Upon reaching the desired speed, the automatic equipment would cut off the drive, and the silent but not empty vessel would hurl towards the star which was its journey's end.

Upon reaching Beijing, Chiang paid homage to Sun Yat-sen and had his body moved to the new capital of Nanjing to be enshrined in a grand mausoleum.

Upon reaching Salzburg, however, they found that he was not available and, disillusioned, returned to the United States after spending only 15 days of their planned three years in Europe.

Upon reaching his mother, who was now living with her new husband, he informed her of what had occurred with his uncle and his plans to make a life of his own, asking her for bread and some money to live in his misery.

Upon reaching the Cap Rock section of the park, they attempted to cremate Parsons ' corpse by pouring five gallons of gasoline into the open coffin and throwing a lit match inside.

Upon reaching the city in September 1895, the column bombarded the royal palace with heavy artillery, causing heavy casualties and leading Queen Ranavalona III to surrender.

Upon reaching a suitable density, energy generation is begun at the core using an exothermic nuclear fusion process that converts hydrogen into helium.

Upon reaching Mars, the upper stage would be jettisoned, with the Habitat Unit aerobraking into Mars orbit before soft-landing in proximity to the Earth Return Vehicle.

Upon reaching Asunción during his 1958 tour of Latin America, Vice President Richard Nixon praised Stroessner's Paraguay for opposing communism more strongly than any other nation in the world.

Upon reaching Earth, she demanded Earth's surrender and proclaimed herself Empress.

Upon reaching Sierra Leone, Clarkson and some of the Nova Scotian ' captains ' " despatched on shore to clear or make roadway for their landing ".

Upon reaching an area just south of the site, the superstitious Evenki hunters would go no further, fearing what they called the Valleymen.

Upon reaching the end of the bridge they will separate into separate routes to their destinations.

Upon its release, the song was extremely successful, reaching number one in the UK and featuring at number 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the ' 80s.

Upon reaching Vienna, Sobieski had planned to attack on 13 September, but with the Turkish close to breaching the walls he ordered a full attack on 12 September.

Upon reaching Bent's Fort, they turned to the northwest, reaching the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte on May 23.

Upon reaching the kingdom of Armorica, he defeated the king and killed thousands of inhabitants.

Upon reaching Eleusis, there was a day of fasting in commemoration of Demeter's fasting while searching for Persephone.

Upon discovering a growing listening audience, the band began to stretch out on stage, incorporating more time in their repertoire, some songs reaching jams of twenty minutes.

Upon reaching this resolution, the crowd of Falun Gong protesters dispersed.

Upon reaching the northern area, they split into two bands.

Upon their arrival on the Federation's flagship, they are attacked by battle droids and are forced to retreat to the planet, where they meet a clumsy Gungan named Jar Jar Binks ( Ahmed Best ), who assists the Jedi in reaching Queen Padmé Amidala ( Natalie Portman ).

Upon reaching Sierra Leone, Clarkson and some of the Nova Scotian ' captains ' " dispatched on shore to clear or make roadway for their landing ".

Upon reaching adulthood, Weygand was legally acknowledged as a son by Francois-Joseph Weygand, an accountant in the employ of M. Cohen de Léon, thereby granting him French citizenship.

Upon seeing a stranger, however, each streaks it to its home, but is apt to stop at the entrance, and spread the general alarm by a succession of shrill yelps, usually sitting erect.

Upon attaining state power these Fronts were often transformed into nominal ( and usually electoral ) " National " or " Fatherland " Fronts in which non-communist parties and organizations were given token representation ( a practice known as Blockpartei ), the most popular examples of these being the National Front of East Germany ( as a historical example ) and the United Front of the People's Republic of China ( as a modern-day example ).

Upon indoctrination into the La Santa position the member is given a firearm ( to symbolically use on oneself upon failing SCU ), a cyanide pill, cotton ( representing Monte Bianco, which is considered sacred ), a lemon ( treating the wounds of one's comrades ), a needle to puncture the index finger of the right hand, handkerchiefs ( representing purity of spirit ) and a spartenza ( a gift of some sort, usually cigarettes ).

Upon introduction, a bill is usually read by its title only, constituting the first reading of the bill.

Upon completion the cofferdam is usually deconstructed unless the area requires continuous maintenance.

Upon hearing this, Odysseus and a group of men ( usually including Diomedes ) rushed back to Lemnos to recover Heracles ' weapons.

Upon election to Scholarship ( usually in their Senior Freshman or second year ), Scholars are awarded a wide range of entitlements, including an annual salary, free rooms in college, a meal every weekday at the traditional Commons dinner, and academic fees paid or reduced.

Upon removal of the bacteriostat, the bacteria usually start to grow again.

Upon cessation of metamorphism, the MSS solution reverts again to the component sulfides, but it usually inherits a foliated or sheared texture, and typically sees growth of bright, equigranular to globular aggregates of porphyroblastic pentlandite crystals known colloquially as " fish scales ".

Upon retirement, consumption expenditure may begin to decline however income usually declines dramatically.

Upon his ascension, he took the prenomen mn-m3 ‘ t-r ‘, usually vocalized as Menmaatre, in Egyptian, which means " Eternal is the Justice of Re.

Upon the execution of such a deed, title passes to the grantee or beneficiary ( usually lender ), however the grantor ( debtor ) maintains equitable title to use and enjoy the conveyed land subject to compliance with debt obligations.

Upon payment of this fee the sender is given a receipt, and ( usually ) a unique numbered registration label is affixed to the letter.

Upon passing such exams several times, which tested one's knowledge of the Confucian classics and history, a person was usually assigned to a government post.

Upon leaving office, former Attorneys General usually return to practise at the Bar, often at the chambers which they left upon appointment as Attorney.

Upon final judgment ( usually summary judgment ) in the lender's favor, the property is subject to auction by the county sheriff or some other officer of the court.

Upon reinfection, IgM antibodies usually do not rise again but IgG levels will increase.

Upon being called up, service members will usually be screened for their medical and personal status in order to qualify or disqualify them for activation.

Upon 12 years of honorable and faithful service, sailors are also allowed to wear gold-colored version of their Petty Officer insignia, something usually seen with those with the rank of Chief Petty Officer or Petty Officer First Class and above, but occasionally Petty Officer Second Class.

Upon the first visit, the provider will usually give the patient one or more diagnoses in order to better coordinate and streamline their care.

Upon stimulation by a T cell, which usually occurs in germinal centers of secondary lymphoid organs like the spleen and lymph nodes, the activated B cell begins to differentiate into more specialized cells.

Upon being ticketed, a motorist is given the option to mail in to the local court or the court for the jurisdiction in which the violation is alleged — a plea of guilty, not guilty or nolo contendere within a certain time frame ( usually ten to fifteen days, although courts generally provide leniency in this regard ).

Upon entry, shoes are usually turned to face the door so they can be slipped on easily when leaving or placed into a getabako.

Upon obtaining custody of a purchased supply of traveler's cheques, the purchaser should immediately write his or her signature once upon each cheque, usually on the cheque's upper portion, this helps protect them if they are stolen.