When Dr. Adenauer was approached by a world citizen delegation to find out his disposition of my case, he gave them his personal approval of my entry, saying that all men advocating peace should be welcomed into Germany.

Apparently still sensitive about the idea with which General Gates had approached him at Saratoga, namely, that George Washington be replaced, Morgan was vehement in his support of the commander-in-chief during the campaign around Philadelphia.

While this was being discussed, we saw the militia to the west of us fanning out and breaking into little clusters of two and three men as they approached the road.

he knew the fundamentals, and after studying with Fletcher for a time he approached Rector, announced that he wanted to be baptized and that was that.

The vacation traffic was becoming heavier as they approached the sea.

A politician was approached by a man seeking the office of a minor public official who had just died.

Shayne noted idly that it carried Miami Beach license plates as he approached, and then saw the flare of a match in the front seat as they passed, indicating that it was occupied.

As evening approached and Palmer finished his Saturday round with a disappointing one-over-par 73, this remarkable record was still intact, thanks to his Thursday and Friday rounds of 68 and 69.

He was surprised by the sharp sensation he experienced as he approached the pool which Charlotte had mentioned.

The score was written within a couple of weeks by Goodwin who was approached by George Pollock after Pollock had heard about him from Stanley Black.

After James Prescott Joule had determined the mechanical equivalent of heat, Lord Kelvin approached the question from an entirely different point of view, and in 1848 devised a scale of absolute temperature which was independent of the properties of any particular substance and was based solely on the fundamental laws of thermodynamics.

By the time of Mesalim, whichever dynasty controlled the city of Kish was recognised as šar kiššati (= king of Kish ), and was considered preeminent in Sumer, possibly because this was where the two rivers approached, and whoever controlled Kish ultimately controlled the irrigation systems of the other cities downstream.

The Lesbian or Aeolic school of poetry " reached in the songs of Sappho and Alcaeus that high point of brilliancy to which it never after-wards approached " and it was assumed by later Greek critics and during the early centuries of the Christian era that the two poets were in fact lovers, a theme which became a favourite subject in art ( as in the urn pictured above ).

While the Byzantine troops were assembling for the expedition, Alexios was approached by the Doukas faction at court, who convinced him to join a conspiracy against Nikephoros III.

It was excavated by Spiegelthal in 1854, who found that it covered a large vault of finely cut marble blocks approached by a flat-roofed passage of the same stone from the south.

Washington Irving, a prominent American writer with a European reputation, was approached by John Jacob Astor to mythologize the three-year reign of his Pacific Fur Company.

After pitching his team to a 26 – 2 victory over a local men's amateur team ( the Mercantiles ), he was approached by another, the Forest Citys, for whom he played for two years.

After he happened upon the chained Andromeda, he approached Cetus while invisible ( for he was wearing Hades's helm ), and killed the sea monster.

Byron Rickards, flying a Ford Tri-Motor, was approached on the ground by armed revolutionaries.

" Doc " was approached by Gen. Saturnino Cedillo, governor of the state of San Luis Potosí and one of the last remaining lieutenants of Pancho Villa.

The prophet, though blind with old age, knew the wife of Jeroboam as soon as she approached, and under a divine impulse he announced to her that inasmuch as in Abijah alone of all the house of Jeroboam there was found " some good thing toward the Lord ," he only would come to his grave in peace.

He was brigadier of the club's locker-room light infantry, and at one time or another declared war on Russia, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and China.

This strategy was a success, and Knox and Reed were able to fend off all lawsuits that would have placed blame upon the club's members.

The takeover bid was successively rejected by the Sensi family, who instead preferred to maintain the club's ownership.

Although much of the attention focused on the power-hitting lineup, much of the club's success was due to a strong bullpen, as relievers Darren Holmes, Curt Leskanic, Steve Reed, and Bruce Ruffin all posted earned-run averages below 3. 40.

His replacement was Todd Helton, who had been the club's first-round draft pick in 1995 out of the University of Tennessee.

Under previous general manager Gebhard, the Rockies had largely neglected their farm system and mostly relied on signing veteran free agents from other clubs ; this was possible due to the high attendance numbers in the club's first few years of attendance.

Royce Clayton, the club's starting shortstop in 2004, also was allowed to leave.

Historically, Charlton's most successful period was the 1930s, when the club's highest league finishes were recorded, including runners-up of the First Division in 1937.

In the club's early years its progress was hampered by the nearby presence of Woolwich Arsenal F. C.

However, in the 1950s little investment was made either for players or to The Valley, hampering the club's growth.

Even though it did not feel like it, this was a turning point in the club's history leading to a period of turbulence and change including further promotion and exile.

But the club's finances were still far from secure, and they were forced to leave the Valley just after the start of the 1985 – 86 season after its safety was criticised by Football League officials.

The battle was lost on the final day of the season but the club's board kept faith in Curbishley, confident that they could bounce back.

In the 2003 – 04 season, Charlton spent much of the campaign challenging for a Champions League place, but a late-season slump in form, combined with the sale of star player Scott Parker to Chelsea, left Charlton in 7th place, which was still the club's highest finish since the 1950s.

The club's first ground was Siemens Meadow ( 1905 – 1907 ), a patch of rough ground by the River Thames.

The first match at this site, now known as the club's current ground The Valley, was in September 1919.

However, after the club's relegation little investment was made in The Valley as it fell into decline.

This move was unpopular with supporters and in the late 1980s significant steps were taken to bring about the club's return to The Valley.

His book The Soccer Tribe published in 1981 was partly based on research carried out during his directorship of Oxford United, including as it did analysis of the ' tribal ' chanting of the club's fans during matches at the club's Manor Ground.

The club's first official match was played against Carlton on 7 June 1873, with Essendon winning by one goal.

Regardless of the accuracy of these allegations, the club's image was tarnished, and the side experienced its lowest period during the decade that followed, with poor results on the field and decreased support off it.

The club's Annual Report made an assessment that was at once restrained and, as was soon to emerge, tacitly and uncannily prophetic:

One of the club's first ever kits was half red, half white shirts with white shorts worn in the 1886 – 7 season.