Having no choice, he plunged into it, anyway, holding onto the microphone for support.

Having no living legitimate children, Caesar had adopted his great-nephew Octavius as his son and main heir.

" Having unsuccessfully approached both the University of Oxford and Harvard University, Morris was able to talk his way into Princeton University, where he began studying the history of science, a topic in which he had " absolutely no background.

Having retired as a player in 1979, he had no VFL coaching experience and was regarded as something of a risk, although he had coached in the Australian Army whilst on national service.

Having no actual power, he rebelled, attempting suicide and accusing Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and his consort Itsuko of adultery.

Having noted the current use of many, often contradictory, definitions of feudalism, she argued that the word is only a construct with no basis in medieval reality, an invention of modern historians read back " tyrannically " into the historical record.

Having no children, he bequeathed much of his estate to Christian charities, especially those that helped the poor.

Having noted that the island was still uninhabited, he was presumably the less inclined to risk a landing when there was no British settlement there to report on.

There is no clear evidence that the United States actually exercised such a degree of control as to justify treating the contras as acting on its behalf ... Having reached the above conclusion, the Court takes the view that the Contras remain responsible for their acts, in particular the alleged violations by them of humanitarian law.

Having almost no natural resources and always suffering from overpopulation in its small territory, which deterred continued population growth and the formation of a large internal consumer market, South Korea adapted an export-oriented economic strategy to fuel its economy, and in 2010, South Korea was the seventh largest exporter and tenth largest importer in the world.

Having no opposition to contend with, he was able to power through much needed social reforms.

Having no other choice but to drink the poison, she died on the eve of Samhain, after which the festival came to be known as Mongfind's Feast, " wherefore women and the rabble make petitions to her on samain-eve.

Having no children left, he could not find anyone among his remaining relatives who was able to rule the country competently and be willing to maintain the Christian faith of the nation.

Having possessions on six continents, Britain had to defend all of its empire with a volunteer army, for it was the only power in Europe to have no conscription.

Having met with no success farming, the Grants left the St. Louis farm when their fourth and final child was born in 1858.

Having ruled Italy for over 40 years with no alternative other than the Italian Communist Party, DC members had ample opportunity to abuse their power, and some did.

The Chinese character s around the Taijitu symbol read: " Using no way as way " and " Having no limitation as limitation " The arrows represent the endless interaction between yang and yin.

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

Having absolutely no idea what her key was, she sang regardless and got the job.

Having no previous acting experience, she started acting lessons after being cast.

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

Having not once mentioned such gardens, Willey concludes that there is no sound evidence in favour of these fictitious legends.

Having exhibited this possibility, Frege's larger purpose was to defend the view that arithmetic is a branch of logic, a view known as logicism: unlike geometry, arithmetic was to be shown to have no basis in " intuition ", and no need for non-logical axioms.

Having such a strong background in administration, and being an expert on East Pakistan affairs, General Yahya Khan appointed Vice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan as Martial Law Administrator, with absolute authority in his command.

This idea of being detailed relates to another feature that can be understood without mathematical background: Having a fractional or fractal dimension greater than its topological dimension, for instance, refers to how a fractal scales compared to how geometric shapes are usually perceived.

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 an agricultural background for at least a thousand years, the community houses for the most part commuters to nearby towns like Hoogezand, Groningen and Delfzijl.

Having background on the subject helps the interrogator retain the initiative in an interview.

Having worked as a cowboy himself, McClintock was one of the few " country " singers who had an authentic background from which to draw.

In an interview with Claes Widlund ( Disco Guy of www. disco-disco. com ), Brown recalled, " Having Dan Hartman join me singing background vocals for my album was great fun.

Having had no brothers, she received an education that would have only been bequeathed to a son, and this background greatly influenced the way she educated her children.

Having lost his virginity, Rivers feels guilt for betraying his mother and pious background, and also for betraying his sick master Henry Maartens.

Having come from a corporate law background, Dickson often contributed to the judgements in that field.

Having a background in academia and the nongovernmental sector, he joined the ranks of the government after Georgia's 2003 Rose Revolution, serving as the chairman of the Central Election Commission of Georgia from 2003 to 2004 and then as the mayor of Tbilisi from 2004 to 2005.

Having repaired his relationship with Island Records, Cope began recording his next record against the background of the civil demonstrations which became the Poll Tax Riots.

Having a modest education and social background, New Russians are perceived as arrogant nouveau riche and gaudy, conspicuous consumers with poor taste.

Having turned his blue-collar background into an advantage, Ralph begins accumulating a small but loyal and compassionate following.

Having failed to realize that the role of King comes with formal expectations, and that he cannot rely entirely on his charm or blue-collar background, Ralph accepts a stern rebuke from Sir Cedric Willingham and endeavors to set things right.

Having a religious background, Takahisa showed himself to be benevolent and already allowed freedom of worship but not helping the missionaries nor favoring their church.

Having expected viewers to be mostly those with past links to coal mining, the film does not make explicit the political background to the plot.

Having an extensive background in martial arts, Thornton fought in an infamous " Different Style Fight " against Shinya Hashimoto, which he lost in the second round.

Having grown up in California instead of in India like Sanjeev, she doesn't seem to have any background knowledge in Indian cooking.