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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As the economy turned up and corporate earnings have improved, corporations have again begun to invest in their IT infrastructure.
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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.
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We have to turn away people all the time if we don't have space.
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When you call his name, he does open his eyes. Occasionally he turns his head.
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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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Through the years we had a bunch of large range fires that would start in the county. This was about the only one that actually came into town.
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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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We have to do a better job of taking care of the basketball, but their pressure had a lot to do with it.
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We wish Cedric the best. He is a young man who put in a tremendous amount of hard work and effort in representing St. John's basketball.
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We felt that the plan that the city eventually developed was workable. Controlling dust is a very difficult thing at best, particularly here in the Southwest during dry times of the year.
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I've tried to get them to understand that on the road you have to take the game. You have to win it. It's not going to be handed to you no matter what the situation is, and teams are not going to fold at home. You must take the game.
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I've seen a lot of bad weather, a lot of wrecks, a lot of killing. On a scale of one to 10, this is a 10.
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I've been director of the center since 1983, and our clients will continue to participate in activities to help them get out of their homes and back into the community. It is important the individuals have contact with others with the same problems and can learn to coordinate activities.
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They are alleging that he stated falsely that ... he had no employment at the time, which is not true. He's not guilty of the charge.