Edward A. Johnston, an IHC engineer, had been impressed by a homemade PTO that he saw in France about a decade before, improvised by a French farmer and mechanic surnamed Gougis.

He is so impressed by Sétanta's performance that he asks him to join him at the feast.

In Hogfather, Ridcully is impressed by Hex, the UU " computer ", and asks if there is any chance they could fit a similar one in the Dean's head.

Crochen is so impressed by this síd that she asks Midir if this is his palace.

Jupiter asks Thespis whether he is impressed with the father of the gods.

Angellica asks Willmore to speak with her inside as she was initially very excited and impressed by the rover, Willmore.

Outside, a stranger asks her to read a passage from a novel, and is so impressed that he offers her a job recording audio books.

Elaan is impressed by Kirk's resolve and begins to treat him as a loving equal, obeying him when he asks her to go to sickbay ( the safest part of the ship ).

At dinner with Mr. Harsanyi, she mentions that she sings in a church choir, and he asks her to sing and he is very impressed by her voice.

When Coluche finally abandoned, François Mitterrand, who was still impressed by the young artist's aura, asks him to join his campaign team.

Not impressed by Winters ' claim that he can do whatever he wants in L. A., Angel asks the CEO if he can fly, then forcefully kicks his executive chair through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Li Kui is impressed with Jiao Ting's skill and asks for his opponent's name.

He is impressed with what he sees and asks to be the band's manager.

When he had recovered, he sailed to the front, but was shipwrecked ; after coming ashore with a handful of companions, he crossed hostile territory to Caesar's camp, which impressed his great-uncle considerably.

When Mary Pickford visited Hawks at basic training, his superior officers were so impressed that they promoted him to flight instructor and sent him to Texas to teach new recruits.

When Ayn Rand's novel " The Fountainhead " was published, Heinlein was very favorably impressed, as quoted in " Grumbles ...".

When Tromp refused, the Bey was even more impressed by this show of character and allowed him to leave as a free man.

When Juan Diego unfolded his tilma before the Bishop roses cascaded from his tilma, and an icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe was miraculously impressed on the cloth, bringing the bishop to his knees.

When she heard the group perform, she was suitably impressed and handed over $ 300 to help out.

When the Greek fleet set out to make war in Troy, it was the Oenotropae who stocked their ships, and Agamemnon was so impressed with this that he abducted them in order to feed the Greek army.

When the two were eventually allowed to perform their double act on stage ( in addition to their solo spots ), Hylton was impressed enough to make it a regular feature in the revue.

When Mao visited the site, in June 1959, he was favorably impressed.

When going through a lunch he causes a sandwich and apple to decay in seconds, then is impressed when he is unable to cause a Twinkie inside the lunch to decay.

When he proposed Dragnet to NBC officials, they were not especially impressed ; radio was aswarm with private investigators and crime dramas, such as Webb's earlier Pat Novak for Hire.

When their colonel reached the remains of their company, this display of courage and loyalty impressed him so much that Lamarck was promoted to officer on the spot.

Jung wrote, after describing some examples, " When coincidences pile up in this way, one cannot help being impressed by them — for the greater the number of terms in such a series, or the more unusual its character, the more improbable it becomes.

When he handed it back to her, the image of His face was miraculously impressed upon it.

When in October 1854 Palmerston visited Parkhurst jail and conversed with three boy inmates, he was impressed by their behaviour and ordered that they be sent to a reformatory school.

When Williams came to Reed College to give a lecture, then students Snyder, Whalen, and Welch were deeply impressed.

When Göring was made minister for Prussia in 1933, replacing Karl Severing, he was impressed with Diels ' work and new commitment to the Nazi party.

Sherrill was originally reluctant to sign her up, but decided to do so after finding himself in need of a singer for Apartment No. 9 When Sherrill heard Wynette sing it, he was impressed and decided to sign her up to Epic Records in 1966.

When still studying at the conservatory, Jommelli was impressed with Hasse's use of obbligato recitative to increase the tension at certain dramatic moments in his operas.

When General George Washington arrived in July 1775 to take command of the army, he was impressed by the work Knox had done.

De Botton has described his relationship with his father as difficult, stating: " When I sold my first bestseller ( and a million dollars was peanuts for my father ) he was not impressed and rather wondered what I was going to do with myself.

When Sun Quan came to review his troops, he was very impressed by Lü Meng's troops and added more soldiers under Lü's command, thus saving Lü's men from being merged into another general's command.

When music critic Abbe Niles heard the Blue Yodel recordings released by Jimmy Rodgers in 1928 he was impressed by how distinctively black Rodger's Blue Yodel recordings sounded, yodeling and all.

When Rhodes was introduced at age 16 to Kate Bush's music by an English pen pal, she was impressed by Bush's original writing style, vocal abilities and independence as a female artist.

When she impressed her instructor with her athletic ability and powerful punch, he encouraged Anani to give boxing a try.

Douglass was inspired by Garrison and later stated that " no face and form ever impressed me with such sentiments the hatred of slavery as did those of William Lloyd Garrison.

At a cost of $ 17 million to make, few people went to see it, and the few who did weren't impressed.

Her performance at one club impressed a theatrical producer, and he cast her in a play in New York, but that production did not open.

Ball was also keen ; having seen Cabaret, he was impressed with Mendes ' " keen visual sense " and thought he did not make obvious choices.

He was more impressed by Alexius ' son John II Comnenus ; he did not approve of John's attempts to bring the crusader Principality of Antioch under Byzantine control, but John's military expeditions against the Muslim states, the common enemy of both Greeks and Latins, were considered admirable.

It has also been suggested that the Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica influenced the history of the botanical garden as gardens in Tenochtitlan established by king Nezahualcoyotl, also gardens in Chalco and elsewhere greatly impressed the Spanish invaders, not only with their appearance but also because the indigenous Aztecs employed many more medicinal plants than did the classical world of Europe.

At the conference, Irving did not deny the Holocaust, but did appear happy to share the stage with Robert Faurisson and Judge Wilhelm Stäglich, and claimed to be impressed with the allegations of Friedrich Berg that mass murder via diesel gas fumes at the Operation Reinhard death camps was impossible.

However, when he did get to go to the Olympics, for the Seoul games in 1988 and the Barcelona games in 1992, he impressed international audiences with his skills and savvy.

Bow did five scenes, impressed Cabanne with true theatrical tears, but was eventually cut from the print.

Philip himself did not appear impressed, especially since his unexpected visitors were led by a mere child, and refused to take them seriously.

The vast scope of the text, itself almost an anthropological survey taking in creation myths, world religions and man's impact on the planet, impressed critics and listeners alike, as did the similarly eclectic score.

The manager was impressed by the youth, contending that he was the only young man who ever worked for him who did not steal anything.

In parliament Healy did not optically cut an imposing figure, but impressed by the application of sheer intelligence, diligence and volatile use of speech when he achieved the Healy Clause in the 1881 Land Act which provided that no further rent should in future be charged on tenant's improvements.

During filming of the 2005 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Lucas was so impressed with the animatron mask used on the Mon Calamari character Meena Tills, that he briefly considered reediting Return of the Jedi and replacing footage of Admiral Ackbar with an improved mask, although he never did.

The precedent of appointing legally trained Lord Chancellors was not followed strongly, although others such as Nicholas Bacon did hold the office ; one Lord Chancellor is said to have been appointed because the Queen was impressed with his skill at dancing.

George Washington spoke at the school in its first year and was so impressed that he recommended that his nephews go there, which they did.

Scott, impressed by Bana's performance in Chopper, did not require him to audition.

Even though the play did not fare well and closed after twenty-three performances, critics were impressed by her work on stage.

Freud did not appear impressed ; he replied " that thick?

" Davis was not impressed by Morrison, but not out of disdain or any preconceived notions, but rather because Morrison's professional comportment generally did not meet Davis's expectations.

But the Japanese team impressed both professionals from China and Korea because they did much better than what was expected.

His efforts, however, did not go unnoticed ; director Francis Ford Coppola was so impressed by Damon's dedication to method acting that he offered him the leading role in The Rainmaker ( 1997 ).

England won both matches in which Hobbs played, and won the series 3 – 0 ; Learie Constantine, the West Indian bowler, was very impressed with Hobbs ' batting, but Hobbs did not consider West Indies up to international standard and did not take the series very seriously.