When the family business failed, Mercer left school and on his mother's urging -- for she hoped that he would become an actor -- he joined a local little theater group.

When that failed, he enlisted Branch Rickey's aid in the formation of a third major league, the Continental, with New York as the key franchise.

When the Confederate attempt to defend Petersburg failed, the Confederate army retreated but was pursued and defeated, which resulted in Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.

When his quest to keep the team in Milwaukee finally failed after the 1965 season, he changed the group's name to Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Inc., after the minor league baseball team he grew up watching, and devoted himself to returning Major League Baseball to Milwaukee.

When the coach failed and injured Winterbottom, he sued Wright.

When machine translation ( also known as mechanical translation ) failed to yield accurate translations right away, automated processing of human languages was recognized as far more complex than had originally been assumed.

When the business failed, his father would quietly turn the huge stacks of useless stationery and pencils over to his children, requiring them to use up all the material as fast as possible.

When Domitian found out, he allegedly murdered Paris in the street and promptly divorced his wife, with Suetonius further adding that once Domitia was exiled, Domitian took Julia as his mistress, who later died during a failed abortion.

When this plan failed, privateering became one of the major goals within the WIC.

When he failed in his attempts to meet General Yahya Khan, Masud too resigned from his position as Commander of Eastern Air Command, and took retirement from Air Force.

When Nature failed to do this spontaneously, contact with a conductor of animal magnetism was a necessary and sufficient remedy.

When Godzilla 1985 failed at the box office, it was the last Godzilla film produced by Toho to receive any major release in North American theaters until Godzilla 2000 fifteen years later.

When they failed, several went into hiding and established close ties with Cuba.

When the prophetic powers of the last of the Pythias failed her, Rassilion, Omega and a shadowy figure known as The Other seized power in the name of science and rationality.

When Edgar failed, they suggested to Ricordi that he should drop Puccini, but Ricordi said that he would stay with him and made him an allowance from his own pocket until his next opera.

When this failed and Barcelona fell to the Nationalists in early 1939, it was clear the war was over.

When the counter-attack failed to stop the Soviet advance, Hitler held Himmler personally liable and accused him of not following orders.

When Saddam Hussein failed to comply with this demand, the Gulf War ( Operation " Desert Storm ") ensued on January 17, 1991.

When it failed to become the hit that was expected, Frankenheimer admitted he developed a serious problem with alcohol.

When this threat failed, Innocent excommunicated the king in November 1209.

When the VNQDD fled to China after the failed uprising against the French, they settled in Yunnan and Canton, in two different branches.

" When Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939, contact with his Soviet controllers was lost and Philby failed to attend meetings.

When the storms failed to return in 1899, it was generally thought that the dust had moved on and storms were a thing of the past.

When a young mechanic failed to repair the car in a way satisfactory to Stein, the garage owner shouted at the boy, " You are all a " génération perdue.

When PenPoint failed in the marketplace, SmartSketch was ported to Microsoft Windows and Mac OS.

When all has been said, however, the big branch store remains a major break with history in the development of American retailing.

When he was back on his feet again and about to reinstall the fuses, however, he hesitated.

When Sforza also abandoned Louis, Alfonso seemed to have all his problems solved ; however, his relationship with Joan suddenly worsened, and in May 1423 he had her lover, and a powerful figure in the Neapolitan court, Gianni Caracciolo, arrested.

When used appropriately, opioids and similar narcotic analgesics are otherwise safe and effective, however risks such as addiction and the body becoming used to the drug ( tolerance ) can occur.

When the opportunity arises, however, the pair will switch back to the standard mixed attacking position, with the woman in front.

When it started in 1970, the Universal Press Syndicate gave cartoonists a 50-percent share on the ownership of their works, while the Creators Syndicate ( founded in 1987 ) granted artists full rights to the strips, something that Universal Press did in 1990. followed by King Features in 1995, while before 1999 both the Tribune and United Feature services began granting rights to creators over their works ; however the latter three syndicates only applied this to new strips, or to ones popular enough.

When he did not restore democratic rule and occasionally engaged in open repression, however, he was overthrown by the military in 1957 with the backing of both political parties, and a provisional government was installed.

When covalent bonds link long chains of atoms in large molecules, however ( as in polymers such as nylon ), or when covalent bonds extend in networks though solids that are not composed of discrete molecules ( such as diamond or quartz or the silicate minerals in many types of rock ) then the structures that result may be both strong and tough, at least in the direction oriented correctly with networks of covalent bonds.

When it comes to naming, however, this principle is not always compatible with the traditional rank-based nomenclature.

When using the 1581 together with the older C64, however, it is almost as slow as the older 1541 drive, due to limitations of the C64's ROM code.

When PEI entered Confederation in 1873, it was accorded 6 MPs and 4 Senators ; however this was reduced to 4 MPs by the early twentieth century.

When deforestation occurs without proper replanting, however ; local wood supplies become difficult to obtain near enough to remain competitive, leading to the city's abandonment, as happened repeatedly in Ancient Asia Minor.

When Otho was defeated by Vitellius at the First Battle of Bedriacum however, the armies in Judaea and Egypt took matters into their own hands and declared Vespasian emperor on 1 July 69.

When playing the rim of an okedō, however, it is important to hit only the outermost metal ring and not the actual rim of the drum body.

When applied to Sanskrit, however, it added a great deal of complexity to the script, due to the large variety of clusters in this language ( up to five consonants, e. g. rtsny ).

When Coppola hit upon the idea of making it a metaphor for American capitalism, however, he eagerly agreed to take the helm.

When exactly Gesta Danorum was written is the subject of numerous works ; however, it is generally agreed that Gesta Danorum was not finished before 1208.

When a person considers every event as independent, however, the fallacy can be greatly reduced.

When the listener moves slightly to the side, however, this phantom channel disappears or is greatly reduced.

When these bishops and councils spoke on the matter, however, they were not defining something new, but instead " were ratifying what had already become the mind of the Church.

When, however, the Treaty of San Stefano threatened a Russian hegemony in the Near East, Andrássy concurred with the German and British courts that the final adjustment of matters must be submitted to a European congress.

When all of the tasks are done at the same time, however, it is possible to reduce the latency to the length of the longest task.

When the Normans had control of Maine, William the Conqueror was able to invade England successfully ; however in 1069 the citizens revolted and expelled the Normans, which led to Hugh being proclaimed count of Maine.

When " Out of Step " was rerecorded for the LP Out of Step, MacKaye inserted a spoken section explaining, " This is not a set of rules ..." An ideological door had already been opened, however, and by 1982, some straight-edge punks, such as followers of the band SS Decontrol, were swatting beers out of people's hands at clubs.

When discussing ancient history, however, the term Near East is more commonly used.