The puppyish love triangle hovering around the battleship Oklahoma has been requisitioned from "Titanic," albeit minus the first-class amenities.
Others come as a shock: the kettledrums that sound like cannon fire; the piercing insistence of a piccolo that seems to have been requisitioned from Napoleon's army.
An opera singer, recently Chinese, is requisitioned from the crowd to sing the national anthem; a woman from Iraq (strongly emphasised by the master of ceremonies) is asked to recite the pledge of allegiance.
Even earlier, Russian folk art was subject to extraneous influences in a way not typical elsewhere: in the 17th century, craftsmen were requisitioned from many parts of Russia to supply products for the national economy or to work on palaces, and they were also assembled around monasteries for prescribed output.
Every provision coats, gauze, jugs of water came from volunteers in Kiev or was "requisitioned" from locals.
The provisions were soon exhausted and additional food was requisitioned from the local Maya villagers; this too was soon consumed.
She was requisitioned from Norway at the beginning of World War I, but was not completed until 1918 although she had been launched over three years earlier.
Eight CAM ships were requisitioned from private owners, two of which were sunk: Daghestan, Daltonhall, Eastern City, Helencrest, Kafiristan, Michael E (sunk), Novelist, Primrose Hill (sunk).
In addition, 50,000 kilos of bleaching powder has been requisitioned from the state capital, Chennai, which will be provided to the district administration for further distribution.
