0 the condition in which a thing or person is -- tilstand; stand
1 a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation -- stat; stats-
2 ceremonial dignity and splendour/splendor -- pragt; stats-
3 to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely -- erklære; meddele
While national leaders reluctantly accepted state reform, they steadfastly refused to consider any modification of their own highly centralised political party structures.
This tendency was reinforced in 1939 when the government declared the gas supply a state-owned public monopoly.
The restriction of fingerprint collection to people already suspected of a crime reinforced the tendency to rely upon punishment rather than effective state investigation.
Finally, at the new steady state, investment ceases, capital, and, hence, output are reduced.
When such inhibition is a reaction to the injury by a mental protective state, he recommends combining the medical treatment with psychological therapy.
Singing seemed to influence their psychological well-being and mental states significantly.
The impact of singing on children's psychological state and well-being was investigated with a participant population of 76 pre-pubertal children.
As such, ethnicity as ideology provides a psychological formula which mitigates the uncertainties of state- society relations.
