And Zola, in the wonderful dinner scene in "L'Assommoir": "When the goose was on the table, huge and golden and running with gravy, it was not begun upon all at once.
[24 October]… [on ≈18 October] my Son Increase fell sick… [26 October] I must quicken the preparation of my Domesticks… [27 October] My desirable Daughter Nibby, is now lying very sick of the Measles… [28 October] … a very sensible Calamity is begun upon the Town… [with] some Degree of Mortality.
After lawyers and reporters sought clarification of the order, Kennedy put out a new order that began, "Upon further consideration..."...
It begins upon things familiar to the pupils, and enlarges the conceptions of these, by filling in unnoticed qualities.
Negroponte's tenure in Iraq, which began upon the departure of Paul Bremer, last June, had coincided with the premiership of Allawi.
The studios' latest offer, presented on Feb. 19, proposed that the new agreement begin upon ratification and last for three years.
"One reason 'Spider-Man' is being panned," he began, upon which he assumed a French accent, "'Well, it's not, well this isn't theater!
The sonata, which Sessions began upon hearing of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, has a slow-fast-slow structure similar to that of Mr. Jenks's work.
Then her real punishment began: upon her release, Ms. Stewart was saddled with a felony record; she was destitute, barred from food stamps and evicted from public housing.
The Oregon program, for men and women, begins upon an inmate's arrival with a battery of tests to identify the mental, social or educational barriers the inmate may face.
For the audience, which is limited to 30 people, the performance begins upon entering the staunch brick structure, built in 1929 and unused for decades: its interior in lustrous decrepitude, its stature symbolically dwarfed by surrounding financial towers.
