And when the mathematician has picked his animal, the shepherd proposes another bet.
Ultimately, Mr Hollinghurst drew ahead only by the finest of whiskers when the chairman, Chris Smith, a master of political shepherding, proposed that the only vote for Mr Toibin be transferred to that judge's second choice.It is the process that matters as much as the final result.
He was also passed over for Mr. Armey as head of a new committee to shepherd the proposed Homeland Security Department through the House.
He was also passed over to lead a new committee set up to shepherd the proposed Homeland Security Department through the House.
Mr. Dalli, who says he is innocent of any wrongdoing, was responsible for shepherding through proposed tougher rules on European tobacco sales.
"If the national culture teaches that marriage is just about adult love and not about the raising of children, then we should be troubled but not surprised by the results," said Mr. Cornyn, chairman of the Judiciary subcommittee shepherding the proposed amendment.
Senator Patty Murray of Washington State, the shepherd of the Senate Democratic budget proposal, proposed raising nearly $1 trillion in new revenue over the next 10 years by cutting tax expenditures and using the money to reduce the deficit.
When her friend Andy Warhol, whose entourage she often fed, asked for a menu for his fantasy automat, the Andymat, she proposed shepherd's pie, fishcakes and lamb stew.
He is embattled politically and a target of critics for his shepherding of a proposed new mining law, vital to attracting foreign investment, which was blocked by the Afghan cabinet in July with President Karzai's support.
Could they be, as Martin Heidegger proposed, the shepherds of our being, herding us back to a way of dwelling at one with the earth?
JOHN KERRY AND MARK UDALL HEART ELIZABETH WARREN, WANT WORLD TO KNOW IT - The two lawmakers hopped on the Warren bandwagon today, signing on to a statement circulated by Al Franken encouraging President Obama to nominate the Harvard professor to lead the nascent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an entity she first proposed and helped shepherd through Congress.
