Their father, Richard, often took Mary and Joseph on fossil-hunting expeditions to make more money for the family.

Their journey was almost twice as long as the Kon-Tiki expeditions of 1947 and proved that people could have travelled across the Pacific in ancient times.

Their later clashes against British expeditions comprised the most savage fighting of the Anglo-Afghan Wars.

Their expeditions consisted of soldiers as well as adventurers, and included friars and chaplain majors.

Their families and herds would accompany them on foreign expeditions.

Their traditional hostilities with the Iroquoian Tuscarora continued during that tribe's war with the whites, when they were actively engaged in expeditions against the hostiles.

Their plans included expeditions from West Florida to take New Orleans and other Spanish targets, and several expeditions to gain control of targets in the upper Mississippi, including the small town of St. Louis.

Their conversations were, almost invariably, accompanied by the same gestures -- arms and pointed forefingers darting toward each other in arclike semicircular motions.

Their heads were in the air sniffing.

Their writings assume more than dramatic or patriotic interest because of their conviction that the struggle in which they were involved was neither selfish nor parochial but, rather, as Washington in his last wartime circular reminded his fellow countrymen, that `` with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved ''.

Their President, Jefferson Davis, interpreted their Constitution to mean that it `` admits of no coerced association '', but this remained so doubtful that `` there were frequent demands that the right to secede be put into the Constitution ''.

Their books found no less willing readers outside than inside the South, even while memories of the war were still sharp.

Their ham butts, cured in oak-log smoke, were also esteemed when roasted or boiled, and served with this original sauce:

Their two boys were `` well adjusted '' and, like their parents, always did the right thing at the right time and damn the consequences.

Their old errors of judgment were equated, in the curious logic of the time, with present treasonous intent.

Their props were two stepladders, a chair and a palm fan.

Their cars weren't small enough, they didn't have the power, they were old-fashioned.

Their meditations were approaching a violent cusp that would shape Martian art for many millennia.

Their skins were exposed to harmful ultraviolet rays that had previously been absorbed by the water.

Their raids throughout the three parts of Gaul were traumatic: Gregory of Tours ( died ca 594 ) mentions their destructive force at the time of Valerian and Gallienus ( 253 – 260 ), when the Alemanni assembled under their " king ", whom he calls Chrocus, who " by the advice, it is said, of his wicked mother, and overran the whole of the Gauls, and destroyed from their foundations all the temples which had been built in ancient times.

Their most famous battle against Rome took place in Argentoratum ( Strasbourg ), in 357, where they were defeated by Julian, later Emperor of Rome, and their king Chnodomarius was taken prisoner to Rome.

Their territories were small and mostly strung along the Rhine ( although a few were in the hinterland ).

Their children were born at various places throughout the Roman Empire and Agrippina acquired a well-deserved reputation for successful childbearing.

Their houses, scattered throughout Lombardy and Venetia, were united into a congregation by St Pius V, under the Rule of St Augustine with a mother-house, residence of the prioress general, at Pavia.

Their aunt tried to teach the girls how to run a household, but their minds were more inclined to literature.

Their return was blocked, and they resolved to march on Athens, where the Long Walls were not yet completed, winning a victory at the Battle of Tanagra.

Their answers to the problem were similar, with the United States developing the M56 Scorpion and the Soviet Union developing the ASU-57, both essentially air-droppable light anti-tank guns.

Their turretless construction bears similarity to later tank destroyers and they were used as an anti-tank component of the reconnaissance units.

Their best finish of this period was under the management of Englishman Jesse Carver, when in 1954 – 55 they finished as runners-up, after Udinese who originally finished second were relegated for corruption.

Their duties at first were simply ministerial.

Their offices were compatible with other offices, i. e. they can hold two benefices or offices at one and the same time, some conferred by the Cardinal Vice-Chancellor, others by the Holy Father.

Their early music was also characterised by the growling vocals and sometimes misanthropic lyrics of both Jean-Jacques Burnel and Hugh Cornwell.

Their reconstruction of MWP pattern is characterised by warmth over large part of North Atlantic, Southern Greenland, the Eurasian Arctic, and parts of North America which appears to substantially exceed that of the late 20th century ( 1961 – 1990 ) baseline and is comparable or exceeds that of the past one-to-two decades in some regions.

Their style is characterised by female vocals, long, multi-sectioned songs, heavy riffs and jazzy sections.

Their routines were characterised by the dramatic lifts and tricks they performed and were amongst the most ambitious in the competitions.

Their sound is characterised by powerful, accentuated guitar work, broad vocal range, abrupt switching between heavy and calm passages, intense syncopation, and polyrhythmic experimentation.

Their style is characterised by prominent use of orchestral arrangements.

Their marriage was characterised by angry quarrels, exacerbated by Beryl's poor housekeeping and inability to manage the family's finances.

Their sound is characterised by orchestral backing, lounge jazz, and soul ; the orchestrations of multi-instrumentalist Dickon Hinchliffe ( who left the band in 2006 ) and the baritone of lead vocalist Stuart A.

Their post-Aarseth material is characterised by increased experimentation.

Their music is characterised by fast electronic beats, heavy reliance upon samples and the repetition of the words " The Cuban Boys " in the background of many of their tracks.

Their music didn't necessarily sound similar, but was characterised by lyrics in German language ( not a given in Germany ) that gave voice to social criticism and were based on post-modern theory.

Their work is characterised by its directness of expression, simplicity of language, suitability for live performance and concern for contemporary subjects and references.

Their jangly indie pop was characterised by a fuzzy protopunk-influenced guitar sound, and saw them receive modest critical acclaim in Britain's music press as well as prompting disc jockey John Peel to recruit them to record a couple of sessions for his programme on BBC radio.

Their work is characterised by a preference for satyr figures with thyrsos, depictions of heads ( normally below the handles of hydriai ), decorative borders of garments, and the frequent use of additional white, red and yellow.

Their hairstyle was characterised by a styled, greased quiff.

Their lifestyle is characterised by a high participation with chrysanthemum.

Their leader, one Roger Rowle, has been variously characterised both as a blackhearted villain and as the Robin Hood of Dartmoor.