The government's newly combative stance seemed to set the stage for a test of wills with the opposition, which continues to muster street demonstrations.
This practical code — which helped to muster some 200,000 African-American soldiers for the Union — was, Witt writes, "a weapon for the achievement of Union war aims, like the Springfield rifle, the Minié ball and the ironclad ship".
Their latest outing was a 2-0 defeat aTottenhamam on Sunday, in which Rovers failed to muster a single shot on goal.
Chelsea were far from their best yesterday, especially in a miserable first half in which they failed to muster a shot on target.
The strike, once crucial to union bargaining power, is now inconsequential: it depends on community support, which is hard to muster when fewer than a fifth of a state's workers are in unions.
But with Democrats in retreat after Mr. Corzine's defeat by Mr. Christie, some supporters feared that the Democratic-controlled Legislature -- which last week failed to muster the votes to pass a gay marriage bill -- would balk at approving medical marijuana.
The player behind center may not be all that important against Cleveland, which is unlikely to muster much offense against the Steelers' still-relevant defense, lowering the bar for what Pittsburgh has to do on offensive.
Mr. Jeong responded that -- metaphor aside -- he would not be drawn away from the United States, which is seeking to muster "maximum international pressure" on North Korea, in the words of Assistant Secretary of State James A. Kelly.
But the damage had been done during a first half in which they failed to muster a shot on target and were outmuscled and outplayed by an Ipswich team who have now lost just once in 18 matches.
Hereford should have been in front at half-time after a first 45 minutes in which Harriers failed to muster a shot at goal - and the Bulls missed a string of chances.
