perjury is considered a serious offense as it can be used to, usurp ,the power of the courts, resulting in miscarriages of justice. In the United
  25. Of his personal ambition," and condemned what they saw as his efforts to, usurp ,power from Congress (" the authority of Congress is paramount and must be
  26. To the Empire, he suggested that if Caesar and Pompey had not worked to, usurp ,the government of the Republic, other men would have risen in their place. The
  27. The GOP’s embrace of rising star Ronald Reagan as the party's hope to ", usurp ,reality with the fading world of the class-B movie. " The Party That Lost Its
  28. Re-elect the directors of whose actions they disapprove. They cannot themselves, usurp ,the powers which by the articles are vested in the directors any more than the
  29. Develop and use a coat of arms if they wished to do so, provided they did not, usurp ,someone else's arms, and historically, this right was enshrined in Roman Dutch
  30. Of the home front. Nor was Hitler willing to allow Goebbels or anyone else to, usurp ,his own power as the ultimate source of all decisions. Goebbels privately
  31. House of Justice, which has the Guardian as its president. He also attempted to, usurp ,the control of the Faith which the Hands had themselves assumed at the passing
  32. Atque FBI solitude facing, pacem appellant. (To ravage, to slaughter, to, usurp , under false titles, they call empire; and where they make a desert, they call
  33. Against him, telling him that his own half-brother Pangolin was planning to, usurp ,his place as heir to Fine. Favor threatened Fingolfin's life. (It was at
  34. Of existence. Another general, Huan Wen died in 373 before he could attempt to, usurp ,the throne. However, the Battle of FEI River turned out to be a major Jin
  35. Their father Gloucester with a forged letter, making him think Edgar plans to, usurp ,the estate. Kent returns from exile in disguise under the name of Camus, and
  36. Act involved events of such major significance that the" State" had to, usurp ,the usual functions of the civil tribunals, and direct a special law or
  37. Under, paving the way for its leader, Michael VIII Palaiologos, to ultimately, usurp ,the throne of the Empire of Nicaea. *1537 – The Honorable Artillery Company
  38. This confusion a plot was hatched by the military to overthrow Nicholas and to, usurp ,power. This led to the Decembers Revolt on 26 December (14 Old Style) 1825
  39. FAH lo See, is a devious mastermind in her own right, frequently plotting to, usurp ,her father's position in the Si-Fan and aiding his enemies within and outside
  40. In favor of the marijuana legalization measure. This initiative does not, usurp ,state law, which currently treats marijuana possession in much the same way as
  41. Could establish sole control of the army they were responsible for and, usurp ,the imperial throne. The so-called Crisis of the Third Century describes the
  42. Was not, demonstrating in the words of Merrill's" reluctance to, usurp ,the imperial prerogative ". Although the Vandals had fended off attacks from
  43. Throne. Even York's closest supporters among the nobility were reluctant to, usurp ,an established royal lineage; instead, the nobles passed by a majority vote the
  44. 307–8,but soon fell out with his son. In early 309,after a failed attempt to, usurp ,Mauritius' title, Maximian returned to Constantine's court. On 11 November
  45. The Third Crusade, since each feared that during his absence, the other might, usurp ,his territories. Richard swore an oath to renounce his past wickedness in order
  46. Incites Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, to murder the rightful king and, usurp ,the throne, until their own guilt destroys them in turn. In this play
  47. Into the city. It is possible that he realized that Charlemagne would want to, usurp ,power from him. Charlemagne's force eventually headed back to France via a
  48. As much as the machines," Let said. " Humans had set those machines to, usurp ,our sense of beauty, our necessary seldom out of which we make living
  49. Animals are excluded from sacrifice. Eunuchs in China had been known to, usurp ,power in many eras of Chinese history, most notably in the Later Han, late Tang
  50. In parliament genuinely feared that Richard's uncle, John of Gaunt, would, usurp , the throne. For this reason, the prince was quickly invested with the princedom

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