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Ben Fowke is chairman and chief executive of Xcel Energy Inc. A previous version of this article misspelled his name as Fouke.
Boulder Votes for Municipal Utility Stephanie Simon 2011
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"Although we are disappointed in the outcome, we know this is just the first step in a long process," said Ben Fowke , chairman and chief executive of Xcel.
Boulder Votes for Municipal Utility Stephanie Simon 2011
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This is a transnational crime, something of which impacts on most countries in the world, and the more we can find solutions that cross borders, like the crime networks that perpetrate human trafficking, the more likely we are to have a serious impact on it, said Fowke.
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That's one reason why John C. "Chuck" Fowke, president of the Florida Home Builders Association, questioned whether settlements that provide homeowners money for remediation work go far enough.
Wallboard Exporter in Settlement With Beazer Over Costly Repairs 2010
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The first tune is the more usual one found in several anthologies, e.g. Fowke ansd Richard Johnston, Chansons de Quebec.
C'est l'aviron 1999
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They're up all night and they [] sleep all day. from Fowke, "based on one Kenneth Peacock collected in Newfoundland."
Old Grandma 1997
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Cf. "One little elephant balancing" in Fowke SGS (1969), 42 (no. 40), from
One Elephant 1969
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Note: (from the collector) "It is not revealed here how the chimney sweeper came into the picture, but the Fowke version from Ontario says the devil sent him."
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Fowke at its head, to beg the general to let his soldiers remain in the city "if it may consist with his trust."
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Alderman Fowke or Foulke, a leading spirit in the city and staunch parliamentarian, was one of the sheriffs at the time, and acted as spokesman.
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