His name is Praisegod Piepsam, and he is rather fully described as to his clothing and physiognomy in a way which relates him to a sinister type in the author's repertory -- he is a forerunner of those enigmatic strangers in `` Death In Venice '', for example, who represent some combination of cadaver, exotic, and psychopomp.

it is only a matter of adjusting accounting methods, careful fiscal planning and management, or some like combination of techniques.

The first capability is represented by a combination of manned bombers, carrier-based aircraft, and intercontinental and intermediate range missiles.

The first step is a comprehensive self study made by faculty, by outside consultants, or by a combination of the two.

To determine car speed for a given combination of engine speed, gear ratio, and tire size, the formula is: Af.

To determine engine speed for a given combination of the other three factors the formula is: Af.

To determine the rear axle gear ratio for a combination of the other three factors, the formula is: Af.

This result suggests a very high temperature at the solid surface of the planet, although there is the possibility that the observed radiation may be a combination of both thermal and non-thermal components and that the observed spectrum is that of a black body merely by coincidence.

For the case of Jupiter, the radio emission spectrum is definitely not like the spectrum of a black-body radiator, and it seems very likely that the radiation reaching the earth is a combination of thermal radiation from the atmosphere and non-thermal components.

The major postwar development is the certainty that these elements should not be considered singly but in combination and as being mutually supporting.

The first two forces are directly interrelated and depend upon film thickness, whereas Af is independent of these two and is a constant for a given knife/coating combination.

The person using these tests must determine which combination of procedures is practical for any specific item in order to evaluate the dimensional changes of textile fabrics or garments after laundering procedures commonly used in the home or commercial laundry.

A gyro-stabilized platform system, using restrained gyros, is well suited for automatic leveling because of the characteristics of the gyro-platform-servo combination.

Thus if the gyro and platform-controller combination maintains the platform with zero angular deviation about the **yf axis, the system can be rotated with an angular velocity Af if a torque is supplied to the gyro output axis Aj.

The answer is that it was a combination of circumstances.

The potato chip industry these days is growing, not only as a result of population increase and public acceptance of convenience foods, but also because of a combination of circumstances that has led to growth by merger.

The present company is a combination of several smaller ones that date back to 1834.

Black and white is her favorite color combination along with lively glowing pinks, reds, blues and greens.

And every sound that might be the rain also might be the man who thinks after he has raped you he has to beat your brains out with a tire tool so you won't tell, a combination like ham and eggs, rape her and kill her, and that is being an old maid too.

; Experimental unit: The entity to which a specific treatment combination is applied.

The combination proved quite irresistible last night.

Then there are a pair of old biddies played by Grace Carney and Sibly Bowan who may be right off the shelf of stock Irish characters, but they put such a combination of good will and malevolence into their parts that they're quite entertaining.

In fact, Dobzhanksy, for instance, worked quite a bit on so-called lethal chromosomes which are highly successful in one combination, and lethal in another.

While the theory of combining multiple arts into one art is quite old, and has been revived periodically, the postmodern manifestation is often in combination with performance art, where the dramatic subtext is removed, and what is left is the specific statements of the artist in question or the conceptual statement of their action.

This is quite different from the free association of the Surrealists and the combination of unconscious utterance and political nihilism of Dada.

Some plants require them in one mode of combination, and some in another ; and thus the soil that is very good for one, may be quite unfit for others.

Shakespeare also borrowed heavily from a speech by Medea in Ovid's Metamorphoses in writing Prospero's renunciative speech ; nevertheless, the combination of these elements in the character of Prospero created a new interpretation of the sage magician as that of a carefully plotting hero, quite distinct from the wizard-as-advisor archetype of Merlin or Gandalf.

These two factors in combination suggest that the survival rate of hagfish is quite high.

She denied the influence of drag, Kabuki or performance art on her new image, a look she affectionately dubbed " Joan Crawford on acid " in an interview with Spin in 1996, but admitted that " it's that combination of being quite elegant and funny and revolting, all at the same time, that appeals to me.

Shyness usually involves a combination of both symptoms, and may be quite devastating for the sufferer, in many cases leading them to feel that they are boring, or exhibit bizarre behavior in an attempt to create interest, alienating them further.

For this reason, although it is quite simple to determine when a given number combination was issued, the number used will give no reliable information about the original registration year of the car to which it is fixed.

This combination would not last quite as long as " Tinker to Evers to Chance ", but Banks would become a Cubs institution.

This made a deadly combination, and Clan Smoke Jaguar was quite a strong Clan, however Clan Smoke Jaguar didn't have the immensity of the larger Clans or the autonomy of Clan Ghost Bear to support its claim.

In a review of Salaam Namaste, Australian film critic Jake Wilson observed, " While Preity Zinta isn't the subtlest actress, she's quite a comedienne-for a Hollywood equivalent to her combination of beauty, high-strung emotion and facial gymnastics you might have to go back to Natalie Wood.

( Using the combining characters available in the Unicode character set, it may be possible to generate a combination that more or less looks like a q with an acute accent – q ́ – but this is a technique quite distinct from the dead key functionality.

Like Barclay, Howell eschews conventional historical form, but the earlier writer's subtle combination of raison d ' etat and moral considerations are quite distinct from Howell's intentions, or rather what he would like us to believe those intentions are.

: However, abessive is quite common in combination with the third infinitive (- ma -,-mä -).

They don't understand what the problem is, although they start to have bizarre cravings for " hot, sweet tea and biscuits ", a combination that has them feeling quite upset ( it not being their usual craving for blood.

The combination of a railroad network for grains linking Rosario ( Santa Fe Province ), by the shore of Paraná River ) to Bahía Blanca, its trade potential, linking also Bahía Blanca to Zapala, very close to the border to Chile and then to the Pacific Ocean shores avoiding days of navigation through Ferrocarril Transandino del Sur, the availability of energy ( natural gas and electricity ) and human resources make the area quite an interesting one from the industrial and commercial perspectives.

Sint-Salvator also has the original paintings that served as models for the wall-carpets, which make quite a unique combination.

" Schnipo " ( schnitzel, pommes frites ) combination is quite popular.

As with other combination shedding and guessing games such as Mao, the rules can become quite complex.

He compared the production values and musical style of Independiente with those of past albums Animal Nocturno and Historias, stating, " Returning fans will revel in this combination of freedom and growth, and appreciate the return of producer Tommy Torres, the man who has been behind the boards for quite a few of Arjona's most popular releases ", referring precisely to the absence of Torres in the production of Poquita Ropa.

This combination is quite practical for rockets that need not be stored, and to this day, it is used in the first stages of most orbital launchers, as well as the long-range offensive missiles of China and North Korea.