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But it is precisely this intransigence on his own part which gains him his audience, giving voice to a deep-rooted part of English culture.

Eric Kokish of Canada is this year's winner of the American Contract Bridge League's Blackwood Award for long-term service to bridge, which gains him admission to the league's Hall of Fame.

It was Valentine who taught Timothy how to talk "flash," which gains him entree into brothels and thieves' dens and a rehearsal of "The Thrilling, Gruesome and Bloody Spectacle of the Battle of Agincourt" being produced by a gang of newsboys.

He learns to speak the local dialect of Chinese, and after some months of confinement is summoned before the mandarin to give an account of himself and his arrival in China, which gains him the mandarin's trust and favour.

Barack Obama had the opportunity to be that after his Prague speech, which gained him a Nobel Peace Prize.

Young rejoined Basie's band in 1944 which gained him brief popular recognition before being drafted into the army.

Even more important, however, were the data, which gained him an international reputation as a plant geographer.

In 1993, even Yasir Arafat had to turn to peace talks with Israel, which gained him America's blessing.

He was active in organizations advocating municipal and civil service reform, which gained him the admiration of Roosevelt, who was then a member of the U.S. Civil Service Commission.

George W. Bush never joined a local church, but courted ministers on the religious right, which gained him favor with a major constituency for most of his two terms.

He also won over a new generation of fans when he starred in the children's series "Shining Time Station," which gained him a 1988 Emmy nomination.