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A few years later, it was once again rumored to have been opened, this time by the FBI, in an unsuccessful search for spies ; however, there is no evidence of this.
After a few unsuccessful stabs at entry-level office work and other jobs suitable for adolescents, Julius took to the stage as a boy singer in 1905.
The line only operated for a few months, closing after Beach was unsuccessful in getting permission to extend it – Boss Tweed, an immensely powerful local politician, did not want it to go ahead as he was intending to personally invest into competing schemes for an elevated rail line.
All such searches were unsuccessful, and in a few cases particularly well-localized bursts ( those whose positions were determined with what was then a high degree of accuracy ) could be clearly shown to have no bright objects of any nature consistent with the position derived from the detecting satellites.
A few Savery engines were tried in mines, an unsuccessful attempt being made to use one to clear water from a pool called Broad Waters in Wednesbury ( then in Staffordshire ) and nearby coal mines.
It was one of Bolt's few unsuccessful plays ; Bolt, who considered the play his best work for the stage, regretted this, feeling that perhaps he had not articulated his points well enough.
He had a few unsuccessful gigs, including when he joined the Ellis Stratako Orchestra in 1929.
A few years later, defeated in the Siege of Pemaquid ( 1696 ), Captain March made an unsuccessful siege on the Capital of Acadia, Port Royal ( 1707 ).
He had no intention of stepping aside after a few years in favour of one of the other candidates who had been unsuccessful against him in 1966.
These attacks were unsuccessful and quite a few anarchists were killed.
The " young and ardent " Morlot troops, hampered in their progress by the obstacles of the terrain, full of ditches and olive groves, and after a few feints unsuccessful, they got together in the shelter of thick grove of Cardete, and since he took to the Mesh Cabezo height, big and red mountain, the highest of which undulate on the right bank of Queiles.
The band played a few surprise shows in early 2000 to try to gain a label's attention but they were unsuccessful.
The next few years were similarly unsuccessful with regards to his plans.
He made a few attempts at management, but was mostly unsuccessful, owing to his ungovernable temper.
Following the death of their two children at an early age and a few unsuccessful weeks spent dwelling in London, Parkes and his wife emigrated to New South Wales on an assisted passage.
No. 3 Commando, under Lieutenant Colonel John Durnford-Slater, had only just been raised, having completed its recruitment on 5 July, and had not yet begun training, while No. 11 Independent Company under the command of Major Ronnie Tod had been raised earlier in June and had a few weeks earlier undertaken Operation Collar, which had been a hastily organised and largely unsuccessful raid on Boulogne.
An order by Queen Elizabeth I that it be demolished and an attempt at demolition during the Puritan times were both unsuccessful: the order was ignored and only a few stones were removed on the two occasions.
" A few months later, his fears were partially realised when an unsuccessful coup by Communist hardliners precipitated the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Dozier recorded a few unsuccessful records for various Detroit labels before the trio started working together as a writing and production team for Motown in 1962.
The election took place a few months after a violent unsuccessful coup d ' état attempt in June 2003, and Taya was overthrown in a coup two years later, in August 2005.
Some organisms survived the current, and attempted to burrow out of the sand that had been deposited above them ; some unsuccessful attempts can be seen where juveniles were fossilised at the end of a burrow a few centimetres long.
At the time, it was considered by many to be unsuccessful: despite large demonstrations and many arrests, few changes were won, and the protests drew little national attention.
He came out of retirement a few months later in an unsuccessful attempt to save Notts County from a second consecutive relegation.
Scientists would survey the entire field, make lots of unsuccessful hauls, and conclude that it contains few fish.

few and often
Granted that the Tammany name and the Tammany tiger often were regarded as badges of political shame, the sachems of the Hall also have a few good marks to their credit.
Except for a rich friendship with the painter, Chauncey Ryder who gave him the only professional instruction he ever had -- and this was limited to a few lessons, though the two artists often went on painting trips together -- Roy developed his art by himself.
It is not often realized to what degree certain trades are in many communities closed areas of employment, except for a lucky few.
You will visit a few churches that are exceptional yet often by-passed, a magnificent square, the main shopping district, the Spanish Steps, and the lovely Pincian Gardens.
Ancient-There are few remaining examples with early art often favouring drawing over colour.
Also, Arminianism is often altered by a few of its critics including Semipelagianism or even Pelagianism, though advocates of both primary views fervently refute these claims.
Victorians in Britain often saw African sculpture as ugly, but just a few decades later, Edwardian audiences saw the same sculptures as being beautiful.
For the first few decades of indirect fire, the firing data were often calculated by the observer who then adjusted the fall of shot onto the target.
Some are large scale military events with large flying displays and ground exhibitions while others held at small local airstrips can often feature just one or two hours of flying with just a few stalls on the ground.
It sets out Nimzowitsch's most important ideas, while his second most influential work, Chess Praxis, elaborates upon these ideas, adds a few new ones, and has immense value as a stimulating collection of Nimzowitsch's own games accompanied by his idiosyncratic, hyperbolic commentary which is often as entertaining as instructive.
Remarkably, the growth of polycrystalline films is often used and preceded by an initial amorphous layer, the thickness of which may amount to only a few nm.
Between 1980-1985 a few Dutch Hip Hop records had already been released, but in 1986 Dutch rap duo MC Miker G & DJ Sven ( Lucien Witteveen and Sven van Veen ) had a major top 10 hit ( often # 1 ) across Europe with their " Holiday Rap ", which sampled Madonna's " Holiday ".
A player may be hampered by a few poor rolls of the dice in Risk or Monopoly, but over many games a good player will win more often.
There are few exceptions to this rule: Haemophilus influenzae meningitis is often associated with subdural effusions that are mistaken for subdural empyemas.
But By the Way was one of the few features kept continuously running in the often seriously reduced Daily Express throughout World War II, when Morton's lampooning of Hitler, including the British invention of bracerot to make the Nazi's trousers fall down at inopportune moments, was regarded as valuable for morale.
The Lodge has been in the news periodically since 2005, because the Queen often spends the first few days of her summer holiday in the lodge.
Calls are normally given at least the first few times through, and often for the last.
A few common themes are often combined into a goal for a collection:
However, for the first few days they are not easily able to keep up with the rest of the herd, so young calves are often left hidden by their mothers, who visit them several times a day to suckle them.
However, quite a few cartoonists ( e. g.: George Herriman and Charles Schulz, among others ) have done their strips almost completely by themselves ; often criticizing the use of assistants for the same reasons most have about their editors hiring anyone else to continue their work after their retirement.
The challenges involved in the activity depend on the cave being visited, but often include the negotiation of pitches, squeezes, and water ( although actual cave diving is a separate sub-specialty undertaken by very few cavers ).
According to Mike Dash, a Welsh historian, few scientists doubt there are thousands of unknown animals, particularly invertebrates, awaiting discovery ; however, cryptozoologists are largely uninterested in researching and cataloging newly-discovered species of ants or beetles, instead focusing their efforts towards " more elusive " creatures that have often defied decades of work aimed at confirming their existence.
An obsession emerges among the mainstream with the new movement, and the old one falls into neglect-sometimes it dies out entirely, but often it chugs along favored in a few disciplines and occasionally making reappearances ( sometimes prefixed with " neo -").
Ginger, chili peppers, five-spice powder, powdered black pepper, star anise and a few other spices are also used, but often sparingly.
Some of these Buddhist vegetarian chefs are in the many monasteries which serve wu hun and mock-meat ( also known as ' meat analogues ') dishes to the monks and visitors ( including non-Buddhists who often stay for a few hours or days, to Buddhists who are not monks, but staying overnight for anywhere up to weeks or months ).

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