Almost immediately they began to sizzle.

Almost immediately she was ashamed of herself for feeling vain, at such a time, in such a place, and she tossed back her long yellow hair, smiling shyly as she entered the room.

Almost immediately Howard and his daughter Debora drove up in the Cadillac.

Almost immediately after, however, Joab, who had been sent away, perhaps intentionally returned and slew Abner at the gate of Hebron.

Almost immediately after publication of the photographs of this sensational archaeological find some claimed that the Anubis Shrine could be the Ark of the Covenant.

Almost immediately after Álvarez's death, four women and seven children ( the last survivors ) were picked up by the US Navy gunship on July 18, 1917.

Almost immediately, Constans was required to deal with a Sarmatian invasion in late 337, over whom he won a resounding victory.

Almost immediately however, the world witnessed division into broad two camps during the Cold War ; one side was led by the U. S., and the other by the Soviet Union, but this situation also led to the establishment of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Almost immediately after the order of Kotaka was placed, Fernando Villaamil, second officer of the Ministry of the Navy of Spain where he was put in charge of developing the concept of a new ship designed to combat torpedo boats, placed an order for a large torpedo gunboat in November 1885, with the British builder James and George Thompson, of Clydebank, not far from where the Yarrow shipyards would move from London 20 years later.

" Almost immediately after the federation went into effect, however, these rights began to be abridged or violated.

Almost immediately, Alfonso returned from exile in Toledo and took his seat as king of Castile and León.

Almost immediately, French forces faced defeat on many fronts, and were driven out of their newly conquered territories in the spring of 1793.

Almost immediately the party was plunged into a crisis by the question of German participation in the NATO actions in Kosovo.

Almost immediately, the Russian troops deployed along the northern banks of the Danube River, implying that they may cross the river.

Almost immediately after the announcement, a pair of Indian automakers, including Mahindra & Mahindra, expressed interest in purchasing all or part of Hummer.

Almost immediately, however, serious problems with the tower became evident.

Almost immediately, however, a controversy, which had been begun ten years before and been temporarily silenced, broke out more violently than ever.

Almost immediately after Theobald's departure, Richard of Cornwall arrived.

Almost immediately, he accepted a position at Hebrew Union College and subsequently wrote articles for the Jewish Encyclopedia.

Almost immediately after his election as leader he was faced with a serious crisis: the creation in early 1981 of a breakaway party by four senior Labour right-wingers, Roy Jenkins, Shirley Williams, David Owen and William Rodgers ( the so-called " Gang of Four "), the Social Democratic Party.

Almost immediately after the recording of Milestones, Davis fired Garland and, shortly afterward, Jones, again for behavioral problems ; he replaced them with Bill Evans — a young white pianist with a strong classical background — and drummer Jimmy Cobb.

Almost immediately, however, the Rio de la Plata Province-now consisting of 800 Europeans-split into two warring factions.

Almost immediately, Gregory began the task of repairing the Walls of Rome, beginning at the Porta Tiburtina.

Almost immediately after his election, Eugene was forced to deal with the heresy of Monothelitism, i. e., that Christ had only one will.

Almost immediately after Serbia's autonomy, the Serbs began seeking expansion and unity with all the rest of Serbs and other Slavs in neighbouring regions ; project of Greater Serbia under the panserbic intellectual influence of Ilia Garasanin and Vuk Stefanovic Kadarzic.

Almost all of the returning enemy characters from the first game were given makeovers and new moves which they can use against the player.

" Almost immediately, Montoya built a 2. 3-second advantage, recording the fastest lap of the race before pitting on Lap 36 and returning in fifth.

Almost all of the Serbs living on the south bank were displaced to North Kosovska Mitrovica after the Kosovo War.

Almost all personnel of the regiment had deployed to Bosnia and Kosovo.

Almost all buildings inhabited by Muslim Albanians in Konitsa were destroyed during World War II warfare.

* Almost all genera of hermit crabs use or " wear " empty marine gastropod shells throughout their lifespan, in order to protect their soft abdomens, and in order to have a strong shell to withdraw into if attacked by a predator.

Almost all that had been bullied had experienced verbal attacks, 41 percent had been physically attacked, and 17 percent had received death threats.

Almost as soon as Minorca had fallen in June 1756, the French fleet had withdrawn to Toulon in case they were attacked by Hawke.

Almost as soon as he began his rule, Nur ad-Din attacked the Principality of Antioch, seizing several castles in the north of Syria, while at the same time he defeated an attempt by Joscelin II to recover the County of Edessa, which had been conquered by Zengi in 1144.

Almost simultaneously British naval units attacked Turkish merchant ships off İzmir.

Almost immediately after Chamber saves the team from a near-fatal attack by Omega Red ( Penance wakes up at some point between issues 11 and 12 ), they are again attacked by Emplate, who desires to have Penance returned to him.

Almost daily the Afridis, too wise to risk general engagements, waged a perpetual guerrilla warfare, and the various bodies of troops engaged in foraging or survey duties were constantly attacked.

Almost a year later, on 2 October 1744, he attacked Nuwakot again and won, thus expanding the bounds of his Gorkha state.

Almost all muskets in this period were fired by the matchlock mechanism, where a length of smouldering rope ignited the gunpowder in the weapon's pan, causing the musket ball to be fired out of the barrel.

Almost 24 million Americans — one in every 12 — are diabetic and the disease is causing widespread disability and death at an epidemic pace, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Almost all jet-powered aircraft have been fitted with tricycle landing gear, to avoid the blast of hot, high-speed gases causing damage to the ground surface, in particular runways and taxiways.