Behind him lay the Low Countries, where men were still completing the cathedrals that a later Florentine would describe as `` a malediction of little tabernacles, one on top of the other, with so many pyramids and spires and leaves that it is a wonder they stand up at all, for they look as though they were made of paper instead of stone or marble '' ; ;

But there was terror in the thirties when the Nazis were on the loose and in those days Low struck like lightning.

Low productivity and competitiveness on the European and world markets alike due to inadequate R & D funding and a lack of a clearly defined development policy remain a significant obstacle for foreign investment and economic growth.

Montgomery's training paid off when the Germans began their invasion of the Low Countries on 10 May 1940 and the 3rd Division advanced to the River Dijle and then withdrew to Dunkirk with great professionalism, entering the Dunkirk perimeter in a famous night-time march which placed his forces on the left flank which had been left exposed by the Belgian surrender.

Most brochs have scarcements ( ledges ) which would have allowed the construction of a very sturdy wooden first floor ( first spotted by the antiquary George Low in Shetland in 1774 ), and excavations at Loch na Berie on the Isle of Lewis show signs of a further, second floor ( e. g. stairs on the first floor, which head upwards ).

Many of the Class of ' 68 walked out of their graduation and held a countercommencement on Low Plaza with a picnic following at Morningside Park, the place where the protests began.

Low bandwidth animations transmitted via the internet ( e. g. 2D Flash, X3D ) often use software on the end-users computer to render in real time as an alternative to streaming or pre-loaded high bandwidth animations.

After completing Low and " Heroes ", Bowie spent much of 1978 on the Isolar II world tour, bringing the music of the first two Berlin Trilogy albums to almost a million people during 70 concerts in 12 countries.

Low income people generally spend a similar amount on food, while high income people may spend a very large amount or as little as low income people spend.

This is opposed to Low German, which is spoken on the lowlands and along the flat sea coasts of the north.

* boost phase: 3 to 5 minutes ( shorter for a solid rocket than for a liquid-propellant rocket ); altitude at the end of this phase is typically 150 to 400 km depending on the trajectory chosen, typical burnout speed is 7 km / s, up to the speed of Low Earth Orbit.

The Bourbons of France held a strong claim to Luxembourg, the Emperor of Austria on the other hand had controlled the duchy until the revolutionary forces had joined it to the French republic ( he reportedly was not enthusiastic about regaining Luxembourg and the Low Countries, being more interested in the Balkans ).

Since the introduction of a national minimum wage in the UK in 1999, its effects on employment were subject to extensive research and observation by the Low Pay Commission.

This can be further divided into categories depending on the details of the technique, for example, LPCVD ( Low Pressure chemical vapor deposition ) and PECVD ( Plasma Enhanced chemical vapor deposition ).

David Low ( cartoonist ) | David Low's cartoon, published in the Evening Standard on 20 September 1939, shows Hitler greeting Stalin, following their joint Invasion of Poland ( 1939 ) | invasion of Poland, with the words, " The scum of the earth, I believe ?".

The paper outlined an assault on England's eastern coast between The Wash and the River Thames by troops crossing the North Sea from Low Country ports.

The software-created " Fill Valve " contact latches the circuit so that even when the " Low Level " input goes away as the water begins to rise, the fill valve remains on.

He appears on the alternative hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest's influential album The Low End Theory on a track called " Verses from the Abstract ".

The overall risk assessment is then Low, Medium or High, depending on the sub-range containing the calculated value of the Composite Index.

Low ratings prompted UPN to cancel Star Trek: Enterprise on February 2, 2005, but the network allowed the series to complete its fourth season.

Low voltage micrograph ( 300 V ) of distribution of adhesive droplets on Post-It ® note.

Externally, Columbia was the first orbiter in the fleet whose surface was mostly covered with High & Low Temperature Reusable Surface Insulation ( HRSI / LRSI ) tiles as its main thermal protection system ( TPS ), with white silicone rubber-painted Nomex — known as Felt Reusable Surface Insulation ( FRSI ) blankets — in some areas on the wings, fuselage and Payload Bay Doors.

Low or moderate inflation may be attributed to fluctuations in real demand for goods and services, or changes in available supplies such as during scarcities, as well as to growth in the money supply.

The Bourse opened in 1309 ( most likely the first stock exchange in the world ) and developed into the most sophisticated money market of the Low Countries in the 14th century.

In 1892, Pulitzer offered Columbia University's president, Seth Low, money to set up the world's first school of journalism.

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They did not succeed in reclaiming all of the money however, the Low home in Savannah was given to Juliette Low, along with a reasonable amount of funds.

The first recorded lotteries to offer tickets for sale with prizes in the form of money were held in the Low Countries in the 15th century.

Alba attempted to raise money by imposing the Spanish alcabala, a tax of 10 % on all sales (" tenth penny " tax ) on the Low Countries, and this aroused the opposition of many Catholic residents as well.

In 1892, Pulitzer offered Columbia University's president, Seth Low, money to set up the world's first school of journalism.

Low passes are lacking, and the principal roads and the railroads between France and Spain run only in the lowlands at the western and eastern ends of the Pyrenees, near sea level.

Low trading volume can cause artificially low prices for securities, due to investors being apprehensive of investing in a company they perceive as possibly lacking liquidity.

In early missions over France and the Low Countries there was no clear outcome on the success of the bomber's guns, as lacking radar, Luftwaffe interception efforts were disorganized.

Low end digital cameras lacking zoom, autofocus and flash are less common, their niche having been taken by camera phones.

Low Earth orbiting satellites ( LEOs ) are often deployed in satellite constellations, because the coverage area provided by a single LEO satellite only covers a small area that moves as the satellite travels at the high angular velocity needed to maintain its orbit.

In 1980, George Low wrote in Education magazine: Mr. Leonard Barden, manager of the junior squad, traces the resurgence of interest to media coverage of the Fischer-Spassky duel eight years ago and its sequel between Korchnoi and Karpov five years later. In about 1972-73, he recalls, the selectors started casting their nets much wider than the Home Counties grammar schools where the recruiting ground had traditionally been.

Eventually titled Temple of Low Men, their second album was released in July 1988 with strong promotion by Capitol Records.

Low label promotion of his 1996 album Return of the Bumpasaurus led Sir Mix-a-Lot to leave the American label.

According to L. A. producer Take, Low End Theory " literally picked up where Sketchbook left off — with much better promotion, much better sound ".

Advocates of the promotion of Low German have expressed considerable hope that this political development will at once lend legitimacy to their claim that Low German is a separate language and help mitigate the functional limits of the language that may still be cited as objective criteria for a mere dialect ( such as the virtually complete absence from legal and administrative contexts, schools, the media, etc.

Low Ki left the promotion in 2004 due to the Feinstein incident, but he returned on July 17, 2004, during a match, where Samoa Joe and the Briscoe Brothers fought against The Rottweilers ( Homicide and the Havana Pitbulls ).

Low Ki returned to the promotion in September, defecting from RISE to join New Japan's main villainous faction, Great Bash Heel ( GBH ).

Homicide teamed with Low Ki on October 14 at Enter the Dragon in a match that saw him lose to Cabana and his old rival Steve Corino, newly returned to the promotion.