Search results
|
|
No page with that title exists You can create an article with this title or put up a request for it. Please search Wikipedia before creating an article to avoid duplicating an existing one, which may have a different name or spelling.
Showing below up to 20 results starting with #1.
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).
No article title matches
Page text matches
- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
5: ...as John Cabot) was first to reach the American mainland (which Columbus did not reach until his third ...
9: Unlike the voyage of the Scandinavians, Columbus's vo...
46: ...vered less space on the earth's surface than commonly believed. Finally, Columbus read maps as if the ...
54: ...s leaving town in despair when Ferdinand lost his patience. Isabella sent a royal guard to fetch him and Fer...
69: ... vast interior of the North and South American mainlands would of course be largely mapped with the le... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
25: ...and once a [[Protestant]], [[Unionist]] bastion, unless they had the permission of a bishop. In her tw...
45: ...idency and the first woman candidate in what was only the second presidential election to be contested...
55: ...n as a near certainty to win the presidency. The only question asked was whether Robinson would beat C...
65: ...resident Hillery back in 1982, became known, suddenly was taken very seriously again. (As was Hillery,...
69: ... she sought it. In the previous fifty-two years, only one address to the Oireachtas (parliament) had t... - Lillian Russell (2418 bytes)
9: Not only was her [[voice]] celebrated but her beauty caus...
11: ...ll-known roles were in Gilbert and Sullivan's ''[[Patience]]'' and ''[[The Sorcerer]]'' as well as [[Jacques... - Impatiens (2161 bytes)
14: ... impatiens, jewelweed, touch-me-not, snapweed and patience.
18: ... annual or perennial herbs with succulent stems. Only a few woody species exist. Plant size varies dep... - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
36: ...rgrown to 5 feet and more, so the players rely mainly on the change in timbre, and tuning options are ...
38: ...sounds may appear in a berimbau performance, but only these define capoeira's rythmic patterns (except...
56: ...mprovising its rhythm (in capoeira, it takes much patience to play Gunga). The person playing the Gunga is ...
58: ...and despise this uniform playing which they want only of beginners, while they stress that variation m...
62: ...rimbaus may be tuned on the same tone, differing only in timbre. Some set the low note of the M餩o so... - Koala (10686 bytes)
18: ... [[herbivore]] endemic to [[Australia]], and the only representative of its [[family (biology)|family]...
35: ...y for [[excretion]], and the hind gut is greatly enlarged to extract the maximum amount of nutrient fr...
37: ...d]] areas. Of the over 120 species of gum trees, only about 20 are not poisonous to koalas.
41: ...aits for the intruder to go away with the endless patience of a creature that routinely sleeps for eighteen ...
47: ...remain hidden in the pouch for about six months, only feeding on milk. During this time they grow ear... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
59: ...ear the borderlands, the [[Armenians]] being the only sizeable one.
78: ...he western half of the empire, but at best could only demand tribute from the eastern half. [[Theodosi...
84: ... in [[751]], leaving the Byzantines with control only of small areas around the toe and heel of Italy.
104: ...ly in 1071, and the [[Seljuk Turks]], who were mainly interested in defeating [[Egypt]] under the [[Fa...
118: ...re appealed to the west for help, but they would only consider sending aid in return for reuniting the... - Ramadan (3064 bytes)
14: The prohibitions only extend during daylight hours. Traditionally this...
16: The ''Siyam'' are intended to teach the believers patience and self-control, and to remind them of the less ... - Bodhisattva (7734 bytes)
2: ...ypothetical beings with a high degree of [[bodhi|enlightenment]] and power. ''Bodhisattva'' literally...
6: ...n terms of "when I was still a Bodhisattva". The only currently active bodhisattva described in the [[...
10: ...]] until all other beings have likewise achieved enlightenment.
12: ... ultimate enlightenment, but has chosen to enter enlightenment without saving every other being.
28: #* It is said that being close to enlightenment and seeing the benefit for all [[sentie... - Blackbeard (5955 bytes)
2: ...d to have run ashore near what is now Beaufort's Inlet, North Carolina in 1718.
16: ...ds increased, the citizens of North Carolina lost patience and sent an appeal to the governor of Virginia, [...
18: ...At first, Blackbeard's superior knowledge of the inlet allowed him to maneuver freely while the Englis... - Platypus (21900 bytes)
14: ..., and one of the four extant [[monotreme]]s, the only mammals that lay [[egg (biology)|eggs]] instead ...
30: ... Although the platypus has two separate ovaries, only the left one is functional. The other is primiti...
41: ...ed, wet leaves. After the eggs hatch, the mother only leaves the burrow for short periods of time to f...
49: ...orth as the base of the [[Cape York Peninsula]]. Inland, its distribution is not well known: it is ext...
72: ...in captivity. This is a very difficult task, and only a few young have been successfully raised since ... - Time (15299 bytes)
45: ...that of light. Many subatomic particle exist for only a fixed fraction of a second in a lab relatively...
56: ...ides the evolutionary advantage of bestowing more patience upon adults, so they are better at long term plan... - Airedale Terrier (5101 bytes)
60: ...or those who can laugh along with their Airedale, patience will be rewarded as they have been known to reach... - Siberian Husky (8100 bytes)
53: ...the iris of one or both eyes. This might be the only breed for which different-colored eyes are allow...
59: ...prodigious quantities of fur; the process is commonly referred to as ''blowing their coat''. Dogs that...
63: ... Siberians are trainable to a certain degree, but patience is necessary. They are independent in nature and ... - Basenji (6939 bytes)
80: ...dren if raised around them, but may not have much patience for them otherwise. - Italian Greyhound (6363 bytes)
53: ...ards adhered to in [[Europe]] allows white spots only on the chest and paws.
67: ...a slower pace than other breeds. Patience is the only way to help the training along, and remember tha...
79: ...found in [[Pompeii]], and they were probably the only accepted companion-dog there. As an amusing asid...
81: Although the small dogs are mainly companionship dogs they have in fact been used f... - Mixed-breed dog (14915 bytes)
26: ...k coat and, therefore, produce offspring looking unlike their parents.
52: ... where they are sought by owners with the caring, patience, and drive to train them for dog sports, turning ...
54: ...|type of dog]], such as [[sheepdog trial]]s open only to dogs of known [[herding dog|herding]] ancestr... - Grunion (11544 bytes)
17: ...[New World]] [[silverside]]s, and they are found only off the coast of [[California]] and [[Baja Calif...
29: ...e spawning season. Consequently, adult fish grow only during the fall and winter. This growth rate var...
55: ... no limit, but take only what you can use. It is unlawful to waste fish. With these regulations, the r...
59: ...fish so they will not come out of the water. Have patience, since many people will give up after waiting for... - Koalas (10448 bytes)
18: ... [[herbivore]] endemic to [[Australia]], and the only representative of its [[family (biology)|family]...
35: ...y for [[excretion]], and the hind gut is greatly enlarged to extract the maximum amount of nutrient fr...
37: ...d]] areas. Of the over 120 species of gum trees, only about 20 are not poisonous to koalas.
41: ...aits for the intruder to go away with the endless patience of a creature that routinely sleeps for eighteen ...
47: ...remain hidden in the pouch for about six months, only feeding on milk. During this time they grow ear... - Mules (3738 bytes)
11: ...nd mules preferable to horses: mules show less impatience under the pressure of heavy weights, while their ...
14: ...n the early 20th century use of mules survived mainly in [[military transport]], being used to haul ca...
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).