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Hofmeyr's established reputation as an astute diplomat and the leader of the Cape Dutch Party made him a powerful delegate.
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Unfortunately, Hofmeyr's influence was more than counterbalanced by an emissary from the Free State named Abraham Fischer who while purporting to be a peacemaker, practically encouraged the Boer executive to take extreme measures.
But Hofmeyr's mission, like every other such mission to induce Kruger to take a " reasonable " and equitable course, proved entirely fruitless.
True to Hofmeyr's words, from the outset Wits was an open university with a policy of non-discrimination on racial or any other grounds.
established and reputation
In San Francisco he has worked with Brew Moore, Charlie Mingus, and other `` swinging '' musicians of secure reputation, thus placing himself within established jazz traditions, in addition to being a part of the San Francisco `` School ''.
Martin Tahse has established quite a reputation for himself as a successful stager of touring productions.
This book, which established his reputation, was first translated into English by William Montgomery and published in 1910 as The Quest of the Historical Jesus.
Schweitzer established his reputation further as a New Testament scholar with other theological studies including The Psychiatric Study of Jesus ( 1911 ); and his two studies of the apostle Paul, Paul and his Interpreters, and the more complete The Mysticism of Paul the Apostle ( 1930 ).
These works established his reputation.
The firm soon established a reputation in more serious music circles by championing the works of Franz Schubert.
All the cars established a good racing pedigree for the firm, but the DB4 was the key to establishing the company's reputation, which was cemented by the famous DB5 in 1963.
His prints established his reputation across Europe when he was still in his twenties, and he has been conventionally regarded as the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance ever since.
... was also a great and profound chess thinker second only to Steinitz, and his works – Die Blockade, My System and Chess Praxis – established his reputation as one of the father figures of modern chess.
He established his reputation publishing as a private scholar and, on the strength and quality of his work, was appointed Professor of Latin at University College London and later, at Cambridge.
Nevertheless, he was still scoring and creating freely and as the tournament was about to start, he was expected to become one of its stars and galvanise his established reputation as one of the world's best footballers.
The request preceded the voyage which established Kidd's reputation as a pirate, and marked his image in history and folklore.
After the downfall of feudalism, the landsknechts established a reputation as the most notorious dicing gamblers of their time ; many of the dice then were curiously carved in the images of men and beasts.
He published numerous articles, stories, and reviews, enhancing his reputation as a trenchant critic that he had established at the Southern Literary Messenger.
In 1828 Pelham brought him public acclaim and established his reputation as a wit and dandy.
In the 1970s and 1980s, British studios established a reputation for great special effects in films such as Superman ( 1978 ), Alien ( 1979 ), and Batman ( 1989 ).
The Exposition Universelle in 1878 firmly established his reputation as one of the leading engineers of the time.
Among the acts that established his reputation was a veto of the street-cleaning bill passed by the Common Council.
Around the transition from the 15th to the 16th century, Albrecht Dürer from Nuremberg established his reputation across Europe as painter, printmaker, mathematician, engraver, and theorist when he was still in his twenties and secured his reputation as one of the most important figures of the Northern Renaissance.
A former Minister of Health who had earned a reputation as a humanitarian while serving as an administrator in a U. S .- funded anti-yaws campaign, Duvalier ( known as " Papa Doc ") soon established another dictatorship.
During this period his reputation as one of the leading Test all-rounders was firmly established.
Mysterium was published late in 1596, and Kepler received his copies and began sending them to prominent astronomers and patrons early in 1597 ; it was not widely read, but it established Kepler ’ s reputation as a highly skilled astronomer.
The mascot has established a reputation for making dramatic entrances including bungee jumping off the stadium lights, sliding down a rope from the scoreboard and parachuting into the stadium.
He established a reputation as an audacious cavalry commander and on two occasions ( during the Peninsula Campaign and the Maryland Campaign ) circumnavigated the Union Army of the Potomac, bringing fame to himself and embarrassment to the North.
established and astute
An astute businessman, Boyce successfully established several newspapers, such as The Commercial in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the Lisbon Clipper in Lisbon, North Dakota.
This rule is fully established in the case of failure to repair public highways ; but in other cases the courts are astute to find evidence of carelessness in the discharge of public duties and on that basis to award damages to individuals who have suffered thereby.
established and diplomat
In his early career in the Church Julius established a reputation as an effective and trustworthy diplomat, and was elected to the Papacy as a compromise candidate when the Papal Conclave found itself deadlocked between the rival French and German factions.
Even before Han's expansion into Central Asia, diplomat Zhang Qian's travels from 139 to 125 BCE had established Chinese contacts with many surrounding civilizations.
Both the county, established in 1848, and the city were named for David Spangler Kaufman, a diplomat and U. S. congressman from Texas who was the first Jewish person to serve in Congress from Texas.
The subject had attracted students such as Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich, later diplomat and Prime Minister of Austria, and Wilhelm von Humboldt, who later established the University of Berlin.
Another key figure of this time was Sir Thomas Bodley who gave up his career as a diplomat and established Oxford's Bodelian library.
These included the Dutch diplomat and historian Lieuwe van Aitzema, the mathematician John Wallis, who established a code-breaking department, and diplomat and mathematician Samuel Morland, who served as Thurloe's assistant.
The prize was established in honour of Duff Cooper, a British diplomat, Cabinet member and acclaimed author.
A skilled diplomat and wise politician, Leo established useful alliances with many of the contemporary rulers ; he also gained the friendship and support of the Hospitallers and the Teutonic Knights by granting considerable territories to them.
Carnegie and the original map of the Peace PalaceThe idea of the Palace started from a discussion in 1900 between the Russian diplomat Friedrich Martens and the US diplomat Andrew White, over providing a home for the Permanent Court of Arbitration ( PCA ), which was established through the first Hague Peace Conference in 1899.
Later letters, written when the author had become an established minor diplomat, deal largely with political matters.
When the revolutionaries established a Government in arms, Estrada Palma was sent to Washington as its diplomat.
In 1948, through his bequest, the Bancroft Prize was established at Columbia in his memory and that of his brother, diplomat and attorney Edgar Addison Bancroft.
* Museum of African Art ; it was established from the private collection of a Yugoslav diplomat, and contains many rare pieces.
The Pilgrims Society, founded in 1902, is a British-American society established, in the words of American diplomat Joseph Choate, ' to promote good-will, good-fellowship, and everlasting peace between the United States and Great Britain '.
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