"Prior to that incident, the military never directed KBR to repair, upgrade or improve the grounding system in the building in which Maseth resided, nor was KBR directed to perform any preventive maintenance at this facility, " Browne said.

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In order for the mathematisation of nature, that many historians regard as the core of the scientific revolution, to be consummated it became necessary in the 16th and 17th centuries to reform the prevailing education system and introduce a thorough grounding in the mathematical sciences in order to produce the mathematicians, astronomers and physicists capable of carrying out the task.

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The school beefed up its recruiting effort in China three years ago, said Dean Mark Zupan, after recognizing that the Chinese education system's focus on quantitative skills would provide a good grounding for students in its finance-heavy programs.

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Speaking at an event to launch the booklet on Thursday, Prof Abulafia said children living in this country were surrounded by reminders of Britain's history and were being educated in the nation's school system: "It is right and proper that they should first of all have a fundamental grounding in the history of this country", he said.

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