Realizing Clay was unlikely to win the presidency, Lincoln, who had pledged in 1846 to serve only one term in the House, supported General Zachary Taylor for the Whig nomination in the 1848 presidential election.

Realizing that Atari had firm support from Namco ( the creators of Pac-Man and many other hits ), Coleco entered into contracts with companies such as Sega, Konami, and Universal.

Realizing the inherent problems with the model of knowledge he had created, Diderot's view of his own success in writing the Encyclopédie were far from ecstatic.

Realizing his precarious condition, Davis tried several times to end his drug addiction, finally succeeding in 1954 after returning to his father's home in St. Louis for several months and literally locking himself in a room until he had gone through a painful withdrawal.

Realizing they had been lured into a trap, they sprinted back toward the helicopters.

Realizing that the name Pterodactylus oweni already had been used in 1864 for a specimen of the European Pterodactylus, Marsh re-named his North American pterosaur Pterodactylus occidentalis, meaning " Western wing finger ," in his 1872 description of the new specimen.

Realizing that Bell Labs ' scientists had already invented the transistor before them, the company rushed to get its " transistron " into production for amplified use in France's telephone network.

Realizing how foolish she had been, Catherine comes to believe that, though novels may be delightful, their content does not relate to everyday life.

Realizing that M. Thénardier had seen Valjean saving him, Marius finishes with M. Thénardier and hurries with Cosette to Valjean's flat on the Rue de L ' Homme Armé.

Realizing that she may be dying, Blanche reveals to Jane that it was actually she, and not Jane, who had driven the car on the fateful night.

Realizing that it had been a setup, Bean gets a message to Peter's parents, and they flee with Peter from the Hegemon's compound.

Realizing that they had in fact never left Earth and that he had killed his partners for nothing, Corey breaks down weeping.

" Realizing that they had no hope of escape, the besieged and hungry outlaws finally surrendered and were allowed to join in the meal.

" Realizing that the situation was much more serious than he had implied, as well as realizing he was not going to be rescued, he then returned to his cabin with Giglio and the two men changed into evening wear.

Realizing the danger and gravity of this situation, Crown Prince Dan of Yan had sent the assassin Jing Ke to kill the Qin king, but this failure only helped to fuel the rage and determination of the Qin king, and he increased the number of troops to conquer the Yan state.

Realizing his show of strength had little impact, however, Lucan led the Heavies back to their original position alongside the Light Brigade.

According to Ervand Abrahamian: " Realizing that the opposition would take the vast majority of the provincial seats, Mosaddegh stopped the voting as soon as 79 deputies – just enough to form a parliamentary quorum — had been elected.

" Realizing that the end had come, he reportedly discarded his purple cloak and led his remaining soldiers into a final charge, in which he was killed.

Realizing that he could no longer be as active as he had been, he set up a " special commission " to help with the administration and oversight of the church.

Realizing the difficulties of developing the community ( known as New Pascua ) without the benefit of federal Tribal status, in the mid-1970s the Yaquis once again had Udall and others sponsor federal recognition legislation.

By the end of 1930 they had sold 300, 000 records in the U. S. Realizing that he would benefit financially with each new song he collected and copyrighted, A. P.

Realizing he had to act fast, he ordered Burgess, who was on the embassy staff as well and living with Philby, to warn Maclean in England, where he was serving in the Foreign Office headquarters.

Realizing that he now had a serious supply problem, Burgoyne decided to act on a suggestion that Baron Riedesel had made to him in July.

Realizing from the vote to stall that the act faced an uphill struggle, the Pierce administration made it clear to all Democrats that passage of the bill was essential to the party and would dictate how federal patronage would be handled.

Realizing the potential for the market, Inoue made a tape recorder-like machine that played songs for a 100-yen coin each.

Realizing the Dauphin's forces were much stronger than his, Charles opened negotiations with the Dauphin, who made him substantial offers of cash and land if he could induce the Parisians to surrender.

Realizing that Mr. George was proving to have more influence in this matter, Mr. Couch made plans to build a town 2 miles east of Elsa, on property which he secured.

Realizing that the area's politics might soon put an end to their research there, in spring of 1948 Jocelyn made a side trip to Trinidad and Tobago in hope of finding a site for a research station where the politics would be more secure.

Realizing that Sibley had to attack along a river, especially since New Mexico was in the middle of a long drought, Canby made the best use of his forces by defending against only two possible scenarios: an attack along the Rio Grande and an attack by way of the Pecos and Canadian rivers.

Realizing the immediate threat, Vitellius made a last attempt to gain time and sent emissaries, accompanied by Vestal Virgins, to negotiate a truce and start peace talks.

Realizing her mistake, the stepmother made peace with Xinheng and since then, on every sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, they paid their respect to Pangu.

Realizing how charismatic those moves she made to stop Starscream, Megatron pardons Blackarachnia of her actions, but warns her that it won't invoke confidence of her loyalties anymore.

Realizing the importance of its central situation, Akbar made it his capital and arrived in Agra in 1558.

Realizing he's been fooled, J. R. tells Del Sol he's made a mistake and bites out that Marta should meet his son as " he's a chip off the old block.

Realizing she made a mistake, Natasha helps Dawson get his job back.

Realizing the advantages of the Pensacola harbor and the large timber reserves nearby for shipbuilding, in 1825 President John Quincy Adams and Secretary of the Navy Samuel Southard made arrangements to build a Navy yard on the southern tip of Escambia County, where the air station is today.

Realizing he'd made a mistake, Dunn brought Barnard back to the team in 1918.

Realizing that he has now made himself a target for aspiring assassins, he sets out to secure himself the coveted position of number one hitman in the UAA.

Realizing the depth of their sacrifice has made him want to help those around him.

Realizing that he has once again made a fool of himself, Tonny leaves the party and meets Kurt, who is lingering outside.

Realizing the mistakes he made in rejecting his father's good advice, Jeffrey makes up with his dad in a touching scene at Larry's Fish House (" Any Fish You Wish "), where his family is dining.

Realizing he has made an enemy in Lex Luthor, Clark looks back on his childhood in Smallville when a young Lex arrived in town.

Realizing they had something they could work with, the Miracles kept the lyrics in mind and prepared the song for the Temptations, who by this time had only one single that had ever made it onto a Billboard chart ( 1962's " Dream Come True " made it to # 22 on the R & B singles chart ) and six flopped singles.