It is the last of the three tests of manhood which the women impose, to discover if a male is worthy of survival there.

At last her lawyer, Arthur D. Cloud, gave up the case because she turned down three successive settlements he arranged.

Lewis was spending his mornings, with the help of two secretaries, on the galleys of that long novel, making considerable revisions, and the combination of hard work and hard frivolity exhausted him once more, so that he was compelled to spend three days in the Harbor Sanatorium in the last week of January.

The publication last July of the party's Draft Program -- that blueprint for the `` transition to communism '' -- had led the uninitiated to suppose that this Twenty-second Congress would be a sort of apotheosis of the Khrushchev regime, a solemn consecration of ideas which had, in fact, been current over the last three or four years ( i.e., since the defeat of the `` anti-party group '' ) in all theoretical party journals.

For each State ( except Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and, prior to 1962, Alaska and Hawaii ) determine average per capita income based on the last three years.

Determine the average per capita income for the U. S. based on the last three years.

For each State ( except the Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and, prior to 1962, Alaska and Hawaii ), determine the average per capita income for the last three years.

Determine the average per capita income for the United States for the last three years.

The last three volumes are again more dependent on the past, as Hardy's creative powers declined in his old age.

I closed the last bag and stood all three at the door for the bellboy to pick up, then went to the bathroom for a drink of water.

I used the alias of Robert C. Richards, gave the first three letters and the first and last figure of the license number on the agency heap, but a couple of phony numbers in between.

The safe is a repository for three dead flashlight batteries, a hundred and fifty unused left-hand fingerprint cards, a stack of unsold Policemen's Ball tickets from last year, and thirty-seven cents in coins and stamps.

Some anti-organization Democrats saw in the program an opportunity to end the bitter internal fight within the Democratic party that has been going on for the last three years.

The three Laotians agreed upon a six-point agenda for their talks, which are to last three days.

Keegan, a 6-foot-3-inch 158-pounder, gave up the Orioles' last two safeties over the final three frames, escaping a load of trouble in the ninth when the Birds threatened but failed to tally.

Last week, when Royal was informed that three Longhorns were among the conference's top four in rushing, he said: `` That won't last long ''.

He bogeyed the 15th by missing a short putt and finally scrambled through the last three holes without further mishap for a 2-over-par 74 and a 72-hole total of 280.

Until late last Saturday afternoon Palmer had played seven consecutive rounds of golf at the Masters -- four last year and three this -- without ever being out of first place.

Francois D'Albert, Hungarian-born violinist who made his New York debut three years ago, played a return engagement last night in Judson Hall.

Mischa Elman shared last night's Lewisohn Stadium concert with three American composers.

Mike stopped to cherish all his brother selves, the many threes-fulfilled on Mars, corporate and discorporate, the precious few on Earth -- the unknown powers of three on Earth that would be his to merge with and cherish now that at last long waiting he grokked and cherished himself.

In most jurisdictions, the court system is divided into at least three levels: the trial court, which initially hears cases and reviews evidence and testimony to determine the facts of the case ; at least one intermediate appellate court ; and a supreme court ( or court of last resort ) which primarily reviews the decisions of the intermediate courts.

The Alexander Technique is most commonly taught privately in a series of 10 to 40 private lessons which may last from 30 minutes to an hour.

In the nineteenth century Samuel Sebastian Wesley ( 1810 – 1876 ) wrote anthems influenced by contemporary oratorio which stretch to several movements and last twenty minutes or longer.

As bookmakers become more proficient, the odds of making an ' arb ' usually last for less than an hour and typically only a few minutes.

One of the stars is a flare star, which are prone to sudden, random outbursts that last several minutes ; these increase the pair's apparent brightness significantly-as high as magnitude 7.

Carolina had an 11-point lead in the last three minutes of play, but the Rams tied the game and sent it to overtime.

Routines usually last around 2 minutes and 30 seconds and require cheer, dance, jumps, tumbling, and stunting portions.

The clock does not run during convert attempts in the last three minutes of a half.

The performances can last between 5 and 25 minutes and typically follow a jo-ha-kyū ( beginning, middle, end / rapid, sudden, urgent, and emergency ) structure, which means the performance will speed up significantly towards the grand finale.

Under the most favorable circumstances, a total solar eclipse can last for 7 minutes, 31 seconds, and can be viewed along a track that is up to 250 km wide.

The explosives can only be defused in the last 15 minutes before they detonate, ensuring that Snake does not abandon his mission.

In the last ten minutes, veteran striker Uwe Seeler looped a back header over Bonetti to take the game into extra time ; then Gerd Müller smashed home the winner in the added period.

Sporadic-E events may last for just a few minutes to several hours.

The last two major eruptive phases occurred in 1902: the eruption of May 8, 1902 destroyed Saint-Pierre and took 28, 000 dead in 2 minutes ; that of August 30, 1902 caused nearly 1, 100 deaths, mostly in Morne-Red and Ajoupa-Bouillon.

The teams met most recently in the divisional round of the 2011 playoffs, with the 49ers winning 36-32 in an exciting game that saw four lead changes in the last four minutes of the game.

The small penguins do not usually dive deep ; they catch their prey near the surface in dives that normally last only one or two minutes.

These interactions may happen 20 times per day and last five minutes.

As a result of this play, NFL rules were changed so that, in the last two minutes of a half or game, the only offensive player allowed to advance a fumble is the player who originally fumbled.

In humans, the average length of the first sleep cycle is approximately 90 minutes and 100 to 120 minutes from the second to the fourth cycle, which is usually the last one.

Each pause in breathing, called an apnea, can last from a few seconds to minutes, and may occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour.

Colts quarterback Earl Morrall threw three interceptions before being replaced by Johnny Unitas, who then led Baltimore to its only touchdown during the last few minutes of the game.

At halftime, Packers guard Jerry Kramer said to his teammates ( referring to Lombardi ), " Let's play the last 30 minutes for the old man.

Garrett's touchdown tied the game 10-10 with less than 2 minutes left in the half, but the tie did not last long: Fulton Walker returned the ensuing kickoff a Super Bowl record 98 yards for a touchdown to give the Dolphins a 17 – 10 lead.

On July 4 at ten minutes before one o ' clock Jefferson died at the age of 83, the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and a few hours before John Adams whose last words were, " Independence forever " and " Thomas Jefferson survives.