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On the contrary, the frenzy and furor of combat is only the sombre foil against which the sudden illuminations of the human flash forth with the piercing radiance of a Caravaggio.
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On the contrary it is my duty to make my own decision as between the two ''.
On the contrary, he was pleased that his face showed a neglect of several days.
On the contrary, if this be an apocalyptic era as is commonly said, we see it as an era of opportunity.
On the contrary, there are fewer colds and smaller doctor bills.
On the contrary, even in the heart of `` the Bible belt '' itself, as can be attested by any one who is called to work there, the industrial and technological revolutions have long been under way, together with the corresponding changes in man's picture of himself and his world.
On the contrary, Miss Mao and Mr. Fuller chose many of their arrangements from the works of composers such as Mendelssohn, Dvorak, Canteloube, Copland and Britten.
On the contrary, the old plays are continually being reinterpreted, and each new production of a classic has only a brief history at the Comedie.
On the contrary, it would only weaken his position if he fumed, while she stayed calm and adamant.
On the contrary, the observations are dependent!
On the contrary, he must acknowledge, if he will acknowledge anything, that all human life must perish, were his principles universally and steadily to prevail.
On 22 November 2007, the Nigerian Senate rejected the transfer, since the Green Tree Agreement ceding the area to Cameroon was contrary to Section 12 ( 1 ) of the 1999 Constitution.
On the contrary, they are typical social phenomena.
On the contrary, many exothermic reactions such as crystallization occur at low temperatures.
On the contrary, many ions with high oxidation numbers, such as,,,, ) can gain one or two extra electrons and are strong oxidizing agents.
On the contrary, as modern scholarship has abundantly demonstrated, the Halakhah has grown and developed through changing times and diverse circumstances.
A quote from the Book of Esther, which says: " On the contrary " ( hebrew: ונהפוך הוא ) is the reason that wearing a costume has become so popular among the Jews on this holiday.
On the contrary, quiescent prominences are large, cool dense structures which are observed as dark, " snake-like " Hα ribbons ( filaments ) on the solar disc.
On the contrary, advertisers cannot market their products as “ better ” as it is a comparative term, and a claim of superiority.
On the contrary, orthodoxy refers exclusively to method.
On the contrary, high Reynolds numbers indicate that the inertial forces are more significant than the viscous ( friction ) forces.
It has been said that audience members would get so boisterous in the boxes, that actors would sometimes break character and yell something such as, “ keep it down in there !” On the contrary, there were audience members who could not physically handle the brutality of the actions taking place on stage.
On the contrary, eukaryotes have the feature of exon-intron organization of protein coding genes ; the variation of repetitive DNA content in eukaryotes is also extremely high.
On the contrary, they belong rather to the humbler epico-lyrical school for which Homer has been so often claimed.
On the contrary, Rousseau holds that " uncorrupted morals " prevail in the " state of nature " and he especially praised the admirable moderation of the Caribbeans in expressing the sexual urge despite the fact that they live in a hot climate, which " always seems to inflame the passions ".
On and frenzy
In 1958 Buddy Holly recorded the hit " Rave On ," citing the madness and frenzy of a feeling and the desire for it to never end.
On June 6, 1988, Donald Wildmon, head of the American Family Association ( AFA ), alleged that " The Littlest Tramp " depicted cocaine use, instigating a media frenzy.
On Arrakis shield technology is avoided, as it tends to attract the local fauna ( sandworms ) and drive them into a killing frenzy.
On March 1, 2002, communal frenzy enveloped Vadodara.
On June 6, 1988, Donald Wildmon, head of the American Family Association ( AFA ), alleged that " The Littlest Tramp " depicted cocaine use, instigating a media frenzy.
On the occasion of " Urs " held in memory of the renowned saint and mystic poet Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai ( 1689-1752 ) at Bhitshah, near Hyderabad in Sindh, held every year between 13th and 15th of Safar, devotees sing with fervor and frenzy his love-intoxicated Kafis to the strains of ektara which appears to be a very ancient musical instrument.
On and furor
On publication in 1927, Elmer Gantry created a public furor.
On 15 July 1960, amidst growing public furor over the treaty, Kishi resigned and Hayato Ikeda became prime minister.
On March 12, 2007, the painting was at the center of a furor between Italian citizens and the Minister of Culture, who decided to place the picture on loan to exhibit in Japan.
On January 28, 2008, New Zealand anti-apartheid activist John Minto raise a furor over his letter to Former South African President Thabo Mbeki after being nominated for the award saying that he would refuse, on principle, to accept any award from the ANC.
On and combat
On occasion, even the soldiers of national militaries are forced to adapt their civilian-type vehicles for combat use, often using improvised armor and scrounged weapons.
On the Eastern Front of World War I, where combat did not bog down into trench warfare, German and Russian armies fought a war of maneuver over thousands of miles, giving the German leadership unique experience which the trench-bound Western Allies did not have.
On December 7, 1917, all invited except Zhydelev and Vasilevsky gathered in the Smolny Institute to discuss the competence and structure of the commission to combat counterrevolution and sabotage.
On January 14, 1918, Sovnarkom ordered Dzerzhinsky to organize teams of " energetic and ideological " sailors to combat speculation.
On February 23, 1918, VCheKa sent a radio telegram to all Soviets with a petition to immediately organize emergency commissions to combat counter-revolution, sabotage and speculation, if such commissions had not been yet organized.
On December 9, 1918, the collegiate ( or presidium ) of VCheKa had decided to form a military section, headed by M. S. Kedrov, to combat counterrevolution in the Army.
On the other hand, for some cultures and military organizations the dagger symbolizes courage and daring in combat.
On 7 September 2012, Captain Wales as he is known in the military, arrived at Camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan as part of the 100-strong 662 Squadron, 3 Regiment, Army Air Corps, to begin a four-month combat tour as a co-pilot and gunner for an Apache helicopter.
On 11 June 1972, Gaddafi announced that any Arab wishing to volunteer for Palestinian armed groups " can register his name at any Libyan embassy will be given adequate training for combat ".
On June 6, 2012 the Justice Department announced a pilot plan to establish joint federal-tribal response teams on 6 Montana reservations to combat rape and sexual assault.
On 7 October 2001, early combat operations including a mix of strikes from land-based B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit and B-52 Stratofortress bombers ; carrier-based F-14 Tomcat and F / A-18 Hornet fighters ; and Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from both U. S. and British ships and submarines signaled the start of Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan ( OEF-A ).
On 30 April, after two weeks of fierce combat, which included prolonged artillery exchanges and even hand to hand combat, unable to overcome San Juan's first line of defense, Abercromby withdrew.
On some large weapons, such as the German Zweihänder, a metal cover surrounded the ricasso, and a swordsman might grip it in one hand to wield the weapon more easily in close-quarter combat.
On May 6, Jarrah registered for a two-month membership at the US1 Fitness Center, a gym in Dania Beach, Florida — he would later renew his membership for two more months, and eventually had lessons in close-quarters combat with Bert Rodriguez.
On a personal level, Patton was disappointed by the Army's refusal to give him a combat command in the Pacific Theater of Operations.
On 15 July, at the Battle of Grunwald ( also known as Battle of Tannenberg ) after one of the largest and most ferocious battles of the Middle Ages, the allies won a victory so overwhelming that the Teutonic Order's army was virtually annihilated, with most of its key commanders killed in combat, including Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen and Grand Marshal Friedrich von Wallenrode.
On 5 November 1944, General Charles de Gaulle came to Grenoble and bestowed on the city the Compagnon de la Libération in order to recognise a heroic city at the peak of the French resistance and combat for the liberation.
* On March 23, 2003 A co 3 / 75 Ranger Regiment conducted a combat jump into Northern Iraq, to seize a desert airfield.
* On March 26, 2003 the U. S. 173rd Airborne Brigade conducted a combat jump into Northern Iraq, during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, to seize an airfield and support special forces: Task Force Viking.
On the other side of the city was Kreuzberg Kasern, home to various units of the United States Army ; however, only one combat unit, Alpha battery 2nd Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery, was headquartered on the Ramstein Air Base.
On these coins the Emperor is depicted, with few exceptions, with an combat helmet, a spear, a shield and a chi-rho, looking towards right ; this typology was derived by a rare type minted in Ravenna for Honorius and used in great quantities only by Majorian, while it was dropped by his successors.
On 1 July 1973, however, the U. S. Congress passed legislation that all but prohibited any U. S. combat activities over or in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
* On the advice of the city's military leader, Epaminondas, Thebes builds a fleet of 100 triremes to help combat Athens.
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