John Buck drew a one-out walk, and Ruben Tejada doubled to left field to bring in two runs.

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Famously John Hume drew inspiration from a walk across the bridge which links France and Germany at Strasbourg.

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His brother John, vice chairman of a subsidiary, drew the same.

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As question time drew to a close, Commons Speaker John Bercow urged MPs to press local authorities in their constituencies to count votes on the day of the forthcoming General Election - rather than the following day, as proposed by some returning officers.

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As the campaign drew to a close, nearly four out of five of the polls conducted since John Major had fired the starting gun gave Labour a slight lead, making a narrow victory look quite likely.

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Public Health Wales consultant dietician Judith John, who chaired the group which drew up the recipe list, said: ''Everyone has had a role: caterers, dieticians, procurement and now it's to time start implementing it and engaging more with nursing, ward staff and patients to get feedback.

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