Meanwhile in China itself, people usually referred to their nation state based on the name of the ruling dynasty, e. g. Da Ming Guo (" the state of the Great Ming "), or as the " Middle Kingdom " ( Zhongguo 中國 ); see also Names of China for details.

Meanwhile, the royal court at Versailles was seen as being isolated from, and indifferent to, the hardships of the lower classes.

Meanwhile, opposing political factions evolved at the Song imperial court of Kaifeng.

Meanwhile he received a distinguished education at Lorenzo's brilliant humanistic court under such men as Angelo Poliziano, Pico della Mirandola, Marsilio Ficino and Bernardo Dovizio Bibbiena.

Meanwhile, armed forces under the control of Mongol leader Kublai Khan draw closer to the remnants of the Song imperial court.

Meanwhile, the queen began to institute changes in the customs practised at court, with the approval of the king.

Meanwhile, the messages brought back by Edward's agent Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter and others grew steadily worse: Isabella had publicly snubbed Stapledon ; Edward's political enemies were gathering at the French court, and threatening his emissaries ; Isabella was dressed as a widow, claiming that Hugh Despenser had destroyed her marriage with Edward ; Isabella was assembling a court-in-exile, including Edmund of Kent and John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond.

Meanwhile, Nguyễn Kim, a former official in the Lê court, revolted against the Mạc and helped king Lê Trang Tông restore the Lê court in the Thanh Hóa area.

Meanwhile, there were rumours during this period that he was dealing with drug abuse problems, leading his parents ( allegedly ) to threaten legal action to make him a ward of court ( the UK age of majority at that time being 21, while Gibb was only 19 ).

Meanwhile the court at Palermo sent Cardinal Fabrizio Ruffo, a wealthy and influential prelate, to Calabria to organize a counter-revolution.

Meanwhile, Krishnamurti's once close relationship with the Rajagopals had deteriorated to the point where he took D. Rajagopal to court to recover donated property and funds as well as publication rights for his works, manuscripts, and personal correspondence, that were in Rajagopal's possession.

Meanwhile, despite Tom's repeated denial of his birthright, the court and the King insist that he is the true prince gone mad.

Meanwhile, spurred by their experiences of the Napoleonic Wars, and realising many of the harsh indignities through which the peasant soldiers were forced, Decembrist officers and sympathisers displayed their contempt for the ancien régime by rejecting court lifestyle, wearing their cavalry swords at balls ( indicating their unwillingness to dance ), and committing themselves to academic study.

Meanwhile, in 704, Justinian II escaped from exile in Cherson, fleeing to the court of the khagan of the Khazars, Busir Glavan.

Meanwhile Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, had publicly condemned Nestorius and had written doctrines to convince the imperial court that his doctrine of the Theotokos was correct.

Meanwhile, the tyrannical conduct of Ebroin, mayor of the Neustrian palace, caused a general emigration of the nobles and others to the court of Austrasia at Metz.

Meanwhile, in 1927, Murray was sued by her then-masseuse, the famous Hollywood fitness guru Sylvia of Hollywood for the outstanding amount of $ 2, 125 during a humiliating and detailed court case.

Meanwhile news reached Mexico that Cortés had been well received at the Spanish court and was about to return to New Spain.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth Swann, who has succeeded Sao Feng as the Empress captain and the Pirate Lord of Singapore, arrives at the court.

Meanwhile, he sent an ambassador to the Byzantine court with orders to demand proper treatment for Helena and to win over the Domestic of the Schools, Alexius.

Meanwhile, the Marseillais and Bretons who occupied the first rank forced the Porte Royale on the Carrousel, and entered the court of the château.

Meanwhile the plight of the police in the court house had become desperate.

Meanwhile, Lugh, another product of a Tuatha Dé / Fomorian union, arrives at Nuada's court, and, after impressing the king with his many talents, is given command of the Tuatha Dé.

Meanwhile, Liz ’ s father John Rainey ( Peter MacLean ) became involved with Christine Cameron, who was caught in a court battle with Hugh and Allison for custody of Katina.

Meanwhile, Jordan reluctantly makes a deal with Mister Swackhammer to spare the Looney Tunes in exchange for his own freedom as his newest attraction if the TuneSquad loses.

Meanwhile, giving in to the pressure of Joanna's inquisitive mother Edith ( Katherine Helmond ), Grant reluctantly returns to Elk Cove to retrieve his wife.

Meanwhile, Mr. Garibaldi catches up to the shipyard, and reluctantly takes Mr. Drake with him in pursuit of Sheridan.

Meanwhile, Sir Francis Drake had undertaken a major voyage against Spanish ports and ships to the Caribbean in 1585 and 1586, and in 1587 had made a successful raid on Cadiz, destroying the Spanish fleet of war ships intended for the Enterprise of England: Philip II had decided to take the war to England.

Meanwhile, Hitler had decided that a more firm alliance with Japan would secure a potential ally against the Soviet Union.

Meanwhile, the English, who had previously held the view that Philip could remain on the throne of Spain, now decided that their commercial interests would be more secure under the Archduke Charles.

Meanwhile, the political unions, which had hitherto been separate groups united only by a common goal, decided to form the National Political Union.

Meanwhile, Katsura had decided that Man-Kan kōkan was no longer desirable for Japan, which should not renounce activity in Manchuria.

Meanwhile, Kunduz was still under Emirate of Bukhara and the wandering sons of Darab Bi Kataghan decided to attack and retake the city which they did in 1810.

Meanwhile Dion DiMucci decided to not board the plane for the US $ 36 fee.

Meanwhile, Dwyer, owner of the plane and the flight service company, who had witnessed the takeoff, decided to establish radio contact, but all attempts were unsuccessful.

Meanwhile the TX-2 project was running into difficulties of its own, and several team members decided to leave the project at Lincoln Lab and start their own company.

Meanwhile General Marcel Carpentier, the commander in chief of French Indochina, decided to evacuate Cao Bang.

Meanwhile, Yuri's claim was inherited by his sons who decided to continue the fight.

Meanwhile, Beckley and Bunnell decided to continue as America, ending their contract with Warner Bros. with the release of their first concert LP, Live, during October 1977.

Meanwhile another member decided to simple re-create the entire concept on a much simpler basis, which resulted in QuickRing.

Meanwhile, with the Carthaginians having been driven from Spain, Masinissa concluded that Rome was winning the war against Carthage and therefore decided to defect to Rome.

Meanwhile George Fabyan, who ran a private research laboratory to study any personally interesting project, decided to set up his own genetics project and was referred to Friedman.

Meanwhile Oden quit pro football to take a job with an insurance company in Boston, and Smith decided to return to his native Missouri and coach football.

Meanwhile, Grote had finally decided his philosophic and political attitude.

Meanwhile he continued his best efforts to convince the Kaiser and chancellor, so that in due course he could announce the issues had already been decided at a higher level and thereby avoid debate.

Meanwhile, Patton had decided that his communications could support two divisions pushing east, 45th Division on the coast road and 1st Division on Route 120.

Meanwhile, Flaccus decided to wait for the result of the war in Italy.

Meanwhile, the military commander in Chaves, Augusto Ribeiro de Carvalho, not knowing of Paiva Couceiro ’ s move across the north, had decided to send the main part of his forces with machine guns towards Montalegre to stop the royalists ’ passage to the south.

Meanwhile, to hold off the threat of the WWF, Charlotte, North Carolina-based Jim Crockett Promotions ( JCP ) decided to unify certain NWA territories and " go national " itself.

Meanwhile, Proteus ' father has decided that Proteus should travel to Milan and join Valentine.

Meanwhile, the duke has decided to have a play written and performed that portrays him in a favourable light and the witches in a negative light.