There is some controversy surrounding the KPE, both within the German Catholic Church and also in the German Scouting movement, centered upon the KPE's focus on proselytization, its connections to Catholic fundamentalist networks, and its tendency toward isolation from other groups.

After intensive negotiations that called upon his extensive connections and civic experience, in 1887 the legislature made a grant of $300,000 over two years to the Institute, and would lead to a total of $1.6 million in grants from the Commonwealth to the Institute before the practice was abolished in 1921.

Pouring tea and handing round digestive biscuits, she had to admit that his considerable charm was making a good impression upon Granny, who enlarged upon her distant aristocratic connections at some length, much to her and her mother's discomfort.

Which action is taken depends upon the person's connections in the organization, his level in the hierarchy and his perceived utilitarian value to the organization.

Building upon his father's scholarly connections, al-Banna became associated with the Islamic Society for Nobility of Islamic Morals and the Young Men's Muslim Association (YMMA).

I say affection because the brutality in our history has always been redeemed by the peacemakers, the idealists and the martyrs who - through bravery or humor or both - inevitably climb over the fences that intrude upon our shared human connections.

Slim called upon his connections and friendships with poker's elite to start a new tournament in the February 1979.

Similarly, Nalini Purvis, another Peekskill resident who is also a Vista volunteer, said she has been able to draw upon her local connections for her preventive health program: "I'll be training 25 junior and high school students about AIDS, pregnancy prevention and sexually transmitted diseases."

In 1654, building upon his father's connections with the London business world, he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Dethick, a leading London merchant who became lord mayor in 1655 and was knighted by Oliver Cromwell in 1656.

For example, he hopes to open a Manhattan restaurant and call upon his old connections to help him make it the next hip spot.