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almost shake stale utterly
I wanted to shake up the stale action-adventure genre. So I think we almost had to come up with something utterly different like this. Mel Gibson
almost basically brought common company four guy hours ideas interests looked looking months net opportunity saw starting talked title
I started looking at what I was going to do next, so I looked around on the net and I saw there was an opportunity for an MMO, there was a person starting an MMO so I contacted him. We talked for hours on the phone, we had a lot of common interests and ideas about this title and so basically this guy was really excited, brought me on as a co-founder of the company and I've been here for almost four months now. John Romero
almost rebound
I still almost had a triple-double. I was one rebound away with 10 turnovers. I almost did it again. LeBron James
almost control cost difficult good lift mistake played team
It was a difficult game, but my team had control and played a very good game. We made one mistake and it almost cost us, but now we are going to lift the cup. Rafael Benitez
almost minutes shooting standing time until
It was 30 minutes from the time the shooting started until I was standing there almost in silence,
almost artistic chance money movies reward
It used to be that his movies made too much money, ... But now he's made a movie that made almost no money at all. So this was a chance to reward him for his artistic endeavors. And still they said, 'No, it's not happening.' Peter Travers
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It used to be that almost all innovation came from the U.S. and a small number of other developed countries. That's no longer the case, and as China and India grow, it's changing even more. Expect a lot more Chinese and Indian Nobel prizes in the future. Alex Tabarrok
almost chance cost kids lines state time together took tournament waited
It took us a long time to get the lines together we needed. I almost cost us a chance to play in the state tournament because I waited so long to make some changes. It's working for us now. The kids are meshing at the right time. John Butler
almost behind game half overtime pace period second start took
It took us almost a period and a half to get up to the pace of the game and then we were fine. We were much better in the second half of the game and the overtime than we were at the start. I thought we were a little behind the pace at the start and then really got going. Ken Hitchcock
almost becomes blue darling instant position takes
It takes the position of an instant blue chip. It becomes an institutional darling almost immediately.
almost aspects baby became life revolves saving
It (the restaurant) was my saving grace. This became my life; all aspects of it. It is my baby .... Your whole life pretty much revolves around this place because you are here almost 24/7.
almost calls guys night reward takes
It takes a lot of time, but the reward comes almost every night when at least one of the guys calls me or e-mails me. I don't get a lot of sleep, but I'm happy.
almost good league nice running teams
It will be nice to see the other teams in our league. Almost every one in the MEL will be running so it will give us a good idea of how the league will go this year.
almost blood donor fun giving growth patients precious thank themselves
It will just be a fun day and celebration from the growth that we've experienced here at the donor center. We can't thank a donor enough, actually, because they're giving something really almost more precious than money, they're giving a part of themselves and without them, what would we do? The patients wouldn't have the blood they need.
almost continuing gives push start three wins workouts
It went very well for the team. It was almost a lift, to start off with three wins gives us a big push going into our continuing workouts that we have and into our preseason.
almost certain expected happen next pause people reasonably reflect smoothly unsettling
It went about as smoothly and efficiently as could have been reasonably expected -- and better than most people expected. Nevertheless, it's been destabilizing and unsettling enough to make it almost certain that what's going to happen next is a pause to reflect and reconsider.
almost group surprising
It would almost be surprising to me if we didn't have a big group each year.
almost amount arrogance imitate musical
It would almost amount to arrogance to try to imitate him. His writing is so personal, with its musical rhythms.
almost penalty
They (Chicago's penalty killers) are very, very aggressive. Five-on-four, four-on-three, they come at you. We almost had to play it like we were five-on-five. Chuck D.
almost dream dreams eventually fighter loves persevere tough
The world loves a fighter who can persevere through tough circumstances and eventually win! With perseverence almost any dream can be realized!
almost looks
The two-minute drill, ... it's never guaranteed. But it almost looks that way sometimes. Adam Vinatieri
almost deserving twins
The twins are just great. They're very deserving almost even to be in the all-star matches.
almost based county election errors large led major number system technology thousands urban voters voting
The voting system used by almost every major urban county was based on 1970s technology and that led to a large number of errors made by voters on election day that effectively negated thousands of votes.
almost court decided eight extend favor florida limits move people percent supreme term upheld voted voters
The voters have already decided that eight is enough. The people of Florida voted almost 77 percent in favor of term limits in 1992. The Supreme Court unanimously upheld that decision. The legislature's move to extend term limits is outrageous.
almost heard hearing voice
the voice I was hearing was like nothing I had ever heard before: He was completely defeated, without any sense of hope. It was almost like a 911 call. I wanted to concentrate on what he was saying.
almost coming european gas market north
The U.S. natural-gas market is essentially a North American market with almost all of the gas coming from the U.S. or Canada. This insulates our market from the European natural-gas market. James Williams
almost analogy bush demeaning falling good overused record
The US has a pretty good record of falling into this trap. The Bush administration has so overused the Hitler analogy that it's almost demeaning to history. Andrew Bacevich
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The U.S. economy is now almost certainly in recession, but a huge amount of policy stimulus should strongly boost growth by next spring or summer. A consumer rebound in the spring and a capital spending recovery by the second half of 2002 will hopefully follow.
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The U.S. economy appears to have withstood a set of blows -- major declines in equity markets, a sharp retrenchment in investment spending, and the tragic terrorist attacks of last September -- that in previous business cycles almost surely would have induced a severe contraction, Alan Greenspan
almost clearly confidence consumer data impact markets
The U.S. consumer confidence data clearly had an impact on almost all the markets today.
almost bear bull compared good huge late market miss move pick
The upward move at the beginning of a bull market is almost always huge compared with the vacillations late in the bear market. If you try to pick a bottom, you will miss a good part of the action. Kenneth Fisher
almost bad burns came dreaming goes health home kids six south string
They came over here for a better life, then his health goes south and he's put on disability, then when their home burns down with six kids -- it's such a string of bad luck. Just when they think they've almost got what they're dreaming about, Boom! It burns to the ground.
almost basically boat governors incumbent popular rock term third
They basically want to be almost a third term for Jeb Bush. He's one of the most popular incumbent governors in the country. They don't want to rock the boat right now. David Johnson