" At this stage, he seemed to have settled on leg theory, if not full bodyline, as his main tactic.

Peace negotiations conducted by the friendly Lakota chieftain Spotted Tail with Red Cloud initially seemed promising, but proved to be only a delaying tactic by the Indians.

This tactic seemed to backfire, as the USA, leading by 2 at the start of the day, gained the 5 points they required by the eighth match rendering the last four irrelevant.

The tactic seemed to eventually pay dividends and O ' Neal shot almost 68 % over the last 15 games of that season, and finishing the last home game of the regular season against Denver making all 13 / 13 from the line prompting O ' Neal at one point to loudly bark, " It doesn't work any more!

In any case, staying within Tenochtitlan as a defensive tactic may have seemed like a reliable strategy at the time.

The tactic was apparently well received amongst a public that seemed to be tired of Residents Rally playing a " kingmaker " role, and the party's vote fell to 4. 56 %.

It was the opinion of some of us that these must be part of the Committeemen who had been in the Battle of the North Bridge, which entitled them to a sort of veteran status, and we felt that if they employed this tactic, it was likely enough the best one.

It should be appallingly apparent that city-trading is not a profitable military tactic.

This may possibly be used as derogatory tactic against altruists, especially by those who are non-cooperators.

After the November 2000 G8 protest in Montreal, at which many protesters were beaten, trampled, and arrested in what was intended to be a festive protest, the tactic of dividing protests into " green " ( permitted ), " yellow " ( not officially permitted but with little confrontation and low risk of arrest ), and " red " ( involving direct confrontation ) zones was introduced.

As the election to maintain an accused person's right to silence prevents any examination or cross-examination of that person's position, it follows that the decision of counsel as to what evidence will be called is a crucial tactic in any case in the adversarial system and hence it might be said that it is a lawyer's manipulation of the truth.

In cultivated areas, limestone may also be added to increase the ability of the soil to keep the pH stable, but this tactic is largely unusable in the case of wilderness lands.

The French commanders were, however, divided as to how to utilise the Nebel: Tallard's tactic – opposed by Marsin and the Elector who felt it better to close their infantry right up to the stream itself – was to lure the allies across before unleashing their cavalry upon them, causing panic and confusion ; whilst the enemy was struggling in the marshes, they would be caught in crossfire from Blenheim and Oberglauheim.

Orkney, attacking from the rear, now tried a different tactic – "... it came into my head to beat parley ", he later wrote, " which they accepted of and immediately their Brigadier de Nouville capitulated with me to be prisoner at discretion and lay down their arms.

Leg theory can be a moderately successful tactic when used with both fast bowling and spin bowling, particularly leg spin to right-handed batsmen or off spin to left-handed batsmen.

Reports of the controversy reaching England at the time described the bowling as fast leg theory, which sounded to many people to be a harmless and well-established tactic.

Despite vocal opposition from Contre-Admiral Armand Blanquet, who insisted that the fleet would be best able to respond in open water, the rest of the captains agreed that anchoring in a line of battle inside the bay presented the strongest tactic for confronting Nelson.

One common tactic among consequentialists, particularly those committed to an altruistic ( selfless ) account of consequentialism, is to employ an ideal, neutral observer from which moral judgements can be made.

" can be an effective antidote to this further tactic, placing the burden on the deceptive questioner either to expose their tactic or stop the line of inquiry.

The English players and management were consistent in referring to their tactic as fast leg theory considering it to be a variant of the established and unobjectionable leg theory tactic.

The term has been applied to any tactic, psychological or otherwise, which can be seen as subverting an individual's sense of control over their own thinking, behavior, emotions or decision making.

This tactic can be dangerous when parties are unwilling to back down and go through with the extreme measure.

Some gay activists, however, continue to disapprove of outing as a political tactic, arguing that even anti-gay conservatives have a right to personal privacy which should be respected.

The practice of oral historians could be enhanced by utilizing the more sophisticated interviewing techniques employed by journalists, in particular, the use of adversarial encounters as a tactic for obtaining information from a respondent.

In poker, the strength of a hand ( how likely it is to be the best according to the rules of the game being played ) is often called its value ; however, in the context of poker strategy the term is more often used to describe a betting tactic, a bet for value.

" For some surprise birthday parties, it is considered to be a good tactic to shock the honored person.

This innovative Roman tactic reduced the Carthaginian navy's advantage in ship-to-ship engagements, and allowed Rome's superior infantry to be brought to bear in naval conflicts.

Jamming may be intentional, as with an electronic warfare tactic, or unintentional, as with friendly forces operating equipment that transmits using the same frequency range.

The Polish commanders were hoping to break into the Cossack ranks with an impetous charge of the famous Polish ' Winged ' Hussars-a tactic proven effective in many previous battles, including Kircholm, and Kłuszyn ( and which would later prove successful at the 1683 Battle of Vienna against the Turks ).

They " conclude that scepticism is a tactic of an elite-driven counter-movement designed to combat environmentalism, and that the successful use of this tactic has contributed to the weakening of US commitment to environmental protection.

While bodyline was successful as a tactic ( England regained the Ashes with a 4 – 1 margin ), Australian crowds regarded it as vicious and unsporting.

Combined with counterplays and the excellent cutback running of Thomas, this tactic proved very successful.

It was such a successful tactic that some Rhodesian Light Infantry ( RLI ) soldiers reputedly made as many as three parachute combat jumps in one day.

During the fighting, Lowry and many others, escaped into the surrounding swamps, a tactic that they would use over and over again and which would prove highly successful at helping them avoid capture.

The tactic was enormously successful, and Parnell and his MPs succeeded in, for a time, forcing Parliament to take the Irish question of return to self-government seriously.

In the case of Forza Italia ( part of the House of Freedoms ), the tactic was so successful that it did not have enough candidates in the proportional part to receive as many seats as it in fact won, missing out on 12 seats.

Finally, in 1840, he was nominated governor-general of Algeria, and early in 1841 he put into force his system of flying columns, a controversial but successful tactic known as " Razzia " at the time.

In the case of Forza Italia ( part of the House of Freedoms ), the tactic was so successful that it did not have enough candidates in the proportional part to receive as many seats as it in fact won, missing out on 12 seats.

Experienced Italian pilots, most of them veterans of the Spanish Civil War, employed the exceptional manoeuvrability of the CR. 42 in successful attacks against RAF Gladiators, Hurricanes and Spitfires, forcing their opponents "... to adopt the tactic that Messerschmitt pilots had used against them: to avoid dogfights and to attack them with sudden dives.

An often successful tactic is to pull a streamer such as a woolly bugger using clear sinking line, behind the watercraft.

The most successful tactic to prevent legalization has been state constitutional amendments against same-sex marriages.

de Valera's tactic was successful ; Clann na Poblachta only won ten seats-far fewer than was expected.

The tactic was initially a response to the difficulty of facing the bowlers on a matting pitch, but was successful as they added 159 runs for the first wicket.

This was not generally a successful tactic, and Gaelic poets tended to be folk poets until the Gaelic revival that began towards the end of the 19th century.

The tactic of continuous forward patrolling was so successful that the advancing force's every move was known to the defenders, but the light horsemen were substantially outnumbered and could not stop the advance.

The tactic was successful at first and the Chinese were able to destroy many emplacements and outposts in a single day.

This particular tactic was most successful at the Battle of Gaugamela, where Darius fled.

Notably, several modern point guards have used a successful style of post play, a tactic usually practiced by much larger centers and forwards.

During season 1999 – 00, Caley Thistle's then-manager Steve Paterson decided to move Wilson up front as a striker, which proved an extremely successful tactic, with Wilson scoring a number of goals that season.

At Manchester City the playing tactic of using a deep-lying centre forward ( Revie's position, evolved from the more traditional inside right ), and based on the style of the successful Hungarian national team, and in particular Nándor Hidegkuti, who invented the role.