When the troupe traveled to New York to participate in a one-act-play competition -- and won -- Mercer, instead of returning with the rest of the company in triumph, remained in New York.

When not coerced legally to do otherwise, monopolies typically maximize their profit by producing fewer goods and selling them at higher prices than would be the case for perfect competition.

When lifeforms take such giant leaps, they meet little to no competition and are able to exploit a plethora of available niches, following a pattern of adaptive radiation.

When the Ptolemies stopped exporting papyrus, partly because of competition and shortages, the Pergamenes invented a new substance to use in codices, called pergaminus or pergamena ( parchment ) after the city.

When the pankratiasts fought standing, the combat was called anō pankration ( ἄνω παγκράτιον " upper pankration "); and when they took the fight to the ground, that stage of pankration competition was called katō pankration ( κάτω παγκράτιον " lower pankration ").

When evolutionary biologists describe competition between species, they generally assume that each species is a single genotype whose descendants are mostly accurate copies.

When the Liverpool and Manchester Railway was approaching completion, the directors of the railway ran a competition to decide whether stationary steam engines or locomotives would be used to pull the trains.

Hawkins's act was popular in and around Toronto and he had an effective way of eliminating his musical competition: When a promising band appeared, Hawkins would often hire their best musicians for his own group ; Robertson, Danko, and Manuel came under Hawkins ' tutelage this way.

When founded in 1984, the league was a pioneer in gender equality, offering competition in a then-unprecedented 10 women's sports.

When dealing with situations on an ordinary human scale, Newtonian physics has been so enormously successful that it has no competition.

When President Jimmy Carter nominated A. Daniel O ’ Neal ( originally appointed by President Richard Nixon ) to chair the ICC, O ’ Neal began to develop the possibilities for opening up the rail market to competition and innovation.

When the boreoeutherian mammals then diversified into forms that were larger and / or did not require intense sperm competition they still produced enzymes that operated best at cooler temperatures and had to keep their testes outside the body.

When he learned the actual competition discus weighed only 2 kilograms, he entered the event after all, and won it, to the dismay of the Greek public, who considered their throwers " unbeatable ".

When the most recent competition was held to mark the Golden Jubilee of 2002, Croydon made a sixth application, again unsuccessful.

When in competition for scarce resources, such as housing or employment, dominant groups will create prejudiced " legitimizing myths " to provide moral and intellectual justification for their dominant position over other groups which gives them claim over those limited resources.

When Nortel ’ s share price on the Toronto Stock Exchange began a plunge that wiped out the life savings of many investors, Roth argued that Nortel's dominance reflected a failed industrial policy that sheltered enterprises from global competition.

When it turned out that the title " Double-O Duck " could not be used as the Ian Fleming estate owned the ' double-o ' title, Disney TV Animation held a competition to come up with a replacement.

When competition becomes too intense ( for pine trees, when the live crown is less than a third of the tree's total height ), it is time to thin out the section.

When he finally did step up his competition, it was against former Olympian Vernon Forrest.

" When Bud Powell was opening for Tatum at Birdland around 1950, the end of an era when musicians engaged in overt competition and so-called cutting sessions, Powell reportedly said to Tatum, " Man, I'm going to really show you about tempo and playing fast.

* The Boxing Ring: When boxers are training, used to stage practice or competition bouts.

When the Australian colonies federated on 1 January 1901, an official competition for a design for an Australian flag was held.

When competition becomes fierce between nations over a particular area of trade and production, countries are given increased incentive to dismantle currently existing regulatory standards.

When the smaller CLECs faced financial problems, the trend toward competition slowed, turning into a decade of reconsolidation.

When he started school at the age of five-and-a-half, he could not understand why the alphabet begins with the letter A, instead of C, as in the scale.

When Siamese cats are intertwined it is difficult to tell where one leaves off and another begins.

Bruce Hindmarsh suggests that the secular popularity of " Amazing Grace " is due to the absence of any mention of God in the lyrics until the fourth verse ( by Excell's version, the fourth verse begins " When we've been there ten thousand years "), and that the song represents the ability of humanity to transform itself instead of a transformation taking place at the hands of God.

When working with weeks rather than months, a continuous format is sometimes more convenient, where no blank cells are inserted to ensure that the first day of a new month begins on a fresh row.

When a funeral procession passes by the two girls and Laura begins singing a hymn, Carmilla bursts out in rage and scolds Laura for singing a Christian song.

When the DNS resolver gets a PTR ( reverse-lookup ) request, it begins by querying the root servers ( which point to The American Registry For Internet Numbers ' ( ARIN's ) servers for the < tt > 208. in-addr. arpa </ tt > zone ).

When one arm is moved up and the other is moved down ( like turning a big steering wheel ), the body reacts by tilting to the side, which then begins the twisting rotation.

When glycogen is nearly depleted, the body begins lipolysis, the mobilization and catabolism of fat stores for energy.

# The breaking point: When a subject begins to listen to the deprogrammer ; when reality begins to take precedence over ideology.

# Self-expression: When the subject begins to open up and voice gripes against the cult.

When play begins, it is common for the midfield and defensive positions to take a diagonal approach.

When the key is pressed, the jack is raised, and the plectrum touches the string and begins to bend.

When blood glucose levels fall below a certain level, the body begins to use stored sugar as an energy source through glycogenolysis, which breaks down the glycogen stored in the liver and muscles into glucose, which can then be utilized as an energy source.

When the legs are flat, the rower begins to pull the handle toward the chest with their arms while keeping their arms straight and parallel to the floor.

" When bacteria or other microbes are engulfed by phagocytes, the enzyme NADPH oxidase assembles in the membrane and begins to produce reactive oxygen species ( ROS ) that help kill bacteria.

When an employee begins a new job, there is a transition period during which he or she is not contributing positively to the organization.

When hydrolysis catches up to the tip of the microtubule, it begins a rapid depolymerization and shrinkage.

When the voltage of C1 right-hand plate ( Q2 base voltage ) becomes positive and reaches 0. 6 V, Q2 base-emitter junction begins diverting a part of R2 charging current.

When full scale production begins in 2013 this plant will produce an estimated 20 % of the global nickel supply.

When the spinning top is released, it begins by falling vertically.

When an axiomatic system begins with its axioms, the primitive notions may not be explicitly stated.

When the match begins, the simple objective is to throw the opponent over the top rope and out of the ring with both feet on the floor in order to eliminate that opponent.

When a ribosome begins to synthesize proteins that are needed in some organelles, the ribosome making this protein can become " membrane-bound ".

When contact is made with the ground, the knee joint begins to flex, and the extent it flexes varies with running style.