"If the measure of man's life is what he achieved, Robin achieved so much it's immeasurable, " continued Mr Graham.
His demeanour suggested that he demands respect and, given what he has achieved so far, he has earned it.
He says that it was achieved by jacking up output at existing wells, rather than by investing in the exploitation of new fields.
"With what he has achieved in his career it is nice to have the experience of someone like Lennox so we will take what he has to say on board, " he said.
Though Buffett requires a high ROA at a bank, he also insists that it be achieved conservatively.
And on Thursday it was revealed he had achieved the necessary A-level grades.
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But it seems inevitable that his place in history will be for his leaving of the office rather than for what he may or may not have achieved in it.
Caijing, he said, had achieved a stature that put it out of reach of lower-ranking bureaucrats.
And while Obama gives lip service to the need for deficit reduction, he continues to insist that it can be achieved through gauzy promises of largely unspecified spending cuts and new taxes on the rich.
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Morris feels that in hindsight his company could never have had the success it has now achieved if he had not forged full speed ahead with the ability to bring fresh eyes and a new kind of energy into the mix.
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And he has shown his understanding of that by the way he addressed it in the Affordable Care Act and achieved savings in that that will save over a trillion dollars over 20 years.
It was at Italian side Lazio where he achieved arguably his greatest success, winning every major trophy in Italy - including the Serie A title in 2000 for only the second time in the Roman club's history - and the European Cup Winners Cup.
Not only was it well below the 16.8% he achieved in 2002, when he evicted the Socialist candidate to win a place in the run-off.
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He achieved that reputation the old fashioned way: He earned it as a former Congressman, successful non-profit business executive and long-time top-rated talk radio show.
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Despite their 15-6 defeat to South Africa in the final, Wilkinson made it clear he is very proud of what England achieved after they recovered from an awful start in the tournament.
Crispin Chairman Chuck K. Porter said he would tie the agency's compensation to the results it achieved.
"As a young boy I always read about it and when I achieved it I felt very honoured and privileged, " he said.
Craig Murray may now speak out from the cold but it is apparent that he believes that his stance has achieved significantly more than he would have in twenty years of quiet diplomacy.
Clients would look at the performance of the manager's portfolio over the past year and compare it with the return that would have been achieved had he done nothing at all.
It was the second year in a row that he has achieved an average of over 100 and the sixth time in his long career that he has scored hundreds in both innings of a match.
He went on to say he is very supportive of redistribution of wealth but it has to be achieved in a way in which the rich will not resent it and "vote with their feet" by leaving the country.
And he hopes that having achieved this empty victory, at least as they see it, the Republicans will understand that their goals are being unmet here, so not only are Americans suffering from this -- regular folks -- but their objectives are being unmet.
Most observers would say it was as good a compromise as could be achieved, he says.
"What John has achieved is absolutely remarkable - I don't think he even realises how remarkable it is himself, " he said.
Many more may want it, but that, he says, would be as much as was achieved under all previous governments combined.
It was the third-highest net revenue figure achieved by the firm, he said, with the record and the second-best showing being recorded in just the last couple of years.
David Einhorn has achieved a 21.5% annualized return at his firm, Greenlight Capital, since he founded it in 1996, by investing in undervalued long positions and short positions.
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