At age seventy-four, he became what he shyly terms a `` pupil '' of Andres Segovia, the great guitarist of the Western world.

At about the age of twelve I became a Spencerian liberal, and I have always considered myself a liberal of some kind even though the definition has changed repeatedly since Spencer became a reactionary.

At the age of 17 he became an apprentice machinist at the shop of Walcott & Harris in Valley Falls, Rhode Island, and following two or three other jobs in quick succession after graduation, he went into business for himself in 1831, making lathes and small tools.

At the age of ten, when he was working as a newsboy in the Loop, he was knocked down by a streetcar which resulted in his permanently shortened leg.

At the time the will was drawn Mr. Hohlbein mentioned to me how mentally alert she seemed for her age, knowing just what changes she wanted made and so forth ''.

At about the age of eighteen, he went to Athens to continue his education at Plato's Academy.

At the start of a new industrial age in the 18th century, it was believed that " people are the riches of the nation ", and there was a general faith in an economy that paid its workers low wages because high wages meant workers would work less.

While Miss Marple is described as ' an old lady ' in many of the stories, her age is mentioned in " At Bertram's Hotel ", where it is said she visited the hotel when she was 14 and almost 60 years have passed since then.

At the age of 30, in 1905, Schweitzer answered the call of " The Society of the Evangelist Missions of Paris " which was looking for a medical doctor.

At the age of 13, Mackenzie's father died, and he was forced to end his formal education in order to help support his family.

At the age of 16 he apprenticed as a stonemason and by the age of 20 he had reached journeyman status in this field.

At age six, young Bronson began his formal education in a one-room schoolhouse in the center of town but learned how to read at home with the help of his mother.

The school taught only reading, writing, and spelling and he left this school at the age of 10. At age 13, his uncle, Reverend Tillotson Bronson, invited Alcott into his home in Cheshire, Connecticut to be educated and prepared for college.

At age 17, Alcott passed the exam for a teaching certificate but had trouble finding work as a teacher.

At the age of eleven, he joined his father on a ship as an apprentice ; his seagoing career would be marked by headstrong disobedience.

At age 12 he was whiter than ivory, had hair lighter than gold, and could lift 10 bear skins at once.

At age 16 or 17, Johnson left his apprenticeship and ran away with his brother William.

At the age of 18, Johnson married 16-year-old Eliza McCardle in 1827 ; she was the daughter of a local shoemaker.

At the age of fourteen he entered the Camaldolese Order in the Monastery of St. Mary of the Angels in Florence, and rapidly became a leading theologian and Hellenist.

At the age of 25, he was elected a member of the French Academy of Sciences, France's most elite scientific society, for an essay on street lighting and in recognition of his earlier research.

At the age of 13 he entered the Göttingen Gymnasium, residing at the home of one of the professors.

At age 18, the youth began a rapid advancement through the company, becoming the superintendent of the Pittsburgh Division.

At the age of 19 she left Haworth and worked as a governess between 1839 and 1845.

At noon on 24 June, the temporal dignitaries — the 126 members of both the Senate and magistrates that comprised the court — declared Alexei guilty and sentenced him to death.

At the age of 24, ` Abdu ' l-Bahá was clearly chief-steward to his father and an outstanding member of the Bahá ’ í community.

At launch, Tim Orchard was Controller of News 24 from 1997 until 2000.

At this point, the water pushes northward up the Tonle Sab and empties into the Tonle Sap, thereby increasing the size of the lake from about 2, 590 square kilometers to about 24, 605 square kilometers at the height of the flooding.

At the 23rd Congress ( 29 March – 8 April 1966 ) the survival ratio was 79. 4 percent, it decreased to 76. 5 percent at the 24th Congress ( 30 March – 9 April 1971 ), increased to 83. 4 percent at the 25th Congress ( 24 February – 5 March 1976 ) and at its peak, at the 26th Congress ( 23 February – 3 March 1981 ), it reached 89 percent.

At 5: 24 pm, Cooper was informed that his demands had been met ; and, at 5: 39 pm, the aircraft landed at Sea-Tac ( Seattle-Tacoma Airport ).

At age 24, Fermi took a professorship at the University of Rome ( one of the first three in theoretical physics in Italy ) which he won in a competition whose selection committee was chaired by Professor Orso Mario Corbino, director of the Institute of Physics.

At certain intervals February was truncated to 23 or 24 days ; and a 27-day intercalary month, Intercalaris, was inserted immediately after February to realign the year with the seasons.

At first light on 11 July, the Australian 2 / 24th Battalion supported by tanks from 44th Royal Tank Regiment attacked the western end of Tel el Eisa hill ( Point 24 ).

At last word, her attorneys were examining a challenge to the Constitutional validity of massive statutory damages, where actual damages would have been $ 24.

At President Gayoom's request, the Indian military intervened and provided assistance in suppressing the attempt within 24 hours.

At their peak, 350, 000 Aztec presided over a wealthy tribute-empire comprising 10 million people, almost half of Mexico's estimated population of 24 million.

At least three redactions of the text are commonly recognized: Jaya ( Victory ) with 8, 800 verses attributed to Vyasa, Bharata with 24, 000 verses as recited by Vaisampayana, and finally the Mahabharata as recited by Ugrasrava Sauti with over 100, 000 verses.

At 3: 24 a. m., McKay received the official confirmation:

At least 24 cities have populations of more than 100, 000.

At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the coup attempt within 24 hours.

At the height of its influence during World War II, the OSS employed almost 24, 000 people.

At the Tropic of Cancer the radius of the circumpolar stars reaches 24 °.

At about 24 days past fertilization, there is a primitive S-shaped tubule heart which begins beating.

At the 24 February 1968 election, Askin increased his majority by six seats against Labor's Renshaw and an overall majority of 12 over the Labor Party and the two Independents.

At Wanar, they number 24 and the stones are smaller.

* Heavenly sanctuary ( fundamental belief 24 )— At his ascension, Jesus Christ commenced an atoning ministry in the heavenly sanctuary.

At its founding on March 24, 1870, the state of New York granted the University its charter independent of Genesee College.

At the time of Domesday there was land for 60 ploughs but in the lord's land there were 2 ploughs and in the lands held by villeins 24 ploughs.

At the first meeting of the 24 members of the Board of Trustees ( November 13, 1749 ) the issue of where to locate the school was a prime concern.