They are preoccupied riding herd on control panels, switches, flashing colored lights on pale green or gray consoles that look like business machines.

They are supplied, a batch at a time, by a secret source and are continually changed by Wisman or his staff, at random intervals.

They are mere fragments, just one portion of preprepared messages.

They are huge areas which have been swept by winds for so many centuries that there is no soil left, but only deep bare ridges fifty or sixty yards apart with ravines between them thirty or forty feet deep and the only thing that moves is a scuttling layer of sand.

They recognized that slavery was a moral issue and not merely an economic interest, and that to recognize it explicitly in their Constitution would be in explosive contradiction to the concept of sovereignty they had set forth in the Declaration of 1776 that `` all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among them are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

They are in general those fears that once seemed to have been amenable to prayer or ritual.

They are non-conformists on principle.

They are full of contempt for the institution of matrimony.

They feel they are leagued against a hostile, persecutory world, faced with the concerted malevolent opposition of squares and their hirelings, the police.

They for their part are convinced that Holmes is too `` unorthodox '' and `` theoretical '' to make a good detective.

They are presumed to have plunged to a common grave in this fatal embrace.

They are determined to prove something.

They tell us, sir, that we are free, because we have in one hand a ballot, and in the other a stock certificate.

They are very small, and in the form of haystacks, without either chimney or windows.

They are situated in the midst of trees, which hang over them, and appear truly romantick.

On December 21, the day that the Irish House of Commons petitioned for removal of Sir Constantine Phipps, their Tory Lord Chancellor, Molesworth reportedly made this remark on the defense of Phipps by Convocation: `` They that have turned the world upside down, are come hither also ''.

Defoe then commented, `` If they Could Draw that young Gentleman into Their Measures They would show themselves quickly, for they are not asham'd to Say They want only a head to Make a beginning ''.

They emerged as interchangeable cogs in a faulty but formidable machine: shaved nearly naked, hair queued, greatcoated, jackbooted, and best of all -- in the opinion of the British professional, Major Semple-Lisle -- `` their minds are not estranged from the paths of obedience by those smatterings of knowledge which only serve to lead to insubordination and mutiny ''.

They are longing to see you ''.

They are not true because scientists or prophets say they are true.

They became adept at raiding Spanish settlements and, albeit in declining numbers, managed to hold off the Spaniards and their descendants until the late nineteenth century.

They started with annual raids, collecting ransom from villages and towns while the declining Mughal Empire retained nominal control.

They also may be concerned that relatives might see it as a sign of declining mental capacity, and they are afraid to lose their independence.

" They were still married at the time of her death on June 12, 1983 ( from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease ) at the age of 80, although in her declining years she repeatedly called Martin " Irving ".

" They attacked Warren using official FBI statistics that showed violent crime and homicide rates shooting up nationwide ; in New York City, for example, after steady to declining trends until the early 1960s, the homicide rate doubled in the period from 1964-74 from just under 5 per 100, 000 at the beginning of that period to just under 10 per 100, 000 in 1974.

They cite declining attendance at traditional church services and the growth of global mass media as factors necessitating the use of television to ' fulfill the " Great Commission " of the Gospel of Jesus to the generation of the 21st Century.

They argue that with this demographic shift comes affirmative action, immigrant ghettos and declining educational standards.

" Both during its declining years and afterwards there have been films that sought to capture American burlesque, including Lady of Burlesque ( 1943 ), Striporama ( 1953 ), and The Night They Raided Minsky's ( 1968 ).

They are fairly elusive birds, but it appears that their numbers may be declining due to loss of winter habitat.

They also sought and succeeded in recruiting from the declining Independent Labour Party picking up members in the Tyneside region.

They reversed their position two months later, as a poor early-season record led to declining fan support and revenues.

They were introduced during the 18th century and widely made for the whole of the 19th century and most of the first half of the 20th century, only declining as electricity supply and the internal combustion engine became more widespread.

They seem to be declining because of the loss of habitat and the degradation.

They are increasing in Argentina, but are declining in Chile and Uruguay.

They originally began declining due to climatic changes ; later, they were hunted extensively for their horns.

They formed on 1 May 1994 in Victoria when members of the Australian Workers Union split away due to the declining membership of the AWU ; the increase in AWU dues ; and, a perceived anti-democratic bureaucracy in the AWU.

They even used elephants to carry heavy guns across the mountains So the ability of the Nepalese force to defend the territory under their control was steadily declining.

They cite Darwin declining an invitation: " I have long found it impossible to visit anywhere ; the novelty and excitement would annihilate me.

They then compile their data and produce reports detailing emerging and declining trends in youth culture as well as predictions for future trends.

They tried to preserve the inner meanings of Sufi tradition, and adopted more sober and Sharia oriented religious practices in the face of declining worldly authority.

They ran the races until three of them gave up in 2007 for due to declining revenues.