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I think teams accepted bids here because it makes sense to play good teams early in the season, ... It's being run in a classy, big-time way, which is really fun.

I think that what we would like is a uniform application of universally accepted standards, and that's what we will continue to work for.

Last fall I finished a biography of Jim Lane and that has been accepted by Pelican and will be out in the future. He was the leader of the free state movement during the Bleeding Kansas era and was one of Kansas? first two senators. Missouri history buffs might remember him and his Lane Brigade as the ones who participated in the burning of Osceola.

It is generally accepted that the animal was lost, being away from its normal environment of the deep sea Atlantic. But until the post-mortem is completed we can?t tell if it had major internal problems or not.

It is much easier to be accepted if you play like everyone else, and you will get more jobs. It depends on where your values lie.

It is harsh but Angel took it very well, he didn't question it and accepted the two-shot penalty.

Later, after flying in the Navy for four or five years, spending some time on an aircraft carrier, I applied to and was accepted in a program where I went to graduate school first and then to the Naval Test Pilots School.

It is a surrender to a whole wish list of IRA demands. It is certainly not accepted or acceptable to me and I don't believe it's a peace deal.

It is a matter of grave concern that at a time when the inquiry was already going on against some MPs on allegations of having accepted money for questions in the House, fresh allegations have come up against other MPs.

I think anything that is perceived as parliamentary maneuvering to get out of this is not going to be accepted by the American public, ... It's going to have to be out front. It's going to have to be fair.

Rohan has a strong throwing arm, so he was definitely able to give us the look when we faced big-armed quarterbacks who could throw the ball deep. He?s a professional. He always came in and did his job and you always want a guy like that, not someone with a bad attitude. He accepted his role knowing that he was behind Tom Brady and had to help get the defense together. He was competitive with it, and I think that helped. Those are the things that made him a good quarterback.

Other than that we have accepted everything. They want to give us financial aid, they want to give us medicines, they want to give us relief goods ... already we have accepted,

Pakistan has accepted some security training from the CIA, but U.S. export restrictions and Pakistani suspicions have prevented the two countries from sharing the most sophisticated technology for safeguarding nuclear components.

Our preliminary findings indicate that certain conduct at UAP circumvented generally accepted accounting practices and violated ConAgra Foods' corporate policy, ... Those actions will not be tolerated.

Our program has consistency. It is an absolute accepted part of the school. I don't have to push it or promote it.

Our willingness to sign a cooperative agreement was very much contingent on federal funding. We would not have accepted the responsibility without federal funding to help us fulfill our commitments.

Our sport hasn't always been accepted by every nation.

Our students get a good education here, and those who are highly motivated to go to college get accepted without the letters of recommendation.

Our goal coming in was not to let them get open looks and not let them get on a roll. That second quarter was probably just too much for us to overcome. We got into a mentality where I don't think we accepted the challenge they put on us.

It has become more accepted by the general public. Movie stars, sports professionals are showing their tattoos. It's more mainstream.

I think origin stories are a great way to get people reinvested in a story. I mean, we originally accepted 'Star Trek' without knowing anything about Kirk or Spock. All we needed to know was that it took place in the future.

It does say that the Bushes and the Bush White House have accepted the fact that she is going to be the party's nominee. It's a little perk, but a very meaningful one in a campaign season.

I think shipping companies are no longer facing difficulties in seeking loans since banks have accepted their vessels as collateral. I think it will take some time for banks to study the shipping business (before lending the money).

I think our tradition really helps set the bar. Knowing that nothing but winning a national championship is accepted really helps us. We got to the Sweet 16, we got to the Final Four, but we won't be recognized unless we win that national championship. I don't think that adds pressure. I think that helps start the mission.

I think his president wanted to keep it confidential and go through the process without it being a public issue. But he was offered the job officially yesterday and accepted and contacted me right away.

It falls where it is. We've been accepted by gospel markets and jam band markets and different places that we never really tried to get. It still surprises me when somebody picks up a record that wouldn't normally buy a bluegrass record and says, 'That new record is awesome.' We didn't have that in mind when we cut it. But we'll take every one of 'em.

'Just looking at pictures' used to be considered cheating. No longer. The graphic novel is booming. Comics, heavily illustrated texts, books with no words are now accepted as reading.

I think the guys have kind of accepted that with me and I think I try to go on the field and play that way. I'm not a guy who's going to be yelling or ranting and raving and trying to talk to be a leader. I'd rather lead by example. It's made me feel more comfortable out there on the field.

It is often observed that the first casualty of war is truth, but how do you tell the truth without betraying the sacrifice of those who accepted the terms of battle? War is a sacrificial system that creates its own justification.

It is now a generally accepted and scientifically well supported view that subliminal perception does occur-that people are capable of receiving and responding to information presented to them at levels below the threshold of conscious recognition.

I think we accepted that it could happen here, seeing it happen in London, a city as I've said before we know better than any city in the world except our own.

I think we live in a world where the middle is accepted as sometimes the best, and I don't agree with that. When I watch a movie or another television show, I want to feel something . . . I would say that every episode is like a Grimm's fairy tale. It has a moral at the end.

It hit me really hard because (White) has been my teammate for so long. I've accepted it now and am taking responsibility for stepping up and making up for her being gone.

I think it is an excellent proposal, but I am skeptical that the proposal would be accepted by the Iranian government.

I take the view that anything you can do to relieve suffering or improve human health will usually be widely accepted by the public - that is to say, if cloning actually turned out to be solving some problems and was useful to people, I think it would be accepted.

I think it's fairly close. It's accepted as state-of-the-art science, and it's very powerful evidence in that it's science as opposed to personal opinion.

I was obsessed with The Who. I would have accepted a marriage proposal from Roger Daltrey on the spot. I went to all of their shows in San Francisco and some in L.A. That was as close as I got to being a groupie.

I wasn't for it, they're here, I've accepted it. I don't want them around me anymore. That one time was just about enough.

We played only one bad half of basketball in 33 games. As our program has gotten better, our kids have bought into it and accepted the challenge.

We were suddenly four or five down before we realized that actually this wicket was not my kind of wicket. We should have accepted that a little bit earlier,

We have this curious anomaly where the law in this country has changed in alliance with a treaty which has not yet been accepted by those who we have entered into it with,

The problem lies in interpretation. A nude should be accepted for its face value an exploration of the human form in all its natural glory.

The pressures recruiters are facing are enormous. On the other hand, Sgt. Mulero accepted responsibility for what he did.

The president accepted our parameters -- not touching Social Security, not raising taxes,

The president has accepted the government's resignation but asked the ministers to stay in position until he makes the reshuffle.

You have to apply to wrestle there. If accepted into the tournament, you expect to see the toughest wrestlers in the country. With teams like Iowa, Iowa State, Illinois and Central Michigan, the competition is stiff.

Those who have accepted the Guru's Teachings, and who have found the path, remain absorbed in the Praises of the True Lord.

We know that a large number of our Gourmet Consultants have been offering Two Sisters Gourmet products to their local organizations for fundraising programs. However, this has often involved some sort of commission sharing arrangement whereby our Consultants are making less profit than they would otherwise. While this has been an accepted practice in the direct selling industry, we wanted to provide our Consultants with a program that lets them keep their profits while offering a very attractive commission to the fundraising organization.

We did not want the local sponsors to have to tell us no. We wanted to present an event and make it affordable. We've accepted some short-term pain for long-term gain.

The American public has accepted legalized gambling as a means to spend their money for entertainment. America is on a gambling binge. The more available and accessible it becomes, the more gambling is acceptable to people.

We have an advisory board of 12 faculty members from across the disciplines. Each proposal was reviewed by three people and given a score. Based on the score, some were automatically accepted and some were put up for review and further discussion. It was comparable to a standard agency's review process.

Usually, one day in a century rises above the others as an accepted turning point or historic milestone. It becomes the climactic day, or 'the day,' of that century.

Virtually all of our clients have accepted our recommendations.

We have tremendous talent coming in off that bench. Guys have accepted their roles and they're just coming out and playing hard and aggressive.

We're really happy that people have accepted us and welcomed us here. Our employees are our family.

The area that had the leak was more than 14 inches away from where the guys were working, so we don't believe people were exposed at levels above the accepted level.

Most days I struggle just to be accepted into the camp of plain old feminists. This is mainly because I am not by nature ideological and generally suspicious of people who are.

You know, I get frustrated with our country's administration, which is really the people who are not acknowledging global warming. I mean, it's accepted by scientists around the world, scientists in our country and it's accepted by every country around the world with the exception of the United States.

We issued a challenge to him and he's accepted it. Now he's working through it and dealing with it -- and doing very well.

We have offered Frank a contract. It's up to them to see whether it's going to be accepted or not.

That would be a disaster because there would be no pressure on anyone to move forward. In the absence of broadly defined and accepted standards, we have to find a way to interconnect systems while at the same time continuing to refine and define standards.

We need to work toward changing what defines 'cool'. If we accepted kids more for who they are then they would be better at deciding what 'cool' actually is.

We have now received a couple of offers and the indications are another may follow. These have not been accepted or rejected at this stage.

Midwifery is an accepted practice in Wisconsin, and the governor thinks it's certainly a good idea that there be basic standards in place to protect the lives of children and expecting mothers.

We were looking for someone with a strong business background who could lead this club as we enter a new phase in its development. Stewart's extensive experience, both in corporate business and football, will be invaluable. I am delighted he has accepted the role.

With all the demands on my time as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, I am happy that Jerry Rubinstein has accepted the leadership role as chairman of the board of directors of U.S. Global Investors, Inc..

which are internationally accepted and which have the broad support of member states and civil society.

Whilst the Dragons remain committed to getting the best coach we can, it's important to state that Mark's not been offered a role, nor has he accepted a position with the club at this stage.

We don't even know if a guilty plea is going to be accepted by the judge on Friday.

We have supported Russia's proposal to Iran with respect to nuclear fuel enrichment on Russian territory and it's a pity that Iran has not accepted this.

We hope it will be accepted by businesses, but we don't know what will happen.

We hope that this constitution will be accepted by all Iraqis and that it will be for everybody. We are optimistic ...

We are thrilled that Davis accepted this position. His knowledge and experience will move us forward at a faster pace on a broad variety of initiatives related to greening and conservation.

We are thrilled that the City of San Francisco has accepted our joint bid.

To me, music was about being accepted and escaping from this crummy existence

That's the intensity level you have to bring into each game and we were lacking that for whatever reason. We weren't scared going into tonight, not at all. We accepted the challenge of playing the top team in the Pac-10 at their place.

People only seriously consider change when they feel accepted for exactly who they are.

We have received two bids from England, one of which has been accepted already. The other will be discussed by the directors today,

What we call 'gaming' is another accepted form of communication.

We have received an invitation and, in principle, have accepted the invitation.

There are goals that I had set out for myself as an artist. I have accomplished some of them - becoming accepted all over the world - however, other parts of my goals have not been completed.

The only pool of young people lies in Saudi Arabia, some of the Middle-East countries, and few African countries. But they are not prepared as Indians are... we travel well; we are accepted globally very well, and that makes India truly a place to source world's workforce.

The only condition that we did not accept was that we would have no access to detainees and I am very confident that since we accepted the invitation in the spirit of compromise, the United States will compromise,

There are more women being accepted and graduating from college today, whether it be the hotel schools or law schools or medical schools, than ever before. It's over 50 percent.

There are no accidents in any NCAA Tournament. There are no accidents being a championship team. Because it is a one-and-done situation, there are no second chances, no easy games. What national championship team hasn't been accepted as the best team in the country?

You've learned that every good lie is threaded with truth and every accepted truth leaks lies.

We have a process for picking the nominee, it's called Iowa, New Hampshire and the subsequent states. And there comes a point when what they are doing actually does get in the way of the accepted process.

In those days we were punished very frequently and I felt that it was often unjust, and so I would resist the desire to agree with many, many things. So I used to get beaten quite frequently and I more or less accepted it as part of life.

The personal question has to be cleared up relatively quickly and it has to be accepted by the SPD that Angela Merkel will be chancellor.

When I did 'Bremner, Bird and Fortune' I think it was accepted that comedians can contest the arguments just as well as journalists.

There is no doubt that software as a service has become a driving force within the software industry. Indications are that customer adoption will continue over the next five years and spending will remain on the rise. The software industry must adopt a new frame of reference for value creation. Software as a service delivery is at the forefront of this trend, and adoption will grow as more customers experience software as a service and the offerings mature, becoming more readily accepted and available in the market.

Even the most time-honoured truths do not have to be accepted until they are your truths.

Nothing has to be accepted just because we inherited it.

An invention that is quickly accepted will turn out to be a rather trivial alteration of something that has already existed.

The public accepted that it would be a 1,200-student school.

I'm a fatalist.... I consider I am rejected in principle. My work is and, through my work, I am. If it's accepted, it's miraculous or the result of a misunderstanding.

To be able to serve is quite humbling, ... The responsibility has been accepted with great joy.

This study was performed in the spirit of the tradition that all scientific findings are open to challenge. Competing hypotheses, even if unpopular, should be encouraged and tested to be sure that accepted beliefs about health are sound.

Tom is not looking to be accepted by any so-called leaders. He's really much more interested in doing what's right for the man on the street.

We recommended it and our membership accepted it, but they weren't very happy with this deal," ()