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Without exception Hino's brothers turned to either one or both of their father's occupations, but Hino showed a talent for neither and instead spent most of his time on the beach where he repaired nets and proved immensely popular as a storyteller.
Though his father wanted him to continue his training as a goldsmith, he showed such a precocious talent in drawing that he started as an apprentice to Michael Wolgemut at the age of fifteen in 1486.
He showed talent for carving objects out of wood, and often ran away from home to escape the bullying of his father and older brothers.
Hackman showed a talent for both comedy and the " slow burn " as criminal mastermind Lex Luthor in Superman: The Movie ( 1978 ), as he would in its 1980 and 1987 sequels.
With a solid base of young talent assembled over the past five years, including Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks, J. J. Hardy and Corey Hart, the Brewers showed renewed competitiveness.
Burton showed a talent for English and Welsh literature at grammar school, and demonstrated an excellent memory, though his consuming interest was sports – rugby ( in fact famous Welsh centre Bleddyn Williams said in his autobiography that Burton could have gone far as a player ), cricket, and table tennis He later said, " I would rather have played for Wales at Cardiff Arms Park than Hamlet at the Old Vic.
As he showed a remarkable talent for mathematics in primary school, one of his instructors arranged for community support to continue his education at the Collège de Beauvais and then at Lycée Saint-Louis and Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris.
Again, both newspapermen in uniform and young soldiers, some of whom would later become important journalists, filled the staffs and showed zeal and talent in publishing and delivering the paper on time.
He lived with his brother in Grenoble for several years, and even as a child showed an extraordinary linguistic talent.
Nijinsky's unique talent showed in Fokine's pieces such as Le Pavillon d ' Armide ( music by Nikolai Tcherepnin ), Cleopatra ( music by Anton Arensky and other Russian composers ) and a divertissement La Fête.
He showed talent from an early age, and first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934.
He soon showed real artistic talent.
However, a talent scout showed interest in the Be Sharps but didn't like Wiggum as a performer ( for being too " Village People "), so he was thrown out of the group.
Hopper was a good student in grade school and showed talent in drawing at age five.
Born in Cologne, the son of a synagogue cantor, Offenbach showed early musical talent.
Dukas took piano lessons, but showed no unusual musical talent until he was 14 when he began to compose while recovering from an illness.
Although he did poorly in many subjects, he showed a talent for writing.
Often, art which was found to be kitsch showed technical talent, such as in creating accurate representations, but lacked good taste.
He showed a talent for art from an early age and would often go out on frequent drawing trips into the surrounding countryside.
In London, the annual RBA exhibition of young talent in 1960 first showed American Pop influences.
In 2005, two Chinese students Huang Yixin and Wei Wei, now dubbed as " Back Dorm Boys " showed their talent in lip-synching in a song of the Backstreet Boys, with their self-conscious grimaces in a video uploaded to some clip websites, became quickly renown.
From an early age, he showed that he had a powerful intellect and great musical talent, especially at the keyboard.
Carlo had already showed talent as a boy singer, and was now introduced to the most famous singing-teacher in Naples, Nicola Porpora.
As a youth, John showed little talent, and helped his brother-in-law as a cabinet-maker.

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I showed her the shower and tub, and she said, smiling, `` If you really don't mind, I think I'll get clean in the shower, then soak for a few minutes in your tub.
He bounced exuberantly on the sagging bed and was even more delighted when Madame Lalaurie -- after closing the door -- showed the slave that the bed was designed for something other than slumber.
The kid showed for an instant, and his arm was cocked back.
As Helion's work showed more and more nostalgia for the world of man and nature, the pure abstractionists expressed some disapproval ; ;
He was then asked for a solution of the difficulty, and began to talk trenchant sense, though private anguish showed through in the vehemence of his manner.
Young Mercer showed a remarkable lack of aptitude for both instruments.
Petitioner was not entitled, either in the administrative hearing at the Department of Justice or at his trial, to inspect the original report of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, since he was furnished a resume of it, did not challenge its accuracy, and showed no particular need for the original report.
Sales and net income for the year ended December 31, 1960 showed an improvement over 1959.
A fresh crop of beginners' guns showed up in 1961, and they're good bets for your Christmas gift list if you're wondering what to get for a youngster.
Throughout history, the man who showed superior performance has become the commander of others -- for good or bad.
Thus the lack of effective recognition of the responsibilities involved in caring for two babies showed signs of becoming a disabling problem.
Extruded expandable styrene film or sheet -- claimed to be competitive price-wise with paper -- also showed much potential, particularly for packaging.
Those who feared `` emotionalism '' at the Trial showed less understanding than Dr. Servatius of the route by which man achieves the distance necessary for fairness toward enemies.
In time, and two drinks later, he was complaining bitterly about his wife, He was on the subject for ten minutes or so when he noticed the renewed interest in his listener -- it showed in the alert face and the suddenly bright eyes.
Listening for hours to his laments that the war and `` Mist Fair's '' poverty afterwards had robbed the mare of many a racing triumph, and to his predictions of greatness for the procession of foals to come, Jenny could look forward to years of conflict with an animal who disliked her intensely and showed it.
Her first actual flight, for she and her kind had made mock flights on dummy panels since she was eight, showed her complete mastery of the techniques of her profession.
The Lady Da, naked in the dusty plain, waved a hospitable hand and showed that there was a place for him to sit beside her.
The novel is most noted for its careful description of the dig site and house, which showed the author had spent much of her own time in very similar situations herself.
Cuneiform sources suggest that the Gutians ' administration showed little concern for maintaining agriculture, written records, or public safety ; they reputedly released all farm animals to roam about Mesopotamia freely, and soon brought about famine and rocketing grain prices.
Nevertheless, although the Sassanids were checked for the time, the conduct of the Roman army showed an extraordinary lack of discipline.
Herodian says " in their opinion Alexander showed no honourable intention to pursue the war and preferred a life of ease, when he should have marched out to punish the Germans for their previous insolence ".
Afonso showed extraordinary vision for the time.

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