Among the first generals to recognize that artillery was not being used to its full potential, Napoleon often massed his cannon into batteries, and introduced several changes into the French artillery, improving it significantly, and making it among the finest in Europe.

Among the finest examples are the Meissen Vulture from 1731 and the Möllendorff Dinner Service, designed in 1762 by Frederick II the Great.

Among the concerts filling the summer schedule are the acclaimed Summer Stars chamber music programs, which bring some of the finest classical musicians from Philadelphia and New York each Thursday night in July and early August.

Among the finest examples are the walled cities of Nicosia and Famagusta in Cyprus and the fortifications of Candia and Chania in Crete, which still stand to this day.

Among its guest conductors in its first years was Arturo Toscanini, who judged it the finest orchestra he had ever conducted.

Among the many answers carefully vetted by Nanny Lightfoot was one from an elderly cousin of Douglas Cooper, at that time owner of one of the finest collections of modern art in England.

The prince of Wales visited him especially often, and many of his finest portraits are in the state apartments at St. James's Palace, the best perhaps being those of the prince, the duke and duchess of York, of Lord Rodney and of Lord Nelson, Among his other sitters were Sir Walter Scott, the Duke of Wellington, Frere and Sir George Beaumont.

Among these, the Bapst Library has been called the " finest example of Collegiate Gothic architecture in America " and Devlin Hall won the Harleston Parker Medal for " most beautiful building in Boston ".

Among the finest is the madrassa al-Burtasiyah, with an elegant façade picked out in black and white stones and a highly decorated lintel over the main door.

Among d ' Indy's other works are other orchestral music ( including a Symphony in B, a vast symphonic poem, Jour d ' été à la montagne, and another, Souvenirs, written on the death of his first wife ; he later remarried ), chamber music, including two of the finest string quartets of the latter 19th century ( No. 2 in E major, Op.

Among those considered to be his finest was Web of Life ( 1900 ).

Among them was Duncan Edwards, judged by many to be England's finest player of his era, and capped by England at 18 – setting a record for the youngest-ever full international that remained unbroken for more than 40 years.

Among his finest compositions are 6 Sonata da Chiesa, Op. 1 ; dedicated to queen Christina of Sweden, who lived in Rome.

Among one of Ceulemans ' finest achievements was captaining his national side to fourth place in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, scoring three goals in the tournament including a beautiful diving header against Spain in the quarter-finals.

Among Lohman ’ s characters were the obsequious con-man and alleged farm expert “ Maynard Farmer ,” whose toadying “ That there ’ s the finest ( whatever ) that I ’ ve ever seen there, sir ” won him numerous undeserved rewards ; “ Otis Elevator ”, a good-natured handyman ; " Judge Roy Bean ," a hanging judge, former big band leader and supposed ex-member of the Bee Gees ; and human interest reporter “ Ted J. Baloney ” and his wife “ W.

Among the finest examples are those of the Elmelunde Master from the Danish island of Møn who decorated the churches of Fanefjord, Keldby and Elmelunde.

Among his later works the chief are the very fine series of frescoes painted in 1407-1408 on the walls and vault of a chapel in the municipal buildings of Siena ; these also have suffered much from repainting, but still are the finest of Spinello's existing frescoes.

Among other noteworthy buildings, the collection includes one of the finest 19th century residential homes from the area.

Among its finest moments are two upsets over # 1 UCLA in the mid-1970s and another upset of the top-ranked Bruins on January 6, 2007.

Among their recording achievements was the famous 1953 studio recording of Tosca under de Sabata, considered by many as the finest opera recording ever made.

Among fans nationwide and his peers, Niehaus was considered to be one of the finest sportscasters in history.

Among the finest works of his fully developed period may be named the portraits of Pompone de Bellièvre, Gilles Ménage, Jean Loret, the duc de la Meilleraye and the duchess de Nemours ..

Among the other monuments of the historic centre are Palazzo Milzetti, the richest and most significant Neoclassical building in the region, and the Teatro Masini ( 1780 – 1787 ) one of the finest theatres in Italy.

Among the finest pieces of lace made in Youghal was a train for Queen Mary worn on her visit to India in 1911 as its Empress.

Among the many beer palaces around Potsdamer Platz were two in particular which contained an extensive range of rooms and halls covering a large area.

* Among the other chief buildings are the Loggia del Comune, rebuilt in 1565, and containing a public library ; the old palace of the priors, now the governor's residence ; and the episcopal palaces.

Among palaces and buildings are the Scuola Grande della Misericordia ( early plans ), Ca ' de Dio, Palazzo Dolfin, Palazzo Corner, Palazzo Moro, and the Fabbriche Nuove di Rialto.

Among places of interest in this quaint town are royal palaces such as Istana Bandar and Istana Jugra, Makam Sultan Abdul Samad, a royal mausoleum, and mosques such as Masjid Alaeddin.

Among the 15th century palaces still showing the original appearance are Ca'd ' Oro, Palazzo Bernardo, Ca ' Foscari ( now housing the University of Venice ), Palazzo Pisani Moretta, Palazzi Barbaro, Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti.

Among the most important monuments are the Castle ( Alcazaba ), the church of Santiago, the church of Santa María la Mayor, the church of San Francisco, the Church of San Martín, the Plaza Mayor, and beautiful palaces like the palace of the Marquis of the Conquest, the palace of the Orellana-Pizarro family, the palace of the Duques de San Carlos, Marquesado de Piedras Albas, the house of the strong Altamirano, Palace Chaves ( Luis Chaves Old ), and of course the walled old town.

Among the historical buildings at the zoo is Changguanlou, a Baroque-style country-palace of the Empress Dowager designed by a French architect and built in 1908, and it remains one of the best preserved Western-style palaces in China.

Among palaces named for the seasons, including the Winter Palace, St Petersburg and the Old Summer Palace of the Ming Dynasty in the hills outside Peking ( now Beiping ) and the Summer Palace begun in 1750, several have been named the Spring Palace.

Among the many buildings of splendid architectural beauty built in the fortified city of Mandu, situated in an extensive plateau over-looking the Narmada River, the following deserve mention-the Jami Masjid, which was planned and begun by Hushang Shah and completed by Mahmud Khalji, the Hindola Mahal, the Jahaj Mahal, Hushang Shah's tomb, and Baz Bahadur's and Rani Rupamati's palaces.

Among these were many large pictures and decorations for the royal palaces.

Among his more important works are the palaces for Count Schönborn in Göllersdorf ( 1712 – 1717 ) and the palaces for Prince Eugene of Savoy ( the two Belvedere palaces in Vienna, 1713 – 1723, Schloßhof, 1729, and the Savoy Castle in Ráckeve, H, 1701ff.

Among the many stories about the late Speaker Rayburn is one from Rep. Dwyer, R-6th Dist..

Among the specific areas of concentration in which the staff is engaged, are such projects as biological and biochemical studies of the effects of microwaves ; ;

Among the more familiar plans for dual-channel advancement is that of General Electric.

Among the boys, there is very little bravado about drinking.

Among the spectators was the noted exotic dancer, Patti Waggin who is Mrs. Don Rudolph when off the stage.

Among all the Yankees, he is the veteran most friendly to rookies.

Among the particular gems in this collection is the impudent opening song of `` The Garrick Gaieties '', an impressive forecast of the wit and melody that were to come from Rodgers and Hart in the years that followed ; ;

Among the most noted recent works, there is the writer, the swallows of Kabul and the attack of Yasmina Khadra, the oath of barbarians of Boualem Sansal, memory of the flesh of Ahlam Mosteghanemi and the last novel by Assia Djebar nowhere in my father's House.

Among the great performers, there is Khelifi Ahmed and Abdelhamid Ababsa Rahab Tahar.

Among the proposed etymologies is the Hurrian and Hittite divinity, Aplu, who was widely invoked during the " plague years ".

Among the first 101 elements in the periodic table, only francium is less stable.

Among the other primates, he is considered as primus inter pares.

) There are also numerous instances where the killer is not brought to justice in the legal sense but instead dies ( death usually being presented as a more ' sympathetic ' outcome ), for example Death Comes as the End, And Then There Were None, Death on the Nile, Dumb Witness, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Crooked House, Appointment with Death, The Hollow, Nemesis, Cat Among the Pigeons, and The Secret Adversary.

Among Poirot's most significant personal attributes is the sensitivity of his stomach:

In Cat Among the Pigeons Poirot's entrance is so late as to be almost an afterthought.

Among the neo-Platonists and eventually their Christian interpreters, Aphrodite Ourania figures as the celestial Aphrodite, representing the love of body and soul, while Aphrodite Pandemos is associated with mere physical love.

Among his very numerous works two poems entitle him to a distinguished place in the Latin literature of the Middle Ages ; one of these, the De planctu naturae, is an ingenious satire on the vices of humanity.

Among Chinese speakers, however, it is typically understood that one is referring to the leafy vegetable unless otherwise specified.

Among his epic poems, we possess the titles and some fragments of three pieces: the Fisherman, Kirka or Krika, which, however, is designated by Athenaeus as doubtful, and Helena, Of his elegies, some beautiful fragments are still extant.

Among Classical Greeks, amazon was given a popular etymology as from a-mazos, " without breast ", connected with an etiological tradition that Amazons had their left breast cut off or burnt out, so they would be able to use a bow more freely and throw spears without the physical limitation and obstruction ; there is no indication of such a practice in works of art, in which the Amazons are always represented with both breasts, although the left is frequently covered ( see photos in article ).

Among some Protestant bodies, who do not consider it a sacrament, but instead as a practice suggested rather than commanded by Scripture, it is called anointing with oil.

Among Protestants, anointing is provided in a wide variety of formats but, for the most part, however, it has fallen into disuse.

Among active contemporary analytical chemistry research fields, micro total analysis system is considered as a great promise of revolutionary technology.