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  1. University High School. Primitive recording sessions followed soon after, in a, makeshift ,studio in Berry's garage. They first performed onstage as" The Barons" at a
  2. Battle of Brent ford a few miles to the west of London. The City organized a new, makeshift ,army and Charles hesitated and retreated. Subsequently, an extensive system of
  3. Are avoided if the regular umlauts are available because they are considered a, makeshift , not proper spelling. (In Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein, city and family
  4. New York City to John and Emily Armstrong. He loved heights and constructed a, makeshift ,radio antenna tower in his backyard. Swinging on a bosun's chair, he would
  5. S soil with a noxious cocktail of heavy metals and chemical contaminants. " A, makeshift ,incendiary bomb consisting of a bottle of flammable liquid (usually gasoline)
  6. The Netherlands for the summer of 1972,renting a farmhouse to convert into a, makeshift ,studio. By the end of their sessions the band felt they had come up with one of
  7. And Space Museum. The abrasion from the dust is evident on some portions of the, makeshift ,fender. The color television camera mounted on the front of the LRV could be
  8. Civil War, Southern women played a major role as volunteer nurses working in, makeshift ,hospitals. Many were middle- and upper class women who had never worked for
  9. They had not sat. Various disused offices and storerooms have been turned into, makeshift ,brothels at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare by students and staff who have
  10. Wipes out a company and kidnaps several children, Dundee throws together a, makeshift ,army, including unwilling Confederate veterans, black Federal soldiers, and
  11. The Gordon Bazaar on the north-eastern outskirts of the city also contains, makeshift ,terminals for frequent minibuses to suburban towns in all directions (from
  12. On the illicit market often contains a number of contaminants as a result of, makeshift ,manufacturing, causing the color to range from tan to brown, and the
  13. Into a more active role in the defense of their city. They made thousands of, makeshift ,weapons in a short amount of time, even using women's hair for catapult
  14. Major secondary disaster. Many survivors were treated for injuries in emergency, makeshift ,hospitals, but many more died of gangrene, malnutrition,and infectious
  15. Gloves made out of latex, vinyl,nitrite, or polyurethane may be used as an, makeshift ,dental dam during oral sex, or to protect the hands during sexual stimulation
  16. Other organisms it coats. Oil spills on land are more readily containable if a, makeshift ,earth dam can be rapidly bulldozed around the spill site before most of the oil
  17. On an" all fucked up" sense as well. These meanings in conjunction with the, makeshift ,sense of kluge form the constellation of allusions casts by the word kludge. The
  18. Parties. At times, part of a ship's armament would be unshipped and mated to, makeshift ,carriages and limbers for actions ashore, for example during the Second Boer
  19. By compiling three of Kaye's old Educational Pictures shorts into a, makeshift ,feature, The Birth of a Star (1945). Kaye starred in a radio program of his
  20. Practical. Shirts traditionally have thick seams to make them ideal for use in, makeshift ,stretchers—Scouts were trained to use them in this way with their staves, a
  21. Metro Manila. Squatting gained notice after World War II, when people built, makeshift ,houses called Barong-Barong inside abandoned private plots of land. In the late
  22. After the attack, Luthor manages to get the villains off the planet with a, makeshift ,teleported, secretly powered by Neutron, Heatmonger, Plasmus, Warp,and Thunder
  23. The astronauts also engaged in less serious activities. Shepard brought a, makeshift ,six iron golf clubs and two golf balls to the Moon, and took several swings (
  24. Then 5 %. This wide gap can be seen in many large South American cities where, makeshift ,shacks and slums lie adjacent to skyscrapers and upper-class luxury apartments.
  25. In 1937,Johnson traveled to Dallas, Texas,for another recording session in a, makeshift ,studio at the Brunswick Record Building,508 Park Avenue. Eleven records from
  26. Invasion fleet, the Kriegsmarine opted to convert inland river barges into, makeshift ,landing craft. Approximately 2,400 barges were collected from throughout Europe
  27. Facility. Within six months, the park was transformed into a 28,500-seat, makeshift , facility,saving the franchise. Social impact of the Expos Montreal's
  28. That relied primarily on tanks and aircraft had proven inadequate. As a, makeshift ,remedy, paratroopers were provided with motorized transport and used as
  29. Of Birkenau Commando III staged an uprising. They attacked the SS with, makeshift ,weapons: stones, axes,hammers, other work tools and homemade grenades. They
  30. However, to use existing buildings with sturdy below-ground-level basements as, makeshift ,fallout shelters. These buildings were usually placarded with the yellow and
  31. Not be provided to all its members, thus many members of the Volkssturm wore, makeshift ,paramilitary uniforms or uniforms from their civilian jobs (such as train
  32. This ritual is typically performed by the elders, who use a sharpened knife and, makeshift ,cattle hide bandages for the procedure. The May word for circumcision is
  33. The first take-off from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia. He took off from a, makeshift ,deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtis's pusher. *1921 – The Communist Party of
  34. Were commonly seen among U. S. troops. Dog tags are traditionally part of the, makeshift ,battlefield memorials soldiers created for their fallen comrades. The casualty
  35. Bivy or divvy) In the mountaineering context, a bivouac or" BIV (v)y" is a, makeshift ,resting or sleeping arrangement in which the climber has less than the full
  36. Front of the Faults' closest friends, under the mask of semi-darkness and a, makeshift ,disguise. In this case there was a condition: she would only assist him if he
  37. From finding himself buried under rock. Many knots can also be used as, makeshift ,tools, for example, the Bowline can be used as a rescue loop, and the Hunter
  38. Are driven off. Some Magistrates are captured and kept on the island is, makeshift ,jail. In Excalibur #6,some captured Magistrates agree to work with
  39. To unplanned uses as well. The areas underneath some bridges have become, makeshift ,shelters and homes to homeless people, and the undersides of bridges all around
  40. Scylla. This resulted in the deaths of six of his men. Later, stranded on a, makeshift ,raft, Odysseus was swept back through the strait to face Scylla and Charybdis
  41. Drawn up in front of Interplay. Marlborough (who had crossed the Rebel on a, makeshift ,bridge to take personal control),ordered Hulsen's Hanoverian battalions to
  42. A passing encounter and not an affiliation. Moments later, around 11 a. m.,the, makeshift ,prison was the scene of a violent Taliban uprising, known as the Battle of
  43. Reconnaissance Platforms At least three KC-135A tankers were converted into, makeshift ,reconnaissance platforms with no change of Mission Design Series (MDS)
  44. Efforts, donating a microphone and turntables when they designed their first, makeshift ,studio in a dorm room. The station currently has its studios on the second
  45. Their tent, some local willows and parts of the sledges Overrun constructed a, makeshift ,boat, and on 29 September Nansen and Overrun began the last stage of the
  46. Took over as manager while Busby recovered from his injuries and the club's, makeshift ,side reached the FA Cup final, which they lost to Bolton Wanderers. In
  47. Were only temporary. Around the world, U. S. embassies and consulates became, makeshift ,memorials as people came out to pay their respects. Many U. S. ambassadors have
  48. For rescuers, its parking lots filled with food, water,medical supplies, even, makeshift , shelters where relief workers could sleep. Ten days later Shea reopened for the
  49. Germany and the Soviet Union. Early in the war, the Germans began to create, makeshift ,assault guns by mounting their infantry support weapons on the bed of a truck
  50. American game developed in the gambling dens across the new territories where, makeshift ,games had been set up, whereas the French game evolved with style and leisure

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