| The prerogative of nobles was to command, and nobilities everywhere dominated the machineries of state. |
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| In the Papal States, the urban nobilities and feudal barons were subject, at least in name, to clerical officials appointed by their overlord the Pope. |
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| Yet sceptics argued that a large modern republic was not possible in Europe, with its overpowerful feudal nobilities and its hordes of miserable poor. |
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| They enjoyed abundant mineral wealth, stunning yields of maize and cacao, as well as strong and enduring ties to the Mesoamerican nobilities of Oaxaca and central Mexico. |
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| They are more often illegal in countries that actually have nobilities, such as European monarchies. |
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| This mature young pianist can convey everything with conviction, from poignant bell-like floating melodies, to torrential arpeggios and monumental pianistic nobilities. |
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