Others, badly wounded, gripped hands in manes, knees in bellies, held on as long as possible and then, weak from ghastly wounds, slipped sideways, slowly, almost thoughtfully, to be broken under the slashing hoofs.

Strong hands differ from `` weak hands '' in that their operations are the primary movers.

weak hands ask, What is going on??

Needless to say, strong hands are not eager to be joined by weak hands, for this increases the risk that they will have to absorb what these weak hands unload on the way up, at higher prices, during the run-up phase of the campaign.

He was six feet one like his father, with big hands and a hairy chest, a man the weak and persecuted would turn to.

The Stoic Seneca states in his Apocolocyntosis that Claudius ' voice belonged to no land animal, and that his hands were weak as well ; however, he showed no physical deformity, as Suetonius notes that when calm and seated he was a tall, well-built figure of dignitas.

However, childhood smallpox left him with weak vision and crippled hands, limiting his ability in the observational aspects of astronomy.

Power remained concentrated in the governor's hands ; weak legislative and executive councils made up of official appointees were created in 1906.

Machiavelli's concern with Christianity as a sect was that it makes men weak and inactive, delivering politics into the hands of cruel and wicked men without a fight.

It is said that " aggression has its own value ", meaning that often aggressive plays can make money with weak hands because of bluff value.

According to France Bučar, one of the founding fathers of Slovenian democracy and independence, the democracy in Slovenia is very weak, with the power concentrated in the hands of a few people, as in the time of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia before 1991, and the Parliament being only a formal institution.

The west was ruled by a succession of weak emperors, and true power began to fall increasingly into the hands of powerful generals.

Louis was of a weak personal constitution, often sick, and with his young age, the reins of government were entirely in the hands of others, the nobles and bishops.

Thus, players who hold weak poker hands attempt to convince other players at the table that they are strong: staring down an opponent, throwing chips down forcefully into the pot in an effort to discourage others from calling.

Whereas, players who hold strong hands tend to try to disguise their hand as being weak.

However, since such hands do not occur with great frequency, it is more common today to use such a bid to show a weak hand with a long suit, unsuitable for defense.

Under his guidance the Prussian counter-attack on the French, very weak from the preceding actions, succeeded, and Saint-Amand-la-Haye was again in Prussian hands.

* In China, where a weak handshake is also preferred, people shaking hands will often hold on to each other's hands for an extended period after the initial handshake.

“ Clean ” or unpolluted rain has an acidic pH, but usually no lower than 5. 7, because carbon dioxide and water in the air react together to form carbonic acid, a weak acid.

Calcium carbonate is susceptible to even a weak acid solution because the crystals of calcium carbonate react with the acetic acid in the vinegar to form calcium acetate and carbon dioxide.

“ Clean ” or unpolluted rain has a slightly acidic pH of about 5. 2, because carbon dioxide and water in the air react together to form carbonic acid, a weak acid ( pH 5. 6 in distilled water ), but unpolluted rain also contains other chemicals.

The plant matter releases large amounts of carbon dioxide and weak acids that react with insoluble soil minerals to release beneficial nutrients.

* A strong acid will react with a weak base to form an acidic ( pH < 7 ) solution.

* A weak acid will react with a strong base to form a basic ( pH > 7 ) solution.

By detecting “ weak signals ” ( Igor Ansoff, 1975 ), which can be perceived as important discontinuities in an organizational environment, SEWS allows organizations to react strategically ahead of time.

Rain naturally has a slightly acidic pH of 5. 6, because carbon dioxide and water in the air react together to form carbonic acid, a very weak acid.

When her hand touched his, fire went through Jack and he felt weak, but he managed somehow to get her on her feet.

Nymphomaniacs, junkies, homosexuals, drug addicts, lesbians, alcoholics, the weak, the frustrated, the irresolute, the despairing, the derelicts and outcasts of society.

One can imagine that with her and Gorton there it was no place for anyone with weak nerves.

He knew the whyfores and the wherefores but he was weak, very weak, on the therefores.

The UN army is too weak, too demoralized for the task.

Behind them shambled a long column of weak, tattered men.

`` If you will promise to make it weak ''.

In addition to the rich soil they benefit by feedings of manure water every other week, diluted to the color of weak tea.

Those who are too weak, should climb on the chair and, starting at the top of the chin, let themselves slowly down.

If, however, the child is weak, overweight, or afraid, more help will be needed.

An isotropic resonance shift of Af to lower applied fields indicates a weak isotropic hyperfine contact interaction.

One sample, which had been exposed to the atmosphere after evacuation at 375-degrees-C, showed the presence of adsorbed water ( about 0.3 wt ) ) as evidenced by a weak resonance line which was very narrow at room temperature and which disappeared, due to broadening, at low temperature.

Analysis in roleplaying is usually done for the purpose of understanding strong and weak points of an individual or as a process to eliminate weak parts and strengthen good parts.

Pimen is an old man, weak in body -- his voice rarely rises to a full forte -- but firm and clear of mind.

One such wife, Dr. Linden says, became disgusted with her weak husband and flurried through a series of extramarital affairs in the hope of finding a stronger man.

For example, some contemporary writing tends to fuse the `` good guys '' and the `` bad guys '', to portray the weak people as heroes and weakness as a virtue, and to explain ( or even justify ) asocial behavior by attributing it to deterministic psychological, familial, and social experiences.

He paused on the landing to steady his breathing and then bent to examine the single door by the light of the weak bulb overhead.

Haney managed a weak laugh.