Offered the prestigious post of Director of Information at the recently established Organization of American States ( OAS ), Orfila left for Washington, D. C. in 1953.

Offered a post as clerk in the custom house, he resigned his editorial position, resuming it in 1820, and resigning it again in 1845.

Offered a position ( and $ 10, 000 in gold ) as adjutant general of the army of Benito Juárez of Mexico, who was then in a struggle with the Mexican Emperor Maximilian I ( a satellite ruler of French Emperor Napoleon III ), Custer applied for a one-year leave of absence from the U. S. Army, which was endorsed by Grant and Secretary of War Stanton.

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Offered the song by Dylan, Sheryl Crow later recorded an up-tempo cover of " Mississippi " for her The Globe Sessions, released in 1998, before Dylan revisited it for Love and Theft.

Offered at $ 34 a ton, Chinese cement is pricing itself out of the market as Thailand is asking as little as $ 20 for the same quality.

Offered a professional contract as a ballplayer, he turned it down, stating that he preferred to play for the love of the game.

Offered the role of Heathcliff in Samuel Goldwyn's production of Wuthering Heights ( 1939 ), he travelled to Hollywood, leaving Leigh in London.

Offered the position of keeper at Ashmolean, he took it with a tremendous burst of enthusiasm and energy.

Offered to Oxford by James Murray and the Philological Society, the " New English Dictionary " was a grand academic and patriotic undertaking.

Offered only in 12-ounce bottles, the cola's sales were disappointing due largely to the inability of the RC bottling network to get distribution for the product in single-drink channels and it was quickly discontinued with the exceptions of Australia, New Zealand and France.

Offered a job by Tyrone Guthrie, he made his first professional appearance in London at the Old Vic on 14 September 1936, playing Ferdinand in Love's Labours Lost.

Offered the opportunity to write her autobiography, she took a role in the BBC television film The Last of the Blonde Bombshells, alongside Dame Judi Dench and Olympia Dukakis.

Offered a seat by 30 constituencies, Plimsoll was an unsuccessful candidate in Sheffield Central in 1885.

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Offered a scholarship to work on a Master of Arts degree, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to attend the George Peabody College for Teachers, but later dropped out.

Offered a reward at the top, Dorsaz asked for the mule on which Napoleon was riding.

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Offered as a retrofit option, sharklets are expected to result in a reduced fuel burn of at least 3. 5 percent over longer sectors, corresponding to an annual CO < sub > 2 </ sub > reduction of around 700 tonnes per aircraft.

Offered a fellowship to the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Kertész studied with Fernando Previtali while his wife, Edith Kertész-Gabry sang at the Bremen Opera.

Offered the colonelcy of the 20th Maine Regiment, he declined, according to his biographer, John J. Pullen, preferring to " start a little lower and learn the business first.

Offered are about thirty-five major areas of study, each ultimately leading to either a B. S.

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Offered traffic ( in erlangs ) is related to the call arrival rate, λ, and the average call-holding time, h, by:

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Offered the art chores for the launch of The New Teen Titans, written by Wolfman, Pérez ' real incentive was the opportunity to draw Justice League of America ( an ambition of Pérez ' which " seemed like a natural progress from the Avengers ").

Prior to September, 2012, BBA LIBOR ( the London Interbank Offered Rate ) was calculated and published by Thomson Reuters on behalf of the BBA.

Offered with a series of petrol engines and initially a single diesel offering, the " X " engines were replaced by the newer " Z " engine generation in 2000.

Offered over 16 months, the Omnium Global Executive MBA Program is an alliance between the Rotman School and the University of St. Gallen ( Switzerland ), supported by well-known post-secondary institutions in Brazil, India, Hong Kong and China — brings participants together in cross-cultural study teams to gain business experience in the world ’ s main economic regions.

Offered a role in film as a prize for winning a magazine beauty competition in 1921, she appeared in several silent films before being offered her first leading role in Das Spielzeug von Paris ( 1925 ) by Hungarian-born director Michael Curtiz, whom she married in 1925 ( they divorced a year later ).

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Offered ad hoc engagements at better pay by other managements, many of the players took full advantage of the deputy system.

Offered a chance to join their new order, he refuses, and is sentenced to death by disintegration.

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Offered by Shelby for 1989 only, it was his first rear wheel drive vehicle in many years.

Offered employment in the Maharajah's air force, Bandy continued his long tradition of upsetting the powers that be by accepting this controversial appointment.

Offered by Saleen directly to the customer through the SOEC.

Offered in four-door sedan, two-door coupé ( through 1982 ), three-door hatchback ( through 1979 ) and four-door station wagon forms, AMC sought to give its, by this time venerable, compact car an image of luxury, class, and value.

The temple was originally called the Daxianfusi or Great Monastery of Offered Blessings by Zhongzong, until it was renamed Dajianfusi by Empress Wu Zetian in 690.

Offered a job by Toronto Telegram publisher John Bassett, he began freelancing as a political columnist.

Offered from 1974 to 1985, the De Ville was conceived by Robert Jankel to appeal to the taste of nouveau riche customers, including singer Elton John and actor Oliver Reed.