… King John bowed to pressure from the rebellious barons and assented to the demands of the barons at Runnymede. For the first time in English history a king had agreed to limit his own power. As importantly, his assent was agreed in writing in the Magna Carta (which means 'Great Charter'). The physical document meant that the details could be widely distributed and remembered. The importance of the event was apparent immediately, but the long-term consequences across the centuries were unforeseen. Four hundred years later the Magna Carta was used as a crucial political weapon in the fight between Parliament and Charles I during the English Civil War.

They answered […] that they should demean themselves according to their instructions.

I would like to thank Cynthia Ruder, whose comments as panel discussant helped me to rework my original paper.

And the Tulsa symphony credits the station with reversing a decline in ticket sales among younger patrons. We've got the wind at our back, Mr. Cohn said.