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The World War II era also brought on rising production costs that resulted in a reduced number of elaborate gags and outdoor sequences, Del Lord's stock and trade ; as such, the quality of the teams ' films ( particularly those directed by Lord ) began to slip after 1942.
He grew up in New York City, and his career as a comedian began after he had worked for a number of years at a print shop, where he penned and published a large number of " comedy cards "— cards containing one-line gags that were sold at the shop.
Harpo became famous for prop-laden sight gags, in particular the seemingly infinite number of odd things stored in his topcoat's oversized pockets.
There he delighted audiences with a wild pool skit, complete with bizarrely shaped cues and a custom-built table used for a number of hilarious gags and surprising trick shots.
Ed also had a number of running gags, such as bowling alley employee Phil ( Michael Ian Black ) hatching ludicrous schemes usually to gain fame and / or fortune, ten-dollar bets between Ed and Mike that would require one of them to do something extremely embarrassing, mentions of Arbor Day as a big holiday, and various characters named " Godfrey " appearing in many episodes.
While the distinctive look and running gags of Blondie have been carefully preserved through the decades, a number of details have been altered to keep up with changing times.
There are a number of running gags through this supposed history of the twentieth century, which are not immediately apparent.
Before he can begin the " fast " part of the piece ( where the gags accelerate ), the mouse instigates a major musical shift, to a " Boogie-woogie " number.
Additions to the end musical number, including visual gags such as Bob appearing in uniform, were added after the animatics.
The " jazzy " Happy Feet number was apt to cause younger dance-crazy heels to rock and toes to tap, and even the youngest attendees could enjoy the cartoon, the sight gags, and the overall " eye candy " value of it all.
" He summarized the episode as " top-notch " and wrote " The writing was smart and tight, and instead of a B storyline, the half-hour was filled out with a number of great throwaway gags [...] It's true we may have never expected to see Artie Ziff again, but " Half-Decent Proposal " was a welcome and very funny return.
A number of running gags ensue-the Jaguar that will not start ; the silent Lapchick's ( Harvey Jason ) numerous mishaps ; Italian race driver Franco Bertolli's ( Raúl Juliá ) frequent detours to seduce beautiful women-as well as some splendid stunts and driving sequences.
The film does retain some of bizarre visual gags Chow is known for, such as Chow's character bleeding from the nose and eyes during a singing number.

number and designed
In addition, production machinery must in many cases be designed to handle with equal efficiency both natural fibers and the increasing number of synthetics, as well as blends.
As America on wheels was responsible for an industry of motor courts, motels, and drive-in establishments where you can dine, see a movie, shop, or make a bank deposit, the ever-increasing number of boating enthusiasts have sparked industries designed especially to accommodate them.
Later experiments are often designed to test a hypothesis that a treatment effect has an important magnitude ; in this case, the number of experimental units is chosen so that the experiment is within budget and has adequate power, among other goals.
There are a number of golf courses in Acapulco including the Acapulco Princess and the Pierre Marqués course, the latter designed by Robert Trent Jones in 1972 for the World Cup Golf Tournament.
Along with vibrant homeschooling & " unschooling " communities, Austin is home to a number of part-time learning environments designed to offer basic academics and inspired mentoring.
On returning to Jyväskylä in 1923 to establish his own architect's office, Aalto busied himself with a number of single-family homes, all designed in the classical style, such as the manor-like house for his mother's cousin Terho Manner in Töysa in 1923, a summer villa for the Jyväskylä chief constable in 1923 and the Alatalo farmhouse in Tarvaala in 1924.
Blowfish is a keyed, symmetric block cipher, designed in 1993 by Bruce Schneier and included in a large number of cipher suites and encryption products.
A BMX bike, an example of a bicycle designed for sport Bicycles can be categorized in different ways: e. g. by function, by number of riders, by general construction, by gearing or by means of propulsion.
Other continuing cars in the series were a 1941 Packard 180 with a Victoria body designed by Howard " Dutch " Darrin ( license plate number 178344 ) and a 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood limousine ( mobile telephone number KL 17811 ).
EDVAC was designed to perform a certain number of instructions ( or operations ) of various types.
It was designed to fly below the enemy's radar at speeds above Mach 3 and carry a number of hydrogen bombs that it would drop on its path over enemy territory.
As such, over the course of his reign, he issued a number of different edicts designed specifically to carry out this agenda ( see below ).
The high number of notable public buildings and sculptures in the Columbus area, designed by such individuals as Eero Saarinen, I. M.
Finnish dog tags are also designed to be broken in two ; however, the only text on it is the personal identification number and the letters SF, which stands for Suomi Finland, within a tower stamped atop of the upper half.
France issues either a metallic rounded rectangle ( Army ) or disk ( Navy ), designed to be broken in half, bearing Family Name & First Name above the ID number.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Day promoted the annual Spay Day USA, and on a number of occasions, actively lobbied the United States Congress in support of legislation designed to safeguard animal rights.
The institute, which is a partnership between a number of private industries, government and post-secondary institutions, was designed to help increase the scale, quality, internationalization and impact of marine research in the region.
* The Waits Website ( designed to accumulate and disseminate historical information on Waits, and to advertise the growing number of revival bands, as well as their equivalents throughout Europe ).
An instruction consisted of a five-bit instruction code ( designed to be represented by a mnemonic letter, so that the Add instruction, for example, used the bit pattern for the letter A ), one unused spare bit, ten bits for a memory address, and one bit to control whether the instruction operated on a number contained in one word or two.
Many processes designed to preserve food will involve a number of food preservation methods.
To appeal to Italian conservatives, Fascism adopted policies such as promoting family values, including promotion policies designed to reduce the number of women in the workforce limiting the woman's role to that of a mother.
Though Fascism adopted a number of positions designed to appeal to reactionaries, the Fascists sought to maintain Fascism's revolutionary character, with Angelo Oliviero Olivetti saying " Fascism would like to be conservative, but it will by being revolutionary.
In an effort to increase birthrates, the Italian Fascist government gave financial incentives to women who raised large families, and initiated policies designed to reduce the number of women employed.
For example, generally German-style games do not have a fixed number of players like chess or bridge ; though there is a sizable body of German-style games that are designed for exactly two players, most games can accommodate anywhere from two to six players ( with varying degrees of suitability ).

number and by
She was sure she would reach the pool by climbing, and she clung to that belief despite the increasing number of obstacles.
The only factors that are personally set by the choreographer are the movements themselves, the number of the dancers, and the approximate total duration of the dance.
Not only did the ideal entrepreneur not produce the greatest good for the greatest number, he ended by destroying himself, by giving birth to monopoly capitalism.
In Figure 2, the points in the network are designated by a letter accompanied by a number.
The number of people acting as one body by this scheme gives a surprisingly large army of 55,987 men.
Copernicus, by placing the sun at the center of the planetary universe, was able to reduce the number of epicycles from eighty-three to seventeen.
I assume that the number of readers of this anthology who regard themselves as morally perfect is small, and that most readers are willing to consider procedures by which they may gain more insight into themselves and better understanding of others.
One serves society by conducting a business from which a certain number of employees draw their means of subsistence ; ;
In early June ten million young men registered by name and number.
That is how the real routine of resistance goes on, and its strength is directly proportionate to the number of insignificant people who can let themselves be taken to pieces, piece by piece, without quitting.
Interest has been shown for a number of years by local assessors in the possibility of taxing boats.
They are conscious of this state's new feeling of optimism and assurance and are definitely impressed by the number of new plants and construction projects in Rhode Island.
New York led in the number of inquiries, followed by California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.
These data are not of the precision obtainable by the methods previously mentioned, but the vast number of approximate values available will be useful in many areas.
The Peace Corps can either begin in very low gear, with only preparatory work undertaken between now and when Congress finally appropriates special funds for it -- or it can be launched now and in earnest by executive action, with sufficient funds and made available from existing Mutual Security appropriations to permit a number of substantial projects to start this summer.
Retired pay costs are increased by $94 million in 1961 over 1960, partly because of a substantial increase in the number of retired personnel.
During nighttime hours, because of the intense skywave propagation then prevailing, no large number of stations can be permitted to operate on one of these channels, if the wide area service for which these frequencies are assigned is to be rendered satisfactorily by the dominant stations which must be relied upon to render it.
Additional class 2, assignments for daytime operation can be made without causing destructive interference to the class 1, stations or to each other, and by their operation provide additional service on these channels and additional local outlets for a large number of communities.
by minimizing the number of committees.
Multiplying the result by the number of cylinders in the engine gives the engine's total displacement.
Reduces losses from stomach, hookworm, and nodular worms by interfering with reproduction of the female worm by reducing the number of eggs laid and essentially rendering all laid eggs sterile.
An examination of some forty catalogs of schools offering courses in interior design, for the most part schools accredited by membership in the National Association of Schools of Art, and a further `` on the spot '' inspection of a number of schools, show their courses adhere pretty closely to the recommendations.

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