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Markham's and was
Eventually, however, Markham's view prevailed ; Scott was given overall command, and was promoted to the rank of commander before Discovery sailed for the Antarctic on 31 July 1901.
In Markham's view, professionalism was considered less praiseworthy than " unforced aptitude ", and possibly Scott was influenced by Markham's belief.
Markham's most famous routine was " discovered " by the general public only after Sammy Davis, Jr. had performed it as a guest on Laugh-In.
The main achievement of Markham's RGS presidency was the revival at the end of the 19th century of British interest in Antarctic exploration, after a 50-year interval.
Markham's mother Caroline, née Milner, was the daughter of Sir William Milner, Baronet, of Nun Appleton Hall, Yorkshire.
Markham's social connections evidently assured him of a relatively comfortable time ; it is reported that he was frequently invited to dine with the admiral, whose wife and daughters were aboard.
Markham's ship Assistance was captained by Erasmus Ommanney.
There was danger in their enterprise ; Peru and Bolivia were on the verge of war, and Markham's party soon experienced the hostility of Peruvian interests anxious to protect their control over the trade.
Markham's reply was a non-committal one-line acknowledgement, after which Bruce heard nothing for a year.
The scheme, such as it was, depended on Markham's view in May that there was a " Scottish precedent " for seizing the person of the king for political advantage.
The last one was a flower that was only found in one part of the jungle, until Markham's men bulldozed over them while logging.
Meanwhile the Sheriff and his wife figure out that the three dead women, along with Dr. Markham's mother, were arrested together 50 years ago for trespassing at the place where the second body was found.
The distinctive characteristic of Mrs Markham's histories was the elimination of all the " horrors " of history, and of the complications of party politics, as being unsuitable for the youthful mind ; and the addition to each chapter of " Conversations " between a fictitious group consisting of teacher and pupils bearing upon the subject matter.
However, it was not until 1908, the final year of Markham's rule, that the Society, with Bolton Corney's Voyage of Captain Don Felipe Gonzalez, finally broke with tradition and published its first post-1700 text.
In 1976, Markham's population was approximately 56, 000.
Found guilty of manslaughter he was burnt in the hand, if that could be called burning which was done with a cold iron " ( Markham's Ancient Punishments of Northants, 1886 ).
Markham's brother, William Cornelius Markham was also an engineer.

Markham's and naval
A long-cherished dream of Markham's, it required all of his skills and cunning to bring the expedition to fruition, under naval command and largely staffed by naval personnel.
Towards the end of the voyage Markham's aspirations evidently changed from those of a conventional naval career.

Markham's and with
With Sir Clements Markham's blessing he accepted a temporary post assisting the outfitting of the Terra Nova for the second Discovery relief operation but turned down the offer to sail with her as chief officer.
In the night, Dr. Markham's mother runs away from the care center together with Gerry, the brother of her late husband.
The farm is a landmark on 16th Avenue, with its wide open space and picturesque barn and silo, a reminder of Markham's agricultural past.
Markham's early years blended the rigours of homesteading with the development of agriculture-based industries.
With information provided by Viktoria, Garrett infiltrates the new Mechanist tower Angelwatch, the Mechanists ' staging area Markham's Isle, the Lost City, and a noble mask collector's mansion, and they figure out Karras ' scheme: he has made 30 Servants, each equipped with a mask and an agricultural device, the Cultivator, and the Servants have been sent to the nobles, who have extensive gardens.

Markham's and .
Scott may not have been Markham's first choice as leader but, having decided on him, the older man's support remained constant.
Gervase Markham's 1615 recipe recommends taking " a leg of mutton ", and cutting " the best of the flesh from the bone ", before adding mutton suet, pepper, salt, cloves, mace, currants, raisins, prunes, dates and orange peel.
*( Clements Markham's edit of journals of five voyages written by Baffin.
The success of Davis's appearance led to Markham's opportunity to perform his signature Judge character during his one season on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.
Archie Campbell later adapted Markham's routine, performing as " Justus O ' Peace ," on the country version of Laugh-In, Hee Haw, which borrowed heavily from the minstrel show tradition.
The family were descendents of William Markham, a former archbishop of York and royal tutor ; this court connection led to David Markham's appointment, in 1827, as an honorary canon of Windsor.
Other individuals who appear frequently: Francis Swacker, Markham's male secretary ; Guilfoyle, Hennessey, Snitkin, and Burke, all detectives under Heath in the Homicide Bureau.
Sadie said she joined Pauline Markham's theater troupe in 1879 before it toured to Arizona.
William C. Markham became president of the board of directors after Ralph H. Markham's death in November 1985.

habit and was
This habit had become so fixed over the years that it seemed futile to do anything for which no one was waiting.
Contrary to the thinking of 30 to 40 years ago, when all malocclusion was blamed on some unfortunate habit, recent studies show that most tooth irregularity has at least its beginning in hereditary predisposition.
I tried to believe that what must have happened was that, restless, disturbed by this telephone call or whatever, she walked out in the night, as she had a habit of doing.
This was one time I'd have gladly broken my own rule, but habit was too strong.
I wasn't in the habit of batting my eyes at delivery men, but the moment I saw Johnnie, I knew he was different.
A habit of one group in society was thus codified as a law for the whole citizen body, which thus lost one axis of openness.
The combined book Ezra-Nehemiah of the earliest Christian and Jewish period was known as Ezra and was probably attributed to him ; according to a rabbinic tradition, however, Nehemiah was the real author but was forbidden to claim authorship because of his bad habit of disparaging others.
The habit of the monks consisted of a tunic of undyed wool, over which was worn the cuculla, or cowl, of the same material.
He took the habit of a Friar Preacher at Rome ( 1839 ), and the province of France was canonically erected in 1850.
In the only other key reference to Euclid, Pappus briefly mentioned in the fourth century that Apollonius " spent a very long time with the pupils of Euclid at Alexandria, and it was thus that he acquired such a scientific habit of thought.
Then, there was his habit of sneaking into the films and denying that he was sneaking in.
" The law was soon disregarded and some actors continued to make their own changes up until about 200 BC, after which the habit dies out.
Sullivan was in the habit of calling Sylvia after every program to get her immediate critique.
His habit of accompanying the scores of his compositions with all kinds of written remarks was now well established so that a few years later he had to insist that these not be read out during performances
Dijkstra was known for his habit of carefully composing manuscripts with his fountain pen.
As well as all this there was Griffith's habit of moving the action into another shot in an adjoining space, and then back again if it was at all possible, which produced a marked change in background, which also made its small contribution to the discontinuity between shots.
Stewart Granger was the front runner for a period of time, but he backed out when he was unable to adjust to Cukor's habit of acting out scenes as a form of direction.
I was then in graduate school at University of Florida and in the habit of meeting with a group of friends every Wednesday evening for dinner, drinks, and conversation.

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