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wished and pursue
The son of a former recording and radio engineer, Stern wished to pursue a career in radio at the age of five.
He was content for her to pursue her reforms as she wished, a testament to the strength and affection inherent in their marriage.
The Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg wished to pursue ties with Italy, but turned to Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Romania ( the Little Entente ).
In the aftermath of the general election of 1892, Balfour and Chamberlain wished to pursue a programme of social reform, which Salisbury believed would alienate " a good many people who have always been with us " and that " these social questions are destined to break up our party ".
Sir William Gull spoke out against this bias and led efforts to improve the prospects of women who wished to pursue careers in medicine.
Woodall started work in the financial and marketing sectors before becoming deeply involved in fashion, but was never certain about what occupation she wished to pursue.
Born into poverty in 1882, Hobbs wished to pursue a career in cricket from an early age.
Their second album, One of a Kind, was released in 1979 and featured extensive contributions by Holdsworth, but by this point he wished to pursue his own musical aspirations and soon left the group, albeit with some reluctance.
He however doubted whether he wished to pursue such a career, or rather a different one in literature or politics.
Boycott told the BBC in 1965 that he chose to leave school at 17 because he no longer wished to be a financial strain on his parents, and because he wanted to pursue his cricketing career.
It was reported that BNSF told Amtrak as of January 1, 2010, that all maintenance costs belonged to Amtrak if they wished to pursue routing the train over the same right-of-way.
The king wished to pursue a more conciliatory policy, without, however, yielding any one of the points in dispute between himself and the revolting Dutch.
As a Marist priest, Champagnat had a particular affinity for the Blessed Virgin Mary, so upon conception of the idea of Marist Brothers, Champagnat chose to call his brothers Petits Frères de Marie ( Little Brothers of Mary ), emphasising the meekness and humbleness he wished them to pursue, and seeking their consecration to her as an exemplar of fidelity to Christ.
Drummer Mark Zonder stated it would be his last album with the band, as he wished to pursue other interests, and left in 2005.
He wished to pursue a military career, and after unsuccessfully trying to obtain a place in the Grenadier Guards, he purchased a commission in the Rifle Brigade in 1844.
By the late 14th century the lords of Penkridge manor had obtained charters giving them rights to pursue criminals wherever they wished ; to inflict the death penalty ; to force tenants to take collective responsibility for offenders ; and to confiscate stray livestock.
Although he wished to become a full-time instructor, he did not pursue this course at this point out of respect for his mother's wishes.
Lagos continued his momentum in 2000, when he scored 8 goals and added 7 assists in 1500 minutes, making him the league's tenth-place leader in points per game, but he would eventually request a trade for personal reasons, as his wife disliked Tampa and wished to pursue her law career elsewhere.
He's not getting a cent ", Wixen said in 1996, stating that Fields and Palm would have to have to sue if they wished to pursue the claim.
Bentley was born Artimus Lamont Bentley in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and moved to Los Angeles with his mother, Loyce, who wished to pursue a career as a professional singer.
Since the release of Casting Shadows, Reinhardt had been trying to move the band ahead with new work, but Heppner wished to pursue a solo career, suspending any following Wolfsheim record until 2009.
The Legislature also felt it was a necessity to make room for the World War II veterans who wished to use the GI Bill of Rights to pursue their educational endeavors.
" After confirming that they wished to see each other again-usually a formality, but in rare instances successful couples would elect not to pursue a further relationship-they would be offered a second date at the show's expense.
The artist insisted the song was indicative of a music style he no longer wished to pursue, and won under threat to never record again should the song be released.

wished and course
Whether you experienced the passion of desire I have, of course, no way of knowing, nor indeed have I wished with even the most fleeting fragment of a wish to know, for the fact that one constitutes by one's mere existence so to speak the proof of some sort of passion makes any speculation upon this part of one's parents' experience more immodest, more scandalizing, more deeply unwelcome than an obscenity from a stranger.
Of course the higher officials could add or place a name on the list wherever they wished.
Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her
The latter course seems to have been seldom adopted ; the ordinary mode of inflicting the punishment was simply this: the censors in their new lists omitted the names of such senators as they wished to exclude, and in reading these new lists in public, quietly omitted the names of those who were no longer to be senators.
" Of course His Imperial Majesty is a pacifist and he wished to avoid war.
" Which was, of course, the exact effect Browne wished.
Schelling wished to turn the course of evolution back to the primeval ages, to the days before man had fallen.
Richard Ranasingha wished his son to follow this course.
Before the changes, the licenciatura diploma ( 4 to 6-year course ) was required for those applicants who wished to undertake ( the old ) master's and / or doctorate programs but admission were only allowed for licenciatura degree owners with grades over 14 ( out of 20 ).
* Vir Cotto, in contrast, simply wished that he would live long enough to see Morden beheaded and his associates go away and never come back — which is, of course, exactly what happened.
Those who wished to further their study into specialties can take graduate course of medicine of their preference and will be entitled with " Specialist of ..." after their name ( e. g.: Sp. A for Spesialis Anak
In the course of such study, it is common to preface each chapter with the Mishnaic saying, " All Israel has a share in the world to come " ( Sanhedrin 10: 1 ), and to conclude each chapter with the saying, " The Holy One, blessed be He, wished to bestow merit upon Israel ; therefore he gave them Torah and mitzvot in abundance " ( Makkoth 3: 16 ).
He showed statesmanlike qualities in steering a clear course between the exaggerated prudence of Baron Ricasoli, who wished to recall the troops from the frontier, and the impetuosity of Garibaldi, his second-in-command, who was anxious to invade Romagna prematurely, even at the risk of Austrian intervention.
The Highlanders, of course, wished for a Catholic King, and so wanted James VII to be back on the throne.
During the course of this meeting, Love indicated that if E-Cycle had " gifts to bear " they would get more attention concerning the legislation which they wished to get passed.
The Brotherhood's General Guide, Hassan al-Banna, felt that the Society was not ready to engage in military campaigns, and that those who wished to do so " might take the wrong course and miss the target ".

wished and review
Also, according to some studies, employees wished to see changes in the PA system by making “ the system more objective, improving the feedback process, and increasing the frequency of review .” In light of traditional PA operation defects, “ organizations are now increasingly incorporating practices that may improve the system.
Upon the completion of his interview and his review of the case, his personal beliefs were that Jeena had in fact only wished to scare Sunny in an attempt to get her belongings and things became lost in translation.
" Hardy wrote of the review, " alas ... the Spectator brought down its heaviest leaded pastoral staff on the prematurely happy volumes ... the bitterness of that moment was never forgotten, at that moment I wished I was dead.
In June 1995 Breckland Council informed the receivers that they wished for the GER ( 1889 ) Ltd. to give up the lease for County School station so that they could review their operations in respect of the site.

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