Their panicked crews cut the anchor ropes, but some ships remained entangled and threatened to capsize because of the weight of the broken masts, so they had to anchor again under fire to cut them off.

Their hull-lines tended to be very sharp, with a " V "- shaped cross-section below the waterline and strongly raked stem, stern posts, and masts.

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 time at the school was cut short when Elizabeth Branwell, their aunt who joined the family to look after the children after the death of their mother, died of internal obstruction in October 1842.

Their opponents were Tottenham Hotspur, who were a cut above everyone else having won the First Division title with ease and style.

Their reacquaintance is cut short, however, by news that Lydia, Elizabeth's sister, has run away to elope with Mr Wickham.

Their action against the government alleged that the Secretary of State for Transport at the time-Stephen Byers MP-had, by deciding to cut off funding for Railtrack and asking the High Court to put the company into railway administration, committed the common law tort of misfeasance in public office.

Their plan fails, as Tilly manages to cut off Georg Friedrich at Wimpfen.

Their loans were called in, local stores refused to sell them food and gasoline, Willie Causey was cut off from his employment as a woodcutter, and Mrs. Causey was fired from her job as a teacher.

Their Democratic loyalties cut across all income and geographic lines to form the single most unified bloc of voters in the country.

Their dream of a town never materialized and the tree for which the site was named was cut down.

Their everyday use is on a steady decline, as it is much more convenient to cut fire wood using imported steel axes or machetes.

Their hair was black and straight, and they kept it cut short except for a few hairs in back which were never cut.

Their captain is the ruthless James Hook, known as Captain James Hook or more personally Jas Hook, named after ( or predestined for ) the hook in place of his right hand, and who is obsessed with finding Peter and his Lost Boys ' secret lair and exacting revenge for the loss of his hand, which was cut off by Peter and then fed to the crocodile, which has " licked its lips after the rest of him, ever since ".

Their main goal was to cut costs and more than 800 workers were laid off, many of which were additional inspectors.

She would have debuted that year in the film They Died with Their Boots On, but her scenes were cut.

Their fire forced the weakest American vessel, the Preble to cut its anchors and drift out of the fight.

Their trip was cut short when they were prohibited from entering Lower Canada.

Their ability to cut up any patrols sent in their direction convinced the British that retreat was not possible.

Their upper canine teeth and incisors are missing, and are replaced with a hard, horny pad that the lower teeth grind against to cut grass or other foliage.

Their argument is cut short when they hear a prowler breaks in the front door and the room falls silent.

Their attitude towards nature is clearly illustrated by the story of He Shun, a Dongba priest, who forbade his three sons to cut down more trees than they needed, as this would anger the gods and bring misfortune to his family.

Their fun is cut short when Bitty, while putting on a diaphragm in the bathroom, sees the taxidermy version of Sorrow and faints.

Their lead was soon cut to three points in the second half after Hamilton scored a touchdown of their own, helped by a blocked kick that placed the ball on the Winnipeg 15-yard line.

Their squadrons cut his communications by sea with Egypt, a general revolt isolated him in Syria, and he was finally compelled to evacuate the country in February 1841.

Their celebration is cut short, however, as the tornado shifts course towards them.