Some years ago, one of my predecessors traveled across the country pushing for the same concept.
I'm privileged to join you once again, as my predecessors have for over half a century.
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"My predecessors Paul VI and particularly John Paul II accomplished significant steps in the development of relations with the Jewish people, " the Pope said.
But then, people like you, all of you here, started speaking out, including two of my predecessors, First Ladies Betty Ford and Nancy Reagan.
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To make them slightly less interesting, for which I sometimes read contentious, at this stage I will, like my predecessors, reluctantly suspend my party allegiance for as long as I serve in this office.
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One of my predecessors, a former governor himself, put it well -- America is nothing if it consists merely of each us -- if it consists merely of each of us, Woodrow Wilson said.
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And I actually learned it from one of my predecessors, Gov. Mark White's wife, Linda Gale, who came to lobby the legislature in Texas on an issue that she had worked on as first lady.
In reaching my conclusion, I have taken account of the fact that on a number of previous occasions, including in relation to Operation Desert Fox in December 1998 and Kosovo in 1999, UK forces have participated in military action on the basis of advice from my predecessors that the legality of the action under international law was no more than reasonably arguable.
Indeed, at the time I was nominated to lead the Corps, one of my highly respected predecessors counseled me to remember that without the wise actions of the Congress, there would never have been, nor would there have continued to be a Marine Corps.
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Back to the point of my article, Nick Saban, quite unlike his predecessors, knew the brilliant brand that was and is Alabama football, and correctly saw that merged with his coaching genius he could quickly return the program to its rightful spot at the top.
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On more than a few occasions during my tenure, some among you today, together with your predecessors, made the decisions that enable America to have armed services that are the gold standard of the world, and I thank you for that.
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"I see today's robot toys as predecessors to the future of the robotics industry just as my Apple II and Atari now seem like toys compared to computers today, " Trower says.
And the principle of transparency that Governor Romney has been asked by my colleagues in Chicago to live up to is not one that is above and beyond what his predecessors have done.
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