On the eve of the fateful horse race that would decide the marriage between Pelops and Hippodameia, Myrtilus was approached by Pelops ( or in some accounts, by Hippodameia ) who wanted him to hinder the efforts of his master, Oenamaus, to win the race.

In 1968 Knox and Inkster, in what is perhaps the classic sunk cost experiment, approached 141 horse bettors: 72 of the people had just finished placing a $ 2. 00 bet within the past 30 seconds, and 69 people were about to place a $ 2. 00 bet in the next 30 seconds.

" One historian from Edirne, Oruc or Uruc, explains the lack of protection by saying that the army was preoccupied with pursuing the enemy in rear flight and introduces an element of deception: the Christian " had promised himself as a sacrifice and approached Murad, who was sitting alone on his horse.

Pfungst then proceeded to examine the behaviour of the questioner in detail, and showed that as the horse's taps approached the right answer, the questioner's posture and facial expression changed in ways that were consistent with an increase in tension, which was released when the horse made the final, correct tap.

As they approached the house which is situated on a high hill she and William saw Governor Burton coming down the hill on a white horse which he usually rode.

Her attention was distracted momentarily by the crying of the child and when she looked again expecting her husband to speak as he approached the carriage both rider and horse had vanished.

Their horse troops entered Preston on the night of 9 November 1715, and as they approached two troops of dragoons and part of a militia regiment retreated to Wigan.

Wang Zuo was initially somewhat wary, but as with Yuan, Mao approached Wang with a large gift of seventy rifles and horse saddles, and the offer of Communist instructors to give his force military training, thus successfully convinced Wang to welcome him into Wang's base at Ciping ( 茨坪 ) on October 27, 1927.

According to legend, as he fled on his horse, he approached a fast-running river.

He participated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn River on June 25 – 26 June 1876, where, as his company approached the bluffs overlooking the river, Watson ’ s horse and that of another man, Peter Thompson, gave out.

During the fight, Custer fell under his wounded horse as Confederates approached and was saved by his orderly.

Approaching from the south, No. 4 Troop moved across the open ground before taking up position behind the hedgerows 300 yards from the battery and from where laid down covering fire for No. 5 Troop which approached from the east with fixed bayonets.

Both the garden and the baradari, originally a 45-foot, three-storey square with a basement approached by fifteen steps, suffered extensive damage during the fratricidal Sikh wars and was only reclaimed and laid out according to the original plan during the British period.

The groundwork for the merger of SBC and UBS was actually laid by their mutual competitor, Credit Suisse which had approached UBS about a merger that would have created the second largest bank in the world in 1996.

In Middlesbrough, the group are approached by two Irish gypsies, Brendan and Dominic, who offer them the chance of a side job, claiming that they had been laid off.

First, he approached the royal priest Thathacharya and laid his heart before him, after exhibiting his skills.

When the prayer service concluded, Nancy Reagan and her family approached the casket, where Mrs. Reagan laid her head on it.

Having laid siege to Tigranocerta, the Roman forces fell back behind a nearby river when the large Armenian army approached.

A realistic balancing of the need for new forms of international organization on the one hand, and our capacity to achieve them on the other, must be approached through the concept of `` community ''.

Drexler approached Hitler and thrust a booklet into his hand.

" Shiraz "- labelled wines, on the other hand, would then be more similar to archetypical Australian or other New World examples ; presumably made from riper berries, more fruit-driven, higher in alcohol, less obviously tannic, peppery rather than smokey, usually more easily approached when young, and possibly slightly sweetish in impression.

Sheridan, a five-time Olympic gold medalist, was present to watch his record broken, approached Thorpe after the event and shook his hand saying, " Jim, my boy, you're a great man.

However on the other hand, Newcastle West End were in serious financial trouble and approached East End with a view to a take over.

The earliest wells were water wells, shallow pits dug by hand in regions where the water table approached the surface, usually with masonry or wooden walls lining the interior to prevent collapse.

She approached the Patriarch John Xiphilinos and convinced him both to hand over the written oath she had signed to this effect, and to have him pronounce that he was in favour of a second marriage for the good of the state.

Mr. Lincoln's carriage approached at a moderate gait, owing to the condition of the road, Mr. Whitaker waived his hand and the cheer that went up was so spontaneous and deafening that the horses attached to the carriage were frightened to such an extent that the safety of the occupants of the carriage was threatened.

When Avicenna approached the prince with a knife in his hand, he asked " where is the cow so I may kill it.

Gregory discovered this talent when a male character he had put a great deal of effort and attention into approached him as a real, flesh-and-blood person, shook his hand, and thanked him.

He had already approached writer Houdar de la Motte for a libretto in 1727, but nothing came of it ; he was finally inspired to try his hand at the prestigious genre of tragédie en musique after seeing Montéclair's Jephté in 1732.

Hoping to be reconciled with Wellington, he approached the Duke's railway carriage and shook his hand.

Martin threw his bat at Brewer, who picked up the bat and started to hand it to Martin as he approached.

With the papers in hand, Pavelle and Moses approached several venture capital firms that showed interest in funding a Macsyma startup.

Afterwards, Miller approached Bruno in the dressing room, shook his hand and profusely apologized.

As dawn approached, Allen and Arnold became fearful of losing the element of surprise, so they decided to attack with the men at hand.

Hogan got the upper hand in a series of matches, and a frustrated DiBiase approached André the Giant to win the belt for him.

During the match, Vince McMahon approached the ring, only to hand Austin back his ' Smoking Skull ' belt and take Shane out of the proceedings.

He is approached by a stranger, the woman Tamara Marian de la Garza, who requires him to regrow her right hand.

On the other hand, as the deadline approached, Soriano expressed his enjoyment with left field, and his strong desire to stay with the team.

Kojak usually carried it in the front right pocket of his overcoat or suit jacket, or he carried it in his hand as he approached a scene where he was expecting danger.

On the other hand, some recording executives tried to have the packaging serve a useful purpose beyond marketing such as when in 1991 Warner Music executive, Jeff Gold approached the band, R. E. M.

Modern rugby league: Brisbane Broncos take on Canterbury Bulldogs in the NRL. While the Super League war was being fought in Australia, Rupert Murdoch approached the British clubs with a view to forming a European Super League, primarily as a way to gain the upper hand during his battle with Kerry Packer for broadcasting rights for the sport in Australia.

During the celebration, he is approached by an elderly woman who places a pocket watch in his hand and pleads " come back to me ".