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Besides mercenaries and adventurers who had offered their services since the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century, a few Europeans served as ladies-in-waiting to the last queen Supayalat in Mandalay, a missionary established a school attended by Mindon's several sons including the last king Thibaw, and an Armenian had served as a king's minister at Amarapura.
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" Besides the forces raised from the Ulster clans, O ' Neill also had a substantial number of mercenaries in his pay, many of them from the Highlands of Scotland.
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Besides these groups, who were more-or-less unwilling emigrants, a considerable variety of Muslim adventurers went forth from Futa Jalon.
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Besides the bundle centers where contributions may be made there will be facilities at Philmont Country Club for those who would like to bring the bundles on the night of the party.
Besides his fame as a scholar, he was a friend of both Robert Schumann, with whom he corresponded, and Felix Mendelssohn, who dedicated a song to him.
Besides being the changing rooms, the Cottage ( also called The Clubhouse ) was traditionally used by the players ' families and friends who sit on the balcony to watch the game, but the club now sell those seats at a premium game-by-game rate.
Besides attending the classes, Enrico Fermi found the time to work on his extracurricular activities, particularly with the help of his friend Enrico Persico, who remained in Rome to attend the university.
Besides its urban elite it included a confederation of nomadic peoples who spoke languages of the Teda – Daza ( Toubou ) group.
Besides fans who are community members, Lomo Amigos, or friends of Lomography, are invited to contribute to the magazine and are often celebrities who enjoy using Lomography cameras.
Besides the doctrinal reasons for plural marriage, the practice made some economic sense, as many of the plural wives were single women who arrived in Utah without brothers or fathers to offer them societal support.
" Besides its mention of Cicero, Moses is the only non-Greek writer quoted in the work, and he is described " with far more admiration than even Greek writers who treated Moses with respect, such as Hecataeus and Strabo.
Besides Arne, the other dominating force in English opera at this time was George Frideric Handel, whose opera serias filled the London operatic stages for decades, and influenced most home-grown composers, like John Frederick Lampe, who wrote using Italian models.
Besides the names of some Greek gods in the Mycenean Greek inscriptions, appear also names of goddesses, like " the divine Mother " ( the mother of the gods ) or " the Goddess ( or priestess ) of the winds ", who don ’ t have Mycenean origin.
Besides Philips, several other manufacturers produced CD-i players, including Magnavox, GoldStar / LG Electronics, Digital Video Systems, Memorex, Grundig, Sony (' Intelligent Discman ', a portable CD-i player ), Kyocera, NBS, Highscreen, and Bang & Olufsen, who produced a television with a built-in CD-i device ( Beocenter AV5 ).
Besides the colonial employers, one of the main targets of popular hostility was the tribal chiefs who the British had transformed into functionaries in the colonial system of indirect rule.
Besides Dawson, the Chiefs main offensive weapon was running back Mike Garrett ( 1965 Heisman Trophy winner ), who rushed for 732 yards and 6 touchdowns.
Besides denoting the translations of the bible, the term Targum also denote the oral rendering of Bible lections in synagogue, while the translator of the Bible was simply called as hammeturgem ( he who translates ).
Besides the persecution of the saints, Nephi sees that people who comprise the great and abominable church among the Gentiles would also be involved with taking " away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and most precious ; and also many covenants of the Lord have they taken away.
Besides achieving physical and mental health, people who have advanced towards individuation tend to be harmonious, mature and responsible.
Besides the coffin, hang two medieval portraits of Richeza and Anno II, who dated from the medieval grave in St. Maria ad Gradus.
Besides establishing the system of Delegates, he created the wide-ranging supervisory post of " Architypographus ": an academic who would have responsibility for every function of the business, from print shop management to proofreading.
Besides the slaves who died on the Middle Passage itself, even more slaves probably died in the slave raids in Africa.
Besides Copernicus, Albert's students included the mathematician Bernard Wapowski and the German poet and Renaissance humanist, Conrad Celtis, who in Kraków established the first Central European literary society, Sodalitas Litterana Vistulana.
Besides describing the social class who own the means of production, the Marxist usage of the term " bourgeois " also describes the consumerist style of life derived from the ownership of capital and real property.
Besides Ptolemy, the list includes Proclus, who rejected precession, and Theon of Alexandria, a commentator on Ptolemy in the 4th century, who accepted Ptolemy's explanation.
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Besides, she had a sweet face that attracted him.
Besides, terror had sapped some of Frayne's vitality and will.
Besides, her endearments and caresses in the carriage had been new and stirring experiences to the simple youth.
Besides, Miss Henrietta -- as she was generally known since she had put up her hair with a chignon in the back -- had little time to spare them from her teaching and writing ; ;
Besides holding a large cache of ammunition and gunpowder, the Bastille had been known for holding political prisoners whose writings had displeased the royal government, and was thus a symbol of the absolutism of the monarchy.
Besides his charitable works as Bishop Cyril had many responsibilities in City life.
Besides a number of appearances in films produced by her company, Flower Films, including Charlie's Angels, Barrymore had a dramatic role in the comedy / drama Riding in Cars with Boys ( 2001 ), playing a teenage mother in a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father ( based on the real-life story of Beverly D ' Onofrio ).
Besides their obligations as obedient and nonpolitical inhabitants of the Grand Duchy, and participants in the political battle against the Tsar, workers had begun to ask for and then demand their civil rights in Finnish society.
Besides, Brorsen had already proposed the correct explanation for the gegenschein ( interplanetary dust reflections ).
Besides the typescript, Kennedy had a cue card on which he himself had written the phonetic spelling, and he surprised everyone by completely disregarding the speech, which had taken weeks to prepare.
Besides painting, Yeats had a significant interest in theatre and in literature.
Besides the geographical argument, there was the fact that Simon Bolivar ’ s actions had been the decisive military factor in the independence of Venezuela, New Granada and Ecuador, while his role in Panama ’ s independence was none.
Besides turning over to them some deserted Benedictine monasteries, he presented them with the monastery of St. Paul at Albano, which he himself had founded and richly endowed when he was still cardinal.
Besides the four Holy Books sent by God to the four messengers, Muslims believe that God also had granted Scrolls ( Suhuf ) to Abraham ( Suhuf-e-Ibrahim ) and Moses ( Books of Moses ).
Besides, historical accounts of the Three Kingdoms era had several specific records of Guan Yu thrusting his opponents down ( probably with a spear-like polearm ) in battles, instead of cutting them down with a curved-blade.
Besides doing the animations, he also appeared in several sketches, though he rarely had any main roles and did considerably less acting in the sketches.
Besides Taito America, Taito had another division in North America called Taito Software Inc that was in charge of the non-arcade sector of the company.
Besides history, his academic studies had for periods been devoted both to Theology and Medicine.
Besides these, Wolpoff has published 5 other books, 160 papers, and 22 book reviews, has presented numerous lectures and meetings papers, and has had many interviews and video appearances.
Besides Luther's strength of faith, Melanchthon's many-sidedness and calmness, as well as his temperance and love of peace, had a share in the success of the movement.
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