The guerrillas scattered for cover.

They had for cover both darkness and a summer storm.

The dogs would run through the halls after him like a burst of bullets, and all the maids would run for cover.

`` It's safe '', Prevot had said, `` and it provides cover for our noise ''.

The doctor sat down rather wearily, caressing the hen and remarking that the city was not the place for a poultry-loving man, but no sooner was the remark out than a knock at this door obliged him to cover the hen with his greatcoat once more.

Sear on both sides then cover meat loosely with heat reflecting foil for juiciest results.

It has been the custom for most universities to stretch the blanket of accreditation for their liberal arts school to cover the shivering body of their fine arts department.

The difference is important, for although the older law of nations did cover relationships among sovereigns, this was by no means its exclusive domain.

But the practice is likely to be misleading, since it may seem to support a conclusion that, as long as the revenues from any class of service cover the imputed operating expenses plus some return on capital investment, however low, the rates of charge for this service are compensatory.

As the world's top sportsman -- pro or amateur -- Sports Illustrated tapped golf's confident Arnold Palmer ( Time cover, May 2 ), who staged two cliffhanging rallies to win both the Masters and U.S. Open crowns, went on to win a record $80,738 for the year.

Meanwhile, there appears to be enough money in the road's reserve fund to cover the interest deficiency for eight more years.

Searching for the best in spiritual stories, my roving editors cover not only the country, but the whole world.

Winter annuals typically grow low to the ground, where they are usually sheltered from the coldest nights by snow cover, and make use of warm periods in winter for growth when the snow melts.

Winter annuals are important ecologically, as they provide vegetative cover that prevents soil erosion during winter and early spring when no other cover exists and they provide fresh vegetation for animals and birds that feed on them.

It's generally a place where enemy units are expected to pass, and which gives reasonable cover for the deployment, execution, and extraction phases of the ambush patrol.

It is used with flucloxacillin in the combination antibiotic co-fluampicil for empiric treatment of cellulitis ; providing cover against Group A streptococcal infection whilst the flucloxacillin acts against the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium.

Some also claim it to be the oldest subway tunnel in the world, as it was built by the cut and cover method under a city street, specifically for the purposes of improved public safety, attaining grade separation and enhanced railway operations.

" a Christian ( Minaah ) once asked Abbahu in a tone of mockery, whereupon he replied: " When you will be wrapped in darkness, for it says, ' Behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the nations ; then shall the Lord rise upon thee and His glory shall be seen on thee ' lx. 2 ," ( Sanhedrin 99a ).

While this was OK for Europe, it meant that GSM could not cover large, sparsely populated rural areas of Australia cost effectively.

The ice cover is the main habitat for two larger animal species.

Light snowfall mainly occurs from December through March, but snow cover does not usually remain for long.

Offered the song by Dylan, Sheryl Crow later recorded an up-tempo cover of " Mississippi " for her The Globe Sessions, released in 1998, before Dylan revisited it for Love and Theft.

It was as if they could hardly wait to get into their costumes, cover their faces with masks and go adventuring.

Today, according to land economist Homer Hoyt, shopping centers and their associated parking lots cover some 46,000 acres of land, which is almost exactly the total land area in all the nation's Central Business Districts put together.

Some remained in the Wollman enclosure, fortified with raincoats or with newspapers to cover their heads.

Franz Boas publicly objected to US participation in World War I, and after the war he published a brief expose and condemnation of the participation of several American archaeologists in espionage in Mexico under their cover as scientists.

Newly hatched tadpoles soon develop gill pouches which cover the gills and their lungs develop early and are used as accessory breathing organs, the tadpoles rising to the water surface to gulp air.

Bowra's colleagues made haste to cover their private parts ; Bowra merely covered his head.

The Danes, however, broke their word and, after killing all the hostages, slipped away under cover of night to Exeter in Devon.

The program's goal was to defoliate forested and rural land, depriving guerrillas of cover ; another goal was to induce forced draft urbanization, destroying the ability of peasants to support themselves in the countryside, and forcing them to flee to the U. S. dominated cities, thus depriving the guerrillas of their rural support base and food supply.

Additionally, because they consider harsh words to be a form of violence, they often keep a cloth to ritually cover their mouth, as a reminder not to allow violence in their speech.

His disputations prior to his becoming a Franciscan cover over 1, 600 pages in their modern edition.

How do you do ?," Capp sardonically congratulated Lennon and Ono on their Two Virgins nude album cover: " I think that everybody owes it to the world to prove they have pubic hair.

Any given bookmaker will weight their odds so that no one customer can cover all outcomes at a profit against their books.

Amplifiers may be classified in a variety of ways depending on their application, the frequency range they cover, or the active devices used.

If a pair is forced to lift or clear the shuttlecock, then they must defend: they will adopt a side-by-side position in the rear midcourt, to cover the full width of their court against the opponents ' smashes.

To cover their real purpose, the first government visitors to Bletchley Park described themselves as " Captain Ridley's shooting party ".

This line would then form and cover the passage of the horse, leaving gaps in the line of infantry large enough for the cavalry to pass through and take their position in front.

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They seek cover, where they stand still and alert, facing away from the disturbance and turning their heads from time to time to check on the situation.

The local media often cover the event, mentioning how early the shoppers began queueing up, providing video of shoppers queueing and later leaving with their purchased items.

Some commercial bookbinders may refer to the cover and the inside of the book instead, but a few others, attached to their traditions, still use the terms " codex " and " case ".