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Bows were used both for hunting and in battle.
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Bows were used in the opening stages of land battles, and at sea, but tended to be considered less " honourable " than a hand weapon.
Bows were used for sharpshooting, and some ninja's bows were intentionally made smaller than the traditional yumi ( longbow ).
Many of the songs were sung by the cast, including Debi Jones's light rendition of Buttons and Bows and Angela Walsh's heart-breaking rendition of Johnny Mercer's I Wanna Be Around.
Bows and arrows were deadly at short range and in a fight on horseback or on foot but were ineffective against a well entrenched or fortified enemy.
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Bows sometimes lose their correct camber ( see above ), and are recambered using the same heating method as is used in the original manufacture.
Bows of traditional materials with significant reflex are almost all composite bows, made of the classic three layers of horn, wood, and sinew ; they are a variant of the recurve form normally used for such bows.
Bows almost automatically accompany the greeting phrases, but generally are no longer used among the immediate family unless addressing a family member after or in anticipation of a long absence or separation.
Bows are used to begin and end practice, sparring bouts and competitions, and when entering and leaving the dojo, or practice room.
Bows and both
Livingston and Evans, both members of ASCAP, won three Academy Awards, in 1948 for the song " Buttons and Bows ", written for the movie The Paleface ; in 1950 for the song " Mona Lisa ", written for the movie Captain Carey, U. S. A .; and in 1956 for the song " Que Sera Sera ", featured in the Alfred Hitchcock movie The Man Who Knew Too Much and sung by Doris Day.
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Bows eventually replaced the spear-thrower as the predominant means for launching shafted projectiles, on every continent except Australia, though spear-throwers persisted alongside the bow in parts of the Americas, notably Mexico ( where the Nahuatl word for " spear-thrower " is atlatl ) and amongst the Inuit.
Bows could be kept and ready to shoot for some time with little effort, allowing crossbowmen to aim better.
Bows for particular instruments are often designated as such: " violin bow ", " cello bow ", and so on.
( Robert ) Geoffrey Trease ( August 11, 1909-January 27, 1998 ) was a great writer, publishing 113 books between 1934 ( Bows Against the Barons ) and 1997 ( Cloak for a Spy ).
" After six hours the surviving Nine Bows threw down their weapons, abandoned their baggage and dependents, and ran for their lives.
Livingston and Evans won the Academy Award for Best Original Song three times, in 1948 for the song Buttons and Bows, written for the movie The Paleface ; in 1950 for the song Mona Lisa, written for the movie Captain Carey, U. S. A .; and in 1956 for the song " Whatever Will Be, Will Be ( Que Sera, Sera )," featured in the movie The Man Who Knew Too Much.
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* " Elvis Bows, Bing Just Nods: High and Low Culture in Fancy Meeting You Here " by Gilbert L. Gigliotti
Bows and crossbows could shoot over obstacles by firing with high-arcing ballistic trajectories in order to reach the enemy when the person or object had some frontal but no overhead cover ( such as when troops are in melee with the enemy ) — albeit with much less accuracy.
Excavations in El Mina revealed skeletal remains of ancient wolves, eels, and gazelles, part of the ancient southern port quay, grinding mills, different types of columns, wheels, Bows, and a necropolis from the end of the Hellenistic period.
Bows are unaffected by the triangle, can attack from a distance, and do higher amounts of damage against flying units like pegasi, but this is offset by the bow-wielder's inability to counter-attack melee strikes.
Their official residence today is the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota, home also to the Itazipco ( No Bows ), the Minneconjou ( People Who Live Near Water ) and Oohenumpa ( Two Kettle ), all bands of the Lakota.
Bows of stringed instruments such as the violin and cello often have mother of pearl inlay at the frog.
Bows are the traditional greeting in East Asia, particularly in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and Vietnam.
Bows are a required and expected part of any apology or expression of thanks in East Asia, especially Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.
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