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.

When a PC dies, it is often possible for the dead character to be resurrected through magic, although some penalties may be imposed as a result.

Davros proved too effective a character to be kept dead and was resurrected four years later in 1979's Destiny of the Daleks ( played by David Gooderson using the mask Friedlander made for Wisher-the mask had to be split into sections and rejoined to get as good a fit as possible ).

Without explanation, the character was soon resurrected.

As Gremio does have a counterpart in I Suppositi, Miller concludes that " to argue the priority of A Shrew in this case would mean arguing that Shakespeare took the negative hints from the speeches of Polidor and Phylema and gave them to a character he resurrected from Supposes.

Now giving fresh consideration to this idea, Anderson resolved that a selling point for his new series could be a character that can be killed at the end of each episode and resurrected by the beginning of the next.

Starting in 1982, Adams resurrected the Maxwell Smart character for a series of television commercials for Savemart, a retail chain that sold audio and video equipment.

Italian filmmakers resurrected their 1920s Maciste character in a brand new 1960s sound film series ( 1960 – 1964 ), followed rapidly by Ursus, Samson, Goliath, Sandokan and various other mighty-muscled heroes.

The 1999 Universal film The Mummy also suggests that it is a remake of the 1932 movie, and may be considered as such in that its titular character is Imhotep, resurrected from the dead by the Scroll of Thoth and out to find the present-day embodiment of the soul of his beloved Anck-su-namun, but develops there from a different story line, in common with most postmodern remakes of classic horror and science-fiction films.

Varney also portrayed another character, " Auntie Nelda ", in numerous commercials long before he resurrected the character for the movies Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam, Ernest Saves Christmas, Ernest Goes to Jail, Ernest Scared Stupid, Ernest Goes to Camp, and Ernest Rides Again.

Another character, Alec DeLeon, was supposed to perish in the destruction of Mars but the Universal executives strongly opposed it, so he was killed several episodes later, on the Moon, only to be promptly resurrected in a Neo Mega body.

Shiro Amakusa is a recurring character in the Samurai Shodown series of fighting games, featured as both a boss ( in the first Samurai Shodown game, which is loosely based on the Shimabara Rebellion ) and a selectable character, in which he is both a mad and vengeful spirit resurrected as a being of destruction, and a being seeking for redemption ; his evil side is Aku Amakusa.

Magneto kills Quicksilver ( crushing his body with a robot Sentinel ) in a rage at this perceived ' abuse ' of his dream, although the character is resurrected and the normal reality restored when the Scarlet Witch witnesses this, telling Magneto he cares more for mutants than his own children.

The character is resurrected as a ghola and appears in Hunters of Dune ( 2006 ) and Sandworms of Dune ( 2007 ), Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's novels which complete the original series.

The character appears alongside the resurrected Connor Kent as his companion and sidekick, with a much more amicable relationship than before Connor's death.

This resurrected mummy character was revived by combining his original soul with his mummified body using a magical spell granted by the god Osiris himself ( in the case of Egyptian mummies ), ancient Inca spirits ( in the case of South American mummies ) or the Eight Immortals, in the case of Chinese mummies.

The character briefly returned in DC Comics ' first run of Blue Beetle, resurrected by his mystical scarab to battle against his successor.

Having met his demise in the climax of the film, his character is revealed to have been resurrected at the end of Dead Man's Chest, becoming a supporting protagonist in At World's End.

He decided not to renew his contract with the show in July 2006, due to a lack of storyline and decided to return to Days of our Lives, where his character Stefano DiMera was resurrected after six years.

Similarly, actress Robin Christopher resurrected her All My Children character Skye Chandler as a One Life to Live vixen, before taking the same character to General Hospital.

" A victory for the Grandmaster's team means the Collector may be resurrected, while a loss indicates the character must remain dead.

Although the storyline depicts a tie, and the Grandmaster's team is written as being successful, Death advises that the Collector can only be resurrected if the Grandmaster takes his fellow Elder's place in the Realm of the Dead, with the character agreeing to the terms.

In the prologue and each chapter, Eike dies, is resurrected by the non-player character Homunculus, and travels back in time before his death with the intent of changing events to prevent it.

`` We the people of the Confederate States, each state acting in its sovereign and independent character, in order to form a permanent federal government, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity -- invoking the favor and the guidance of Almighty God -- do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Confederate States of America ''.

When words can be used in a more fresh and primitive way so that they strike with the force of sights and sounds, when tones of sound and colors of paint and the carven shape all strike the sensibilities with an undeniable force of data in and of themselves, compelling the observer into an attitude of attention, all this imitates the way experience itself in its deepest character strikes upon the door of consciousness and clamors for entrance.

`` the matters to be considered are obviously of a grave character, and I therefore respectfully request that the hearing be postponed for two weeks in order that I might make adequate preparation ''.

Pomham and Soconoco, a couple of minor sachems ( of something less than exalted character ) under Miantonomi, declared that they had never assented to the sale of land to Gorton and had never received anything for it.

For what Sam Rayburn's life in this House teaches us is that loyalty and character are not divisive and there is no such thing as being for your country and neglecting your district.

Replies to requests for character reference are notorious for their evasive double-entendre.

The norms, as elements, refer to `` all criteria for judging the character or conduct of both individual and group actions in any social system ''.

In many passages -- for example, the council of boyars -- each section of the chorus becomes a character group with a particular opinion.

He knew instinctively that next to voice and face an actor's hands are his most useful possession -- that in fiction as in the theatre, gesture is an indispensable shorthand for individualizing character and dramatizing action and response.

Dickens not only reveals character through gesture, he makes hands a crucial element of the plot, a means of clarifying the structure of the novel by helping to define the hero's relations with all the major characters, and a device for ordering such diverse themes as guilt, pursuit, crime, greed, education, materialism, enslavement ( by both people and institutions ), friendship, romantic love, forgiveness, and redemption.

Her services to the School for many years were of a very high character, and I have often thought that one of the buildings should be named for her ''.

The vast industrial interests caught up in the Selden suit, as well as the complex character of the automotive art, encouraged both sides to exploit `` every possible chance '' for or against the patent, said Parker.

He has the temperament and the stage presence for a rousing villain and he sang with character and strong tone.

His own children had suffered from the weakening of those values which he and Theresa had always taken for granted, and as for his grandchildren ( he had one so far, still in diapers ), he shuddered to think that the true meaning of character might never dawn on them at all.

In a shifted code, some character codes determine choices between options for the following character codes.

The " space " character had to come before graphics to make sorting easier, so it became position 20 < sub > hex </ sub >; for the same reason, many special signs commonly used as separators were placed before digits.

The main character of Arthur, an animated television series for children produced by WGBH, shown in more than 180 countries, is an aardvark.

( See, for example, the character of Oliver Manders in Three Act Tragedy.

A 1945 radio series of at least 13 original half-hour episodes ( none of which apparently adapt any Christie stories ) transferred Poirot from London to New York and starred character actor Harold Huber, perhaps better known for his appearances as a police officer in various Charlie Chan films.