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Ever the comedian, Obama took delight in former Florida Gov.
Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew took delight in spoiling the Raiders&apos final home game.
But Trump also took delight in pointing out something else about this rarefied group of companies.
When you began to be indifferent, I took delight in that; when cruel, in that, too.
Renegades There was a time when the great American male novelists took delight in writing about sex.
Rebecca Nyoni, a midwife at Palestina hospital, denied the allegations, saying no nurse took delight in abusing patients.
Elhassani took delight in souped-up cars, family videos show, and, according to Sally, used drugs and cheated on her -- showing few signs of devout faith.
Despite the weightiness of some of his subjects, he was a mirthful man who reveled in life's mysteries, took delight in mischief-making and retained his capacity for wonder.
In the preface to style photographer Bill Cunningham's memoir, "Fashion Climbing," Hilton Als writes that Cunningham took delight in the "possibility of you"; all the things that fashion could let you be.
There was a time when the great American male novelists took delight in writing about sex... Sex was freedom, sex was adventure, sex was a good time, sex was pain, sex was life.
As the elder Rivers began to get into it with referee Tony Brothers, Austin took delight in the exchange and quickly began signalling for the official to give his father a technical foul.
He took delight in pointing out how none of them succeeded, not even the plot that called for explosives to be placed in the ubiquitous cigars he later would quit smoking for health reasons.
On Thursday, Mr. Trump began a rally in New Hampshire before the arrival of the journalists who travel with him, and then he took delight in the fact that they had missed much of his appearance.
Despite it being a sad time, Bush took delight in greeting small children in the procession of people paying their respects to him and his late wife, as seen in a photo captured by his spokesman Jim McGrath on Twitter.
And while some of his allies took delight in Mr. Cruz's lack of endorsements from fellow senators, arguing that this solidified his standing as a Washington outsider, he has begun openly courting establishment figures with a practical pitch: I am your last, best hope.
Mr. Conrad took delight in the fact that, thanks to reruns and retrospectives, "The Wild Wild West" attained a certain cult status with fans who weren't yet born when it was originally on TV. "The show that wasn't supposed to work, works," he told The Los Angeles Times in 1994 when TNT was rerunning episodes.
He proceeded to Lincoln's Inn in 1762 and was 'called to the bar' in 1767. He took delight in classical literature, and became a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1768.
Mother Ernestine was a pianist, and the family enjoyed entertaining visitors with the singing of poems, folk songs and hymns. The elder Meusebach, a poet himself, took delight in collecting German folk music and literature.King (1967) pp.6,7 As an adult, Meusebach stood 6 foot 2 inches tall with reddish-blonde hair.
Sander was a Jesuit, a Catholic recusant writing with an agenda. He took delight in attempting to discredit leading public figures in England. There was no scandal surrounding the marriage between Ellen and Ralph when it took place. An investigation found that Ellen's first marriage was valid, and Sadler was therefore obliged to have his children legitimised by a private Act of Parliament.
For the 1988 race, Judkins had set a limit of 400 competitors. He took delight in opening registrations in June of each year for the following event, and the places were snapped up within days. It was the first time that the event had sold out. New Zealand Breweries was again the main sponsor, and they promoted their brand Steinlager.
Hook was born in Charlotte Street, Bedford Square, London. His father, James Hook (1746–1827), was a composer; his elder brother, also called James Hook, became Dean of Worcester. He spent a year at Harrow School and subsequently matriculated at the University of Oxford. His father took delight in exhibiting the boy's musical and metrical gifts, and the precocious Theodore became a pet of the green room.
Late eighteenth- century composers such as Mozart expected that people would talk, particularly at dinner, and took delight in audiences clapping at once in response to a nice musical effect.Robert Spaethling, Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life, p. 160. Individual movements were encored in response to audience applause. The nineteenth century brought a shift in venue from aristocratic gatherings to public concerts along with works featuring an unprecedentedly wide dynamic range.
By 1800, the schoolmaster, Mr Priest, had attracted a large number of day-boys to the school, as there was no room for them to board. They came to school on dickies (donkeys), which were turned out for the day onto Podmoor. Mischievous village boys took delight in driving the dickies a mile or two to Daffy Green, so that the young gentlemen had to chase and catch their dickies before they could ride home.
According to the Vita Ædwardi Regis Ælric was brought up from early youth in the monastery of Christ Church at Canterbury, and was much beloved by his fellow monks. He was well skilled in worldly matters and took delight in them. On the death of Archbishop Eadsige (October 1050) Ælric was elected to the see of Canterbury by the monastic chapter of his house. In this election the clergy of the province seem to have concurred.
In Iatmul culture, observed Bateson, men and women lived different emotional lives. For example, women were rather submissive and took delight in the achievement of others; men fiercely competitive and flamboyant. During the ritual, however, men celebrated the achievement of their nieces and nephews while women were given ritual license to act raucously. In effect, naven allowed men and women to experience momentarily the emotional lives of each other, and thereby to achieve a level of psychological integration.
Along with her sisters, MacDonagh was active in the Women's Franchise League and Inghinidhe na hÉireann, a nationalist organisation. She was involved in the school meals programme of 1910 to 1911, took part in a 1914 Women's Franchise League fundraiser, appearing in a tableau vivant as Maeve, the Warrior Queen. Less ardently feminist than her sisters, MacDonagh took delight in inviting home activists and artists for a "proper meal". In an outgoing family, she was shy and reserved, known for her gentle manner.
Paranavitana, History of Ceylon, p. 215 The ' laments that at this time Theravāda monks had "turned away in their demeanor from one another and took delight in all kinds of strife". This chronicle also claims that many monks in the Sri Lankan Sangha had even begun to marry and have children, behaving more like lay followers than monastics.Culavamsa, LXXVIII, 1–3 Parākramabāhu's chief monastic leader in these reforms was Mahathera Kassapa, an experienced monk well versed in the Scriptures and the Monastic discipline.
Stanley Jebb records in Arthur Wallis: A Tribute, that when asked, 'Why is there no exhortation in the epistles to get baptised in the Holy Spirit?' he replied, 'For the same reason there is no exhortation to get baptised in water: the recipients of the letters had received both water and Holy Spirit baptism already.' Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones reportedly took delight in a cogent article authored by Wallis in Theological Renewal arguing that baptism in the Holy Spirit is a distinct and separate experience.
Reggie, an Englishman noted for his great strength, however, usually shied away from the fairer sex. Morse, regarded as one of the best writers in radio, took delight in creating vividly imagined settings for the show and elaborate, often bizarre and at times over-the-top plots. In a medium whose heroes tended to be serious and strait-laced, he created three who were wonderfully reckless and exuberant. Jack, Doc, and Reggie were more interested in the thrill of adventure than in righting wrongs.
When King Mindon ascended the throne, she granted the appanages of Shwegu and later Salin with the title "Sri Ratana Devi". She also held the high-ranking royal title "Supaya". She was chosen as the Tabindaing Princess (always remained unmarried in order to become the Chief Queen of the next monarch) or as the Einshe Hteik Hta Mibaya (Queen of the crown prince, အိမ်ရှေ့ထိပ်ထား မိဖုရား) after the assassination of the Crown Prince Kanaung in 1866. Salin Monastery Although she was the chief queen designate, Salin Supaya took delight in religious deeds.
On April 11, 1582, the Lords of the Council wrote to the Lord Mayor to the effect that, as "her Majesty sometimes took delight in those pastimes, it had been thought not unfit, having regard to the season of the year and the clearance of the city from infection, to allow of certain companies of players in London, partly that they might thereby attain more dexterity and perfection in that profession, the better to content her Majesty".Rowse, A. L. (1950). The England of Elizabeth, p. 238. University of Wisconsin Press.
As a young boy Wedge worked as a newsboy and sold newspapers, having to defend his location against "street arabs" and prevent theft,"Champion Fighter Now Chautauqua Lecturer", The Lodi Sentinel (Lodi, California) (May 12, 1914):2. and later worked as a helper in various Wisconsin lumber camps, before becoming a lumberjack in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Wedge soon acquired a reputation as a hard drinker and tough fighter,"Minister is Advocate of Boxing Game", The Troy Sunday Budget (Troy, New York) (January 7, 1917):17. and "took delight in starting drunken brawls in Rhinelander" and other logging camps, or assaulting policemen.
But his work was closely scrutinized by the censors and military intelligence, in a cat-and-mouse game in which Zarganar and his audiences took delight in sidestepping the authorities. Zaganar, Myanmar famous political comedian, reads letter as he wrote in prison for his friends at his home after he was released by government's amnesty, Yangon, Myanmar 13 October 2011. In 1997, Zarganar soon ran afoul with the authorities for his movie Lun, and was promptly banned for another three years from the show business. He was allowed to do films in 2000 (but still no comedy shows or stage theater).
According to Engel: > It made the nobility inclined to think in terms of historical fictions and > to cherish illusions. They thought that they had the right to rule their > subjects without having to meet any obligations. It also involved an extreme > respect for traditions, and gave birth to what was an early form of > 'nationalism'. The nobility's ideology overvalued everything that was, or > was thought to be, ancient, and regarded everything that seemed strange or > unusual with aversion or even hostility [...] The nobility also took delight > in hearing about 'Scythian' values, for they imagined they recognised their > own virtues in them.
The name "Jerry" was chosen by Geraint Rowlands, who submitted "Tom and Jerry" as potential names for the duo after an important Loews Inc. distributor in Texas asked for follow-ups to Puss Gets the Boot. While the idea of a cat-and- mouse duo was considered shopworn by the 1940s,Hanna and Barbera decided to expand upon the standard expected cat and mouse relationship. Instead of being a "cowering victim" of Tom, he took delight in besting, and even torturing, his feline frenemy (even if Tom is just following orders or is even just minding his own business and is antagonized by Jerry).
Emmylou Harris reveals her obsession with Major League Baseball, showing that she carries a Motorola pager that tracks the action in all the games being played that day. Gillian Welch explains that Harris and Alison Krauss took delight in making her sing the highest part in their trio, "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby", when both Harris and Krauss have higher-register voices. Harris sang the bass part on the song, which is unusual for the singer, who is well known for her role as the "angel" vocalist in duets and backing vocals with other artists. The concert is introduced by Holly Hunter, a cast member from O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
Significant contributors during the magazine's heyday included Henry N. Manney III, Douglas Blain, George Bishop, L. J. K. Setright, Ronald Barker, Mel Nichols, Steve Cropley, Russell Bulgin, Philip Llewellin, James May, Alexei Sayle and Rowan Atkinson. L. J. K. Setright in many insightful series of articles, linked the development and history of the motor car to its social, technological and historical contexts. Car was also renowned for its 'scoop' photos and drawings and took delight in the irritation it caused to car manufacturers by revealing significant new models ahead of time. Car regularly featured the spy shots of Hans G. Lehmann, featuring his work with its own image-stamp emblazoned with the words Hans G. Lehmann - Fotograf.
The infamous, sadistic Harpe brothers were outlaws who took delight in torturing, mutilating and finally killing their victims. The Harpe brothers as well as other such men would return to Natchez and stimulate the economy, sometimes staying at the King's Tavern, if not in the Natchez Under the Hill area, notorious for being a haven for people of questionable character. However, with the invention of the steamboat, which could travel down and up the river as well, the need for this dangerous travel along Natchez Trace ended with this form of modern transportation. This development cut down on the lucrative stage business significantly, dropping the economic activity taking place at the King's Tavern.
Both took delight in developing the tale of the mice. Warne had a hand in the mechanics of the illustrations (supplying Potter with the dolls, the toy food, and the photographs of the dollhouse), but Potter's letters, though circumspect, reveal her increasingly intimate and loving relationship with him and her growing frustration with parents who dreaded bringing into the family a man they considered their social inferior and a man who would take their housekeeper, nurse, and general factotum away from them.Kutzer 2003, p. 66 She responded positively to Warne's growing appreciation of her professionalism and her artistry; they discussed the development of her works step-by-step and she realised his criticism and his advice always improved the product.
Sarah Ditum from The Guardian noted that Horowitz's previous experience with the Alex Rider series had allowed him to "[slip] in almost seamlessly" into the "Fleming chapter", allowing him to deliver the "tersely precise prose that makes Bond so compelling" and supply "touches of Fleming’s cruel poetry". She felt that problems only arose when Horowitz "deviates from the model", especially with Pussy Galore's substantial backstory and Bond's personality divergence from the previous books. Barry Forshaw of The Independent described the book as a "clever and enjoyable pastiche" which manages to "press many of the buttons that were the purview of [Fleming]". Writing for London Evening Standard, Nicholas Lezard took delight in the "bonkers but hugely enjoyable" story, which has "everything in it we want from Bond [...]".
258-259 and that he "disliked Edvard Beneš [Czech Foreign Minister, later President] with considerable passion and took delight in embarrassing him in his reports from Prague."Igor Lukes, Czechoslovakia between Stalin and Hitler: The Diplomacy of Edvard Beneš in the 1930s, Oxford University Press, 1996, page 165 Addison's contempt extended to the Baltic States, which he claimed was "a part of Europe that has no claim to civilization."America's man in Kaunas, 1926–28: Notes from a diary In 1936 Addison was appointed Ambassador to Chile, but he did not proceed there and after a few months decided instead to retire.Sir Joseph Addison, The Times, London, 21 December 1936, page 12 Addison's obituary in The Times has been quoted above.
Following Rousseau (1712–1778), "democracy came to be associated with popular sovereignty instead of popular participation in the exercise of power". Several German philosophers and poets took delight in what they saw as the fullness of life in ancient Athens, and not long afterwards "English liberals put forward a new argument in favor of the Athenians". In opposition, thinkers such as Samuel Johnson were worried about the ignorance of democratic decision-making bodies, but "Macaulay and John Stuart Mill and George Grote saw the great strength of the Athenian democracy in the high level of cultivation that citizens enjoyed, and called for improvements in the educational system of Britain that would make possible a shared civic consciousness parallel to that achieved by the ancient Athenians".Roberts, J., in Euben, J.P., et al.
"The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus, vol. 1, Book 16, chapter 10. 1935 translation "So then he entered Rome, the home of empire and of every virtue, and when he had come to the Rostra, the most renowned forum of ancient dominion, he stood amazed; and on every side on which his eyes rested he was dazzled by the array of marvellous sights. He addressed the nobles in the senate-house and the populace from the tribunal, and being welcomed to the place with manifold attentions, he enjoyed a longed-for pleasure; and on several occasions, when holding equestrian games, he took delight in the sallies of the commons, who were neither presumptuous nor regardless of their old-time freedom, while he himself also respectfully observed the due mean.
Their verbal attacks on each other in parliament left political commentators quite bemused. The name Stubbs soon became synonymous with Subiaco for other reasons as he showed himself to be a resolute man of principle as well as an affable man of the people. Actively involved in the sporting and cultural affairs of the electorate, he was a delegate of the Subiaco Football Club on the committee of the West Australian Football League; he was patron of the Subiaco Junior Club; and on several occasions he took delight in declaring the cricket season open for Subiaco's best eleven. He was also a member of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society, and he and his wife Alice were lauded as generous benefactors to numerous local charities and welfare organisations, such as the Silver Chain, the Prison Gate Committee (a half-way house for prisoners), the Oddfellow's Orphanage, and St. Vincent's Foundling Home.
While children the two companions already took delight in observing nature in the little property that Colbeau's parents owned in the suburbs of Namur. Once adult, they took a journey together to Switzerland (1852) where they collected insects, butterflies and molluscs. In January 1863, their mutual passion for the last type of living creatures led them, with five other people, Firmin De Malzine, Egide Fologne, Henri Lambotte, Alexandre Seghers and Joseph Weyers – to found the Malacological Society of Belgium, to whose Annals Roffiaen made diverse contributions : "Notes conchyoliogiques" (French translation from an article in Italian by Dr Senoner (t.1) ; "Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis en Suisse" and "Essais pour obtenir les Helix scalariformes" (t.3) ; "Coquilles recueillies à Hastière et à Chimay" (t. 6) ; "Mollusques observés dans la vallée de l’Ourthe" (t. 8) ; "Mollusques recueillis dans le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg" (t. 9) ; "Mollusques recueillis à Gand" ; "Mollusques recueillis à Waulsor" (t.
He served as a sergeant in the Royal Engineers during the war. Bates qualified for Glamorgan over this time, and found a regular spot as a determined opening batsman and useful spinner as cricket resumed after the war. Though he scored a thousand runs in 1923; without reaching a century in 1927, he became the first Glamorgan batsman to record a ton in each innings, with 105 and 111 against Essex. He reached his peak as a batsman in this year, recording a double hundred against Worcestershire at Kidderminster, and another ton against Nottinghamshire to finish the summer with 1,645 runs to his account. He also passed the 1,500 runs mark in 1928, and began a most prolific partnership with a fellow Tyke, Arnold Dyson. The pair took delight in sharing a stand of 233 for the first wicket against Yorkshire, at Sheffield, in 1930. He played 283 first-class matches for Glamorgan, scoring 12,600 runs at 25.97 with ten centuries in all. Bates became a useful left-arm spinner, taking 8 for 93 against Essex in 1928, and was a most reliable fielder close to the wicket. He took 224 wickets for Glamorgan, with a best of 8 for 93, at 37.53.

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