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The basic concern about the poor and preventing budget cuts is not a new concern. They're just more vocal and active about it than they have been in a long time.

The bank is very concerned about this incident and is working actively with police investigating the matter, and other banks.

The average costs of an active employee is $130,000 a year, and the average cost for a retiree before Medicare is about $50,000. The savings are enormous.

The addition of new Four Seasons properties has been, and will continue to be, a key component of our growth program. We continue to see a strong pipeline of new opportunities for Four Seasons and are working actively with our various capital partners to bring new projects to locations around the world.

Phil Jackson

That is what happens when teams play with desperation and the other team comes out and doesn't play at the same level. We just got beat to the ball too many times and they were active and aggressive. They beat us with the nature of the play.

Cameron Diaz

It's important to be active in the causes that are important to you ... That's how we make changes in this world.

It's certainly wrong to be only selling protection for a problem you helped create without also working actively to solve that problem.

It's certainly very unusual to have even retired military officers being this public about their opposition. But I don't think it's improper at all. They've been careful not to violate the core tenet of civilian control - none of them has said these things publicly while on active duty.

It's clearly a buyer's market. What's happened is that the investor buyer is no longer really active in San Diego County. The opportunity to buy a conversion and hold on to it for six months to a year and flip it and make $50,000 to $100,000 those days are over.

It's a mystery to me how we've elected such right-wing lawmakers who are trying to keep government off our backs, but apparently don't mind putting government in our bedrooms. I think it is time to get active and push the pendulum back the other way.

It's amazing that it's as active in the blast crisis as it is, ... Essentially for all practical purposes that disease is basically untreatable. It was completely unexpected in my mind. It's possible that, if combined with chemotherapy, we may see even better responses.

They like to be an aggressive attacking team with the dribble. They set a lot of ball screens. They post up pretty active and athletic, so they'll be a good challenge for us.

They will continue to be polite, cooperative, actively engaged and pursue their goals and dreams.

They've got a terrific guard in Will Gill. He's a very active guard with a tough mentality. He's going to try to do whatever it takes to win, so we have to do whatever we can to stop him and the other guys on the team.

There's the feeling that there's a lot of hands-off approach from the government's side, and that they should be actively involved.

Esther Dyson

These two sessions are the part of PC Forum where the users really take charge. Our general sessions get active audience participation, but in our breakout sessions there is no audience. The breakouts this year are devoted to the edgiest areas -- content and identity -- where users really understand why they want to take charge, and want better tools and services for doing so. Many of our attendees are active developers as well as users of such tools -- but they have been so busy working they haven't had the chance to meet or check out each other's work.

These tapes clearly show this defendant was an active participant, he was al-Moayad's confidant.

This is a very important question, especially at a time when the government is trying to expand the role of the state. But there is no one in the administration actively fighting corruption. The administration has pushed it back to the bottom of the list.

Mike Brown

This is a very active disaster season for FEMA. The men and women of this organization are ready to respond anywhere and everywhere.

This is a very active 24-7 investigation that is proceeding on many fronts.

This is definitely a home for a very active family. It has a lot of places for both kids and adults to play.

Once a person opens up to new ideas they can enjoy a wide variety of behaviors that can keep their relationships active and exciting.

Not only has the Iraqi government failed to provide minimal protection for its citizens, it has actively pursued a policy of rounding up and torturing innocent men and women. Its failure to punish those who have committed acts of torture has added to the breakdown of the rule of law and to spiraling human rights violations in Iraq.

The new 'Healthy 4Kids' section on our 4Kids TV website informs and educates children about the benefits of adopting a healthy and active lifestyle using a fun and interactive web environment. 4Kids is committed to the promotion of better health and we are pleased to extend our premiere online destination for kids' entertainment to highlight this important issue.

It's nice having her back. She was active inside and got some big rebounds. She's really improved as a shooter, probably because that's all she was able to do when she was hurt.

It's still early in the process. Both the House and Senate are actively engaged in the process.

It's not a good situation in Colombia. They're actively pursuing other countries that have more advantages for their family.

Eighty-five percent of our participants represent a family intact, with a mother and a father. Improving literacy throughout the family increases their chances to become active in their child's education and their community.

Yotam Ottolenghi

Eating ready-made meals is about being very passive, and actively cooking is something that nothing compares to.

Edwardsville is just the kind of community with pride in its heritage and people who are willing to get involved. We have had an exceptionally active board.

Mike Richards

The board filling up summer storage is now paying higher summer natural gas costs for gas stores that we will tap into for a portion of our winter heating season needs. These added costs have to be passed on to consumers. Compounding this situation is slow growth of natural gas production, and an active hurricane season impacting offshore natural gas production, further reducing supply, while demand steadily climbs in the cooler months.

The bond market, which has been more active over the last couple of months, has driven the movement in rates for the longer-term CD's (12 month and longer),

The birds tend to be more vocal and active because they're coming into breeding season and it's much easier to see.