Having ascertained that an uprising against the Soviet-backed communists would be supported by the people, Massoud, on July 6, 1979, started an insurrection in the Panjshir which initially failed.

Having failed in attempts to subordinate the VCheKa to Narkomiust, the Left SRs were to seek control of the Extraordinary Commission in a different way.

Having failed once, Watson and Crick were now somewhat reluctant to try again and for a while they were forbidden to make further efforts to find a molecular model of DNA.

Having sold off much of its historically profitable commodities businesses, and many of the new speciality businesses, which it had failed to integrate, the company consisted mainly of the Dulux paints business, which quickly found itself the subject of a takeover by Akzo Nobel.

Having failed to build Zion within the confines of American society, the Mormons began to construct a society in isolation, based on their beliefs and values.

Having failed at their earlier attempt to conduct market-economy reforms such as those carried out in China by Deng Xiaoping, Kim opted for continued ideological purity.

Having failed to win Solihull in 1945, he was elected to the House of Commons in a 1948 by-election as the Member of Parliament for Southwark Central, becoming the " Baby of the House.

Having failed to interest the Italian government, the 22-year-old inventor brought his telegraphy system to Britain and met William Preece, a Welshman, who was a major figure in the field and Chief Engineer of the General Post Office.

Having failed to gather an expedition against Palestine, Pope Innocent III resolved in 1207 to organize a new crusade ; beginning in 1209, he called for crusades against the Albigenses, against the Almohad dynasty of Spain ( 1213 ), and, also around that time, against the pagans of Prussia.

Having failed to crystallize a target molecule, a crystallographer may try again with a slightly modified version of the molecule ; even small changes in molecular properties can lead to large differences in crystallization behavior.

Having failed, he issues a Declaration of Indulgence, which suspends penal laws against both Catholics and Protestant dissenters.

Having failed to receive expected supplies from the Americans on credit, Black Hawk wanted to fight, saying his people were " forced into war by being deceived.

Having hitherto seen the destruction of the infected survivors as a moral imperative to be pursued for his own and mankind's survival, he failed to realize that the infected have come to view him in fear and awe.

Having failed to perform Roman masculinity and virtue, Antony's only means with which he might “ write himself into Rome's imperial narrative and position himself at the birth of empire ” is to cast himself in the feminine archetype of the sacrificial virgin ; “ once understands his failed virtus, his failure to be Aeneas, he then tries to emulate Dido ”.

Having failed to cooperate in the European Parliament, Le Pen sought in the mid-1990s to initiate contacts with other far-right parties, including from non-EU countries.

Having failed to muster an effective military response, Edgar's leading supporters lost their nerve, and the English leaders surrendered to William at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.

Having " nine elite players ", " the most talented top six forwards on one team since the days of the Edmonton Oilers " was not good enough as the franchise failed to win the Northwest Division title, ending the NHL record streak.

Having failed in his mission, he returned and nearly drowned crossing the ice-filled Allegheny River.

Having failed, he returned a few days later and challenged Drake to a fight out in the North Channel which the Americans won decisively.

Having failed its primary goal, the League of Nations fell apart and eventually was transformed into the United Nations.

Having failed to reach an agreement, he sought help from King Eystein I of Norway, who granted him the earldom of Orkney and he ruled jointly and amicably with Haakon until 1114.

Having failed to purchase his freedom, in 1846 Scott filed legal suit in St Louis Circuit Court through the help of a local lawyer.

Having failed to secure a spot along the river that provided enough water power to run his mill, Talbot dismantled the settlement and moved to the present location of Addison, and by the fall of 1836, milling operations restarted.

Having failed in several careers, Carnegie became fascinated with success and its link to self-confidence, and his books have since sold over 50 million copies.

Having been appointed governor of the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis ( modern Provence ) in 58 BC, Julius Caesar proceeded to conquer the Gallic tribes beyond over the next few years, maintaining control through a careful divide and rule strategy.

Having learned in 1262 that Scottish nobles had raided the Hebrides and that Alexander III planned to conquer the islands, Haakon went on an expedition with his formidable leidang fleet of at least 120 ships in 1263, having become accustomed to negotiating backed by an intimidating fleet.

Having contributed greatly to the decisive Battle of Guandu and subsequent campaigns against the heirs of Yuan Shao, Zhang Xiu died en route Liucheng ( 柳城 ) on a campaign to conquer the Wuhuan tribe in 207.

Having played a decisive role in the Allied victory against Germany, the USSR emerged as a recognized superpower after the war.

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 recently lost a major military conflict against the USSR, Zhang Xueliang, falsely claiming to be under implicit instructions from Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Government to adhere to a nonresistance policy, had already urged his men not to put up a fight and to store away any weapons in case the Japanese invaded ( a piece of information that the Japanese advisors to Zhang's army knew ahead of time, hence facilitating the planning ).

Having studied classical, as well as choral music, he has written six symphonies, several operas ( including the first rock opera in the USSR, Ei, jūs tur!

Having completed his secondary school studies, Surkov entered Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys in 1982, where he made a friend of Vladimir Solovyov, now a leading pro-government TV journalist, and Mikhail Fridman, now an oil tycoon, but failed to graduate as he had been conscripted into the military service, which around that time had become compulsory in USSR even for students.

Having persisted too long in deliberate ignorance and denial of the forces that threatened her, Pamela was relieved now to admit their potency and to be taking definite steps toward grappling with them.

Having done so, he began to experience all the frustrations of others who attempted to get along with Serenissimus and do a job at the same time.

Having volunteered that he was a man of about sixty, he bounded up the stairs and with each leap rendered the number less credible.

Having filled the offices of quaestor and praetor with more than usual success, he obtained the consulship in 120.

Having due regard to the magic papyri, in which many of the unintelligible names of the Abrasax-stones reappear, besides directions for making and using gems with similar figures and formulas for magical purposes, it can scarcely be doubted that many of these stones are pagan amulets and instruments of magic.

Having extorted a large sum of money from the citizens of Nuremberg, he quarrelled with his supporter, the French King, and offered his services to the Emperor.

Having dispensed with these alternative explanations, he identifies the source of our knowledge of necessary connections as arising out of observation of constant conjunction of certain impressions across many instances.

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

Having been transformed into the consensus candidate, he secured the Democratic Party nomination, finishing with a victory in Jerry Brown's home state of California.

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 a successful career such as being a professional athlete or an entertainment industry based professionals are careers that many average people can identify with but can only dream about pursuing.

Having seen the supposed beauty of a woman's heavy breasts and her thin waist, do not become agitated and influenced with illusion, for these attractive features are simply transformations of fat, flesh & toxins.

Having located most of the stones of the original tomb, Crossing thought that it could be rebuilt in its original form with little effort, but it was not to be.

Historian Paul K. Davis wrote, " Having defeated Eudes, he turned to the Rhine to strengthen his northeastern borders-but in 725 was diverted south with the activity of the Muslims in Acquitane.

Having brought his paints and other tools with him, he would instead go and sit by a window and paint what he saw.

Having taken Nanking in March ( and briefly visited Shanghai, now under the control of his close ally Bai Chongxi ), Chiang halted his campaign and prepared a violent break with Wang's leftist elements, which he believed threatened his control of the KMT.

Having begun with a scathing criticism of the corrupting effects of money and misguided servile attitudes towards the wealthy, Clement discusses the implications of.

Having worked with many Hollywood stars, Cronenberg says that he did not get to make a film with an actor he wanted to work with for a long time, Burt Reynolds.

Having partnered previously with Gygax on Don't Give Up the Ship !, Arneson introduced Gygax to his Blackmoor game and the two then collaborated on developing " The Fantasy Game ", the role-playing game ( RPG ) that became Dungeons & Dragons, with the final writing and preparation of the text being done by Gygax.

Having spent the greater part of his early life in the twilight of Nero's reign, his formative years would have been strongly influenced by the political turmoil of the 60s, culminating with the civil war of 69, which brought his family to power.

Having established himself as a solo artist with " Space Oddity ", Bowie began to sense a lacking: " a full-time band for gigs and recording — people he could relate to personally ".

Having this hard currency buffer to work with, the Salvadoran Government undertook a monetary integration plan beginning January 1, 2001, by which the U. S. dollar became legal tender alongside the colón, and all formal accounting was undertaken in U. S. dollars.