And because the sword came in at No. 8 on our list ( more about the sword), we can now say for sure that the pen is mightier than the sword.
But the strongmen and sword swallowers who perform at the Coney Island Circus Sideshow will be out of work until May 24, when owner Dick Zigun is able to open the first floor of the landmark building that houses it as well as a bar, gift shop and dressing room destroyed by Sandy.
George Papandreou of Greece fell on his sword at the weekend and Silvio Berlusconi faces a dangerous week ahead.
The Magna Carta, viewed by many as a precursor to the rights we now take for granted, was pried from King John of England literally at the point of a sword.
In one game, the aim might be to lop Minnesota lawmakers off at the knees with a giant sword.
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The executive promptly fell on his sword, and he cracked a joke at the same time.
But she snaps out of her dreaminess to become an impulsive young woman bent on revenge, hacking at her hair with her sword in the hope that she will be taken more seriously by the men whose world she has chosen to share.
Archaeologists found the remains of a high-ranking warrior, along with a sword, axe and other items at Ardnamurchan in the Highlands.
The security staff - wearing their traditional black tails and at least one sporting a sword - did stop three protesters and quickly wrestled the five who broke into the chamber to the ground and out of the chamber as MPs looked on in shocked disbelief.
"I put a proposal to the committee... they unanimously rejected my proposal and really left me with no position but to fall on my sword, " he said at the time.
In reality, nationalism remains a double-edged sword, which does at times buttress the regime but can also develop in ways that threaten the political status quo.
There are still skills to be learned and enhanced, but the player could potentially become skilled at wielding a sword and shield before deciding they want to learn to use magic spells.
At least 47, 000 personnel will take part in the biennial Keen Sword exercise, which runs until 16 November.
At the end of the festivities the Syiem walks over with a glistening sword and decapitates a dozen goats.
Which is a shame, because a finger-based interface is obviously well-suited to games involving pointing at things, and projects like the iPhone version of the classic Broken Sword have shown the possibilities of selling this type of game on mobile formats.
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One take of this story is that Musashi was so good that he was completely unconcerned about the duel and arrived at his own leisure, with a wooden sword that he fashioned as an afterthought since his opponent was so far beneath him.
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At the end of the song a cross is drawn in the air with the sword.
Most adults, in the U.S. at least, don't want to be sword-wielding elves long enough to let a gamemaker turn a profit.
Having said that, I look back at the season and just don't think the Rhinos have been put to the sword.
Champagne Sabering 101 is held every night at twilight and this ritual -- where a sword is used to slice off the top of a champagne bottle -- must be seen to be believed.
Not for sale, these bags are lent to families who want to play at dressing-up (the bags also contain a crown, a silk caplet and a sword).
The realistic handling of the cars is a double-edged sword because it can be a bit frustrating at first when you spin out on practically every lap.
"It keeps the sword of Damocles still above his head, " said Doug Muzzio, a professor of public affairs at Baruch College.
Since he replaced Pope John Paul II, Benedict has made repeated calls for religious tolerance and freedom in Islamic countries - most notably in his 2006 speech at Regensberg where he quoted a Byzantine emperor from the Middle Ages criticizing Islam for seeking to spread its message by the sword.
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