Duncan Sentence Examples

Much of the climbing activity was taking place in an area called The Schoolroom, with various routes classified and given names— Verminator, Duncan's Delight and Bloody Sunday.

Now a force under Sir Duncan McKenzie entered Zululand.

He married a great-granddaughter of Duncan, 8th earl of Levenax (or Lennox), and besides this relationship by marriage the Napiers claimed a lineal male cadency from the ancient family of Levenax.

But the Dutch fleet was detained in the Texel for many weeks by unfavourable weather, and before it eventually put to sea in October, only to be crushed by Duncan in the battle of Camperdown, Tone had returned to Paris; and Hoche, the chief hope of the United Irishmen, was dead.

Macbeth is said to have slain Duncan in the first structure that gave its name to Castlehill, which was probably the building demolished in 1297 by the adherents of Wallace.

Many of Mill's letters are published in Mrs Grote's life of her husband, in Duncan's Life of Herbert Spencer, in the Memories of Caroline Fox, and in Kingsley's letters.

Duncan is chiefly known through his connexion with Macbeth, which has been immortalized by Shakespeare.

The feud between these two princes originated probably in a dispute over the succession to the throne; its details, however, are obscure, and the only fact which can be ascertained with any certainty is that Duncan was slain by Macbeth in 1040.

Megalithic town walls were naturally common in that stony land, Palestine, and very typical specimens of them were found in the Palestine Exploration Fund's excavations at Bethshemesh (`Ain Shems) directed by Dr. Duncan Mackenzie, 29 whose work also threw new light on the phenomenon of the appearance in Palestine between the 12th and 10th centuries B.C. of subMycenaean (Greek) pottery, which can only be ascribed to the Philistines, whose historical position as a foreign invading force from the Aegean area (Lycia and Crete-Kaphtor) is now entirely vindicated.

In 1847 he wrote his biographies of Simon, Lord Lovat, and of Duncan Forbes, and in 1849 prepared for Chambers's Series manuals of political and social economy and of emigration.

The great hall, with its fine open-timbered oak roof, is adorned with a splendid stained-glass window and several statues of notable men, including one (by Louis Francois Roubiliac) of Duncan Forbes of Culloden, lord president of the court of session (1685-1747), and now forms the ante-room for lawyers and their clients.

It was suppressed by the colonial forces under Colonel (afterwards Sir) Duncan McKenzie, aided by a detachment of Transvaal volunteers.

To James Matthews Duncan (1826-1890) we chiefly owe a saner and broader comprehension of the relative importance of the local and the general conditions which enter into the causation of uterine and ovarian disorders.

Sir Duncan McKenzie, the rebellion was crushed by July 1906, without the aid of imperial troops.

The weight per acre, the saccharine contents of the juice, and the quotient of purity compared favourably with the best results obtained in Germany or France, and with those achieved by the Suffolk farmers, who between 1868 and 1872 supplied Mr Duncan's beetroot sugar factory at Lavenham; for the weight of their roots rarely reached 15 tons per acre, and the percentage of sugar in the juice appears to have varied between 10 and 12.

Near Scalasaig a granite obelisk has been erected to the memory of Sir Duncan M`Neill (1794-1874), a distinguished Scottish lawyer, who took the title of Lord Colonsay when he became a lord of appeal.

In 1720 came The Life and Adventures of Mr Duncan Campbell.

Four of Malcolm's sons, Duncan II., Edgar, Alexander I., and David I., became kings of Scotland; and one of his daughters, Matilda, became the wife of Henry I.

Nell Gwyn, who sold oranges in the precincts of Drury Lane Theatre, passed, at the age of fifteen, to the boards, through the influence of the actor Charles Hart and of Robert Duncan or Dungan, an officer of the guards who had interest with the management.

He attended some of the divinity classes at the university, where also he formed a lasting friendship with two of his fellow students, well known afterwards as Professor Duncan and Dr Chalmers.

Kilmun, on the northern shore of Holy Loch, a portion of the parish of Dunoon and Kilmun, contains the ruins of a Collegiate chapel founded in 1442 by Sir Duncan Campbell of Loch Awe and used as the burial-ground of the Argyll family.

On looking at the genealogical tree of the Malcolm of dynasty of Kenneth MacAlpine, we see that from the date of his death (859) to the accession of Duncan on the death of Malcolm II.

But Malcolm is accused of putting his legitimate successor out of the way, and thus securing the succession of his own grandson, Duncan, a son of his daughter, Bethoc, and her husband Crinan, protector of the abbey (or lay abbot) of Dunkeld.

After the death of Gilcomgain, Gruach wedded Macbeth, Mormaor (or earl in later style) of the province or subkingdom of Moray; Macbeth slew Duncan, and ruled as protector of the legitimate claims of Lulach.

To the Celts of Scotland, or at least to those of the great subkingship or province of Moray, Duncan, not Macbeth, was the usurper.

Duncan left sons, Malcolm, called Canmore (great head), and Donald Ban; and in 1054 Siward, earl of Northumbria, defeated Macbeth, whether acting under the order of Edward the Confessor in favour of the claims of Malcolm Canmore, or merely to punish Macbeth for sheltering Norman fugitives from the Confessor's court.

The latter casus belli is the more probable, though the chronicler, Florence of Worcester, asserts the protection of the sons of Duncan by England.

In 1072 William marched north and took a disputed homage of Malcolm at Abernethy, receiving as hostage the king's eldest son (by his first wife, Ingebiorge), named Duncan.

Malcolm would have been succeeded by his eldest son by Margaret, Edward, but he fell beside his father at Alnwick, and the succession was disputed between Duncan, son of Malcolm by his first wife; Edmund, eldest surviving son of Malcolm and Margaret; and Donald Ban, brother of Malcolm.

The Celts (apart from the claimant of the blood of Lulach and the house of Moray) placed Donald Ban on the throne; England supported Duncan (by primogeniture Malcolm's heir, and a hostage in England); there was division of the kingdom till Duncan was slain, and Edgar, son of Malcolm and Margaret, was restored by Edgar ZEtheling.

The Celtic risings now were made in defence of the royal claims of a descendant of Duncan, son of Malcolm Canmore; there were also MacHeth claimants to the old rights of Lulach; Galloway and the Celtic north were ceaselessly agitated.

Yet Duncan Forbes of Culloden, president of the Court of Session, after the outbreak of the war with Spain, reported amazing scarcity of money in the country, and strenuously advised legislative checks on the taste for tea, which naturally diminished the profits of the excise on more generous beverages.

Morgan Lake and Duncan Park are pleasure resorts.

In the churchyard are buried Sir John Graham, Sir John Stewart who fell in the battle of 1298, and Sir Robert Munro and his brother, Dr Duncan Munro, killed in the battle of 1746.

During the parliament held at Perth in March 1425 James arrested Murdoch, duke of Albany, and his son, Alexander; together with Albany's eldest son, Walter, and Duncan, earl of Lennox, who had been seized previously; they were sentenced to death, and the four were executed at Stirling.

About 1870 an English rotary machine called the " Victory " was invented by Messrs Duncan & Wilson.

The castle was the scene, according to the tradition which Shakespeare has perpetuated, of the murder of King Duncan by Macbeth, thane of Cawdor (or Calder), in 1040.

They include the custom house (1812) in the Grecian style; Trinity House (1817), also Grecian, containing Sir Henry Raeburn's portrait of Admiral Lord Duncan, David Scott's "Vasco da Gama Rounding the Cape" and other paintings; the markets (1818); the town hall (1828), with an Ionic façade on Constitution Street and a Doric porch on Charlotte Street; the corn exchange (1862) in the Roman style; the assembly rooms; exchange buildings; the public institute (1867) and Victoria public baths (1899).

He was junior colleague of Dr John Duncan (Rabbi Duncan) till 1870, and then for thirty years sole professor.

Among the chief buildings are the town hall, county buildings, corn exchange, Fife and Kinross asylum, Duncan Institute, Adamson Institute (a holiday home for poor children from Leith), cottage hospital, Union Street Hall and the Bell-Baxter school.

It seems probable (though the point is obscure) that the bishops presided at the first formation of the parishes - the parish being a subdivision of the diocese - and at any rate down to the date of the Reformation they exercised the power of creating new parishes within their respective dioceses (Duncan, Parochial Law, p. 4).

For fuller information regard - ing the Scottish parish see Connell on Teinds; Duncan's Parochial Ecclesiastical Law; the Cobden Club essays on Local Government and Taxation in the United Kingdom (1882); Goudy and Smith's Local Government in Scotland; Atkinson, Local Government in Scotland.

Much of the climbing activity was taking place in an area called The Schoolroom, with various routes classified and given names— Verminator, Duncan's Delight and Bloody Sunday.

Finally, Mike and Duncan performed a blues { in B flat }, with drum accompaniment.

By chasing profit, you become more bland, " is Duncan's take.

Well, Duncan Fletcher is a predictable man - he won't look past Strauss and Flintoff for his stand-in captains.

Tory leadership contender Ian Duncan Smith was recently asked who were his heroes.

It's a largely conventional acoustic jazz piano set, recorded with Canadians Duncan Hopkins (bass) and Anthony Michelli (drums ).

He is the man who showed extreme disloyalty to Mr Iain Duncan Smith.

Duncan Edwards, i can bet you're giving them all the runaround!

Dancers 1 female Choreographic Style Each of the waltzes depicts a different facet of Duncan's personality.

July 22 nd 1869 Mr Duncan of Lavenham sugar beet factory has given five silver cups to be competed for in different classes.

What I had difficulty about was finding many words in Bp Duncan's Texas rather fiery speech which could plausibly be attributed to RW.

And we are lucky to have our new foreman in Iain Duncan Smith.

The former Australian Olympic champion at the 200m freestyle, Duncan Campbell, considered what his response to Thorpe would have been.

Duncan, J. Owen, A. M. (2000) Consistent response of the human frontal lobe to diverse cognitive demands.

Normally he wouldn't have been able to resist the urge to poke fun at Duncan's supposed credulity.

Duncan, tho rendered insensible, escaped with only minor injuries.

His current dour persona makes John Major and Iain Duncan Smith look inspirational.

With a little encouragement from Duncan I ditched all attempts to survey and crawled forward for a quick look-see.

Duncan senior had himself spent some time in the relatively lowly position of a ship's surgeon.

Somehow, Duncan manages to be an alpha hero without being too macho.

Pottery specialist Duncan Smith from Southampton recognized pieces of Iberian courseware and high grade Italian majolica.

Duncan tried hard against Nick but it was always going to be a tough match against a player ranked 65 places above him.

Avon Primary School 50th Anniversary in April with Headmaster Mr Duncan Jennings and some pupils holding their souvenir mugs.

MacLeod was tutored by the eminent piper and composer Duncan Johnston, and has won all of solo piping 's most coveted awards.

The Palmer Museum acquired the large daguerreotype portrait of a man named James Duncan in February 1997.

Duncan Burnett - Republic of Vanuatu When will England be free of the tartan raj!

I used a Duncan Watson chanter reed at Oban.

He joined Allsop in 1997 to assist with the commercial auctions and is now sharing the rostrum with Duncan.

Duncan hoped, moreover, that his Continental experience would aid his career chances by enhancing his gentlemanly poise and social savoir-faire.

Duncan Fletcher just can't wipe the smile off his face, and who can blame him?

The ongoing momentum gained by the visitors eventually accumulated into an opening goal, scored by prolific striker Duncan Stoddart.

Duncan also provides a wonderfully succinct study of Taxi Driver.

Once again captain Duncan leaped into action like a comic book superhero, with Susie his girl wonder at his side in our tender.

To experience this check out the highly syncopated Gordon Duncan composition ' Pressed For Time ' .

Professor Duncan has become the first person in the world to develop polymer therapeutics for clinical trial.

After an awkward traverse to the top of the pitch, Duncan rigged it and we descended.

Blue's Duncan James tells all Six steps to more energy Be a healthy vegetarian Should my baby be vegetarian too?

Duncan, whose swim was very weedy, had the misfortune to lose seven good fish.

The Clan Duncan Society is the only worldwide Clan Duncan organization in existence today.

His wife, Margaret Duncan, the daughter of a Manchester merchant, was a woman of kindred tastes, and their union was entirely happy.

They include the custom house (1812) in the Grecian style; Trinity House (1817), also Grecian, containing Sir Henry Raeburn's portrait of Admiral Lord Duncan, David Scott's "Vasco da Gama Rounding the Cape" and other paintings; the markets (1818); the town hall (1828), with an Ionic façade on Constitution Street and a Doric porch on Charlotte Street; the corn exchange (1862) in the Roman style; the assembly rooms; exchange buildings; the public institute (1867) and Victoria public baths (1899).

East of my bean-field, across the road, lived Cato Ingraham, slave of Duncan Ingraham, Esquire, gentleman, of Concord village, who built his slave a house, and gave him permission to live in Walden Woods;--Cato, not Uticensis, but Concordiensis.

Duncan Burnett - Republic of Vanuatu When will England be free of the tartan raj !

At Fraserburgh police station, Inspector Duncan refuted these allegations with some warmth.

Music Hall Showmen Arthur Duncan Thomas is perhaps one of most outrageous of all the showmen connected with the Mitchell & Kenyon Collection.

Calum and Duncan got slot car racing sets as well.

Duncan Fletcher just ca n't wipe the smile off his face, and who can blame him?

To experience this check out the highly syncopated Gordon Duncan composition ' Pressed For Time '.

Duncan also got a tractor and Calum got a big technic lego monster truck.

The bursary will allow Duncan to attend a CILIP course in London on thesaurus construction.

Blue 's Duncan James tells all Six steps to more energy Be a healthy vegetarian Should my baby be vegetarian too?

True rocking chairs were not built and sold until around the turn of the next century, however, and one of the original companies is Duncan Phyfe, a well known name in furniture manufacturers.

In 2009, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gave a speech that stated students lose up to one month of instructional gains during their summer vacation.

We also worked with a graphic designer based in Austin, Texas, Leah Duncan, on a patterned runner for a series called Wildflowers and Power lines, which is a statement about the collision of technology with nature.

She calls her fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Mary Duncan, one of her heroes.

In 2000, Eric got to do one episode of a comedy called Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane.

While fans of the stage and screen remember Sandy Duncan for her perky spirit and unforgettable roles, many are probably wondering, "What is Sandy Duncan doing today?"

The best way to see what Sandy Duncan is doing today is to take a look at her past.

Sandy Duncan was born as Sandra Kay Duncan on February 20, 1946, in Henderson, Texas, to Mancil Ray and Sylvia Duncan.

In 1979, Sandy Duncan received accolades for her starring role in Broadway's Peter Pan, where she played the title character.

Sandy Duncan has been married to Don Correia since 1980, and together they have two children, Jeffrey and Michael.

There is a street named after her, Sandy Duncan Drive, in Taylorville, Illinois.

Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith made it big as stars of Charlie's Angels, Eva Longoria found fame as a Desperate Housewife, and Sandy Duncan and Mary Martin's most famous roles were as Peter Pan.

Duncan performed at ladies' matinees in bare feet and without tights, dressed only in a classical gown (made at first of her mother's muslin curtains).

Dimebag's guitar arsenal included mostly Dean Guitars, which he endorsed for years, outfitted with his signature Seymour Duncan pickup, the SH-13 Dimebucker.

The lap steels feature Seymour Duncan pickups and unique woods like zebrawood.

Then armed with Enology and Viticulture degrees from UC-Davis, Meyer left the brotherhood to pursue a new calling, to create his vision of Cabernet Sauvignon at Silver Oak with Duncan.

In 2001, Justin Meyer sold his partner shares to Ray Duncan, recruited Daniel Meyer as winemaker, and departed.

To understand Silver Oak, a person needs to understand Ray Duncan's and Justin Meyer's philosophy behind the wine.

Ray Duncan and the winery are going strong, expanding, and maximizing on Silver Oak's capacity and expertise.

In 1999 Ray Duncan acquired the 150-acre Soda Canyon Ranch in Napa Valley, south of Stags Leap, to create Twomey Cellars.

At the turn of the century, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Loie Fuller began to hone the craft in the states, while Rudolf von Laban and Mary Wigman followed suit in Germany.

Isadora Duncan alternated negatively shocking and positively uplifting audiences during these early years of Modern dance, drawing inspiration from Greek figurines she had often studied.

Loie Fuller, while just as free thinking as Duncan, found her choreography based in nature.

In 1987, Orlando (Orrie) Velasques and drummer Dino Duncan started a high school jam band, and students at Harlandale ISD started to take notice.

To aid in her mission, she has sprung from prison disgraced former Starfleet officer Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill).

Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul), as the opening credits inform us, was born in the Highlands of Scotland 400 years ago, hence, The Highlander.

He frequently crosses paths with a very old thief, Amanda (Elizabeth Gracen), an Immortal who is an on-and-off love interest whom Duncan continually tries to reform.

The flashbacks fill in Duncan's backstory, and explain his connection to the guest star of the week or why he is determined to take the action he takes in the present.

Just why they're recording all this information about Immortals is never quite clear, but Duncan figures out that Joe Dawson (Jim Byrnes) is his assigned Watcher.

Immortals are not supposed to know about the Watchers and Watchers are definitely not supposed to befriend their watchee, but Joe and Duncan team up to handle a new problem, corruption within the Watchers.

When Duncan finds him, the legendary Methos turns out to be a scholarly looking young man, hiding out among the Watchers under the name Adam Pierson, apparently doing research to find Methos.

One example is the magical system in Dave Duncan's Kings' Blades series.

Dave Duncan's The Seventh Swordsman trilogy, comprised of The Reluctant Swordsman, The Coming of Wisdom, and The Destiny of the Sword, form a geekboy's dream come true.

Wallie leverages his Earth-learned skills to form alliances and obligations; only Duncan's fascinating world building skills and character development keep this series from degenerating into a novelization of a dice-rolling game.

Her mentor was Admiral Paris, the father of Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill), the convict who becomes her pilot on Voyager.

The two of them with Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) become Voyager's 'younger set', hanging around together in their off hours.

In early episodes, there was significant antagonism between the Commander and Lt. Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill), the Starfleet-Maquis convicted traitor who was assisting Voyager in tracking the Maquis ship.

Dave Duncan, author of the King's Blades series, has a new duology coming out in the near future.

The story focuses around Lady Jessica, Alia, Gurney Halleck and Duncan Idaho as they try to stop the empire from tearing itself apart, and saving Paul's newborn twins.