Having to both pedal and steer via the front wheel remained a problem.

Having everything to lose by attacking, and much to gain by not attacking, the Athenians remained on the defensive in the run up to the battle.

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

Having sent back Álvaro Ferreira, he remained alone with António.

Having lost the civil war, this group remained in existence, with the intention of overthrowing both the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland and achieving the Irish Republic proclaimed in 1916.

Having experienced almost nothing of society, the boy remained a savage.

Having been awarded first prize in drawing by the Academy, in August 1797 he traveled to Paris to study with Jacques-Louis David, France's — and Europe's — leading painter during the revolutionary period, in whose studio he remained for four years.

Having completely recovered from mononucleosis in the spring of 1968, he won a silver medal in the 1500 meters that autumn in the high altitude of Mexico City, losing to Kip Keino from Kenya, whose remarkable race remained the Olympic 1, 500-meter record for 16 years.

Having already appeared as a musical guest and then host of Saturday Night Live, McKean joined the cast in 1994 and remained a cast member until 1995.

Having secured a majority of the votes, Iola was declared the county seat, and the records and county offices removed there at once, since which time it has remained.

Having assumed the title of King of Jerusalem and Sicily, Conradin took possession of the Duchy of Swabia in 1262, and remained for some time in his duchy.

Having made peace with Henry, replaced Fergus of Galloway with his sons, and resettled Moray, only one of Malcolm's foes remained, Somerled, by 1160 king of the Isles as well as of Argyll.

Having been founded by a local stonemason who was inspired by Harrogate and Cheltenham, the waters were popular with those seeking relief from certain skin diseases in the early 19th century, but it remained a small spa during this period.

Having remained as the sequence for the Requiem Mass in the Roman Missal of 1962 -- the last edition before revisions from the Second Vatican Council were implemented ) --- it is still heard in churches where the Tridentine Latin liturgy is celebrated.

Having issued, in November 1789, a declaration affirming its intent to " oppose, as much as we are able, all that the representatives of the Commune may undertake that is harmful to the general rights of our constituents ," the Cordeliers district remained in conflict with the Parisian government throughout the winter and spring of 1790.

Having a part in the All-Palestine Government, al-Husseini also remained in exile at Heliopolis in Egypt throughout much of the 1950s.

Having forsaken any long-term relationships with women, Corot remained very close to his parents even in his fifties.

Having studied mathematics under John Machin and John Keill, in 1708 he obtained a remarkable solution of the problem of the " centre of oscillation ," which, however, remained unpublished until May 1714, when his claim to priority was disputed by Johann Bernoulli.

Having never exercised executive authority, Constantine remained primarily devoted to his scholarly pursuits and relegated his authority to bureaucrats and generals, as well as his energetic wife Helena Lekapene.

Having started a career in music before music was even recorded electrically, Carter remained a masterful musician, arranger and composer until he retired from performing in 1997.

Having entered Milan and installed Louis II de la Trémoille as the governor, Francis ( at the urging of Bonnivet and against the advice of his other senior commanders, who favored a more vigorous pursuit of the retreating Lannoy ) advanced on Pavia, where Antonio de Leyva remained with a sizable Imperial garrison of about 9000.

Having established its main operating base at Northolt, BEA operated its first service from Heathrow in April 1950 ; by late-1954, all Northolt operations had moved to Heathrow, which remained the airline's main operating base until the merger with BOAC in 1974.

Having achieved remarkable sales success, the book has sold in excess of 2. 5 million copies worldwide and remained on the CBA top ten best-sellers list for over 150 consecutive weeks after its release.

Having passed his law, Tiberius was lauded as a founding hero not just of a single city or race, but as the founding hero of all the Italians, who had come to endure immense poverty and deprivation, denied of their rightful land because of their military services and having lost work because of the influx of slaves, who were loyal to no man while citizens were loyal to the state.

Having been effectively given insider information about which side to back in the coming revolution, the Rougons then make a series of seemingly bold moves to show their loyal and steadfast support for Napoleon III, winning the admiration of the most influential people in the town, mostly royalists who are themselves afraid of showing too much commitment for fear of backing the " wrong horse " and losing their standing and fortune.

Having been able to safeguard and maintain the structure of the Imperial State, We are always with you, Our good and loyal subjects, relying upon your sincerity and integrity.

Having deeply alienated Ras Kassa with his escape, and having deeply angered the Emperor, Iyasu was taken to a fortress on the slopes of Mount Gara Muleta in Girawa, where he was guarded closely by locals loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie.

Having enjoyed prosperity and control over their own affairs, and having remained loyal subjects for nearly a century, the manifesto which Nicholas II issued February 15, 1899 was cause for Finnish despair.

Having served as Kane's personal assistant since at least when he took over the Inquirer, Bernstein proved the most loyal to the man.

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

Having won MacArthur's confidence as a capable and loyal staff officer Almond was the logical choice to become GHQ Chief of Staff in January 1949, when the incumbent, Paul Mueller, rotated home.

Having brainwashed Scorponok to become fully loyal to him, Megatron attempts to do the same to Inferno, but he fights the process.

In 1861 the country became an integral part of brigandage Lucan, Having as leading figures Michael Volonnino, Corporal Theodore and Michael Barbaro, Men loyal to Carmine Crocco who opposed the government of Savoy Vittorio Emanuele II that was recently installed.

Having had no children, the crown passed on to his brother, Albert II of Belgium, following his death.

Having fallen from his cloak, the crown was found while Blood refused to give up, struggling with his captors and declaring, " It was a gallant attempt, however unsuccessful!

Having been elected a member of parliament in 1685 for Banbury under James II, he took, says Roger North, the place of manager for the crown in all matters of revenue.

Having achieved victory with English support ( and having married into the English royal family ), John was constrained to confirm several English barons in positions of power within Brittany, especially as controllers of strategically important strongholds in the environs of the port of Brest, which gave the English military access to the peninsula and which took revenue from Brittany to the English crown.

Having been forewarned by a court official that choosing the crown would mean his death, Béla instead selected the sword.

Having established his dominance in local boxing rings during the immediate post-war years, and capturing the Australian middleweight crown in Sydney in 1946, he travelled overseas in search of top-class competition and a possible world's championship belt.

Having driven the crown sheriff out of Tyrconnel, he successfully led two expeditions against Turlough Luineach O ' Neill in 1593, in order to force Turlough O ' Neill to abdicate his chieftainship in favour of Hugh O ' Neill.

Having lost his world bantamweight crown, Harada then set his sights on regaining it.

Having been given custody of the counties of Cork and Waterford and all the crown lands of Decies and Desmond, he was appointed Justiciar of Ireland from 1228 to 1232.

Having entrusted Parikshit, the son of Abhimanyu, with the crown and scepter, he ascended the Himalayas, passing through Dev-Van ( present Deoband ), Kankhal and Mayapur, near ( Haridwar ).

Having been mentally ill for a long time, the Emperor Lý Huệ Tông ultimately decided to cede the throne of the Lý Dynasty to crown princess Lý Chiêu Hoàng in October of the lunar calendar, 1224.

Having refused these terms, the king recalled Stanisław Żółkiewski from Moldavia to quell the Nalivaiko Uprising, which had engulfed most of Polish crown lands in Ukraine and Belarus ( that time called Ruthenia ) by 1596.