Having lost two FA Cup finals, Banks ' attempts to be luckier with Stoke in the competition fell agonisingly short as Arsenal beat them in the semi finals of both the 1971 and 1972 competitions.

Having lost their opening game of the tournament to the USSR the Netherlands beat England and Republic of Ireland to reach the semi-finals.

Having clinched the 2nd overall seed for the Western Conference in the 2008 playoffs, the Hornets beat the Dallas Mavericks in the first round but eventually lost to the defending-champion San Antonio Spurs in seven games in the conference semifinals.

Having been heavily outnumbered by the Taliban forces, the Norwegians used mortars and, in particular, CV90s, to effectively beat down the attack.

Having originated in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the form of the free festival movement, mutating through protest camps ( thus incorporating elements of earlier radical tendencies such as the beat and peace movements ) and into punk through bands such as Crass, DIY culture became something of a recognised movement in the 1990s in the UK, where the protest ( the direct action ) and party ( the festival ) converged.

Having loved her in silence for years but convinced of his unsuitability for her, Spode is nonetheless anxious to protect her from heartbreak or wrongdoing by any of her fiancés and eager to beat to a pulp any man who does not treat her properly.

Having lost their momentum the second-placed Wasps ( who had defeated third-placed Northampton ) beat them easily in the play-offs.

Having completed a musical apprenticeship in the showbands, and influenced by the increasing popularity of beat groups during the early 1960s, Gallagher formed " The Taste ", which was later renamed simply, " Taste ", a blues rock and R & B power trio, in 1966.

Having lost at the Crucible in 1996 against his old rival Steve Davis ( who he never beat at the Crucible in 7 attempts ) in the last 16 ( after beating the young Scottish player Jamie Burnett in a final frame decider 10 – 9 in the first round, having trailed 0 – 6 and 5 – 9 ), he immediately announced his retirement from the game.

Having overcome Bath, Bristol, London Welsh and Coventry ( all away from home ) in earlier rounds, they beat Moseley in a Twickenham final that was marred by violence and the sending off of Moseley's Nigel Horton.

Having finished third in the table, Widnes beat Liverpool 10 – 9 but lost to Hull, in the championship final.

Having lost in the 1907, 1912 and 1924 Challenge Cup finals, they finally won the trophy again in 1925 when they beat Hull Kingston Rovers 16-3 at Headingley, Leeds.

Having drawn huge crowds to a rally commemorating the Battle of Kosovo, he pledged to Kosovo Serbs that " No one should dare to beat you ", and became an instant hero of Kosovo's Serbs.

Having finished second in the league, the squad later beat South Korea in the quarter-finals, and Iraq in the semi-finals, before losing to Argentina in the final.

Having seen his team-mate Gomez beat the highest-ranked boxer in the competition ( Manfredo ), he took on the second-highest ranked, Jonathan Reid, and won.

Having a first round bye, he beat Jan Kodeš 6-1, 7-5, before falling to Tom Gorman 2-6, 5-7.

Having won a dramatic play-off semi-final on penalties away to Heybridge Swifts the team then faced Fisher Athletic away who beat Hampton 3 – 0.

Having finished third in the league table, he then beat van Barneveld in the semi finals before losing to Phil Taylor.

Having only made his debut on 29 January 1986 in a 4-0 friendly win over Egypt, Beardsley's performances for England won him a call-up for the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico.

Having never won a match at the Crucible before, Hawkins led Maguire 4-0, 5-1, 6-2 and 8-4 before seeing Maguire level the match at 8-8 and then 9-9.

Having ( through my unflagging effort and devotion ) achieved stardom, a fortune and a world-renowned wife at an age when most young men are casting their first vote, Letch proceeded to neglect them all.

Having played baseball throughout his youth, Spalding first played competitively with the Rockford Pioneers, a youth team, which he joined in 1865.

Having described how the Israelites and Joshua have carried out the first of their God's commands, the story now turns to the second, to " put the people in possession of the land.

Having first sent his manuscripts out of the country, Bartók reluctantly emigrated to the U. S. with Ditta Pásztory-Bartók in October that year.

Having declined from more than one million speakers around 1950 to about 200, 000 in the first decade of the 21st century, of whom 61 % are more than 60 years old, Breton is classified as " severely endangered " by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Having satisfied his First National contract, Chaplin was free to make his first picture for United Artists.

Having contended for the division in the aborted 1994 season, Cleveland sprinted to a 100 – 44 record ( 18 games were lost to player / owner negotiations ) in 1995 winning its first ever divisional title.

Having already made his first appearance as a minor actor in " Aladdin and the miracle lamp " at the National Theatre of Hanover, he studied acting in Hamburg.

Having both a family name and given name (" first name ", " forename ", or " Christian name ") is far from universal.

Having gained 8, 030 km per hour in speed, the spacecraft flew by Earth twice, the first time at a range of 960 km at 20: 34: 34 UT on 8 December 1990 before approaching the minor planet 951 Gaspra to a distance of 1, 604 km at 22: 37 UT on 29 October 1991.

Having ordered a shipment of potatoes, at first he ordered that they be offered to anyone interested.

Having found for the plaintiff for a violation of the first law, the court then has the discretion to exercise judicial economy and refuse to make a decision on the remaining two claims, on the grounds that the finding of one violation should be sufficient to satisfy the plaintiff.

Having converted to Christianity, he resigned his post before Diocletian's purging of Christians from his immediate staff and before the publication of Diocletian's first " Edict against the Christians " ( February 24, 303 ).

Having earned a " reputation as the first underground rock band ," The Velvet Underground inspired, directly or indirectly, many of those involved in the creation of punk rock.

Having lost the first challenge to Hawke, Keating realised that events would have to move very much in his favour for a second challenge to be even possible.

Having been selected to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar will be the first Middle Eastern country to host the FIFA World Cup.

Having joined the Council of Europe as a full member in 1988, San Marino held the rotating chair of the organisation during the first half of 1990.

* 1971 – Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.

* Having deprived her of this first right as a citizen, the elective franchise, thereby leaving her without representation in the halls of legislation, he has oppressed her on all sides.

Having given up his first job — teaching — after just one day, Watson took a year's course in accounting and business at the Miller School of Commerce in Elmira.

Having scored 5 and 38 for the South Wales club in his first match at The Oval, Grace was outstanding in the next match and scored 170 and 56 not out against the Gentlemen of Sussex at the Royal Brunswick Ground in Hove.

Having written BASIC09, they decided it needed an operating system underlying it, and created the first version of OS-9.

Having been the first major city in Greece to fall to the occupying forces just two days after the German invasion, it was in Thessaloniki that the first Greek resistance group was formed ( under the name « Ελευθερία », Eleftheria, " Freedom ") as well as the first anti-Nazi newspaper in an occupied territory anywhere in Europe, also by the name Eleftheria.