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Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850 The annexation of Texas to the United States and the gain of new territory by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the close of the Mexican War (1848) aggravated the hostility between North and South concerning the question of the extension of slavery into the territories. The ... Read more
John Singleton Copley
John Singleton Copley , 1738-1815, American portrait painter, b. Boston. Copley is considered the greatest of the American old masters. He studied with his stepfather, Peter Pelham , and undoubtedly frequented the studios of Smibert and Feke . At 20 he was already a successful portrait painter w... Read more
food adulteration
food adulteration act of intentionally debasing the quality of food offered for sale either by the admixture or substitution of inferior substances or by the removal of some valuable ingredient. The Greek and Roman classics contain allusions to wine makers and dealers who colored and flavored their... Read more
Emmeline Goulden Pankhurst
Emmeline Goulden Pankhurst , 1858-1928, British woman suffragist. Disappointed in the disinterest in women's suffrage shown by the Liberal party, the Fabian Society, and the Independent Labour party, she founded (1903) her own movement, the Women's Social and Political Union. Using spectacular milit... Read more
Franz Peter Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert , 1797-1828, Austrian composer, one of the most gifted musicians of the 19th cent. His symphonic works represent the best legacy of the classical tradition, while his songs exemplify the height of romantic lyricism. Displaying remarkable talent in childhood, he was first taught ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "admittance"

Bradwell, Myra
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...reforms. Bradwell eventually was offered admittance to the Illinois bar, making her the...she did not practice. Mansfield's admittance to the profession did not cause a stir...court responded, this time denying her admittance simply because she was a woman. Friedman...
Milan Kucan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...of Slovenia. The first former Yugoslav state to enter negotiations for admittance to the European Union (EU) and one of the first considered for possible future admittance to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Slovenia is western...
Foote, Samuel
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...evaded the Licensing Act of 1737 by inviting his friends to a dish of tea or chocolate, their invitation card giving them admittance to an entertainment in which Foote mimicked his fellow actors and other public figures. In 1749, having inherited a second...
Fillmore, Millard
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...education before he was apprenticed as a clothier. After reading law with a local judge, he moved to Buffalo and gained admittance to the bar at the age of twenty‐three. Capitalizing on the Anti‐Masonic frenzy in New York, Fillmore...
Churchill, Lord Randolph
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...knowing that syphilis would shorten his career. His deal with Salisbury in 1884, abandoning the National Union in return for admittance into the collective leadership, ended Northcote's chances of the premiership. Secretary for India in Salisbury's 1885...
Arius
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...restoration and even wrote a "confession" which he believed to be acceptable to the terms of Nicaea. Not only was he refused admittance to Alexandria, where the great Nicene champion Anthanasius was now bishop, but in addition Constantine ordered Arius's...
Thomas Arnold
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...from his mother and an aunt. He attended the preparatory schools Warminster and Winchester from 1803 to 1811, prior to his admittance to Corpus Christi College of Oxford University. He graduated first class in classics in 1814. Through the influence of a...
Ruby Dee
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...were being "educated" to become domestics, were not for her. She underwent the rigorous academic testing required for admittance to Hunter High School, one of New York's first-rate schools that drew the brightest girls. The self-confidence and...
William Franklin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...father, and clerk of the General Assembly. He accompanied the elder Franklin to England in 1757, studied law, and gained admittance to the bar. He traveled with his father in Europe and assisted in his scientific studies; Oxford awarded him a master of...
J. Danforth Quayle
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...the draft. This investigation revealed that Quayle might have used his connections through family-owned papers to gain admittance to the Guard. The media then examined almost every facet of his life and career. Among the issues brought into question...

Dictionary entries related to "admittance"

admittance
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...x2022; n. 1. the process or fact of entering or being allowed to enter a place or institution: people were unable to gain admittance to the hall. 2. Physics a measure of electrical conduction, numerically equal to the reciprocal of the impedance.
Bakke v. Regents of the University of California
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...action programs. Allan Bakke, a white male, was denied admittance to the medical school at Davis in 1973 and 1974. In both...constitutional and that the medical school rightfully denied Bakke admittance. Justice Lewis Powell Jr. essentially split the difference...
conductance
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences ...current circuit, the circuit's resistance divided by the square of its impedance, the result being the real component of admittance. In both cases, the SI unit is the siemens (S), formerly known as the mhos (reciprocal ohms).
Bin Laden, Osama
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...followers to die in the jihad, made him such a potent foe of the US and of Western civilization. Video evidence captured his admittance of responsibility for the September 11 attacks, which sparked the US War on Terrorism . It also turned the US security apparatus...
Enabling Acts
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...constitutional convention and may seek to impose conditions on the convention and on the new state. Congressional control of the admittance procedures was especially important in the 1840s and 1850s during the conflict over the expansion of slavery. In Coyle v...
Gallaudet University
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Elementary School. Congressional funding supported the college, which held its first commencement in 1869. In 1887 women gained admittance to the college, which was redesignated Gallaudet College in 1894. The college's importance stems from its service not...
Henry, Joseph
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...in a rural school in order to support himself. The surviving Academy archives do not explain how an overage pupil gained admittance nor exactly what Henry studied. From the surviving Henry manuscripts and books we know he was schooled at the Academy in...
North American Free Trade Agreement
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...effect in 1994. It provides for the complete removal on all trade tariffs between the member countries, with tariffs on agricultural products to be phased out. Chile applied to join and in 1994 negotiations over its admittance began.
Carrington, Richard Christopher
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Astronomische Nachrichten , containing the preliminary results of observations of minor planets and comets, ensured his prompt admittance to membership in the Royal Astronomical Society when his application was considered on 14 March 1851. By this time Carrington...
Nasmyth, James
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...chemistry, mathematics, and natural philosophy. Through his skill in model engineering, he met John Leslie, who gave him admittance to his classes at Edinburgh University. In 1821 he attended the Edinburgh School of Arts. In 1829 he found employment as...

Thesaurus entries related to "admittance"

admittance
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus admittance • noun  no one is granted admittance without a pass synonyms : entry, right of entry, admission, entrance, access, right of access, ingress; entrée. See note at admission. antonym: exclusion.
admission
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...entitles you to free admission synonyms : admittance, entry, entrance, right of entry...CONFUSABLES   admission, admittance Admission traditionally referred to...right to enter: Admission was $5. Admittance more often referred to physical entry...
access
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...entry, entrance, way in, means of entry/entrance; admittance, admission; approachability, accessibility; approach...prisoner | access to secret information synonyms : admission, admittance, entrée, right of entry, permission/opportunity...
initiation
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...kickoff. antonym: finish.   2. a rite of initiation into the tribe synonyms : induction, introduction, admission, admittance, installation, incorporation, ordination, investiture, enlistment, enrollment, recruitment; baptism. antonym: expulsion...
recognition
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...acknowledgment, acceptance, granting.   3. their recognition of his claim synonyms : acknowledgment, acceptance, admittance, granting, endorsement, sanctioning, approval, validation, ratification.   4. receive recognition as an artist...
entrée
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English entrée • noun  entrée to high society synonyms : entry, entrance, means of entry, access, admission, admittance, right of entry, permission to enter.
lock
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...shut in, hem in. lock out   lock out late arrivals synonyms : keep out, shut out, refuse entrance to, deny admittance to, exclude, bar, debar, ban, ostracize. lock up   lock up prisoners synonyms : shut up, shut in, confine...
ingress
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ingress • noun   1. find the ingress to the theater synonyms : way in, entrance, entry, approach.   2. that ticket gives you ingress to the concert synonyms : admission, admittance, access, right of entry.
entry
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0; 2. the entry to the building. See entrance 1 sense 1.   3. he was refused entry synonyms : admission, admittance, entrance, access, ingress.   4. entries in the cash book synonyms : item, record, note, listing; memo...
entrance
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...the entrance of Mrs. Salter synonyms : appearance, arrival, entry, ingress, coming. antonyms: exit, departure.   3. he was refused entrance synonyms : admission, admittance, entry, right of entry, access, ingress.

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Stapedial reflex and ears with high static acoustic admittance.(Research and Technology: Article)
Magazine article from: American Journal of Audiology; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...high peak compensated static acoustic admittance ([Y.sub.tm]) tympanograms...measurements in individuals with high-admittance tympanograms was employed in both an...daPa (relative to TPP) in the high-admittance and normal groups did not result in...
Why AAVs should be accepted by the Plumbing Codes: here's Julius' list of reasons why air admittance valves should be accepted by all the plumbing codes. (Codes).
Magazine article from: PM Engineer; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...too much time was the subject of air admittance valves (AAVs). The IAPMO Standards...discussion centered around whether air admittance valves should be added to the Uniform...interim amendment. The TIA for air admittance valves failed miserably. That was not...
IAPMO close to history: Technical Committee recommends acceptance of air admittance valves and non-water supplied urinals for the first time.(Codes)(International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials)
Magazine article from: PM Engineer; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...start off the code hearing than with air admittance valves? You may recall that the IAPMO...TC recommended the acceptance of air admittance valves under an engineered design...code. Even though the use of an air admittance valve would require a licensed professional...
The case for Air Admittance Valves (AAVs).(Techtopic)
Magazine article from: Reeves Journal; 8/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; Air Admittance Valves (AAVs) provide a sound alternative...regulatory standards relating to Air Admittance Valves performance. Model-plumbing...standards allowing the use of AAVs. Air admittance valves are looked at as a way to improve...
Six Organs of Admittance; ORGANIC COMPOSITION
Newspaper article from: Pittsburgh City Paper; 9/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; When Six Organs of Admittance recently signed to Chicago indie...comprises all of Six Organs of Admittance. While friends pop up on the numerous...generally hazy ambience, Six Organs of Admittance helped spearhead the "psychedelic...
CHINA'S MLR DRAFTS ADMITTANCE STANDARD FOR OIL INDUSTRY
News Wire article from: AsiaInfo Services; 4/20/2006; 334 words ; ...04-20-2006 China's MLR Drafts Admittance Standard for Oil Industry BEIJING...China (MLR) has drafted a detailed admittance standard for China's oil industry...enter the Chinese oil industry. The admittance standard for China's oil industry...
THE ADMITTANCE SYSTEM OF CHINA MARKET
News Wire article from: AsiaInfo Services; 8/13/2001; 365 words ; ...AsiaInfo Services 08-13-2001 The Admittance System of China Market CHINA, Aug 13...enterprises and building the unitive admittance system of market, revealed by the director...the basic principles of WTO, market admittance, square deal, the protection of knowledge...
IAPMO says no to ASPE: standards council's firm rejection of code changes related to air admittance valves and siphonic roof drainage keeps them out of UPC.(codes)(Uniform Plumbing Code)
Magazine article from: PM Engineer; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...first subject to be considered was air admittance valves. This is a rather strange place...plumbing design. Studor appealed air admittance valves, requesting their inclusion...what do they have to hide? The air admittance valve presentation that I made on behalf...
Urinals and AAVs hound IAPMO: the IAPMO Plumbing Technical Committee meeting discussions turn to AAVs, non-water-supplied urinals, storm drainage and single stack venting.(Air Admittance Valves)(International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials)
Magazine article from: PM Engineer; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...meeting went from breathing air to air admittance valves. If you liked breathing air, chances are you hated air admittance valves. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED...air is going to save lives, air admittance valves are going to kill you. At...
Hawk introduces Gladiator smart admittance switch
Magazine article from: Mining Engineering; 4/1/2008; ; 465 words ; Hawk has launched Gladiator smart admittance switch, a stateof-the-art probe...immune to buildup. The Gladiator smart admittance level switch is designed to detect the...The unit measures the capacitance or "admittance" between a probe and the wall of the...