His negotiators, his brother Joseph and Talleyrand, constantly shifted their positions, leaving Cornwallis to write, " I feel it as the most unpleasant circumstance attending this unpleasant business that, after I have obtained his acquiescence on any point, I can have no confidence that it is finally settled and that he will not recede from it in our next conversation.

As the financial regulations became incorporated into practice, the conversation shifted around Title I to student achievement.

They had other topics of conversation, besides their news from courts and fairs, which were of interest to Othon, the builder of castles in Wales and churches in his native country.

After a conversation with another man, he was able to recount practically everything that had been said but could not describe at all what the other man looked like.

Aside from the comico-romantico content here, a good linguist-anthropologist could readily pick up a few other facts, especially if he had a little more of the conversation to go on.

For some reason, this ellipsis in the conversation spread until it swallowed up every other topic.

They also agreed that " we shall by all means labor to keep off from us all such as are contrary minded, and receive only such unto us as may be probably of one heart with us, such as that we either know or may well and truly be informed to walk in a peaceable conversation with all meekness of spirit, for the edification of each other in the knowledge and faith of the Lord Jesus …" The covenant also stipulated that if differences were to arise between townsmen, they would seek arbitration for resolution and each would pay his fair share for the common good.

Echols testified that Ridge's description of the conversation ( which was not recorded ) regarding those particular details was inaccurate ( and indeed that some other claims by Ridge were " lies ").

The law and its corollaries would not apply to discussions covering known mainstays of Nazi Germany such as genocide, eugenics or racial superiority, nor, more debatably, to a discussion of other totalitarian regimes or ideologies, if that was the explicit topic of conversation, since a Nazi comparison in those circumstances may be appropriate, in effect committing the fallacist's fallacy.

Dialectic ( in one sense of this history-laden word ) is simply philosophical conversation amongst people who do not always agree with each other about everything.

Pokey has been referenced twice in the Hitman series of video games: in Hitman: Contracts as an obscure, esoteric easter egg, and more directly in Hitman: Blood Money, where an overheard conversation between guards has one inviting the other to look at the comics on a computer.

In a scene in which the focus does not gradually shift from one horizontal position to another — such as actors at each extreme engaging in rapid conversation with each other — the editor may choose to " cut " from one to the other rather than rapidly panning back and forth.

To avoid the professional hazard of politicized history, some historians chose pre-modern, mediæval history or classical history, where ideological demands were relatively relaxed and conversation with other historians in the field could be fostered ; nevertheless, despite the potential danger of proscribed ideology corrupting historians ’ work, not all of Soviet historiography was corrupt.

In one common situation, a romantically involved couple start a conversation face-to-face, then one character will turn 180 ° and face away from the other character while conversation continues.

They include delusions of being controlled by an external force ; the belief that thoughts are being inserted into or withdrawn from one's conscious mind ; the belief that one's thoughts are being broadcast to other people ; and hearing hallucinatory voices that comment on one's thoughts or actions or that have a conversation with other hallucinated voices.

Users more familiar with other forms of instant text communication would sometimes find themselves in embarrassing situations by typing something and deciding to withdraw the statement, unaware that other participants of the conversation had seen it all happen in real time.

The Tudors otherwise rejected or suppressed other religious notions, whether for the Pope's award of Fidei Defensor or to prevent them from being in the hands of the common laity, who might be swayed by cells of foreign Protestants, with whom they had conversation as Marian exiles, pursuing a strategy of containment which the Lancastrians had done ( after being vilified by Wat Tyler ), even though the phenomenon of " Lollard knights " ( like John Oldcastle ) had become almost a national sensation all on its own.

This piece of apparently routine work proved very fruitful — it led to the discovery that all the stars of very faint absolute magnitude were of spectral class M. In conversation on this subject ( as I recall it ), I asked Pickering about certain other faint stars, not on my list, mentioning in particular 40 Eridani B. Characteristically, he sent a note to the Observatory office and before long the answer came ( I think from Mrs Fleming ) that the spectrum of this star was A. I knew enough about it, even in these paleozoic days, to realize at once that there was an extreme inconsistency between what we would then have called " possible " values of the surface brightness and density.

Personnel at the flight school Jarrah attended described him as “ a normal person .” Jarrah called his family two days, and his girlfriend Aysel Sengün three hours, before boarding United 93 ; Sengün described the conversation as “ pleasant ” and “ normal .” She also claimed that he never mentioned any names of the other hijackers.

" He recalled a conversation with Margaret, in which she discussed her public notoriety, saying, " It was inevitable: when there are two sisters and one is the Queen, who must be the source of honour and all that is good, while the other must be the focus of the most creative malice, the evil sister.

The American historian Retha M. Warnicke writes that Anne was " the perfect woman courtier ... her carriage was graceful and her French clothes were pleasing and stylish ; she danced with ease, had a pleasant singing voice, played the lute and several other musical instruments well, and spoke French fluently ... A remarkable, intelligent, quick-witted young noblewoman ... that first drew people into conversation with her and then amused and entertained them.

carrying the other side of the conversation.

He understood the overseas Empire better than any of his prime ministers and used his exceptional memory for figures and details, whether of uniforms, politics, or relations, to good effect in reaching out in conversation with his subjects.

As the emperor had, by law, an absolute position not to be challenged by anyone else, his subjects were to show the utmost respect in his presence, whether in direct conversation or otherwise.

Members of his court were expected to restrict their conversation to serious subjects only.

It is compiled out of an Adversaria, or commonplace book, in which he had jotted down everything of unusual interest that he heard in conversation or read in books, and it comprises notes on grammar, geometry, philosophy, history and many other subjects.

Winick, who became best friends with Zamora, stated that Zamora had an almost " clairvoyant " ability to broach sensitive subjects, and still sensing that Winick had lingering doubts about sharing a room with him, Zamora educated Winick on ways in which the virus could and could not be transmitted, and did so subtly, through casual conversation, so that Winick did not even realize it.

Taking advantage of hypertext links which act as markers for the subjects the bloggers are discussing, these sites can follow a piece of conversation as it moves from blog to blog.

In some experiments, for example, subjects were shown only one side of a conversation or were able to see the face of only one of the conversational participants.

Whomever the subjects had a better view of were judged by them as being more important and more influential, and as having had a greater role in the conversation.

At Babe's home, Sid's romantic overtures are deflected by Babe, who makes casual conversation on tangential subjects (" Small Talk ").

Human subjects attempt to imitate the conversational style of a conversation program such as ELIZA.

Report podcast with a disclaimer, which says " The BS Report is a free flowing conversation that occasionally touches on mature subjects.

According to its charter, the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London was founded " for the purpose of conversation on professional subjects, for the reception of communications and for the formation of a library " and served " several branches of the medical profession ".

The society was originally founded on 22 May 1805 as the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London when leading members of the Medical Society of London split from the society to form a new society that would bring together branches of the medical profession " for the purpose of conversation on professional subjects, for the reception of communications and for the formation of a library ".

These situations promote natural conversation with native speakers and the students have the opportunity to practice English in practically all of the subjects.

Mitchell interviewed a wide variety of guests on an even wider variety of subjects, showing a thirst for knowledge and an unusual skill at making his audience a part of the conversation.

In 2004, Marriage Records published BIG RED, an audio CD that documents an afternoon conversation between Adkins and Curtis Knapp ( founder of Marriage Records ) on the subjects of performance, imitation, and close-up magic.

Except for the singing of the liturgy and conversation " on grave subjects " during a weekly three-hour exercise walk, Carthusians are silent, and their diet is strictly vegetarian.

While at the same moment he would portrait himself as a lover of privacy with his The art of living incognito being a thousand letters on as many uncommon subjects, written by John Dunton during his retreat from the world, and sent to that honourable lady to whom he address'd his conversation in Ireland ( 1700 ).

Seeing their hesitation, I said, `` Well, until I have permission to enter Germany, or a visa to re-enter France, I shall be obliged to remain here on the line between two countries '', whereupon I moved to the side of the road, parked my backpack against the small guardhouse on the sidewalk, sat down, took out my typewriter, and began typing the above conversation.

" By waiting until the first clone is among us or about to be born, we complicate the problem immensely and guarantee that we will not be able to have the national and international conversation and debate to arrive at particularly good decisions like using protection.

They try to remain platonic throughout the conversation until the end when Beverly says I'll save the last dance for you, a line that has private meaning between the two, implying that Beverly still has feelings for him and hasn't given up on their relationship.

This begins in early adulthood, but does not usually interfere with ability to understand conversation until much later.

Hex temporarily inherited the Bursar's condition after having a " conversation " with him, until Archchancellor Ridcully remedied the matter by convincing the ant-run thinking engine it had just been administered " LOTS OF DRYD FRORG P¼LLS ".

Evil's head quarters where he kills people around the table ; the plot about stealing nuclear arms and holding the world ransom ; conversation about a swimming pool with sharks ; Austin playing Black Jack with No 2 .; No. 2 modelled on Emilio Largo ; both Austin and Bond fighting with a bad-guy in drag — though the audience doesn't know that it's the bad-guy in drag until the fighting begins.

Instead conversation was dominated by problems of just war, a preoccupation that would last until the end of Renaissance.

After this conversation not much happened – until the beginning of the next year.

When confronted by the FBI about this incident, Lee said he did not know the scientist, until the FBI demonstrated proof of the conversation.

Florence and Freddie consequently argue until he spitefully turns the conversation toward her missing father, believed captured by Soviet forces during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution (" 1956: Budapest is Rising ").

He did not undertake any further research on the text, until 1877, when a chance conversation with Richard Burton about runes made him realise that the writing was not Egyptian.

K-9 quietly monitors the household, until he eventually listens in on a conversation that implicates Tracey as a member of a coven.

Although not discovered until several years after Nixon had resigned and Colson had finished serving his prison term, transcripts of a tape-recorded June 20, 1972 White House conversation between Nixon and Colson clearly show both men's early involvement in obstructing justice in the Watergate investigation.

After presenting the fake newspaper during the pitch meeting, a very lively conversation ensued, until someone realized the paper was dated the following day.

They have light conversation ( except Kirby, who works as a waiter ) until Wendy tells Leslie in the bathroom that Billy lost the job that Alec helped him get.

The aim of Nonviolent Communication is then to steer the conversation back towards the needs, feelings, and perceptions, until the discovery of strategies that allow everyone's needs to be met.

They become deeply involved in conversation until Gilbert realizes that Arnie is missing.

In 1976, after a conversation with Hal Prince, who had the theatrical rights to Sunset, Lloyd Webber wrote " an idea for the moment when Norma Desmond returns to Paramount Studios "; Lloyd Webber did no further work on the play until after 1989's Aspects of Love.

In a conversation with Brendan Beiser, Davis states he holds the record for tricks in his age category, and until recently " I did hold the slalom record until this past year until some young whippersnapper of 65 from Ontario took the record away from me ".

At an inn in Gorgonzola, he overhears a conversation which makes it clear to him how much trouble he is in and so he walks all night until he reaches the River Adda.

All radios in the system monitor the data stream until commanded by the computer to join a conversation on an assigned channel.