Often it is thin and fragile and gives way readily to the male organ at the first attempt at intercourse.

This led to the first of a number of periods in which an outside power controlled Athens ; Often the outside power set up a local agent as political boss in Athens ; but when Athens was independent, it operated under its traditional form of government ; even the bosses, like Demetrius of Phalerum, kept the traditional institutions in formal existence.

Often described as the opposite of déjà vu, jamais vu involves a sense of eeriness and the observer's impression of seeing the situation for the first time, despite rationally knowing that he or she has been in the situation before.

Often these books follow a formula where the first chapter involves Brown solving a case at the dinner table for his father, the local police chief in the fictional town of Idaville.

Often the work of these auteurs was first recognised abroad rather than in Germany itself.

Often they are the first port of call to critically ill or gravely injured patients, and must perform a variety of procedures to stabilize such patients, such as intubation, burr hole, cricothyroidotomy, and emergency laparotomy or thoracotomy to stanch bleeding.

Often enough, the first records potentially describing use of gunpowder in warfare were written several centuries after the fact, and may well have been colored by the contemporary experiences of the chronicler.

Often called " the first modern historian ", the English scholar Edward Gibbon wrote his magnum opus, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire ( 1776 – 1788 ).

Often, when a convict is sentenced to TBS, he first serves a prison sentence.

Often called the first " modern Prime Minister ", he set both an example and a precedent for his successors.

Often, at first, the new version of an object is given a special name to distinguish it from the established version.

Often, the first part of a slate roof to fail is the fixing nails ; they corrode, allowing the slates to slip.

Often the teacher the student sees as root guru is simply the one who first introduced him to Buddhism, but a student may also change his personal view of which particular teacher is his root guru any number of times.

Often described as queen mother is the first daughter of a patriarchal lineage of a family collective.

Often cited as the moment of inception is his appearance on the UK TV programme Top of the Pops in March 1971 wearing glitter and satins, to perform what would be his second UK Top 10 hit ( and first UK Number 1 hit ), " Hot Love ".

Often, a fix for a problem will be " fragile " in that it fixes the problem in the narrow case where it was first observed but not in more general cases which may arise over the lifetime of the software.

Often in those who have experienced their first episode of hypomania ( which is a level of mild to moderate mania )-generally without psychotic features-there will have been a long or recent history of depression prior to the emergence of manic symptoms, and commonly this surfaces in the mid to late teens.

Often they reenforce the communication of the ideogram by repeating the first or last syllable in the term.

Often sketches are first improvised by the actors and written down based on the outcome of these improv sessions ; however, improvisation is not necessarily involved in all sketch comedy.

Often affidavits are exchanged before trial, but the first opportunity to question the opposing party in most lawsuits is at trial.

Often folding involves first the establishment of regular secondary and supersecondary structures, in particular alpha helices and beta sheets, and afterward tertiary structure.

Often when a negative story is discovered attempts are made first to stop it.

Often readings are created by taking the standard reading and retaining only the first syllable ( for example roku becomes ro ).

Often, but not always, outside first base ( that is, in foul territory ) and adjacent and connected to it there is a contrast-colored " double base " or " safety base ".

Often, the finished sign or display incorporates several types of plastics and two or more fabricating techniques.

Often, they consider that morality seems to be binding – obligations are seen to convey more than just a preference, but imply that the obligation will stand, regardless of other factors or interests.

Often, the delayed signals will be slightly pitch shifted to more realistically convey the effect of multiple voices.

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

Often the Chronicles paint a somewhat more positive picture of the same events.

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, individuals have had one or more major depressive episodes.

Often, happenings begin innocently enough, until more and more of the workings behind the scenes are revealed.

Often dialogue was changed, and the show became less " Serious " in tone compared to the Japanese version, instead featuring more jokes and added dialogue, along with a completely different musical score ( usually orchestral music ) and completely different sound effects, due to licensing issues.

Often after the director has had his chance to oversee a cut, the subsequent cuts are supervised by one or more producers, who represent the production company and / or movie studio.

Often, however, food writing is used to specify writing that takes a more literary approach to food, such as that of the famous American food writer M. F. K.

Often, the systems we put in place to keep us secure are keeping us from our more creative selves.

Often, infomal, spoken language, " everyday language " is less precise than any more formal or academic languages.

Often they are much more complex, although certain elements frequently recur.

References to Lykaian Pan are especially abundant in Latin poetry, as for instance in Virgil ’ s epic, the Aeneid: “ Lupercal / Parrhasio dictum Panos de more Lycaei ,” “... the Lupercal, named after the Parrhasian worship of Lykaian Pan ,” and in Horace ’ s Odes: “ Velox amoenum saepe Lucretilem / mutat Lycaeo Faunus ,” “ Often swift Faunus exchanges Lykaion for pleasant Lucretilis .”

Often, meat is used in a more restrictive sense – the flesh of mammalian species ( pigs, cattle, lambs, etc.

Often, the midwife would call for the assistance of a physician when a more difficult birth was anticipated.

Often, mechanical and thermal treatments are combined in what is known as thermo-mechanical treatments for better properties and more efficient processing of materials.

Often the failure of one laptop component requires the replacement of the entire motherboard, which is usually more expensive than a desktop motherboard due to the large number of integrated components.

Often the leader of the seder and the other adults at the meal will use prompted responses from the Haggadah, which states, " The more one talks about the Exodus from Egypt, the more praiseworthy he is.

Often the geography of the stage and more importantly the play matched the geography of the city so that the audience would be well oriented to the locale of the play.

Often, in club racing, specific club racing rules, perhaps based on RRS, may be superimposed onto the more general regulations such as COLREGS or CEVNI.

Often the vocal accompaniment is overshadowed by the drumming and instruments, reinforcing that the vocal aspect of the music is more for incantation rather than aesthetics.