Acting virtually independently of the civil government, the Imperial Japanese Navy seized Germany's Micronesian colonies.

Acting as a separate wholesaling entity ARG serves more than 7, 000 independently owned retail stores world wide.

Acting against his usual strategy of clemency, Caesar did not accept surrender of Scipio's troops, but had them all slaughtered.

Unwilling to see his first class immediately disbanded by the testing world of stage and screen, he formed them into a touring repertory company appropriately named the Group 1 Acting Company ( later shortened to The Acting Company ).

Acting on a suggestion by John Tyndall, Chesterton opened talks with the 1960s incarnation of the British National Party ( who had already been discussing a possible deal with the new National Democratic Party ) and agreed a merger with them, with the BNP's Philip Maxwell addressing the LEL conference in October 1966.

In March 1865 a deputation of Templestowe residents to the Acting Commissioner of Roads and Bridges, offered ₤ 600 English Pounds, raised by them towards a new bridge to replace the Templestowe Bridge, and requested a government grant towards the cost.

The Acting Commissioner “ promised to give the matter further consideration ” though " he did not see from what fund a sum of money could be granted to them ”.

Acting on Rowe's verified advice, Kennedy and his police party rode into the Wombat Ranges, where three of them were killed ; and the Kelly Gang was born ( McQuilton, p. 95 ).

In March 1865 another deputation this time of Templestowe residents to the Acting Commissioner of Roads and Bridges, offered ₤ 600 English Pounds raised by them towards a new bridge to replace the Templestowe Bridge and requested a government grant towards the cost.

The Acting Commissioner “ promised to give the matter further consideration ” though he did not see “ from what fund a sum of money could be granted to them ”.

While Rutherford's solo albums had been moderately successful, he had never managed a Top 40 hit ( except in Canada, where " Maxine " from Acting Very Strange sneaked in at # 39 ); Mike + the Mechanics scored three of them, including two US Top 10s, " Silent Running ( On Dangerous Ground )" and " All I Need is a Miracle ".

In October, Acting Governor Charles H. Mason ordered that Leschi and his brother Quiemuth be taken into " protective custody " and sent the militia after them, thereby initiating the Puget Sound War of 1855 – 1856.

Acting on a hunch, Derrick would ignore a number of possible suspects right from the start and, instead of doing the legwork often shown in police movies, would follow the main suspect to his or her favourite haunts and involve them in lengthy conversations, claiming that he had to get to know them better.

With female clients he charms them, and after he fails to replace Simon as District Manager, he charms the Acting District Manager ( Vivi ) whilst trying to slight her in front of her chargers, which backfires as Vivi cleverly counters each and every move which frustrates him to no end.

Acting quickly after the En ' Tarans tricked him into bringing them to Rann, Adam Strange feigned insanity and had the Justice League brought to Rann to provide back up and help him with a desperate gamble.

Acting upon a command of God given to him in his dream, when Abdul Muttalib rediscovered the well of Zamzam, he found in it many valuable things that were buried in it very remote past by the Ismailites when they feared that their enemies would usurp them.

Acting on the constitutional principle that the king's right to convene did not interfere with the church's independent right to hold assemblies, they sat till 20 December, deposed all the Scottish bishops, excommunicated a number of them, repealed all acts favoring episcopacy, and reconstituted the Scottish Kirk on thorough Presbyterian principles.

Acting on this intelligence and advice, Njinga Ndambi tricked the Portuguese forces into an ambush and massacred them at his capital.

Castelar sent out to Cuba all the reinforcements he could spare, and a new governor-general, Jovellar, whom he peremptorily instructed to crush the mutinous spirit of the Cuban militia, and not allow them to drag Spain into a conflict with the U. S. Acting upon the instructions of Castelar, Jovellar gave up the filibuster vessels, and those of the crew and passengers who had not been summarily shot by General Burriel.

Acting silly with kids frequently takes celebrities off guard and brings out a side of them we do not typically see.

The Bounty's Captain William Bligh on 10 January 1788 put his crew on three watches, giving one of them to Christian ; and on 2 March 1788 ordered Christian promoted to Acting Lieutenant.

" Acting on advice given to me by the great missionary statesman, John R. Mott, I had determined to challenge every assumption that I could recognize as underlying the work of my Church in India, not to prove any of them wrong, but to find out, if I could, whether they seemed to be right or wrong as indicated by their results ".

Acting as a guide to the Wind Tribe, she convinced them that the other Sazers were a threat to the planet and must be destroyed.

Acting upon this intelligence, the German secret police moved in to arrest the PFLP-GC cell on 26 October, raiding 14 apartments and arresting 17 men, fearing that to keep them under surveillance much longer was to risk losing control of the situation.

Acting soothed him.

He sucked in his breath and kept quiet while Killpath laid down the sheet again, wound the gold-wire stems of his glasses around his ears and then, eying the report as it lay before him on the desk, intoned, `` Acting Lieutenant Gunnar Matson one failed to see that the station keeper was properly relieved two absented himself throughout the entire watch without checking on the station's activities or the whereabouts of his section sergeants three permitted members of the Homicide Detail of the Inspector's Bureau to arrogate for their own convenience a patrolman who was thereby prevented from carrying on his proper assignment four failed to notify the station commander Acting Captain O. T. Killpath of a homicide occurring in the district five frequented extralegal establishments known as after-hours spots for purposes of an unofficial and purportedly social nature and six '' -- he leaned back and peeled off his glasses `` -- failed to co-operate with the Acting Captain by returning promptly when so ordered.

Atchison was sworn in for his new term as President pro tempore minutes before both Fillmore and Taylor, which might theoretically make him Acting President for at least that length of time ; however, this also implies that many times when the Vice President is sworn in before the President, the Vice President is the de facto Acting President.

Phenomenology appears in a work co-authored by him, The Acting Person ( 1969 ).

Harrison's Vice President, John Tyler, asserted that he had succeeded to the full Presidential office, powers, and title, and declined to acknowledge documents referring to him as " Acting President.

* In 1868, after President Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives, the Senate came one vote short of removing him from office ; if Johnson had been removed, President pro tempore Benjamin Wade would have become Acting President.

The Act is also controversial because it provides that if a cabinet officer becomes Acting President, he serves only until a new Speaker of the House or a new President Pro Tempore of the Senate is chosen, who would then replace him as Acting President.

He also declined to acknowledge documents referring to him as " Acting President ".

Acting on a hint given him by the second half of Diabelli's theme, Beethoven inverts this in the second half of the fughetta.

Acting upon the advice of Dr John Philip, the superintendent of the London Missionary Society's stations in South Africa, a treaty was concluded in 1843 with Moshoeshoe, placing him under British protection.

Acting the part of a high-class prostitute, Amanda lures Loveless into her luxurious house and treats him to the night of his dreams, confessing her true identity in the morning.

Henry A. Wallace, his Vice President for most of this period, was largely regarded by many governmental and Democratic insiders as too close to the Soviet Union and potentially a Communist sympathizer, so that moving him in to any sort of Acting Presidency or co-Presidency was never seriously considered.

Had Nixon resigned without a sitting Vice President to succeed him, Albert would have become Acting President under the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, which would have forced Albert to resign from the office of Speaker as well as the House.

On August 23, 1992, James Baker resigned as Secretary of State ( to head up Bush's unsuccessful re-election campaign ), and Eagleburger served as Acting Secretary of State until Bush gave him a recess appointment for the remainder of the Bush administration.

" Wang had his political allies force Grand Empress Dowager Wang to issue an edict granting him the title of " Acting Emperor " ( 假皇帝 ), with the commission to rule as emperor until a great-great-grandson of Emperor Xuan could be selected and raised.

In the spring of 6, Acting Emperor Wang selected the child Ying — then just one year old — as the designated successor to Emperor Ping, claiming that soothsayers told him that Ying was the candidate most favored by the gods.

Acting Head of Series & Serials Ken Riddington, to whom Newman's request had been referred, wrote to him that " Heads of Department who originate programmes have to be satisfied with the other rewards that flow from doing so.

" Acting on medical advice the church authorities returned him to Belgium for a change of climate.

) Wang had his political allies force his aunt, Grand Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, to issue an edict granting him the title of " Acting Emperor " ( 假皇帝 ), with the commission to rule as emperor until a great-great-grandson of Emperor Xuan could be selected and raised.

In the spring of 6 AD, Acting Emperor Wang selected Ying — then just one year old — as the designated successor to Emperor Ping, claiming that soothsayers told him that Ying was the candidate most favored by the gods.

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