) 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 Kim Jong Il's call to strengthen the implementation of the independent accounting system (, tongnip ch ' aesanje ) of enterprises in March 1984, interest in enterprise management and the independent accounting system has increased, as evidenced by increasing coverage of the topic in various North Korean journals.

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 his family to learn the violin, Youngman's start in show business was as an orchestra musician.

Encouraged by her summer camp counselors, her family arranged for teenaged Shirley to study twice a week, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the world-renowned singer and teacher, Ralph Lawando.

Encouraged by Jessie, the Morse family held relatively formal nightly discussions about crops, animals, education, religion, and most frequently about politics.

# Living a family life: Encouraged to live as a family unit to provide and nurture children for the perpetual benefit of creation.

Encouraged by his mother, who sells her family heirloom jewels to purchase horses, guns, and mastiff dogs for him, Lestat takes up hunting, and soon becomes the family breadwinner.

Encouraged by his results, he began drying and powdering grass for his family and neighbors to supplement their diets.

Encouraged by his faculty advisor, Prof. Joseph Bequaert, Fairchild chose the Tabanidae, a family of insects known as " horse flies ".

Encouraged to study music by his father, he was sponsored as a young composer by Sir Peter Beckford, a wealthy Englishman who took him to England to advance his studies.

Encouraged to exercise more self-control on the longplayer, the band took over responsibility in recording and selecting songs to guarantee a more personal effort — a step that challenged criticism and growing scepticism among the band's label Cheyenne Records and recording company Polydor.

Encouraged especially by his mother, Jarrett took intensive classical piano lessons with a series of teachers, including Eleanor Sokoloff of the Curtis Institute.

Encouraged by the Empress Eugenie, who saw herself as the champion of the beleaguered Catholic Church in Mexico, Napoleon III took advantage of the situation.

Encouraged by the promises made by Napoleon III, all nations, acting upon the advice of Władysław Czartoryski, the son of Prince Adam, took to arms.

Encouraged by the Austrians to throw off the yoke of Napoleon ’ s Bavaria n allies, the people of the Alps | alpine region of County of Tyrol | Tyrol took up arms in 1809 in an act of resistance that ultimately failed.

Encouraged by her support Bika took advantage of the internal rivalries of the Jat clans to carve out his own territory in the " Jangladesh " region of Rajasthan and by 1485 build a small fort called Rati Ghati at the site of the city which today bears his name.

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.

Encouraged by the Bolshevik theory of class struggle, Yakir, like other members of the Communist party, took part in terror.

Encouraged by his parents, Donahue took classical guitar lessons as a child, but it was Gerry McGee ( who later joined The Ventures ) who made the biggest impression on him, when the 14-year-old Donahue winessed him playing a behind-the-nut bend at a performance at the Sea Witch, emulating Earl Scruggs ' banjo technique.

Encouraged to abandon his theology course by his professor of botany Casimir Christoph Schmidel ( 1718 – 1792 ) Eugen Esper, instead, took instruction in natural history.

Encouraged by the recent granting of an Act of Parliament to authorise the building of the Glamorganshire Canal, a meeting took place at the Ship & Castle public house in Neath on 12 July 1790, which resolved to build a canal from Pontneddfechan to Neath, and another from Neath to Giant's Grave.

Encouraged by Han Yu, who admired his talent, Li took the examination but failed it.

" Encouraged by the ideal of male beauty that he found in gay erotic magazines, Bjorn took up working out and paying attention to his own physique.

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