Its initial successes were neutralized by the reverses of Abensberg, Landshut and Eckmuhl but, after the evacuation of Vienna, the archduke won a strong victory at the Battle of Aspern-Essling but soon afterwards lost decisively at the Battle of Wagram.

Although Henry Lumley ’ s British cavalry had managed to cross the marshy ground around the Petite Gheete, it was soon evident to Marlborough that sufficient cavalry support would not be practicable and that the battle could not be won on the Allied right.

They then won back to back World Series titles in 1907 – 08 In 1902, Spalding, who by this time had revamped the roster to boast what would soon be one of the best teams of the early century, sold the club to Jim Hart, and the franchise became known as the Chicago Cubs.

His new ideas on the thyroid gland were initially controversial but his successful treatment of goiter with a steadily decreasing mortality rate soon won him recognition.

In a notoriously corrupt institution, Melville soon won the reputation of being the only honest employee of the customs house.

As premier, Andrássy by his firmness, amiability and dexterity as a debater, soon won for himself a commanding position.

Anote Tong, London School of Economics graduate, won on 4 July 2003, and was sworn in as president soon afterward.

In 1982, he won an Obie Award for his role in Forty Deuce, and soon after made his Broadway debut in Slab Boys, with then-unknowns Sean Penn and Val Kilmer.

His father soon built him a kart from discarded parts and at the age of six Schumacher won his first club championship.

In the end, though, Kinnock won a decisive victory over Benn and would soon enjoy a substantial rise in support.

As soon as the war was won, the government wanted the OSS and other " wartime agencies " disbanded.

The coalition won a disappointing 13 % in the 2007 parliamentary election and was dissolved soon after in April 2008.

This attitude, however, which at first won him the confidence of the pope, was abandoned as soon as he defeated the Saxons at the First Battle of Langensalza on 9 June 1075 ( also called the Battle of Homburg or Battle of Hohenburg ).

While teaching he also played amateur football for local teams and was soon signed up to Manchester United as a professional, playing his first game in 1936 and being part of the team that won promotion to the First Division in 1938.

He won several victories and soon regained control of Spain and the Rhone river valley of Gaul.

Mendelssohn soon won the confidence of Bernhard, who made the young student successively his bookkeeper and his partner.

He soon became one of Hollywood's highest paid performers, starring in such classics as The Patent Leather Kid ( 1927 ) and The Noose ( 1928 ); he was nominated for Best Actor at the first Academy Awards for his performance in both these films, and he won a Special Citation for producing The Patent Leather Kid.

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For the 1913 French Grand Prix, an improved L5 ( with engine ) was produced with a pioneering ballbearing crankshaft, gear-driven camshafts, and dry sump lubrication, all of which soon became standard on racing cars ; unfortunately, Zuccarelli was killed during testing on public roads, but Boillot easily won the event, making him ( and Peugeot ) the race's first double winner.

When he won the vice presidency, he made arrangements to resign from the Senate, as he was required to do under federal law, as soon as it convened on January 3, 1961.

Then in 630, Bishop Cyrus was made Patriarch of Alexandria, and he soon won over another Non-Chalcedonian group.

He said he believed that Germany had won the war industrially and commercially as its factories were intact and its debts would soon be overcome through ‘ manipulation ’.

The company's name was changed back on 1 August 2008, and the names on the postal stamps were reversed in late 2008, soon after the Kuomintang ( KMT ) candidate Ma Ying-Jeou won back presidency and ended 8 years of the Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ) rule.

As a child, Chasez was extremely shy, but when a friend bet him $ 20 to enter a talent show, he won the contest and soon realized he had a knack for performing and that he really enjoyed singing.

Anguissola soon gained Elisabeth's admiration and confidence and spent the following years painting many official portraits for the court, including Philip II ’ s sister, Juana, and son, Don Carlos.

Although at first, the forty-year-old magician was unpolished, he soon gained the confidence required for the stage.

On 22 October 1772 Amherst was appointed Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance and soon gained the confidence of George III who had initially hoped the position would go to a member of the Royal Family.

His attitude contributed greatly to give popular confidence to his cousin Louis Napoleon ( Napoleon III of France ), of whose coup d ' état on 2 December 1851 he disapproved ; but he was soon reconciled to the emperor, and accepted the title of prince.

The birth soon afterwards of a second son failed to reestablish confidence between the royal couple.

He secured the achievement of a hundred on debut, with an innings of 118 featuring what soon became his trademarks — fast footwork, calm confidence and rapid scoring.

The Tsaritsa writes a letter to Rasputin, who soon responds with words of comfort and confidence.

'" Some 17th century Jesuits argued that although God could create the end of the world at any moment, it was necessarily a rare event and hence our confidence that it would not happen very soon was largely justified.

" I will seek a vote of confidence as soon as possible, with renewed impetus and a united and determined coalition ," Prodi said after meeting with President Giorgio Napolitano.

* Maintain price: Another reaction is to hope that the competitor has made a mistake, but if the competitor's action does make inroads into a merchant's share, this can soon mean customers lose confidence and a subsequent a loss of sales.

James died soon afterward, but Sorley Boy remained O ' Neill's captive until 1567, during which period he seems to have won his captor's confidence.

People tolerated the extra work because of patriotism, the pay, and the confidence it was only " for the duration " and life would return to normal as soon as the war was won.

Time limitations prevented Harris from making many notable contributions in these portfolios, as the Miller government was soon defeated on a motion of no confidence by David Peterson's Liberals and Bob Rae's New Democratic Party.

He did gain Romolo's confidence and affection, but soon after coming to San Germano Philip had a conversion.

Abramovich soon doubled, then tripled, the investment, his confidence growing with each success in this smuggling business.

A center-right cabinet was formed by Fernando Tambroni ( DC ) in the early sixties, obtaining the necessary parliamentary votes from the MSI: however, this soon led to widespread riots, culminating in the Genoa riots, and the cabinet lost its parliamentary confidence.

However, finding more work, Cabot's confidence and acting skills increased, and soon he was personally getting called on the phone for employment.

Though the encounter left Adam's confidence in himself weakened, he would soon recover when he gained the attention of a girl whom he had been trying to court and begin a relationship with.

Distrusted at first by the white masters, they lived among the slaves and soon won their confidence.

Red Tornado soon regained his body and gained renewed confidence in now knowing he was truly a sentient being.

He added: " The presence of the world's leading finance ministers, central bank governors and top commercial bankers in Hong Kong so soon after the change of sovereignty will help boost international and local confidence in Hong Kong.

The Progressive Conservatives were reduced to a minority government, however, and soon lost a vote of confidence in the legislature.