Like smallarms, cannon are a descendant of the fire lance, a gunpowder-filled tube attached to the end of a spear and used as a flamethrower in China.

Like the Easter Island statues, there is plenty of speculation over how this was done by a society without machines or metal, but the generally accepted view is that the head and base were etched out of the ground by sharp adzes and picks ( possibly with the use of fire ), and carried to the assembly area by an elaborate system of ropes and logs.

Like Andorra, Liechtenstein and Monaco, it appears an anachronism, a reminder of the times when Europe — particularly Germany, Italy and the Pyrenees — was made up of tiny political units, sometimes extending no further than a cannon could fire from a city ’ s walls.

Like all other Urulóki, Ancalagon breathed fire, which was said to be hotter than any other known flame.

Like many bullae, it was preserved due to being baked by fire, presumably incidentally ( house or city was burned ), as in a kiln.

Like the other members, Firechief Fraggle doesn't know how to start a fire.

Like the previous school, this school was also destroyed by fire.

Like many other mining towns, fire was its bane and the town was destroyed three times by flames, in 1859, 1874, and 1893.

Like, a fire department, school, post office, vfw, Gateway FS, Waltonville Cafe ran by Janice Laur.

Like many 19th-century American towns, Roslyn experienced a major fire in 1888 that destroyed most of its commercial district.

Like all other rodeo events, steer wrestling is under fire by animal rights advocates.

Like most machine guns, the MG 34's barrel is designed to be easily replaced to avoid overheating during sustained fire.

Like the machine gun, an autocannon is designed for fully automatic fire.

Like most fire departments in the United States, the New York City Fire Department is organized in a paramilitary fashion.

Like Stan and Ollie, Vanessa and her friends finagle a long-distance road trip to a rock concert fooling their parents, but everything that can go wrong does, including a twist of fate that destroys their alibi ( a fire right next door to one of Vanessa's friends ' house where they were supposed to be staying ), and the parents eventually discover the real truth.

Like most states, Californian Fire marshals are typically associated with a city or region's local fire department.

Like in Sino-Soviet conflict on Chinese Eastern Railway or Soviet-Japanese border conflicts Soviet troops on western border received a directive undersigned by Marshal Semyon Timoshenko and General of the Army Georgy Zhukov that ordered ( as demanded by Stalin ): " do not answer to any provocations " and " do not undertake any ( offensive ) actions without specific orders "-which meant that Soviet troops could open fire only on their soil and forbade counter-attack on German soil.

Like snipers, DMs are trained in quick and precise shooting, but unlike the more specialized " true " sniper, they are also intended to lay down accurate rapid fire.

Like cyanamide, it contains 66 % nitrogen by mass and, if mixed with resins, has fire retardant properties due to its release of nitrogen gas when burned or charred, and has several other industrial uses.

Like the fire of Hamburg in 1842 ( which led to the foundation of the first professional reinsurers in Germany, ), the great fire of Glarus in 1861 showed that insurance coverage was totally inadequate in Switzerland in the event of such a catastrophe.

Like Nelson, the model for both Hornblower and Harrington by admission of both authors, she becomes a living legend by using those skills in several major engagements — battles for which the press nicknames her " The Salamander " for always seeming to be " where the fire is hottest.

Like amulets, they come in fire, electric and acid breaths, however there is no light breath.

Like many other major works, the cycle was entirely lost in the disastrous fire of 1577.

Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department.

Like in most museums, there is both a research department and a public exhibit department.

Like Humanities, the department also houses many interdisciplinary programs including city studies, new media, public policy and international development studies.

Like many others, the department with responsibility for the nation's health has had different names and included other functions over time.

" Like others in the department, Rosie is uneasy about Nick and his reputation, but for Rosie, it is more personal — if Nick goes wild again, she doesn't want to get dragged down with him.

Like in most museums, there is a research department and a public exhibit department.

According to author, professor, and director of the cinema department at San Francisco State University Daniel Leonard Bernardi in his book, Star Trek and History: Race-ing Toward a White Future: " Like the Federation, the Comms have full command of the English language ( although they speak with a homogenized ' Asian ' accent ).

Like most regional department stores, Dayton's had major annual sale rotations that they became known for ; Jubilee Sale, Daisy Sale and their Anniversary Sale, besides the standard White Sale that most department stores had in January.

Like in most museums, there is a research and public exhibit department.

Like two of his then-colleagues, McCray previously served on the Parking and Traffic Commission, which was abolished when the department merged into the SFMTA.

Like the Instrumental Music department, the Choral Music department regularly wins straight 1's (" Superior "-- highest rating ) for Level VI ( most advanced ) choral arrangements in county, state, and national competitions.

Like the rest of the department, it has electricity and mobile communication services.

Like most of the department of Masaya, the economy in San Juan de Oriente is heavily based around artisans.

Her version was included in her second studio album Like a Virgin ( 1984 ), and it was the idea of Michael Ostin, the head of the A & R department of Warner Bros. Records, that Madonna record a cover version of the song to include in the album.

Like most other collegiate student newspapers, the staff includes not only reporters and columnists but an accounting department, a copyediting section, and an executive and editorial staff.

Like the Greek organizations, Panarchy and Amarna function as social and residential communities ; however, the undergraduate societies are separate from the college's Co-ed, Fraternity and Sorority ( CFS ) system and unlike affinity houses ( like La Casa or Foley House ) remain unaffiliated from any academic department.

Like many semi-documentaries, the film begins with a voice over footage of the treasury department, telling the story what the department does.

Like the B-52, the airborne command post would also be hardened against electromagnetic pulse ( EMP ) radiation, making it capable of operating during a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union.

Like the old system, the new system will be used to grade umpires on accuracy and used to determine which umpires receive post season assignments.

Like Coventry, the post road follows the path of present-day U. S. Route 44.

Hurd comments, " Like all such artificial commotions it died down after a time ( and indeed was not renewed with any strength nineteen years later when Margaret Thatcher appointed another peer, Lord Carrington, to the same post )".

Like other Socialist politicians, such as Jack Lang or Hubert Védrine, who accepted similar positions, Rocard accepted a post on the Committee on the re-evaluation of the teaching profession, which was placed under the " high authority " of Sarkozy's Minister of Education Xavier Darcos.

Like everything else in his life, Cato took unusual care to study the background necessary for the post, especially the laws relating to taxes.

After returning to England in 1792, he obtained a job in the post office, but soon resigned to go on the stage, making his first recorded appearance at Sheffield as Orlando in As You Like It in that year.

Like war bonds in other countries, the German war bonds drives were designed to be extravagant displays of patriotism and the bonds were sold through banks, post offices and other financial institutions.

Like many of the United States ' " post – World War II " universities, it owes its inception to the G. I.

Like many Internet cult phenomena ( such as Badger Badger Badger ) it was first launched in the B3ta newsletter in January 2003, although the first appearance on the site dates back to a post on the b3ta message board in June 2002.

Like any multistep information handling and transmission systems, variation and errors in the communicated final results of an assay involves corresponding parts in every such step i. e. not only analytic variations and errors intrinsic to the assay itself but also variations and errors involved in preanalytic and post analytic steps.

Like several other literary men of the time, he obtained a post in the revenue office known as the Droits runis ; but from 1814 he devoted himself exclusively to literature and became a contributor to various journals.

Like his cousin by marriage, Benjamin Wills Newton, who was instrumental in Tregelles's conversion and who helped finance publication of his books, Tregelles was a post tribulationist.

Like a soldier at his post, a soldier at his post, all ser-ene.

Like all members of the Foreign Service, DSS agents cannot remain posted in the United States for more than five consecutive years and must eventually be assigned to an overseas post.

Like all such constituencies, it elects one Member of Parliament ( MP ) by the first past the post system of election.

Like all such constituencies, it elects one Member of Parliament ( MP ) by the first past the post system of election.

Like many Australian timber towns of this era, the town thrived for several decades, and by the 1870s boasted two hotels, several general stores, a blacksmith's, tailor, post office, a school and a number of churches.

Like many villages, Grendon has suffered from the loss of its local shop / post office and its other pub The Crown-both of which have been sold on for development.

Like all parties of that bloc, it fared badly, but one year later it had ministerial post in the " National Unity " government of Franjo Gregurić.

Like other meadowlarks, it is a bird associated with open country, including moist grasslands, pasture and cultivation, preferably with the odd bush or fence post for males to use as a songpost.

Like other meadowlarks, it is a bird associated with open country, including moist grasslands, pasture and cultivation, preferably with the odd bush or fence post for males to use as a songpost.