Having thus gained substantial territories to the east without a fight, Ahmad Shah turned westward to take possession of Herat, which was ruled by Nader Shah's grandson, Shah Rukh of Persia, and then Mashhad ( in present-day Iran ).

Having gained independence, African and Asian countries also established central banks or monetary unions.

Having gained control of China, Chiang's party remained surrounded by " surrendered " warlords who remained relatively autonomous within their own regions.

Having gained thirty pounds since his Burrito days from Southern food and excessive alcohol consumption, it came as a surprise to many when Parsons was enthusiastically signed to Reprise Records by Mo Ostin in mid-1972.

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 served as rubberstamp bodies in the past, the DPR and MPR have gained considerable power and are increasingly assertive in oversight of the executive branch.

Having lost both referendums, the sovereignist Parti Québécois government renewed the push for recognition as a nation through symbolic motions that gained the support of all parties in the National Assembly.

" Having gained more power and independence than ever before in his career, he still faced the issue of ultimate loyalty between al-Adid and Nur ad-Din.

Having gained Stalin's trust, Messing was given free rein to travel over the Soviet Union.

Having already gained national recognition for his anti-Boer War campaigns, his leadership of the attacks on the Education Act gave him a strong parliamentary reputation and marked him as a likely future cabinet member.

Having led his men out from the castle to meet the enemy, Edward gained early success, but unwisely pursued a retreating force to the north, thus sacrificing the chance of overall victory.

Having gained control of the company, used it as an investment vehicle that could execute takeovers of other companies.

Having gained the regard of foreigners after helping crush the Boxer Rebellion, he successfully obtained numerous loans to expand his Beiyang Army into the most powerful army in China.

Having obtained divine direction, David led his army against the Philistines, and gained a complete victory over them.

Having been a member of the Executive Board of the FDP since 1988, he first gained national prominence in 1994, when he was appointed Secretary General of the party.

Having gained another victory in 542, this time, avoiding stoutly defended Florence, in the valley of Mugello, where Totila showed his nature by treating his prisoners so well that they were induced to serve under his banner, he left a well-defended Tuscany with his enlarged forces, while three of the Byzantine generals withdrew from Florence, dividing their forces, to Perugia, Spoleto, and Rome, cities which Totila would have to take by siege.

Having gained little or nothing from these activities, he returned to Navarre in early 1372.

Having gained nearly 40 caps for Spain in the 1980s, Goikoetxea represented the country in one World Cup and one European Championship.

Having lost the area of Briey, it had now gained the areas of Château-Salins and Sarrebourg which before 1871 were in the Meurthe department ( being one-third of it ) and which had been part of the Reichsland of Elsaß-Lothringen since 1871.

* Having gained the sought-for plumes, the expedition returned safely through the country of the Ngati-Toko-rakau, who were governed by Ko-waiwai.

Having collected a large amount of invaluable information on this and kindred topics, in addition to much geographical knowledge gained in the prosecution of various explorations ( including visits with Sir Austen Henry Layard to the ruins of Nineveh ), he returned to England on leave of absence in 1849.

Having gained a reputation as a leading Protestant preacher, Bullinger quickly received offers to take up the position of pastor from Zurich, Basel, Bern, and Appenzell.

Having taught himself Latin and Greek, he studied law under Arnaud du Ferrièr, then professor at Toulouse, and rapidly gained a great reputation as a lecturer on Justinian.

Having gained the world-wide recognition, the band quit the fantasy world in lyrics and made an obvious stab at versatility by adding funk (" Dreamer ") and acoustic folk (" Circus ") elements to the palette.

Having gained a short-lived extension of peace by acceding to Hitler's territorial demands at the expense of Czechoslovakia, Chamberlain was welcomed back to London by cheering crowds.

Having the control over those more western ( in respect to the original homeland of the Polans ) tribes, Mieszko had entered the German sphere of influence.

Having met face to face, Hanna and McCauley share a mutual respect, but readily admit that neither will hesitate to kill the other if the circumstances demand it.

Having earned the cooperation and respect of various political factions, Perkins ably helped put New York in the forefront of progressive reform.

Having heard that he is angry about her new marriage, her lack of respect for him and that his pockets are empty, she, under a pang of conscience, gives Mica a sock full of golden coins to give to Matija when he sees him.

Having free elections increase the respect of El Presidente among the population, but if their support gets too low, there is the risk of El Presidente losing the elections and being forced to resign.

Having qualified and earned the right to participate, the Puerto Rican team chose not to do so at the 1980 Olympic Games, held in Moscow, due to the American boycott of that competition ( being an autonomous nation sportswise, the team could have participated, but decided to respect the boycott instead ).

" Having at times covered his music there is a good degree of mutual respect between them.

" Having developed a respect for Spock's straightforwardness, the group agrees to go to Sickbay for a medical examination.

Having invested so much of their lives in scholarship, such women could find needed respect for their work and lifestyle among other academic women.

Having endeavoured, on a former occasion, to point out the degree of admiration and respect with which the conduct of Sen ' r Quadra toward our little community had impressed us during his life, I cannot refrain, now that he is no more, from rendering that justice to his memory to which it is so amply intitled, by stating, that the unexpected melancholey event of his decease operated on the minds of us all, in a way more easily to be imagined than described: and whilst it excited our most grateful acknowledgements, it produced the deepest regret for the loss of a character so amiable, and so truly ornamental to civil society.

Having a healthy respect for his opposition, and appreciating that his own forces had already marched several miles in full kit, Baillie decided to take positions where he was and wait for Lanark's force to appear.

Having always held Teela in total contempt, and never having regarded her as a formidable adversary ( unlike He-Man and the Sorceress ), Evil-Lyn acquires a degree of respect for Teela's skills and intelligence, going so far as to say that she and Teela could " make a great team " after all.

* Having too many players on the court, or too few ( NBA ; NCAA and NFHS if intentional )

Having met, the forces under Marlborough and Eugene faced the French under Tallard at the Battle of Blenheim.

Having announced his intention to go on crusade two years before, Simon raised funds and travelled to the Holy Land, but does not seem to have faced combat there.

Having reached the 2012 Copa del Rey Final by defeating giantkillers CD Mirandes ( based in a small town close to Bilbao ), Athletic faced the same opponent as in 2009-powerful FC Barcelona, who again proved too strong in another 3-0 result.

Having invented the dye, Perkin was still faced with the problems of raising the capital for producing it, manufacturing it cheaply, adapting it for use in dyeing cotton, gaining acceptance for it among commercial dyers, and creating public demand for it.

Having faced economic troubles for the whole of its existence it was eventually decommissioned in 1920 due to decreasing enrollment sine the arrival of newer educational institutions that came with statehood.

Having done so, he faced a threat of a court case from Ua Buachalla, who had been left personally liable for the remaining one year's expensive private lease on his residence, following the sudden abolition of his office.

Hearth and the sisters worked closely for two years to create the book, an oral history called Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters ' First 100 Years, which dealt with the trials and tribulations the sisters had faced during their century of life.

Having initially faced 17 charges of misconduct and of defrauding the company he led, Hollinger International, of $ 60 million, he was convicted of three counts of fraud and one count of obstruction of justice in a U. S. court in 2007 and sentenced to six and a half years ' imprisonment.

Having beaten Stockport County and Rotherham United, they faced Premier League side Ipswich Town at the Racecourse, with Wrexham running out 2 – 1 winners thanks to goals from Gary Bennett and Kieron Durkan.

Having refused to become a candidate for the imperial throne in 1619, Maximilian was faced with the complications arising from the outbreak of war in Bohemia.

Having refused to join the Baath Party, he has been faced many problems and tortured during his life until he left Iraq and spent 10 years in diaspora, living in Iran, Turkey and the Gulf countries.

Having won the revolution and bringing peace to the country, Avellaneda faced the serious economical crisis, centering his efforts in the control of the land with the Conquest of the Desert and expanding the railroads, the cereal and meat exports, and the European immigration, specially to Patagonia.

Having proven their support for Catholic absolutism by their loyal support for James during the war, and because the Papacy supported the Jacobites after 1693, Irish Catholics increasingly faced discriminatory legislation in the Penal Laws that were passed by the predominantly loyalist and Protestant Parliament from 1695.

Having purchased Thorn EMI's Screen Entertainment division in 1986, Cannon Films was severely stretched, and faced bankruptcy.

Having landed at Duqm in February 1954, IPC geologists were faced with tribal conflicts which made access to the most promising oil prospect, Jebel Fahud, difficult.

Having spent time in China, he became greatly sympathetic to the Indonesian Chinese over the persecutions they faced in postcolonial Indonesia.

Having qualified, Libya were drawn into Group A with co-hosts Equatorial Guinea, qualification rivals Zambia and pre-tournament favourites Senegal, Paquetá's men faced a tough task in progressing from the group.

: Having faced that very same battle before, Bocca easily defeats Horu.

Having studied the early German successes McNair came under the belief that US forces would be faced with fast moving enemy forces who would seek to bypass, isolate and reduce US forces in a replay of the Fall of France.

Having fought against a foreign power, naval reservists faced a much different struggle with the outbreak of the Civil War, which divided a navy and a nation.

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.

; # 106 — Safe as Houses: Having mastered observation and surveillance skills, the recruits are now faced with their first 36-hour mission.

Having studied chemistry and pharmacy, Wilhelm Carl Heraeus understood the problems faced by goldsmiths.