Tall and slim, he was the first world-class player to play " the Big Game ", a consistent serve-and-volley game, in which he came to the net behind all of his serves, including the second serve.

Tall and slim with angular features and red hair, Martha closely resembled her father.

* Home made Quadrifilar Helix for APT satellite reception Tall slim design

Tall ( 1. 15 meter / 4 foot ) slim ( 10 cm / 4 inch ) fluorescent red or orange plastic bollards with reflective tape and removable heavy rubber bases are frequently used in road traffic control where traffic cones would be inappropriate due to their width and ease of movement.

Tall, blonde, blue-eyes, fair, buxom without being heavy, she cut a fine figure of budding womanhood as she swished among the pupils in her fresh, starched summer dress.

Tall poppy syndrome ( TPS ) is a pejorative term primarily used in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other Anglosphere nations to describe a social phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are resented, attacked, cut down, or criticised because their talents or achievements elevate them above or distinguish them from their peers.

Tall trees were cut down and split in two for the plank sides of the hull which had been hollowed in another village.

Like many other trilogy episodes, " Simpsons Tall Tales " ended up very long and the staff were obliged to cut some scenes in order to fit with the program's maximum running time.

Tammy Wynette cut Butler's " Only The Strong Will Survive " while Billie Joe Spears cut " Standing Tall " which was also released by Lorrie Morgan in 1996.

: Tall, blonde and handsome, Mr. Jui is a shadowy figure that seems to always be in the same place as Mellowlink.

They had the same problem when pitching stories for " Simpsons Tall Tales ", in which they resorted to giving Lisa the role of " Connie Appleseed ", a feminization of the historical figure Johnny Appleseed.

El Hadj Umar Tall remains a legendary figure in Senegal, Guinea, and Mali, though his legacy varies by country.

Perceived egotism can diminish mana because New Zealand culture tends to shun personal display ( see Tall poppy syndrome ).

Armanum was located on the Euphrates River between Ebla and Tell Brak, most likely at the Citadel of Bazi – Tall Banat complex.

Thorkell the Tall was appalled at the brutality of his fellow raiders, and switched sides to the English king Æthelred the Unready following Ælfheah's death.

Tall boots may have a tab, loop or handle at the top known as a bootstrap, allowing one to use fingers or a tool to provide greater force in pulling the boots on.

* Tall Tales and Legends ( 1986 ) – Barbara in episode: " Casey at the Bat "

Tall mountains have different climatic conditions at the top than at the base, and will thus have altitudinal zonation of ecosystems.

Some hint of Cnut's childhood can be found in the Flateyjarbók, a 13th-century source, stating at one point that Cnut was taught his soldiery by the chieftain Thorkell the Tall, brother to Sigurd, Jarl of mythical Jomsborg, and the legendary Joms, at their Viking stronghold on the Island of Wollin, off the coast of Pomerania.

Galveston is home to several historic ships: the tall ship Elissa ( the official Tall Ship of Texas ) at the Texas Seaport Museum and USS Cavalla and USS Stewart, both berthed at Seawolf Park on nearby Pelican Island.

* Tall Bull, chief of the Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, killed at Battle of Summit Springs

North of the ballpark on Estrella Parkway is the Shops at Estrella built by Tall Development, a local Scottsdale development group.

Hiking trails, interpretive and live animal exhibits, a Tall Grass Prairie and a regional artists ' gallery are also found at the museum.

The local preliminary for Miss Tennessee, the Miss Walking Tall Pageant is held at the Marty community center.

A combination of the Tall Ships and the Golf Open at nearby Royal Birkdale ensured over 1 million visitors to the city over the weekend, with many of these taking a trip on the famous ferries.

With the event of Creamfields that took place in 2004, Oakenfold released a compilation of songs he played during the event as well as tracks influenced by the environment and the vibe of deejays such as Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Judge Jules, Fergie, Tall Paul, Eddie Halliwell, Chris Lawrence, Adam Sheridan, Shan, and Alex Kidd at the Cream / Goodgreef and Mixmag Arena.

Songs performed at the show were " Rock and Roll Music ", " She's a Woman ", " If I Needed Someone ", " Day Tripper ", " Baby's in Black ", " I Feel Fine ", " Yesterday ", " I Wanna Be Your Man ", " Nowhere Man ", " Paperback Writer ", and " Long Tall Sally ".

According to his biography he was in fetters in the market-place at Chester when Cynwrig the Tall on a visit to the city saw his opportunity when the burgesses were at dinner.

Stamp won a scholarship to train at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, then performed in various provincial repertory theatres, most notably in a national tour of Willis Hall ’ s play The Long the Short and the Tall alongside another young actor Michael Caine.

" When Epiphanius was nearly 80, in 402, at the behest of Bishop Theophilus of Alexandria, the saint went to Constantinople to support Theophilus in his campaign against Saint John Chrysostom, and the four " Tall Brothers.

Since the breakup of Neutral Milk Hotel, Jeff Mangum has appeared live very infrequently, including once, at the Kings Arms pub in Auckland, New Zealand, at the request of the Tall Dwarfs's Chris Knox.

Her next movie, the Woody Allen comedy You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, opened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival on 15 May 2010.

At the time of the death of his father, Władysław was already an adult, with many years of marriage and at least one surviving son, Bolesław I the Tall, born in 1127 ( the date of birth of the second son, Mieszko IV Tanglefoot, is still debatable and varies between 1130 and 1146 ).

At times Midland was nicknamed " The Tall City.

The band has reformed and split a few times, and former members include bassists Ronnie Wooden, Glyn Warren, Tony Feedback ( now in Long Tall Shorty and Kiria's live band ), Ronnie Rocker and Max Splodge ( who also had a stint playing drums ).

His single " Standing Tall " sold five times platinum, making it the second most sold single of all time in Norway.

A contemporary report tells that Thorkell the Tall attempted to save Ælfheah from the mob about to kill him by offering them everything he owned except for his ship, in exchange for Ælfheah's life ; Thorkell's presence is not mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, however.

These skillfully rendered paintings encouraged fan Glenn Bray to ask Barks if he could commission a painting of the ducks (" A Tall Ship and a Star to Steer Her By ", taken from the cover of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories # 108 by Barks ).

These monks ' violence had already been used, 15 years before, by Theophilus ( Cyril's uncle ) against the " Tall Brothers "; furthermore, it is said that Cyril had spent five years among them in ascetic training.

Two examples of these traditions are the parties Long Tall Glasses ( a formal affair thrown by North ) and TQ Day ( a tequila-centered " beach " party thrown by West ).

It was defeated in 1854 by Umar Tall, leader of Toucouleur Empire, before his war with Ségou.

This empire, founded by El Hadj Umar Tall of the Toucouleur peoples, beginning in 1864, ruled eventually most of what is now Mali until the French conquest of the region in 1890.

H. Jerome Keisler, David Tall, and other educators maintain that the use of infinitesimals is more intuitive and more easily grasped by students than the so-called " epsilon-delta " approach to analytic concepts.

The Cowboys ' " Flex " defense was anchored by linemen Harvey Martin and Ed " Too Tall " Jones.

With a little more than a minute to go in the period, Bradshaw fumbled the ball while being sacked by Cowboys lineman Harvey Martin, and defensive end Ed " Too Tall " Jones recovered it.

The sentence was supposedly uttered by a Bohemian settler, Bogwal (" Bogwalus Boemus "), a subject of Bolesław the Tall, expressing compassion for his own wife who " very often stood grinding by the quern-stone.

The Anglo-Saxons retook the area in 920, only to lose it again in 1015 – 1017, when it was conquered by Canute the Great and given as a fiefdom to Thorkell the Tall, who was made Jarl of East Anglia in 1017.

Tall buildings create their own microclimate, both by overshadowing large areas and by channeling strong winds to ground level.

She averaged almost two movies a year throughout the decade, starting in 1960 with Tall Story, in which she recreated one of her Broadway roles as a college cheerleader pursuing a basketball star, played by Anthony Perkins.

They were led by Elendil the Tall, and his two sons: Isildur and Anárion, bringing with them a seedling of the White Tree and the palantíri.

Only a few survivors leave Númenor before it is too late, and led by Elendil the Tall and his two sons Isildur and Anárion, they settle in Middle-earth.

The Tall T is a 1957 western film directed by Budd Boetticher.

In 2000, The Tall T was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being " culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

He was succeeded by his uncle, Philip the Tall.

Popular tracks from this period include " Big Log " ( a Top 20 hit in 1983 ), " In the Mood " ( 1983 ), " Little by Little " ( from 1985's Shaken ' n ' Stirred ), " Far Post " ( originally only on the B-side of " Burning Down One Side " but popularised by airplay on album-oriented rock stations ), " Tall Cool One " ( a No. 25 hit off 1988's Now and Zen ) and " I Believe " ( from 1993's Fate of Nations ), another song written for and dedicated to his late son, Karac.

He was portrayed by Patrick Swayze in Disney's 1995 film Tall Tale.