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The new Jamaican slave code, passed in December, 1826, was disallowed primarily on the ground that it obstructed mission work.
The whales migrate between their feeding ground in the north and their breeding ground in the Caribbean.
Snowfall is usually confined to the period November to February and seldom lies on the ground for more than a day.
There are two ground entry doors that align with the doors on the side of the Skylon payload bay to allow easy ground access to the cabin.
The doors are fitted with conventional inflatable chutes for passengers to escape in case of any ground emergency.
In 2016 Reaction CEO Mark Thomas announced plans to build a quarter sized ground test engine, given limitations of funding.
He was buried in Bunhill Fields burial ground in Moorgate, London, where many nonconformists lie.
It was a limbless thing, with a horrible face, that writhed along the ground in a serpentine fashion.
The Station is the airport's ground transport interchange and brings bus, coach and rail passengers under one roof.
He then broke the kola nut and threw one of the lobes on the ground for the ancestors.
Most aqueducts were constructed below the surface, with only small portions above ground supported by arches.
The arrival of the first humans is correlated with extinction of giant owls and dwarf ground sloths.
The skilled use of the pointed arch and ribbed vault made it possible to cover far more elaborate and complicated ground plans than before.
They are still extant, although the fabric of Wilfrid's churches above ground has been replaced by later structures.
Two springs of clear water are said to have bubbled up after he struck the ground with his crozier.
The original medical school library, Wills Library, is also located on the ground floor of the building.
This atrium was the exercise ground for the young men, or perhaps served as a promenade for visitors to the baths.
Sections could be supported over marshy ground on rafted or piled foundations.
If his wicket is put down while the ball is live and he is out of his ground then he is dismissed, but the other batsman is safe.
The water which bubbles up from the ground at Bath falls as rain on the nearby Mendip Hills.
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Water bubbling up from the ground as geothermal springs originates as rain on the Mendip Hills.
The tower was terraced into the side of a mound, so the northern side of the basement is partially below ground level.
The ground floor of the State Apartments retains various famous medieval features.
Windsor Castle's position on top of steep ground has meant that the castle's gardens are limited in scale.
This burnt to the ground at Christmas 1497, with the royal family in residence, and Henry began a new palace in a version of Renaissance style.
The ground floor is plain emphasising the columns and windows of the first floor.
Once the ground floor structure was complete, the final assembly of the upper floor followed rapidly.
The development of ground and gardens of the park cost considerably more than the rebuilt Crystal Palace.
The structure is separated into four white concrete parabolic vaults, which together resemble a bird on the ground perched for flight.
The cricket teams play their home games at the club's ground in Binley Road, Coventry.
After Courtaulds ground was closed, Warwickshire played several games at Coventry and North Warwickshire Cricket Club at Binley Road.
Fireworks are generally classified as to where they perform, either as a ground or aerial firework.
Pennsylvania law only allows fireworks that do not leave the ground to be sold and used by residents.
North American breakfast or country sausage is made from uncooked ground pork, breadcrumbs and salt mixed with pepper, sage, and other spices.
These gills produce microscopic spores that help the fungus spread across the ground or its occupant surface.
Middle Eastern meat pies are called sfiha and contain ground beef, olive oil, plain yogurt, tahini, allspice, onion, tomatoes and pine nuts.
Greek meat pies are called kreatopita and contain ground beef, onions and feta cheese.
The ancient city of Rome had a place called the Campus, a sort of drill ground for Roman soldiers, which was located near the Tiber river.
A comfortable litter of pine needles had mattressed the ground and spreading branches had been a canopy overhead.
The performer's feet rarely leave the ground for long, as the step is fast, typically performed at a speed around 116 at feiseanna.
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The Linbury Studio Theatre is a flexible, secondary performance space, constructed below ground level within the Royal Opera House.
Sellers wanted to become a pilot, but his poor eyesight restricted him to ground staff duties.
The film received critical acclaim in the United States and Roger Lewis viewed it as an important practice ground for Sellers.
The King's Library, on the ground floor of the East Wing, was handed over in 1827, and was described as one of the finest rooms in London.
Objects from this department are mostly on display in several galleries on the ground and lower floors.
This provided a new ground level entrance from Trafalgar Square, named in honour of Sir Paul Getty.
This means that at least one part of his body or bat is touching the ground behind the popping crease.
If the ball touches the ground and then reaches the boundary, the batting team scores four runs.
Most clubs have their own ground to play on regularly, often including a field and pavilion or club house.
Ball control is also important in rugby league, as a fumble of the ball on the ground forces a handover, unless the ball is fumbled backwards.
Foul ground runs along two adjacent sides of the pitch with home base at the intersection of these sides.
It must be released before the foot they were standing on when they caught it touches the ground again.
This is not practiced in the United States, as once the fox has gone to ground and is accounted for by the hounds, it is left alone.
A tee is a small peg that can be used to elevate the ball slightly above the ground up to a few centimetres high.
Cardiff's Sophia Gardens ground has also become increasingly popular in recent years.
England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and the current manager is Gareth Southgate.
On 23 March 2006, sewers beneath the stadium buckled due to ground movement.
In the following years they would play at Newhall Athletic ground, Old Forge ground and a ground near Hunters Bar on Ecclesall Road.
The ground was used by Sheffield for its more important fixtures but relations with the owners remained strained.
They collapsed altogether in 1875 when the club vowed never to play at the ground again.
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The ground has a capacity of just over 2,000 with 250 seats in the stand behind the southern goal.
Fixtures in the 12 rounds of the competition are usually played at the home ground of one of the two teams.
In the event of a draw, the replay is played at the ground of the team who originally played away from home.
A boundary change in the 1950s meant that the City Ground is now no longer within the city of Nottingham whilst Notts County's ground is.
Thus, it was the first English ground to stage international football in three different centuries.
Founded in 1905, the club's home ground since then has been Stamford Bridge.
The early 1930s saw the construction of a terrace on the southern part of the ground with a roof that covered around one fifth of the stand.
They play their home games at Wheatsheaf Park, the home ground of Conference South club Staines Town.
Some fans referred to the ground as Ashburton Grove, or the Grove, as they did not agree with corporate sponsorship of stadium names.
Their newly developed training ground is in Bulls Cross on the northern borders of the London Borough of Enfield.
They only remained at this ground for a year as in April 1899, 14,000 fans turned up to watch Spurs play Woolwich Arsenal.
The castle is Bruce Castle, 400 yards from the ground and the trees are the Seven Sisters.
I don't know how it started or who started it, but it took over the ground like a religious feeling.
The teams played a return match on the same ground at Easter, 1877, when Lillywhite's team avenged their loss with a victory by four wickets.
Prior to this, England teams for home Tests had been chosen by the club on whose ground the match was to be played.
One of the most distinctive and famous features of the Lord's ground is the significant slope across the field.
Temporary floodlights were installed at the ground in 2007, but were removed in 2008 after complaints of light pollution from local residents.
Meanwhile as the metamarket booms, the few remaining souls who did not get in on the ground floor, have no choice but to pursue eschatology.
In 1906, the RFU arranged for William Williams to find a home ground for English Rugby.
The ground was opened in 1892 and the first stands accommodated 3,000 spectators.
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On the ground floor is the Final Whilstle bar where no ticket is required for entry.
The success of Wasps at their new ground meant they did not return to Loftus Road after Fulham left.
In 1923 the club moved to a permanent home at Sudbury, Middlesex, eventually buying the ground outright.
During summer, the ground is adjusted to make it capable for holding cricket matches.
The club left its ground at Leeds Road in 1994 and now shares the John Smith's Stadium with the Huddersfield Giants rugby league team.
On that day though, the ground was frosty and the match was cancelled and it was rescheduled for April.
At Central Park, Wigan the ground was muddy and in poor condition, however the match went ahead.
In 1966, Wigan locked television cameras out of their ground in the belief that they affected attendances.
The club played its first match at Folly Field on 30 November 1872 and remained at the ground for four years.
The record rugby attendance for the ground was 10,000 achieved on 19 March 1902 when Wigan beat Widnes.
In 1902 Wigan moved to their purpose build rugby ground called Central Park.
In 2006, the ground was treated to something of a makeover, after financial input from St Helens big money sponsors Earth Money.
Where he played is not known, but it is likely to have been on the open ground called the North Inch at Perth.
He is a supporter of Nottingham Forest and occasionally trained at Forest's training ground before fights.
Most of the National Hunt season takes place in the winter when the softer ground makes jumping less dangerous.
This was the team's first ground effect car, a technology first introduced by Colin Chapman and Team Lotus.
In 1986, Honda introduced the successful Acura brand to the American market in an attempt to gain ground in the luxury vehicle market.
Some years ago there was a demand from Irish quarters that the blue ground of the golden harp on the royal standard should be changed to green.
Pluralism has been challenged on the ground that it is not supported by empirical evidence.
With Lansdowne Road unavailable for use, Ireland was without a suitable home ground for the subsequent Six Nations.
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As Protestantism gained ground in Scotland opinion grew there that favoured closer links with England than with France.
They set aside their plaids and other encumbrances before the battle, and dropped to the ground to avoid enemy volleys.
Those visiting can walk the site by way of footpaths on the ground and can also enjoy a view from above on a raised platform.
Socialists frequently oppose free trade on the ground that it allows maximum exploitation of workers by capital.
Ethiopian Airlines was the final operator to temporarily ground its four Dreamliners.
British exports were now much more competitive, which laid the ground for a gradual economic recovery.
Next the tanks would attack and finally the infantry would move in to secure any ground that had been taken.
Poland is the most important breeding ground for a variety of European migratory birds.
Independent Wings are a grouping of two or more squadrons, either flying squadrons or ground support squadrons.
The OCUs use modified operational aircraft, such as the Typhoon T3, as well as sophisticated simulators and ground training.
The latter could achieve far better accuracy against tactical ground targets than heavier conventional bombers.
Wolfram von Richthofen become an exponent of air power providing ground support to other services.
Although the Luftwaffe correctly interpreted these new ground control procedures, they were incorrectly assessed as being rigid and ineffectual.
Tangles of barbed wire, booby traps, and the removal of ground cover made the approach hazardous for infantry.
However, the OEEC served as both a testing and training ground for the structures that would later be used by the European Economic Community.
In retaliation for the strike, Pakistan closed the Torkham ground border crossing to NATO supply convoys for an unspecified period.
Once on the ground they prepared for the subsequent arrival of US military forces.
In 2006, a video of Allsopp lying on the ground surrounded by Iraqi irregular forces was discovered.
Instead of spreading risk this provided the ground for fraudulent acts, misjudgments and finally market collapse.
Snowfall is usually confined to the period November to February, and snow seldom lies on the ground for more than a day.
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A fault trace or fault line is the intersection of a fault plane with the ground surface.
Each is defined by the direction of movement of the ground on the opposite side of the fault from an observer.
The final ball landed on the ground past the Cricketers' pub just outside the ground.
Snow falls every winter and usually settles on the ground several times, and usually melts after a few days.
There is a Gibraltar Cable Car which runs from ground level to the top of the Rock, with an intermediate station at Apes' Den.
Four Typhoon aircraft provide air defence for the islands and surrounding territories and have a secondary ground attack role.
The Doha Declaration is the basis of the peace process in Darfur and it has achieved significant gains on the ground for the African region.
In the Caucasus, the Ottomans were able to stand ground with the help of Chechen Muslims led by Imam Shamil.
Winter, and a deteriorating supply situation on both sides of troops and materiel, led to a halt in ground operations.
Grassroots organizations, such as Poland's Solidarity movement, rapidly gained ground with strong popular bases.
Most of the RAF aircraft left the area with a few retained for patrols over Iraq and support of ground forces.
The air strike delayed the scheduled British ground attack on Stanley by two days.
There were no injuries to the passengers, crew or people on the ground despite debris falling onto the Indonesian island of Batam.
On March 24, 2010, flutter and ground effects testing was completed, clearing the aircraft to fly its entire flight envelope.
Following this incident, Boeing suspended flight testing on November 10, 2010, ground testing continued.
The scrap metal is ground up, mechanically sorted by density and magnetism, then sold to the trade.
Also, again ignoring air resistance, any and all objects, when dropped from the same height, will hit the ground at the same time.
Nothing is to be holy ground consecrated to Stationary Faith, whether positive or negative.
From the 18th century on, the language lost ground in the east of the country.
After a few weeks the Western Front turned into a killing ground in which millions of men died but no army made a large advance.
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He insisted on precise and authentic sets and costumes, which provided a foundation to ground and focus his absurd characters and situations.
The snow is densely packed into a form after having been produced by artificial means or collected from the ground after a snowfall.
Many of his sculptures seem to recede into the distance, disappear into the ground or distort the space around them.
The film's script, adapted from Albee's play by Ernest Lehman, broke new ground for its raw language and harsh depiction of marriage.
There is no observed conjunction to ground an inference either to extended objects or to God, as unobserved causes.
If any and every failure to fit were ground for theory rejection, all theories ought to be rejected at all times.
If the ball is hit into or past this boundary, four runs are scored, or six runs if the ball doesn't hit the ground before crossing the boundary.
A batsman is in his ground if any part of him or his bat is on the ground behind the popping crease.
Winchilsea and Lennox asked Lord to find a new ground and offered him a guarantee against any losses he may suffer in the venture.
The new ground was ready for use in 1809 and so Lord had two grounds at his disposal for the 1809 and 1810 seasons.
This third ground was the present Lord's, now home to MCC for over 200 years.
The racecourse is also home to Royal Ascot Cricket Club, which was founded in 1897 and their ground is situated in the middle of the racecourse.
The sliotar can be caught in the hand and carried for not more than four steps, struck in the air, or struck on the ground with the hurley.
When offended or ignored, he supposedly struck the ground with his trident and caused chaotic springs, earthquakes, drownings and shipwrecks.
The dog that grabbed the bull by the nose and pinned it to the ground would be the victor.
The Iraqi Air Force is designed to support ground forces with surveillance, reconnaissance and troop lift.
An airport can have areas where collisions between aircraft on the ground tend to occur.
A tow tractor pulls the aircraft to one of the airbridges, The ground power unit is plugged in.
Mobile stairs can give the ground crew more access to the aircraft's cabin.
The presence of ground permafrost is important to the persistence of some lakes.
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In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water.
Until about 1100, the predominant language of the area was Romansch, but thereafter German began to gain ground in the territory.
They are sometimes used in a deictic relation to a higher ground that consecutively is indicated as Upper, Boven, Oben, Superior or Haut.
As the ground level dropped, the dikes by necessity grew and merged into an integrated system.
In 2015, ground breaking of North Sumatra's Kuala Tanjung Port has been completed.
Swords were drawn by supporters of both sides, the burial ground of the Monastery becoming the theatre of battle.
Gradually the English were pushed back and ground down by the Scots' schiltrons.
In July, two separate armies opposing de Brus met and assembled at Sliabh Breagh, the high ground south of Ardee.
The ground had been baked hard by the summer sun, and the stakes could be forced in only with difficulty.
The expedition located fertile and defensible ground at what became Charleston, originally Charles Town for Charles II of England.
After 18 April he did not come down to the ground floor but still came out of bed to lie on the sofa.
This is a new facility, replacing the previous Westerlands sports ground in the Anniesland area of the city, which was sold for housing.
Haig cemented his reputation at this battle and Ypres remained a symbolic piece of ground in later years.
The first day objective was the high ground around Bourlon Wood and Haig was to review progress after 48 hours.
They also directly supported ground forces by strafing enemy positions and transport.
She has never before been above ground and is being acclimatized to life above ground.
The highlands above the Churchill Falls were once an ancient hunting ground for the Innu First Nations and settled trappers of Labrador.
The peninsula is the breeding ground for Steller's sea eagle, one of the largest eagle species, along with the golden eagle and gyr falcon.
Individuals often suffer damage to their legs or feet when they land on the ground if there is not sufficient wind.
Should one of the pair die the other bird will leave the breeding ground and pair up with another single bird.
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For example, in northern Scandinavia where snow may blanket the ground for many months, the hares may graze on twigs and bark.
During winter the hens rarely go down to the ground and most tracks in the snow are from cocks.
They seek food independently and prey mainly on insects, like butterfly caterpillars and pupae, ants, myriapodae, ground beetles.
Eventually the seed may fall to the ground and, if conditions permit, grow into a new plant.
This coincided with a move back into Livingston to a large new ground in the Murieston area.
They were granted permission to do so, and used the ground at the existing Comyns' chapel which dates from the end of the 12th century.
It was illegal, and it was burned to the ground on several occasions by soldiers sent from beyond The Highlands.
It is hoped that the redevelopment of the ground will start at end 2014 with the intention being to upgrade it to international match standards.
When WO1 Stuart Bowie, himself a piper, became the RSM in April 2016, he began laying the ground to raise a new Regimental Pipes and Drums.
One of the Heinkels crashed on the airfield, having either been hit by ground fire or destroyed by its own bombs.
This was facilitated by multimode avionics that could switch seamlessly between air and ground modes.
If a game ends in a draw, the fixture is replayed at the home ground of the other team at a later date.
In the event of a game ending in a draw, the venue for the replay is the home ground of the second club drawn.
Hamilton Crescent is a cricket ground located in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland.
The club's home ground is Hamilton Crescent, located in the Partick area of Glasgow's West End.
West can boast a host of famous players who have both played at the ground and for the club.
Dalcross Handling, a local company, is the airline ground handler while Swissport operates the 'Aspire' business lounge in the Departure Lounge.
You're really tampering and getting on dangerous ground because you are messing with folk then.
In metallography, an alloy of interest is ground flat and polished to a mirror finish.
It may have been the richest hunting, fowling and fishing ground in Europe in the Mesolithic period.
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Most aqueducts were constructed below the surface with only small portions above ground supported by arches.
Inventory above ground would satisfy many decades of industrial and even artisan uses at current prices.
The nucleus of a metastable isotope is in an excited state and will return to the ground state by emitting a photon in the form of a gamma ray.
At the 1977 election, Plaid Cymru gained some ground although not to the extent that was seen in parts of the South Wales valleys in that year.
It was visited as holy ground by many commoners until King Henry caught wind of it.
He declared that Montfort deserved no spot on holy ground and had his remains reburied under an insignificant tree.
From the early 1900s, however, Labour candidates began to gain ground and dominated local government from the 1920s onwards.
A strong negotiator in the early years of valleys' unionism, as a moderate he lost ground to more radical leaders in his later years.
More ground was gained in subsequent attacks, but German defences and rain hindered moves to clear Mametz Wood.
The Germans had captured high ground near Bouzincourt and Aveluy, overlooking the British lines.
Other operations were begun by the British to regain territory or to evict the Germans from ground overlooking their positions.
The ground is drained by many streams, canals and ditches, which need regular maintenance.
On 22 August, more ground was gained by XIX and XVIII corps but they remained overlooked by the Germans.
The First Battle of Passchendaele on 12 October was another Allied attempt to gain ground around Passchendaele.
The noise of the British assembly and the difficulty of moving across muddy and waterlogged ground had also alerted the Germans.
A spring rose from the ground at the spot where her head fell and she was later restored to life by her uncle, Saint Beuno.
The most important nesting ground for northern gannets is the United Kingdom with about two thirds of the world's population.
Harriers hunt by surprising prey while flying low to the ground in open areas, as they drift low over fields and moors.
It is active on the ground and in the tree canopy and has a home range rather smaller than half a hectare.
It will make long detours rather than come down to the ground and expose itself to danger.
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Dormice are almost completely arboreal in habit but much less reluctant to cross open ground than was thought even recently.
Despite the aridity, the presence of many lagoons makes this region very marshy and a suitable breeding ground for malaria mosquitos.
It would reach to the ground when worn by a faithful woman but would only hang down to the lap of an unfaithful wife.
The museum features a range of above ground attractions including a winding house, saw mill, pithead, baths.
Visitors are also taken below ground to the pit bottom where they tour the mine workings.
Typically, each TOID is associated with a polygon that represents the area on the ground that the feature covers, in National Grid coordinates.
The Chinese style generally showed only a distant view, or used dead ground or mist to avoid that difficulty.
When a mound is completed and the ground around has been swept clean of residual combustible material, a senior potter lights the fire.
The object of tlachtli was to keep the rubber ball from touching the ground while trying to push it to the opponent's endline.
Bones, burnt and mixed with clay, were ground by miller David Jones in a mill adjoining the Cross Keys public house, in the village.
For the 2010 Super League season, Crusaders initially announced they would play at Newport's Rodney Parade ground for two seasons.
The cricket ground in Longton is one of the venues used by Staffordshire County Cricket Club.
The height from ground level to the top of the parapet is approximately 110 feet.
The flies lay their eggs at the end of June in the ground around the narcissi, a single female fly being able to lay up to fifty eggs.
By 1958, the WRU had concluded that a new national ground was needed due to flooding that often plagued Arms Park.
There was opposition by local residents to plans by the Scarlets to move to a new stadium and sell their current ground for housing development.
The Scarlets moved from Stradey Park at the end of November 2008 to a new ground at Pemberton called Parc y Scarlets.
The region's ground is the 11,676 capacity Rodney Parade ground in Newport.
Their main home ground is the Liberty Stadium, Swansea, although some smaller profile games have been played at the Brewery Field, Bridgend.
The ground originally held 12,000, but hit its peak attendance of 32,786 in an 1967 FA cup Fifth Round against Arsenal.
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The record attendance at the ground was set in 1957, when Wrexham hosted a match against Manchester United in front of 36,445 spectators.
Nicknamed the Seagulls, but also known as 'The Bay', their home ground is Llanelian Road in Old Colwyn.
The John Charles Lounge in Aberystwyth Town Football Club's ground is named after Charles.
The club moved to the ground in 2010, in time for the start of the Super League XV season.
Rather than playing the game at either Ebbw Vale or Merthyr, the neutral ground of Aberdare Athletic Ground was chosen by the Northern Union.
It is usually supplemented with choorma, a mixture of finely ground baked rotis, sugar and ghee.
Shondesh and Rasgulla are popular sweet dishes made of sweetened, finely ground fresh cheese.
A number of sauces are also based on fermented soybeans, including Hoisin sauce, ground bean sauce and yellow bean sauce.
The cricket club plays its home games at its Treleet ground on Upper Lamphey Road, opposite the rugby club.
As a consequence of its industrial heritage, there are extensive areas of contaminated ground along the shores of the estuary.
This bank, just south of the village of Kirkcolm, is an important breeding ground for terns.
One way that dunes can move is by saltation, where sand particles skip along the ground like a bouncing ball.
Other terrestrial animals include wolverines, moose, Dall sheep, ermines, and Arctic ground squirrels.
The lined nest is built on the ground close to the sea, lakes or rivers, in woodland or tundra.
It is a record of the ground motion at a measuring station as a function of time.
Svalbard is a breeding ground for many seabirds, and also features polar bears, reindeer, the Arctic fox, and certain marine mammals.
We can't wait until the ground unfreezes so we can start gardening.
He was squatting on the ground like a blackfellow, quiet and still and cunning.
Attempts to fuse and defluorinate rock phosphate by feeding the finely ground material into the flame of a blast lamp were not successful.
The aardvark burrows in the ground and feeds mostly on termites, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue.
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Unprotected matter, however adamant, would have been ground to dust ages ago.
That whatever might have been said en passant or adjectitiously, this was the ground on which the judgment below was rested.
Add stock, tomato sauce, beans, roasted red pepper, garlic, paprika, ancho powder, ground chipotles and habaneros, cocoa powder, salt and pepper.
And this is the ground and occasion of those Terms of the Symmetral and Asymmetral Times or State of the Church.
We blueberried on an open flat beside the river. The ground was covered with great frosted blue globules, sweet and warm in the sunshine.
We need boots on the ground to make the border a real barrier. Ten thousand new Border Patrol agents have been authorized by Congress.
Iran's cafe society has been targeted as a fertile breeding ground for dissidents.
The nets caught well, and Mr. Deeley reported it the best fishing ground he ever tried.
Farther up the bank was a stand of pecans where a cat squirrel was taking bites of green nuts and dropping them to the ground to rot.
On April 28, 1927, on Dutch Flats, below San Diego, Charles Lindbergh signaled chocks-away to those on the ground below him.
Brown meat with chopped onions, chopped or ground garlic, chopped celery, and chopped bell pepper.
Cloud forests often exhibit an abundance of mosses covering the ground and vegetation.
The common buzzard often spots prey by waiting on a prominent perch and scanning the ground for movement.
The first thing to do is to find common ground with the person you just met.
One seldom finds in Italy a spot of ground more agreeable than ordinary that is not covered with a convent.
Gillespie was reminded he had promised to join team-mate Matthew Hayden in a nude lap of the ground if he converted his century into a double.
The rough ground was covered by platforms, mats, and skins on which residents slept.
The senior football team, Stirling Albion, play in the Scottish League Two at their home ground at Forthbank.
The next year I plowed and disked the patch of ground and planted potatoes.
A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations.
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If ye could not do the next jump ye just dreeped down and ran along the ground and up the next one.
The mechanism of landmine detection is to ensonify the ground with an acoustic source and measure the intensity of the returning sound waves.
Those are fighting words, of course, and the people who presently hold the high ground of economic power in society will not be amused.
Be it known that, waiving all argument, I take the good old fashioned ground that the whale is a fish, and call upon holy Jonah to back me.
A pitcher at bat is usually considered such a fish out of water that he is expected to foul, ground or strike out.
It also helps that my hair has left for higher ground and instead of a forehead, as the joke goes, I have a fivehead.
A bright, ambitious kid just out of technical school, learning railroading from the ground up.
Due to the thin layer of snow on the ground the frost line has penetrated unusually deep this year.
When the Giganto dragged him off the tree, he lay on the ground looking up at the monstrous ape as it roared.
I heard them on the other bank, and then saw a man on a horse crossing the river, and went to ground like a jackal.
The ball popped in and popped out, and when he made a grab for it on the ground he kicked it with his foot.
The field was roofed by tall, thin pine trees. The ground underneath was clear and grassed.
Many ground squirrels sit up and look like prairie dogs, but a ground squirrel can be recognized by its longer face and tall.
So far from warranting any inference to the existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground even an argument to his negation.
He didn't show a lot of ground game in that fight, but his advantage was on the feet, so that's understandable.
Most golf courses built in the 1980s went away from the old-fashioned ground game and forced players to hit the ball high.
Notre Dame, with its option-type quarterback, Tony Rice, is committed to the ground game.
The location of the spawning ground for European eels remained unknown for decades.
Sikhs will commonly enter the gurdwara, touch the ground before the holy scripture with their foreheads.
The high ground of Dartmoor forms the catchment area for many of Devon's rivers.

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