Twenty-one-year-old John Sharp from Jersey died from Lafora disease earlier this year.

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John Sharp, the state comptroller and the Democratic candidate for that powerful post (the lieutenant-governor, under the constitution, has most power to make or break bills), faces a formidable Republican opponent in Rick Perry.

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Sir John was sharp in order to be kind.

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Like much of America during the Vietnam War, the real-life ballad of John and Yoko had a sharp political edge, which is brought to light in this absorbing documentary by David Leaf and John Scheinfeld.

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Hull City councillor John Fareham said the Sharp Street Roll of Honour should either be replaced temporarily or moved to a permanent location.

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Last week, John Lewis also reported a sharp rise in Christmas sales.

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Bush is likely to build on his August momentum and keep John Kerry off balance through sharp speeches and ads -- as well as through Congress.

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Do you think that there were sharp policy differences between John McCain and Barack Obama in their approach to international relations and their approach to diplomacy, particularly to the Middle East?

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Leeds dominated play and should have been further ahead, but their wastefulness was punished when Sharp was fed by John Oster and, despite his first effort being blocked by Leeds keeper Kasper Schmeichel, he scored at the second attempt.

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Heavyweight Republican senators such as John McCain and Arlen Specter have raised sharp questions.

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Sinn Fein Education Minister John O'Dowd and the finance minister Mr Wilson engaged in sharp exchanges as well, according to insiders.

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No sooner had the duke left the prison than he received a sharp rebuke from the two Catholic prison chaplains, the Rev John J Murphy and the Rev (later Monsignor) Tom Toner.

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Prior to 2008, the foundation funded such philanthropies as City of Hope, the Alzheimer's Association, Sharp Healthcare, Little Wishes Foundation, San Diego Hospice and the John Burton Foundation, authorities said.

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None of these were sharp enough to move large number of voters after they started the week after Iowa leaning toward John Kerry.

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