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PREFECT, French law. A chief officer invested with the superintendence of the administration of the laws in each department. Merl. Repert. h.t.

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Neither did his house prefects fail when visiting lady friends showed a reluctance to leave, for the prefects knew when to interrupt with bogus calls to duty, unflattering but usually disguised by an eloquent excuse.

MORNING SERIAL

At the invitation of the Council of Europe in cooperation with the National School of Administration (ENA), a Ukrainian delegation consisting of Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Hanna Onyshchenko, First Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine Viacheslav Nehoda, members of the Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministry of Regional Development, Presidential Administration of Ukraine, deputies and national experts are participating in a study visit "Legislative provisions and practical aspects of functioning of the institution of Prefects in France" in the city of Paris, France.

Ukraine : Ukrainian officials study practical aspects of functioning of the institution of Prefects in France during a study visit to Paris

Although beaten a fair way that day, it was a promising introduction under a considerate ride from the half-brother to four winners (notably useful sprinter Hatta Fort) and it looks significant Ryan Moore has deserted the once-raced Holland Park, who appears to have more in the book, in favour of Prefect.

THE EDGE

Prefects from Almondbury Community School were invited to read a selection of poems and reports written by local people during WW1 at a U3A history presentation.

Almondbury remembers

Deputy |senior prefect at Barr Beacon School, Ben Roberts

School kids remember heroes of the First World War

Crackley Hall prefect body: Colombe Dubois, Anthony Convey, Mairead Kelly, |Ciaran Smith, Grace Leigh, Lucy Gribben, Lucia McCosker New, George Dunkley, Immanuel Kirya, Sebastian Dibb, Hanna Das Gupta, Stanley Brocklebank, Oscar Blunsom-Washbrook, Stephanie Shupe and Theophane Dufour

Prefects earn their positions

That Pope Benedict XVI appointed Willer, a loyal supporter and publisher of Benedict's collected works, prefect of the doctrinal congregation surprised people less than the fact that Pope Francis confirmed Muller in office quite so soon.

Francis' reform faces curial headwinds

The detentions ceased when I won a scholarship to university and they offered to make me a prefect.

Class of his own; Tell that to the young people of today... and they won't believe you

I made peace by talking to them and told the teacher as well," said Hasan Habib, a Year 6 prefect.

How a Dubai school spots and tames young bullies

By Mahdi Al-Nimr (with photos) MILANO, Italy, Nov 13 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Consul General Abdulnasser Boukhaddour met here, Thursday, with the Prefect of the Italian Government in Milano Francesco Paolo Tronca and the two officials stressed their countries' keenness on close coordination to bolster bilateral relations and broaden the fields of cooperation.

Consul General Boukhaddour meets Prefect in Milano

This is why the team at Prefect Lockers have introduced a new line of educational paints to their range.

School Supplies Company Supports Art Education With New Range of Paints

THE Indian School has inducted a prefect and student council for 2012-13 during an investiture ceremony at its campus in Isa Town.