During the two year absence of his father ` Abdu ' l-Bahá took up the duty of managing the affairs of the family, before his age of maturity ( 14 in middle-eastern society ) and was known to be occupied with reading and, at a time of hand-copied scriptures being the primary means of publishing, was also engaged in copying the writings of the Báb.

During the absence of the Bishop of Langres, Bernard was blessed as abbot by William of Champeaux, Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne.

During an absence from Clairvaux, the Grand Prior of Cluny went to Clairvaux and enticed away Bernard's cousin, Robert of Châtillon.

During the period when the papacy resided in Avignon, France ( 1309 – 1377 ), the feudal lords ' power increased due to the absence of the Pope from Rome.

During his absence on this matter the assembly debated " whether the Lutherans who desired it, might be admitted into communion with the Reformed Churches of France at the Lord's Table.

During the nineteenth century, due to the absence of drainage systems and the weak economy of the region, the excess water of this area flooded many acres of the land in the vicinity of residential areas causing a malaria epidemic in the region.

During Stephen ’ s absence, Afiarta and his supporters sought to stir up a mob to overthrow Christophorus and Sergius.

During the shiva period, the mourner is permitted to give instructions on how to handle business in his absence.

During the temporary absence of the two men, she meets Cecily, each woman indignantly declaring that she is the one engaged to “ Ernest .” When Jack and Algernon reappear, their deceptions are exposed.

During his absence, open rebellion had broken out in Provence.

During his absence Segimerus was declared a coward by other Germanic chieftains because he had bowed down to Roman rule – a crime punishable by death under Germanic law.

During the 2006 FIFA World Cup final in Germany, Blatter's absence during the prize-podium event was noted and criticized in international media.

During his absence on this mission, Pope Sixtus III died ( 11 August 440 ), and Leo was unanimously elected by the people to succeed him.

During William's absence a crisis had developed in Jerusalem.

During Reed's absence, Louise falls into a complicated affair with the alcoholic playwright Eugene O ' Neill.

During pregnancy, even in the absence of preconception cardiovascular abnormality, women with Marfan syndrome are at significant risk of aortic dissection, which is often fatal even when rapidly treated.

During Bedford's absence, the government of England was headed by Henry V's other surviving brother, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, who was appointed Protector and Defender of the Realm.

During a temporary physical infirmity or an absence from the kingdom, the sovereign may temporarily delegate some of his or her functions to Counsellors of State, the monarch's spouse and the first four adults in the line of succession.

During Chevron's absence, its split-adjusted price per share went from forty-four dollars to eighty-five, while the price of petroleum rose from twenty-four dollars to a hundred.

During the Vice President's absence, the president pro tempore is empowered to preside over Senate sessions but usually appoints another senator to do so.

During the period in the history of the Holy Roman Empire known as the Interregnum ( 1250 – 1273 ), when there was no Emperor, the number of tolling stations exploded in the absence of imperial authority.

During his naval service, Hall was elected in absence to the National Committee of the CPUSA.

During Roger O ' Donnell's absence between 2005 and 2011 keyboards were not used at all during their live shows, and were not as prominent on their 2008 album 4: 13 Dream.

During this Avignon Papacy, local despots took advantage of the absence of the popes, to establish themselves in nominally papal cities: the Pepoli in Bologna, the Ordelaffi in Forlì, the Manfredi in Faenza, the Malatesta in Rimini all gave nominal acknowledgement to their papal overlords and were declared vicars of the Church.

During the course of Fortitude, the almost complete lack of German aerial reconnaissance, together with the absence of uncontrolled German agents in Britain, came to make physical deception almost irrelevant.

During a 1935 – 1942 colonization attempt, the island was most likely on Hawaii time, which was then 10. 5 hours behind UTC .< ref > Since it is uninhabited the island's time zone is unspecified, but it lies within a nautical time zone 12 hours behind UTC.

During 11 August, Tallard pushed forward from the river crossings at Dillingen ; by 12 August, the Franco-Bavarian forces were encamped behind the small river Nebel near the village of Blenheim on the plain of Höchstädt.

During the Atlantic Slave Trade, 9. 4 to 12 million people from North, West, West-Central and South-east Africa survived transportation to arrive in the Western Hemisphere as slaves.

During the withdrawal they were attacked by Ghilzai tribesmen and in running battles through the snowbound passes nearly the entire column of 4, 500 troops and 12, 000 camp followers were killed.

* 1937 – Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace ( the former Imperial residence ) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.

During Labor Day weekend in 1973, a meeting of about 12 military officers at the Pentagon discussed the creation of a Defense Navigation Satellite System ( DNSS ).

During the 1984 season, the first in Indianapolis, the team went 4 – 12 and accounted for the fewest offensive yardage in the league that season.

During the second stage, from 12 to about 16, reason starts to develop ; and finally the third stage, from the age of 16 onwards, when the child develops into an adult.

During the conflict, Nehru wrote two desperate letters to U. S. President John F. Kennedy, requesting 12 squadrons of fighter jets and a modern radar system.

During 13 years as head coach, Rockne led his " Fighting Irish " to 105 victories, 12 losses, five ties, and three national championships, including five undefeated seasons without a tie.

During the reign of Juba II Emperor Augustus ( who created in the area of what is now northern Morocco 12 colonies with retired Roman legionaries ) had already founded three colonias, with Roman citizens, in Mauretania close to the Atlantic coast: Iulia Constantia Zilil, Iulia Valentia Banasa and Iulia Campestris Babba.

During reentry ( point G ), the astronaut would experience about 8 g-forces on an orbital mission, and 11 – 12 gs on a suborbital mission.

During his six years as head of KHAD he had two to four deputies under his command, who in turn were responsible for an esimated 12 departments.

During World War II, penicillin made a major difference in the number of deaths and amputations caused by infected wounds among Allied forces, saving an estimated 12 %– 15 % of lives.

During an experiment in Cambridge over the seven years 2001 – 2007 Majerus noted the natural resting positions of peppered moths, and of the 135 moths examined over half were on tree branches, mostly on the lower half of the branch, 37 % were on tree trunks, mostly on the north side, and only 12. 6 % were resting on or under twigs.

During the 1994 season for San Diego, Humphries completed 264 out of 453 attempts for 3, 209 yards and 17 touchdowns, with 12 interceptions.

** Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace ( the former Imperial residence ) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Eritrean nationalists attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.

* June 12 – During a visit to Berlin, Germany, U. S. President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.

During February 1975, after winning the leadership election, Margaret Thatcher refused to offer Powell a Shadow Cabinet place because " he turned his back on his own people " by leaving the Conservative Party exactly 12 months earlier and telling the electorate to vote Labour.

During the first of a second the ball drops one unit of distance ( here, a unit is about 12 mm ); by it has dropped at total of 4 units ; by, 9 units and so on.

During the 12 months it was open there were approximately 6. 5 million visitors — significantly fewer than the approximately 10 million paying visitors that attended the Festival of Britain, which only ran from May to September.

During his tenure at the Boston Public Library “ there were 9 branches and 12 delivery stations.

During his 12 years as Governor, over 90 people were electrocuted under New York authority.

During the Pleistocene ice age, which ended roughly 10, 000 – 12, 000 years ago, the Sierra Nevada ranges were much wetter.

During the 1989 passage Castalia peaked at an apparent magnitude of 12.