John Hood
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"Sir John Antony Hood", , is a New Zealand businessman and administrator. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 5 October 2004 until 30 September 2009. He was the first Vice-Chancellor to be elected from outside Oxford's academic body in 900 years, and the first to have addressed the scholars' congregation via a webcast. In March 2007 New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark awarded him the World Class New Zealand supreme award to honour his contribution to profiling New Zealand and New Zealanders internationally. On 15 November 2007 he announced that he would not seek an extension to his five-year term as Vice Chancellor, and that he would leave Oxford in September 2009.

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It's like Seabuscuit. All I can say is he's one amazing animal. He's done everything I've ever asked him to do.

I have great concerns about what it will do to our community, as well, ... I know if we adopt (the proposed funding formula) it will impact City Schools in particular. We're a long way from doing that.

On the tape, it showed he just stuck his nose right out in front.

I'm willing to grant that public support for incentives is greater than it used to be, probably reflecting more concern.

For students, especially international students, we are focusing on not only their existing performances, but their potential for future development as well.

It's about the loss of American loved ones, not about politics or about celebrities, ... It's interesting actually, how the number of lives lost keeps changing with each Ground Zero production.

On the face of it, it seems odd to ask incumbent providers whether they should have competition. Their answer will always be 'no.

He gets on that track and just explodes.