It marked the first time in league history that a regular season game was held outside of North America – an effort from the league to attract attention to the sport in anticipation of the 1998 Winter Olympics, which were held in Nagano.

GTD was so irreplaceably vital to the Allied war effort from 1940 – 1945 that anti-aircraft guns were placed around its campus in anticipation of possible Axis air attack.

Walmart has been described as an emergency relief standard bearer after having witnessed the incredibly speedy and well-coordinated effort to get supplies to the Gulf Coast of the United States in anticipation of Hurricane Katrina.

An analist assumes the government made the effort in anticipation of a lawsuit by BNP Paribas, to establish that it had left no stone unturned.

From fall 1939 to spring 1940 a massive recruitment effort raised no fewer than twelve new TK-Standarten ( four times the size of the SS-VT ) in anticipation of the coming attack on France.

In anticipation of a federal call for volunteers, Scott published messages in the state's newspapers in February and April 1812 whipping up support for the impending war effort.

The town was platted in 1820 and was originally called Osceola ; however, there was already a town of that name in the state, and so the name of Advance was chosen " in anticipation of the advancement which the coming of the Midland Railway would bring to the community ".

This announcement led to a local population boom in anticipation of the opportunities the railroad would bring.

One explanation given for the detail of the apparition is that when a person is waiting for someone, their anticipation can magnify everyday sounds, for example of a cat or the wind, and bring to consciousness a vivid recollection of the person.

Efforts are being made to look to bring a smaller event indoors this year with the anticipation of Big Chill being back outdoors in 2013.

It has been suggested that after the annexation of Oudh by the East India Company in 1856, many sepoys were disquieted both from losing their perquisites, as landed gentry, in the Oudh courts and from the anticipation of any increased land-revenue payments that the annexation might bring about.

The Mall's owners hope that the facility will bring in additional revenue for the Mall, which did not become a big money maker after the owners constructed a multiplex movie theater there with the same type of anticipation.

Many centre-backs have the ability to bring the ball out of defence and begin counter-attacks for their own teams, thanks to tactical ( game reading, anticipation, positioning, tackling ) and technical ( passing, vision on the pitch ) capabilities.

In 1934 in anticipation of the All-Ireland Hurling Final being held in the grounds in commemoration of the golden jubilee of the association, extensive improvements were made to bring the field requirements up to the demands which a crowd of up to 60, 000 would make.

Over 1, 000 private trading vessels followed his fleets in anticipation of the plunder success would bring.

' In every action we know the goal in advance in the form of an anticipation that is " empty ", in the sense of vague ... and seek by our action to bring it step by step to concrete realization '.

On April 2 the king ordered a general levy of 30, 000 men ; but while two army corps, under Armfelt and Toll, together with a British contingent of 10, 000 men under Moore, were stationed in Skåne and on the Norwegian border in anticipation of an attack from Denmark, which, at the instigation of Napoleon, had simultaneously declared war against Sweden, the little Finnish army was left altogether unsupported.

He revealed that on at least one occasion he was instructed to dig trenches along the Soviet border in anticipation of an American invasion.

Among Christians who hold this belief, this is not the " end of the world ", but rather the penultimate age, the age just prior to the end of Satan's worldwide system in anticipation of a New Heavens and a New Earth under Jehovah's kingdom reign ( Rev.

A record in worldwide shipping of Champagne ( including domestic French consumption ) of 327 million bottles was set in 1999 in anticipation of end of millennium celebrations, and a new record was set in 2007 at 338. 7 million bottles.

Fans had been getting somewhat rowdy in anticipation of the game's end, and some had actually thrown firecrackers out near Jackson's area in right field.

A long-standing plan of the French had been the concept of an invasion of Great Britain which they hoped would lead to a swift end to the war if it was successful: in 1779 Spain entered the war on the side of France, and the increasingly depleted state of British home forces made an invasion more appealing and Amherst organised Britain's land defences in anticipation of the invasion which never materialised.

The GAAs had been hastily prepared in anticipation of an early peace along the lines of the 1947 Partition Plan and the primary concern was an end to the bloodshed at the earliest opportunity.

Following the Temple's destruction at the end of the First Jewish Revolt and the displacement to the Galilee of the bulk of the remaining Jewish population in Judea at the end of the Bar Kochva Revolt, Jewish tradition in the Talmud and poems from the period records that the descendants of each priestly watch established a separate residential seat in towns and villages of the Galilee, and maintained this residential pattern for at least several centuries in anticipation of the reconstruction of the Temple and reinstitution of the cycle of priestly courses.

Bebop's and Powell's increased visibility by the end of 1948, the latter's celebrity seemingly having accelerated in anticipation of his release, made plain as well that he had a serious problem with alcohol.

However, the winning song was an even more sweeping evocation of European unity, in anticipation of the completion of the European single market, due at the end of 1992.

At one stage, the British appointed a governor-designate of Rhodesia ( Michael Carver ) in anticipation of an end to UDI.

By the end of 1967, MACV had moved nearly half of its maneuver battalions to I Corps in anticipation of just such a battle.

An August 2010 press release indicated that part of the Airport's 10 year capital improvement program would see the expansion of the Domestic / International Check-in area and expansion of the Terminal Building at the north end in anticipation of additional flights from EU nations.

SGI hardware was dropped in anticipation of the end of IRIX production in 2006.

Despite significant repression of Jews during some phases of the Communist regime, despite significant emigration of Romanian Jews, and despite the demolition of much of the Văcăreşti neighborhood in anticipation of a never-finished portion of Centrul Civic, the theater continued to operate until the end of the communist era in the Romanian Revolution of 1989.

His ground game is complemented by his anticipation, speed and ability to end points at the net.

Except for a very few politicians ( who were at the time ridiculed and excluded because of their views with only Lord Kitchener having the authority to act on his anticipation of a long war ), all the leaders of the major combatants believed the war would be concluded in a matter of weeks, by the end of 1914 at the absolute latest.

This statement is traditionally called " The Word of Triumph " and is theologically interpreted as the announcement of the end of the earthly life of Jesus, in anticipation for the Resurrection.

A power struggle between rival Palestinian factions emerged in Gaza and the West Bank in anticipation of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw troops and settlers from the occupied territory by the end of 2005.

By the end of the year, membership in the Manitoba Patrons had grown to about 5000, and the party had nominated candidates in all but two constituencies in anticipation of the next provincial election.

This category of religious movements includes some well-known cases of extremely destructive behavior by adherents in anticipation of the end of times, such as the mass suicide by members of the Peoples Temple in 1978, the Branch Davidians in 1993 and the

As of 21 June 2011, the ground has been cleared and levelled ready for ballast and track alterations in anticipation for constructing the station at hemingfield, currently the end of the line.

On the other end of the course, the short straight at the bottom of the hill from Linden Avenue had been lengthened and a chicane had been inserted near the beginning of the curving Shoreline Drive " straight ," in anticipation of the pits being moved there from Ocean Boulevard.

In the spring of 1961 production of the 403 cabriolet came to an end, in anticipation of the launch later that year of the manufacturer's 404 cabriolet.

The absence, during her childhood and early adolescence, of experiences in developing the self-discipline to complete tasks within her ability -- experiences that would have been subsequent sources of anticipation of achievement -- and her lack of childhood opportunities to practice autonomy and initiative in play and expression, both tend in her adolescence to deprive her of the freedoms to role-experiment and to fail occasionally in experimenting.

His ' matrix divisor ' ( vector bundle avant la lettre ) Riemann – Roch theorem from 1938 was a very early anticipation of later ideas such as moduli spaces of bundles.

In the early 2000s, Sofia Airport received substantial renovation, with aid from a Kuwaiti-led consortium, in anticipation of increased air connections with Europe.

In some colonies, defensive preparations in anticipation of the conflict had begun as early as 1699, given knowledge of Charles II's poor health.

Downes and the other three original members ( Wetton, Palmer and Howe ) convened a group meeting in England in early 2006 in anticipation of formally reforming for work that year.

He studied sexual behavior, coining the term erotic fetishism to describe individuals whose sexual interests in nonhuman objects, such as articles of clothing, and linking this to the after-effects of early impressions in an anticipation of Freud. Sigmund Freud, On Sexuality ( PFL 7 ) p. 67

The establishment of March Air Force Base began in the early 20th century at a time when the United States was rushing to build up its military forces in anticipation of an entry into World War I.

This success was credited variously to a unique marketing campaign, the early Internet leak of the album, and anticipation after the band's 1997 album, OK Computer.

As the anticipation builds for the opening of its teaching and research hotel, Hotel ICON, in early 2011, the School expects ever-enhanced levels of excellence in the years ahead.

Srivijaya undoubtedly benefited from this, in anticipation of the prosperity it was to enjoy under the early Song.

It may be considered both the direct opposite of Einstein's oft quoted dictum that: " God does not play dice with the universe " and an early philosophical anticipation of Werner Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.

Originally known as Four Corners and Steene's Corners after an early settler, much of the area of what is now Seaforth was acquired by brothers Christopher and George Sparling in anticipation of the construction of the Buffalo, Brantford and Goderich Railway.

Two seldom cited documents, one contemporaneous and one from early in the next century, raise less dramatic possibilities, by suggesting that a parchment copy had been made of the true charter as early as June, in anticipation of Andros's arrival:

" The early anticipation that surrounded Metal Gear Solid 2 since its E3 2000 demo has also been credited as a key factor in the PlayStation 2's best-selling success and dominance during the sixth console generation, as well as the demise of Sega's Dreamcast.

Realignment of the highway also occurred in the early 1980s, in anticipation of the creation of the reservoir for the Revelstoke Dam ( Revelstoke Lake ), which flooded lower parts of the highway.

He did not occupy this post for very long, however, as in early 1963 he succeeded his superior Stuart Hood to become the Controller of Programmes for BBC One, in anticipation of the launch of the station's companion BBC Two the following year.

The 2001 model year ran long, extending into early 2002 in anticipation of the 2002 refresh.

Some early classical LPs were dubbed from recordings which had been mastered on 16-inch lacquer discs in anticipation of eventual release in a smaller " microgroove " format.

Several nontreaty bands gathered at Tolo Lake in early June 1877 in anticipation of moving to the Nez Perce reservation.

Exited the morning show in early April 2006 in anticipation of the expiration of his contract on April 5, 2006 and officially announced his departure from 99X on Friday, April 28, 2006.

The Terraza was removed from Buick's website in early fall 2007, around the same time it was dropped from Buick's lineup, in anticipation of the new Enclave.

Following the lead of the People's Party eighteen months earlier, most members of the Liberal Party joined national parties in early 1893 in anticipation of Utah statehood.