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 design was essentially a smaller version of the Atlas, with its concept of using lightweight " stainless steel balloon " tanks whose structural rigidity was provided solely by the pressure of the propellants within.

Their small, lightweight mid-engined vehicles gave away much in terms of power, but superior handling meant their competing cars often beat the all-conquering front engined Ferraris and Maseratis.

Their experience of producing very small lightweight cylcecars now encouraged Ardex to develop several little cars powered initially by electric batteries and later by pedal power during 1942 and 1943.

Their original cast-iron engines were known for their durability, but the company's success was established following the development of lightweight aluminum engines in 1953.

Their product had been endorsed by Good Housekeeping, the A.M.A., and the Veterinary Journal, among other repositories of higher wisdom, and before much longer if you didn't have a cake of their soap in the john, even your best friends would think you didn't bathe.

Their writing, born of their experiments in marijuana and untrammeled sexuality, reflects the extremity of their existential alienation.

Their burgeoning popularity may be a result of the closing of the 52nd Street burlesque joints, but curiously enough their atmosphere is almost always familial -- neighborhood saloons with a bit of epidermis.

Their eyes betrayed too much of their emotions, she thought sadly.

Their locations in all parts of the United States, and their locations in the several kinds of educational and research institutions that are the principal homes of our intellectual and artistic strengths also are factors in the Trustees' minds.

Their father, when he came back from those many business trips, just bumped their mother on the forehead with his lips and asked if anybody had thought to mix the martinis and put them in the electric icebox.

If you really insist on knowing their names, an excellent book on the North American species is Bumblebees And Their Ways by O. E. Plath.

Their appearance, next spring, coincides in an almost uncanny way with the flowering of their host plants.

Their own experience in the social system influences their work and attitudes as teachers.

Their affection for their college home has even caused President Dickey to comment on this `` place loyalty '' as something rather specially Hanoverian.

Their presence is not as frightening as the discontent which creates their opportunity.

Their names are Mantle and Maris, their team is the Yankees, and their threat is real.

Their direct descendants inherited not only their worldly fortunes, but also the mandate of their newfound power as spirits in the other half of the universe.

Their lungs improved and their skeletons became heavier and stronger, better able to cope with the increased gravitational effect of life on land.

Their metabolic rate is low and as a result, their food and energy requirements are limited.

Their bodies writhe and they raise and lash their tails which makes it difficult for the predator to avoid contact with their poison-producing granular glands.

Their lack of eyes, a morphology not well-suited for swimming, and their fossils found in association with other benthic trilobites all suggest a benthic ( bottom-dwelling ) mode of life.

Their therapy consisted of constraint-induced movement therapy which resulted in improvements of their arm function.