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Approaching Rarotonga in the dark, Luckner saw a dark ship which he thought was an auxiliary cruiser, but in fact was a beached ship, von Luckner pressed on to the Fijian Wakaya Island, arriving after a voyage of 3, 700 km in an open boat.
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" Approaching from below provided the night fighter crew with the advantage that the bomber crew could not see the night fighter against the dark ground or sky, yet allowed the German crew to observe and identify the silhouette of the aircraft before they attacked.
Approaching and saw
Approaching the town from across the river, the allies saw that the French army had changed position and was now waiting for them on the other bank.
Approaching the garden, she saw Kimbangu talking to a " divine stranger ", who Kimbangu told her was Jesus Christ.
Approaching the station from the town along Queen Street, people first saw the large goods shed.
Approaching and ship
Approaching the target, his aircraft was hit repeatedly by antiaircraft fire which seriously crippled the ship, killed the pilot, and wounded several members of the crew, including Lt. Col. Vance, whose right foot was practically severed.
Approaching and which
Approaching Glasnevin via Phibsboro is what is known as Hart's Corner but which about a 200 years ago was called Glasmanogue, and was then a well-known stage on the way to Finglas.
Approaching from the south, No. 4 Troop moved across the open ground before taking up position behind the hedgerows 300 yards from the battery and from where laid down covering fire for No. 5 Troop which approached from the east with fixed bayonets.
Approaching former neighbor Russ Westover, Raymond soon quit his job and by 1930 was assisting on Westover's Tillie the Toiler, through which Raymond was " introduced to King Features Syndicate ", where he became a staff artist and for which he would produce his greatest work.
Approaching half-distance, Alesi had a brief off track excursion which finally allowed Barrichello through into 2nd place.
Approaching the mountain passes which connect western Honshū to the east, Koremori split his forces in two, one part taking the Kurikara Pass up to Tonamiyama, the other entering Etchū Province through Noto Province to the north.
Approaching the age of 60, Winkler moved into the director's chair, debuting with Guilty by Suspicion ( 1991 ), a drama ( which he also scripted ) about the Hollywood blacklist that starred Robert De Niro.
All of the essays were originally published in The New York Review of Books except for " Approaching Artaud ," which was originally published in The New Yorker.
Approaching the village is done via a 1: 5 hill, which leads down to Via Gellia ( now the A5012 road ) and nearby Cromford.
Approaching the Manchester area in Bedford, the turnpike is joined by I-293 which splits off from a concurrency with NH Route 101.
Books on this subject have been published by William Hutton, including the 1996 book Coming Earth Changes: Causes and Consequences of the Approaching Pole Shift ( ISBN 0876043619 ), which compared geologic records with the psychic readings of Edgar Cayce and predicted catastrophic climate changes before the end of 2001.
Approaching the center of town, he summons a giant crystal which unleashes an elemental storm across the continent.
Approaching 80, McGill fell foul of several local censorship committees which culminated in a major trial in Lincoln on 15 July 1954 for breaking the Obscene Publications Act 1857.
Approaching and was
Approaching or entering a battle, the taiko yaku ( drummer ) was responsible for setting the marching pace, usually with six paces per beat of the drum ( beat-2-3-4-5-6, beat-2-3-4-5-6 ).
Approaching free agency, Martínez was traded to the Boston Red Sox in November 1997 for Carl Pavano and Tony Armas, Jr., and was soon signed to a six-year, $ 75, 000, 000 contract ( with an option for a seventh at $ 17 million ) by Red Sox general manager Dan Duquette, at the time the largest ever awarded to a pitcher.
Williams wrote The Parade, or Approaching the End of a Summer when he was 29 and worked on it sporadically throughout his life.
Approaching 68, McEwen was the oldest person ever to be appointed Prime Minister of Australia, although not the oldest to serve ; Menzies left office two months after his 71st birthday.
The final track on the album, " Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon ( Utopia Planitia )" earned a 2003 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, and the album was certified gold on April 10, 2006.
Sylvian and Fripp's final collaboration was the installation Redemption – Approaching Silence.
The Flaming Lips song " Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon ( Utopia Planitia )" was released in 2002 on the album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.
Approaching Artemisium towards the end of summer, the Persian navy was caught in a gale off the coast of Magnesia and lost around a third of their 1200 ships.
Approaching the trade deadline in 2008, Fedorov was traded to the Washington Capitals for Capitals draft pick Theo Ruth.
Approaching his 85th birthday in 2007, Munson was in failing health and planned to call only UGA home games that season.
Approaching the target, his aircraft was hit by a large caliber antiaircraft shell, seriously damaged and set on fire.
" Approaching the house from the driveway, Kasabian was met by Frykowski, who was running out the front door.
Approaching the completion of the third lap, Morceli was leading from El Guerrouj, when suddenly the Moroccan tripped and fell.
Approaching low over the ground, it was set upon by small-arms fire and crash-landed near the town of Antu in China's Jilin province.
Approaching the time that the group was ready to deliver their second album, Naturi Naughton announced that she was no longer a member of the group.
Approaching and on
Approaching this problem on a statistical basis is invalid, because the opponent has the same sources available and will be encountered not under average conditions, but under the conditions most advantageous to him.
Approaching the fireplace, Kulesh killed Centurashvili with an axe, burned his clothes, then dismembered him and hid the pieces in snow, in different places, putting specific marks on each burial place.
Approaching the minimum of the solar cycle ( also named butterfly cycle ), the extension of the quiet Sun increases until it covers the whole disk surface excluding some bright points on the hemisphere and the poles, where there are the coronal holes.
* Rock band The Flaming Lips perform the song " Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon ( Utopia Planitia )" on their 2002 release Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.
Approaching a ' village ,' the little dogs may be observed frisking about the ' streets ' — passing from dwelling to dwelling apparently on visits — sometimes a few clustered together as though in council — here feeding upon the tender herbage — there cleansing their ' houses ,' or brushing the little hillock about the door — yet all quiet.
* Ulrike Hugl, " Approaching the value of Privacy: Review of theoretical privacy concepts and aspects of privacy management ", Proceedings of the Sixteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems ( AMCIS ) 2010, paper no.
Approaching the egg cell is a rather complex, multistep process of chemotaxis guided by different chemical substances / stimuli on individual levels of phylogeny.
Approaching an agent with a request for coverage just on a collection — unless it is extensive and valuable — is not likely to kindle a great deal of enthusiasm on their part.
Approaching a caravan of locals escaping the war zone, he stops a South Vietnamese military truck and places the wounded Steven on it, asking the soldiers to take care of him.
Approaching the Interstate 78 interchange on Interstate 81 ( Pennsylvania ) | Interstate 81 north in Union Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
Approaching Chance on the street in front of the hotel with a fake injury, they draw guns and corner him ( Chance's rifle is out of reach ), and demand that he release Joe.
Image: Wallingford Iowa town sign. JPG | Approaching Wallingford whilst heading north on Iowa Highway 4.
Approaching Williamsburg on Route 866 from the west, after crossing the Juniata River ( Frankstown Branch ) two natural landmarks can be seen on the left.
Approaching Las Guasimas de Sevilla on June 24, American reports suggested the Spaniards were digging in with a field gun ; however, Cuban scouts contradicted these, revealing the Spaniards were preparing to abandon their position.
Approaching the station, the old goods yard is on the right and three camp coaches are kept here where volunteers working on the railway can stay overnight.
Approaching a hill they run into a hailstorm, Jo drives ahead of the chasers to intercept the oncoming tornado, and a telephone pole falls on the back of Bill's truck and knocks DOROTHY II out onto the road, disabling it.
Approaching Atari in December 1980, some developers within Atari refused to work on the project because of its association with the Army,
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