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But he was wary about negotiation with outsiders and when a British team, F. R Thompson, Charles Rudd and Rochfort Maguire, came in 1888 to try to persuade him to grant them the right to dig for minerals in additional parts of his territory, the negotiations took many months.
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The altercation in the coffee house had done little to dampen his spirits, but he was still a little wary around Rector for they had not yet discussed the incident.
Karno was initially wary, thinking Chaplin a " pale, puny, sullen-looking youngster " who " looked much too shy to do any good in the theatre.
Although many were initially wary of the concept, it was because people were able to witness the procedure's consistently positive results, within their own community of ordinary citizens, that it became widely utilized and supported.
When Elvis Presley became popular, Sullivan was wary of the singer's bad-boy style and said that he would never invite Presley on his program.
Foxes are normally extremely wary of humans and are not usually kept as indoor pets ; however, the silver fox was successfully domesticated in Russia after a 45-year selective breeding program.
Sweden was not big enough, and its leadership was wary of confronting Russia.
By 1952 Dafo's health had begun to decline, and she was increasingly wary of Gardner's publicity-seeking.
At the same time he was very wary not to revive the failed Kabul government of the early 1990s.
" A leading figure within the CIA was Philby's wary former colleague, James Jesus Angleton, with whom he once again found himself working closely.
The attitude of Railtrack's customers-the passenger and freight train operators-was much more cautious, especially as they were wary of a corporate structure under which shareholders ' equity was not at risk if the company's new management mis-managed its affairs.
Rajaratnam originally framed Singapore ’ s foreign policy, taking into account " the jungle of international politics ", and was wary of foreign policy " on the basis of permanent enemies.
She was at first wary of Homer, but agreed to go to the prom with him, although she ended up going with Artie Ziff.
At the same time he was very wary not to revive the failed Kabul government of the early 1990s.
“... The English home closed up and darkened over the decade ( 1850s ), the cult of domesticity matched by a cult of privacy .” Bourgeois existence was a world of interior space, heavily curtained off and wary of intrusion, and opened only by invitation for viewing on occasions such as parties or teas.
Arafat was enjoying the support of groups that, given his own history, would normally have been quite wary of dealing with or supporting him.
Initially wary, Straczynski finally did and was hired on as story editor under Jeri Taylor and David Moessinger.
" ( No. 21a ) was changed from " For thirty-five years I've been sober and wary " to " Henceforth all the crimes that I find in the Times ".
A 1987 recording by the New Sadler's Wells Opera, for which David Russell Hulme was adviser, restored most of the surviving material from the first-night version, including " For thirty-five years I've been sober and wary ", as well as the extra music from the ghost scene.
The Rwandans were divided ; a portion of the royal court was wary and the other thought the Germans might be a good alternative to dominance by Buganda or the Belgians.
Bering was wary of this expansion in the proposed size of the whole expedition, given the food shortages experienced on the first voyage.
Parker was obviously wary, but after several meetings with increasingly high-ranking Naval officers it became apparent that whatever it was, they were serious, and he eventually agreed to give this team a home in his military glider factory.
Victor Emmanuel was wary of the international repercussions of attacking the Papal States, and discouraged his subjects from participating in revolutionary ventures with such intentions.
He also distrusted some of the members of Charles ’ s council of war and was wary of being so far from the King's side.
was and about
He was silent a moment, thinking he could use a man this time of year, and if the girl could cook, it would give him more time in the meadows, but he knew nothing about the couple.
It was the only thing about her that was the least bit hard to remember.
The town was about what Wilson expected: one main street with its rows of false-fronted buildings, a water tower, a few warehouses, a single hotel ; ;
Sometimes I was aware of people moving about in the darkness.
Everything about the clerk was trivial.
If, when this was all over, she found the words to tell him about it, she wondered if he would ever understand.
There was a peculiar density about it, a thick substance that could be sensed but never identified, never actually perceived.
Somehow more terrible than the certainty that he was about to die was the knowledge that Lord would probably not suffer for it: the murder would go unpunished.
An inquest was held, and after a good deal of testimony about the anonymous notes, the county coroner estimated that the shooting had been done from a distance of 300 yards.
`` Fred was mighty crude about the way he took in cattle '' his own hired man, Andy Ross, mentioned later.
Against all expectation, Carmer was inside, clearly enjoying himself to the hilt and already so tipsy that it seemed unlikely he was bothering to note anything or anyone about him.
`` Gyp Carmer couldn't have known about Colcord's money unless he was told -- and who else would have told him ''??
The valley was only a few hundred yards wide with just about room enough for a properly performed hundred-and-eighty-degree turn.
He was about to make a gas check on his flight when Todman's voice broke in: `` Sweeneys!!
Mrs. Roebuck smilingly declined and began suddenly to go on about her son, who was `` onleh a little younguh than you bawhs ''.
The car was just about to us, its driver's fat, solemn face intent on the road ahead, on business, on a family in Sante Fe -- on anything but an old pick-up truck in which two human beings desperately needed rescue.
`` No, I remembered reading about you in the papers and that you lived here, and when it happened all I could think of was '' -- This time she stopped the rush of words herself.
That was the new advertising angle -- something about a Lloyd's of London policy to insure the secrecy of the secret ingredient.
There was something about the contour of her face, her smile that was like New Orleans sunshine, the way she held her head, the way she walked -- there was scarcely anything she did which did not fascinate me.
Even as she was telling me about it I became aware of a give-away flush that suffused her neck and moved upwards to her cheeks, and subconsciously I realized that when she entered the store she did not switch on the lights.
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