It is worth dwelling in some detail on the crisis of this story, because it brings together a number of characteristic elements and makes of them a curious, riddling compound obscurely but centrally significant for Mann's work.

Their best-known characteristic was a curious, keyhole-shaped orbit formed by excavation of the lacrimal and prefrontal bones in front of the eye.

A curious characteristic of the old style is that it did not support much of the esoteric ways that ( some contend ) evolved with post-World War II traditional Aikido and some of its offshoots.

Other variants may add a " U " for " unsure "; a " C " for " curious "; an " I " for " intersex "; another " T " for " transsexual " or " transvestite "; another " T ", " TS ", or " 2 " for " Two ‐ Spirit " persons ; an " A " or " SA " for " straight allies "; or an " A " for " asexual ".

The Spirit of the Times, however, attributed its success to curious audience members expected a disastrous failure and instead discovering a good show: " The play proved to possess more than ordinary merit, and if it is not a great work, it is decidedly not a very bad one.

Almost from the opening meeting the power of the Holy Spirit became manifest, and many who came to those services indifferent as to spiritual matters, but curious to know what was going on, had their consciences awakened and were led to " put their trust in the Saviour ".

In the meantime, while the South has been undergoing this phenomenal modernization that is so disappointing to the curious Yankee, Southern writers have certainly done little to reflect and promote their region's progress.

It is curious that even centuries of repetition of the yearly cycle did not induce a sufficient degree of confidence to allow people to abandon the ceremonies of the winter solstice.

It is this curious blend of rugged individualism and public service which accounts for the great appeal of the mythological detective.

As everybody is curious to see the battery of glass tubes I have invented, I have had quite a small one made here of four glass tubes ( in Copenhagen I used 30 ) and intend to carry it with me ''.

It is curious that at its best, the work of this school of painting -- Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Clyfford Still, Robert Motherwell, Willem De-Kooning, and the rest -- resembles nothing so much as the passage painting of quite unimpressive painters: the mother-of-pearl shimmer in the background of a Henry McFee, itself a formula derived from Renoir ; ;

I was curious to know if Lumumba's death, which is surely among the most sinister of recent events, would elicit from `` our '' side anything more than the usual, well-meaning rhetoric.

There is, however, one curious discrepancy in this broad and flattering picture.

" Heath comments that " The last phrase is curious, but the meaning of it is obvious enough, as also the meaning of the phrase about ending " at one and the same number "( Heath 1908: 300 ).

The classic example, considered by their American counterparts quite curious, was the maintenance of the internal comma in a British organisation of secret agents called the " Special Operations, Executive " — " S. O., E " — which is not found in histories written after about 1960.

In this same passage of Augustine's Confessions is a curious anecdote which bears on the history of reading:

For the specific heats at least, the limiting value itself is definitely zero, as borne out by experiments to below 10 K. Even the less detailed Einstein model shows this curious drop in specific heats.

While many versions of myths portray Ægir as a giant, it is curious that many do not.

Here Acts 12: 21-23 is largely parallel to Antiquities 19. 8. 2 ; ( 2 ) the cause of the Egyptian pseudo-prophet in Acts 21: 37f and in Josephus ( War 2. 13. 5 ; Antiquities 20. 8. 6 ); ( 3 ) the curious resemblance as to the order in which Theudas and Judas of Galilee are referred to in both ( Acts 5: 36f ; Antiquities 20. 5. 1 ).

During his time at al-Farooq, there is a curious mention under Mushabib al-Hamlan's details that Nami had recently had laser eye surgery, an uncited fact that does not reappear.

Boulder routes are commonly referred to as problems ( a British appellation ) because the nature of the climb is often short, curious, and much like problem solving.

Nothing is known of the biography of the author of the book of Malachi although it has been suggested that he may have been Levitical ( which is curious, considering that Ezra was a priest.

It is a curious document and remains a source of confusion and argument.

On the Nature of Animals, (" On the Characteristics of Animals " is an alternative title ; usually cited, though, by its Latin title ), is a curious collection, in 17 books, of brief stories of natural history, sometimes selected with an eye to conveying allegorical moral lessons, sometimes because they are just so astonishing:

The longest and best known of these is " El Curioso Impertinente " ( the impertinently curious man ), found in Part One, Book Four.

Reviewing the film for Scientific American, John Rennie says " The term is a curious throwback, because in modern biology almost no one relies solely on Darwin's original ideas ...

This early ninth century military leader is commemorated in this way because he is said to have ordered huge illuminated lanterns to be placed at the top of hills ; and when the curious Emishi approached these bright lights to investigate, they were captured and subdued by Tamuramaro's men.

Experience has shown that adolescents are curious about some or all the aspects of their sexuality as well as the nature of sexuality in general, and that many will wish to experience their sexuality.

In researches for his defence he had come upon some curious and at that time little trodden literary ground, and the results were shown by his publication in 1820 of his Apocryphal New Testament, and in 1823 of his Ancient Mysteries Explained.

Freedom Downtime tries to communicate a different view of the hacker community from that usually shown by the mainstream media, with hackers being depicted as curious people who rarely intend to cause damage, driven by a desire to explore and conduct pranks.

It is a somewhat curious truism that despite the fact that business touches nearly every aspect of our lives, few thinkers have shown an interest in it from a rules

It is curious that on the ' Legende ' boxes the brand was shown as both ' Jouef ' and ' Jouefevolution ' and the French flags colors were shown alongside those of the new 12 star flag of the European Union.

Despite his deep voice, Basil has been shown to be the most childlike of the characters, having difficulty dressing himself, and the most curious.

Picard begs to disagree, pointing out that both races are curious as shown by their recent encounter, which Nagilum agrees to before disappearing.

A site associated with Ilium was being shown to curious visitors as early as the 15th century, when Pedro Tafur was guided from the Genoese port of Fojavecchia ( Phocaea ):

Only that curious, animal grunting Alec had heard during their fight.

The most curious case came in Russia where the Czechoslovak Legion of Czechoslovak prisoners ( from the Austro-Hungarian army ): they were released in 1917, armed themselves, briefly culminating into a military and diplomatic force during the Russian Civil War.

The book provided new ideas for many students during a time in their lives in which they were the most curious and adventurous.

Marmora, Therapia, Mundania and Scutari Roads, built in the 1880s, all derive their curious names from locations now in modern day Turkey, possibly from associations with the stationing of British forces there during the Crimean War.

Roman soldiers are known to have visited Torquay during the period when Britain was a part of the Roman Empire, leaving offerings at a curious rock formation in Kent's Cavern, known as " The Face ".

Roman soldiers are known to have visited Torquay during the period when Britain was a part of the Roman Empire, leaving offerings at a curious rock formation in Kent's Cavern, known as " The Face ".

A curious incident of the siege of Metz, during the Franco-Prussian War, is connected with Bourbaki's name.

A curious incident took place during his time in pirate hands which was to have later consequences.

This use of the billboard was a successful advertising gimmick during the early years of the automobile, drawing attention and passers-by who were curious to discover the punchline.

It is curious to reflect that for 180 years, during the French rule, Langue d ' Oc, the language of Provence, was spoken in Tripoli and a neighbouring village, owing to the influence of a number of Provençal nobles and courtiers who came here.

Well into the very late incarnations of the Universal Century timeline, Newtypes remain as rare an occurrence as they were during the One Year War, facilitating a curious cycle of weapons development, in which highly specialized newtype-use weapons are developed, and repeatedly phased out, as fielding people capable of using such weapons in significant numbers remains consistently impossible.

As for the weights, there was during this second half of the 19th century, a few models which featured weights cast in the shape of a Gnome and other curious forms.

Given his later prowess, it is rather curious to note that during his martial training he apparently did not win many bouts.

Their office is of great antiquity, as is reflected by the curious phraseology of their ancient oath, during which they promise to " execute the laws of this isle justly … betwixt party and party, as indifferently as the herring's backbone doth lie in the midst of the fish.

While a saying in ( and ) attributed to Jesus makes it doubtful that he, reported to be " a winebibber ", was a nazirite during his ministry, the verse ends with the curious statement, " But wisdom is justified of all her children ".

He also recorded a curious and eccentric classic called " Trains " which was regularly played on a British radio program called Children's Favourites during the 1950s.

If the music during this initial phase could be characterized as often tongue-in-cheek hip-hop, it was the sweaty, profane, and naked live shows that inspired the curious to see what others were talking about.

One of the largest obstacles scholars had to overcome during the early days of Assyriology was the decipherment of curious triangular markings on many of the artifacts and ruins found at Mesopotamian sites.

It is an artificial hill with a curious history: It was heaped up after the Second World War from part of the rubble of Berlin, approximately all over the city, during the following twenty years as the city was cleared and rebuilt.

During the NSA Operations some other curious things happened: It was noticed that during certain times the reception of the radio signals was better than during the rest of the year.

The setting allows one to play games that take place during the famous Pulp Era of literature, filled with ancient dinosaurs, power-hungry gangsters, vengeful vigilantes, amazing superheroes, evil Nazis, bizarre inventions, mystical psionics, hard-boiled detectives, trained martial artists, curious explorers, eldritch aliens, and various other fantastic people, places, and things.

A curious aspect of sonata form during the Classical era was that the leading contributors to its development, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven all seemed to have had very little to say about it.

It was during the Middle Ages that the somewhat curious custom arose of combining the abbreviation of a title with the initials of a name to form a single personal name.