The cousin had not yet realized the seriousness of Germany's situation, in which law and order was simply not operating.

As of 2013, the order has about 98,000 members, and operates in about 120 countries across the world, including in Muslim nations.

This was after Mrs. Dennis' death, but in any event a receiving order does not operate to divest a debtor of his property.

A prohibiting order operates to prevent illegal action by a public authority from occurring in the first place.

The order, founded with a pilgrims' hospice in 11th-century Jerusalem, operates about 200 hospitals and first-aid centers in 90 countries.

Change haunts Spenser, even when he acknowledges that a providential order is operating.

Buddhist orders are also affiliated to or operate 3 universities, 26 schools and 16 seminaries in the country.

On a smaller scale, Catholic orders of nuns operated similar institutions in other provinces.

But apparently that wasn't the way this new order operated.

By 1988, her order was operating 600 mobile health clinics where almost four million people received treatment.