On a posting to Egypt, he ran a typhoid ward for 18 months under the command of Dr. John Guyett Scadding, a British expert on respiratory diseases.

在一次到埃及的工作中，他在英国呼吸病专家约翰·该以·斯盖医生的带领下，负责管理伤寒病区了18个月。

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Manager John Ward was dismissed in October after a run of nine defeats in 10 league games after which Abbott was handed the role on an 18-month contract.

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"Conquerors and governments pass before the people as dim rumours, as entertainment in a hospital ward, " wrote John Updike in his novel The Coup.

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Tierney's contract was due to expire in the summer and U's boss John Ward admitted he was unable to persuade the left-back to sign a new deal.

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