) Encouraged by her giggles he imitated Maggie who was crazy about ham.

Encouraged, however, by letters signed by the rabbis of Argentière and Lunel, and particularly by the support of Kalonymus ben Todros, the nasi of Narbonne, and of the eminent Talmudist Asheri of Toledo, Ben Adret issued a decree, signed by thirty-three rabbis of Barcelona, excommunicating those who should, within the next fifty years, study physics or metaphysics before their thirtieth year of age ( basing his action on the principle laid down by Maimonides, Guide for the Perplexed part one chapter 34 ), and had the order promulgated in the synagogue on Sabbath, July 26, 1305.

Encouraged by this promise ( whatever it was worth ) the States-General agreed to release the Danish contingent of seven battalions and 22 squadrons as a reinforcement.

Encouraged by these early gains Louis XIV urged Marshal Villeroi to go over to the offensive in the Spanish Netherlands and, with victory, gain a ' fair ' peace.

Encouraged by Klein, Hilbert in a second article extended his method, providing estimations on the maximum degree of the minimum set of generators, and he sent it once more to the Annalen.

A contemporary report of this noted defence says, " Encouraged by the Prince of Hesse, the garrison did more than could humanly be expected, and the English Marines gained an immortal glory ".

Encouraged and subsidised by the Board of Trustees so it could compete with German products, merchant entrepreneurs became dominant in all stages of linen manufacturing and built up the market share of Scottish linens, especially in the American colonial market.

Encouraged by fellow Conservative Derek Stone, he started giving speeches on a soap-box in Brixton market.

Encouraged by his wife and Zimmerman, Cagney accepted an offer from Miloš Forman to star in a small but pivotal role in the 1981 film Ragtime.

Encouraged by Tagliabue, Jacksonville interests revisited the issue, and the city agreed to fund $ 121 million in renovations for the Gator Bowl including sky boxes and club seats.

Encouraged by the contacts established with the Dutch and Belgian governments in exile, Luxembourg pursued a policy of presence in international organizations.

Encouraged by the discovery of Lindow Man, a gazetteer was compiled and revealed a far higher number of bog bodies: over 85 in England and Wales and over 36 in Scotland.

Encouraged by Cicero, the Senate denounced Antony and in January 43 they granted Octavian imperium ( commanding power ), which made his command of troops legal and sent him to relieve the siege, along with Aulus Hirtius and Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus, the consuls for 43 BC.

Encouraged by success, Adam Opel launched a new product in 1886: He began to sell high-wheel bicycles, also known as penny-farthings.

Encouraged by their first experimental engine, which produced 16 W of shaft power from a bore and stroke of, various development models were produced in a program which continued throughout World War II.

Encouraged by Henry the Navigator and always in search of the Passage to India, and not forgetting gold and slaves, Portuguese explorers explored the African coast and ventured still farther south.

Encouraged by the show's host and by an unprimed studio audience, the vast majority followed instructions even as the " victim " screamed.

Encouraged by the exiled Carthaginian general Hannibal, and making an alliance with the disgruntled Aetolian League, Antiochus launched an invasion across the Hellespont.

Encouraged by the expansion of the influence within the Soviets the party, through its representatives with the Soviets, was able to call for a Second All-Russian Congress of Soviets in the second half of October 1917.

Encouraged by the events of 1848, the towns of Menton and Roquebrune revolted, and declared themselves independent.

Encouraged by the new act, the NCTA recommended the formation of a private entity or a multi-state authority to operate the system using more non-federal funds.

Encouraged by the commodity boom of the mid-1970s, which resulted in a fourfold increase in phosphate prices and sharply increased government revenues, Togo embarked on an overly ambitious program of large investments in infrastructure while pursuing industrialization and development of state enterprises in manufacturing, textiles, and beverages.

Encouraged by the success of the Liverpool City Council, which delayed issuing a budget in 1984 until the government agreed to restore some funding cuts, twelve Labour councils that had the cap imposed on them chose not to set a rate at all in the spring of 1985, demanding that the government lift the cap.

Encouraged in his interest by prominent musicians in Berlin, he studied at the conservatory at Leipzig during the years before World War I.

Encouraged by Paley's avid interest in modern art and his outstanding collection, Paley became a trustee of the Rockefeller family's Museum of Modern Art in the 1930s and, in 1962, was tapped by then-chairman David Rockefeller to be its president.

Encouraged by this interest, Niedecker started writing again.

Encouraged by his former headmaster, who had prompted his interest in writing, Fingleton quickly eased into his new career.

Encouraged by the printed issues of the work, the interest in it continued until the 19th century.

Encouraged by a friend to appear on Speaker's Corner, a viewer open-forum run by Toronto's Citytv, Speedman professed interest in auditioning for the role of Robin in the film Batman Forever, which was being cast in Toronto at the time.

MacDonald is known as " Dan R ." Encouraged by his fiddle-playing father, MacDonald took an early interest in music.

Encouraged by Dickens, he made his professional stage debut in 1852 at the Queen's Theatre in Dublin, under the management of Charles Dillon, and by 1853 became the principal " low comedian " at the Theatre Royale in Edinburgh.

Encouraged by his wife, Antonio still goes to his anger management therapy.

* April 24 – Encouraged by Charles d ' Albert, the seventeen-year-old Louis XIII, king of France, forces his mother Marie de Medici, who has held de facto power, into retirement and has her favourite, Concino Concini, assassinated.

Encouraged by Broomfield's experience, an Aurora city councilman has proposed consolidation again in 2006.

Encouraged by U Po Kyin, who has an alternate agenda to ruin Flory ’ s reputation within the Club, she approaches Flory in front of the Europeans and creates a dramatic scene so everyone knows of his intimacy with her.

For the past few years, Eugene Lang has consistently ranked at the top of the nation's " Class Discussions Encouraged " list.

Encouraged by this performance, Rosset has bought the Footwork FA17 chassis that he raced in 1996, and was planning to enter it in a historic F1 series in 2009.

It classifies various industries into the four groups which are Encouraged, Permitted, Restricted and Prohibited which has subsequent effects on foreign firms wishing to operate in such sectors.

Encouraged by this success and noting the pressure on existing infrastructure, an additional, much larger and an impressive Assembly hall ( measuring, high with 110 pillars ) has been built that can accommodate 3500 monks to assemble for prayers.

Encouraged by the Pan-Africanists, Hutu advocates in the Catholic Church, and by Christian Belgians ( who were increasingly influential in the Congo ), Hutu resentment of the Tutsi increased.

Encouraged by Meyer's creative zeal, he went on to build a commercially viable recording studio in Little Venice called Guerilla Studios ( later situated in Crouch End, North London )

Encouraged by his father who had trialled at Preston North End and Dundee United, Johnston took up football at Lake Macquarie and in the Newcastle district in New South Wales.