Rosalyn Foreman, energy adviser for the EST, explained that there were still traditional areas where their efforts could be focused.

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Other recipients of doctorates were Dame Rosalyn Higgins, DBE, The Rt Hon Lord Rothschild, GBE, Dr Arno Penzias, and Professor Shirley Tilghman.

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Forensic witness Rosalyn Hammond said there was "potential" for material to be transferred while Mr Lawrence's jacket lay on a police station floor.

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The last 24 hours for paediatrician Rosalyn Proops are pretty typical.

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If orders do increase, that could tax a trucking industry that shrank dramatically in the recession, said Rosalyn Wilson, a Delcan Corp. analyst who compiles the Penske State of Logistics Report.

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