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 trees have been removed by fire or logging, infiltration rates become high and erosion low to the degree the forest floor remains intact.

Once a vehicle leaves low earth orbit and the protection of Earth's magnetosphere, it enters the Van Allen radiation belt, a region of high radiation.

Once through there the radiation drops to lower levels, with a constant background of high energy cosmic rays which pose a health threat.

Once stored in the interface, the information is no longer subject to timing issues associated with USB jitter and computer operating system interrupts, and can be transmitted with a high degree of accuracy.

Once inexpensive PCs began to have graphics performance close to the more expensive specialized graphical workstations which were SGI's core business, SGI shifted its focus to high performance servers for digital video and the Web.

Once a rider improves in the sport, he or she can progress to tricks high in the air.

Once considered a primary skill, increased accessibility to more user-friendly DTP software has made DTP a secondary skill to art direction, graphic design, multimedia development, marketing communications, administrative careers and advanced high school literacy in thriving economies.

Once the hydrazine froze, the spacecraft would no longer be able to maneuver to keep its high gain antenna pointing towards Earth, and the downlink signal would then be lost in a matter of days.

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Once, students from an adjacent town's high school challenged Riverdale to an eating contest, pitting their chubby undefeated champion against Jughead.

Once William had completed his course at the Magdeburg school he went on to Goettingen University where he attended lectures on physical geography and technology, high mathematics, theoretical chemistry and practical chemistry and physics.

Once a card is discarded and then rejected by the next player (' rejected ' meaning the player draws from the deck, rather than from the discard pile ), it is gone forever, and a high value in the suit will guarantee that this suit can never win.

Once a wild and pristine environment rich with native wildlife, non-native species such as the dozens of domesticated ducks and geese and Eurasian mute swans released here by people over the years, as well as artificially high amounts of food due to feedings have produced an environment that holds far more animals than the area could ever naturally sustain.

Once a pupil reaches ninth grade, students from Lyme either attend Thetford Academy in Thetford, Vermont ( across the Connecticut River ), Hanover High School in Hanover, New Hampshire ( about 10 miles south of Lyme ), Hartford High School in Hartford, Vermont, Lebanon High School in Lebanon, New Hampshire, St. Johnsbury Academy in St. Johnsbury, Vermont or various private high schools.

Once the system cools to normal temperatures and returns to ground states in terms of energy levels, there is less mass remaining in the system than there was when it first combined and was at high energy.

Once a student is in 8th grade, he or she may choose to attend one of three high schools ; Westhampton Beach, Center Moriches, and Eastport-South Manor.

Once the educational center of the region, the town lost its high school in a county school consolidation in 1943.

Once SCL is high, the master waits a minimum time ( 4 μs for standard speed I²C ) to ensure the receiver has seen the bit, then pulls it low again.

Once a viable strengthening scheme was proposed, the idea of building a new bridge was abandoned due to the high cost.

Once popular with swimmers, awareness of the river's high pollution levels forced the state to shut down several popular swimming areas, including Cambridge's Magazine Beach and Gerry Landing public beaches.

Once regarded as an area only for the hardy and adventurous, the opening of new tourist accommodation and the development of tours, as well as a growing awareness of the district ’ s high proportion of protected areas, wildlife, excellent birding and the offshore cayes, have resulted in Toledo being recognized as an important ‘ emerging destination ’.

Once the work was done, however, Carmichael would cut loose — relax, play golf, drink, and indulge in the Hollywood high life.

Once a year, the high priest would enter the holiest part of the temple and offer a sacrifice for the sins of all the people, including all the priests.