I could observe the two fans down at the end, but their size in themselves meant nothing to me as long as I had no measure of comparison.

It purports to be a letter from Steele to a friend at court, who, in Miss Blanchard's opinion, could only be meant as Swift.

This meant, concretely, that the patient could not read at all without making writing-like movements of the head or body, became easily confused by `` hasher marks '' inserted between hand-written words and thus confused the mark for one of the letters, and could recognize a simple straight line or a curved one only by tracing it.

If you look at a reading meant for someone else, you will probably see that many of the items could be considered as applicable to you, even when you were not in the picture at all!!

Or you could hope the parachute wouldn't open just so you could say you saw it not open, not because you meant any harm to Starkey Poe in his suit of red underwear, but mainly because you were tired of being an old maid -- a thing which cannot admit when it thinks it might be pregnant, but must stand the dizzy feeling all alone and go on like everything is all right instead of being able to say to somebody in a normal voice: `` I think I'm pregnant ''.

The two little bangs meant that he was getting impatient to have a crowd of customers waited on and that if he had to he would jerk open the door and drag out, by the opposite door handle which she would be clutching, whichever-the-hell clerk it was who thought she could waste so much store time on the pot.

Living beside the sea meant that fish and shellfish could be used for food.

The second question is the meaning of the word avita: Gildas could have meant " ancestors ", or intended it to mean more specifically " grandfather " — thus indicating Ambrosius lived about a generation before the Battle of Mons Badonicus.

Some clever program counter catches meant that the ordinary system ROMs and any software using the OS calls could function without significant modification, making substantially more memory available for BASIC, View, Viewsheet and almost every other business application.

This meant that common three-conductor cables could be used.

The color memory was also available in the " normal " TRS-80 and CP / M text modes, which meant that existing TRS-80 and CP / M software could be easily modified to add color.

The absence of a turret also meant that tank destroyers could be manufactured significantly cheaper, faster and more easily than the tanks on which they were based and fou8nd particular favor when production resoureces were lacking.

While this was OK for Europe, it meant that GSM could not cover large, sparsely populated rural areas of Australia cost effectively.

Because grocery stores are not permitted to carry wine or liquor, the older law essentially meant that only beer and alcoholic malt beverages could be purchased at all on Sundays.

At the same time, he was doing his National Service with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in Shrewsbury, where Busby had advised him to apply as it meant he could still play for United at the weekend.

Also, the narrowness of the field meant that Boudica could put forth only as many troops as the Romans could at a given time.

This meant the idea of one early large scale offensive could not bring about a knockout blow.

This could have been meant as a reaction against death metal bands, who at that time had begun to use brightly-colored album artwork.

To have held each office at the youngest possible age ( suo anno, " in his year ") was considered a great political success, since to miss out on a praetorship at 39 meant that one could not become consul at 42.

Initially limited frequency space meant that Channel 4 could not be broadcast alongside S4C, though some English Channel 4 programmes would be aired at less popular times on the Welsh variant, a practice that carried on up until the closure of S4C's analogue transmissions in 2010.

Declining attendance meant that the club's payroll could no longer support a franchise stocked largely with veterans from other clubs.

Unfortunately, they were blown back to Aeolia, where Aeolus refused to provide any further help, because he believed that their short and unsuccessful voyage meant that the Gods did not favour them.

Their age and battered state meant that neither Conquérant nor Aquilon were considered fit for active service in the Royal Navy and both were subsequently hulked, although they had been bought into the service for £ 20, 000 ( the equivalent of £ as of ) each as HMS Conquerant and HMS Aboukir to provide a financial reward to the crews that had captured them.

Alternatively, these experiments provide an operational definition of what is meant by " absolute rotation ", and do not pretend to address the question of " rotation relative to what?

Holding by feudal tenure meant that vassals must provide the quota of knights required by the king or a money payment in substitution.

Academic libraries offer workshops and courses outside of formal, graded coursework, which are meant to provide students with the tools necessary to succeed in their programs.

The repeal of the Fairness Doctrine — which had required that stations provide free air time for responses to any controversial opinions that were broadcast — by the FCC in 1987 meant stations could broadcast editorial commentary without having to present opposing views.

Whether the passage is simply to provide a brief token, foreign witness of Solomon's wealth and wisdom, or whether there is meant to be something more significant to the queen's visit is unknown ; nevertheless the visit of the Queen of Sheba has become the subject of numerous stories.

Thus, the ensuing revival of Augustinian theology, stating that man cannot be saved by his own efforts but only by the grace of God would erode the legitimacy of the rigid institutions of the church meant to provide a channel for man to do good works and get into heaven.

This meant that even boys of very poor families were able to attend school if they were not needed to work at home, but only in a few localities were funds available to provide support as well as the necessary education scholarship.

In total the Dutch were meant to provide transport for 25, 000 men and 2, 500 horses ; the major part of Napoleon's invasion " armada ", and all at Dutch expense.

Acetate supplementation using Triacetin is meant to provide the missing acetate so that brain development can continue normally.

That was left to the implementation to provide, and DPS was meant to be used in conjunction with an existing windowing engine.

Section 4 is meant to be invoked if the President's incapacitation prevents him from discharging the duties of his office and he does not provide a written declaration to that effect.

The agency was meant to establish a development agenda for indigenous communities, provide representation of indigenous interests within the government, and lead the way for multi-cultural constitutional reforms.

As the trams system utilised a single live overhead conductor only for each direction, this meant the residents of Hanwell not only had to put up with the general whine and mechanical clatter of the trams themselves but also their cast-iron shoes scraping along the running rails to provide a current return path.

Due to Royal Lakes ' status as a " resort " area, a lack of zoning regulations meant that there had been no provisions for the developer to provide basic infrastructure.

It was meant to provide a space in which the king could perform the Heb-sed ritual in the afterlife.

The planned village was then mostly meant to provide services to the neighbouring farmers.

The members of the government felt that Hanover Township needed to break apart into smaller towns that could provide more responsive local control, even if it meant increased taxes to support new facilities for each.

The army camp was meant to help protect the railroad and provide training.

Supporting the Leach and Rubin arguments, Volcker testified that Congressional inaction had forced banking regulators and the courts to play “ catch-up ” with market developments by “ sometimes stretching established interpretations of law beyond recognition .” In 1997 Volcker testified this meant the “ Glass-Steagall separation of commercial and investment banking is now almost gone ” and that this “ accommodation and adaptation has been necessary and desirable .” He stated, however, that the “ ad hoc approach ” had created “ uneven results ” that created “ almost endless squabbling in the courts ” and an “ increasingly advantageous position competitively ” for “ some sectors of the financial service industry and particular institutions .” Similar to the GAO in 1988 and Representative Markey in 1990 Volcker asked that Congress “ provide clear and decisive leadership that reflects not parochial pleadings but the national interest .”

After the 1954 Guatemalan coup d ' état, CIA case officer Frank Wisner organised Operation PBHistory, meant to find and secure Árbenz government documents that might prove that the Soviet Union controlled Guatemala ; and, in so doing, PBHistory meant to provide usable intelligence regarding other Soviet connections and Communist personnel in Latin America.

For example, Cisco IOS releases meant for use on Catalyst switches are available as " standard " versions ( providing only basic IP routing ), " enhanced " versions, which provide full IPv4 routing support, and " advanced IP services " versions, which provide the enhanced features as well as IPv6 support.