Described as a " devout " and " very quiet man ", Atef was one of the few al-Qaeda leaders to not make public video statements.

Described by the writer Charles-Albert Cingria ( 1883 – 1954 ) as gentle, shy, quiet, and delicate, Jeanne Hébuterne became a principal subject for Modigliani's art.

Described as a baby-faced, " quiet, easy-going, meek-looking fellow ", Crecy had destroyed an antitank position and a number of German machine gun positions armed only with a machine gun and without regard for his personal safety, under heavy fire.

Described as looking like an " orange box ", it consisted of four wooden structures each holding some 250 seats, and later was affectionately nicknamed the " rabbit hutch ".

Described by Bowie as " Ziggy goes to America ", it contained songs he wrote while travelling to and across the United States during the earlier part of the Ziggy tour, which now continued to Japan to promote the new album.

Described as " massaging of the eye cells ", this technique of camera movements and editing was responsible for much of the Gumby look and feel.

Described by one source as a " determined, rather plodding organizer ", he failed to obtain a degree, but, according to the Jesuit priest, Father François Ponchaud, he acquired a taste for the classics of French literature as well as for the writings of Karl Marx.

Described by historian Walter Goffart as " the bible of warfare throughout the Middle Ages ", De re militari was widely distributed through the Latin West.

Described as " an indestructible living weapon ", it is a glowing, spherical pod that can be attached to the player's ship.

Described by the Government as " The oldest military formation in the Republic, nominated in the statutes of 1295 ", its uniform is medieval in design, and although it is a statutory military unit, it has no actual military function today.

Described by Frank Rich of the New York Times as " now the greatest and perhaps best-known artist in the American musical theater ", his most famous works include ( as composer / lyricist ) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George and Into the Woods.

Described as " a typical New York butch " and " a dyke — stone butch ", she had been hit on the head by an officer with a billy club for, as one witness claimed, complaining that her handcuffs were too tight.

Described as a " sonic novel ", the album explores Amos's alter ego, Scarlet, intertwined with her cross-country concert tour following 9 / 11.

" Enthusiasm Described and Decried: The Great Awakening as Interpretative Fiction ", Journal of American History 69 ( 1982 ): 305 – 325.

Described by many as about " the meaning of life " or " gender identification " or " the hollow existence of the American suburbs ", the film has defied categorization by even the filmmakers.

Described at her birth as " a small, but completely healthy Archduchess ", she was also known at the Austrian court as Antonia, but more often as Madame Antoine, since French was commonly spoken in the Hofburg.

Described as " vain, capricious, and troublesome ", Isabella could not reconcile herself with her less prominent position in France.

Described as " the most eclectic and unpredictable of the literary world's annual gongs ", Michelle Pauli posed the question in relation to the longlist for the 2004 edition: " Where would you find Michael Dobbs and Tony Parsons up against Umberto Eco and Milan Kundera for a € 100, 000 prize?

Described by many today as one of America's more " historical cities ", Wilkes-Barre has gained considerable bad press ( although it is not a major nationally recognized location ) since the Knox Mine Disaster.

Described as a small " plat of ground ", the vineyard seems to have been all he possessed and lay close to the palace of Ahab, who wished to acquire to " have it for a garden of herbs " ( probably as a ceremonial garden for Baal worship ).

" Described by writer Johannes Jonsson as " slow black metal with influences from Nordic folk music ", it has been considered a category of folk metal.

* Sam " Bo " McClelland ( 1966 – 1973 ) Described as a " tough disciplinarian ", he was personally appointed by Spence to succeed him as Chief of Staff, due to his having served in the Korean War with Spence's former regiment, the Royal Ulster Rifles.

Described as " part of an era of political turbulence and intense social and cultural change ", the Northern Wei Dynasty is particularly noted for unifiying northern China in 439: this was also a period of introduced foreign ideas ; such as Buddhism, which became firmly established.

Described as a great warrior with a " blackened face ", Gwyn is intimately associated with the otherworld in medieval Welsh literature, and is associated with the international tradition of the Wild Hunt.

Described variously by modern scholars as " warped "," perverted "," malicious ", and " psychopathic ", Efnysien is often considered to be one of the most vivid and interesting characters to appear in the four branches.

Described as " some bones and ribs preparation for such a work ", Eliot intended his Grammar for missionaries wishing to learn the dialect spoken by the Massachusett Indians.

Described by Joseph Bruce as a " Juggalo Woodstock ", the Gathering of the Juggalos spans four days and includes concerts, wrestling, games, contests, autograph sessions, karaoke, and seminars with artists.

Described as a stern taskmaster, he kept high discipline upon the ships under his command.

Described as " A superior blues player who could also swing fairly early ", Green played on several Bessie Smith recordings, ( including one called " Trombone Cholly "), recorded in the 1920s with several other blues singers, and also worked with the bands of Benny Carter ( 1929 – 1931 and 1933 ), Chick Webb ( several times during 1930-1934 ), Jimmie Noone ( 1931 ), Don Redman ( 1932 ), and at the end with Kaiser Marshall.

Described by Shaw as " a genial and fairly presentable old blackguard of a woman ".

; Catoblepas: Described as a black buffalo with a boar's head, this creature's head is so heavy that it constantly hangs low to the ground.

Described by Gottfried Klingemann as a ' clear-thinking and just man with an energetic and tenacious character ', Deisenhofer quickly climbed his way through the ranks, holding various low level command positions, including service with the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler in 1934 and at the KZ Dachau in 1935.

Described as the first guitar Hendrix set fire to, another of his Stratocasters was sold at an auction for a record price in London two years later in 2008.

Described as a place of unending Springtime and a paradise of green plants, Tlalocan was the destination in the afterlife for those who died violently from phenomena associated with water, such as by lightning, drowning and water-borne diseases ( Miller and Taube, 1993 ).

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Described as a giant Philistine warrior, he is famous for his combat with the young David, the future king of Israel.

Described by Will Parker as " a study in the psychopathic personality " and an " embodiment of the forces of anti-social disruption ," he is the catalyst of the tale's ultimate tragedy, and is largely responsible for the destruction of both Ireland and the Island of the Mighty.

Described by Gamasutra as " a warped, confused tribute to American culture, designed by people who've only experienced the country through books and movies " the quirky humor of the game is one of the chief reasons for its popularity.

Described by Allmovie as " one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors ", Scheider was nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award.

Described by many as the most anti-traditional of the Abstract Expressionists, Still is credited with laying the groundwork for the movement.

* Carroll, H. K. The Religious Forces of the United States, Enumerated, Classified and Described: Returns for 1900 and 1910 Compared with the Government Census of 1890: Condition and Characteristics of Christianity in the United States ( 1912 ), very usefuul sumamries of each denomination and detailed statistics.

Described latterly as a charismatic and influential man, as well as a religious zealot, over the following months he helped bring a further eight conspirators into the plot, whose naissance was planned for 5 November 1605.

Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating Eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and traditional orchestral arrangements.

Described by Allmovie as " one of the most memorable roles in one of the most memorable films of the decade ", Patrick's portrayal of the T-1000 earned him nominations for Best Villain and Best Supporting Actor at the 1992 MTV and Saturn Awards and was ranked # 39 in the Online Film Critics Society's " Top 100 Villains of All Time " in 2002, and # 29 on Wizard magazine's " Top 100 Greatest Villains Ever " list.

Described by peers as gentle, self-effacing, and ambivalent toward politics, Henry Swift was Minnesota's third governor for less than a year, completing the second term of Alexander Ramsey, who had been elected United States Senator.

" Described as " an elegant addition to city's architecture ," a 2005 Newsday writer called it a transit hub that is so beautiful that it has become a " destination ": with " the panorama of lower Manhattan from the top of the escalators, the vast windows framing the Statue of Liberty, the upstairs deck with views of the harbor -- these are reasons to take shelter here for a little longer than the ferry schedule makes strictly necessary.