I do understand that part of this difference in attention simply reflects our parochial fascination with the big and the tierce.

Cadfael took his problem with him into the church at the hour of tierce, and said the office privately in a quiet corner.

This also led to his attempts to remove tierce from the classic parries.

Further, the new tierce would be divided into 1000 quatierces, which he called "microscopic points of time".

A tierce de picardie sets the scene for the Adagio.

He feinted in tierce, to force Gutar to parry high.

He tried a wild, desperate thrust in tierce.

He took no food, and said the office at tierce and sext in the saddle.

Tierce said good night and drove home.

"Tierce," said the voice on the radio, "two white vans, the northern one looks newer.

A tierce pain collected in his head.

The tierce later became the petrol barrel.

Seconde, either guarding the low outside line - often used instead of tierce when moving from a "point-in-line"

And he had promised that young Jason Tierce, a nephew, would never be tried on those dope charges.

He picked up Tierce and touched it to Septime.

Again he bowed profoundly before picking up black Septime to place it on Tierce.

The radio on the dashboard clicked and hissed, and then a voice said, "Tierce."

Another student, Valerie Tierce, added that "we have books in the closet so we can try to learn about the animals."

Time and again he let learned responses parry ferocious cuts in prime and tierce.

Let him appear in the chapter-house after tierce to-morrow."

"Tierce" and "Quarte" followed close on, giving four white-glowing cubes.

"Tierce, Quarte," he repeated in rapid succession, touching the remaining white cubes.

Quickly he steeled himself to touch Tierce to Septime.

Lillywhite didn't turn, but flung himself forward, feinting, beating away, lunging back in tierce.

"Tierce," came a tinny reply from the speaker.