Though only a relatively short walk separated it from my own part of town, its character was wholly foreign to me.

He was the lawman who survived more gunfights than any other famous gun-slinging character in the book.

After the collapse of that desperate and ill-fated campaign the character of the king degenerated for a time into a futility that was not merely pitiable but often ridiculous.

Some people thought he lacked both ability and character, but most agreed that he was noble in appearance and, for a Russian, humane.

Pike was stunned by the first blast against his character, which was published in the March 4th issue of The Gazette under the name `` Vale ''.

Thus, the Church was born and because of its intrinsic character was soon identified as a conservative institution, determined to resist the forces of change, to identify itself with the political rulers, and to maintain a kind of splendid isolation from the masses.

Until the last year or so the profession of friendship with the United States had been an article of faith with Trujillo, and altogether too often this profession was accepted here as evidence of his good character.

The audience was fond of Harry Hawk, he was a dear, in or out of character, but he was not particularly funny.

The figure was so theatrically dressed, that it was as though a character from some other play had blundered into this one.

The sentimental pure heart of Galahad is gone with the knightly years, but I still believe in the heart of the George Meredith character that was not made of the stuff that breaks ''.

Of more importance to the West than Poland's boundaries was the character of her government.

Following Day was Woodbury who spoke of his disapproval of Brown's attempt at servile insurrection, his admiration of Brown's character, and his opposition to slavery.

What was lacking was a real sense of phrase, the kind of legato singing that would have added a dimension of smoothness to what is, after all, a very oily character.

The new `` School For Wives '' was interpreted according to a principle that is becoming increasingly common in the playing of classic comedy -- the idea of turning some obviously ludicrous figure into a tragic character.

At the other extreme in character was the half-hour excerpt from the Petipa-Minkus ballet `` Bayaderka '', which opened the evening.

A year ago it was bruited that the primary character in Erich Maria Remarque's new novel was based on the Marquis Alfonso De Portago, the Spanish nobleman who died driving in the Mille Miglia automobile race of 1957.

Susan was an active character ; ;

It was the kind of thing that could ruin a man's life, and it was a tribute to John's strength of character and very real business ability that it hadn't ruined his.

The Analects stress the importance of ritual, but also the importance of ' ren ', which loosely translates as ' human-heartedness, Confucianism, along with Legalism, is responsible for creating the world ’ s first meritocracy, which holds that one's status should be determined by education and character rather than ancestry, wealth, or friendship.

They worked with the character again in 1967 though, when they helped Rankin / Bass co produce their film King Kong Escapes ( which was loosely based on a cartoon series R / B had produced ).

The film is heavily based around the main character ( Paul ) and the theme surrounding him is loosely based around the myth of Narcissus, as all who look at Paul are transfixed by his beauty-just as all those who gazed upon Narcissus were transifixed with his beauty.

* Dominic Allen's stage play Odyssey loosely adapts the story into a post-apocalyptic setting, basing the Odysseus character on Ezra Pound.

However the character is rather loosely based on the real person, and as such the Pope is shown in rather negative light, impersonating hipocrisy, intolerance and blind lust for power.

The character was also featured in the 1993 film The Fugitive, based loosely on the original series, starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones as a United States marshal in pursuit of him.

The fictional character Dr. Zachary Walzer in the 2010 independent VODO series Pioneer One is loosely based on Zubrin.

The event is also loosely depicted in the 1995 animated film Balto, as the name of Gunnar Kaasen's lead dog in his sled team was Balto, although unlike the real dog, Balto the character was portrayed as half wolf in the film.

He is loosely categorized as one of the zanni or servant characters though he often was portrayed as a member of the middle class such as a tavern owner: his character could be adapted to whatever the needs to the scenario might be, just as Brighella himself is adaptable to any circumstance.

The 1997 film Dante's Peak, which was loosely based on the eruption of Mount St. Helens, features a character called Ruth, an elderly woman who lives in a cabin on the mountain and is reluctant to leave, also claiming " the mountain isn't going to hurt me.

In 1997, she won her third Golden Globe award for CBS ' Cybill ( 1995 – 1998 ), a television sitcom, in which the title character — Cybill Sheridan, an actress struggling with hammy parts in B movies and bad soaps — was loosely modeled on herself ( including portrayals of her two ex-husbands ).

The character is loosely based on László Almásy, who was actually homosexual, a well-known desert explorer in 1930s Egypt and who helped the German side in World War II.

William Jennings Bryan said this is roughly the view espoused by Matthew Harrison Brady, a character in the 1955 play Inherit the Wind loosely based upon William Jennings Bryan.

* Caesar ( Xena ), a character in Xena: Warrior Princess loosely based on Julius Caesar

The character of Bishop Archer is loosely based on the controversial, iconoclastic Episcopal Bishop James Pike, who in 1969 died of exposure while exploring the Judean Desert near the Dead Sea in the West Bank.

* Nut ( Marvel Comics ), a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, based loosely on Nut, the Egyptian goddess of the sky

* Hotel Babylon S3E7 features a character ( Dan Black ) loosely based on David Blaine, who performs the illusion in the lift ; later one of the main characters ( Anna ) shows the other hotel staff ( but not the viewer ) how the illusion is performed.

* The character Mull Pasha that is played by Dr. J. W. Müller is loosely based on the real life European military leader who served on one Middle country: John Bagot Glubb also known as " Glubb Pasha " who led the Arab Legion in Jordan.

The character is loosely inspired by General Makabe Rokurōta, a character from The Hidden Fortress played by Toshirō Mifune, whom series creator George Lucas also considered casting as Obi-Wan.

The band is loosely modelled on Pink Floyd or Fleetwood Mac although Banks has said, in a newspaper piece, that the character Weird was in part modeled on Fish, the ex-Marillion singer and lyricist.

The Pokémon character Dewgong is very loosely based on the dugong, with fictional adaptations including a horn on its head for breaking through sea ice .< ref >

The character Earl Williams is loosely based on " Terrible " Tommy O ' Connor.

The character is loosely based on Banastre Tarleton.

His character is loosely based on, Lieutenant Colonel (" Lighthorse Harry Lee ") Henry Lee II.