The doctor, with the air of a man whose professional interests have found scope, drew Alex's attention to those excellences which might otherwise have escaped him: the fine color in comb and wattles, the length and quality of neck and saddle hackles, the firm, wide spread of the toes, and a rare justness in the formation of the ear lappets.

As Andy reached the finale of his act, a subdued commotion backstage drew his attention to the wings.

As is usual with collaborative efforts in comic strips, his name was the only one credited — although, sensitive to his own experience working on Joe Palooka, Capp frequently drew attention to his assistants in interviews and publicity pieces.

Although Harry Brown's A Sound of Hunting had a run of only three weeks, Lancaster's performance drew the attention of a Hollywood agent, Harold Hecht, and through him to Hal Wallis, who cast Lancaster in The Killers ( 1946 ).

They drew the attention of the authorities to the serious consequences of any political implications in raising the banners.

The monologue drew significant debate for its overt preaching and continues to attract attention.

Love's fraught state during Hole's 1994 and 1995 tours drew significant media attention from MTV and other music outlets due to her erratic behavior, which included throwing instruments and equipment, breaking into screaming fits, and provocation both to and from audiences.

Massive peaceful protests in the Baltic Republics such as The Baltic Way and the Singing Revolution drew international attention and bolstered independence movements in various other regions.

Despite the efforts of his successor Emperor Yohannes IV to establish a relationship with the United Kingdom, Ethiopia was ignored by the world powers until the opening of the Suez Canal, and more important, the Mahdist War, drew outside attention to her once more.

Policy on buying and stocking Blyton's books by British public libraries drew attention in newspaper reports from the early 1960s to the end of the 1970s, as local decisions were made by a London borough, Birmingham, Nottingham and other central libraries.

that EPR first drew attention to.

Like its dada and surrealist predecessors, French New Wave editing often drew attention to itself by its lack of continuity, its demystifying self-reflexive nature ( reminding the audience that they were watching a film ), and by the overt use of jump cuts or the insertion of material not often related to any narrative.

There, he received a liberal education at the Lyceum, and Karl J. Windischmann drew his attention to the languages and literature of the East ( Windischmann, along with Georg Friedrich Creuzer, Johann Joseph von Görres, and the brothers Schlegel, expressed great enthusiasm for Indian wisdom and philosophy ).

Venice drew attention to a princely, magnificently adorned figurehead, only to direct most executive power to councils of her citizens.

Version 1. 2 of Galeon introduced many new features that drew attention of the general public.

Such " scandalous " events drew public attention, but did not result in prosecution.

However, it was only in 2003 when it drew large public attention by opposing the bill of the Article 23.

Sitar Power drew the attention of a number of record labels and was snapped up by Shanachie Records of New Jersey to head their World Beat Ethno Pop division.

While many viewers came only to laugh, the Salon des Refusés drew attention to the existence of a new tendency in art and attracted more visitors than the regular Salon.

In 1933, Schoenberg wrote an essay " Brahms the Progressive " ( re-written 1947 ), which drew attention to Brahms's fondness for motivic saturation and irregularities of rhythm and phrase ; in his last book ( Structural Functions of Harmony, 1948 ), he analysed Brahms's " enriched harmony " and exploration of remote tonal regions.

Although Kenyon had no doubt the sites she excavated were linked to the Old Testament narrative she nevertheless drew attention to inconsistencies, concluding that Solomon's

Nkrumah's association with these radicals drew him to the attention of the FBI and he was under surveillance by early 1945.

A substantial number of these leaders were Jews, which drew the attention of Stalin.

The resignation under pressure of President Nasheedh on 7 February 2012, described by his supporters as a coup that returns the nation to prior President Gayoom's control, drew wide international attention due to Nasheedh's high-profile efforts worldwide to promote carbon-neutral environmental policies.

" Marc Battier notes that, prior to Schaeffer, Jean Epstein drew attention to the manner is which sound recording revealed what was hidden in the act of basic acoustic listening.

The Anglo-Welsh side ( Irish and Scottish unions did not participate ) performed well in all the non-test matches, but drew a test against New Zealand and lost the other two.

He drew the line related to Wolfhounds, and as a result developed a modern breed, Irish Wolfhounds, which are today well established as companions and guards.

Although Yeats ' early works drew heavily on Shelley, Edmund Spenser, and on the diction and colouring of pre-Raphaelite verse, he soon turned to Irish mythology and folklore and the writings of William Blake.

In response to criticisms expressed in the 1998 review by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva, the Irish government established the office of Ombudsman for Children and drew up a national children's strategy.

Stoker likely drew inspiration from Irish myths of blood-sucking creatures.

Aware that de Valera's age ( 84 ) and almost total blindness might compare unfavourably to O ' Higgins, whose campaigns drew comparisons with the equally youthful United States president of Irish descent, John F. Kennedy, Haughey launched what was seen as a political stroke.

Here, he drew inspiration from the landscape and the sea, and from the culture and life of the local Irish peasants, many of whom he regarded as close friends.

The chain's promise when winning the contract to operate the three stores, to hire a full-time Irish book buyer was fulfilled by employing an Australian, who will be based in London and not in Dublin, drew adverse criticism.

However Sigurd, according to legend, carried a " magical " standard into battle which drew the Irish warriors to it, eventually forcing their way in and killing the bearer.

Jean Giraud drew the first of the two-part last volume of the XIII series titled La Version Irlandaise ( The Irish Version ) from a script by Jean Van Hamme, to accompany the second part by the regular team Jean Van Hamme – William Vance, Le dernier round ( The Last Round ).

This drew the interest of the Irish Republican Brotherhood ( IRB ), a physical force Irish organisation that had staged a rebellion in 1867.

As well as being multiracial, the band drew their members not only from both sides of the Irish border but also from both the Catholic and Protestant communities during The Troubles.

Sessions of Parliament drew many of the wealthiest of Ireland's Anglo-Irish Ascendancy to Dublin, particularly as sessions often coincided with the Irish Social Season, running from January to 17 March ( St. Patrick's Day ), when the Lord Lieutenant presided in state over state balls and drawing rooms in the Viceregal Apartments in Dublin Castle.

In 1843, the Irish Member of Parliament Daniel O ' Connell hosted a peaceful political demonstration on Hill of Tara in favour of repeal of the Act of Union which drew over 750, 000 people, which indicates the enduring importance of the Hill of Tara.

Fronted by Bap Kennedy ( brother of Irish singer-songwriter Brian Kennedy ), their style drew heavily on the influence of Van Morrison and other R & B, but incorporated traditional elements of Irish folk music.

Wilson drew up plans to send an extra 30 battalions to suppress Ireland once the strike and the Irish elections were out of the way, not least as troops would otherwise need to be replaced after the strain of guerrilla war.

* Irish Boundary Commission which drew the border between the ( then ) Irish Free State and Northern Ireland in 1925

MacGowan drew upon his Irish heritage when founding The Pogues and changed his early " punk " voice for a more authentic sound with tutoring from his extended family.

The merger of the two titles faced scrutiny by the Competition Authority as the resulting match up drew together IN & M ( publishers of the Irish Independent ) and The Irish Times ( the two Dublin-based broadsheets ).

Although Robinson ’ s family had no background in unionist politics, Robinson developed an interest in Northern Irish politics as a teenager, resulting in the publication of various political pamphlets, including ‘ The North Answers Back ’, which drew the young aspiring politician to the attention of Ian Paisley.

The Morewood area had swamp like conditions which drew the Irish and Scottish settlers, as water has always been crucial for survival and development.