" Believing the response favorable, Croesus attacked, but it was his own empire that ultimately was destroyed by the Persians.

Believing that Cornwallis might be stationed there, they aimed at it and quickly destroyed it.

Believing that there were too many odd temples in his territory, he had them destroyed, leaving only the temples of Wu Taibo and Wu Zixu.

Believing that the battle may continue into the night, Gravener made the decision to pull 12 Platoon back in order to adopt a tighter company perimeter, lest his forward platoon be overrun and destroyed.

Believing that Green Lantern was ridiculing him, he destroyed the dam and nearly the majority of Los Angeles.

Believing he has destroyed the Autobots in a lava flow, Galvatron then recalls his bats, but finds that his foes are still alive, leading to a final confrontation with Omega Prime at the Earth's core.

Believing Columbus to be lost, he sent a letter to the King and Queen ; some have argued that he claimed the glory of the great discoveries for himself, while others defend him from the charge ; the letter itself is lost.

" Believing that the attainment of education as well as technical training is the aim of all true engineers, we band ourselves together to foster and promote fraternal relationships among electrical engineering students ; to strive at all times for the maintenance of a complete and lasting understanding and fellowship between faculty and students ; to unceasingly cherish and develop the character and ideals of service as the necessary attributes of the profession.

Believing he still has a chance with Buffy after seeing her reactions of jealousy and hurt when he has a drunk sexual encounter with Anya, Spike corners her and makes aggressive sexual advances.

Believing that Bagi has betrayed them he vows revenge and spends the next five years under Bond's tutelage.

Believing Grampa is dead, Homer sadly vows to visit his grave after he gets better.

Believing her dead, he told the Thieves Guild to take care of her, and went off for revenge against the Brood.

Believing the Greek owners to be responsible, they get their revenge on them, ironically killing the one who was originally responsible for beating Mustafa in the first place.

Believing devoutly as they did in Anglo-Saxon institutions, it was important to both Roosevelt and Churchill that the Poles should have them.

Believing that God is the Author of this law and of all laws of nature, Roman Catholics believe that they are obliged to obey those laws, not frustrate or mock them.

Believing that without Christian wisdom there can be neither prosperity nor success in war, Alfred aimed " to set to learning ( as long as they are not useful for some other employment ) all the free-born young men now in England who have the means to apply themselves to it.

Believing that Britain, France and the United States had little option other than to acquiesce, the Soviet Military Administration in Germany celebrated the beginning of the blockade.

Believing Jed to be dead, Tony hid his body in the Christmas hamper during the party.

Believing that corruption and a lack of morals were key reasons that the KMT lost mainland China to the Communists, Chiang attempted to purge corruption by dismissing members of the KMT accused of graft.

Believing his creations to be treacherous, Davros begins using mind control on Daleks and humans, ultimately releasing the virus to kill off the Daleks before they can exterminate him.

A collection of these essays, entitled Believing is Seeing: Observations on the Mysteries of Photography, was published by Penguin Press on September 1, 2011.

Believing it is the elders ' responsibility to ensure that participants do not " eat and drink judgment to themselves " ( as mentioned in I Corinthians 11: 27-34 ) they require those who would participate to make themselves known to the Kirk Session before the service begins.

Believing that the auk was a witch and the cause of the storm, they then killed it by beating it with a stick.

Believing the odds to favor tails, the gambler sees no reason to change to heads.

Believing that the Second Coming of Christ would occur during their lifetimes, the Harmonists contented to live simply under a strict religious doctrine, gave up tobacco, and advocated celibacy.

Believing he has achieved his full potential, Bobby does not attempt to develop his abilities further.

Believing that it was a U. S. Navy submarine which had come to fetch them, the four young colonists rushed down the steep western beach in front of tiny Millersville towards the shore.

Believing the system was impractical, the Academy rejected it, though they praised his mastery of the subject, and urged him to try again.

Believing himself to be in a state of disgrace with Hitler over his failure to achieve the British alliance, Ribbentrop spent December 1937 in a state of depression, and together with his wife, wrote two lengthy documents for Hitler denouncing Britain.

One of his first moves was to launch the League of Diet Members Believing the Objectives of the Holy War to counter opposition from politicians such as deputy Saitō Takao who had spoken against the Second Sino-Japanese War in the Diet on 2 February.

Believing that Hitler needed Russian neutrality in order to defeat Britain, Stalin prepared a strong set of initial demands, which Hitler had no intention of accepting.

Believing the Catholic Church to be corrupted in many ways, the Lollards looked to Scripture as the basis for their religious ideas.

Believing in a lay priesthood, the Lollards challenged the Church ’ s authority to invest or deny the divine authority to make a man a priest.

Believing that more attention should be given to the message of the scriptures rather than to ceremony and worship, the Lollards denounced the doctrines of the Church such as transubstantiation, exorcism, pilgrimages, and blessings, believing these led to an emphasis on Church ritual rather than the Bible.

Believing that people were motivated by self-interest, Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince in 1513 as advice for the city of Florence, Italy.

With their home dimensions destroyed, Superboy, Superman of Earth-Two, his wife Lois Lane, and Alexander Luthor, Jr. of Earth-Three journey to a " paradise dimension ".

In an attempt to resolve the paradox, a Superman / Legion story was crafted, explaining that a version of the Silver Age Superboy ( and all his supporting characters, including Pete Ross ) inhabited a " pocket universe " created by the Time Trapper, and that the Trapper had protected this universe from being destroyed in the Crisis.

Finally, the combined efforts of various superheroes and villains, ( Doctor Light, the heroic Alexander Luthor, Jr. of Earth-Three, Darkseid, Superboy of Earth Prime, and Kal-L, the Superman of Earth-Two ), who struck the final blow, destroyed the Anti-Monitor by punching him into a star.

Ultimately, the tower was destroyed when Kon-El, the modern Superboy, and Superboy-Prime crashed into it while fighting each other ; Kon-El died in the arms of Wonder Girl as Superboy-Prime fled.

This plan was stopped by the now-resurrected Superman, Superboy, and Steel, with the help of Hal Jordan, who had just returned from space to find his home destroyed.

Following the resurrections of both characters, Superboy destroyed both statues so as to alert the world that both he and Kid Flash were back amongst the Titans.

It featured Max Mercury for Kid Flash, Ares for Wonder Girl, Superman and Lex Luthor for Superboy, and a destroyed statue of Batman for Robin.

to act as a handler for Superboy after he destroyed the N. O. W. H. E. R. E.