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...
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We took more resources into the plan than we probably needed to. As we go forward, we'll probably pull that out.
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We had to buy furniture and computers; we had to put a teacher's desk, wall unit and file cabinet in each classroom. We ordered all those items six months ago from different manufacturers. When they were delivered, they were stored and some pieces had to be assembled. We ordered half a million dollars worth of textbooks. It took a great deal of planning by everyone in the school district - from the custodians planning on how to schedule cleaning to how we were going to supply books and teachers. It was an unbelievably complex project,
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We were patient. We took good shots. We took shots within rhythm. We did things that we normally practice every day and that is why we were successful.
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She took care of the family and that made him able to do his job.
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They were here. After a while of their searching around and taking pictures, they took the kids.
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I wanted to use an urban setting with a small-town feel for a story that took a character through her childhood into her adulthood, with a background in arson investigation, ... I chose Baltimore and its delightful Little Italy section and was able to depict that neighborhood feel, the family ties, and I hope a good story about why choices made define who we are and who we become.
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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.
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I think we were fortunate to get the win tonight.
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I think what distinguishes this fair is the fact that everybody is involved -- city fathers, township trustees and the city workers even.
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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.