Xi s visit is not expected to usher in any breakthroughs.

The usher carries his staff of office, the Black Rod.

The office of Usher is held by the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, who is also the Serjeant at Arms of the United Kingdom House of Lords (although his functions are more often performed there by his deputy, the Yeoman Usher).

During the depths of the Depression, his father worked as a theater usher.

A mutation in any one of these genes is likely to result in Usher syndrome.

The arrival of MTV in 1981 would usher in new wave's most successful era in the United States.

The usher of the black rod bears a ceremonial black ebony staff, from which the title black rod arises.

He was soon replaced by former House of Usher guitarist Martin Larsson, who the band knew from their early tours.

( 2 ) See Usher , J.A. , The Law of Money and Financial Services in the EC , 2nd edition , Clarendon Press , Oxford , 2000 , p. 116 .

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Another officer is the Usher of the Black Rod, whose duties include the maintenance of order and security within the Senate chamber.

Culture critic Nelson George wrote that Jackson has educated R. Kelly, Usher, Justin Timberlake and countless others with Thriller as a textbook .

It was said by Suetonius that over 160,000 animals were sacrificed during three months of public rejoicing to usher in the new reign.

In January 1994, Burton was unsure of his plans to direct Catwoman or an adaptation of The Fall of the House of Usher .

Germany's progressive elements hoped that William's death, and thus Frederick's succession, would usher the country into a new era governed along liberal lines.

Officers The Order has six officers the Prelate, the Chancellor, the Register, the Garter Principal King of Arms, the Usher, and the Secretary.

The new king was initially considered politically neutral Frederick and Prussia's liberal elements hoped that he would usher in a new era of liberal policies.

Bahá'ís believe that the prophecy that Maitreya will usher in a new society of tolerance and love has been fulfilled by Bahá'u'lláh's teachings on world peace.

Security The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod oversees security for the House of Lords, and the Serjeant at Arms does the same for the House of Commons.

The badge for the usher is a knot (like those on the collars of the companions of the order) encircled by the Garter and surmounted by a crown.

So whilst inventing the technology that would usher in the telecommunications revolution, Watson had discovered that the star at the center of our solar system emitted powerful radio waves.

I'm going to switch to we, and not I, hope We hope that the attendees of this conference will usher in a new era of participation in our public schools.

He took the consulship in 5 and 2 BC so he could personally usher them into their political careers, and they were nominated for the consulships of AD 1 and 4.

He was regularly approached by aspiring young authors for advice or endorsement, including Edgar Allan Poe, who sought Irving's comments on William Wilson and The Fall of the House of Usher .

I'm going to play you two clips of Usher, one which is normal and one which has almost no high frequencies, almost no low frequencies and not even that many mid frequencies.

When Angola's Supreme Court liberated the activist Marcos Mavungo, the European Union said the decision should usher in a new era of wider tolerance from the government regarding respect for human rights.

In the 1960s, he worked as an usher at the Deutsche Oper in West Berlin where he sang for the other ushers and maintenance crew on stage in front of the fire curtain after performances.

As a result of her separation from her husband, Tommy Mottola, Carey had more control over the musical style of this album, so she collaborated with several artists such as Jay Z, Usher, and Snoop Dogg.

When she takes Brazil's presidential oath of office, Dilma Rousseff will usher in a new era in the country's political history she will be the first woman in a group consisting thus far of 35 male presidents.

Carey wrote ballads that were closer to R B than pop for this album, and worked with Snoop Dogg and Usher on songs such as Crybaby and How Much , both of which featured strong R B beats and grooves.

And so we saw an opportunity to bring design as this untouched tool, something that Bertie County didn't otherwise have, and to be sort of the to usher that in as a new type of tool in their tool kit.

Like her previous releases, Carey co wrote and co produced the album's material, working with several hip hop and R B producers such as Jay Z, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Usher, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott, Jermaine Dupri, and Brian Michael Cox.

In a statement of support released on the eve of the vote he said the approval of Marco Civil will help to usher in a new era one where citizens rights in every country around the world are protected by digital bills of rights

The man who helped usher in the environmental movement in the 1960s and '70s has been rethinking his positions on cities, nuclear power, genetic modification and geo engineering. This talk at the US State Department is a foretaste of his major new book, sure to provoke widespread debate.

He has produced with other artists including Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, Eazy E, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, David Guetta, U2, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Earth, Wind Fire, Nicki Minaj, Cheryl Cole, 2NE1, SMAP, The Game, Nas, Bone Thugs n Harmony, Daddy Yankee, Wolfgang Gartner, and Juanes.

That evening, she won four Grammy Awards Best Female R B Vocal Performance for If I Ain't Got You , Best R B Song for You Don't Know My Name , Best R B Album for The Diary of Alicia Keys , and Best R B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for My Boo with Usher.