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They could not imagine that the Germans, whom they had defeated only twenty years previously, could defeat them in a mere six weeks, as happened when France fell in June 1940.
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They could hear the pony's feet on the dry leaves for a while, then the sound faded out.
They, and the two large fans which I could dimly see as daylight filtered through their vents, down at the far end of the hall, could be turned on by a master switch situated inside the office.
They were married over the week-end, though he was easily sixty and she could not have been even thirty.
They could no longer afford the luxury of the canvas sweat bag that cooled it by evaporation.
They could come on him now without difficulty.
They explained that they desired only to stop in India until a ship traveling on to Burma could be found.
They allotted $500,000 three years ago to support Interama until its own financing could be arranged.
They were poems in a strange language, of which he could barely touch a meaning -- enough to make his being ache with the desire for the fullness he sensed there.
They could have been perfectly happy here for ten whole days.
They could not guess that from their concepts of liberty and freedom would some day be born a new nation that for years would be the symbol of hope to the oppressed countries of the world.
They could be sent to U.S. ports for rulings whether cargo should be confiscated.
They could be used to attack a nation's people ( which would inevitably mean the loss of the attacker's own people ), or they could be used with discrimination to destroy the enemy's military force.
They should know simple exercises that could prepare less fortunate children for the sports we will demand be taught.
They supplemented their income by small government assistance, by tutoring and economizing wherever they could.
They could be done or left undone and nobody really gave a damn.
They then point out that with our present lack of knowledge of all the factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics, it is unlikely that a planned episode could be initiated.
They felt that they too could counteract the upward arm movement by a voluntary effort after they had once experienced the reaction.
They felt that they were relaxing as much as they could and that any control factors which might be present to prevent response must be on an unconscious level.
They figured prominently in the Balafrej government of May, 1958, which the King was reportedly determined to keep in office until elections could be held.
They threatened constantly to give the British a hold on this region, from whence they could move easily down the rivers to the French settlements near the Gulf.
They suggested several new foods, and usually I found them good, except the sweets, which I think I could learn to like.
They knew that I was still grieving over the tragic event, and they felt that if I could see the recovery and the spirit of the people, who hold no grudge, but who also regret Pearl Harbor, I would be happier and would understand better a new Japan.
They were both breathing heavily, out cold, and Shayne didn't think either of them had recognized him or could describe him.
They and imagine
They think of it as a kind of spooky museum in which they may half see and half imagine the old splendor.
" They Greeks imagine that ' there were three Sirens, part virgins, part birds ,' with wings and claws.
They are able to explain how to perform an action, but unable to " imagine " or act out a movement such as " pretend to brush your teeth " or " pucker as though you bit into a sour lemon.
They imagine the bioenergetic field as a holistic living force that goes beyond reductionist physics and chemistry.
They surmised that this must have been built by some long forgotten people as they couldn't imagine the native Mayans as having lived in the city.
They imagine themselves to be one with or a part of something more powerful and they imagine themselves to be supporting others.
They have resorted to malicious propaganda so that today, we imagine that Islam simply consists of a handful of legal topics.
They allow people to imagine themselves in roles they do not normally have, such as power, innocence and guilt.
They play together, hang out together, and imagine that they're married.
" They also suggest responses: " We can readily imagine a series of possible responses.
They believed instead that the true explanation was that the students utilized the simulation heuristic and so it was easier for them to imagine minor alterations that would have enabled the second man to arrive in time for his flight than it was for them to devise the same alterations for the first man.
They were so used to their everyday life that when someone new came to town, they were eager to explore new information and imagine new places.
They wanted me to join the band, but Edie Brickell & New Bohemians had just broke up, I had just got off the road after touring for four years straight — I could not imagine doing it again.
They imagine this " Miss Crabtree " to be a dried-up old hag, and concoct a plan to disrupt the class with items such as a white mouse, red ants, and sneezing powder.
They are very sorry to disappoint fans who have already bought tickets, as you can imagine Reuben hate cancelling shows.
They cannot imagine working without each other and have even considered taking insurance out on their television partnership should something unforeseen happen.
They and Germans
They began to muster new armies, and the Germans settled down to a grim siege of Paris.
They also had little sympathy for the Germans.
They also had smaller food rations than Germans, and had to wear a sign with the letter P on their clothes indicationg their ethnic background.
They did not mind holding talks with the Germans as a means of exposing German imperial ambitions ( territorial gains, reparations, etc.
They based their new basilica on the original 4th-century ( since demolished ) Old Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, using the transept and crypt plan of that great pilgrimage church to frame their own saint as the " Apostle to the Germans ".
They are today particularly proud of the memory of Vice Brigadiere Salvo D ' Acquisto, who was executed by the Germans in Palidoro ( near Rome ) during World War II.
They were filled with Croatian, Serbian, and Slovenian militia members who had collaborated with the Germans, as well as civilians who had opposed either the national liberation movement or the communist revolution during the war, civilians of German descent or simply individuals accused or suspected of anti-communism.
They are transported back to 1943, to the very day the Germans took over the base.
They shot the hell out of the Germans, and got the hell shot out of them.
They presented their efforts as indispensable for the Germans in managing the Jewish community, in order to improve the resources of the Jews and to move the Germans to repeal collective punishments.
They later reported that they had found no sign of any Islanders or Germans ( who were supposed to be billeted near the harbour ).
They were then considered Baltic Germans as well.
They are subdivided culturally into Low German and High German categories, also the " North " and " South " Germans and furthermore into historical regions.
They were led by the militant German communist Otto Kühne, a former member of the Reichstag, who had over 2000 Germans in the FTP under his command by July 1944.
" They pitched the property to Scandinavians and Germans settled in the Midwest.
They founded a castle to protect the old roman settlements from the Germans.
They were kept in cold and starving conditions many with dysentery or other illnesses and the weakest were often beaten to death, shot, guillotined, or hanged, while the others were subjected to torture by the Germans.
They now intended to relocate to the west coast, but the Germans had dropped paratroopers higher in the Gudbrandsdalen, at Dombås, cutting off the rail route.
They were defeated as rival tribes supported the Germans.
They found out that the trench was instead occupied by British troops of the 2nd Devon and 1st Worcester Battalions who had not been informed of the Australian counterattack and " thought the Germans were attacking them from the rear ".
They were the subject of earlier negotiations with the Germans and were expected to be officially ceded to Japan in return for economic and monetary compensations.
They were introduced again by the Germans in the General Government, during World War Two.
They were the only team to beat the 1974 World Cup winning West Germans in a highly symbolic event for the divided nation that was the only meeting of the two sides.
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