Having chosen the army, he obtained, through the assistance of his friends, a cornet's commission in the dragoons.

Having distinguished himself in his father's war against the Seljuk Turks, in 1143 Manuel was chosen as his successor by John, in preference to his elder surviving brother Isaac.

Having no children and being the last member of her dynasty, she had chosen one of her favorites, the former military finance minister, Michael VI Bringas, as her successor on the recommendation of her chief minister, Leo Paraspondylos.

Having chosen an appropriate animal as a totem for the lodge, the committee turned to finding a new name, which was supposed to be symbolic of the Native American background of the Order of the Arrow.

Having been an avid runner throughout his life ( he was chosen to be Solicitor General just two days after completing the Boston Marathon ), an annual race is held in his honor at BYU to raise proceeds for cancer research.

Having never married or had children of her own, her chosen heir was her great nephew Robert Hornyold-Strickland.

Having chosen to kill herself rather than live with a disfigured face, she is the victim of " Pride ".

Having chosen a new Avatar, Chris Kent who was freed from the Zone, he too would have been freed from his shackles thus causing the Phantom Zone to cease to exist.

Having chosen a successor, Cao Cao took measures to emasculate other contestants.

Having in 1804 been chosen to represent Liskeard, he was on the restoration of the Pitt ministry appointed secretary of the treasury, holding office till the dissolution of the ministry after the death of Pitt in January 1806.

Having said that, I don ’ t think we only develop as artists practising in our chosen fields.

Having chosen the architect Michael Hopkins of Hopkins Architects in a design competition, Christie announced in 1990 that a new theatre, capable of seating 1, 200 people, would be constructed in 1992.

Having chosen to join neither side at the critical moment, they now had all sides against them.

Having been chosen as the PNH candidate, he was eventually allowed to stand.

Having joined Apple in 1980, he rose through the ranks in Apple's European operations as President of Apple Europe and was chosen to take over as CEO when John Sculley was ousted by Apple's board of directors in June 1993.

Having chosen a military career, Poniatowski joined the Austrian imperial army where he was commissioned Lieutenant in 1780, in 1786 / 1788 promoted to Colonel and when Austria declared war against Ottoman Empire in 1788, he became an Aide-de-camp to Emperor Joseph II.

Having participated in the 1921 revolution that established the Mongolian People's Republic, Bumtsend was chosen to serve as chairman of the Presidium of the State Small Khural in 1940.

Having previously played their football at various venues within the city, a former dung hill for police horses was chosen by Aberdeen to be cleared and readied for football on 1 February 1899.

Having a right circular cylinder with a height units and a base of radius units with the coordinate axes chosen so that the origin is at the center of one base and the height is measured along the positive x-axis.

Having chosen a new leader, the society obtained from Queen Anne a charter under the Great Seal of Scotland, establishing them as a corporation by Letters Patent, dated the 31 December 1713 into a Royal Company.

Having been told that artists were being chosen to do war paintings for the Canadian War Records Office, he applied, and in 1918 was ' loaned ' to the Canadians for six months as an official war artist.

Having chosen the title Hot Streets, the album cover featured a picture of the band ( shot by photographer Norman Seeff ) rather than just the group logo.

" Having at least a conversational level Japanese, combined with European or other foreign looks as well as a standout personality, they are often chosen because they meet the Japanese stereotypes of foreigners ( for example, the notion that Americans generally look rugged and have blond hair and blue eyes ).

Having initially auditioned as the entertainment presenter, Murray was instead was chosen as a news presenter.

Having already moved from its ground at Kent Street, Ascot Vale (" McCracken's Paddock ") to Flemington Hill, the club was again forced to move in 1881 ; and, because the City of Essendon mayor of the day, James Taylor, considered the Essendon Cricket Ground " to be suitable only for the gentleman's game of cricket ", Essendon moved to East Melbourne.

Having learnt from the heavy casualties inflicted upon the airborne formations in Operation Market, the two airborne divisions were dropped several thousand yards forward of friendly positions, and only some thirteen hours after Operation Plunder had begun and Allied ground forces had already crossed the Rhine.

Having scared the horses onto the high ground of a peninsula, Heracles quickly dug a trench through the peninsula, filling it with water, thus making it an island.

Having shipped for the voyage he would stand his ground and jumped for his life.

Having achieved these objectives, the division was then to create and secure a bridgehead focused around the captured bridges until they linked up with advancing Allied ground forces.

Having accepted an offer which involved the redevelopment of their Bridge Meadow ground, and unable to find a suitable alternative ground of League of Wales standard, they resigned from the League in 1994.

Having thus discreetly assured his position, he was summoned to the Council of Chalcedon in October 451, and took his seat without question, and when the acts of the Second Council of Ephesus were quashed, including the deposition of the other prelates, a special exception was made of the substitution of Maximus for Domnus on the express ground that Leo had opened communion with him and recognized his episcopate ( Philippe Labbe, Concilia, iv.

Having turned off their communications equipment, both pilots fight using the test aircraft in a series of stunning dog-fight maneuvers before going into battroid form and finishing the fight on the ground.

Having played on fields in Lee, Shooter's Hill and Sidcup, it currently operates from a sports ground in Orpington.

Having realized that the traditional Boer tactic of fighting from higher ground exposed them to the superior British artillery, De la Rey insisted that his men and Prinsloo's Free-Staters dig in on the banks of the Modder and Riet Rivers, the first use of trench warfare in the war.

Having secured their initial objectives, the 11th Airborne Division then conducted a coordinated ground attack against a reinforced infantry regiment, as well as several aerial resupply and casualty evacuation missions in coordination with transport aircraft.

Having been built from the ground up, the Dammam Area was designed from the outset on the principles of modern urban planning.

Having fallen to the ground, they enter their van and prepare to drive off.

Having easily overcome Garth's token resistance in near-planetary space, the Gubru engage a small portion of their ground force in ritualistic combat against Earthling forces.

Having planned to follow the then-advanced use of ground effects by Lotus, initial testing of the prototype revealed fundamental design issues ; the designers failed to take account of the variable ride height of cars during braking and acceleration, stopping the ground effects functioning correctly.

Having redirected a portion of their strength to hold the northward flank, the Métis lacked the manpower to oppose the Canadian thrust, ceding ground with little resistance.

Having grown used to the backwater dumping ground circumstances of Basilisk, the Junction and planetary mission staff are delighted to realize they now have a competent and dedicated officer to partner with.

Having scared the horses onto the high ground of a peninsula, Heracles quickly dug a trench through the peninsula, filling it with water, thus making it an island.

:: Having reached a secure place on elevated ground at a distance of about half a league ( 2 kilometers ) from the town, we halted in a hut to rest a little and take some food.

Having gained admission to Ilium by declaring that, as a Roman, he was friendly, he massacred the inhabitants and burnt the place to the ground.

Having once accommodated standing supporters, since 1992 the ground has been all-seater.

Having seen Airwolf in the air and met Stringfellow Hawke separately on the ground, she resigns her position and traces Hawke, by his unusual name, to Santini Air.