Thus, Einstein introduced his cosmological constant as an ad hoc factor in his equations, in order to conform with observational cosmology of the era which called for a static universe.

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This is what is happening to Thai Rak Thai Party leader Thaksin Shinawatra, who has been under attack in the media for allegedly shady asset transfers in his attempts to conform with the requirements of the constitution.

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France's game shots, for example, are almost literally up in arms over the shortening of the period to conform belatedly with European Union law in which they can blast away at migrating birds.

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In large measure the rules are merely being bent to conform with reality.

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His first act as party president was to replace the desk in his new office with a set of cotton mattresses to conform with the century-old Congress tradition of holding meetings on the floor.

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He noted that the proposed policy would mostly conform U.S. regulations with international standards, which were changed in 2010 to allow these types of small knives to be carried by passengers.

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And in several Asian countries, companies that want to do business with the government electronically must conform to the standard.

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For a man with vital arguments to win in Downing Street, he has taken a perverse delight in refusing to conform.

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The result won't always conform with a sense of how close the matches were: A winner of a five-setter in which he dropped two sets in tiebreakers and won the other three sets 6-0 probably would have a higher dominance ratio than a straight-sets win in which each set was decided by a tiebreaker.

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