The Brewers attempted to shore up their starting pitching with the signings of free agents Randy Wolf and Doug Davis, but the Brewers still struggled.

Whig John Davis of Massachusetts attempted to forestall this effort by holding the floor until it would be too late to return the bill to the House, forcing the Senate to accept or reject the appropriation with the proviso intact.

Highly distraught, Davis attempted to withdraw from her next film Mr. Skeffington ( 1944 ); but Jack Warner, who had halted production following Farnsworth's death, convinced her to continue.

During this time, her relationship with her daughter, B. D. Hyman, deteriorated when Hyman became a born-again Christian and attempted to persuade Davis to follow suit.

In September 2007 the California Department of Fish and Game ( DFG ) attempted to eradicate Northern pike in Lake Davis by lowering the lake and poisoning the remaining waters with Rotenone, a naturally occurring poison deadly to gilled creatures.

When Davis attempted to sell it to a national comic strip syndicate, an editor told him, " Your art is good, your gags are great, but bugs — nobody can relate to bugs!

Anahuac military commander John Davis Bradburn attempted to dissolve the ayuntamiento in Liberty on December 10, 1831, but the municipality survived.

The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis ( Brian Keith ) as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment.

He thought that Davis attempted to fit a modern societal model ( of an independent woman making her own choices ) onto the historical account.

Paramedics arrived quickly, and attempted to revive both Davis and Askew before taking them to Beekman Downtown Hospital.

He also attempted two new television programs: The John Forsythe Show on NBC with Guy Marks, Elsa Lanchester, Ann B. Davis, Peggy Lipton, and Forsythe's two young daughters, Page and Brooke ( 1965 – 1966 ), and To Rome With Love on CBS ( 1969 – 1971 ) with co-star Walter Brennan.

At his bankruptcy hearing in 1936, Fox attempted to bribe judge John Warren Davis and committed perjury.

Also during the decade Davis attempted to popularise a new game called snooker plus.

In addition, he was sued by Mr. Sottile and Continental in civil court even though Mr. Davis attempted to sue Continental over the incident himself.

He was part of the successful effort to remove Republican Edmund J. Davis from the governorship in 1874, after Davis attempted to illegally remain in office after he had lost the election.

The band attempted to go back and re-record the entire album but in the process, Davis and McGovern's relationship dissolved and by December 1981 McGovern was no longer in the band ( McGovern subsequently formed the band Burning Sensations ).

In a 2001 article in Wired, Erik Davis reports on the issue, adding allegations that the " Elfconners " had attempted to prevent publications by other scholars: "… the Elfconners have behaved as informal copyright police, pressuring other linguists not to publish their dictionaries and grammars ".

After the failed raid on Harpers Ferry, Senator Jefferson Davis unsuccessfully attempted to have Smith accused, tried, and hanged along with Brown.

After the million selling success of Blue's and Oro incenso e birra in Italy, and his collaborations with Joe Cocker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton and Miles Davis, Fornaciari from 1990 on attempted to conquer the rest of Europe.

In early 1993, the band took notice of vocalist Jonathan Davis after seeing his band SexArt and attempted to recruit him.

In 1866, Holt issued a pamphlet titled Vindication of Judge Advocate General Holt From the Foul Slanders of Traitors, Confessed Perjurers and Suborners, Acting in the Interest of Jefferson Davis in which he attempted to defend himself against the various allegations and clear up some of the confusion stemming from the trial.

Davis increased resources toward monitoring and investigating political circles and simultaneously attempted to squash vice.

Along with William Kunstler, Stewart represented Larry Davis, who had been charged with the attempted murder of nine NYPD officers during a shootout as well as the murder of four Bronx drug dealers.

The ruthless Davis sacrificed both jobs and studios in the name of efficiency and sought to produce commercial films rather than pursue experimental initiatives.

The historical significance of Bradley's victory further inspired Davis to pursue a career in politics.

After their tour in support of their 1992 album America's Least Wanted, the band searched around for a replacement drummer, as Mark Davis left to pursue a life away from the spotlight.

When Davis wanted to pursue a career in acting, he ran into the usual roadblocks that blacks suffered at that time as they generally could only portray stereotypical characters such as Stepin Fetchit.

Tamia studied piano and voice with renowned Windsor musician, Eugene Davis, who was also instrumental in encouraging her to pursue her vocal passion.

Davis wanted the group to pursue a musical direction closer to rock, while Atkins wanted to continue in the electro-style vein of " Clear.

Shortly afterwards, Davis resigned his commission in order to pursue his relationship with Sarah in Prairie du Chien.

In addition to the cast, veteran character actors Billy Green Bush ( known for playing ill-fated police officers in Electra Glide in Blue and Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday ), Gene Davis ( known for playing the naked psychopathic killer Warren Stacy in 10 to Midnight ), Armin Shimerman ( who would later be the voice of General Skarr in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy ) and Emmy-winner Henry Darrow make cameo appearances as police officers who pursue Jim Halsey.

With all engaged companies now relieved Colonel Stanley Davis, commanding the 5th Marines, ordered 1 / 5 and 3 / 5 to pursue the withdrawing PAVN.

Precious Wilson left the group in 1979 to pursue a solo career and was replaced by singer Kim Davis.

However, one federal judge enjoined implementation of parts of the law as unconstitutional, and Democratic governor Gray Davis refused to pursue an appeal of the lower court decision, abandoning Proposition 187.

Green announced in September 2008 that he would be leaving Ziff Davis and 1UP. com to pursue a career in game development at Electronic Arts.

In January 2001, as part of issue # 100 of K10k. net, Davis posted an autobiography — a look at his personal life in the New York City art / club scene in the early 1990s, his drug addiction, and his ability to overcome it to pursue his goal of being a full-time artist.

Lead vocalist Mary Davis left the group in 1987 to pursue a solo career, and was replaced by Chandra Currelley beginning with the band's 1989 Diamonds in the Raw album.

Larrieux left Groove Theory in 1999 to pursue a solo career, being replaced by Makeda Davis.

Chesley Bonestell, considered by many to be one of the most accomplished practitioners of the space art genre, critiqued Davis ' early paintings and encouraged him to pursue an artistic career.

To this end, he persuades Porky to resign from the Schlesinger studios to pursue a career in feature films as Bette Davis ' leading man.

Price, wrote Davis, ought to have used Confederate bushwackers to harass Federal formations, forcing the Unionists to disperse significant numbers of troops to pursue them over wide ranges of territory – which in turn would have reduced the number of effectives available to fight against Price's main force.

Price, wrote Davis, ought to have used Confederate bushwackers to harass Federal formations, forcing the Unionists to disperse significant numbers of troops to pursue them over wide ranges of territory – which would have reduced the number of effectives available to fight against Price's main force.

She was greatly aided by her English teacher, Miss Davis, who encouraged her to pursue acting.