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While we welcome competition which validates the viability of the market for our system, we take great exception to unsubstantiated claims challenging our ability to develop such a system and implement it in the People's Republic of China or any other nation similarly faced with this monumental issue. Accordingly, we have brought the matter to our legal counsel to address this very serious issue. Should these actions continue, the Company will have no other choice but to seek full financial and legal recourse against the offending company.

We don't conduct random sweeps. Our actions are carefully planned. We know who we are targeting and why. We don't wait at playgrounds or have checkpoints in grocery stores. We don't lie in wait and swoop down on people.

We have taken a number of very important actions to improve productivity and reallocate resources to the faster growing areas of the business.

We hope for the day when Ms. Love will overcome her drug issues and present no risk of harm to herself or others. Taking full responsibility for her actions will be one sign that she is truly on the road to recovery.

We hope relevant countries alert themselves to the dangerous actions of the 'Taiwan independence' forces, and work with china to maintain stability and development across the Taiwan Strait.

We hope that such actions against terrorist activities targeting India, including Jammu and Kashmir, would be pursued vigorously until cross-border terrorism in our country is completely eliminated,

We hope the Taiwan authorities will adopt a prudent and wise attitude (toward the Dalai Lama), and refrain from any actions that are detrimental to the unification of the motherland and to ethnic unity,

When the 2005 Rule was announced, I made it clear that the federal governments actions placed an unfair and unnecessary burden on states that would amount to a price tag of millions of dollars and result in piecemeal management of federal forest land.

While the employee separations were difficult for everyone affected, these actions were a necessary response to the company's current economic challenges. The company adhered to the law in making these difficult decisions.

We must take whatever actions are necessary to ensure that TAP can meet its future obligations,

We do thank our men and women in uniform. And I thank them. I thank this House today that approved a bill that will allow for a pay raise for our military. We are grateful for that and for the actions of this body.

We will react swiftly and firmly to any statements or actions suggesting sympathy with Nazi-era policies, or that express racism, xenophobia or anti-Semitism.

We will review the incident, but at this point we believe the deputies' actions were appropriate.

We have a great city with a great community, and the actions of a few stand out more than anything. We have a diverse community without unity.

We've had many people suspended for actions we deemed harmful to Hollywood Foreign Press - we're trying to protect our image. Certainly none ended up in suicide. If Nick did take his life, which seems apparent, I don't think you can say there's a causal relationship between the two.

We have substantially and successfully concluded our asset disposition plan and intend to promptly apply these proceeds to repay our senior unsecured notes. These actions will significantly improve our financial flexibility and interest coverage, providing us a much broader ability to address business issues and further enhance shareholder value.

The people of Northern Ireland will now judge Sinn Fein on their actions over the coming days, ... An end to the war means the weapons of terrorism must be destroyed and all forms of paramilitary violence must cease for good.

The fact of the matter is that the Williams family has guarded that property, kept trespassers off of that property, had contracts to maintain Coronet property, and when they joined the lawsuit, these types of retaliatory actions began.

The extraordinary rise in both human populations and consumption levels leaves us no choice but to take innovative and ambitious actions to reverse the widespread destruction of species and ecosystems,

The fact that parents who smoke can exert a protective anti-smoking effect on their children might seem counter-intuitive. Other research has already found that strong parental attitudes and actions against smoking reduce the odds of children using tobacco. Our study found that the same is true even when the parents themselves are smokers.

We have requested the leadership of the TWU to take the actions necessary to direct its membership to immediately return to work and they have agreed to take such actions.

There are a lot of areas we can tackle and make a difference for California. The question is, are we going to walk down that path or not? When you are in a relationship and have a falling out, you kiss and make up the first night back together. You say the right things. But then you have to make sure actions are consistent with words. It will take some time for us to figure this out.

The problem with the focus on speculators, as was demonstrated during the financial crisis, is that it tends to divert attention from the real villains. During the financial crisis, the villains were the actions of the banks, not the speculators betting on bank share prices.

I have been taught that we can make many choices in life, but we cannot choose our final destiny. Our actions do that.

We deeply regret the 1998 conduct, which has resulted in a federal misdemeanor charge. We take seriously our responsibilities to abide by all the laws governing our business practices and are committed to ensuring our employees' actions reflect the highest legal and ethical standards of conduct. Although the government has not charged Lilly with any unlawful intent, we will continue to take steps designed to assure that Lilly's promotional activities remain fully compliant.

What we're doing here in very broad terms is outlining the actions we're going to take. It's premature for us to try to comment further at this point.

We deserve to have a significantly larger share of the market than we already have. The only thing that's keeping us from achieving those numbers are the illegal, monopolistic actions of our competitor.

A novel must show how the world truly is. Somehow, reveals the true source of our actions.

There are very few people who can say their actions and conduct changed the face of the nation, and Rosa Parks is one of those individuals,

This program of actions is a last resort forced upon us by the continuing failure of the Swiss government to participate in the negotiations or even support an agreement, and by the inability of the Swiss banks to bridge the small gap between them and the class-action plaintiffs,

We have intelligence reports that some of them are CIA, ... The president's decision was based on reports that their actions create situations that compromise the country's sovereignty.

We regret any actions our predecessors may have taken that supported or tolerated the institution of slavery in America,

We are taking very drastic actions to reduce the risk of avian influenza to animals and birds,

I'm a Pisces, and Pisces have this weird inability to be completely spontaneous. We're too conscious of our actions. I've always been way too sensible for my own good.

We wanted to touch them with our action.

Our motives and thoughts ultimately influence our actions.

We've reiterated the view that Taiwan needs to refrain from taking actions which can be seen as unilateral efforts to change the status quo.

Today's actions are significant steps in moving the company toward best practices in corporate governance and compensation matters.

Today's actions by the court are a shining example of why elections matter. When judges far outside the mainstream are nominated and confirmed to public office by anti-choice politicians, women's health and safety are put in the danger.

Today's actions were pretty well discounted and well telegraphed,

Today's actions were pretty well discounted and well telegraphed. It's much more difficult to ascertain what the magnitude of the potential costs from lawsuits might be. So there's still a high degree of headline risk for the brokerages.

Today's agreement between Putnam and the SEC provides some preliminary measures to address certain of the issues raised in the actions filed against Putnam. However, these measures represent only a starting point for needed industry reforms in fund governance and oversight and do not address crucial issues involving restitution to fund holders, fines and penalties,

The rating agency actions have reinforced a message to investors that fiscal consolidation in both countries is a trend and will drive asset prices higher. So markets are reacting to this.

This study underscores the need to take swift, meaningful actions at home and abroad to address climate change.

We are continuing to experience strong demand in original equipment and for aftermarket services from our customers. Our efforts to increase our capacity to meet their needs have resulted in overall revenues increasing at a dramatic pace. We will continue to take actions necessary to maintain high service levels to our customers and our overall industry leadership position.

We are currently analyzing the reasons for the shortfall, and we will discuss these, as well as the actions we are taking to drive improved results, at the time of our quarterly earnings conference call,

We still do have connection issues at times, often because some employees are downloading something they should not -- so we made a strong policy with disciplinary actions spelled out and made it clear that the system can't handle employees downloading or shopping.

We had an offer on the table for some time to the North Koreans to come for a briefing on actions that we have taken in response to illicit financial activities. They have agreed to do that.

We plan on implementing policies that will supplement the deficiencies of the market ... compliment it with actions of the state.

The police officer was protecting himself and the customers in the shop, ... His actions could very well have saved lives today.

The policies and actions of Senator Hatch are very concerning to me from what I read and from my personal interactions with him,

Whether I play one minute or thirty minutes, I'll be ready to play. I can't sweat the things I can't control. All I can control is my actions on the floor. Whenever I get on the floor I'm going to give it 110 percent.

We are pleased that Brotherhood Bank & Trust has chosen our new Xcitek Class Actions service. The product was designed specifically for financial institutions like Brotherhood which, whether acting as principal or in trust for clients, need to stay abreast of securities class actions developments that impact their portfolios.

We're not recommending purchase of it, but I do think that the worst is probably behind. I do think that there is probably a bounce due in the stock. It's Microsoft's turn at the plate, if you will. I think the actions really will start to play in their favor. I think a stock buyback program begins within the next six-to-eight weeks. I think that's one line of defense that the company has for the stock.

We believed we were members who should have had a say in the actions the board have taken. I don't think the board wants to do anything malicious. I just think it's an oversight on their part.

Moral maxims are surprisingly useful on occasions when we can invent little else to justify our actions.

We demand that U.S.-led NATO take effective actions to positively react to the solemn demands of the Chinese side.

The decisions we are announcing today were very difficult to reach because of their impact on our employees and the communities where we live and work. But these actions are necessary for G.M. to get its costs in line with our major global competitors.

We'll take whatever actions necessary up to and including termination.

We spend so much time bantering about the words when the real open conversations might very well be our actions. I worry about our rhetoric.

The expert analysis did not find mistakes in the actions of members of the crisis centre.

The factors that contribute to cancer and the factors that help to prevent cancer and detect it early don't change overnight. This reflects that we have a great deal of knowledge about certain major causes of cancer and major preventative actions that people can take and these still need to take hold.

What can I say? I'm obsessed. And as we all know obsessed girls can't be held responsible for our actions.

Attitudes determine our actions, for good or bad.

Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny.

We call upon the INS to take no precipitous actions between now and the time this appeal is heard because we think it is so clear that the rights of child have to be heard without further disruption, without further dislocation, without further trauma of any sort.

We believe that today's actions have disrupted this consortium, ... It is as if we have removed the CEOs of several major corporations who had joined together in a major conspiracy.

We believe that with these forward-looking actions we are well placed in our collaboration with world governments on their plans to manage a potential health crisis.

We believe (the BOK committee members) have been prudent in their actions as the economy has picked up steam. But inflation isn't so alarming as to require a tightening at every meeting.

We're undertaking these actions in the interest of enhancing long-term shareholder value and to provide a strengthened foundation for our business in fiscal 2000 and going forward.

While private equity will remain technically private, its actions will become the public's concern.

We condemn such actions and demand the Israelis stop these acts especially given the fact that all the factions here have recommitted to calm and to ending displays of weaponry in the streets,

We consider this a serious problem and we are going to continue to be aggressive in the Department of Commerce and work with Congress on any other actions they may want to proceed on,

We have great international experts within India telling us that the climate is changing, and actions has to be taken, otherwise China and India would be the countries most to suffer from climate change.

We have been assessing the impact these factors have had on us, as well as on other companies, particularly in the last 30 days. We have begun to take additional actions to streamline our portfolio and reduce the cost of our operations.

We have been concerned about the effect of various congressional actions on what is a delicate and sensitive situation,

We can't base our absolute actions on predictions of what might be, ... We know there's a lot of uncertainty. If we get to the point where we have to nourish this beach every year, we know we'll have to try something different.

We view any actions by the KLA -- or any other armed bands of paramilitaries or armed groups that cause friction or raise tensions -- as being entirely unacceptable.

There continues to be growing interest in the range of actions that can address coastal erosion and hazard mitigation, regulatory issues and common questions regarding coastal land use, and these workshops will be very helpful for persons looking for solutions.

This restoration plan comes just in time. The Great Lakes are sick. Their immune system is damaged. If we quickly take the actions in this plan we can heal the lakes.

There is absolutely no justification for the actions you have taken, ... You have already defamed the uniform. Do not drench it with dishonor.

We would not have been put in this position if it had not been for the actions of Charles Sawyer.

We will continue to move forward in developing strategies that meet the needs of our U.S. Navy partners while causing the least disruption to Virginia Beach property owners. We remain committed to ensuring the decisions we reach in Virginia are based on accurate and objective data. We repeatedly implored the BRAC commissioners to make sure their actions in regard to the former Cecil Field were based on the same level of verifiable information and analysis that they seemingly applied when examining Oceana. I agree with Mayor Peyton that it is unfortunate the BRAC Commission's actions unfairly pitted two communities against each other.

We will continue to send a strong message to the users of these illicit networks that their actions are illegal, they can be identified and the consequences are real.

We need to do a better job of creating processes for large and small companies on a new vulnerability and what actions they should take.

We knew that if the photos of CIA officers conducting authorized EIT (enhanced interrogation techniques) ever got out, the difference between a legal, authorized, necessary, and safe program and the mindless actions of some MPs (military police) would be buried by the impact of the images.

We should often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood all the motives behind them.

We should point out that significant legal hurdles face the plaintiffs before they could prevail in these cases. Many of the agreements between the managed care companies and the physicians require arbitration and this could defuse the class actions ... However, we believe current HMO valuations assume these lawsuits will be dismissed out of hand. This is unlikely.

When we receive God's gift of life by relying on Christ, we find that God comes to act with us as we rely on him in our actions.

It's the little things that count, hundreds of them.

Instead of trying to conquer sin by working hard to change our actions, we can conquer sin by trusting Christ to change our affections.

Live as a credible witness. If our actions don't line up with the message we're proclaiming, we risk losing our credibility.

We have no illusions about China's desire to acquire sensitive information and technology for military uses by many different means. It is absolutely not true that we downplayed any evidence of this. We took the issue seriously, as our actions demonstrate.

We have no layoff targets and no company-wide numbers. We never announce overall layoffs because we don't plan for them across GE. We leave it up to individual businesses to decide what actions are necessary to meet their objectives. However, it's clear we'll need fewer jobs at GE because of redundancies from the Honeywell acquisition, the Montgomery Ward bankruptcy, modest volume-related reductions and GE's digitization activities.

We want people to observe how we protect the old as we build the new. It's critical that people have the opportunity to observe the smaller actions that make a big difference.

We've got great fans, terrific fans and you don't want to let the actions of one person ruin a night or have something bad happen.

Words will not ever be able to express my sorrow and my profound regret for all my actions and mistakes. I hope I can merit forgiveness from the Almighty and those I've wronged or caused to suffer.

With today's report, the odds of a negative quarter of GDP growth have increased substantially, and the chances of a full-fledged recession just went up -- perhaps approaching 50-50. Job losses cut directly into the spending of the newly unemployed, and indirectly tend to have a very real impact on the confidence of those who are still working. If demand falls, firms will lay off more employees, and the downward spiral could put us over the edge into a bona fide recession before the Fed's actions can take effect.

To take the choice of another ... to forget their concrete reality, to abstract them, to forget that you are a node in a matrix, that actions have consequences. We must not take the choice of another being. What is community but a means to ... for all we individuals to have ... our choices.

We feel that our actions are voluntary when they follow a decision and involuntary when they happen without decision. But if a decision itself were voluntary every decision would have to be preceded by a decision to decide - An infinite regression which fortunately does not occur. Oddly enough, if we had to decide to decide, we would not be free to decide