Having banished or murdered some 10, 000 citizens, and thus made himself master of Syracuse, he created a strong army and fleet and subdued the greater part of Sicily.

Having made the proper preparations, he fell upon the triumphant army near Malmedy as it was returning to its own province, and, in the ensuing Battle of Amblève, routed it.

Having consolidated his conquests in Syria ( 1831 – 38 ), Ibrahim Pasha, son of the viceroy of Egypt, Muhammad Ali Pasha, made the fatal mistake of trying to disarm the Christians and Druzes of the Lebanon and to draft the latter into his army.

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 made the assumption that the Sun was at the center of the universe, Copernicus realized that calculating tables of planetary motion ( mathematical charts that describe the movements of planets ) was much easier and more accurate.

Having purchased the film rights to Journey's End, British producers Michael Balcon and Thomas Welsh agreed that Whale's experience directing the London and Broadway productions of the play made him the best choice to direct the film.

Having made Jacob a ruler over his brothers, Isaac could only promise, " By your sword you shall live, but your brother you shall serve ; yet it shall be that when you are aggrieved, you may cast off his yoke from upon your neck " ( 27: 39-40 ).

Having made one concession after another, why should Japan now yield the " heart?

Having the engine, transmission, catalytic converter ( s ) and exhaust all cramped into a small rear engine bay made emission and noise control more difficult, something Porsche was already facing problems with on the 911 and wanted to avoid.

Having made the comic ready for launch, Mills resigned as editor.

Having made little impact in Paris, Magritte returned to Brussels in 1930 and resumed working in advertising.

Having joined Ibrahim in 1534, Suleiman made a push towards Persia, only to find the Shah sacrificing territory instead of facing a pitched battle, resorting to harassment of the Ottoman army as it proceeded along the harsh interior.

Having a running time of 163 minutes, Final Yamato retains the record of being the longest animated film ever made.

Tertullian wrote in his book On Patience 5: 15 " Having been made pregnant by the seed of the devil ... she brought forth a son.

Having promised the ring ( and with it, his estate ) to all three, the king had two equally precious copies made and gave one ring to each son.

Having made it up to third place in the race, he suffered brake troubles and fell back to fifth at the finish, two laps behind the winner, Guy Moll.

Having made no major discoveries for a year, they were at the point of having to sell their furniture to pay the rent.

Having thus made secure his position in the East, he began to prepare a crusade to recover the Latin Empire.

Having made several visits to his Irish estates beginning in 1647, Robert moved to Ireland in 1652 but became frustrated at his inability to make progress in his chemical work.

Having recently made peace with the Eastern Empire, Geiseric saw no need to make new concessions to Nepos.

I generally believe if a government is elected to power in the lower House and has the numbers and can maintain the numbers in the lower House, it is entitled to expect that it will govern for the three-year term unless quite extraordinary events intervene ... Having said that ... if we do make up our minds at some stage that the Government is so reprehensible that an Opposition must use whatever power is available to it, then I'd want to find a situation in which ... Mr. Whitlam woke up one morning finding the decision had been made and finding that he had been caught with his pants well and truly down.

" Having been on the WPA made it harder for alumni to get a job because employers said they had " formed poor work habits " on the WPA.

Having made his first attempt at sculpture, a copy after Antoine-Louis Barye, in 1899, he devoted much of his energy to working in clay, completing The Slave in 1903.

Having already been made president of the anthropological section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1911, after the war he became president of the English Folk-Lore Society ( 1920 ), and the Royal Anthropological Institute ( 1921 – 1922 ).

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 its reputation at stake, Russia had no other choice but to declare war on the Ottomans in April 1877.

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 recently arrived and being thrown into action, the 918th has suffered heavy losses, gaining the reputation as a " hard luck group " suffering from poor morale.

Having a reputation for discipline and loyalty, and employing revolutionary battle tactics, they were considered the most powerful troops of the 15th century, until their methods were refined by the Landsknechte in the early 16th century.

Having the reputation of Gambino's " mercy ", made him even more respectable in front of the Commission.

Having a moderately low budget and limited resources, SCTV got a reputation for making the most out of what it had, reusing sets and particularly taking advantage of expert makeup and hairstyling.

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 fought for the emperor Maximilian I against Venice in 1508, he inherited large estates on the Rhine, and increased his wealth and reputation by devious methods.

Having achieved a reputation for excellence under Ashton, in 1571 the school was augmented by Queen Elizabeth I.

Having won the FA Cup twice before the outbreak of the First World War, Wolves consolidated their reputation as a top side under the legendary management of ex-player Stan Cullis after the Second World War, going on to win the league three times and the FA Cup twice between 1949 and 1960.

Having been tipped for a possible return to the front bench in July 2008, due to her reputation as a solid media performer, Beckett returned to government in the reshuffle on 3 October 2008 as the Minister of State for Housing in the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Having a reputation for beauty, Woffington appeared in portraits and paintings by several artists of the day, including Jacobus Lovelace in 1744, Peter van Bleeck in 1747, and John Lewis in 1753.

Having had over one hundred personal exhibitions around the world, Lam had a well established reputation by the time of his death.

Having gained a reputation with his Histoire primitive de la Grèce, he was elected deputy to the Estates-General of 1789 by the third estate of the bailliage of Nîmes.

Having lost his Westminster seat during his forced absence in Russia, Alan manages to procure himself a German seat in the European Union's parliament as well as getting Piers onto the European Commission, with the two of them proceeding to cause more havoc on the continent and further enhance Alan's reputation back home.

Having gained a reputation as a champion of energetic measures against revolution, during the Revolutions of 1848 in Habsburg areas he was called upon to suppress the insurrection of March 1848 in Vienna, but finding himself ill-supported by the ministers he speedily threw up his post.

Having established a reputation for both courage and skill, the Canadian tankers were in constant demand by British commanders.

Having gained a reputation for his strong stances on educational issues, he was elected in 1988 and served two terms ( 1989 – 1996 ) as North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Having been nominated and rejected in 2000, when the game suffered a tarnished reputation due to match fixing scadals, the captaincy was passed to Dravid, his former deputy.

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 earned a reputation as a reclamation expert early in his congressional career, Hayden consistently backed legislation dealing with public lands, mining, reclamation, and other projects affecting the Western United States.

Having cast lots, they unanimously voted for Avilius to succeed him, based on Avilius ' reputation for chastity and his knowledge of Christ.