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" Once, at a house party where Lord Hardinge, a great soldier of the day, was in the room next to the Disraelis, Mary Anne announced at breakfast that she had slept the night before between the greatest soldier ( Hardinge ) and the greatest orator ( Disraeli ) of their times, and Lady Hardinge was definitely not amused.
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Once ( this was on the third day of school ) she kneeled down to pick up some books where they'd dropped on the floor and Jack looked up her dress -- at the bare expanse of incredibly white leg.
Once the scene is set, Trevelyan skilfully builds up the tense story until it reaches its climax in the dramatic victory of Marlborough and Eugene of Savoy at Blenheim.
Once many years ago I sat at dinner next to Arthur Train, and the subject of The Nation came up.
Once, sitting at the front window in his parents' room, he saw Kate come out of her house.
Once covertly looking at Simms Purdew, the only man in the world whom he hated, he had seen the heavy, slack, bestubbled jaw open and close to emit the cruel, obscene banter, and had seen the pale-blue eyes go watery with whisky and merriment, and suddenly he was not seeing the face of that vile creature.
Once, they were at Easthampton for the summer ( again, Fritzie said, a good place, even though they were being robbed ).
Once these conditions of international law are met, countries that try to run the blockade do so at their own risk.
They could still read the opening: `` Once, I was like you, stepping out of my window at the end of day, and letting the winds blow me gently toward the place I lived in.
Once his eyesight recovered sufficiently, he was able to study English literature at Balliol College, Oxford.
Once this condition is met, it is sufficient that local bonding at the specimen surface is capable of being overcome by the field, allowing for evaporation of an atom from the surface to which it is otherwise bonded.
Once " stand off " nuclear weapon designs were developed, bombers did not need to pass over the target at high altitude to make an attack ; they could fire and turn away to escape the blast.
Once the posting process is complete, accounts kept using the " T " format undergo balancing, which is simply a process to arrive at the balance of the account.
Once the Ionian revolt was finally crushed by the Persian victory at the Battle of Lade, Darius began plans to subjugate Greece.
Once a prototype has passed the tests at a certification lab, and that model is being constructed under the control of a certified quality system, the device is entitled to bear a CE mark, indicating that the device is believed to be safe and reliable when used as directed.
Once judges began to regard each other's decisions to be binding precedent, the pre-Norman system of local customs and law varying in each locality was replaced by a system that was ( at least in theory, though not always in practice ) common throughout the whole country, hence the name " common law.
Once the ray either encounters a light source, or more probably once a set limiting number of bounces has been evaluated, then the surface illumination at that final point is evaluated using techniques described above, and the changes along the way through the various bounces evaluated to estimate a value observed at the point of view.
Once again, however, trade speculation dominated the headlines at the winter meetings, this time surrounding Padres ' ace Jake Peavy, which, much like the Brian Roberts talks a year earlier, resulted in nothing.
Once at some games at which he was presiding, he ordered his guards to throw an entire section of the crowd into the arena during intermission to be eaten by animals because there were no criminals to be prosecuted and he was bored.
Once Chuck Peddle had taken over engineering at Commodore, he convinced Jack Tramiel that calculators were already a dead end and that they should turn their attention to home computers.
Once accepted there can be no further award for compensation at a later time unless the claim is settled by provisional damages often found in industrial injury claims such as asbestos related injuries.
Once the pressure is lowered to the vapor pressure of the compound ( at the given temperature ), boiling and the rest of the distillation process can commence.
Once again, qualification is based on achieving minimum scores at earlier competitions ( in this case, within the 12 months preceding the national championships, and in an Open age group event ), or high placements in previous national championships or international competitions.
Once at a target, DS1 senses the particle environment with the PEPE ( Plasma Experiment for Planetary Exploration ) instrument.
Once and house
`` Once, when the editor was just out of the hospital from a gallstone operation, Mrs. Calhoun and the mother of the bride went out to his house and fought it out beside his bed.
Once again he was required to compose numerous cantatas, not only for the churches but also for civic ceremonies ; he also gave public concerts, led another collegium musicum, and assumed the directorship of the opera house Gänsemarktoper.
Once implemented it will provide water supply and electricity to each house.
Once caught the spies were deposited in the care of Captain Robert Stephens at Camp 020 ( Latchmere house, Richmond ).
Once Stendahl's persecutors are dead, he and Pikes watch from a helicopter as the house crumbles and sinks into the lake as in Poe ’ s short story " The Fall of the House of Usher ".
Once again, he spent a great deal of money to renovate the house.
Nagorny tried to come to her assistance ; he was roughly pushed back by one of the commisars ..." Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden told of her sad last glimpse of Anastasia: " Once, standing on some steps at the door of a house close by, I saw a hand and a pink-sleeved arm opening the topmost pane.
Once fans of the series discovered where exterior shots had been taken, the house became a popular tourist destination.
Once there, Manheim for the first time witnesses a self-conscious, desperate, and suffering Sammy Glick who cannot stand being alone in his big house.
Once the bride has been led home, " the god Domitius is employed to install her in her house.
Once he invited Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster, and his retinue to a feast at his house.
Once complete, the building will house classes including Continuing Education, and energy & environment, as well as classes offered by the Haskayne School of Business and the new U of C School of Public Policy.
Once the cobs reached their destination, usually outside a house, they were placed in a special corn basket and would stay there until the following year.
Once a 17th century sessions house, it was remodeled in 1762 by Sir William Morrison and converted into a court house and market house.
Once acquired by the Georgia Department of Corrections, its focus then turned to using the prison to house youthful offenders from ages 18 – 25.
Once a bustling town with big stores, a hotel, and an opera house, Midland today projects a friendly laid-back atmosphere.
Once the town and court house were completed, on the first of June 1796, the county court, “ ordered courthouse to be ‘ taken, held and deemed to be the proper Court House of Queen Anne ’ s County ’”.
Once termed Skippackville, the village served residents of Skippack with a post office, fire house, printing house, shirt factory, furniture maker, blacksmith, liquor store, a hat store and several inns including the Valley House now called " Justin's Carriage House ".
Once the robots are out of the picture, Jana gains newfound freedom to start a real life and announces her intention to leave the stifling confines of the house, marry and have children.
Once beautiful, the house and yard show obvious signs of the war ; there is debris in the yard, and a large, dead tree stands in front of the house.
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