But non organized crowds eventually eclipsed structured groups, becoming a dominant force in Lebanese politics.

Its length shall be a cubit, and its breadth a cubit. It shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.

A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof foursquare shall it be and two cubits shall be the height thereof the horns thereof shall be of the same.

You shall measure outside of the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits and the city shall be in the midst this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

The mouth of it within the capital and above was a cubit and its mouth was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half and also on its mouth were engravings, and their panels were foursquare, not round.

These are the measures of the altar by cubits (the cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth) the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and its border around its edge a span and this shall be the base of the altar.

And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.

And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span and this shall be the higher place of the altar.

You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth, and one and a half cubits its height.

He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, and its breadth was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half.

He measured the court, one hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare and the altar was before the house.

Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

And he made the table of shittim wood two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof

So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare and the altar that was before the house.

So he measured the house, one hundred cubits long and the separate place, and the building, with its walls, one hundred cubits long

So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long

The transition of power from one dominant state to another is a familiar historical pattern, but power diffusion is a more novel process.

There were four tables for the burnt offering, of cut stone, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high whereupon they laid the instruments with which they killed the burnt offering and the sacrifice.

And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.

From a centralized, hierarchical organization, it became a highly decentralized structure, with regional branches as the dominant actors.

They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be two and a half cubits, its breadth a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.

The four wheels were underneath the panels and the axles of the wheels were in the base and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.

And they shall make an ark of shittim wood two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

And under the borders were four wheels and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half a cubit.

Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its breadth a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.

And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it

As the strongest creditor country, Germany has emerged as the hegemon.

He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square its length was a cubit, and its breadth a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it.

And he made the incense altar of shittim wood the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit it was foursquare and two cubits was the height of it the horns thereof were of the same.

The UN is comprised of sovereign states, but it is not sovereign itself and cannot act as if it were.

Tom's arm had to be amputated.

It must learn to act as a benign hegemon.

Sami cut the bullet out of Layla's arm.

This was not the case with people asked to make judgments about relatively impersonal violations like throwing a switch.

From the bottom on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit and from the lesser ledge to the greater ledge shall be four cubits, and the breadth a cubit.

The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad in the four sides of it and the border about it shall be half a cubit and its bottom shall be a cubit around and its steps shall look toward the east.

And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit.

And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof and the border about it shall be half a cubit and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about and his stairs shall look toward the east.

Instead, its foreign policy was dominated by economic interests.

Iraq was also aiming to replace Iran as the dominant Persian Gulf state.

Ants became dominant after adaptive radiation at the beginning of the Paleogene period.

Sami's right arm was busted in six places.

Each base side was 440 cubits, long.

You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.