When Breasted insisted that this was impossible for him, Lewis decided to go abroad.

Sir -- When the colonies decided upon freedom from England, we insisted, through the Declaration of Independence, that the nations of the world recognize us as a separate political entity.

When he had the mishap of breaking his spectacles, his ecumenical colleagues insisted on providing him with new ones.

When the news became certain, the French press insisted that the defeat was the result both of an overwhelmingly large British force and unspecified " traitors.

" When the Frankish bishops still insisted the abbot was wrong in obedience to St. Patrick's canon, he laid the question before the Pope St. Gregory I.

When her friend Margaret Bush-Brown insisted that Les Derniers was good enough to be exhibited at the famed Paris Salon, Beaux relented and sent the painting abroad in the care of her friend, who managed to get the painting into the exhibition.

When his men noticed that Drake was bleeding profusely from a wound, they insisted on withdrawing to save his life and left the treasure.

When the pirates thought to demand a ransom of twenty talents of silver, he insisted they ask for fifty.

When the film was released, Snyder reportedly asked how Cagney had so accurately copied his limp, but Cagney himself insisted he had not, having based it on personal observation of other people when they limped: " What I did was very simple.

When Chapman insisted that it was funny, they presented it at a reading for the other Python members.

When Mary insisted on marrying Philip, insurrections broke out.

When the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia ( KSČ ) Presidium member Josef Smrkovský was interviewed in a Rudé Právo article, entitled " What Lies Ahead ", he insisted that Dubček's appointment at the January Plenum would further the goals of socialism and maintain the working class nature of the Communist Party.

When Russell Simmons saw Jay's flashy, yet street b-boy style, he insisted the entire group follow suit.

When Queen Mary insisted upon the importance of education, the Duchess of York commented, " I don't know what she meant.

When the cabinet eventually voted for annexing Korea, he insisted and proposed a delay, hoping that the annexation decision could be reversed in the future.

When James II fled at the Glorious Revolution, William refused to accept the title of king consort ( which Philip II of Spain had been granted under Queen Mary I in the 1550s ) and insisted on being named King in his own right.

When the pirates decided to demand a ransom of twenty talents of gold, Caesar is said to have insisted that he was worth at least fifty, and the pirates indeed raised the ransom to fifty talents.

When Ms. McLean died in 1947, she bequeathed the diamond to her grandchildren through a will which insisted that her former property would remain in the custody of trustees until the eldest child had reached 25 years of age.

When the Fellowship was split up at the Falls of Rauros, Sam insisted on accompanying Frodo.

When Noam Chomsky defended an author who wrote articles for the journal ( Dr. Robert Faurisson ), it led to great controversy, though Chomsky insisted he was defending Faurisson's right to free speech rather than any specific claims made in his articles.

When the opera was premiered in Dresden in 1935, Strauss insisted that Zweig's name appear on the theatrical billing, much to the ire of the Nazi regime.

When the girl insisted, the woman threw a dish of lentils into the ashes for her to pick up, guaranteeing her permission to attend the festival, and when the girl accomplished the task in less than an hour with the help of two, white doves sent by her mother from Heaven, the stepmother only redoubled the task and threw down even a greater quantity of lentils.

When they learned about EMI's 8-track recorder, they insisted on using it, and engineers Ken Scott and Dave Harries took the machine ( without authorisation from the studio chiefs ) into the Number 2 recording studio at Abbey Road for the band's use.

When the Greeks landed on Delos while on their way to Troy, Anius prophesized that the Trojan War would not be won until the tenth year, and insisted that they stay with him for nine years, promising that his daughters would supply them with aliments during that period.

When this occurred, the receiving teleprinter mechanism would activate but not print characters ( it was typing the non-printing DEL character repeatedly ).

When receiving diplomats — who formally represent the sovereign — the receiving head of state grants certain privileges and immunities to ensure they may effectively carry out their duties, on the understanding that these are provided on a reciprocal basis.

When all 133 studies deemed suitable in light of this consideration were re-analyzed, providing data for over 6, 000 patients, the findings suggest an average improvement in 27 % of untreated patients over the term of the studies compared with a 74 % success rate among those receiving hypnotherapy.

When the Vikings played the Chicago Bears in the first of their two games, Peterson broke the record for single game All-Purpose ( rushing, receiving, kick returning ) yards ( 361 total yards, 224 rushing ).

When the verb is active, the nominative is the person or thing doing the action ( agent ); when the verb is passive, the nominative is the person or thing receiving the action.

* When the player on the receiving side is not ready and the service is delivered.

When the line is broken, the continuous spacing ( open circuit, no current flowing ) causes a receiving teleprinter to cycle continuously, even in the absence of stop bits.

When receiving a foreign head of state or emissary, the Dutch anthem may not be played unless a member of the Dutch Royal House is present.

When two noun phrases follow a transitive verb, the first is an indirect object, that which is receiving something, and the second is a direct object, that being acted upon.

When the reflected signal returns to the transmitting end, it is reflected again and returns to the receiving end at a level that is ( 28 plus twice the fiber loss ) dB below the direct signal.

* When determining the pattern of a receiving antenna by computer simulation, it is not necessary to perform a calculation for every possible angle of incidence.

* When determining the pattern of an antenna by measurement, the antenna may be either receiving or transmitting, whichever is more convenient.

When, in 1775 the Swiss-German Jews, faced with the threat of expulsion, turned to Mendelssohn and asked him to intervene on their behalf with " his friend " Lavater, Lavater, after receiving Mendelssohn's letter, promptly and effectively secured their stay.

When he suspected the Portuguese of receiving illegally enslaved persons to sell, he wrote in to King João III in 1526 imploring him to put a stop to the practice.

When receiving traffic addressed to this user, the server software consults that list, and forwards the mail to the original sender, thus permitting anonymous — though traceable with access to the list — two way communication.

When the way is free, thrust forward ; when the way is obstructed, stick ( cling ); if receiving greater force, yield or give way ; and when the opponent withdraws, retreats or lowers his defense – go forward.

During the Slippery When Wet Tour in 1987, Jon Bon Jovi's attempt to give it his all during live shows and the tour's exhausting schedule greatly strained his vocal cords, and he began receiving steroid shots to help him sing.

When in active growth, modern dahlia hybrids perform most successfully in well-watered yet free-draining soils, in situations receiving plenty of sunlight.

When she does so, all hopes of ever receiving money are thwarted.

When the infected black male went to get health help, they thought they were receiving free health care from the U. S. government but they only received simple pain relief pills.

When the towns of the Swift River Valley were disincorporated, Petersham and neighboring New Salem benefited the most, with Petersham receiving all of the former town of Dana, much of the town of Greenwich, and a small portion of the former town of Prescott east of the Middle Branch of the Swift River.

When the road was being built and huge numbers of workers were brought in to do the work McCredie became a boom town, with future Kingdom City receiving its first gas station and a two-story hotel.

When Dumfries became the second leading port in Colonial America receiving tobacco from the upland, it rivaled New York, Philadelphia and Boston.