Sentences with phrase «by descent»

The consequence was to eliminate the possibility of British citizenship by descent being transmitted through the female line alone.
That means they're not citizens by descent, and so they can pass on their citizenship.
This need not imply that she was not Greek by descent.
It occurred to him suddenly that perhaps, despite her silver ear stud and the tint of her skin, she was not Indian, except by descent.
By descent from the above to the present owner.
Nicaragua - Pan American Development Fund (gifted by the artist circa 1972) Private Collection, New York Acquired thence by descent from the above
We show that variants associated with dark pigmentation in Africans are identical by descent in South Asian and Australo - Melanesian populations.
Moreover, overrepresentation of a popular sire's genome risks the widespread dissemination of monogenetic inherited disorders by inflating the allele frequency of recessive deleterious variants carried by the sire and increasing the probability of identity by descent of undesirable alleles in his descendants [18,20,21].
Under the third option — which did not feature in earlier proceedings but was favoured by the Supreme Court — effect can not be given to the registration condition in s 5 (1)(b) of the 1948 Act at all, as applied to applications for citizenship by descent through the female line, because insisting on that condition would nullify the practical effect of making Assumption A.
In a 2016 National Institutes of Health summer internship at the National Human Genomic Research Institute, Sappington conducted a third research project in which she demonstrated a fast, alignment - free computational method for identifying orthologs — similar genes from species that are related by descent from a common ancestor.
Identity by descent (IBD) has played a fundamental role in the discovery of genetic loci underlying human diseases.
On reaching the summit a stunning view of the Pampas of Anta awaits us, followed by a descent that will be most welcome after the challenging climb.
Remarking that «the past is done, and can not be undone,» Lord Sumption, who is also an acclaimed historian, explained at the outset of his judgment that four centuries of emigration from the UK have complicated schemes for defining the right to British nationality because of the need to accommodate those born abroad but having significant connections with the UK by descent.
Saff Tech Arts, Inc., Oxford, Maryland Private collection, New York By descent from the above to the present owner
Jesus himself appears to have set little store by descent from David.
Fiona Nash, the deputy Nationals leader, discovered she was a UK citizen by descent because her father was born in Scotland.
Powell's was a nationalism of soil, not of blood - not suprisingly, as he was himself partly Welsh by descent.
Instead the public appreciated the chance to share in the missions and had a go at processing the images, often outdoing the pros in complex tasks such as stitching together chaotic picture sequences taken by descent cameras.
Detection of sharing by descent, long - range phasing and haplotype imputation.
i am a 32yo college student, rogue scientist, free thinker, conscientous objector, nature lover (druid by descent) with a heart so big it gets me into trouble as often as not... wan na know more ask me!
(In fact, Iacocca was, and is, Italian, at least by descent.
Although she had converted to Catholicism in 1939 she was Jewish by descent.
The Hobs» breeding readiness is signaled by the descent of the testicles into the scrotum.
Can provide you with information that sire and dam have been tested for PHPT or are clear by descent.
Normal By Descent dogs will be accepted with copies of parentage tests, you will be able to verify each dogs parents results allowing for NBD verification.
The area around the beach is inhabited by fishermen who are Buginese by descent.
Sublevel Zero is a really good take on the genre pioneered by Descent.
sale; Christie's, New York, 8 November 1990, lot 404 The Estate of Ileana Sonnabend, acquired at the above sale By descent to the present owner
Cast concrete Unique (Reference: LH1 / 35) Provenance Mr & Mrs Rowland Howarth Thence by descent Literature David Sylvester (ed.)
I hope that my commission will address the space and passage of time and will activate, and hopefully stimulate, the inherent narratives implied by descent and ascent, by arrival and departure.»
Alexander Liberman Untitled, 1971 Provenance Tad Szulc, Washington D.C., acquired directly from the artist By descent from the above to the previous owner, circa 2000
The painting comes with a remarkable provenance, having once belonged to the Elector of Saxony, August the Strong (1670 — 1733) from whom it went by descent to the Kings of Saxony and ultimately entered the Gemäldegalerie Dresden.
Bill C - 37 cuts off citizenship by descent after the first generation born abroad.
Langstaff J, President of the EAT, said: «There may be factual circumstances in which the application of the label «caste» is appropriate, many of which are capable — depending on their facts — of falling within the scope of s 9 (1)[of the Equality Act], particularly coming within «ethnic origins», as portraying a group with characteristics determined in part by descent, and of a sufficient quality to be described as «ethnic».
In an example from British Columbia, some First Nations, such as the Coast Salish, have less rigid hierarchies of kinship ties that determine land use and occupancy within a territory shared by families, while other First Nations, such as the Tsimshian, have a more strict system of ownership and use defined by descent groups and clans.
The British Nationality Act 1948 laid down the rule in s 5 (1) that a person could avail British citizenship by descent if his or her father was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies (CUKC) at the time of the person's birth.
However, in 1351 nationality by descent became available under statute to children born outside the realm to purely English parents.
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