The 74-year-old outdoorsman was keen on taking long walks to clear his head.
For one thing, developers would be less keen to court long, cripplingly expensive public inquiries by proposing the kind of bold, imaginative designs that are helping to reinvigorate London's skyline.
Nottingham Forest were also keen to sign the long-time Rams target and spoke to the 26-year-old.
The 40-year-old is still keen to renew his long partnership with Nigel Twiston-Davies, but is starting to look at the next phase of his career.
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People have long memories and keen eyes, particularly where their own livelihoods are concerned.
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The Mayor of St Ives Yvonne Watson said she was pleased with the temporary reprieve but was keen to look to the long term future.
Morgan said he had not asked Fletcher directly whether he was keen to remain in his role long term.
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The Belgians have long been known as keen integrationists and they see the move as a natural step in preparing the EU for enlargement.
Whild has been friends with Brown for a long time but is keen for the Reds to win their second qualifying round tie to ruin his old mate's weekend.
But the very fact that Mr Gomaa and similar worthies from other Muslim countries were asked to London (formally by Cambridge University, but with keen official encouragement) reflects a long-term dilemma for all Western states with growing Muslim communities.
And to tell you what you already know, the UK doesn't have a huge sovereign wealth fund, of the sort they have in Norway, much of the Middle East and Asia, keen and able to make massive long-term investments in the gubbins that underpin a nation's ability to grow and create wealth.
Smit was also keen to dedicate the win to the long-suffering South Africa fans.
The government is keen for its diaspora to invest in long-term ventures, rather than just sending wire transfers and short-term remittances.
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And with Kinnear's contract expiring at the end of the season anyway, Llambias said the club were keen to tie Shearer down to a long-term deal.
However, all the researchers involved are keen to stress that their finding falls a long way short of proof for this theory.
While a map easily identifies the many small and large mountain lakes, mostly unknown to tourists, I was keen to find the perfect one for a long-distance, open-air, cold-water swim.
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Having to go public now would be a nightmare for Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg, its founder and chief executive, who is said to be keen to put off an IPO for as long as possible.
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Road-pricing has long been championed by economists, keen to impose more of the external costs of driving on road-users by charging them a fee that reflects not just the distance travelled (which is loosely what gasoline taxes do) but also the time and route of the journey.
Encouraged by a government keen to improve public health, Japanese manufacturers have long tinkered with packaged foods to allow them to make health claims.
The marine is a keen walker and is known to go on very long walks, heading miles outside of the Arbroath area, sometimes venturing as far as Barry Buddon and even the Carse of Gowrie.
And private-equity managers in particular are too keen on short-term profits at the expense of long-term investment and employment.
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The latter shows that Chavez has a keen interest in keeping the business elites content, as long as he is not criticized publicly.
Everybody else is very keen to get an equity stake in order to get some long-term coal supply.
The South Africans were able to add 25 in 3.5 overs, Flintoff collecting his third wicket when Vernon Philander sliced to long-off, but although the umpires were keen to complete the innings, the rain was too heavy and the innings had to end five balls before it was due to.
He had earned his CBE by 1989, long before he was snapped up by a flagging BT keen to tap his "international experience, his dedication to quality management, and his in-depth knowledge of the computing services industry".
Long-lasting profits depend on high quality produced with a keen eye to costs and price.
MWD, which has long relished its monopoly over southern California, is predictably not keen on the deal.
Foreigners will be keen to acquire yuan, and reluctant to part with it, for as long as they think it is artificially cheap.
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"He has said he will take a long-term view, about five to 10 years, and is keen to restore it, " said Garry Best of Best Properties, who handled the sale.
He adds that east Europeans, keen on NATO's security umbrella, will never trust joint European defence as long as they have lingering suspicions that it is a French scheme to weaken NATO.
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