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" Believing the response favorable, Croesus attacked, but it was his own empire that ultimately was destroyed by the Persians.
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Believing and favorable
Believing they could find more favorable terms elsewhere, Atari's executives declined and continued to pursue toy retailers.
Believing and attacked
Believing their help was not appreciated, however, Hall and Nash attacked him during the tournament finals, therefore handing the belt to Guerrero.
Believing that the English were somehow responsible for his death, Weetamoo and her brother-in-law, Metacomet — Wamsutta's younger brother and husband of Weetamoo's younger sister Wootonekanuske — attacked the English in June 1675.
Believing and was
Believing devoutly as they did in Anglo-Saxon institutions, it was important to both Roosevelt and Churchill that the Poles should have them.
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 that the auk was a witch and the cause of the storm, they then killed it by beating it with a stick.
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.
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.
* 1806 – Believing he was facing a much larger force, Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich von Romberg, commanding 5, 300 men, surrendered the city of Stettin to 800 French soldiers commanded by General Lassalle.
Believing a robbery was in progress, Rice called the police.
Believing he was under suspicion of atheism himself, he wrote to the Lord Keeper, Sir John Puckering, protesting his innocence, but his efforts to clear his name were apparently fruitless.
Believing that his acting was poor, and that he had won his film roles through his looks alone, Milland decided to gain some stage work to improve his art.
Believing that Britain was soon about to declare the whole area a protectorate, Lüderitz advised the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck to claim it.
Believing strongly in the need for revolt, Patel stated his intention to resign from the Congress if the revolt was not approved.
Believing that the war was all but over, the English divided their forces and in December were routed by the fleet of Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp at the Battle of Dungeness in the English Channel.
Believing many others would follow in an uprising, their goal was to create an independent state based on the ideals of Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Believing the venture could not succeed without Einstein, Goldstein quickly agreed to resign himself, and Einstein returned ; his brief departure was publicly denied.
Believing the infant stillborn, Villefort had tried to secretly bury it in a box on the grounds of the house but while doing so, he was stabbed by Bertuccio, his sworn enemy, who rescued the infant and brought him back to life.
Believing that she could yet make him love her, she was determined to try to woo him once more.
Believing Bakshi was unlikely to prosper at Thomas Jefferson, the principal transferred him to Manhattan's School of Industrial Art.
'" And I remember that as I lifted my head to listen, my eye caught an omnibus on which was written " Hanwell ".... " Believing utterly in one's self is a hysterical and superstitious belief like believing in Joanna Southcote: the man who has it has ' Hanwell ' written on his face as plain as it is written on that omnibus.
Believing that MGM was interfering with the subject matter of his records, by 1974 Norman left MGM due to " a squabble with MGM over song choices for his next album, ...
" Believing that the film version of Gypsy was within her grasp, she generously gave him the many house seats he requested for friends and industry colleagues, only to discover she had been duped.
" Believing the future of Puritanism was at stake, he and the members of twenty families sailed for the New World.
Believing that his time was short, Vasili requested to be returned to Moscow, where he was kept in the Saint Joseph Cathedral along the way.
Believing and own
Believing that the scientific and intellectual values of new developments far outstripped material values, Ferraris deliberately did not patent his invention ; on the contrary, he demonstrated it freely in his own laboratory to all comers.
Believing that the monarch's policy would either wreck his own career or generate a wider insurrection, he did not intend, like his unfortunate father before him, to be on the losing side.
Believing none of this ( despite seeing the elephant with her own eyes ), Victoria tells Gregory that he is insane and she is going to have him committed.
Believing his boss insane and consumed with a desire to play God, Hobson subconsciously altered his own memory to hide this fact from himself.
Believing WWII is still on, they kill the lead ' Nazi ' on the set of the film dramatizing Blacky's own exploits twenty years earlier.
Believing he has defeated Slade, while sacrificing his own life, he is surprised to wake up in the hospital.
Believing an art school was both necessary and important on the West Coast, she devoted herself almost exclusively to her school, setting aside her own painting.
Believing fervently that ‘ it may be desirable not to have the subject to discuss with our own Ministers, as you know very well how ignorant they are of foreign finance ’ ( Barings archives, Northbrook MSS, A19 ), in 1801 he dispatched P. C. Labouchere of Hopes and his son George to negotiate a loan to the court of Lisbon.
" Believing that experienced players would require very little time to complete the game, GameSpot nevertheless considered New Super Mario Bros. a " completely awesome " game that was an " absolutely necessary " video game to own.
Believing and empire
Believing her brother Jason is dying and in need of an heir who can run the Colby empire, Constance gifts to Jeff her 50 percent of the company's voting stock.
Believing that magic was a source of conflict, Garacaius fled his kingdom and founded a new empire based on science and engineering, as opposed to magic.
Believing the Dutch were weakened by their political divisions the English parliament grew ever more enthusiastic to start a war to take over the Dutch colonial empire.
Believing and ultimately
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.
Believing that further resistance would only result in the futile loss of still more Danish lives, the Danish cabinet ultimately decided to bow to the German pressure " under protest ".
Believing and destroyed
Believing Superboy intentionally destroyed his discoveries, Luthor attributes his actions to jealousy and vows revenge.
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.
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