The ambiguity in his belief in religion mirrored the dichotomies between his public and private lives: Stephen Ingle wrote that it was as if the writer George Orwell " vaunted " his atheism while Eric Blair the individual retained " a deeply ingrained religiosity ".

The Gore victory was not a surprise since Kemp had been outmatched by Gore in previous encounters, and Gore had a reputation as an experienced and vaunted debater.

Billy Smith was named the Most Valuable Player of the Playoffs after shutting down the Oilers ' vaunted scoring machine.

Athens was vaunted as one of the top fifteen most haunted cities in America on the Fox Family Channel special " Scariest Places On Earth " that aired on October 23, 2000.

His innovative strategy at Leuctra allowed him to defeat the vaunted Spartan phalanx with a smaller force, and his decision to refuse his right flank was the first recorded instance of such a tactic.

To the planners, concrete was a silver bullet for the construction process – it was economical, and ' was vaunted as being long-lasting, if not indestructible '.

The battle was considered a " miraculous " event and a " decisive defeat " for the vaunted Prussian army.

His heart was grieved when he saw the confusion concerning matters of religion that prevailed among his contemporaries, finding an unintelligent belief and unenlightened views current among those who professed Judaism, while those who denied the faith triumphantly vaunted their errors.

In Nanjing in April 1931, a national leadership conference of the Republic of China was held between Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang ; the Muslim General Ma Fuxiang, along with his vaunted personal guard, also attended.

There was some face-mauling, just as there always is … but at no time did the vaunted Hackenschmidt ever make a serious move toward slapping down his opponent, never showed much in the wrestling line during the entire two hours … Again, I say, that as the referee of that match, I thought that the ‘ Russian Lion ’ quit .”

He was a member of the vaunted " Dome Patrol ," the stellar linebacking corps that led a ferocious Saints defense in the early 1990s.

" I've walked Las Ramblas / but not with real intent " brings to mind the account in Orwell's book of fighting on the Ramblas, with the various factions seemingly getting nowhere with the fighting and often a sense of camaraderie overriding the vaunted principles each side was supposed to be fighting for.

West Bay and Chesil Beach make up part of the Jurassic Coast world heritage site, a title that has been much vaunted locally since it was conferred by UNESCO on the beautiful and varied geography of the southern coast.

Rome's military supremacy was well established, having defeated Macedonia and its vaunted Phalanx already on 3 occasions, and defeating superior numbers against the Seleucids in Asia.

He showed his class in 2001 while helping to lead the Leeds side through the much vaunted UEFA Champions League, though his experience ended on a sour note as he was sent off in the semi-final.

In fact infantry had been victorious in earlier times in similar situations, for instance at the battle of Legnano in 1176, but in open ground infantry still had the worst, as shown for instance at the battle of Patay and the battle of Formigny in which the vaunted English longbowmen were easily run down ; however, the experience of battles like Courtrai and Bannockburn meant that the myth of the invincible knight disappeared, which was in itself important for transforming medieval warfare.

For a comparison, the Nintendo Family Computer released in July of the same year was only 14, 800 yen and the vaunted Apple Lisa 2 sold for 2. 2 million yen.

Despite their decidedly non-commercial intent, an increasingly heavier performance schedule eventually led to the attention of Capricorn Records recruiters including Allman Brothers Band manager Twiggs Lyndon and, in late 1976, the group was signed by the vaunted southern rock label.

It began, in the British manner, as an improvisation to meet a need ; it was maintained because it guaranteed certain unique skills at an acceptable price ( the great Empire may have vaunted its ' pomp and circumstance ' to wow the impressionable, but behind the scenes the deciding factor was often simply the acceptability or otherwise to HM Treasury ) and only then was the principle regularised, standardised and systemised ( cf.

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 2½ stars stating " Though While We're Young was a definitive recording for Abercrombie's vaunted trio, this CD simply offers a different slant.

Lilly made the adjustment becoming the main man in Dallas's vaunted " Doomsday Defense ".

Vandross finally made his long desired career breakthrough as a featured singer with the vaunted pop-dance act Change, a studio concept created by French-Italian businessman Jacques Fred Petrus.

The discouragement felt by Katayama as regards his prospects at Nissan, led to his going on the verge of resigning, when Datsun ’ s 1958 Australian Mobilgas victories vaunted him, as leader of the winning Datsun teams, to national prominence in a Japan bent on regaining international status.

She vaunted her unblemished beauty by appearing naked and unclothed except for a thin silken garment veiling her entrancing lower parts.

After splitting the first four games, the Stars vaunted defense would hold the Sabres to only one goal in the next two, winning game five 2-0, and game six 2-1 on an overtime goal by Hall of Fame winger Brett Hull.

Aline is hurt by his lack of trust and refuses, offending him (" Thou hast the power thy vaunted love ").

The vaunted Chinese national basketball team recognized his ability by always reminding their players to be on the lookout for " Philippine No. 8 ", referring to Caidic's regular jersey number while playing for the National Team.

Buildings entirely designed by Palladio are all in Venice and the Veneto, with an especially rich grouping of palazzi in Vicenza, vaunted now in guidebooks as Palladio's City.

Perhaps the most important and emotional hockey game — or sporting event of any kind — ever held there, however, came at the height of the Cold War on January 11, 1976, when the Flyers became the first NHL team to defeat ( by 4 – 1 ) the vaunted hockey team of the Soviet Central Red Army ( ЦСКА ).

Installing his vaunted single-wing offense, in 2007 the Lynx led District 2 in rushing by gaining over 2, 200 yards on the ground despite their overall record of 3-6.

The Cowboys would employ their vaunted " Doomsday Defense ", a nickname given to the defensive unit by a Dallas journalist because it had been successful at making goal line stands.

An alternate source for the song's inspiration is offered in Hood's Texas Brigade: Lee's Grenadier Guard, a 1970 book by Col. Harold B. Simpson that tracked the history of the vaunted Texas Brigade during the Civil War.

He won the Super Bowl XVIII title as the left defensive end with the Raiders ( 1983 season ), beating the Washington Redskins, as he outplayed the opposing offensive tackle, George Starke, and as the vaunted Redskin running game led by John Riggins had only 90 yards in 32 rush attempts.

By July 1943, the 9th Army had become the largest army ever fielded by the Germans even surpassing the much vaunted 6th Army with 335, 000 men along with 600 tanks.

The other starting defensive end from the Super Bowl team, Aaron Brown, was killed in 1997 when struck by a car from behind, leaving Curley Culp as the lone survivor of the Chiefs ' vaunted front four from the championship club.

Later trains, such as the vaunted Super Chief, included dining cars ( staffed by Fred Harvey Company personnel ) as part of the standard passenger car complement right from the outset.

Khaleel Mohammed, an imam and professor of Islam at San Diego State University, wrote in his foreword to Manji's book that " Irshad wants us to do what our Holy Book wants us to do: end the tribal posturing, open our eyes, and stand up to oppression, even if it's rationalized by our vaunted imams.

A much less-known part of Sea Folk culture is that their vaunted porcelain is actually created by the Amayar, land-dwellers on the island of Tremalking, overseen by a Sea Folk governor.

This earthquake-proof steel and timber building was built after his much vaunted " Crystal Palace " or " Rang Mahal " as it was locally known, was totally and completely destroyed by the " Great Bengal Earthquake " of 12 June 1897.

Buford's 1st Division of cavalry fought with distinction in June 1863 as they skirmished with their much vaunted Confederate foe, led by J. E. B.

The Ravens took advantage of their vaunted defense, which allowed an NFL record-low 165 points in the regular season ( for a point differential of 168 ; the Ravens also led the league in turnover differential at plus-23 ), during the playoffs to advance to Super Bowl XXXV against the New York Giants.