They were furthered by American Spectator writer David Brock in his 1993 book The Real Anita Hill, though he later recanted the claims he had made, described his book as " character assassination ", and apologized to Hill.

Brock later apologized to Clinton, saying the article was politically motivated " bad journalism " and that " the troopers were greedy and had slimy motives.

He also had a cameo in " Review ", a third-season episode of the TV series NewsRadio, in which the character Matthew Brock ( Andy Dick ) becomes an obsessed Dilbert fan.

Ash, Brock, and Misty had to rush it to a Pokémon Center to keep it alive.

These fragments disappointed Romantic scholars as not matching the writer's great reputation, partly because Fronto's teachings, with their emphasis on studying ancient writers in search of striking words, were not in accordance with current fashion ( Italy, where not only Mai but Leopardi enthused over them, was an exception ), partly because they gave no support to the assumption that Fronto had been a wise counsellor to Marcus Aurelius ( indeed, they contain no trace of political advice ), partly because his frequent complaints about ill-health, especially those collected in book 5 of Ad M. Caesarem, aroused more annoyance than compassion ; these adverse judgements were reversed once Fronto was read for what he was rather than what he was not, as already in the sympathetic treatment by Dorothy Brock, Studies in Fronto and his Age ( Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1911 ).

Some credited luck and others skill in his rapid promotions, and it is fair to say that Brock had substantial portions of both on his way to prominence.

The fact that his promotions occurred in a time of peace and that Brock had no special political connections adds to how remarkable a rise it was.

As the one being challenged Brock had his choice of terms, and so he insisted that they fight with pistols.

During his time with this regiment Brock served in the Caribbean, where he fell ill with fever and nearly died, only recovering once he had returned to England in 1793.

A short time later Brock received a report from Fort George that some of the garrison were planning to imprison the officers and flee to the U. S. Immediately he boarded the schooner that had brought the message and proceeded to Fort George which was under the command of then-Lieutenant-Colonel Roger Hale Sheaffe.

Alone on entering the fort, Brock ordered the sergeant of the guard to disarm and had him confined.

Brock was evidently upset by the news that the conspirators had been shot.

With war apparently imminent, Brock had continually kept the commanders of his posts informed of all developments.

Brock then laid siege to Fort Detroit, from established artillery positions across the river in Sandwich, and through a carefully crafted series of marches, made it appear he had far more natives with him than he actually did.

Brock had planned to continue his campaign into the U. S., but he was thwarted by the negotiation of an armistice by Prevost with American Major General Henry Dearborn.

Brock himself had arrived from nearby Fort George and moved up to the artillery battery to gain a better view only minutes before Wool attacked.

After the battle, Sheaffe and his staff decided to entrust the funeral arrangements to Captain John Glegg, who had served with Brock for many years.

She had many encounters with villains Spider-Man fought like Venom ( as Eddie Brock ), the Hobgoblin, Doctor Octopus, Morbius, the Chameleon ( who was imitating Anna Watson ), Tombstone, Green Goblin, the Scorpion and the Shocker.

Brock had a not-so-secret crush on Maria for a long time.

When Brock decided to try for a professional baseball career, he traveled to St. Louis to try out for the Cardinals, but the scout who had recommended him was in Seattle to sign Ray Washburn.

In the 1968 World Series against the Detroit Tigers, Brock had three stolen bases in Game 3 and contributed a double, triple, home run and four runs batted in during Game 4 to help the Cardinals build a three game to one advantage over the Tigers.

After Brock had hit a double, he tried to score standing up on Julian Javier's single to left, but Willie Horton threw him out with a strong throw to home plate.

In Game 7, Brock had another crucial miscue when he was picked off base by Lolich, extinguishing a possible Cardinals rally.

Brock had hastened back from Detroit, intending to cross the Niagara, defeat Van Rensselaer before he could be reinforced and occupy upper New York State.

In partnership with Brock Pemberton she produced several successful plays, including: Divorce Me Dear, Ceiling Zero, Red Harvest, Strictly Dishonorable, Personal Appearance ( Lawrence Riley's breakthrough hit ), and Kiss the Boys Goodbye.

During the first season, the creators of the show realized that Cartoon Network's parent owned Jonny Quest and began using the actual characters, including Jonny as a paranoid drug addict severely damaged by the constant danger his father put him in, Race Bannon as a OSI agent that Brock Samson calls " one of the best " until his death, and Hadji as a hard-working competent engineer for Rusty's successful brother Jonas Jr.

Successive lieutenant governors — Rottenburg and his predecessor, Roger Hale Sheaffe — had failed to make an impact in the North American war since the death of the successful Sir Isaac Brock at the Battle of Queenston Heights.

Brock left the police to become an advertising copywriter, a profession which he claimed to despise, but in which he became very successful creating the famous strapline for the UK Financial Times newspaper of ' No FT. No comment '.

Peter Brock was especially successful driving for the Holden Dealer Team in a supercharged Holden Torana GTR.

The race winners receive the Peter Brock Trophy which was introduced at the 2006 race in honour of deceased nine-time Bathurst winner Peter Brock, most successful driver in the history of the race.

The most successful driver at Bathurst is Peter Brock, whose nine victories ( 1972, 1975, 1978 – 80, 1982 – 84 and 1987 ) earned him the nickname King of the Mountain.

The year was successful with numerous top three results for both Brock and Mezera.

However, division in the United States over the war, a lackluster American militia, the incompetence of American military commanders, and swift and decisive action by the British commander, Sir Isaac Brock, kept Upper Canada part of British North America.

Brock was sent to Upper Canada as Senior Officer Commander of the Troops and Senior Member of the Council, putting him fully in charge of both the military and civil authority.

Had Brock lived longer, he would probably have been freed from financial worries, since under prize regulations a substantial part of the value of the captured military stores would accrue to him.

Canadians regard Brock as one of their greatest military heroes.

Major General Isaac Brock was both the civil Administrator of Upper Canada and Commander of the military forces there.

Brock Millman argued that the threat to stand for Parliament was blackmail to get a military job out of Lloyd George, but Keith Jeffery rejects this, arguing that Wilson would have been no threat as a new MP but as a military adviser was a useful rival to Robertson, whom by July 1917 French was telling Wilson Lloyd George wanted to remove.

* October 13-Sir Isaac Brock, military commander, administrator of Upper Canada ( b. 1769 )

* October 6: Isaac Brock, military commander, administrator of Upper Canada ( d. 1812 )

However, division in the United States over the war, the incompetence of American military commanders, and swift and decisive action by the British commander, Sir Isaac Brock, keep Upper Canada part of British North America.

Toby's tenure at the White House comes to an end when he admits to revealing classified information about a secret military space shuttle to Greg Brock, a reporter for The New York Times.

Trask is also mentioned in Ultimate Spider-Man as the employer of Richard Parker and Edward Brock Sr. ( the fathers of Peter Parker / Spider-Man and Eddie Brock / Venom ) that stole their cancer cure project ( The Venom suit ) because he was more interested in military applications.