Down-under Sentence Examples

Other regulations prevailed in different countries, until the inconveniences arising from the want of uniformity led to the rule now observed being laid down under Pope Urban II.

A few minutes later, Rhyn went down under Gabriel.s blow, rolled, then bounded up, but not before Darkyn slashed his side.

She slid down under the covers, muttering under her breath.

The material thus accumulated, both halakhic and agadic, forming a commentary on and amplification of the Mishnah, was eventually written down under the name of Gemara (from gemar, to learn completely), the two together forming the Talmud (properly "instruction").

The last two of these engines broke down under trial, but the Rocket fulfilled the conditions and won the prize.

The old gild system was breaking down under the action of new economic forces.

It had indeed begun to break down under the strain of frequent and distant campaigns, but it was long before it was changed as the recognized rule of medieval service.

Both the systems which are handed down under his name by Irenaeus and Hippolytus, that of emanations and the monistic-evolutionary system, represent further developments of his ideas with a tendency away from dualism towards monism.

Moreover, he and his successors mixed up so many accidents with the essence of their realism that the whole system broke down under its own weight.

Thirty-four speeches (three fragmentary) have come down under the name of Lysias; one hundred and twenty-seven more, now lost, are known from smaller fragments or from titles.

To the 4th century also perhaps belongs a series of apocalyptic pieces and homilies which have been handed down under the name of Ephraem.

The Abyssinians are more warlike, but they have settled down under Italian rule.

In order to judge these new appeals the Parlement had above all to study written documents, the inquests which had been made and written down under the jurisdiction of the, court of first instance.

The social fabric was built up not on the towns, but on the great landlords; and when the centre of gravity began to move, first of all in Italy, to the towns, and crowded populations began to be massed together in them, the parochial systems broke down under the weight of the new conditions, and the people were in a state of spiritual and moral no less than physical destitution.

Lying down under some Sal trees, with his face towards the south, he talked long and earnestly with Ananda about his burial, and about certain rules which were to be observed by the society after his death.

This latter charge, though proved to the satisfaction of the committees of both Houses of Parliament, broke down under the cross-examination of the government witnesses by the counsel for the defence, and could indeed only have been substantiated by a dangerous stretching of the doctrine of constructive treason.

It may be obtained synthetically by Fittig and Tollens's method (above); by Friedel and Craft's process, devised in 1877, of acting with aluminium chloride on a mixture of benzene and methyl chloride; this reaction leads to the production of higher homologues which may, however, break down under the continued action of the aluminium chloride; or by heating the toluene carboxylic acids obtained by oxidizing the higher homologues of benzene.

She's a popular all-round entertainer from " down under " !

The prisoner manacled in his dark cell awaiting execution falls down under the burden of his helplessness.

One of them had his feet tangled up in a chair, so I knew they had gone down under the power of God.

Then we sit down under a tree, or in the shade of a bush, and talk about it.

As the engineer in the party it fell to me to lie upside down under the transom of the boat extracting the old battery.

This prevents the baby from wiggling down under the covers, helping to avoid the risk of suffocation.

Place the baby 's feet at the bottom of the cot to prevent wriggling down under the covers.

Opals Down Under has a premium range of different types of opals found in Australia.

Pumpkin Patch - totally trendy toddler girl clothes and items for grade schoolers, this store is full of fashion imports from down under that both kids and parents will love.

Instead of saying that you have family from all spans of the world, you could mention how your grandmother is from Syria, your cousin from Greece, your aunt from the great down under and more.

The oils and amino acids in nuts begin to break down under the high temperatures of commercial roasting and cause chemical changes that can convert some amino acids into carcinogens.

The site also has articles on dance etiquette, a photo gallery, and resources for folks down under to buy boots and other gear.

Hold the test stick with the end of the absorbent tip pointed down under your urine stream for five seconds.

It's hard to believe it now, but jeans were obsolete from runways and high end print campaigns in the early 70's until a bold little apparel company from down under was brave enough to give it a try.

The Australian Swimsuit Calendar features a bevy of beauties from down-under.

You can always expect something out of the ordinary and, frankly, a bit wild from the land down-under, but Wicked Weasel takes "wild" to an entirely new level with their outrageously sexy swimwear.

For example, if the problem is the bloomers peeking over the waistband, there are items like the V-front boy shorts, which dip down under the navel while still giving full coverage in back.

Slide the end of the wire back down under the last couple of beads, pulling snugly.

Insurance Quotes.com.au is an Australian company that will help you find travel insurance quotes if you are traveling down under.

The soundtrack for Grease features several connections to the land down under.

Bushfire Fairytales did respectably well in the US and UK music charts, but it made the biggest splash down under in Australia and New Zealand, where it climbed to number 13 and number one respectively.

A long sigh escaped her lips as she slid back down under the covers.

The mine tunnel narrowed and the pair was forced to hunch down under the low ceiling that closed in the fetid air around them like a soaked and musty blanket.

They'd have you sitting down under a hot light, spending a few hours while a gang of suits practiced twenty questions on you.