While, as stated before, the function of the house flag was to identify a vessel's owner, there were occasions when the flag that was shown represented the agent who was operating the vessel for the owner; or, if the vessel was sailing under charter, the flag flown was that of the contracting party.

In disease of the spleen, especially Banti's disease or fibro-adenia of the spleen, the increase of leukocytes is absent or slight, with no relative lymphocytosis.

It was, Janet thought, a symbol of male religion: there they all were, yappings stilled as they attended League mass, quaffing their communion Tooheys, joining in the votive prayers of groan, chiack, cheer.

Bettman, meanwhile, performed his now-traditional fan dance, skating around the revelation of a third group interested in buying the Coyotes.