J. M. Roberts
J. M. Roberts
John Morris "J. M." Roberts CBEwas a British historian, with significant published works. From 1979 to 1985 he was vice chancellor of the University of Southampton, and from 1985 to 1994, Warden of Merton College, Oxford. He was also well known as the author and presenter of the BBC TV series The Triumph of the West...
needed plan pull resources took
We took more resources into the plan than we probably needed to. As we go forward, we'll probably pull that out.
expensive felt land needed technology
We just don't know where technology is going to go. We felt we needed to get a placeholder in there for whatever. If you don't get the land now, it's going to be much more expensive to get in the future.
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At the church, we could only handle 15 to 18 people tops and we had to turn people away much too much. We decided as a committee that we needed to take that really big step so we located a vacant convent on Beach Avenue and convinced the Roman Catholic Diocese to rent it to us.
children club exams eye glasses help lions needed pay sale white
One fundraiser by the Quartermaster Lions Club is the sale of White Canes, to help pay for needed eye exams and glasses for underprivileged children and adults.
game intensity kept kids needed ready
I thought as the game progressed our intensity was pretty consistent. We made a lot of mistakes, but we kept after it. Our kids needed a game (after the holidays) and we're ready to go.
ball defending early good half job led plays second staying turned
I thought we did a good job in the first half of staying with them, making plays when we had to make plays and defending pretty well. I thought in the second half we turned the ball over too much early and that led to baskets.
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I think we will open a portion of the Alaskan wildlife refuge (the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) to drilling, ... And we absolutely must address the need for additional refining capacity.
fortunate win
I think we were fortunate to get the win tonight.
city everybody fact fair involved workers
I think what distinguishes this fair is the fact that everybody is involved -- city fathers, township trustees and the city workers even.
monitor next weeks
I think it's something we are going to have to monitor over the next two weeks to two months.
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I think this is uncharted territory. They've never had to practice during spring break, but they're happy they're going and ready to play.
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It is a very laborious process, but we feel accuracy is more important than expediency. I'm not going to apologize for taking our time and making sure we get it right.
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Jesus wanted the man to have the peace that his heart longed for, but the man could not have it because he was living for himself.
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I think Egyptian authorities have not yet gotten the measure of the Sinai problem.