For a blood-chilling ring of terror to the very sound of his name was the tool he needed for the job he'd promised to do.

My lovely caller -- Joyce Holland was her name -- had previously done three filmed commercials for zing, and this evening, the fourth, a super production, had been filmed at the home of Louis Thor.

Isfahan became more of a legend than a place, and now it is for many people simply a name to which they attach their notions of old Persia and sometimes of the East.

His name is Praisegod Piepsam, and he is rather fully described as to his clothing and physiognomy in a way which relates him to a sinister type in the author's repertory -- he is a forerunner of those enigmatic strangers in `` Death In Venice '', for example, who represent some combination of cadaver, exotic, and psychopomp.

I was having lunch not long ago ( apologies to N. V. Peale ) with three distinguished historians ( one specializing in the European Middle Ages, one in American history, and one in the Far East ), and I asked them if they could name instances where the general mores had been radically changed with `` deliberate speed, majestic instancy '' ( Francis Thompson's words for the Hound Of Heaven's Pursuit ) by judicial fiat.

Later Helion wrote of this phase: `` For years I built for myself a subtle instrument of relationships -- colors and forms without a name.

An accompanying sympathetic letter explained that inside the envelope was a name for Mrs. Coolidge's first granddaughter.

Outraged, he used the Advocate of March 7th for a denial, sending immediately to Santa Fe and Van Buren for documents to vindicate himself, and demanding that Woodruff reveal the name of this perfidious slanderer who disguised himself under a pastoral pseudonym.

Master Gorton, having foully abused high and low at Aquidneck is now bewitching and bemaddening poor Providence, both with his unclean and foul censures of all the ministers of this country ( for which myself have in Christ's name withstood him ), and also denying all visible and external ordinances in depth of Familism: almost all suck in his poison, as at first they did at Aquidneck.

This refers to what had happened after the Earl of Warwick died in 1590, when the town petitioned Burghley for the right to name the vicar and schoolmaster and other privileges but Greville bought the lordship for himself.

He said he was a friend of Heywood Broun who had run a free employment bureau for several months during the depression, but the generous Broun to whom I wrote did not know his name and I somehow conceived the morbid notion that the man in question was prowling round the house.

He had also learned to dispute extempore remarkably well, the main evidence for which of course is the presence of his name in the honors list of 1628/29.

These gentlemen are calling for a resumption of testing -- in the atmosphere -- on the greatest possible scale, all in the name of national security.

Suggest the following twenty-first-century amendment: By moving the term `` Republic '' to lower case, substituting the modern phrase, `` move ahead '' for the stodgy `` keep '', and by using the Postmaster's name on every envelope ( in caps, of course, with the `` in spite '' as faded as possible ), the slogan cannot fail.

He had a mean, unbroken sheer bastard in his outfit, and someone invented the name Trig for him.

Such was the impromptu that Voltaire gave to howls of laughter at Sans Souci and that was soon circulated in manuscript throughout the literary circles of Europe, to be printed sometime later, but with the name of Timon of Athens, the famous misanthrope, substituted for that of Rousseau.

Watson had given his name and asked for a safe-conduct pass.

And the name Rayburn is one of the most dominant in the history of American politics for the last half century.

Commencing with the death of Lucian Sharpe in 1899, the name of Henry D. Sharpe was for more than 50 years closely interwoven with the destiny of the company.

The name `` alkali bee '' indicates that one has to look for them in rather inhospitable places.

The name thyroid-stimulating hormone ( TSH ) has been given to a substance found in the anterior pituitary gland of all species of animal so tested for its presence.

Revenue Ruling 54-17 provides that if the corporation against which a tax was assessed has since been liquidated by merger with a successor corporation, a claim for refund should be filed by the successor in the name and on behalf of the corporation which paid the tax, followed by the name of the successor corporation.

The full name of the specialty is otorhinolaryngology from neoclassical Greek and modern Greek: ωτο ( ρ ) ρινολαρυγγολογία from ῥινο -, rhino-( root of ῥίς ) " nose ", ὠτ -, ot-( root of οὖς ) " ear ", λαρυγγ -, laryng-( root of λάρυγξ ) " larynx / throat ", and the suffix-logy " study "; thus, the term literally means " the study of ear and throat ".

* Slaughtering an animal in any other way except the prescribed manner of tazkiyah ( cleansing ) by taking God's name, which involves cutting the throat of the animal and draining the blood.

He heard his mother call his name and couldn't answer, his throat was so clogged with the smothering goo.

In the velvet worms, this structure is a muscular outgrowth of the throat, so, despite its name, it is probably not homologous to the labrum of the Arthropoda.

Another name for overtone singing is throat singing, but that term is also used for Inuit throat singing, which is produced differently.

As the name implies, both sexes have a blue tail and rump, and orange-red flanks ; they also have a white throat and greyish-white underparts, and a small, thin black bill and slender black legs.

Scorpion stings lead to paralysis and Serket's name describes this, as it means ( she who ) tightens the throat, however, Serket's name also can be read as meaning ( she who ) causes the throat to breathe, and so, as well as being seen as stinging the unrighteous, Serket was seen as one who could cure scorpion stings and the effects of other poisons such as snake bites.

Auf der Maur says her grandmother, Theresia Schaelin-Auf der Maur, was " always pounding my heritage down my throat ", and was very proud of the name, which is on the brink of extinction.

During the breeding season, it acquires the distinctive reddish throat patch which is the basis for its common name.

The head and throat are a distinct brownish-black giving the bird its English name, while the rest of the plumage is black glossed with purple, blue or purplish-blue.

The common name is " dumb cane " due to its poisoning effect on the throat due to raphides.

Its common name comes from the frilly or fringed appearance of the gill slits, of which there are six pairs with the first pair meeting across the throat.

She exhibited at the Great Exposition of 1900 and by 1905 the upper half was being sold separately as a soutien-gorge ( literally, " support for the throat ", but gorge in old French meant breast ), the name by which bras are still known in France.

According to one theory the name Tungurahua is a combination of the Quichua tunguri ( throat ) and rahua ( fire ) meaning " Throat of Fire ".

The specific name, meaning " full below the throat ", refers to the male having an enlargement of the neck and throat during the mating season.

Its throat is whitish with the black spots that give the seal its common name.

The throat is white, and is sometimes puffed out giving it the English name.

It was said that no one could tell a lie with Fragarach at his or her throat, thus the name ' Answerer '.

As its name suggests, the day was used to celebrate the British Empire, complete with flag-raising ceremonies and the singing of patriotic songs.

Bennington, formerly of a post-grunge band by the name of Grey Daze, became a standout among applicants because of the dynamic in his singing style.

Literally " beautiful singing ", bel canto opera derives from the Italian stylistic singing school of the same name.

The show ended with Ross singing " Take Me Higher " from her 1995 album of the same name, and then she was taken from the field in a helicopter.

Using her maiden name, Mary Martin began pursuing a performing career singing on radio in Dallas and in nightclubs in Los Angeles.

These ' singing clubs ' were often for women or men separately, and the music was typically in four-part ( hence the name " part-song ") and either a cappella or with simple instrumentation.

He was impressed by Bullock's singing and eventually allowed her in as a background singer, changing her name to Little Ann in the process.

Another regular part of the show was the Short Circus ( the name a pun on short circuit ), a singing group of kids whose songs also facilitated reading comprehension.

Almdudler was developed in 1957 by Erwin Klein, who derived the name from the then-common phrase auf der Alm dudeln, which means " singing in the ( alpine ) meadows ".

On Saturday morning, December 9, 1531, he reported the following: As he was walking to church, he heard the sound of birds singing on Tepeyac hill and someone calling his name.

The director didn't think his given name was catchy enough, so Crothers quickly concocted the handle Scat Man, although this talent, scat singing, would develop later.

Carol Burnett first rose to prominence in the 1950s singing a novelty song, " I Made a Fool of Myself Over John Foster Dulles "; more recently, Gil Scott Heron commented " John Foster Dulles ain't nothing but the name of an airport now " in the song " B-Movie.

Zalmoxis gave his name to a particular type of singing and dancing ( Hesych )

: Zalmoxis gave his name to a particular type of singing and dancing ( Hesychius ).

In Putty Tat Trouble, he begins the cartoon singing a song about himself, " I'm a tweet wittow biwd in a diwded cage ; Tweety ' th my name but I don't know my age.

However, the sword was drawn as Frank Sinatra singing " Witchcraft ", a wordplay of the name of the sword.

When I auditioned him and heard him sing, I immediately thought there must be something wrong with him personality-wise or that he had to be impossible to work with, because I just could not understand why, after he told me he'd been singing for a few years already, he hadn't become a big name yet.

Twenty-year-old fan Henry Rollins ( birth name Henry Garfield ) — then living in Washington D. C. and singing for hardcore band S. O. A.

The town's name is derived from " Ona-ga-maa ," an Anishinaabe word which means " singing water.

A regionally popular a cappella singing group whose members hail from Fargo, Anoka and Crookston has taken its name, " Marcoux Corner ", from the former watering hole.