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Delighted at the luck of having established quarters in such a defensible position, and mindful that his battered vessel out on the shore would not carry him much farther, Pizarro elected to send a contingent of men under Lieutenant Montenegro back to Panama for repairs and supplies while his own troops manned the village ramparts and awaited the arrival of Diego de Almagro, whose own expeditionary force, following the path of Pizarro's, was bound to arrive shortly.
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During 1967, the band recorded the track " Delighted to See You " which remained unreleased until 1994, where it featured on the various artists compilation Psychedelia at Abbey Road.
Delighted, Starscream took her under his wing to teach her the ways of treachery, and at the same time, he wards off Scorponok and forced the surrendering Maximals to attack the Predacon base by threatening their leader Optimus Primal and Dinobot with death, revealing his true intentions to rule both Maximal and Predacons.
Delighted by his feats, Hemvati invoked the Moon god, who installed him as king at Khajuraho.
Delighted at the apparent ease of their advance, Abdallah ibn Yasin, ventured into the lands of the Berghwata of western Morocco with only a light escort and was promptly killed.
" Delighted to hear that Bexhill has emerged from barbarism at last, but I shall not give it a clean bill of civilisation until all my plays are performed there once a year at least.
Delighted at the news, Vasily II ennobled a herald who had first brought him the message of Shemyaka's death.
Delighted and on
" ( the final character, however, is reversed, which is a nod from Jung who pledges in the past to welcome them back ) Delighted that their home civilization is alive and well after so long, the pilots abandon their mecha to land on the planet.
Delighted, Ruber continues on with his plan, gaining entrance to Camelot and attacking Arthur once more while the Griffin and the rest of Ruber's men ward off the rest of the loyal knights.
Delighted with Balaji's success, Shahu dismissed Pingle and appointed Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa on November 16, 1713.
Delighted with the easy money and after compromising with her soul she lands in a brothel on Rue de Berne, the heart of Geneva's red-light district ...
Delighted with his freedom, Charlie races on ahead of Shephard as they pass by glaciers and vast ice-shelves, and a crevasse opens up in front of Shephard, cutting him off from Charlie.
Delighted and would
" Delighted, Herman asked to use the five words, boasting he would have a song by morning, which he did.
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Delighted Tchaikovsky had not forgotten him, he replied with an invitation for Tchaikovsky to visit him in Saint Petersburg.
Delighted, Stacey tells him that she will be fourteen years old when he returns.
Delighted and back
Delighted, Tyrone shoots back: " Then you know what I'm here after!
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Interestingly the copyright date for " Delighted, I'm Sure " is 1954 by Sondheim.
" Delighted with this turn of phrase, he used it ( or close variants ) several times among family and friends, including during a visit to St. Vladimir's for Divine Liturgy, the " last before his death.
Delighted, she asks for the puzzle box as a souvenir but Poirot is too quick for her and prevents her taking it.
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Delighted with the precious beverage, Louis XV of France offered a glass of Tokaji to Madame de Pompadour, referring to it as " Vinum Regum, Rex Vinorum " (" Wine of Kings, King of Wines ").
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Delighted to be of assistance, he summons the Catbus, which carries her to where the lost Mei sits.
' Delighted, Mayer resumed the paternal act.
Delighted, Gilgamesh tells Enkidu what he must and must not do in the underworld if he is to return.
Delighted to discover the one remaining human ( Lister ) is among them, the Agonoids begin to plan his demise, ripping Holly's components from the ship and jettisoning them before converting the Red Dwarf into a giant torture chamber.
Delighted, Geoffrey and Hope ask Miss Tweed how she solves her cases.
Delighted with this wonderful drink which brought happiness and drowned sorrows, Ikarios filled several goatskin bags with wine and traveled around the countryside sharing the new drink with the local inhabitants.
Delighted with their discovery, the Spaniards asked some natives the name of the place.
#" Kyuujitsu no Uta ( Viva La Viva )" by Delighted Mint ( eps.
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When I mentioned that for my first long voyage I did not even have the money for the return fare, but had trusted to luck that I would earn a sufficient amount, the young people looked at me doubtingly.
On the final round at Pensacola, the luck of the draw paired Palmer and Player in the same threesome and, although it was far from obvious at the time, the gallery was treated to the first chapter of what promises to be one of the most exciting duels in sport for a long time to come.
With any luck at all he could easily find a flowerpot.
`` We're all going over to Lake Tahoe and try our luck at Cal-Neva '', Buzz explained, still instigating.
Such a move adds greatly to the risk of having to face the doubling cube coming back at 8 times its original value when first doubling the opponent ( offered at 2 points, counter offered at 16 points ) should the luck of the dice change.
With innate talent, passion, diligence, discipline, self-motivation and tenacity, being the core factors of achieving success to becoming a celebrity, fame and fortune sometimes occurs spontaneously with relatively little effort due to sheer luck, being fortunate with connections, or simply being at the right place during the right time.
This bet is also nicknamed Big Red, since the 7 on its betting space on the layout is usually large and red, and it is considered bad luck and a breach of etiquette to speak the word " seven " at the table.
A tradition exists among some families to serve twelve different dishes at Wigilia symbolizing the Twelve Apostles, or perhaps, an odd number of dishes for good luck ( usually five, seven, or nine ).
Whyte reported that individuals who perceive and believe that their hard work may lead to more successful academic outcomes, instead of depending on luck or fate, persist and achieve academically at a higher level.
It may take the form of blaming the victim: The victim of someone else's accident or bad luck may be offered criticism, the theory being that the victim may be at fault for having attracted the other person's hostility.
From these observations, there is no reason to assume at any point that a change of luck is warranted based on prior trials ( flips ), because every outcome observed will always have been as likely as the other outcomes that were not observed for that particular trial, given a fair coin.
:: If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all!
During a trip to Key West, a companion wrote in a newspaper article, " Mr. Audubon is the most enthusiastic and indefatigable man I ever knew ... Mr. Audubon was neither dispirited by heat, fatigue, or bad luck ... he rose every morning at 3 o ' clock and went out ... until 1 o ' clock.
There is a tradition at JPL to eat " good luck peanuts " before critical mission events, such as orbital insertions or landings.
: If " out of luck " at duty's call
The King and his generals wanted to push on, conquer Bohemia and march to Vienna, but Bismarck, worried that Prussian military luck might change or that France might intervene on Austria's side, enlisted the help of the Crown Prince ( who had opposed the war but had commanded one of the Prussian armies at Königgrätz ) to change his father's mind after stormy meetings.
Victor is a tragic comedy character and sympathy is directed towards him as he becomes embroiled in complex misunderstandings, bureaucratic vanity and, at times, sheer bad luck.
" Those in the middle and lower levels of organizations really need to know what they are doing, and are highly accountable, while those at higher levels can reach those levels politically and / or by luck, and need very little actual ability or knowledge to perform their jobs.
She had better luck at other studios in Hollywood, appearing in supporting roles in a string of films, including Abe Lincoln in Illinois ( as Mary Todd Lincoln ), Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet ( as Mrs. Ehrlich ) and Action in the North Atlantic, in the early 1940s.
The Cubs would win the first two games at Wrigley Field, and were less than two innings away from a series sweep when their luck changed.
At the job fair, Mort at first has no luck attracting the interest of an employer.
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