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Ava now fully expected another major invasion. | Fuheng arrived in Yunnan in April, 1769 to take command of a 60,000-strong force. |
At Beijing, the Qianlong Emperor was not pleased with the treaty. | At Ava, Hsinbyushin was furious that his generals had acted without his knowledge, and tore up his copy of the treaty. |
Mix's career further accelerated when the new state of Kansas selected his French Renaissance design for the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka. | During the early 1870s, Mix designed a number of Italianate homes for prominent Midwestern families, including Villa Louis in Prairie du Chien for H. Louis Dousman in 1870, and in 1874 both the Robert Patrick Fitzgerald House in Milwaukee and Montauk in Clermont, Iowa, home of Iowa governor William Larrabee. |
With the loss, the Texans fell to 10-5. | With the loss, the Texans would end their season at 10-6 and the AFC's #3 seed. |
With the loss, the Texans fell to 10-5. | With the loss, the Texans would end their season at 10-6 and the AFC's #3 seed. |
Alderman James Weeks Szlumper, an engineer and major benefactor of Darell Road School, who had also been mayor of Richmond,[REF] was, for many years, the club's president and patron [REF]. | The club was renowned for the amount of money it raised to send cigarettes to British soldiers at the front in the First World War [REF]. |
Alderman James Weeks Szlumper, an engineer and major benefactor of Darell Road School, who had also been mayor of Richmond,[REF] was, for many years, the club's president and patron [REF]. | The club was renowned for the amount of money it raised to send cigarettes to British soldiers at the front in the First World War [REF]. |
He, Cromartie and Dawson turned it up a notch in . | The controversy seemed to do him some good, as he started hitting right after the incident occurred. |
Valentine got off to a slow start in . | With new manager George Bamberger and George Foster added to their line-up for , the Mets went into Spring training with high hopes [REF]. |
Valentine got off to a slow start in . | With new manager George Bamberger and George Foster added to their line-up for , the Mets went into Spring training with high hopes [REF]. |
Alongside Steve Garvey, George Brett, Ken Brett, Tommy Lasorda and Fred Lynn, Valentine appeared in the "Superstar/Salem" episode of Fantasy Island during the series' first season (original air date: March 25, 1978). | After retiring from baseball, Valentine took a job with Avis Rent-a-Car earning $4.25 per hour [REF]. |
Alongside Steve Garvey, George Brett, Ken Brett, Tommy Lasorda and Fred Lynn, Valentine appeared in the "Superstar/Salem" episode of Fantasy Island during the series' first season (original air date: March 25, 1978). | After retiring from baseball, Valentine took a job with Avis Rent-a-Car earning $4.25 per hour [REF]. |
A indicates that a streak has been accomplished for the (2016) NFL season. | The words streak over week X indicate that it became impossible for the team to continue that streak. |
All streaks can be verified on the team encyclopedias at Pro-football-reference.com [REF]. | The words streak over, week X indicate that, with a loss or tie in week X of the (2016) NFL season, it became impossible for the team to continue that streak. |
All streaks can be verified on the team encyclopedias at Pro-football-reference.com [REF]. | The words streak over, week X indicate that, with a loss or tie in week X of the (2016) NFL season, it became impossible for the team to continue that streak. |
Billboard magazine, December 1988: "The Lover In Me" shows Sheena Easton taking her career in a new direction. | People magazine, December 5, 1988: Anyone who likes to see Maseratis used to plow snow or filet mignon ground into hamburger may like this record, in which Easton does a convincing imitation of a fourth-rate R&B singer. |
In 1673 Salmon obtained the living of Meppershall in Bedfordshire, He was also rector of the Church of St Katherine in Ickleford, Hertfordshire [REF]. | Salmon gave, in July 1705, a lecture to the Royal Society on just intonation with illustrative performances by the brothers Frederick and Christian Steffkin, on viols, and Gasperini. |
The hemelytra vary from greyish to brick-red (some sources say the males are grey, females red[REF]) and are somewhat translucent with the veins showing up as whitish. | Nymphs are green, and over-winter [REF]. |
The ablutions will normally be performed by the deacon, but if no deacon is serving the priest will do them. | Because the ablutions necessarily require consuming the Holy Mysteries (the Body and Blood of Christ), a priest or deacon may only perform them after having fully prepared himself through fasting and the lengthy Preparation for Holy Communion. |
The ablutions will normally be performed by the deacon, but if no deacon is serving the priest will do them. | Because the ablutions necessarily require consuming the Holy Mysteries (the Body and Blood of Christ), a priest or deacon may only perform them after having fully prepared himself through fasting and the lengthy Preparation for Holy Communion. |
In Orthodox Christianity, there is also an ablution performed on the eighth day after Baptism. | The newly illumined (newly baptized person) is brought back to the church by his Godparents for the ablutions. |
In Orthodox Christianity, there is also an ablution performed on the eighth day after Baptism. | The newly illumined (newly baptized person) is brought back to the church by his Godparents for the ablutions. |
Many Christian churches practice a ceremony of the Washing of Feet,[REF] following the example of Jesus in the Gospel. | Foot washing is also observed by numerous Protestant and proto-Protestant groups, including Seventh-day Adventist, Pentecostal, and Pietistic groups, some Anabaptists, and several types of Southern Baptists. |
Many Christian churches practice a ceremony of the Washing of Feet,[REF] following the example of Jesus in the Gospel. | Foot washing is also observed by numerous Protestant and proto-Protestant groups, including Seventh-day Adventist, Pentecostal, and Pietistic groups, some Anabaptists, and several types of Southern Baptists. |
When an Orthodox monk dies, his body is washed and clothed in his monastic habit by brethren of his monastery. | In the Roman Catholic Church, the Absoute (or absolution of the dead) is a symbolic ablution of the deceased's body following the Requiem Mass. |
When an Orthodox monk dies, his body is washed and clothed in his monastic habit by brethren of his monastery. | In the Roman Catholic Church, the Absoute (or absolution of the dead) is a symbolic ablution of the deceased's body following the Requiem Mass. |
Cucurbiturils are amidals (less precisely aminals) and synthesized from urea 1 and a dialdehyde (e.g., glyoxal 2) via a nucleophilic addition to give the intermediate glycoluril 3. | Isolation of pure CB[10] could not be accomplished by direct separation methods since the compound has such a high affinity for CB[5]. |
CB[10] is large enough to hold other molecular hosts such as a calixarene molecule. | Given their high affinities to form inclusion complexes cucurbiturils have been employed as the macrocycles component of a rotaxane. |
CB[10] is large enough to hold other molecular hosts such as a calixarene molecule. | Given their high affinities to form inclusion complexes cucurbiturils have been employed as the macrocycles component of a rotaxane. |
In some fields, particularly pharmaceuticals, it is also argued that the monopoly of the patent in the market allows the owner recover the huge expenses invested in the research and development phase [REF]. | While patent offices in the economically advanced world have numerous procedures in effect to determine the validity and proper scope of a patent application, nevertheless some patents still issue that are not an advance on the existing state-of-the-art, or would otherwise be invalid if challenged. |
The grant of a patent provides the inventor temporarily with an exclusive legal right, thereby securing a means to redeem the costs of research (by charging a higher price for its invention or by license fees from others who wish to practice it). | The right to exclude others from entering market with copies is, however, potentially extremely valuable as it can mean total exclusivity in that market for the duration of the patent (generally 20 years from filing). |
The grant of a patent provides the inventor temporarily with an exclusive legal right, thereby securing a means to redeem the costs of research (by charging a higher price for its invention or by license fees from others who wish to practice it). | The right to exclude others from entering market with copies is, however, potentially extremely valuable as it can mean total exclusivity in that market for the duration of the patent (generally 20 years from filing). |
Under traditional patent doctrine, innovation is spurred by patent law in at least two ways. | As early as 1986, empirical research into the effect of patent law on innovation found "its effects in this regard are very small in most of the industries we studied" [REF]. |
Under traditional patent doctrine, innovation is spurred by patent law in at least two ways. | As early as 1986, empirical research into the effect of patent law on innovation found "its effects in this regard are very small in most of the industries we studied" [REF]. |
In normal typefaces, the letter has a stroke approximately in the middle of the vertical stem, passing it at an angle between 70° and 45°, never perpendicularly. | A rare variant of the ł glyph is a cursive double-ł ligature, used in words such as or (archaic: Allah), where the strokes at the top of the letters are joined into a single stroke [REF]. |
The plant grows in a great variety of habitats at in elevation - from grassland plains and xeric scrublands to rain shadow faces of montane locations [REF]. | It is a halophyte that thrives in salty soils such as those on alkali flats, including those of the Great Basin, Central Valley, Great Plains, and Mojave Desert. |
In 1996, the Department of Education initialized a 10-year Modernization program of which its main components consisted of a computerization project and the School of the Future project. | In March 2001, The Senate of Committee on Education launched Project Cares. |
Three-Year Computer Engineering Technology Course A relatively new program in computer education during its time, this course was designed to produce computer engineering technicians proficient in computer hardware and software technologies, similar to the three-year computer technology course. | Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) This degree program aims to create highly proficient computer professionals. |
Three-Year Computer Engineering Technology Course A relatively new program in computer education during its time, this course was designed to produce computer engineering technicians proficient in computer hardware and software technologies, similar to the three-year computer technology course. | Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) This degree program aims to create highly proficient computer professionals. |
This exhibition, curated by Prof. Edhem Eldem and realized in collaboration with the Economic and Social History Foundation of Turkey, examined the transformation of Istanbul's Voyvoda Street (or, Banks Street), the site of the Ottoman Bank's former headquarters. | Pride and Privilege - An Exhibition of Ottoman Orders and Decorations, 2004 . |
This exhibition, curated by Prof. Edhem Eldem and realized in collaboration with the Economic and Social History Foundation of Turkey, examined the transformation of Istanbul's Voyvoda Street (or, Banks Street), the site of the Ottoman Bank's former headquarters. | Pride and Privilege - An Exhibition of Ottoman Orders and Decorations, 2004 . |
A surveyor, Eric Bush, was employed by a building society, Abbey National, to inspect and value 242 Silver Road, Norwich [REF]. | The case was joined with another appeal, Harris v Wyre Forest District Council. |
Marc & Robert displays a notable shift into a greater electronic emphasis, with sequencers and keyboards driving tracks while acoustic instruments are often absent. | The album features a mixture of songs with lyrical themes that range from light in tone ("Singing in the Shower") to more reflective and bitter-sweet. |
Marc & Robert displays a notable shift into a greater electronic emphasis, with sequencers and keyboards driving tracks while acoustic instruments are often absent. | The album features a mixture of songs with lyrical themes that range from light in tone ("Singing in the Shower") to more reflective and bitter-sweet. |
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan was announced as a guest appearance on June 9, 2008 [REF]. | Mark Christopher Lawrence, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Julia Ling and Ryan McPartlin were added to the opening credits. |
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan was announced as a guest appearance on June 9, 2008 [REF]. | Mark Christopher Lawrence, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Julia Ling and Ryan McPartlin were added to the opening credits. |
Steve Loeb, Greene Street's owner, was frankly skeptical of the viability of a rock-hip hop crossover. | Smith and Simmons's second album for Run-D.M.C. was King of Rock. |
At that point, Emperor Henry was the most powerful monarch in the Mediterranean and Europe, since the Sicilian kingdom added to his personal and Imperial revenues an income without parallel in Europe. | In 1195 Henry's envoys in Constantinople raised claims to former Italo-Norman possessions around Dyrrachium (Durrës), one of the most important naval bases on the eastern Adriatic coast, and pressed for a contribution to the planned crusade. |
A treaty becomes part of the municipal law of a nation only when the treaty has been ratified, accepted, or acceded to. | However, entrenched provisions of municipal law-such as the constitution of a state party or other fundamental laws-may cause the treaty not to be fully executable in municipal law if it conflicts with those entrenched provisions. |
The position of the Bush Administration during its first term in office was to unalterably oppose U.S. ratification of the Rome Statute, believing Americans would be unfairly treated for political reasons [REF]. | However, Bush Administration officials tempered their opposition to the ICC in the Administration's second term, especially after the departure of John Bolton from the Bush Administration. |
The position of the Bush Administration during its first term in office was to unalterably oppose U.S. ratification of the Rome Statute, believing Americans would be unfairly treated for political reasons [REF]. | However, Bush Administration officials tempered their opposition to the ICC in the Administration's second term, especially after the departure of John Bolton from the Bush Administration. |
In response to a question from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remarked that the U.S. will end its "hostility" towards the court. | Recently, the Administration sent a large delegation drawn from all of main participants in policymaking on the ICC within the American government to the Review Conference of the Rome Statute in Kampala, Uganda in May and June 2010. |
In response to a question from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remarked that the U.S. will end its "hostility" towards the court. | Recently, the Administration sent a large delegation drawn from all of main participants in policymaking on the ICC within the American government to the Review Conference of the Rome Statute in Kampala, Uganda in May and June 2010. |
Mali, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Kenya publicly rejected signing BIAs in 2003, and subsequently saw their development aid funding cut by more than 89 million dollars [REF]. | By 2009, with Obama in office, the laws cutting aid unless BIAs were no longer in place; the Nethercutt Amendment had not been renewed, and the restrictions mandated in the ASPA had already been repealed under Bush [REF]. |
Mali, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Kenya publicly rejected signing BIAs in 2003, and subsequently saw their development aid funding cut by more than 89 million dollars [REF]. | By 2009, with Obama in office, the laws cutting aid unless BIAs were no longer in place; the Nethercutt Amendment had not been renewed, and the restrictions mandated in the ASPA had already been repealed under Bush [REF]. |
It was near Leander that the Leanderthal Lady, a skeleton dating back 10,000 to 13,000 years, was discovered; the site was one of the earliest intact burials found in the United States [REF]. | In August and September 2011, destructive wildfires swept through two central Leander neighborhoods, burning a total of 330acres and destroying 26 homes. |
As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 7,596 people, 2,522 households, and 2,042 families residing in the city. | The median income for a household in the city was $53,504, and the median income for a family was $55,051. |
As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 7,596 people, 2,522 households, and 2,042 families residing in the city. | The median income for a household in the city was $53,504, and the median income for a family was $55,051. |
The film is based on an unpublished short story, "The Wax Works", by Charles S. Belden, who had also written a play called The Wax Museum, which has been optioned by Charles Rogers, an independent producer. | The process combined red and green dyes to create a color image with a reduced spectrum. |
Upon its release, Time magazine felt it was a good mystery film but was disappointed with the abrupt ending and lack of an explaining-it-all scene [REF]. | At the box office, the film did better in Europe than it did in the US, but still made a profit of $80,000 [REF]. |
Upon its release, Time magazine felt it was a good mystery film but was disappointed with the abrupt ending and lack of an explaining-it-all scene [REF]. | At the box office, the film did better in Europe than it did in the US, but still made a profit of $80,000 [REF]. |
The town is, however, the home of Cowal and Bute Camanachd ladies team, Dunoon & District Junior Shinty club [REF] and the Dunoon Grammar School team [REF]. | In addition, Dunoon Stadium used to host the Cowal Gathering Shinty Sixes competition before this was put into abeyance, and in 2006 hosted the Final of the Camanachd Cup, shinty's premier event. |
One light-microsecond is about 300 metres. | Communications satellites are typically 1.337 light-milliseconds (low earth orbit) to 119.4 light-milliseconds (geostationary orbit) from the surface of the Earth. |
Kaufman was founded as a fort, named after Dr. William P. King who established the fort after purchasing 2.5 square miles of land where the city is now located in 1840. | Nearby Camp Kaufman was used as a German POW camp during World War II [REF]. |
Kaufman is located at (32.585395, -96.307673) [REF]. | According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (2.64%) is water. |
Kaufman is located at (32.585395, -96.307673) [REF]. | According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (2.64%) is water. |
As of 2010 Kaufman had a population of 6,703. | There were 2,179 households out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. |
As of 2010 Kaufman had a population of 6,703. | There were 2,179 households out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. |
Œ is used in the modern scholarly orthography of Old West Norse, representing the long vowel , contrasting with ø, which represents the short vowel . | Like German, Danish doesn't use œ, but unlike German, Danish replaces œ or œu in loan words with ø, as in "economy" from Greek via Latin or "beef" from French . |
In French placenames of German origin (mostly in and around Alsace-Lorraine, historically Germanic-speaking areas that have changed hands between France and Germany a number of times), œ replaces German ö and is pronounced . | In all cases, œ is alphabetized as oe, rather than as a separate letter. |
In French placenames of German origin (mostly in and around Alsace-Lorraine, historically Germanic-speaking areas that have changed hands between France and Germany a number of times), œ replaces German ö and is pronounced . | In all cases, œ is alphabetized as oe, rather than as a separate letter. |
The symbol is used in the International Phonetic Alphabet for the open-mid front rounded vowel. | The small capital variant represents the open front rounded vowel. |
The symbol is used in the International Phonetic Alphabet for the open-mid front rounded vowel. | The small capital variant represents the open front rounded vowel. |
Œ and œ were omitted from ISO-8859-1 (as well as derived standards, such as IBM code page 850), which are still widespread in internet protocols and applications. | The above-mentioned small capital of the International Phonetic Alphabet is encoded at . |
Œ and œ were omitted from ISO-8859-1 (as well as derived standards, such as IBM code page 850), which are still widespread in internet protocols and applications. | The above-mentioned small capital of the International Phonetic Alphabet is encoded at . |
As part of a restructuring programme, in November 2001 Tranz Scenic was incorporated as stand-alone subsidiary Tranz Scenic (2001) Ltd. | In July 2012 it was revealed that KiwiRail was considering selling the remaining services [REF]. |
KiwiRail Scenic operates four scheduled trains: . | In 2004 Tranz Scenic withdrew the Northerner overnight AucklandWellington service, citing poor patronage. |
KiwiRail Scenic operates four scheduled trains: . | In 2004 Tranz Scenic withdrew the Northerner overnight AucklandWellington service, citing poor patronage. |
The Franklin Mountains are most likely named for Benjamin Franklin Coons, who in 1849 purchased a ranch in what is now El Paso. | The El Paso Tin Mining and Smelting Company operated a tin mine on the northeast slope of North Franklin Mountain from 1909-1915. |
Yahagi had a hull with an overall length of and width of , with a normal displacement of 5040 tons and draft of . | Yahagi was propelled by two Parsons steam turbine engines, with a total capacity of , which drove two screws. |
The Commissioner holds responsibility for the European Union's energy policy as well as nuclear issues (Euratom). | The Directorate-General serving this Commissioner is the Directorate-General for Energy, which was combined with Transport prior to 2010. |
Set in the 27th century, the games tell the story of humanity's war against the Kilrathi, an alien species of large feline bipeds. | The player represents the Terran Confederation, the primary human government in the Wing Commander series. |
In Czech it is used to denote , a raised alveolar non-sonorant trill. | In Upper Sorbian, it denotes the voiceless postalveolar fricative . |
In 1973 the country became a one-party state; general elections in the same year saw Kaunda run unopposed for the presidency, with voters voting yes or no to his candidacy (89% voted in favour). | The 2011 general elections saw the Patriotic Front (PF) candidate Michael Sata elected president with 42% of the vote, whilst the PF became the largest party in the National Assembly, winning 60 seats. |
Heart to Heart International recently purchased a prototype, state-of-the-art mobile medical clinic, fully furnished to expand into a modern medical clinic on wheels. | When the 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck the province of Sichuan, China, Heart to Heart was one of the first foreign NGOs to respond. |
In 1863 the Werra Railway (Werrabahn) built a locomotive repair shop opposite Meiningen station, which became a main workshop for the Prussian state railways in 1902. | After the merger of the DB and DR in 1994 into the Deutsche Bahn AG, there was a drastic cutback in the workforce. |
The Ngomongo quarry in 1991 was a neglected wasteland of approximately 16acre. | At around this time, the Mombasa municipal council had earmarked the quarry as the municipal refuse dumping site. |
The mean temperature is about 28.8 °C in July and August. | The coastal region around Mombasa has two monsoon currents: the south east monsoon from May to the beginning of October and the northeast from November to March. |
The mean temperature is about 28.8 °C in July and August. | The coastal region around Mombasa has two monsoon currents: the south east monsoon from May to the beginning of October and the northeast from November to March. |
Crocodiles were introduced into one of the ponds that represent Lake Turkana in the village theme. | Within the quarry, a bird sanctuary has local chicken, ostriches, geese and cranes. |
Luxembourg American Cultural Society . | The LACS was founded in 2004 by individuals of Luxembourg descent in America as well as citizens of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. |
Luxembourg American Cultural Society . | The LACS was founded in 2004 by individuals of Luxembourg descent in America as well as citizens of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. |
In 1993, Cai Dongqing spent 0.8 million RMB to establish Auldeytoys company in Chenghai country, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China. | In 2012, Alpha Animation partnered with Hasbro to co-develop brands for China and other global markets. |
Creative Power Entertaining Co., Ltd. | Starting broadcasting in September 16, 2006, it was licensed by SARFT, and it belongs to Southern Media Group, Guangdong TV's Animation TV channels. |
In January 2007, Mulcaire was found guilty of illegally intercepting phone messages from Clarence House and imprisoned for six months after pleading guilty; his co-conspirator News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman was sentenced to four months [REF]. | By August 2012, the Met, using documents obtained from raiding Mulcaire's office, had identified 4,744 potential victims of phone hacking by News of the World [REF]. |
The Airpark was established in 1992 as a private venture with the support of the Golden Plains Shire on a site that was carefully selected to take advantage of unrestricted airspace, existing transportation links and distance from urban development. | From 1996, safety improvements including an observation tower to assist with flight training and fire fighting services including a water reserve and increased pumping capacity were progressively added. |
In 1820 a group who met at the adjacent Crown Inn on Kingsgate Street decided to the form the club. | There were a number of attempts by the club to buy their land, spanning a few decades. |
The Friary Bowling Club green, the oldest in Winchester, has been in use since 1820. | Early club rulebooks indicate that the game used to be played by bowling from the corners of the green. |
The Friary Bowling Club green, the oldest in Winchester, has been in use since 1820. | Early club rulebooks indicate that the game used to be played by bowling from the corners of the green. |
Niemietz' first single, with Mattel, emerged from the number eight song on the PollyWorld video soundtrack in 2006. | Niemietz was nominated for the New Music Weekly, "Best New Adult Contemporary 40 Artist of the Year: 2007."[REF] |