Realizing that there could be a gap in the market, Handler suggested the idea of an adult-bodied doll to her husband Elliot, a co-founder of the Mattel toy company.

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 the grammatical structures of Bantu languages are quite different from those of European languages, he was one of the first African linguists of his time to abandon the Euro-centric approach to language description for a more locally grounded one.

Realizing that iron was more difficult to pierce with breech-loaded cannon, Armstrong designed rifled muzzle-loading guns, which proved successful ; The Times reported: " even the fondest believers in the invulnerability of our present ironclads were obliged to confess that against such artillery, at such ranges, their plates and sides were almost as penetrable as wooden ships.

Realizing that the Adventure Prize was a marked vessel, he cached it in the Caribbean Sea and continued toward New York aboard a sloop.

Realizing the freighter was not fast enough with the egg attached, he runs down to the cables holding it.

Realizing that an uneducated lawyer was unlikely to build a lucrative practice, Landis enrolled at Cincinnati's YMCA Law School ( now part of the University of Cincinnati ) in 1889.

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 that the Somoza dictatorship was unsustainable, the Carter administration attempted to force him to leave Nicaragua.

Realizing that Hannibal's army was outrunning its supply lines quickly, Rome took countermeasures against Hannibal's home base in Africa by sea command and stopped the flow of supplies.

Realizing how untenable his position in Rome was growing, Innocent IV secretly and hurriedly withdrew to Genoa, his birthplace, in the summer of 1244.

Realizing that he was now racing the two men and not the clock, Nurmi tossed his stopwatch onto the grass.

Realizing he was unable to subdue the Assassins, he sought to align himself with them, consequently depriving the Crusaders of aligning themselves against him.

Realizing he would never leave Monticello again he was forced to decline an invitation to Washington to attend a fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Declaration.

Realizing this, Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn used the Stooges as leverage, as the demand for their films was so great that Columbia eventually refused to supply exhibitors with the trio's shorts unless they also agreed to book some of the studio's mediocre B movies.

Realizing close to the beginning of rehearsals that a performance score was not available, NCSA enlisted the help of musicologist Philip Gossett, who was able to put them in touch with Sbragia, and his version, which was based on the original 1836 performances in Venice, became the work's critical edition.

Realizing that this was a strategy touted by his opponents to keep the public from taking him seriously, Kennedy stated frankly, " I'm not running for vice president, I'm running for president.

Realizing the ramifications of counting Texas votes as their own, Salinger asked him whether he was considering a Kennedy-Johnson ticket, and Robert replied, yes.

Realizing that this situation was unsustainable, investors continued to flee Russia despite the IMF bailout.

Realizing that it was left with no capable security force, the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR created a secret political police, the Cheka, led by Felix Dzerzhinsky.

Realizing the ramifications of counting Texas votes as their own, Salinger asked him whether he was considering a Kennedy-Johnson ticket, and Robert replied, yes.

Realizing that the colonies would require a literate population base that the mother country could not supply, the government ( with the cooperation of the Church ) established a network of missions with the goal of converting the natives to Christianity ; the aim was to make converts and tax paying citizens of the indigenous peoples they conquered.

Realizing that repair was impractical, the Kriegsmarine sold the boat to Spain for 1. 5 million Reichsmark.

Realizing that Merrill tricked him and the Sun was not destroyed, he sets out to prevent Merrill from taking any more pictures for fear that the dog will " break through " into the real world.

Realizing that he is most likely the father, Abe runs away quickly, though Homer is quite taken with his half-sister.

Realizing that unlike Charlie, Oscar has not stolen her bag, she shrugs and reprises her opening dance.

Realizing the plan has gone wrong, Tony tells her not to do anything.

Realizing that he could choose anything in the world, the boy asks for one bell from one of the reindeer's harnesses.

Realizing their error, the British released the convention leaders on 12 April 1948.

Realizing that they will not be paid their $ 1 million apiece, Frye and Darrow, along with Sergeant Crisp ( Bokeem Woodbine ), decide mutiny against Hummel and his second-in-command, Major Tom Baxter ( David Morse ).

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 their children have been left behind in the flooded workers ' city, the workers are driven mad by grief.

Realizing his time is almost up, he thanks his fellow Walkers for agreeing to help his wife with their financial problems and informs them that he is ready to die.

Realizing that the railroad would be coming through the area, land promoters began lobbying for it to run through their property.

Realizing that Joe has become more fatherly, she tells both of her dads that she is proud to be their daughter.

Realizing they were not policemen, Mesrine submitted to a search of the car, but on finding loaded guns in the rear, the rangers informed them that they would have to follow their car back to Plessisville.

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

Realizing their camp was being plundered, a large contingent of Abdul Rahman's forces broke off battle and returned to rescue their booty.

Realizing that this would cause serious attendance problems once the college football season started, Williams persuaded the league to let the ' Cudas play their September and October home games on Sundays so as not to compete directly against Alabama or Auburn.

Realizing that young women would also need a place of their own to learn, Booth's wife Ellen Scripps Booth pressured Booth into building a school for girls.

Realizing that Mao was now fully aware of his abortive coup, Lin's party first considered fleeing south to their base of power in Guangzhou, where they would establish an alternate ' Party headquarters ' and attack armed forces loyal to Mao in cooperation with the Soviet Union.

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 they cannot bear to be separated, Setsuna and Sara run away together and consummate their love, in hope of starting a new life together.

Realizing that his position was becoming precarious, he sought support from the Southerners in the U. S. by recasting his campaign as a fight to spread the institution of black slavery, which many American Southern businessmen saw as the basis of their agrarian economy.

Realizing that there was a market for current news, Currier turned out several more disaster prints and other inexpensive lithographs that illustrated local and national events, such as " Ruins of the Planter's Hotel, New Orleans, which fell at two O ’ clock on the Morning of May 15, 1835, burying 50 persons, 40 of whom Escaped with their Lives.

Realizing they have a hit on their hands, George and Bob are revived and inspired.