The Reverend Wilbert Awdry began writing the Thomas stories over 50 years ago after being impressed by a trip to the little railway.

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Wilbert Cave(ph) hasn't made up his mind yet, although, last time he voted for the only native South Carolinian in the race - John Edwards.

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The study by Grant Graziani, Wilbert van der Klaauw, and Basit Zafar of the New York Fed staff was based on two surveys of about 200 workers.

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The researchers. lead by Dr Eric Steegers and Dr Wilbert Peters, say that in most cases epoxide hydrolase prevents reactive substances in the body from damaging cells.

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Neither did Reggie White nor Wilbert Montgomery nor Harold Carmichael.

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The high delinquency rate is very worrisome, said Wilbert van der Klaauw, an economist with the New York Fed, noting that higher education has traditionally produced a sizable financial payoff.

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Originally created by English reverend and railway enthusiast Wilbert Awdry as a bed-time story for his then-ill son, the tales of a cheeky blue steam locomotive today enjoy global popularity.

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Mr. WILBERT CAVE (Resident, South Carolina): Then the fact that we need to address the issue of poverty and his concern for rural America because that's where I'm from, rural America.

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