[permalink] [id link]
Described later as an " inner sanctum ", " an immense informal network of influence ", and by Jan Smuts as a " dangerous, cunning, political fascist organization ", in 1920 Jong Zuid Afrika now restyled as the Afrikaner Broederbond, was a grouping of 37 white men of Afrikaner ethnicity, Afrikaans language, and the Calvinist Dutch Reformed faith, who shared cultural, semi-religious, and deeply political objectives based on traditions and experiences dating back to the arrival of Dutch white settlers, French Huguenots, and Germans at the Cape in the 17th and 18th centuries and including the dramatic events of the Great Trek in the 1830s and 40's.
from
Wikipedia
Some Related Sentences
Described and later
Described as the ruler of Aeolia ( later called Thessaly ) and held to be the founder of the Aeolic branch of the Greek nation, this Aeolus married Enarete, daughter of Deimachus ( otherwise unknown ).
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 as the " Maestro's spiritual testament ” by his biographer Tullio Kezich, excerpts culled from the conversations later served as the basis of their feature documentary, Fellini: I'm a Born Liar ( 2002 ) and the book, I'm a Born Liar: A Fellini Lexicon.
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 later by Friedrich List, it was designed to allow the fledgling American manufacturing sector, largely centered on the eastern seaboard, to compete with British manufacturing through the creation of tariffs.
Described as a " noted bravo and desperado ", he was implicated in the attempted kidnapping and, later, attempted murder of his enemy the Duke of Ormonde.
Described at the time by Test wicket-keeper Rod Marsh as " a technically perfect batsman ", the Perth press speculated he might even make his first-class cricket debut later that season.
Described by Le Guin as a retrospective, it collects 17 previously-published stories, four of which were the germ of novels she was to write later: " The Word of Unbinding " and " The Rule of Names " gave Le Guin the place that was to become Earthsea ; " Semley's Necklace ," was first published as " Dowry of the Angyar " in 1964 and then as the Prologue of the novel Rocannon's World in 1966 ; " Winter's King " is about the inhabitants of the planet Winter, as is Le Guin's later novel The Left Hand of Darkness.
Described initially by Jules Desnoyers and later on by Alphonse Milne-Edwards, these ichnofossils were quite celebrated, and most French geologists of the late 19th century knew about them.
Described as the " greatest commoner in England ", he chose the passage of the Great Reform Act 1832 as the moment to retire, later being made the Earl of Leicester in July 1837.
Described by Heylin as an " evocation of a fragmented relationship ", the lyrics were later rewritten and overdubbed with new vocals and an additional guitar part.
Described years later by author H. Reid as " the idea man from Ansted ," Page spent long hours working in the den just off the main entrance to his resplendent home.
Described as " three-and-a-bit " kilometer long ship with a material hull, rather than the later design of a set of decks inside nested, ellipsoid force fields.
Described as being " on the delicate side " by his later jockey, Eddie Arcaro, Assault was plagued with injuries and illnesses from the start.
Described by Special Agent Nitz as a " borderline sociopath ," his motivation for returning to the reservation is at first unknown, but later revealed to be legal troubles which Nitz has promised to erase if Dashiell successfully completes his mission.
Described by Donald Swearer as " a radical sectarian movement " that " reflects the forest tradition's ideals of simplicity ", the tradition also claimed an early influence from Buddhadasa, which it later rejected.
Described as a ' shadowy figure ' the missionary became Abbot of Bardney and later a saint.
Described and inner
Described in the 1880s as the " Toorak of Collingwood ", Clifton Hill fell out of favour, along with much of inner Melbourne by the mid 20th century.
Described and ",
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.
0.181 seconds.