Rather, it is typical of the thousands of quacks who use phony therapeutic devices to fatten themselves on the miseries of hundreds of thousands of Americans by robbing them of millions of dollars and luring them away from legitimate, ethical medical treatment of serious diseases.

Rather he disguises himself, referring to himself in the third person and only at the end of the novel reveals who he is.

Rather than face this ordeal, Alexei fled to Vienna and placed himself under the protection of his brother-in-law, the emperor Charles VI, who sent him for safety first to the Tirolean fortress of Ehrenberg ( near Reutte ), and finally to the castle of Sant ' Elmo at Naples.

Rather, the word blue was used in the 17th century as a disparaging reference to rigid moral codes and those who observed them, particularly in blue-stocking, a reference to Oliver Cromwell's supporters in the parliament of 1653.

Rather, evidence points to James the brother or half-brother of Jesus, to whom the resurrected Jesus evidently had made a special appearance, and who was prominent among the disciples.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably or, meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great Queen who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great queen who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi ( 治天下大王 ), meaning " the great king who rules all under heaven.

Rather than appoint a new duke from his own circle, Otto now divided the threatening power of the duchy among the great ecclesiastics with and through whom he ruled, and who had remained faithful to his cause: the Bishop of Würzburg and the Abbot of Fulda ( 939 ).

Rather the monthly total consumption was divided and charged on the basis of number of rooms and persons in the family.

Rather than proving the existence of God, Kant was attempting to demonstrate that all moral thought requires the assumption that God exists.

Rather than being written as history, the Deuteronomistic history – Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings – was intended to illustrate a theological scheme in which Israel and her leaders are judged by their obedience to the teachings and laws ( the covenant ) set down in the book of Deuteronomy.

Rather than receiving an explicit order, a commander would be told of his superior's intent and the role which his unit was to fill in this concept.

Rather, it was a banquet hall for the Russian nobility which frequented this spa resort in the late 19th century, and is presently used as a restaurant.

* Year collections: Rather than being satisfied with a single specimen of a type, a great many collectors collect type by year ; for example, one Memorial Lincoln Cent for every year from 1959 ( the year it was first minted ) to present.

Rather than the original 20 cm size, the diameter of this compact disc was set at 11. 5 cm, the diagonal measurement of a compact cassette.

Rather, a Dictator was a person given sole power ( unlike the normal Roman republican practice, where rule was divided between two equal Consuls ) for a specific limited period, in order to deal with an emergency.

Rather than risk returning Mary to Scotland with an English army or sending her to France and the Catholic enemies of England, they detained her in England, where she was imprisoned for the next nineteen years.

Rather than wearing out, it will develop a patina over time.

PETA Asia-Pacific supports the PETA campaign " I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur ", in which celebrities appear nude to express their opposition to wearing fur.

Rather than being entirely naked, men usually wear Japanese loincloths and women wear kimonos, both additionally wearing headbands.

Rather than change his successful style, he began wearing a heavily-padded protective batting glove.

Rather than relying on pace alone, he uses a wide array of deliveries aimed at wearing down the batsman.

Rather than wearing down an opponent's health, the goal is instead to score single solid hits.

Rather than crumbling and slowly wearing away, large flakes of granite tend to shear off and drop from the face in layers.

The band's performances were to become marked by a chaotic circus-style show which grew and developed over the years, from the simple wearing of face paint, clown costumes and delivery of a strong anarchist message to circus stunts such as fire breathing, the Fish-bowl of Doom, Balloon Drop of Nakedness, Crowd Cavalcade, the giant community doobie ( Clown Carrot of Justice ), sword swallowing and the Rather Large Dice of Mayhem to name but a few.