Often shields were decorated with a painted pattern or an animal representation and these designs developed into systematized heraldic devices during high-medieval times for purposes of battlefield identification.

Often that use has ceased to be relevant in the modern world but even if that's not the case, in the Victorian era and for some decades beyond, useful items were often decorated to a such a high degree that we can now appreciate them for their artistic or design merits.

Often incorrectly called a " medicine bag ," a bandolier bag is a bag with a wide strap, often ornately decorated with beadwork, presented to represent honors given to a worthy man.

Often described as Australia's second most decorated soldier of the First World War, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 8 February 1915, and served at Gallipoli before being transferred to the Western Front.

Often the obverse is decorated as well, and it is believed that different bead making families had their own distinct styles.

Often they have a thematic connection with the subject of the text of the page, and larger miniatures, and they usually form part of a wider scheme of decorated margins, though some are effectively doodles added later.

Often a unity candle is decorated with the wedding invitation, an inscription, a picture of the couple, or other ornamentation.

Often made of a burnished and polished wood decorated with marquetry, a central cupboard would be flanked by symmetrical quadrant glass display cabinets.

Often hailed as Bagha ( Tiger ) Kader or Bongo Bir ( Hero of Bengal ), Siddiqui has to be decorated as Bir Uttom ( Great Hero ) by the government of Bangladesh.

Often the face is obscured with raffia that has been colored or decorated, and the dancer carries a long staff.

Often bedridden as a child, he became an outcast at school and bonded with his mother.

Often the relatives plead with him not to do this, since they know they may never see the person again .</ br > Rieux works to combat the plague simply because he is a doctor and his job is to relieve human suffering.

Often the abscess will start as an internal wound caused by ulceration, hard stool or penetrative objects with insufficient lubrication.

Often agate coexists with layers or masses of opal, jasper or crystalline quartz due to ambient variations during the formation process.

Often dismissed as an unreliable tradition, it has been studied with attention by modern scholars, in particular Neil Christie, who see in it a possible record of a formal invitation by the Byzantine state to settle in northern Italy as foederati, to help protect the region against the Franks, an arrangement that may have been disowned by Justin II after Narses ' removal.

Often these procedures are coupled with legislation or other common law doctrines that establish standards for proper rulemaking.

Often deposition occurs a considerable distance downwind of the emissions, with mountainous regions tending to receive the greatest deposition ( simply because of their higher rainfall ).

Often, this is the case with a large bridge that serves as an entrance to a city, or crosses over a main harbor entrance.

Often the " small ball " model is associated with the National League, while power hitting is seen as more associated with the American League.

Often rallies finish with a smash, but setting up the smash requires subtler strokes.

Often, low-floor trams are fitted with nonpivoting bogies and many tramway enthusiasts see this as a retrograde step, as it leads to more wear of both track and wheels and also significantly reduces the speed at which a tram can round a curve.

Often, a borough is a single town with its own local government.

Often founded by individual pastors, they have little affiliation with historic denominations.

Often used with name of a functional area ; Finance Director, Director of Finance, Marketing Director, and so on.

Often this title is held concurrently with that of Secretary in a dual role called secretary-treasurer.

Often when a fan does not agree with one of the events in a story ( such as the death of a favorite character ) they will choose to ignore the event in question so that their enjoyment of the franchise is not diminished.

Often, domestic legislation is either non-existent ( especially in Parties that have not ratified it ), or with penalties incommensurate with the gravity of the crime and insufficient deterrents to wildlife traders.

Often these columns can be loaded with different metals to create a column with a targeted affinity.

Often he would withdraw to a cave seven miles distant, with a single companion who acted as messenger between himself and his brethren.

Often this involves stressing what are now conservative views of free-market economics and belief in individual responsibility, with social liberal views on defence of civil rights, environmentalism and support for a limited welfare state.

Often however Beavers with testicles intact, after escaping as far away as possible, have drawn in the coveted part, and with great skill and ingenuity tricked their pursuers, pretending that they no longer possessed what they were keeping in concealment.

Often described as a " log château ", it serves as the Château Montebello hotel.

Often heard among crews was " crummy " ( as in a crummy place to live, not elegant, often too hot or too cold, and perhaps not especially clean ), " clown wagon ", " hack ", " waycar ", " dog house ", " go cart ", " glory wagon ", " monkey wagon " ( a term that indirectly insulted the principal functionary who rode therein, no doubt coined by an engineer ), " brain box " ( the conductor was supposedly the brains of the train, as opposed to the " hogger " or engineer, who was presumed to be pigheaded ), " palace ", " buggy " ( Boston & Maine / Maine Central ), " van " ( eastern and central Canada, usage possibly derived from the UK term for the caboose ), and " cabin ", or a variation heard at least on the Southern Railway, " cab ".

Often, the only difference between the models is where the exhaust exits, with diesel engined heavy rated vehicles having a vertical exhaust stack above the cabin and the light rated vehicles having the exhaust exit under the side or rear like a car.

Often, motifs and initials were stitched on household items to identify their owner, or simply to decorate the otherwise-plain cloth.

Often Buddhist motifs are conspicuous, with episodes on the creation of the world and Tibet's cosmic origins.

Often slow-moving and overbearing with " cuteness ", Jones ' early cartoons were an attempt to follow in the footsteps of Walt Disney's shorts ( especially with such cartoons as Tom Thumb in Trouble and the Sniffles cartoons ).

Often the early phase, from 1. 8 to 1. 25 Ma, is considered to be a separate species, Homo ergaster, or it is seen as a subspecies of Homo erectus, Homo erectus ergaster.

Often incorrectly referred to as " the Vatican ", the Holy See is not the same entity as the Vatican City State, which came into existence only in 1929 ; the Holy See, the episcopal see of Rome, dates back to early Christian times.

Often attributed to a neologism coined by Isaac Bonewits in 1974, Patricia ' Iolana traces the early use of the term to 1976 crediting both Bonewits and Valerie Saiving in its initial use.

Often, there are raised glucose levels in the early measurements, reflecting the loss of a postprandial ( after the meal ) peak in insulin production.

Often found on early comic cards.

Often the petiole and midvein are a rich red color in midsummer and early autumn, though this is not true of all red oaks.

Often, the base text is selected from the oldest manuscript of the text, but in the early days of printing, the copy text was often a manuscript that was at hand.

Often, these experiences were experienced in early childhood.

Often, but only early on, the term mestizo was associated with llegitimacy ; The term also has a pejorative use about something that is not " pure ".

Often, medium format film cameras can be retrofitted with digital camera backs, converting them to digital cameras, but some of these digital backs, especially early models, use sensors smaller than a 35 mm film frame.

* Le voir dit (" A True Story ") ( c. 1362 – 65 ) – Often seen as Machaut's masterpiece, this poem is an early example of meta-fiction and tells of the sadness and separation of the narrator, from his lady and of the false rumors that are spread about him.

Often these appeared in periodicals, which eventually became the pulp magazines of the early 20th century.

Often affected people report that while they do not get to sleep until the early morning they do fall asleep around the same time every day.

Often players want to gain the lead early and play their most uncertain cards first.

Often, bleeding within a callus is an early sign of diabetes, even before elevated blood sugars may be noticed.

Often diabetic retinopathy is treated in early stages with a laser in the physician's office to prevent these problems.

An early lineup included Ashman and Cook with former Bow Wow Wow members David Barbarossa and Leigh Gorman. Often compared to Big Audio Dynamite ( who they would later open for on tour ), The Chiefs fused rock with hip hop & electronic elements from the era.

Often labelled as a " nu-metal " band, they have insisted this genre label was a result of the world catching up to their early development, rather than capitalising on a popular sound at the time.

Often, Black's pawn on c5 is traded for White's pawn on d4 in the early stages of the game, granting Black a central pawn majority.

Often, the curfew time will be early, forcing the game to be started early.

Often the only dynamics considered are diffusion and binding / unbinding interactions, however, in principle proteins can also move via flow, i. e., undergo directed motion, and this was recognized very early by Axelrod et al ..

Often ridiculed by schoolmates for his sister's disability and his Hawaiian origins, he was large for his age and developed a bad temper early on.