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vulture-like and Miss
ISSN 1180-3991 ; Canadian cartoons often showed Uncle Same as a long, thin, vulture-like individual wearing striped pants and a starred top hat ; Belonging to a generation of Victorians both prudish and fascinated by things erotic, Canadian cartoonists of the time took delight in concocting innumerable scenarios according to which Miss Canada would yield, willingly or unwillingly, to Uncle Sam's advances.

vulture-like and is
It is one of the most aerial of birds traveling huge distances in search of food, its large wings being adapted to gliding on thermals in a rather vulture-like way.
* Vulturo: Dr. Vult is an evil scientist who made a vulture-like costume to combat Birdman.
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, a hook horror is a bipedal, subterranean monster that looks like a vulture-like humanoid with bony hooks in place of hands.
Wing-Con is a vulture-like flying fortress that attacks with flying propellers and darts.

vulture-like and hand
Albino twins with vulture-like features and taloned hands, their only difference was that Kelmain dressed in black and wielded an ebony and silver staff in his right hand, while Lhoigor wore gold with a golden staff in his left hand.

vulture-like and with
The old man with whom he lives has a clouded, pale, blue " vulture-like " eye which so distresses the narrator that he plots to murder the old man, though the narrator states that he loves the old man, and hates only the eye.

vulture-like and .
While some of the glyphs clearly show the American Black Vulture ’ s open nostril and hooked beak, some are assumed to be this species because they are vulture-like and painted black, but lack the King Vulture ’ s knob.
* Carpies ( all of them and their king were voiced by Will Ryan ): A race of vulture-like creatures living on the spire-like Carpy Mountain.
The prehistoric vulture-like Argentavis magnificens had a wingspan of around and was capable of flight.
Artie-Con, a vulture-like creature, has a long, sharp drill-like beak that can Petra-Drill into almost anything.

attendance and family
Putnam found that over the past 25 years, attendance at club meetings has fallen 58 percent, family dinners are down 33 percent, and having friends visit has fallen 45 percent.
Although prior to the introduction of compulsory school attendance laws, most childhood education occurred within the family or community, homeschooling in the modern sense is an alternative in developed countries to attending public or private schools.
His attendance stopped in his teenage years because the cost would have been prohibitive and his labor was needed to help support the family.
Marge is the only member of the family who encourages church attendance.
In September of the same year, Wright registered for mathematics, English, and history courses at the new Lanier High School in Jackson, but had to stop attending classes after a few weeks of irregular attendance because he needed to earn money for family expenses.
His marriage to the widowed Lady Grey took place secretly and though the date is not accepted as exactly accurate is traditionally said to have taken place ( with only the bride's mother and two ladies in attendance ) at her family home in Northamptonshire on 1 May 1464, just over three years after he had taken the English throne subsequent to leading the Yorkists in an overwhelming victory over the Lancastrians at the Battle of Towton.
Surviving family members in attendance were his brother Lionel and his daughter Diana.
Sankin-kōtai (" alternate attendance ") was the system whereby the Tokugawa forced all daimyo to spend every other year at the Tokugawa court in Edo, and maintain their family members in Edo when they returned to their han.
The affair was kept low key with some family members and friends in attendance.
In various cultures, a festive dinner is traditionally served for the family and close friends in attendance, when the first star ( usually Sirius ) arrives on the sky.
Zion Memorial Fund on 13 October 1996 with 35 family members in attendance including her sister, numerous nieces ( including Laverne Baker ) and nephews.
In attendance are the foster family, Sam's friendship group, and a newly-single Rita with her son.
Private need-based scholarships also often require the results of a FAFSA, which calculates a student's financial need through a formula that looks at the expected family contribution and cost of attendance at the intended college.
However, despite fielding competitive teams and having decent attendance for most games, the Gund family decided they did not wish to operate the Rockers after the 2003 season.
However, attendance at social functions such as weddings when a family is in deep mourning is frowned upon.
After the death of Henry III Jules de Bourbon, prince de Condé in 1709, the family were in regular attendance at court.
A dedication ceremony to mark the occasion took place 20 May 1950, with Lieutenant Nellis's family in attendance.
Women's rights, disrespectful children, low church attendance, and sexual promiscuity became symptoms of decline in family values and of moral decay.
In addition to the child ’ s physical and health status, other factors contributing to high dropout rates are family issues and competing priorities for the child ’ s time, irregular teacher attendance, subject irrelevance, and poor quality of teaching.
Moore was laid to rest in St Margaret's Churchyard, Rottingdean, East Sussex, England, which is close to Brighton, in a private ceremony with only the family in attendance.
A birth center presents a more home-like environment than a hospital labor ward, typically with more options during labor: food / drink, music, and the attendance of family and friends if desired.
They then appeared in the final of the show performing Michael's hit " Don't Stop Til You Get Enough " with a variety of the performers from the concert as well as members of the Jackson family who had been in attendance, including Michael's children Prince, Paris and Blanket ( Prince II ).
It is known that his request was that the funeral be private with only his closest family in attendance.
Williams ' funeral was held on August 24, with his family, friends, and former bandmates in attendance.

attendance and upon
We do not defeat the good ones with this cruelty, but we add to their burden, while expecting them to bestow saintliness upon us in return for ostentatious church attendance and a few bucks a week, American cash.
Amyraut had as many as a hundred students in attendance upon his lectures.
One of the reasons cited for the poor attendance figures was the decision to issue costly Personal Seat Licenses ( PSLs ) upon the Raiders ' return to Oakland in 1995.
Some innovations were included, upon request by Villèle: though Charles was hostile towards the 1814 Charter, commitment to the ' constitutional charter ' was affirmed, and four of Napoleon's generals were in attendance.
The area was previously a part of the unorganized borough, with the Upper Railbelt School District serving as the region's rural education attendance area ( which was replaced by a school district under the borough's umbrella upon incorporation ).
On 12 January 1533 he writes from Bologna, in attendance upon Pope Clement VII From the autumn of 1533 he made Naples his permanent residence, his name being Italianized as Valdésso and Val d ' Esso.
So far, the greatest attendance of all Jamborees was in 1929, where over 50, 000 members from around the world descended upon Birkenhead in the north-west of England.
The number of lictors in attendance upon a magistrate was an overt indication of the degree of imperium.
An average attendance of 5000 people descend upon Goldsmiths Recreation Ground to witness this town council event.
Unwearied in attendance upon committees, he was in all things ready to second Pym, whom he plainly regarded as his leader.
With their attendance at local balls and parties, the beauty of two girls was much remarked upon.
With their attendance at local balls and parties, the beauty of two girls was much remarked upon.
A servant in livery called a footman or piquer formerly served in attendance upon a rider or was required to run before his master's carriage to clear the way.
After the surrender of the royalist forces Berkeley joined his kinsman, Lord Jermyn, at Paris, in attendance upon Queen Henrietta Maria.
* Promotion or continued employment dependent upon voluntary attendance at certain functions or demonstrations.
The Royal Standard is hoisted to replace the Union Flag upon the Sovereign's entrance and remains whilst she is in attendance.
Bishop Haik Hovsepian and the denomination he represented, the Assemblies of God, were ordered to comply with the following directives: ( 1 ) Church services could not be held in Persian, the official language of Iran ; ( 2 ) Church members must be issued membership cards and produce them upon attendance ; ( 3 ) Membership lists, complete with addresses, must be handed over to governmental authorities ; ( 4 ) Meetings must be confined to Sunday, not Friday the officially recognized day of worship ; ( 5 ) Only members could attend Sunday meetings ; and ( 6 ) New members could only be added to the membership and admitted to meetings once the Ministry of Information and Islamic Guidance had been notified.
Southampton remained on in personal attendance upon the earl, rather than as an officer.
He had a stable of eight hundred horses ; three hundred mounted followers were constantly in attendance upon him, and a guard of fifty-six matchlock-men secured his safety in person.
Franklin Field upon completion in 1922. In the university's football heyday — when Penn led the nation in attendancethe 65, 000-seat stadium was expanded each fall with temporary stands to seat 78, 000.
During the earlier part of the English Civil War he was at Oxford in attendance upon the King, whom he represented at the negotiations at Uxbridge.
They retracted those claims upon being shown photos proving his attendance, claiming that his participation was " limited to his attendance.

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