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He groomed the headstrong Piero II to follow as his successor in civil leadership ; Giovanni ( future Pope Leo X ) was placed in the church at an early age ; and his daughter Maddalena was provided with a sumptuous dowry to make a politically advantageous marriage to a son of Pope Innocent VIII.
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The film tells the story of a German boy who is orphaned in World War II and then groomed as a KGB sleeper.
groomed and follow
He was groomed to follow in the footsteps of his famous grandfather.
The story is punctuated by several extended flashback sequences in which we learn that Valentine's father, a supremely egotistical and domineering stage actor, has groomed his son almost from birth to follow in his footsteps.
groomed and successor
Even Shaykh Abdullah bin Jassim went into debt and, in preparation for his retirement, groomed his favored second son, Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, to be his successor.
He died in 1642 before the conclusion of that conflict, having groomed Cardinal Jules Mazarin as a successor.
Since the accession of Tiberius, Drusus had been systematically groomed as the successor of his father, successfully commanding legions in Illyricum in 18, and sharing the consulship with Tiberius in 21.
After serving two terms, he therefore handed over power to his successor after the May 2004 election, in which UDF candidate Bingu wa Mutharika ( who was handpicked and groomed by Muluzi ) was elected to succeed Muluzi as President.
His namesake, James Jr., who was being groomed as Curley's political successor, died in 1931 at age 21 following an operation to remove a gallstone.
After almost killing her daughter in a psychopathic rage, Christine accompanies the Queen to the realm of the Nine Kingdoms to be groomed as an apprentice of the original Evil Queen ( now an undead hag known as the Swamp Witch ) to be her successor as well as her instrument of revenge.
Instead, she groomed Vernon Howell, later known as David Koresh, as her chosen successor.
Henry Gonzalez, of Texas's 20th congressional district, had long groomed his son as his successor.
( According to one source, Iltumish's eldest son had initially been groomed as his successor, but had died prematurely.
While Arnuwanda had long been groomed by Suppiluliuma I, to be the latter's successor and was respected by Hatti's enemies, Mursili is stated in the Hittite records to be relatively young and inexperienced upon his unexpected accession to the throne.
He made this decision, partially because of the unexpected death of fellow Liberal MPP, Bruce Crozier, stating “ I have not groomed a successor ( in Davenport ) simply because Bruce ’ s death shocked me .” The Liberals lost his seat in the ensuing provincial election on October 6, 2011.
In 2011, two people were executed in front of 500 spectators for handling propaganda leaflets floated across the border from South Korea, apparently as part of a campaign by former North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il to tighten ideological control as he groomed his youngest son as the eventual successor.
groomed and leadership
* Jiddu Krishnamurti, groomed to be a world spiritual teacher by the leadership of the Theosophical Society in the early part of the 20th century, publicly renounced this role in 1929 while also denouncing the concept of gurus, spiritual leaders, and teachers, advocating instead the unmediated and direct investigation of reality.
Bishop Chandler David Owens was groomed for leadership of COGIC and was elected after the death of Bishop Ford in 1995, he became the Presiding Bishop.
Jeff Sharlet, author of a book about The Fellowship, said, " When I lived with The Family at Ivanwald, a house for younger men being groomed for leadership, I was told that Stupak was a regular visitor to the Cedars.
Big Barda was a member – being groomed for leadership – until she escaped to Earth with Mister Miracle.
The Department of Civil Engineering was established in 1984 and was groomed under the leadership of Dr. M. S. Palanichamy.
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The horses were groomed to a high gloss ; ;
Close relatives and fellow members of the Ngbandi tribe were awarded with high positions in the military and government, and he groomed his eldest son, Nyiwa, to succeed him as President ; however, this was thwarted by Nyiwa's death from AIDS in 1994.
It was very apparent to the Imperial family, that Vetsera was being blatantly groomed by her mother for an advantageous marriage ; Empress Elisabeth noted in 1877: " Madame Vetsera wants to come to Court and gain recognition for her family.
Fandorin is always impeccably groomed and can be vain about his appearance ; in The Winter Queen he wears a corset to improve his figure.
; Astronema: The " Princess of Evil ", Astronema is a sadistic and ruthless villainess who was groomed as a child in the ways of evil.
The groomed runs in the region cater to all levels ; 36 % are for beginners ( blue ), 42 % for intermediate skiiers ( red ) and 22 % are for the more advanced ( black ).
The Duke and Duchess had initially groomed the next Bourbon heir, Louis of Bourbon-Montpensier, as a son-in-law ; but he mortally offended Peter by condemning a letters patent of Louis XII which confirmed Suzanne's rights of inheritance ( having been wrung from him as the price of Bourbon support upon his accession ).
Also featured are Myrna's other children: Trey ( Nicholas Walker ), who is being groomed for the presidency ; Brenda ( Leslie Graves ; Shannon Terhune ; Ashley Laurence ; Karen Kelly ), and Jordy ( Todd Curtis ).
Clue Club only had one season ’ s worth of first-run episodes produced, which were shown on Saturday mornings on CBS ( the original home of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You !, which Clue Club had replaced ; Scooby-Doo was being groomed for its move to ABC ).
With Chief Obafemi Awolowo's home and rich library resources open to the public and history researchers ; Dr Tai Solarin's Mayflower School ( acknowledged to have groomed business, religious and political leaders ) and of course the annual Ereke Day festival attracting tourists from within and without the country.
People new to mono-skiing are often surprised to see how much terrain is skiable in a monoski ; advanced monoskiers can be found not only carving turns on groomed runs but also skiing moguls, terrain parks, race courses, glades and even backcountry terrain — in short, wherever stand-up skiers can go.
Soon he was being groomed to take over for Donald O ' Connor in the Francis the Talking Mule movie series ; however Mickey Rooney became available and got the part.
The move reunites Brookens with Tigers manager Jim Leyland, who had managed Brookens in the minor leagues in the 1970s ; many believe Brookens is being groomed as Leyland's eventual replacement as Detroit's skipper.
Adrian has carefully groomed himself to convey the image of a witty, highly extroverted gay boy ; however, despite his image, and, despite regarding sex as his " public pride ", he finds himself unable to express his love for the beautiful Hugo Cartwright.
In winter of trail are groomed for cross-country skiing and are open for snowmobiling ; snowshoeing is allowed anywhere in the park except for the groomed trails.
groomed and Giovanni
Giovanni Alberto Agnelli, the son of Gianni's younger brother, Umberto Agnelli, died of a rare form of cancer in 1997 at age 33 while he was being groomed by his uncle to head the Fiat Group.
The third son Giovanni Alberto Agnelli was groomed to succeed at Fiat but died of cancer at the age of 33 in 1997.
groomed and future
He groomed future political leaders like Vajpayee, Advani and others.
Like most of the other Hellions, she eventually joined the side of the New Mutants, a team being groomed as future leaders, in fighting the establishment of the House of M in Japan in a showdown against impossible odds.
There were already signals that Shastri was being groomed as a future captain.
During his second reign, Muchnick maintained the NWA ’ s position as wrestling ’ s top power while he also displayed an uncanny eye for scouting future talent, as his St. Louis territory groomed such eventual champions as Johnny Valentine, Gene Kiniski, Harley Race, Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk, Ric Flair, and many others.
The Rainiers came in with two second-place showings as the team groomed future major league pitchers Manny Sarmiento and Mike Armstrong and outfielder Lynn Jones during that time.
College prepared women for future roles, while men and women were taught together they were groomed for different paths after they graduated.
He won Southern League pennants in 1966 and 1967 and groomed many future members of the Oakland dynasty during his tenure at the Double-A level.
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