When Jesuit missionaries learned this standard language in the 16th century, they called it Mandarin, from its Chinese name Guānhuà ( 官话 / 官話 ), or " language of the officials ".

When missionaries established the Mission Santa Cruz in 1791, they noted " an area to the east of the San Lorenzo River " in sight of the Sea " that was crisscrossed by " steep gulches containing running water " and three " reed-lined " lagoons.

When the swamps were drained, agriculture became the dominant industry with hunters, trappers, cowmen, missionaries and Indian traders moving in.

When Baptist missionaries Moses and Eliza Merrill arrived in 1833, the US Indian agent let them stay temporarily at the post.

When the European missionaries arrived in the Agikuyu country in 1888, they learnt the Kikuyu language and started writing it using a modified Roman alphabet.

When Flaherty arrived in Safune, he found that the missionaries had been there before him, and the native population had already abandoned their traditional clothing for Western styles.

When Spanish explorers and missionaries arrived in the late 18th century, the Ohlone inhabited the area along the coast from San Francisco Bay through Monterey Bay to the lower Salinas Valley.

When the Spanish missionaries came to California, they found that thousands of Native Americans lived in the Clear Lake Basin, primarily Pomo, Yuki, and Wappo with some Lake Miwok.

When the nature of the missionaries ' accusation became clear, it was laughed out of court, as Wakefield had established a very strong reputation for probity and correctness.

When Northern Methodist leader Thomas Bond called for missionaries to be sent to the South, Brownlow warned that such missionaries would be lynched.

" When ABC News contacted the U. S. Army in Afghanistan about Scott and Decker's alleged embed, which had taken place four years previously, they said that they no longer have the documentation of the missionaries ' status with the troops.

When questioned, Kanegasaki told Fuchida that they were not tortured or abused, much to Fuchida's disappointment, then went on to tell him of a young lady, Peggy Covell, who served them with the deepest love and respect, but whose parents, missionaries, had been killed by Japanese soldiers on the island of Panay in the Philippines.

When Roman Catholic missionaries first came among the Lakota, their stories of the Virgin Mary and Jesus became associated with the legend of White Buffalo Calf Woman.

When Christian missionaries first met him, they said he was talking about " Jesus and flying saucers ".

When Christian missionaries first arrived in the Marshall Islands, they introduced Latin script writing and orthographized the Marshallese language.

When Franciscans missionaries arrived in the desert Southwest they found the system worked well in the hot, dry environment.

When the Roman Catholic missionaries came to Rwanda in the late 1880s, they contributed to the " Hamitic " theory of race origins, which taught that the Tutsi were a superior race.

When SIM continued its movement after a brief ban during Ethiopia's war with Italy, it is written that the missionaries were taken aback by the fruits of their initial mission.

When missionaries first came to Kenya, they were prevented from settling on the coast by the Portuguese, who had taken the coastal area, strategic for trade, from Arab powers in the 16th century.

When he left in 1933 to serve as president of the European Mission of the church, Merrill passed his fiscal philosophies on to the missionaries serving under him.

When Oliver Cowdery and other Latter Day Saint missionaries preached in Kirtland in late 1830, Hyde spoke publicly against the " Mormon Bible ".

When one views the ethnographic and trade information in the map and interprets them from a relative topological point of view we can see this as the strength of the missionaries ’ reports.

When Christianity gained foothold in this place, the missionaries consolidated the converts in a nearby place called Binanuahan which is presently the locality between Mabalod and Tandarora.

When Huff attempted to cash another $100 check there Monday, hotel officials called police.

When those forced into exile owned valuables, including artwork, they were often seized by officials who either kept them as personal possessions or sold them at auction for cash.

When it opened on December 17, 1900, officials estimated 5, 000 immigrants per day would be processed.

When it came to shooting in New York City, Carpenter managed to persuade federal officials to grant access to Liberty Island.

" When their cries went unnoticed, the women went on a rampage, " sacking shops, seizing grain and kidnapping officials.

At the time NRA president Sandra Froman said, " When these Bush Administration officials affirmed that the Second Amendment protects an individual right, the enemies of freedom were outraged because they fear the Second Amendment for what it really is – a shield against oppression.

When these officials had completed their terms in the capital and returned to their native provinces, most of the chefs they brought along often remained in Beijing.

When the Court met for its initial session, opened on 30 January 1922 to allow for the establishment of procedure and the appointment of Court officials, the Secretary-General of the League of Nations passed an emergency resolution through the Assembly which designated an official of the League and his staff as the Registrar and Registry respectively, with the first Registrar being Åke Hammarskjöld.

When police officials concluded the twin towers were in danger of collapsing and ordered police to leave the complex, fire officials were not notified.

When he came to mount the steps to the scaffold, he is widely quoted as saying ( to the officials ): " I pray you, I pray you, Mr Lieutenant, see me safe up and for my coming down, I can shift for myself "; while on the scaffold he declared that he died " the king's good servant, but God's first.

When a member sought to reveal its ' secrets ', so ran the conclusion, they had done away with him, and because they controlled the officials, were capable of obstructing the investigation.

When Soviet officials filled out the FAI papers to register the flight of Vostok 1, they stated that the launch site was Baykonur at.

When the ball is not in play, the libero can replace any back-row player, without prior notice to the officials.

When the revenue fell short of expectations in 1608, Venice introduced paper with the superscription ' AQ ' and imprinted instructions, which was to be used for ' letters to officials '.

* When the Chinese prefectural government officials travel to the Tang Dynasty's capital of Chang ' an in this year to give the annual report of the affairs in their districts, Emperor Taizong of Tang discovers that many have no proper quarters to rest in, and are renting rooms with merchants.

When the Southern-dominated Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, requiring law officials in free states to aid efforts to recapture slaves, she helped guide fugitives farther north into Canada, where slavery was prohibited.

When the university officials reneged on their promise, Appleton resigned and accepted a position at Harvard College.

When the Chinese prefectural government officials traveled to the capital in the year 643 to give the annual report of the affairs in their districts, Emperor Taizong discovered that many had no proper quarters to rest in, and were renting rooms with merchants.

When a dukedom was centralized these people would find employment as government officials or officers.

When the French Revolution broke out, the population of Avignon and of the Comtat Venaissin turned out the papal officials and declared themselves French citizens.

When Associated Press reporter Ron Edmonds was allowed by Smithsonian officials to hold the gem in his hand in 2003, he wrote that the first thought that had come into his mind was: " Wow ".

When she heard that the small Pennsylvania towns of Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk were desperately seeking to attract business, she made a deal with officials which, according to Thorpe's son Jack, was done by Patricia for monetary considerations.

When a measurement was needed by the officials, the Dickerod was brought out to the ball position, the shaft swung down to ground level, the marker lined up with the nearest gridiron line, and the measurement was taken.