That ought to draw a laugh, Nicolas reasoned, as he stored the line away on the wax tape that was his mind.

This young slave was therefore quite unprepared when Delphine Lalaurie signaled that she wanted him to draw near.

between the north shore of Deer Island and the Salisbury side there was an arch of 113 feet and a series of piers with a draw forty feet long.

This second chain bridge was 570 feet long, had two thirty-foot towers and a draw, and a double roadway.

Poems Of The Past And The Present and Time's Laughing Stocks, both published while Hardy was at work on The Dynasts, draw heavily on poems written before 1900.

A sympathetic friend made poultices of raw potato parings, which she said was the best and quickest way to draw out the `` heat ''.

Slowly he pulled out the hand throttle until the boat was moving at little more than a crawl, and watched Elaine rapidly spin from one station to another, tune in the null, then draw in a line on the chart.

On Monday, the Hughes concern was formally declared bankrupt after its directors indicated they could not draw up a plan for reorganization.

On the final round at Pensacola, the luck of the draw paired Palmer and Player in the same threesome and, although it was far from obvious at the time, the gallery was treated to the first chapter of what promises to be one of the most exciting duels in sport for a long time to come.

At Yokosuka he was restricted to the confines of the Base because Walt Perry, being thoughtful, knew that Doc might have to draw some medical supplies from the hospital or the Supply Base.

Her hair was the color of those blooms which in seed catalogues are referred to as `` black '', but since no flower is actually without color contain always a hint of grape or purple or blue -- he wanted to draw the broad patina of hair through his fingers, searching it slowly for a trace of veining which might reveal its true shade beneath the darkness.

After a rain-affected draw at Edgbaston, the fourth match at Headingley was convincingly won by Australia by an innings and 80 runs to level the series.

It was also agreed that some reorganization of the cabinet would be helpful to draw more Democratic support ; though changes were made, Seward and Stanton, who had the most tenuous relationship with the party, were not affected.

But in this Council, and later, in that of Florence, Ambrose, by his efforts and charity toward some poor Greek bishops, greatly helped to bring about a union of the two Churches, the decree for which, 6 July 1439, he was called on to draw up.

Having been informed that Solon was employed to draw up a code of laws for the Athenians, Anacharsis described his occupation, saying:

He was largely self-educated, and began to draw at age ten.

Nimzowitsch never developed a knack for match play, though ; his best match success was a draw with Alekhine, but the match consisted of only two games and took place in 1914, thirteen years before Alekhine became world champion.

He returned to playing in an FA cup tie against West Bromwich Albion on 1 March ; the game was a draw and United won the replay 1 – 0.

As early as 1930, the city's Planning Board was recommending a raised express highway running north-south through the downtown district in order to draw traffic off the city streets.

His 153 not out in Bridgetown, Barbados, during West Indies ' 2 – 2 home series draw against Australia in * 1998 – 1999 was deemed the second greatest Test innings ever played, behind Bradman's 270 against England in the Third Test of the 1936 – 1937 series at Melbourne.

There is no evidence to support claims that any of these creatures were mistreated, or that the motive for their study was anything more sinister than natural curiosity and a desire to draw from life.

The neoclassical architect, Sir Robert Smirke, was asked to draw up plans for an eastern extension to the Museum "... for the reception of the Royal Library, and a Picture Gallery over it ..." and put forward plans for today's quadrangular building, much of which can be seen today.

Since it was important that the children see consistent pictures, OCCC had a draftsman named Jim Grice draw the symbols.

The campaign was designed by John, who was the fulcrum of the alliances ; his plan being to draw the French away from Paris southward against himself and keep him occupied, while the main army, under Emperor Otto IV, marched on Paris from the north.

Cattle were said to be `` potted '' when `` blizzard choked '', that is, caught in a corner or a draw, or against a `` drift fence '' durin' a storm.

They reached the Division One playoff final and battled against Sunderland in a thrilling game which ended with a 4 – 4 draw after extra time.

The following game saw Charlton's relegation to League One become a reality after a 2 – 2 draw against Blackpool.

Other types of compound bows use either ( one or both ) cam shaped or eccentrically mounted pulleys in order to provide a " let off ", such that the archer is not holding against the maximum draw weight of the bow while trying to aim.

He beat Nat Lofthouse by 30 minutes when both scored 2 each in a thrilling 4 – 4 draw against Belgium.

Essendon would win only three matches and draw one ( against wooden spoon contenders Carlton ) for the entire season, but one of those was against finals-bound rivals and arch-enemy Collingwood in round 19 in a win that would ultimately cost the Magpies a top four berth that season.

He suffered cramps in extra time as the patched-up Italians defended against a tired Brazil for a 0 – 0 draw after 120 minutes, Romário later attributing his quiet performance to " the most ruthless monitoring of my entire career.

Using their talents and influence, the Goodwill Ambassadors draw the old and the young, the rich and the poor into the campaign against world hunger.

After four games for the reserves, he replaced the injured Dave McLaren for his Leicester City debut in a 1 – 1 draw against Blackpool on 9 September 1959 and retained his place for the 2 – 0 defeat against Newcastle 3 days later.

He played in 13 of the next 15 internationals, including a 1 – 1 draw against Brazil.

To mention a few of the memorable milestones on the road to the scudetto: a decisive win against Juventus ( 2 – 0 ), with a goal scored by Elkjær after having lost a boot in a tackle just outside the box, set the stage early in the championship ; an away win over Udinese ( 5 – 3 ) ended any speculation that the team was losing energy at the midway point ; three straight wins ( including a hard fought 1 – 0 victory against a strong AS Roma side ) served notice that the team had kept its polish and focus intact during their rival's final surge ; and a 1 – 1 draw in Bergamo against Atalanta secured the title with a game in hand.

Going into the last round Polgár needed only a draw to achieve the GM title, but she won her game against GM Tibor Tolnai to win first place with six points in nine games.

Going into the last round four players, Polgár, Khalifman, Karpov and Gilberto Milos were tied, but Polgár won her game over Braziliam GM Milos while Khalifman and Karpov played against each other in a draw.

By this definition, the teachings of Smith's successors are also accepted as scripture, though they are always measured against, and draw heavily from the scriptural canon.

After finishing as runner-up to Chelsea in the 2009 – 10 season, United achieved a record 19th league title in 2010 – 11, securing the championship with a 1 – 1 away draw against Blackburn Rovers on 14 May 2011.

If the opponent is on a flush draw ( 9 / 46, approximately 19. 565 percent or 4. 11-to-1 odds against with one card to come ), the pot is not offering adequate pot odds for the opponent to call unless the opponent thinks he can induce additional final round betting from Bob if the opponent completes his flush draw ( see implied pot odds ).

Large buildings and complexes rose in nearby Albufereta and Playa de San Juan, with the benign climate being the biggest draw to attract prospective buyers and tourists who kept the hotels reasonably busy.

As explained by Allan Cohen, co-founder of the San Francisco Oracle, the purpose of the rally was twofold: to draw attention to the fact that LSD had just been made illegal — and to demonstrate that people who used LSD were not criminals, nor were they mentally ill.

In 2010, the home games often resulted in draws rather than victories, and this also proved to be the case in the Europa League, where a draw at the San Mamés against Anderlecht was followed by a heavy defeat in Belgium.

* In the opening sequence of the 1967 TV drama Comet San, the main character ( played by Yumiko Kokonoe ) uses her magic to draw a henohenomohe on the surface of the moon.

These included a vital late equaliser in a 1 – 1 away draw against Poland in May 1993 and four goals in the 7 – 1 away win against San Marino in Bologna, Italy, in November 1993, the final match of Taylor's reign as manager.

In 1988, to draw attention to the Gaia hypothesis, the climatologist Stephen Schneider organised a conference of the American Geophysical Union's first Chapman Conference on Gaia, held at San Diego March 7th 1988, solely to discuss Gaia.

The franchise was named California Seals in an attempt to appeal to fans from San Francisco, and to address complaints from the other NHL teams that Oakland was not considered a major league city ( notwithstanding the presence of the American Football League's Oakland Raiders and the pending relocation of Major League Baseball's Kansas City Athletics ) and would not be a draw for fans.

The art captured things from the San ’ s world behind the rock-face: the other world inhabited by spirit creatures, to which dancers could travel in animal form, and where people of ecstasy could draw power and bring it back for healing, rain-making and capturing the game.

Milan was then the absolute power in football and the biggest challenge for the club, but at San Siro, Red Star shocked the " Milanesi " by a goal from Stojković and managed a well-deserved 1-1 draw.

In April 1945, James T. Shotwell, director of the Carnegie Endowment ’ s Division of Economics and History, served as chairman of the semiofficial consultants to the U. S. delegation at the San Francisco conference to draw up the United Nations Charter.

In Peter Biskind's book Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, which documents the film's development from start to finish, a story is told of a theater in San Francisco doing historic business with Star Wars, only to draw tiny audiences when Sorcerer replaced it for one week.

" A vessel of thirty-seven feet length, nine feet breadth of beam, and eighteen inch draw, for her trial voyage on San Francisco Bay a very large passenger was repeatedly warned not to stir from his " post of honor immediately over the boiler ," and on her only voyage to Sacramento in November / December 1847 it was reported that the baby of one of her passengers needed to be passed around to keep the " crank " vessel trim.

* March 5-Barney Ross retains his world Lightweight title with a ten round draw over world Jr. Lightweight champion Frankie Klick, in San Francisco.

The team's performance was disappointing, finishing fifth in the group with expected defeat at home to Germany yet an unexpected draw away, a loss away and a goalless draw at home to the Czech Republic, a loss away and 2 – 2 draw at home to the Republic of Ireland, a 3 – 0 home win and uninspiring 2 – 1 away win against minnows San Marino, a 3 – 1 home win and 3 – 1 away defeat against Cyprus, and a spectacularly mixed performance against Slovakia, losing 5 – 1 at home and winning 5 – 2 away.

Level on points, England would be satisfied with a draw, as long as they could record a big away win against away against San Marino.

At their inception in 1979, a small group of gay men in San Francisco began wearing the attire of nuns in visible situations using high camp to draw attention to social conflicts and problems in the Castro District.

The team changed its operating name from San Francisco Seals to California Seals in order to draw fans from both San Francisco and Oakland.

He scored his first goal of the season in a 2 – 2 draw against FC Twente in the Champions League on 14 September 2010, and followed that up with another goal in Inter's second game against Werder Bremen in a 4 – 0 win at the San Siro on 29 September 2010.

OWCN directly operates facilities for the cleaning and rehabilitation of oiled wildlife at Cordelia and San Pedro, and in emergencies can also draw upon the resources of 23 participating organizations.

* Sacrificing simplicity for convenience: Where do you draw the line ?, John H. Williams and Edward L. Wimmers, IBM Almaden Research Center, Proceedings of the FIfteenth Annual ACM SIGACT-SIGPLAN Symposium on Principles of Programming Languages, San Diego, CA, January 1988.

Babies were thought to draw the deadly flu, so in a short while, she was placed in a San Francisco orphanage.