Guerrillas were only a dozen yards away, charging the house.

At first they were only feathers and dark indistinguishable faces and bodies, hunched over their horses' heads.

The horses were only several lengths away when he fired.

Atonement, if atonement were possible, could only be made at that sacred, sacrificial basin.

Two of the new hands, a Mexican named Jose Amado and a kid known only as Laredo, were picked for the first trick of riding night herd.

I let up on the accelerator, only to gradually reach again the 60 m.p.h. which would, I hoped, overhaul Herry and the blonde, and as there were cars whose drivers apparently had something more important to catch than had I, Mrs. Major Roebuck settled down to practicing on Corporal Johnson the kittenish wiles she would need when making her duty call on Colonel and Mrs. Somebody in Sante Fe.

The way his red rubber lips were stretched across his pearly little teeth I thought he was only having a little joke, but, no, he wanted me to bend down from the roar of wind so he could roar something into my ear.

They were west of the Sabine, but only God knew where.

They were engulfed by the weird silence, broken only by the low, angry murmur of the river.

Then he would realize they were really things that only he himself could think.

In the jungle, birds were mute, while insects preserved only the monotony of living.

Jack knew of course that the tale to be unfolded would involve a girl and probably be dirty, because girls were Charles' only apparent interest.

Just six weeks after Dandy Brandon's arrival at the mansion, the little surgeon and his svelte young wife gave their annual open house and ball, to which only New Orleans' oldest and wealthiest families were invited.

It was Dandy Brandon, clad only in a bloody loincloth, emaciated and quaking as if the devil were breathing hard on him.

In the past, the duties of the state, as Sir Henry Maine noted long ago, were only two in number: internal order and external security.

The latter in turn assured him that `` were I arraigned at the bar, and you my judge, I should expect to stand or fall only by the merits of my cause ''.

If there were only darkness, all would be clear.

If there were only the mess, all would be clear ; ;

Three of these only were protected from us by stern commandment: the roses, whose petals might not be collected until they had fallen, to be made into perfume or rose-tea to drink ; ;

it was mud in wet weather and dust, ankle-deep, in dry, and could be crossed only at the corner where there were stepping stones.

After only eighteen years of non-interference, there were already indications of melioration, though `` in a slight degree '', to be sure.

It was, of course, a little boy's fantasy of winning his mother to himself, and replacing the father who could not give her the things she wanted -- a classical oedipal fantasy if you like -- but if it were only this the story would be banal.

Not only did constellations like Draco, Cepheus, and Cassiopeia spin circles around the pole, but stars which were not circumpolar rose and set at the same place on the horizon each night.

The formal displacement of the geocentric principle far from being Copernicus' primary concern, was introduced only to resolve what seemed to him intolerable in orthodox astronomy, namely, the ' unphysical ' triplication of centric reference-points: one center from which the planet's distances were calculated, another around which planetary velocities were computed, and still a third center ( the earth ) from which the observations originated.

Are you spending too much money on team uniforms that benefit only a few employees??

Not only did the Diamondbacks uniforms change, but many faces of the organization changed as well.

This sudden influx of men led to a shortage of RIC uniforms, and the new recruits were issued with khaki army uniforms ( usually only trousers ) and dark green RIC or blue British police surplus tunics, caps and belts.

The uniforms became popular with fans, but would last only until 1975, when the Astros would shock baseball and the fashion world.

The uniforms were about the only thing that did change in 1971.

Each ibutho had a singular arrangement of headdress and other adornments, so that the Zulu army could be said to have had regimental uniforms ; latterly the ' full-dress ' was only worn on festive occasions.

The away uniforms are still basically black pants and numbers on a white jersey, but they now have a little more teal overall ; it is the only accent color.

" The name " Nationals " appeared on uniforms for only two seasons, and was then replaced with the " W " logo for the next 52 years.

CMF units were sometimes scorned by AIF soldiers as " chocolate soldiers " or " chockos ", because " they would melt under the pressure " of military operations ; or in an alternative version of the story of the origin of this term, as a result of the 1930s ' uniforms of Militia soldiers, these soldiers were considered by AIF volunteers and some civilians as soldiers only for show like the soldiers in garish 19th century dress uniforms shown on tins of chocolates that were commonly sold in Australia in the 1930s, hence the name " chocolate-tin soldiers " for Militia members.

the only exception being if both teams are wearing throwback uniforms, such as Thanksgiving Classic games.

Both uniforms will feature the " Mets " script, player numerals and names in blue outlined in orange, and both be worn only with the team's traditional blue cap with orange crest ( although the orange button on top of the cap has been retained ), blue undersleeves, belts and socks.

Like the home uniforms, the road grays will be worn only with blue caps, undersleeves, belts and socks, and will have the 50th Anniversary patch in place of the Mets skyline logo on the left sleeves for 2012.

The innovative uniforms only increased after the team's move to Oakland, which also came at the time of the introduction of polyester pullover uniforms.

However, due to the special 75th anniversary uniforms serving as the " alternates " for one game in 2007, the Eagles could not wear the alternate black jersey that season per league rules ( alternate uniforms are permitted twice per season but only one can be used ).

Aside from the Nike logo replacing the Reebok logo, the only other change is the league-wide revision of the NFL shield on the uniform ( replacing the NFL Equipment logo ), other than that the uniforms essentially remain unchanged.

The team also wore their white uniforms in home games, as opposed to their time in Houston, when their blue uniforms were worn at home – in the two years as the Tennessee Oilers, the team only wore their colored jerseys twice, for road games against the Miami Dolphins and a Thanksgiving Day game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Such uniforms are now retained by only a few diplomatic services, and are seldom worn.

The protocol also broadens the definition of a lawful combatant in wars against " alien occupation, colonial domination and racist regimes " to include those who carry arms openly but are not wearing uniforms, so that they are now lawful combatants and protected by the Geneva Conventions — although only if the Occupying Power has ratified Protocol I.

Today, school uniforms in Israel consist only of a shirt with the school logo.

This trend seems to have been reversed in recent years and only a small number of secondary schools now do not have uniforms at all.