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Many of them were members of the Iraqi Army and the police, which had been trained largely by the Americans.

A team of Guatemalan students trained largely by Mr. Snow found the skeletons of at least 143 people, including 44 women and 99 children.

In spite of what many believe, the ICC's elite umpires are highly trained, largely competent professionals who would theoretically be able to officiate to a higher standard than those in the ICL.

The five judges in the case were trained largely by American experts; the Special Tribunal that is administering the trials of former Baathists was established under American occupation, by American officials, with American money.

In all age groups, training largely consists of small-sided games and drills in which players line up in various configurations, move quickly and kick the ball very hard to each other at close range.

The uprising against Mubarak had been sparked by the brutality of the police, who were poorly trained and largely unaccountable.

Whether it is through large national programs like the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training — largely credited as a pioneer in this area — or smaller groups like Shoe4Africa, organizations that use marathons (or the popular 13.1-mile half marathons) as a fund-raising platform have succeeded in other ways too.

In the 1950s and 60s it really did seem that public transportation, with the exceptions of subways and inter-city trains, largely would fade away.

As a result, this year, while the skills budget will be trimmed by 5% and spending on apprenticeships – state-funded in-work training – largely exempt from cuts, adult education will be slashed by 24%.

But they never budged from the offer they made him before spring training, largely because they believed Hampton had no intention of signing with them and did not want to be used to drive up his price.

Deba, who lives in the Bronx and trains largely in Van Cortlandt Park, was trying to become the first New York City resident to win since the race expanded to all five boroughs in 1976, according to race officials.