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We want the line -- which for McDonald's includes our divisional and regional staffs, owner/operators and restaurant personnel -- to make decisions on behalf of customers based on field operating needs. The line ultimately has responsibility and accountability for our business success, Jack Greenberg
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The possible pressurization issues that we've had recently do represent an above-average number for this time period, based on historical averages.
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We are always so happy to see them. It is such a reminder of what the US Coast Guard brings to our community. It's also a reminder of what it took to get the helicopter based here and how critical it is that it remains here.
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We value this honor more than designations based on research that simply tries to count shipments and measure market share. Our customers trust Zebra to help them extract the business benefits from RFID technology, and we are pleased that ABI has recognized our commitment.
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We believe that these convictions are based on evidence that isn't credible and a trial that isn't fair,
based open plan
We still plan to have the appraisal done and try to keep discussions open with them and at the appropriate time, based on the appraisal, try to initiate, once again, negotiations.
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We're in a period of time that there is a conventional wisdom that Bush is on the ropes. I think, based on my experience, that the media tend to move in lockstep as conventional wisdom on a story develops.
based jury
We're in a frenetic short-covering based rally. The jury is still out about how long this is going to last.
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Where the crux of the issue lies is that (certain) departments are so heavily based on labor force. There is more to it at the library, there's a little more flexibility about other softer items where you are just able to cut.
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The people will always remember him, ... We have 1.2 billion people, but the life of every Chinese person is precious. Jiang Zemin
billion increase mp3 percent players sales sold video
We are projecting an increase in sales of MP3 players to $4.5 billion in 2006, with 30 percent of all MP3 players sold having video playback capability.
billion gas prepared supply
We are prepared to supply 30-40 billion cu m of gas to China.
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We studied different countries around the world that are representative of different situations and took a look at where they'd end up. One thing that happens right away, which nobody seems to have thought of, is that the total global population increases dramatically. From an original projection of 8 billion we end up topping out at 10 to 11 billion. In many countries, this would have an enormous, and not necessarily positive, impact. For example, the idea that China would go from 1.5 to 1.8 billion, just because of this, is a bit frightening.
billions businesses pay state taxes
There are businesses in our state that make billions and pay no taxes at all.
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We're interested in watching the next phase of high-rise condos going up, and we're interested in seeing how the Stardust comes together with their new $4 billion product. We have cash flow we can sit on while we're watching the market.
billion imagined incredibly inhabited virtual
We're incredibly excited to welcome the 500 millionth Poptropican into our virtual world. When we started in 2007, we never could have imagined that we'd see a day when half a billion avatars inhabited Poptropica. Jeff Kinney
billion octopus split
We split from our common ancestor with the octopus half a billion years ago. And yet, you can make friends with an octopus. Sy Montgomery
billion divine landed providence somehow spin sun
We spin around the Sun with 6 billion of us and somehow through divine providence we landed right here right now. Byron Dorgan
brands
I would never attach myself to a brand that doesn't represent me. Bryan Greenberg
brand particular placement product stay toward tv work
The other way is to stay on TV to be work more toward the product placement strategy. In other words, insert your brand into a particular show.
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The power of a global brand name is more important and valuable today than ever before. Isadore Sharp
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The people who spoke before, we do have a record of that, it's sworn testimony. Unless they have something brand new to say, we really need to limit (the public comment time). We don't need any philosophical comments. It has to be pertinent to what's being requested.
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We are proud to promote Carlin West to this new position. She has had a hand in the success of many of our most popular properties. Since joining 4Kids more than 12 years ago, Carlin has demonstrated a valuable, diverse skill set including identifying exciting new kids' properties, brand positioning and much more. We look forward to expanding her responsibilities in this new role.
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We are proud to forge this partnership with the PGA TOUR and Las Vegas Founders Club to support a great, entertaining tournament that has a long history of supporting worthwhile charities in the Las Vegas area. The PGA TOUR is one of the great brands in sports. We are particularly excited to be in a position to help the tournament support its traditional charities, as well as one of our favorite non-profit organizations, the American Institute of Mathematics.
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We are pleased to report strong earnings growth during a period of rising interest rates and a competitive industry environment. Our results reflect the combined effect of our improved brand mix and the successful execution of our key operating initiatives.
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We're talking about a 20-cent difference in the same brand of gasoline in two different locations, Maria Cantwell
branded brow high life noble whose
He is not dead who departs from life with a high and noble fame; but he is dead, even while living, whose brow is branded with infamy. Ludwig Tieck
china currently identify landscape looking parts
We are looking in many parts of the world and China is one of our focuses at the moment. We are currently surveying the landscape in China to identify any opportunities.
china forward looking performing
We are looking forward to performing in China for the first time.
china delicate future handled point relationship republic
We are at a very important and delicate point in our relationship with the People's Republic of China and how this is handled will go a long way as to the future of that relationship, Chuck Hagel
china concerns domestic enter focus introduced market next services
There are concerns that new competitors like China Netcom and China Telecom will enter the domestic market once 3G services are introduced next year. The focus now is on such uncertainties. Alex Wong
china close cooperation networks preparing service
We're in close cooperation with China Telecom and China Netcom in preparing for 3G. We're also in development of service networks for China Telecom.
china close networks preparing service
We're in close co-operation with China Telecom and China Netcom in preparing for 3G. We're also in development of service networks for China Telecom.
china difficult drive train utilize
We actually find it not at all difficult in China -- it is more about how you drive growth; how you utilize technologies and how you train people.
china continue exchange gradual increase means premier rate
What the premier said means that China would continue to increase the flexibility of the RMB exchange rate in a gradual manner.
china ongoing remain
We remain sobered by the ongoing transmission in Hong Kong, China and probably Singapore, Julie Gerberding
class two people
Mr Jarndyce, and prevented his going any farther, when he had remarked that there were two classes of charitable people: one, the people who did a little and made a great deal of noise; the other, the people who did a great deal and made no noise at all. Charles Dickens
class words-of-wisdom success-of-others
The worst class of sum worked in the every-day world is cyphered by the diseased arithmeticians who are always in the rule of Subtraction as to the merits and successes of others, and never in Addition as to their own.
class safety age
Though we are perpetually bragging of it [the middle class] as our safety, it is nothing but a poor fringe on the mantle of the upper class.
class citizens degradation
The American elite is almost beyond redemption. . . . Moral relativism has set in so deeply that the gilded classes have become incapable of discerning right from wrong. Everything can be explained away, especially by journalists. Life is one great moral mush--sophistry washed down with Chardonnay. The ordinary citizens, thank goodness, still adhere to absolutes.... It is they who have saved the republic from creeping degradation while their 'betters' were derelict.
class homicide one-thing
When one thing takes another away, what do we call that?” she asked my class. “Homicide!” I called out Chris Colfer
class two people
There are two distinctive classes of people today, those who have personal computers, and those who have several thousand extra dollars apiece. Dave Barry
class people behaviour
Whatever people may say, the fastidious formal manner of the upper classes is preferable to the slovenly easygoing behaviour of the common middle class. In moments of crisis, the former know how to act, the latter become uncouth brutes. Cesare Pavese
class black why-not
Why not exploit, enslave, or exterminate a class that everybody is taught to regard as inferior? Carter G. Woodson
class white benefits
I regard affirmative action as pernicious-a system that had wonderful ideals when it started but was almost immediately abused for the benefit of white middle-class women. Camille Paglia
equity fixed fund holding income mutual period
The average mutual fund holding period for equity or fixed income is only about three years. It's too short. Kenneth Fisher
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We feel that the blockbuster sale of RMA to NCO Group is an indication of transactions to come as private equity looks toward a sale as a way to profit from investments made a number of years ago. Mark Russell
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Historically, in India, the strange fact was that the equity owner was not taking as much hit as the lender. Therefore, if we restore the first principle of economics, that first the equity owner needs to take the hit and then the lender, we will get a good solution.
equity home sell within year
Should you need to sell the home within a year or two there is not a lot of equity there.
equity governs law
There is but one law for all, namely, that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity - the law of nature, and of nations. Edmund Burke
equity grew guys money number pay private
Private equity does pay very well, and my counterparts, guys that I grew up with who are still working at a number of firms, all make a lot of money. Gerry Schwartz
equity home loan parents plus question
The question for parents is: Is it better to take out a PLUS loan or is it better to take out a home equity loan? They need to look at all their options.
equity helps job private produce
Private equity helps produce strong companies, promotes innovation and spurs job growth.
equity financial million returning tonight
Because of the cooperative's financial soundness, tonight we are returning over $ 1.8 million of your equity back to you.
establish match position together
We started out slow, tentative in the first game, but put it together after that. It was a big match for us to establish a top-level position in the league.
establish operated tv
I operated a periscopic TV camera so the commander, Anatoly Artsebarsky, could establish where we were heading. It is real teamwork on Soyuz. Helen Sharman
establish form passing run
We're going to have to establish some form of a passing game, ... We just can't run it on everybody. Adrian Peterson
establish features job released reputation seekers tools trust
With new features released today, job seekers can now use these same tools to establish reputation and trust with prospective employers.
establish great knew needed ourselves third
We knew they were going to come back. They're a great team. We needed to establish ourselves in the third quarter.
establish high inside ladder lobby playing practices running school tennis weeks worth
We had a week's worth of practices two weeks ago, and it was just enough to get the ladder set and establish the varsity team, and that's about it. We've been playing some lobby tennis inside the high school and running in the gym.
establish freedoms inequality law provisions rights
Many provisions of the law infringe on constitutional rights and freedoms of individuals and citizens, establish inequality between different confessions and violate Russia's international obligations. Boris Yeltsin
establish helped inside needed player scores stepped type
She's the type of player who not only scores and rebounds, but does a lot of things that don't get in the books. She's really stepped up when we needed her to and she helped establish our inside game.
establish fast four game goal ourselves respond start team tournament worried
We got off to a very fast start. Our goal at the start of the game was to establish ourselves and play our game for four quarters. You are always worried about how your team is going to respond at tournament time. Anything can happen.
gmos fda citizens
The FDA has received over a million comments from citizens demanding labeling of GMOs. 90 percent of Americans agree. So, why no labeling? Dennis Kucinich
gmos sparks life-is
As we descend deeper and deeper in this region its inhabitants become more and more modified, and fewer and fewer, indicating our approach towards an abyss where life is either extinguished , or exhibits but a few sparks to mark its lingering presence. Edward Forbes
gm happy hurricane invested minds money since spreading word
Since Hurricane Katrina, people's minds have been on something else, so we're happy GM has invested a lot of money in spreading the word at the end of the month.
gmos musical variation
I frequently compose out the entire metric structure of a piece in modified cyclic form, where each cyclic revolution undergoes some form of 'variation' much as if measure lengths were concrete musical 'material.' Brian Ferneyhough
gm great price reduction
The price reduction is not as great as what GM has made it out to be. They are squeezing the dealers.
gmos agriculture worry
GMO agriculture will probably save the world in this century. But in the developed world, where few people are haunted by the specter of famine, people are free to fetishize heirloom tomatoes and worry about the provenance of what sits on their dinner tables. Annalee Newitz
gm holes jump lots pops position whether
Whether it's a GM position or not, there are lots of different holes to fill. If the right person pops up, we're going to jump on them.
gm program
One of the necessities of the restructuring program is to downsize. GM has too many plants, too many people, and too many models. David Healy
gm ready stuff workers
I'm always getting ready to leave. Some GM workers just keep their stuff in boxes. You never know.
hitting
We started hitting (the 3s) for one thing. If they go in, they count. They add.
hitting opened outside
We started hitting our outside shots. That opened things up on the inside.
hitting slumps balls
It's only a hitch when you're in a slump. When you're hitting the ball its called rhythm. Eddie Mathews
hitting fae world
What had set the fae world off? I`d never seen one. Now you couldn`t throw a trowel without hitting a fairy. Charlaine Harris
hitting knocking looks shots
When we did get looks we weren't knocking them down, and they were hitting their shots and locating their shooters.
hitting somebody unless
Unless it's hitting somebody when they're not looking.
hitting ninth sooner taken timely until
Unfortunately, it's taken us until the ninth inning to get back into every game. Timely hitting has to come sooner than the ninth. Ryan Doumit
hitting
We're just not hitting right now. It isn't that we aren't trying.
hitting jump knew shots
We knew they were very athletic, but they weren't hitting their jump shots in the first half.
likely rockets solid violent whether
Whether solid rockets are more or less likely to fail than liquid-fuel rockets is debatable. More serious, though, is that when they do fail, it's usually violent and spectacular. Henry Spencer
likely puts september window
We're going to have to make some modifications to the tank, so that probably puts the September (launch) window into a not very likely possibility.
likely understanding
We're more likely to be understanding than to be judgmental. David Carr
likely meaning ourselves setting tie
When our purpose is external, we may never find it. If we tie our purpose or meaning to our vocation, goal or an activity, we're more than likely setting ourselves up for suffering down the line. Kris Carr
likely volume
I'm working on something that's not yet novel-shaped but is something of a film-noir-flavored 'Alice in Wonderland.' It will also very likely be a single volume story and not the start of a series. Erin Morgenstern
likely normally problem
Least likely normally to have a problem is the kicker. Dick Vermeil
likely multiple parties
Settlement talks, if any, will likely be very complex, with multiple parties involved. Henry Blodget
likely problem
The overcrowding problem is likely to get worse.
likely overall remain sales somewhat total
The overall total of nominal sales is likely to remain somewhat weak.
majority please
You can't please everybody all the time, but you can please a majority. Chick Hearn
major musical players
When the Domaine Musical started up, I wasn't part of it. They were the major players in contemporary music at that time, braodcasting old and new composers' work. And I wasn't one of them. Luc Ferrari
majority purpose shoulders
With drooping shoulders The majority sit hunched, their foreheads furrowed like Stony ground that has been repeatedly ploughed-up to no purpose. Bertolt Brecht
major plans
We have no plans for any major shakeup at this point,
major whether
We were at a crossroads, whether we were going to have to doze it in or do some major repairs.
major
The Cosby years were a major part of my life, but it is the past; I don't really concentrate on it. Lisa Bonet
majority notebooks robert time
Was there ever a time when the majority was right? Notebooks of Lazarus Long, Robert A Robert A. Heinlein
major resource
With the major resource stocks, the fundamentals still look very attractive.
majority played round train year
Yeah, I played the majority of the year, but that's just like training. You train all year round anyway, so it's the same thing.
middle outside prevent shots struggled
We struggled to clog up the middle and prevent shots from outside the 18.
middle sentences
Rabo Karabekian: I'm in the middle of a sentence. Circe Berman: Who isn't?. Kurt Vonnegut
middle-east dove making-peace
It takes more than one dove to make peace in the Middle East. Madeleine Albright
middle principal school work
When I was a middle school principal it disgusts me, some of the things I had to work through at that young age.
middle nowhere rural singing songs whether
I think my songs are singing to the rural heart. It's not whether you're from a big city or the middle of nowhere in a small town. Rodney Atkins
middle ends get-involved
I get involved in the beginning, less in the middle, and very much at the end. Diane Sawyer
middle knows capable
Everyone tells us you really don't know what you're capable of till you're in the middle of it. Anthony Rapp
middle-east east middle
Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. Bashar al-Assad
middle points treat
We treat it no differently than a rainout in the middle of the season. We never make up a points race.
millions
I want to sell out arenas and sell millions of records. Katy Perry
millions
Let's just say it would be in the millions of dollars,
millions pair restore surgery
A simple, well-proven surgery can restore sight to millions, and something even simpler, a pair of glasses, can make millions more see. Thulasiraj Ravilla
millions rainy sunday themselves
Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Susan Ertz
millions people reason unified vote younger
So many millions of people don't feel like their vote has any meaning. There is no reason why younger people can't be a unified force.
millions moment moments patient worthwhile
Not only will this make you treat each moment more preciously, but you will be more patient with yourself and with others, recognizing that there are millions of moments on the path to any worthwhile achievement. Menachem Mendel Schneerson
millions
If it's accessible by hundreds of millions of people, then it's as mainstream as it gets. Warren Ellis
millions politics
I'm in politics to make the lives of millions of Indians better. Nandan Nilekani
millions people somebody
I'm not sure who has the right to say that you have better taste than somebody else, because essentially what you're doing is calling millions of people morons. Simon Cowell
next generations products
The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation. Al Ries
next causes steps
I love to just go to the movies, watch movies, listen to the scores and all that 'cause that's, like, the next step for me. Akon
next
We want to see who we're going to keep around next season.
next want knows
I don't want to go bald, I don't know what's coming up next. Chris Cooper
next performances improving
Everything I do is geared towards improving my next performance. Carolina Kluft
next performance sequels stock store
The performance of the stock is going to come down to the movies. It's that simple. And there are no sequels in store for next year.
next percent spending total
We are making a dent, but we are not going to be at 10 percent of total spending by next year.
next night parking spent until
We spent the night at a parking lot until the next morning. David Foster
next faces realization
In the face of impermanence, if your next thought is good, this is what we call the realization body. Bill Porter
people may medical
It is astonishing how much more anxious people are to lengthen life than to improve it; and as misers often lose large sums of money in attempting to make more, so do hypochondriacs squander large sums of time in search of nostrums by which they vainly hope they may get more time to squander. Charles Caleb Colton
people solitude multitudes
A multitude of people and yet solitude.
people governing whole
My faith in the people governing is, on the whole, infinitesimal; my faith in the people governed is, on the whole, illimitable.
people words-of-wisdom selfishness
Others had been a little wild, which was not to be wondered at, and not very blamable; but, he had made a lamentation and uproar which it was dangerous for the people to hear, as there is always contagion in weakness and selfishness.
people words-of-wisdom want
Mrs. Boffin and me, ma'am, are plain people, and we don't want to pretend to anything, nor yet to go round and round at anything because there's always a straight way to everything.
people next cleanliness
Cleanliness is next to Godliness, and some people do the same by their religion.
people scary alive
I have heard it said that as we keep our birthdays when we are alive, so the ghosts of dead people, who are not easy in their graves, keep the day they died upon.
people enemy
Some people are nobody's enemies but their own
people romance wonder-woman
Superman/Wonder Woman, people expected, I guess, a lot of romance, or maybe something that wasnt emotionally deep. Who knows? Charles Soule
player games profound
As in the game of billiards, the balls are constantly producing effects from mere chance, which the most skillful player could neither execute nor foresee, but which, when they do happen, serve mainly to teach him how much he has still to learn; so it is in the most profound and complicated game of politics and diplomacy. In both cases, we can only regulate our play by what we have seen, rather than by what we have hoped; and by what we have experienced, rather than by what we have expected.
player sight league
It's important that top clubs don't lose sight of the fact that it's the English Premier League and English players should be involved. Alan Pardew
player nhl cities
I played with Joey Mullen back in Salt Lake City before he got called up to St. Louis. He was the first player ever to score 20 goals in the American League and 20 in the NHL. I've kept in contact with him and he's a great guy. Alain Vigneault
player league different
All of a sudden I'm in the major leagues and we're traveling from town to town. I see the other players dressing different every day. I've got only one suit and I keep wearing it over and over. I'm really embarrassed. Al Kaline
player long stylist
In my opinion, Louis Armstrong is the greatest trumpet stylist of all time and has influenced every trumpet player of his time and long after Al Hirt
player thinking long
I think I earned the players' respect, and that's the ultimate in life, isn't it? I didn't care if they liked me or disliked me, as long as I had their respect. Al Barlick
player dictator guilty
Once again, as a flawed evaluator of dictators and failed strategist who has permitted Russia back in as a major player in the Middle East, is Hillary Clinton guilty or not guilty? Chris Christie
player trying being-the-best
I'm just trying to be the best player that I can be. Chris Bosh
player games watches
When you're not in the game, you can watch. Certain players have mannerisms, and they do the same things repetitiously.
several
I'm a McDonald's girl - several times a week. Usually the two-cheeseburger combo meal. Nikki Cox
several
What I always want is to have several little 'aha' moments where your brain is very happy. Scott Kim
several students
Several students have called and said, 'I have a video, do you want it?'
several tony
We didn't do anything spectacular on offense. But Tony Porto bailed us out several times.
several
I've several times had jobs that I thought were going to be my big break, and it didn't pan out. Toks Olagundoye
several time
And we also read Newsweek, Time and several newspapers. Hanoi Hannah
several
We're going to be there for several days.
several talk witnesses
We were able to talk to several witnesses at the playground.
several
We don't know when he's going to be back. He'll be out for several weeks. That's a big deal.
status-quo solutions
The status quo is the only solution that cannot be vetoed. Clark Kerr
status-quo
The status quo is working. Daniel Patrick Moynihan
status
His status is as it was in (Wednesday's) briefing.
status
That's what he is, he's the status quo.
status-quo all-time wells
Question the status quo at all times, especially when things are going well. Garry Kasparov
status-quo
A woman with knowledge is something that frightens the status quo quite a lot. Helen Mirren
status surgery type
The surgery went well. ... They don't think there's any type of concussion or anything like that, but where his status is for Sunday, I'm not really sure. Billy Donovan
status sure surgery
The surgery went well, but what his status is for Sunday, I'm not really sure right now.
status time view
In view of the time shortage, the status of the negotiations could also be raised.
wants
No one wants to be the kid who allies with the weird kid. Kristin Cast
wants
She just wants to get on with her life.
wants
Jeff Bridges wants you to take it easy, man.
wants
She wants to make something of herself, but she always wants a lot for her teammates.
wants
She wants the nest, she wants the husband, and she wants the young.
wants
She wants them back ... that's her life. J. Taylor
wants
She wants the ball. She wants no one else there but her.
wants
She wants it bad, she wants to succeed.
wants
She's a stickler. She's a perfectionist. She wants to do it right. Doug Phillips