Davis believed that his company had paid too much for Infocom and initiated a lawsuit against them to recoup some of the cost, along with changing the way Infocom was run.

As Davis explained in his memoir The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, he believed that each state was sovereign and had an unquestionable right to secede from the Union.

The historian William J. Cooper has stated that Davis believed in southern social order that included " a democratic white polity based firmly on dominance of a controlled and excluded black caste.

Davis firmly believed that Confederate secession was constitutional.

Harding and Secretary of Labor James Davis believed that enforcement had to be humane.

This was later termed " Bussa's Rebellion " after the slave ranger, Bussa, who with his assistants hated slavery, found the treatment of slaves on Barbados to be " intolerable ", and believed the political climate in the UK made the time ripe to peacefully negotiate with planters for freedom ( Davis, p. 211 ; Northrup, p. 191 ).

He believed it would be too difficult to repair all of the ties within the Union if the Wade – Davis bill passed.

In 1987, Seagal began work on his first film, Above the Law ( titled Nico in Europe ), with director Andrew Davis and reportedly as a favor to a former aikido student, the agent Michael Ovitz, who believed he could make anyone a star.

Bette Davis wanted the part, but the studio was against it because it was believed that she would dominate the movie, and Davis later suggested Betty Field.

Philologist George Davis Chase believed that the same root might be found in the names of the city of Tibur, the Umbrian town of Tifernum, and the Samnite river Tifernus.

" Davis was surprised to discover that the majority of those serving in Vietnam were Latinos, African Americans and southern whites with very few from schools like Stanford and Columbia ; Davis believed that the burden of the war should be felt equally and he resolved early on to go about changing America so that would change.

Davis believed that California under Pete Wilson had left millions of dollars of potential trade revenues " on the table.

Davis believed he lacked a pragmatic grasp of logistics, intelligence, relative military strengths, and politics.

A Davis Faculty member from Bakke's 1973 interview believed that he was a " well-qualified candidate for admission whose main handicap is the unavoidable fact that he is now 33 years of age.

* Ashida Kim, believed by many to be Caucasian author and self proclaimed ninja Radford Davis ( alternate pen name Christopher Hunter ), who wrote numerous books on ninjutsu during the ' 70s and ' 80s, noted for refusing to provide details about his teachers, or the lineage of the martial art in which he claims expertise.

The historian Robert Finlay has criticized Davis ' conclusions, arguing that Bertrande was duped ( as most of her contemporaries believed, including the trial judges ) after her husband's long absence.

" As for Davis, his concern at the time was simply to play with a lighter sound, which he believed to be more expressive.

When KV55 was initially opened, Theodore Davis believed that he had found the tomb of Queen Tiye.

At the time he made the contribution, it was widely believed that Issa intended to place himself on the ballot to replace Davis.

It was also said that many of his supporters incorrectly believed he was of familial relation to the Jefferson Davis who was the President of the Confederacy, a belief that Davis did nothing to discourage, and which he may have covertly encouraged .< ref name =" funeral ">

Cameron Davis of GameSpot applauded the game's camera support and attention to detail in coloration and style, while reviewers for the Courier Mail believed that the camera added gameplay depth and allowed players to show off trophies.

He lost his ride in Bill Davis Racing's # 27 car due to a loss of sponsorship, two days after he caused a pileup in his qualifying race, when his car got loose, then slid back up the track, colliding with another car.

The loss included only one of his 14 Grand Slam title trophies, from his first Australian Open victory, but also included two Davis Cups, an Olympic ring and six trophies for finishing top in the year-end rankings.

Critics argue Napoleon's true legacy must reflect the loss of status for France and needless deaths brought by his rule: historian Victor Davis Hanson writes, " After all, the military record is unquestioned — 17 years of wars, perhaps six million Europeans dead, France bankrupt, her overseas colonies lost.

To compensate for the loss of Davis, the Warriors signed Corey Maggette and Ronny Turiaf, then resigned Monta Ellis and Andris Biedriņš to long-term contracts.

Breckinridge continued to try to persuade Davis that further resistance would only lead to greater loss of life, but he also felt honor bound to protect the President from harm.

The ad backfired with Davis losing to Feinstein by a significant margin for the nomination although this loss did not stop Davis from using negative campaign ads in the future, including in his race for Lieutenant Governor.

Benjamin was held responsible for the loss ( although he was carrying out Davis ' priorities ), and the public was outraged.

He followed that up with a loss to Tomáš Berdych in Davis Cup play and a second round loss in the SAP Open ( San Jose ) to Number 103 ranked Ivo Karlović.

Because the game was tied when both DHs were activated, they were both listed as the pitchers of record ; Davis was credited with the win and McDonald with the loss.

After his death, his role in Alias Smith and Jones was taken over by Roger Davis ( previously, the series ' narrator ), but the sudden loss proved too great and fans were slow to accept the dissimilar-looking Davis.

In 1862 Baylor was ousted as governor of the territory by Davis, and the Confederate loss at the Battle of Glorieta Pass forced Confederate retreat from the territory.

The claim that Calorad facilitates weight loss while building or maintaining lean muscle mass is based upon an unpublished and non-peer reviewed study by Davis et al.

Davis states: " We also found that in the entire group, less than 0. 6, or less than 1 per cent, had any loss of lean muscle mass.

1 despite an 11 – 13 loss to Steve Davis in round two of the World Championship.

Scientists at the University of California, Davis hypothesised that a cat's purr can be used as a healing mechanism to offset long periods of rest and sleep that would otherwise contribute to a loss of bone density.

He qualified for all the ranking tournaments except the World Championship, his best results including a third round loss to Michael Holt in the LG Cup and reaching the semi-finals of the Welsh Open, beating Liu Song, Matthew Stevens, Ken Doherty and Stephen Hendry before succumbing to Steve Davis.

As a result of Pemberton's abrasive personality, his public statement that if he had to make the choice he would abandon the area rather than risk the loss of his outnumbered army, and the distrust of his Northern birth, the governors of both states in his Department petitioned Confederate President Jefferson Davis for his removal.

One controversial aspect of his loss was the fact that Governor Gray Davis ' campaign spent millions of dollars running attack ads against Riordan, essentially helping the Simon campaign.

After recovering from malaria, seeking respite from the loss of his wife, Davis sailed to Havana, Cuba, and then to New York City.

Karlović's fastest official serve is, which he hit during his five-set loss in a Davis Cup first round third rubber doubles match with Ivan Dodig against Christopher Kas and Philipp Petzschner of Germany.

Davis made his full international debut on 9 February 2005 in a 1 – 0 loss to Canada, and made the assist in Northern Ireland's famous 1 – 0 victory over England in a 2006 World Cup qualification match.