When I asked him what, if anything, I could do about it, he surprised me by referring me to the director of the hall.

When the word for onion, chung, is used, it is understood that one is referring to " green onions " ( otherwise known to English-speakers as scallions or spring onions, green onions ).

When referring to total energy output, the proper term is bolometric magnitude.

When animators or interface designers talk about the " physics " or " feel " of an operation, they may be referring to the particular Bézier curve used to control the velocity over time of the move in question.

When referring to parallelism in CPUs, two terms are generally used to classify these design techniques.

When referring to relatives with the same surname the form " The Doctors Smith " can be used.

When the police use search warrants in connection with a vandalism investigation they are often seeking judicial approval to look for items such as cans of spray paint and nozzles from other kinds of aerosol sprays, etching tools or other sharp or pointed objects used to etch or scratch glass and other hard surfaces, and permanent marking pens, such as markers or paint sticks ; evidence of membership or affiliation with any gang or tagging crew, paraphernalia to include any reference to “( tagger ’ s name ),” and any drawings, writings, objects or graffiti depicting taggers ’ names, initials, logos, monikers, slogans, or mention of tagging crew membership ; any newspaper clippings relating details of or referring to any graffiti crime.

When people say that the genome of a sexually reproducing species has been " sequenced ", typically they are referring to a determination of the sequences of one set of autosomes and one of each type of sex chromosome, which together represent both of the possible sexes.

When referring to disk storage capacities it usually means 10 < sup > 9 </ sup > bytes, often stated explicitly on the manufacturer's permanent sticker.

When referring to RAM sizes it most often ( see binary prefix adoption ) has a binary interpretation of 1024 < sup > 3 </ sup > bytes, i. e. as an alias for gibibyte.

When referring to hydrography and nautical charting in Conventions and similar Instruments, it is the IHO standards and specifications that are normally used.

When Harnad wanted to write about all-rights-reserved gratis articles, he was faced with the option of referring to them as " open access " ( in contravention of the BBB definitions ) or redefining " open access " to include non-libre works.

When he said property is theft, he was referring to the capitalist who he believed stole profit from laborers.

When referring to the territory, the word concelho is used, when referring to the organ of State, the word município is used.

When referring to an n-dimensional generalization, the term n-polytope is used.

When Hutchinson claimed all materials were property of the British Crown, a French scholar, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, said to Clarke and Hamilton that they would rather burn all their discoveries — referring ominously to the destruction of the Library of Alexandria — than turn them over.

When Dorian is telling Lord Henry Wotton about his new ' love ', Sibyl Vane, he refers to all of the Shakespearean plays she has been in, referring to her as the heroine of each play.

When referring to other publications that include locations in their names, it uses italics only for the " non-location " portion of the name, such as the Los Angeles Times or the Chicago Tribune.

" When referring to the ideas related to Blavatsky and the Theosophical Society, the word " Theosophy " is capitalized ; otherwise it is not.

When referring to those who made their service as a courtesan as their main source of income, success was based solely on financial management and longevity.

When referring to government control of private corporations such as Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae, conservatorship implies a more temporary control than does nationalization.

When questioned by his captain, Spender replies " We'll rip it up, rip the skin off, and change it to fit ourselves ... We Earth Men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things ", referring to Earth.

When referring to residents of the US, norðurríkjamaður, or more commonly bandaríkjamaður, is used.

When Napoleon arrived, he reorganized the defenses, while realizing that without cannon, the city could not be held.

When Danican's poorly trained men attacked, on 13 Vendémiaire, 1795 — October 5, 1795, in the calendar used in France, at the time — Napoleon ordered his cannon to fire grapeshot into the mob, an act that became known as the " whiff of grapeshot ".

When the cannon was fired through the touchhole, turbulence from the initial surface combustion caused the rest of the powder to be rapidly exposed to the flame.

When a cannon was fired, it partially disarmed the ship, so needlessly firing a cannon showed respect and trust.

" When a horrifed Sir Thomas refuses to go along, King Henry has him shot out of a cannon.

When they gathered around a blanket on which pinole ( a ground corn flour ) had been placed for them, Johnson and his men opened fire on the Chihenne with rifles and a concealed cannon loaded with scrap iron, glass, and a length of chain ).

When it became apparent in 1756 that the fort was too far to the west of the lake, the French constructed an additional redoubt to the east to enable cannon to cover the lake's narrows.

When visited by Oglethorpe in February the settlers had already constructed " a battery of four pieces of cannon, built a guardhouse, a storehouse, a chapel, and several huts for particular people ".

When they refused, the cannon was fired, the door blown off its hinges, and the guards were forced to beat a hasty retreat.

When Compans exited the woods on the far bank of the Kolocha, he was hit by massed Russian cannon fire ; both Compans and Dessaix were wounded, but the French continued their assault.

When they returned to Tubuai they built a fort on the Northeast part of the island at Ta ' ahueia, manned with cannon and swivel gun which they named Fort George.

When additional cannon fire erupted from Mexican positions up and down the river's bank, fort commander Jacob Brown pointed his guns into the city of Matamoros.

When an army was defending a fortress with cannon, they had an obvious height and therefore range advantage over the attacker's guns.

" When a cannon is shot, guests may feel a powerful blast of air coming from the cannon, followed by a large splash and underwater lighting effects to simulate cannon fire.

When the dey responded with cannon fire directed toward one of the blockading ships, the French determined that more forceful action was required.

When called on by Phips to surrender, the aged Governor Frontenac replied " I will answer ... only with the mouths of my cannon and the shots of my muskets.

When her husband fell, Margaret took his place at his cannon and continued firing until she, herself, was seriously wounded.

When Langdon's men rushed the fort, the defenders opened fire with three cannon and a volley of musket shot.

When the Mexican troops raised a blood-red flag signifying no quarter, Travis responded with a blast from the Alamo's largest cannon.

When the initial request was refused, Ugartechea sent 100 dragoons to retrieve the cannon using peaceful means.

When Smither arrived on October 1, he met with militia captain Mathew Caldwell to explain that the soldiers meant no harm if the settlers would peacefully relinquish the cannon.