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was and often
But it was not easy for him and he often slipped.
One thing was certain -- his method was effective, so effective that after a time even the warning notices were often unnecessary.
He said, lapsing into the profanity he often used when away from his parents and especially when he was with Charles.
After the collapse of that desperate and ill-fated campaign the character of the king degenerated for a time into a futility that was not merely pitiable but often ridiculous.
This was the Greek word most often translated as `` baptism ''.
this was the form in which their private feud most often appeared in the Tory press, especially the Examiner.
Among the dolls was one that meant very much to the First Lady, who would pick it up and look at it often.
His coat trimmed in sable, diamond stars of the Orders of Saints Andrew or George agleam, he was often prone to sit sulkily, eye downcast, in a Scheherazade trance.
His neighbors celebrated his return, even if it was only temporary, and Morgan was especially gratified by the quaint expression of an elderly friend, Isaac Lane, who told him, `` A man that has so often left all that is dear to him, as thou hast, to serve thy country, must create a sympathetic feeling in every patriotic heart ''.
Without a precise knowledge of Germanic philology, however, it is debatable whether their use was not more often a source of confusion and error than anything else.
Quiney was in London again in June, 1601, and in November, when he rode up, as Shakespeare must often have done, by way of Oxford, High Wycombe, and Uxbridge, and home through Aylesbury and Banbury.
With facts mainly in his mind, he was often acute in the matter of style, and he said, `` The young who have as yet nothing to say will try larks with initial letters and broken lines.
But his greatest achievement, in his own eyes and in the eyes of his colleagues and teachers, was his amazing ability to produce literary Latin pieces, and he was often called on to do so.
Until the last year or so the profession of friendship with the United States had been an article of faith with Trujillo, and altogether too often this profession was accepted here as evidence of his good character.
The doctor, since Scotty was no longer allowed to make his regular trips into town to see him, came often and informally to the house.
It spread to most of the audience and was often viewed by visiting whites who snickered behind handkerchief and afterward discussed Negro religion.
When Papa went out to do God's work, Stevie often accompanied him in the buggy, which was drawn by Violet, the new black mare.
Rector was often curious ; ;
At that time it was a series of sophisticated social dances whose steps were often combined with other steps devised by the choreographer.
He was early exposed to the mechanical world, and in his youth often helped his father, David Brown, master clock and watchmaker, as he plied his trade.
Except for a rich friendship with the painter, Chauncey Ryder who gave him the only professional instruction he ever had -- and this was limited to a few lessons, though the two artists often went on painting trips together -- Roy developed his art by himself.

was and re-enacted
The victors at Delphi were presented with a laurel crown ( stephanos ) which was ceremonially cut from a tree by a boy who re-enacted the slaying of the Python.
According to Julius Firmicus Maternus of the fourth century, this play was re-enacted each year by worshippers who
Why We Fight was edited primarily by William Hornbeck, although some parts were re-enacted " under War Department supervision " if there was no relevant footage available.
This situation was re-enacted in Only Fools And Horses.
The Hardy Players ( now re-formed in 2005 by Bugler's sister Norrie ) was an amateur group from Dorchester who re-enacted Hardy ’ s novels.
Another of Brunelleschi ’ s activities was the designing of the machinery in churches for theatrical, religious performances that re-enacted Biblical miracle stories.
The duel was re-enacted on July 11, 2004, the 200th anniversary of the fatal duel, by descendants of Hamilton and Burr.
Because the real action was invisible to the public, the operation was immediately ( even as the rescue action was going on ) re-enacted in the same building in order to be shown on Russian television.
Due to a legislative mistake discovered in August 2009, the Video Recordings Act 1984 was repealed and re-enacted without change by the Video Recordings Act 2010.
The final, six-week long, siege was lifted following the victory of the Parliamentary forces in the Battle of Nantwich on 26 January 1644, which has been re-enacted as Holly Holy Day on its anniversary every year since 1973 by the Sealed Knot, a registered charity devoted to re-enacting English civil war battles for educational purposes.
However, by a provision in the Act of Settlement 1701 ( repealed in 1705 and re-enacted in modified form by the Place Act 1707 ), an MP who accepted an office of profit under the Crown was obliged to leave his post, it being feared that his independence would be compromised if he were in the King's pay.
He achieved notoriety by a series of eccentric journeys e. g. he travelled from London to Queenborough in a paper boat with two stockfish tied to canes for oars, described in " The Praise of Hemp-Seed ", which was re-enacted in 2006.
So amused was she by this act of chivalry and the resulting chase, that she donated 13 acres ( 53, 000 m² ) of land on condition that the chase for the hood would be re-enacted each year.
A sacred king, according to the systematic interpretation of mythology developed by Frazer in The Golden Bough ( published 1890 ), was a king who represented a solar deity in a periodically re-enacted fertility rite.
However, it was re-enacted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1563.
It was a lively theatrical 65-minute show that re-enacted the history of BC using eight sets that were all located below street level.
In 1999, Mark Rebholz and John LaNoue re-enacted the first flight from London to Cape Town with this same replica and in late 2006, the aeroplane was donated to Brooklands Museum at Weybridge, Surrey, UK ( www. brooklandsmuseum. com ).
Walter and Miriam Schneir, in a 1999 Nation article about the VENONA materials, " Cables Coming in From the Cold ," remarked on the difficulties of interpretation caused by their hearsay nature ; the many steps between a conversation and the sending of a cable ; language difficulties ; the possibility of imperfect decryption, and concluded " the Venona messages are not like the old TV show You Are There, in which history was re-enacted before our eyes.
This literary contest was re-enacted in miniature in England when Sir William Temple published an answer to Fontenelle entitled Of Ancient and Modern Learning in 1690.
Clancy was portrayed by Jack Thompson in the movie The Man from Snowy River, and Clancy is mentioned in the musical theatre production The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular – during the recitation of the poem, Clancy is mentioned by Steve Bisley in his role of Banjo Paterson while the poem is being re-enacted in the show.
New York's charter was re-enacted in 1691 and was the constitution of the province until the creation of the State of New York.

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