A bold line of violet broke loose from the high ridge of the mountains, followed by feathers of red that swept the last stars from the sky.

Two minutes later it came again -- a double explosion, followed by a third, sounding more distant.

When it was followed by a second, whining even closer, Cobb swerved sharply aside into a depression.

He was asking had it been she who left the love note in his sheets ( she also served as maid ) when he saw the Grafin followed by a stately blond girl approaching his table.

Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, a preacher and a college and university president in four Southern states, published the earliest of these backwoods sketches and in the character Ransy Sniffle, in the accounts of sharp horse-trading and eye-gouging physical combat, and in the shockingly unliterary speech of his characters, he set an example followed by many after him.

Blenheim was followed in rapid succession by Ramillies And The Union With Scotland and by The Peace And The Protestant Succession, the three forming together a detailed picture of England under Queen Anne.

The fall of Rome, the discovery of precious metals, and the Protestant Reformation were all links and could only be explained and understood by comprehending the links that preceded and those that followed.

The fourth name was ( John ) Milton of Christ's College, followed by ( Richard ) Manningham of Peterhouse, who matriculated 16 October 1624.

The Communist coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948 was followed immediately by the conclusion of the Brussels Treaty, a 50-year alliance among Britain, France and the Benelux countries.

But since last fall the United States has been moving toward a pro-neutralist position and now is ready to back the British plan for a cease-fire patrolled by outside observers and followed by a conference of interested powers.

In defiance, a chinless reprobate, Jake Camaret, marched down the aisle in St. Peter's one Sunday morning, followed by one of the women from the Bordel, whose dress and walk plainly showed the lack of any shame.

Alex entered first and was followed by the doctor who, for all his care, manifested a perceptible bulge on his left side where the hen was cradled.

With that he hurried up the stairs, followed by her suspicious gaze.

And, if we follow the Rayburn pattern, as consciously or by an instinctual political sense I like to think I have followed it, then the very nature of our loyalty to our own immediate areas must necessarily be reflected in the devotion of our services to our country.

New York led in the number of inquiries, followed by California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

This resulted in an improved appearance, but was followed by an increase in printing cost that necessitated the institution of major economies to keep within the total of allocated funds.

Therefore, civil defense instructions received over CONELRAD or by other means should be followed.

The Fisher Body division, long controlled by the Fisher brothers under a voting trust even though General Motors owned a majority of its stock, followed an independent course for many years, but by 1947 and 1948 `` resistance had collapsed '' and its purchases from Du Pont `` compared favorably '' with purchases by other General Motors divisions.

During these years the company's product line followed the basic tenets laid down by Mr. Brown.

Mr. Claude is a specialist in torso development and he has long favored the now-famous Weider Push-Pull Super-Set technique in which one exercise of the Super-Set is a pressing or `` pushing '' movement which accents one sector of a muscle group in a specific way, followed by a `` pulling '' exercise which works the opposing sector of the same muscle group.

It doesn't really matter which month of the year you sow them, but they germinate best when they have a wide variation of temperature, very warm followed by cool in the same 24 hours.

Several other commercials for MTV quickly followed, in which Leary would rant at high speeds about a variety of topics, playing off the then-popular and growing alternative scene.

The album's release was followed by news that there would be no tour to promote the LP, that drummer Bevan was now playing drums for Black Sabbath and that bassist Kelly Groucutt had left the band.

Those words were immediately followed by the original MTV theme song, a crunching classical tune composed by Jonathan Elias and John Petersen, playing over photos of the Apollo 11 moon landing, with the flag featuring MTV's logo changing various colors, textures, and designs.

It was followed by the darker, less commercial The Mosquito Coast ( 1986 ), Paul Schrader's adaptation of Paul Theroux's novel, with Ford playing a man obsessively pursuing his dream to start a new life in the Central American jungle with his family.

" They followed with a different stage set up, playing several of their new songs.

Marr's guitar playing " was a huge building block for more Manchester legends that followed The Smiths ", including The Stone Roses, whose guitarist John Squire has said Marr was an influence.

Marillion continued to tour throughout 2005 playing several summer festivals and embarking on acoustic tours of both Europe and the United States, followed up by the " Not Quite Christmas Tour " of Europe throughout the end of 2005.

Further supporting roles followed in a variety of French films: Annick Lanoë's Les Nanas was to give Binoche her most noteworthy role to date, playing opposite established stars Marie-France Pisier and Macha Meril, in a mainstream comedy.

He followed on this Discworld work by playing a role in the live action television dramatisation of Hogfather, broadcast on Sky over the Christmas season in 2006.

Burr took on a shorter project next, playing an underworld boss in a six-hour miniseries, 79 Park Avenue One last attempt to launch a series followed on CBS.

If playing the " impossible negative ", any 4-4-4-1 ; this will be followed by a strong rebid.

The Short Circus, dressed in marching-band uniforms, entered the room first, followed by dual versions of the adults ( each actor in dual roles ), who entered as him / herself along with the character he / she is most noted for playing ( Morgan Freeman entering both as himself and Easy Reader ).

The group was assembled by vocalist / guitarists Dion Palmer and Jimmy Christmas, who put together a collection of songs and built a four-piece combo, featuring founding members English Jake and Rich Mixture, during late 1998 and started playing at the Frisbee Leisure Lounge parties along Symonds Street, followed shortly thereafter by inner city pub gigs.

Donald Sutherland then starred in Enigmatic Variations, followed by a second D ' Oyly Carte season, playing The Pirates of Penzance.

It included a phonograph record of Ombra mai fu ( Largo ) by George Frideric Handel, followed by Fessenden himself playing the song O Holy Night on the violin.

He in turn followed his father's father's steps playing musical instruments.

The episode followed the search for two young boys, Stanley Johnstone and Stevie Morheim, only to discover Stevie had been accidentally killed while playing with a rifle that belonged to Stanleywho'd be receiving it as a Christmas present but opened the box early ; Stanley finally told Friday that Stevie was running while holding the rifle when he tripped and fell, causing the gun to discharge, fatally wounding Morheim.

This was followed by another Eddie Van Halen performance on July 19, 2006, at the House of Petals in Los Angeles, playing new material.

NK Osijek are the city's main football team, which are followed by their supporters group called Kohorta Osijek, playing in the Croatian First League at Gradski vrt stadium.

Jackson followed with the album Big World, with all-new songs recorded live in front of an audience instructed to remain silent while music was playing ( they slip up once during the breakdown of " Soul Kiss ").

Therefore, his instruction cannot be followed by pianists playing modern instruments without creating an unpleasantly dissonant sound.

The band followed the US tour, with an Australian tour, playing the Soundwave Festival dates in February 2010, with bands such as AFI, Paramore, Escape the Fate, A Day to Remember, HIM and more, as well as playing two headlining dates supported by Alexisonfire and Comeback Kid.

In 1967, they appeared in The Beatles ' Magical Mystery Tour television special playing Vivian's " Death Cab for Cutie " during the strip club scene, and this was followed by a slot as the house band on Do Not Adjust Your Set, a weekly TV revue show also notable for early appearances by most of the Monty Python troupe.

His first significant break was a semi-regular supporting role in the sitcom Roseanne, playing Roseanne Barr's supervisor Booker Brooks, followed by the role of a construction worker on Baby Talk, a co-starring role on the CBS drama Bodies of Evidence as Detective Ryan Walker, and then a year-long turn as Det.