At the first restaurant he sensibly pulled up to go in for his dinner, and as a consequence did not see Cobb strike the open range at the mouth of the canyon and head straight across the swells for Antler.

If our SAC bombers were, today, capable of surviving a surprise missile attack and because of infinite dispersion or long endurance had the capability to strike at Russia again, and again, and again, those bombers would unquestionably assure our military dominance.

In the academic world there is seldom anything so dramatic as a strike or a boycott: all that happens is that the better qualified teacher declines to gamble two or three years of his life on the chance that conditions at the Catholic institution will be as good as those elsewhere.

His bill, allegedly aimed at Hoffa, would amend the Sherman, Clayton and Norris-LaGuardia acts to authorize the issuance of federal injunctions in any transportation strike and would make it illegal for any union to act in concert with any other union -- even a sister local in the same international.

The usually skiddy greens were moist and soft, so the golfers were able to strike their approach shots boldly at the flag-stick and putt firmly toward the hole without too much worry about the consequences.

The plague comes unannounced and may strike down anyone at any time.

The " false head " effect is further reinforced by the bugs ' habit of walking backwards when it detects movement nearby, so as to misdirect predators to strike at its rear, rather than at its actual head.

* BB — Base on balls ( also called a " walk "): hitter not swinging at four pitches called out of the strike zone and awarded first base.

* K — Strike out ( also abbreviated SO ): number of times that a third strike is taken or swung at and missed, or bunted foul.

In the first two cases above, " on an error " includes situations where the batter makes a clean hit ( or walks, is hit by pitch, reaches base on a fielder's choice in which no out is made, or reaches base on a wild pitch on a called or swinging third strike ), but should have been out earlier in his at bat on a foul fly ball which was dropped by a fielder for an error.

Although the Nebel stream lay between Fugger's and Marsin's squadrons, the French were forced to change front to meet this new threat, thus forestalling the chance for Marsin to strike at Marlborough's infantry.

A " drive " or " fire " or " strike " involves bowling with force with the aim of knocking either the jack or a specific bowl out of play-and with the drive's speed, there is virtually no noticeable ( or, at least, much less ) curve on the shot.

By the summer of 1944, victories in the Southwest and Central Pacific had brought the war closer to Japan, with American bombers able to strike at the Japanese main islands from air bases secured during the Mariana Islands campaign ( June — August 1944 ).

From the beginning of each playing period with a stroke-off ( a set strike from the centre-spot by one team ) until the end of the playing period, the ball is in play at all times, except when either the ball leaves the field of play, or play is stopped by the referee.

During the strike the " Battle of Orgreave " took place at British Steel's coking plant.

In either case, to print a line, precisely timed hammers strike against the back of the paper at the exact moment that the correct character to be printed is passing in front of the paper.

The conflict in the border region of Darfur has become an increasingly bi-national affair as increasing numbers of Sudanese flee to refugee camps in Chad, and Sudanese government troops and militias cross the borders to strike at both these camps and specific ethnic groups.

Further student protests, including hunger strike and more barricades of Hamilton Hall and the Business School during the late 1970s and early 1980s, were aimed at convincing the university trustees to divest all of the university's investments in companies that were seen as active or tacit supporters of the apartheid regime in South Africa.

SLON's first film was about a strike at a Rhodiacéta factory in France, À bientôt, j ' espère ( Rhodiacéta ) in 1968.

In some occasions it also proved its ability to strike a decisive tactical blow against a weakened or unprepared enemy, such as the final charge at the Battle of Aquilonia.

In the south, Alfred's son Edward had rapidly secured control of Mercia and had a burh constructed at Bakewell in the Peak District from which his armies could easily strike north.

In one 1960s comic, when Kent finds himself at a loose end when staff at the Daily Planet go on strike, he seriously considers it a chance to try out a new identity in case he has " to abandon Clark Kent role permanently.

These conditions are met in two places on Earth ; in the lithospheric mantle below relatively stable continental plates, and at the site of a meteorite strike.

In 1969, Italy's " Hot Autumn " was sparked at FIAT's Mirafiori plant in Turin and spilled past the factory gates as workers coordinated movements using other forms of the social strike: FIAT workers refused to pay for the trams and buses and went into stores to demand reductions in prices, backed only by showing their factory ID badges.

Kennedy met with members of EXCOMM and other top advisers throughout October 21, considering two remaining options: an air strike primarily against the Cuban missile bases, or a naval blockade of Cuba.

On October 19, the EXCOMM formed separate working groups to examine the air strike and blockade options, and by the afternoon most support in the EXCOMM shifted to the blockade option.

In October 1955, after the general strike in 1954, young military reformists staged a coup that installed a provisional junta.

There he worked on fleshing out his theory of permanent revolution until October, when a nationwide strike made it possible for him to return to St. Petersburg.

Drilling of the first oil well began at Jebel Dukhan in October 1938 and, over a year later, the well struck oil in the Upper Jurassic limestone which, unlike the Bahraimi strike, was similar to Saudi Arabia ’ s Dammam field discovered three years before .< ref >" The Qatar Oil Discoveries " by Rasoul Sorkhabi < http :// www. geoexpro. com / history / qatardiscoveries ></ ref > Production was halted between 1942 and 1947 because of World War II and its aftermath.

Other recent earthquakes to strike Sumatra include the 2005 Sumatra Earthquake and the October 2010 Sumatra earthquake.

From July to October typhoons are most likely to strike, on average about four direct hits per year.

* October 12 – British miners agree to end their strike.

* October 5 – A strike by the Set Decorator's Union in Hollywood results in a riot.

* October 27 – Six Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners in Maze prison refuse food and demand status as political prisoners ; the hunger strike lasts until December.

* October 21 – In the United States, a five month strike by the United Mine Workers ends.

* October 5 – Miners rebel in Asturias, Spain ( see Asturian miners ' strike of 1934 ).

Another nine hunger strikers ( members of both the IRA and the INLA ) died by the end of August before the hunger strike was called off in October.

A reported drone strike in Zinjibar on 5 October 2011 killed five AQAP militants.

* The movie and the book The Hunt for Red October involves the fear of a Russian submarine nuclear delivery system that is so ideal for a first strike that its captain and others plan to defect with the submarine rather than allow it to continue under Russian control.

While on antibiotics for this problem in October 1974, Crawford's drinking caused her to black out, slip and strike her face.

On November 10, 1917, three days after the Soviet seizure of power during the October Revolution, the executive committee of the national railroad labor union, Vikzhel, threatened a national strike unless the Bolsheviks shared power with other socialist parties and dropped the uprising's leaders, Lenin and Trotsky, from the government.

On October 29, 1917 ( Julian calendar ), immediately after the Bolshevik seizure of power during the October Revolution, the executive committee of the national railroad labor union, Vikzhel, threatened a national strike unless the Bolsheviks shared power with other socialist parties and dropped Lenin and Leon Trotsky from the government.

In October 2008, Robertson posted a press release on the Georgian Conflict speculating that the conflict is a Russian ploy to enter the Middle East, and that instability caused by a predicted pre-emptive strike by Israel on Iran would result in Syria's and Iran's launching nuclear strikes on other targets.

In October 1946, women at two department stores went on strike.

Anderson retired from managing on October 2, 1995, reportedly disillusioned with the state of the league following the 1994 strike that had also delayed the beginning of the 1995 season.

On October 4, 1861, Confederate Brigadier General M. Jeff Thompson reached Sikeston, planning to strike Cape Girardeau ; however, his manpower was limited, and he decided to retreat into the swamps off to the west.

The musicians of the DSO went on strike on October 4, 2010, in a labor dispute with management.

* October 5-A strike between the set decorators ' union and the studios boils over and became what is now considered Hollywood Black Friday.