The Austrian army was stretched out to such an incredible length in order to prevent it from being out-flanked by Frederick, as was his favorite tactic.

The blond Power Ring's favorite tactic in battle was to use the ring to create living Boschian monstrosities capable of destroying whole city blocks.

An alternative interpretation, more in accordance with the Dutch sources, would be that the wind was blowing from the northwest and Van Wassenaer tried to engage the English from a defensive leeward position, his favorite tactic.

Moran often chewed tobacco while on the ice, and another favorite tactic of his was to expectorate at opposing players.

The volume and range of Korean cannon fire prevented the Japanese from employing their favorite tactic and the two wings of the crane formation would envelop, surround and finally have the effect of " crowding in " the Japanese ships, making it difficult to maneuver or retreat and " packing " in the ships and present an easier target for Korean cannons.

Mama knew she was playing her son's favorite pieces and feeling close to him, and did not disturb her.

The favorite guest of the house, as far as the staff was concerned, was Mr. Wrigley, the chewing gum king.

As the field on which my tent was pitched was a favorite natural playground for the kids of the neighborhood, I had made many friends among them, taking part in their after-school games and trying desperately to translate Grimm's Fairy Tales into an understandable French as we gathered around the fire in front of the tent.

To consolidate what her Navy had won, the Czarina was fortunate that, for the first time in Russian history, her land forces enjoyed absolute unity of command under her favorite Giaour.

This he claimed was the favorite refrain of the English.

Karl played well and his favorite song was a Schubert lullaby.

The CTCA program of activities was profuse: William Farnum and Mary Pickford on the screen, Elsie Janis and Harry Lauder on the stage, books provided by the American Library Association, full equipment for games and sports -- except that no `` bones '' were furnished for the all-time favorite pastime played on any floor and known as `` African golf ''.

Whatever was the science in the high school course for the time being, that was my favorite study.

And when the stranger found out that Phil was on the way to one of his favorite bars, he insisted on offering to buy drinks for both of them.

This favorite grievance was not the landlord.

Handsome bachelor Charley was a favorite date of many of Hollywood's glamor gals for years.

One of those delightful surprise additions, which so frequently occur in jazz programs, was an excellent stint at the drums by the great Joe Jones, drumming to `` Old Man River '', which seems to have been elected the favorite solo for the boys on the batterie at this year's concerts.

de Pompadour's favorite artist and was commissioned by her for numerous paintings and decorations.

At the time of the movie's release, however, author J. K. Rowling said that it was her personal favorite from the series so far.

A marriage of sorts is arranged between Dido and Aeneas at the instigation of Juno, who was told of the fact that her favorite city would eventually be defeated by the Trojans ' descendants, and Aeneas's mother Venus ( the Roman adaptation of Aphrodite ), who realizes that her son and his company need a temporary reprieve to reinforce themselves for the journey to come.

Germanicus was a favorite of his great-uncle Augustus, who hoped that Germanicus would succeed his uncle Tiberius, who was Augustus's own adopted son and heir.

He was a favorite of Alexander the Great, whom he accompanied in his Persian campaigns, and wrote a third historical work on Alexander.

By 473 BC, after the death of Phrynichus, one of his chief rivals, Aeschylus was the yearly favorite in the Dionysia, winning first prize in nearly every competition.

"... Turquoise was chosen because the greenish-blue stone is indigenous to Arizona, copper because Arizona is one the nation's top copper-producing states and purple because it has become a favorite color for Arizona sports fans, thanks to the success of the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns.

Subjects were frequently revisited: one of his favorite models was his younger brother Diego Giacometti.

At that moment, the nominal ruler of al-Andalus, emir Yusuf ibn ' Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri ( another member of the Fihrid family, and a favorite of the old Arab settlers ( baladiyun ), mostly of south Arabian or ' Yemenite ' tribal stock ) was locked in a contest with his vizier ( and son-in-law ) al-Sumayl ibn Hatim al-Qilabi, the head of the new settlers ( shamiyum, the Syrian junds or military regiments, mostly of north Arabian Qaysid tribes, which had arrived only in 742 ).

* FDR ( Franklin D. Roosevelt ) mentions that this is one of his favorite poems in the 1958 play Sunrise at Campobello ( play ) ( Act 2, Scene 2 ).

" Despite the difficulties in recording the album, Crow told the BBC in 2005 that: " My favorite single is ' My Favorite Mistake ,' it was a lot of fun to record and it's still a lot of fun to play.

It is curious to note that the original French play of Le Barbier de Séville endured a similar story, hated at first only to become a favorite within a week.

The script was about a jazz disc jockey named Dave ( Eastwood ), who has a casual affair with Evelyn ( Jessica Walter ), a listener who had been calling the radio station repeatedly at night, asking him to play her favorite song — Erroll Garner's " Misty ".

Time and again through the years, Berlioz would distill the favorite image of a play and distill it into musical terms.

Davis expressed her desire to play Scarlett, and while David O. Selznick was conducting a search for the actress to play the role, a radio poll named her as the audience favorite.

Dorothea Lynde Dix proclaims that “ Perhaps no flower ( not excepting even the queenly rose ) claims to be so universal a favorite, as the viola tricolor ; none currently has been honored with so rich a variety of names, at once expressive of grace, delicacy and tenderness .” Many of these names play on the whimsical nature of love, including “ Three Faces under a Hood ,” “ Flame Flower ,” “ Jump Up and Kiss Me ,” “ Flower of Jove ,” and “ Pink of my John .”

One of Williams's best-known works and his personal favorite, the play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955.

When he made occasional visits with his father, Stern witnessed actors Wally Cox, Don Adams and Larry Storch voice his favorite cartoon characters, which influenced him to later talk on the air rather than play records.

When asked of her involvement, she said she was not participating in any reunion plans, but was quoted as saying, " My services are always there to play my favorite songs.

The manager at a favorite hangout gave Nilsson a plastic ukulele, which he learned to play, and he later learned to play the guitar and piano.

In 1995, he became the first DJ to play on the main stage at the Glastonbury Festival for 90, 000 people, which he considers his favorite gig.

The play has become a favorite and most shows experience capacity crowds.

Asked by Prog-Sphere. com what is his favorite Dream Theater song to play live, James says " The favorite song for me is Scarred, I love performing that live.

In an interview with SPIN Magazine in 1989, he commented that: “ When I was in junior high, every Friday the teachers would let the kids play their favorite records.

He also created the National Economic and Social Development Board ( NESDB ), which continues to play an important role in Thailand's economic development, exemplified in Sarit's favorite term ; " patana " ( development ), and slogan ; " Nation, Religion, Monarch ", represented by red, white and blue colors respectively in the Thai flag.

Female Trouble would prove to be Divine's favorite of his films, because it both allowed him to develop his character and to finally play a male role, something he had always felt important because he did not want to be typecast as a female impersonator.

" Behind the Crooked Cross " is rarely played live as Hanneman hates the track, though King has always wanted to play it " because it's got a cool intro " despite it not being his favorite song.

Initially the favorite to win, Princeton had a setback as one of its star players was injured and unable to play, and another was suspended.

Nicklaus considered his performance in the 1978 Open as the finest four days of tee-to-green golf he had ever produced, and was most proud that the win came at St. Andrews, his favorite place to play golf.