And some players hated having to commit tennis under the rudimentary lights of the West Side Tennis Club.
There is rudimentary lighting in the tomb, but the electricity is spotty, and there are sporadic blackouts.
In the chordate line, animals possessing very rudimentary light-sensing organs evolved into early vertebrates possessing sophisticated eyes quite similar to our own.
The relationship between lasers and dance music has come a long way, from DJs bringing rudimentary lights to a hotel ballroom to help their dancefloors feel a little more like Shangri-La, to the multi-million-dollar spectacles at today's EDM festivals.
However, this plodding account never finds an interesting theatrical language in which to do so, and at times it borders on the inept with rudimentary design, lighting and direction.
Fresh seafood served any which way you like, at prices that reflect the rudimentary decor: bright lights, colourful fishermen's banners and no-frills seating.
While performing at the Countdown Club, the band had experimented with long instrumental excursions, and they began to expand upon these with rudimentary but visually effective light shows, projected by coloured slides and domestic lights.
A frequent accessory of the metalworker's bench was the anvil, which is still informally present on many machinist's vises in a rudimentary form suited to light work.
As Sagan noted, at one-tenth the speed of light, our rudimentary first starship would take over 40 years to reach Alpha Centauri.
Peterson First Guides ($5.95), for beginners, are compact and lighter, but rudimentary.
