Word: ruling
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...slashing night ride, he and a handful of followers recaptured the ancestral capital and palace of Riyadh. Soon after World War I, he had united all the tribes of the Nejd under his rule; next, he overthrew the Saud enemy, Sherif Hussein of Mecca, and blended the Hejaz into his domain...
...rampage, looting, burning, raping and slicing off neighboring villagers' heads with one stroke of their razor-sharp daos (short swords), the British did not hesitate to discourage them with the full force of arms, even to the extent of bombing their villages. During the long years of British rule, India's peace-loving nationalists loudly decried such "British atrocities" and urged instead a campaign of loving kindness to win over the monkey-loving headhunters...
Playwright Krasna's pennyworth of wit and plot is about as much help to the proceedings as a sliver of ice to a long summer drink. And Kind Sir seems hardly more wicked than it is witty. Moreover, the production-instead of obeying the rule for froth, and moving as fast and lightly as possible-is all in regal slow-motion, like a Coronation rehearsal. Actress Martin cannot fail to be personally engaging, but her portentous pauses and rather statuesque poses are a mistake. Boyer's role allows an excellent actor no chance...
...told them about it. Thus, Gaidry Motors should have warned Hensley. In awarding $11,489.95 to Brannon, the court said: "The used-car dealer is in a better position . . . than his average customer to discover what defects might exist in any particular car ... It is not too harsh a rule to require these dealers to use reasonable care in inspecting used cars before resale to discover these defects...
...prematurely kills both, and sweeps the Nimmos into humiliating dependence on neighbors. He is floored by his preacher-father's Puritan code and his mathematical proofs of the imminent second coming of Christ. He is floored by his elder sister's erratic half-fond, half-bullying rule over him when their mother dies...