So the emperor granted his request and decreed that one day in the year would be set aside for fools and jesters to rule. |
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History tells us that in the sixteenth century Ignatius Loyola decreed that henceforth all priests of the Jesuit order must wear a collar. |
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I loved the cover with a gold door knocker on a dark-blue background, but the sales reps decreed it too safe. |
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They adjoin the Alhambra Palace, those stately pleasure domes that the Nasrid caliphs decreed should represent paradise on earth. |
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German law decreed that as soon as you crossed the border you lost your nationality, but in the eyes of the British he was still a German. |
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Boston, dependably conservative in many of its instincts, decreed that buildings must rise no higher than 125 feet. |
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In 1990, authorities in Florence decreed that horses drawing carriages in the city must wear a form of nappies. |
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As a result governments long ago decreed fluid milk sold to the public must be pasteurised. |
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The General was sentenced to 46 years in prison, the longest sentence decreed by the court. |
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The government has decreed a sharp rise in taxation for the multinational oil companies. |
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Finally, it is also decreed that the crimes of rape and attempted rape will be severely punished. |
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Authorities decreed a 90-day period before foot and mouth restrictions could be lifted. |
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For 91 years, Nebraska state law decreed that black-tailed prairie dogs be eradicated annually. |
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But the executive has decided otherwise, and has decreed that smoking should be banned in all public places. |
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In a move to whip up popular support, he decreed the Union to be abolished. |
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A six year tax exemption was decreed to peasants who occupied and worked farms abandoned in the Thirty Years War. |
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The Colonial government decreed that such people not be permitted to leave the province. |
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They didn't manage it and the courts have decreed the Korean chaps forfeit the money. |
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The government decreed that cases of political violence would be tried henceforth by military courts. |
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The government has decreed that importing second-hand cars would damage the local market. |
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Culture flourished in this fecund valley in 1879, when the opera house, decreed a national historic landmark in 1973, first opened. |
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On the tenth it was decreed that all common lands might be redistributed among inhabitants of the communities where they were situated. |
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We are governed by a personal living God and he has decreed the means by which we accomplish his purposes. |
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You know as well as I do that it was decreed that normal civilities don't apply to you or your cohort. |
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In the huddle of the Old Town, space decreed that the myriad of clubs and societies met in public venues across the town. |
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However, when fashion decreed crinolines, bustles, and fussy late-Victorian frills and flounces, Australia tried to follow. |
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Unfortunately the script gods have decreed that our enigmatic hero has to have someone to bonk. |
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He, therefore, decreed that the stranger be brought before him shackled in irons. |
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It was not until 1776, however, that the formal foundation of a Bibliotheca Publica was decreed at the Chapter General of the Order. |
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It's as if some god has decreed what the accepted wisdom must be, and all but a few dissidents happily and mindlessly repeat it. |
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Indeed they were reluctant to abandon it, even after fashion decreed the longer midi or maxi. |
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His law decreed that they must wear scarves on their heads when they were out in public. |
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In 1570, the Spanish decreed that the natives would be forced to work in the rich silver mines on the altiplano. |
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He was appalled and immediately decreed that all patients receiving such therapy should have proper anaesthetic cover. |
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Loading time therefore decreed that in combat Texans fire in relays, half the men always carrying charged rifles to prevent being overrun. |
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The primary source of regulations was the slave code decreed by Spanish governor Don Miguel de la Torre on 12 August 1826. |
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One of the primary tasks of the Commissioners is to recover those taxes which Parliament has decreed shall be paid. |
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The international institutions and the government decreed that farmers could only get credit if they grew crops for export. |
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In 1957 Nikita Khrushchev decreed that the Chechens could return to their ancestral homelands. |
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Atalanta is a young princess, and her father has decreed she must marry whichever man wins a footrace. |
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Restive al Anbar province, the decreed center of a new al Qaeda state, was lost. |
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Edward the Elder decreed that the hundred courts were to judge the worthiness of every law-suit and to appoint a day for it to be heard and settled. |
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Thus he decreed that henceforth he would be known as Pope John II, and so he was. |
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He decreed that the Roman Script would be used for the Turkish language. |
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When the annexation of Belgium was decreed on 1 October 1795 the mover of the proposal, Merlin de Douai, also recommended the annexation of the entire left bank of the Rhine. |
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I have always thought the bylaws decreed that only newspapermen are eligible but learned in connection with this column that there is nothing in the by-laws that says this. |
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Last year, when she double-faulted at break point in the Wimbledon final against her sister, there were dark rumours that it had been decreed as Serena's year. |
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The Sovereign then decreed that the office belonged to The Crown, and was not transmitted along with the earldom. |
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In 391, Theodosius I decreed that any land that had been confiscated from the church by Roman authorities be returned. |
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However, federal laws and other official acts do not need to be decreed in Romansh. |
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Later, as consul, he decreed that the eagle would be the symbol of the Senate and People of Rome. |
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After Cronus was born, Gaia and Uranus decreed no more Titans were to be born. |
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The structure was plundered and demolished in the 4th century when a bishop decreed that Paganism must be eradicated. |
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This decreed that Carmarthen should be known as the 'Town of the County of Carmarthen' and have two sheriffs. |
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Despite the fact that the Plantation had decreed that the Irish population be displaced, this did not generally happen in practice. |
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In 1483 a Papal bull decreed that the islands would be neutral during time of war. |
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The emperor Charlemagne decreed that the burning of supposed witches was a pagan custom that would be punished by the death penalty. |
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In 1249 Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, decreed that all remaining Muslims be expelled from Malta or impelled to convert. |
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Under the Taipings, the Chinese language was simplified, and equality between men and women was decreed. |
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Harry, it has been decreed, will not be photographed near any alcohol. |
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The Act of Parliament of 1829 decreed separate Police Commissioners from Salford. |
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She decreed in her will that her husband would be the regent during the minority of their child. |
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The Viceroy stopped land grabs, decreed religious tolerance and admitted Indians into civil service, albeit mainly as subordinates. |
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President Franklin Roosevelt loved Camp Pendleton, and decreed that the old ranch house... should be preserved for the ages. |
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Where previously a Montanan could bury anyone he or she wanted on private land, the new regulations decreed one could only bury one's family. |
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On 7 February 1528 the council decreed that the Reformation be established in Bern. |
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In 1537, Francis signed the Ordonnance de Montpellier, which decreed that his library be given a copy of every book to be sold in France. |
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Denis also decreed that Portuguese replace Latin as the language of the law courts in his kingdom. |
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Insecure about his infirmity, the Bashaw decreed that all who desired to come into his presence must first submit to having their eyes put out. |
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In 1617 King James IV decreed that the town college of Edinburgh should be known as King James's College. |
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He constructed some hostels and decreed that only imperial envoys could receive a stipend. |
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The arrestation of the English resident in France was decreed by the National Convention. |
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In addition to laws regarding family, food, and the army, Genghis also decreed religious freedom and supported domestic and international trade. |
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He decreed that prisoners be offered their freedom in return for memorising the Quran and said that he hoped to give prisoners something to which they could aspire. |
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Before 1328 a celebration had been held on an irregular basis, but at the guild of that year it was decreed that subsequent guilds should be held every 20 years. |
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In March 1642, with the King absent from London and war clouds gathering, Parliament decreed that its own Parliamentary Ordinances were valid laws, even without royal assent. |
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Speaking on state radio, he said the matter was settled following advice from Attorney-general Costas Clerides who decreed, according to Kadis that UCy's decision was wrong. |
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It was decreed that his books be burned and his remains be exhumed. |
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In May 2000, President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, decreed that new federal districts be formed, and Khabarovsk became the center of the Far Eastern Federal District. |
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Hitler decreed that Blenheim Palace, the ancestral home of Winston Churchill, was to serve as the overall headquarters of the German occupation military government. |
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Roman triumphal practices changed significantly at the start of the imperial period when the first Roman Emperor Augustus decreed that only emperors would be granted triumphs. |
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He ordered a census be taken, which forced a reduction in the grain dole, and decreed that jurors could only come from the Senate or the equestrian ranks. |
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This decreed that it would be occupied by the allies, until 1935 and after that, it would be a demilitarised zone, with the German army forbidden to enter. |
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After the success of this work the Navy decreed that all ships should be clad and this created a large demand for copper that Wilkinson noted during his visits to shipyards. |
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Although it was decreed that its use was to be mandatory in Paris that year and across the provinces the following year, the decree was not universally observed across France. |
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Penalties were also decreed for rape and to some extent for murder. |
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However, on 26 September 2017, King Salman decreed that women will be allowed to gain driver's licenses in the Kingdom, effectively granting women the right to drive. |
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