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It is important to offer a reminder about Penn State's aggressive track in monitoring labor conditions, as well as an opportunity to advise the campus community on how we evaluate and adopt any practical new policies.

It is a moral imperative that we adopt that amendment on the defense bill. Otherwise the $21 million in this bill for victims of torture is a joke and a sham.

It is a very great mistake, and a very common one, even for well-read persons, to adopt the idea that the progress of the human race in the science of government, in the arts of civilization and refinement, and in the establishment of morality and religion, has been constantly and steadily towards improvement and perfection.

It is a very strong policy, and we don't expect or even want departments to adopt it fully, but it is an excellent guide. The goal of this program is to raise awareness. We want departments to train their employees and develop their own policies.

Our commitment to Cleveland is one of our most important business strategies. As our Cleveland guests adopt our brand, we want to continue educating people about both our concept and our commitment to serving the local community.

It doesn't do good to the sport unless you adopt the cynical view that all publicity is good publicity.

I think we can always do more to get ourselves together, especially at a time of crisis, ... We can work together without having to adopt the same philosophical positions.

It (Britain) forgets that unanimity is required to adopt the statement and subsequently unanimity for Turkey's negotiating framework

I think it is important for businesses and industry to adopt anything that is environmentally friendly. We all live on this planet.

I thought the council directed the legal department to work with the authors, but we have not had any input. I think we are racing into an ordinance that no one here knows anything about. If we are going to adopt something from the county, we have to spend some time to fit it for us.

Travelers are on (the) leading edge of technology adoption. They adopt trends before the mainstream, are better educated and have more disposable income. They are picky people. Having control over making travel arrangements is very important, and the web plays well into that.

We had obviously hoped the judge would accept our agreement with the government. Dr. Fisk is disappointed the judge didn't adopt that recommendation. On the other hand, he appreciates the fact that the court said a sentence within the guideline range was inappropriate.

The pressure on GM management is greater than ever ... to adopt a more aggressive turnaround strategy.

We didn't adopt them for a day. We just adopted them. We had heard that so many smaller areas were not getting help because of the focus on New Orleans. We all know what it's like to be a little town.

Though there are more options than ever now to adopt a baby, there's a misconception that there are so many healthy children waiting to be adopted. Our adoption agency has more families waiting to adopt than there are babies to be adopted.

We will adopt a very strict approval system for land use to eliminate the unauthorized expropriation of land.

Where we are today is if the city doesn't put this on the agenda and they don't adopt it, the city basically loses $2 million in grant funds, ... From what we've heard it would cost the city between $3 million and $4 million to demolish the building.

Most companies today are probably oriented toward legal compliance - gotta obey the rules. Then there are others who say, 'We need to adopt ethical values in the core of how we manage this company.' The best firms are doing that.

We need industry to be vocal about where we are missing the ball. There's ample opportunity to grow business with the government in helping it adopt best practices.

We haven't adopted this scenario, but we are studying what it would mean if this paper is correct. If we adopt this as our baseline forecast, everything changes.

We haven't been terribly specific, except to say that the application of common sense is desirable. In the end, the House seems likely to adopt new rules, and then we'll all abide by them. In the meantime, it would be good to be wise.

Michelle and I ... were planning, at some point, to adopt and have our own kids. We were not bound by any existing family situation, and we saw we'd have an opportunity.

While Windows 2000 is important for the enterprise market, there is not a mad rush to adopt it. The urgency isn't there because the platforms that exist today work.

We recognized a few years ago that we can't adopt our way out of the overpopulation problem.

We'll be practicing a best practices policy. If (Constellation) does something extremely well, we can adopt the same procedure in Florida, but there's not going to be any financial impact . . . for quite a while.

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,

We hope the U.S. side will adopt a flexible attitude in conducting dialogue with North Korea,

We must protect women's access to the full range of reproductive health services. The 'Freedom of Choice Act' puts women's health and not politics first. Lawmakers should adopt this much-needed proposal.

Well, we think for those people who expect that the Bank of Japan will adopt a looser stance, they're going to be disappointed. All the indications we've seen so far coming out the central bank is that they are going to keep things exactly where they are.

We either have to take it in, or refuse it. If we refuse it, it really only has one other choice, and that's the dog pound. Animal control won't adopt out pit bulls.

There is a program called Keeper of the Bridge; in the old days there was a keeper of the bridge who cared for the bridges, fixed things and watched over it. Keeper of the Bridge program encourages students to learn about and adopt covered bridges. It seems to help cut down on the vandalism because the students take a moral ownership of the bridge.

There is no doubt that companies are more aware than ever before about the importance of business continuity assurance. But we think this survey also uncovers several areas where perceptions of the barriers for making it happen are a bit skewed and where even enlightened IT teams need to adopt better practices.

We have listened to the market and developed the first-of-its-kind 'Quick Start' program to help the automotive supplier community quickly cut costs by enabling leaner processes. With these easily deployed, low-cost, no risk offerings, we expect the tier one community to quickly adopt our technology further building out our automotive ecosystem upstream to suppliers.

We adopt this strategy now because there's an urgency to this debate. Over time, the space of free expression has shrunk.

We're driven by business logic, and we'll adopt a fair and balanced approach as we rationalize. We recognize the sensitivity of the employees, and we'll be fair, balanced, and caring in approaching this.

We are on a really tight budget right now, so anything people can do would help. Whether they would like to adopt an animal, or if they are an animal lover who just can't have a pet, they can make a financial donation. Anything would be greatly appreciated.

We are concerned that much of the emphasis in this legislation focuses on horses already out of the barn, ... We believe that legislation will be most useful when, along with an appropriately designed notification standard, it also creates incentives for business to adopt practices that protect data and obviate the need for notification.

The Patriot Act debate is far from over, and we will continue to fight for reforms to protect civil liberties. While Congress failed to adopt much-needed reforms to the law to better protect freedom and privacy, lawmakers also rejected pressure from the White House to include significant and unwarranted expansions of government power. We applaud those fair-minded lawmakers that have fought to bring the law in line with the Constitution, and together, we will continue to push for reforms to keep America safe and free.

The overseas-funded firms who have entered Chinese market will be permitted to enjoy preferential policies that they had been enjoyed before we adopt the new taxation systems,

We are never going to get a serious grip on gun violence in this country until we adopt comprehensive measures to keep guns away from those who should not have them,

We don't know whether these relatives are going be found to be suitable, important question. So even with people lining up to adopt this cute little girl, she could end up in the system for years to come.

When a reliable, valid urine test is available, we will adopt it immediately. If another type of test becomes available, we will take a hard look at it.

We have been looking for an opportunity to adopt a family and once we were put into contact with the Richards family we have taken them under our wing.

There certainly is a lot of political pressure for states to adopt the new federal tax codes. But there is no law that requires them to do so.

There have been so many people who come in and want to see her and the puppies. One woman wanted to adopt one of these puppies because she had four cats at home and thought that a puppy raised by a cat would be perfect to get along with. Everyone who comes in is just amazed by the whole story.

We said we would let those closer adopt first, to try and save them a trip,

We'll see tomorrow if they have detained and arrested him. Tomorrow we'll adopt our position on the co-operation with Belgrade.

Writers often feel obliged to adopt some sort of public appearance.

To move online security to the next level, there has to be fundamental resolve among consumers, government and business to quickly adopt a system where the individual has more control over how information about them is managed and shared. Our aim is to construct an open and widely accessible software framework that puts the individual at the centre of the identity management universe. With this framework in place, it will be easier for society to begin the migration to more secure online environments, where trusted networks can not only be easily formed, but effectively enforced. For in the end, security is not just technological, but social.

When we went into foster care this last time we talked to our children about our desire to adopt and they were all excited about the possibility.

The power and promise of the Internet is that anyone can write and distribute code for tens of millions of others to adopt and run. The downside of this is that bad code can too readily get onto the public's PCs. Now is the time for a long-term effort to help people know what they're getting when they encounter code - so that they won't retreat to locked-down sandboxes where they'll miss out on potentially transformative good code.

We grow tired of ourselves, much more of other people. Use may in part reconcile us to our own tediousness, but we do not adopt that of others on the same paternal principle. We may be willing to sell a story twice, never to hear one more than once.

We express the hope that the governments who have promised to adopt the code by the first day of the Olympic Games will accelerate their efforts.

We are proud that the Arab foreign ministers meeting in Khartoum decided to adopt the Jordanian initiative.

Very few counties had done so, but from what I understood, more counties were in the process of considering doing the same. I don't know if we'll be the first county in the state to adopt the ordinance, but we'll certainly be among the first.

And they also will be granted a period of transition time after we adopt the new taxation systems,

Each company will be able to adopt a capital structure and dividend policy that suits its business and strategic objectives and make acquisitions of appropriately valued assets.

Belief in liberal freedom and democracy is always belief in it in a particular place, in a national home with histories that only those who are born in a place or who adopt its citizenship can hope to understand.

Consumers show more likelihood to adopt a device recognition solution, and therefore the implementation bodes well for positive ROI and continued use of the online channel.

Customers are very happy when the vendors they deal with adopt Eclipse because it reduces training costs.

What's changing and why more people will adopt this, is choices in housing. As long as there are people unhappy with the status quo in housing choices, there will be an opportunity for well-built prefab or factory-built housing.

I urge you to adopt a policy of zero tolerance for all offenders, whether they have abused one child or adolescent or many, whether past, present or future.

It would be ill-advised for any state to adopt something that is so high for anybody to achieve that they can't sustain a business in California.

They also receive all the resources that come with belonging here and there. ... Hopefully it will inspire some other gyms in the area to adopt one as well. I hope to extend the challenge to other facilities in the area.

While we certainly have more work to do in the area of foster care and adoption, we already see a significant improvement in reducing the amount of time it takes to adopt a child in foster care.

While we did not make this decision lightly, we believe it is necessary and in the best long-term interests of our shareowners to adopt a dividend policy comparable to the policies of our competitors,

As things stand, I do not expect the board to adopt a resolution on the Iranian issue unless there is a breakthrough and unless there is a positive agreement.

Is Microsoft invited to the ODF alliance? Absolutely. The door is open. Ultimately, I think they will adopt ODF.

The smart domain-name holders protect themselves in two ways: first, they complete a trademark search before selecting a domain name to ensure availability, and secondly, once they adopt the name, they register it as a trademark to protect themselves from business disruption, ... This way they are covered from all sides.

The Senate has acted to provide the funds necessary to continue federal relief efforts. The Senate will likely adopt other emergency appropriations measures as needed to meet future needs as reliable estimates are developed.

These children are meant to be valued and nurtured and the best place we can do that, we say, is put them in a home where there is a mom and a dad. We have millions of moms and dads out there who are aching to be able to adopt a child.

The state has mandated we get more proactive in addressing this, ... We will adopt a specific policy on bullying.

The state has mandated we get more proactive in addressing this. We will adopt a specific policy on bullying.

The stock market is heavily into overbought territory and a correction at this stage would be good for the overall health of the bourses. A correction at this level will give long-term investors to consolidate their gains before taking up fresh positions in the days ahead. Retail investors should adopt a cautious approach in the days ahead.

We must adopt loathsome diseases for our familiar associates, or we shall never be thoroughly acquainted with their nature and dispositions; we must risk, nay even injure, our own health in order to be able to preserve or restore that of others.

We've identified the Embedded strategy as one of our foremost growth drivers. To date we have signed up HP, Lenovo and Gateway as partners and we continue to work with other computer manufacturers to adopt our BIOS initiative.

And when the customers demand technology we move and adopt it. And right now since we're focused mostly on corporations they are not demanding it.

And you can even adopt a pet, not this one though.

These allegations, and particularly the claims that the DAS may have been sharing information about people at risk, who it had the obligation to protect, are extremely serious. The government should adopt the high-level commission's recommendations and thoroughly reform the agency.

These are the sort of numbers that should give extra leverage to the ECB (European Central Bank) to keep pressing rates higher, but we still believe the benign inflation picture will force them to adopt a softly, softly approach to tightening this year.

The village would adopt impact arrangements and allocate some to the Fire Protection District.

It would be bizarre if we were to adopt a position of silence when countries like Germany were moving in the opposite direction,

The right to vote is the foundation of our democracy, and an essential protection of that right is the Voting Rights Act. Every voice must be heard and every vote must be counted. State and local governments continue to adopt voting laws, practices and procedures that deny equal access to voting - without the Voting Rights Act, there would be little protection against these efforts to deny some of us our right to vote. The Voting Rights Act is necessary to help ensure that every American citizen is able to exercise the franchise.

It was all very controlled, but informal. We were there a couple of hours. They were able to eat, to talk to us and to interact. We had pretty much decided by then we were going to adopt them.

We tease them that we're going to adopt more kids to continue going to basketball games. We don't want to think about there being no games to go to.

We were only authorized to adopt two children by the government. But the three of them were sisters. We didn't want to break them up and people didn't usually want to adopt three children at once. So we went down there crossing our fingers and hoping they would allow us to bring them all back.

We also believe that the French government will adopt effective measures to control the present situation as quickly as possible and guarantee the safety of Chinese, French and people from other countries.

There is no implication that we have to celebrate the Constitution, and we are not asked to adopt any point of view.

This one is going to be successful, I think. I believe all the PC makers will adopt this because it's sort of a no-brainer.

On the whole, I find that it is best to adopt as far as possible the travelling equipments of the country in which one travels. The muleteers and servants understand them better, and if anything goes wrong or wears out, it can be repaired or replaced.

Project and portfolio management is critical as development is increasingly distributed, as organizations adopt service oriented architectures, and as audits require evidence of regulatory compliance. With IBM's new project and portfolio management software, organizations can more effectively govern their software and systems development projects.

Prominent problems include a too prompt growth rate in fixed-asset investments and bank loans, which the country plans to adopt measures to tackle, as well as measures to ensure it keeps its steady economic growth.

Prominent problems include too quick growth in fixed-asset investments and bank loans, which the country will adopt measures to tackle to ensure a steady and relatively fast economic expansion.

Oftentimes families will adopt two kittens, as they entertain each other while they are at work or the kids are in school.

No stronger case can be shown for prohibiting anything which is regarded as a personal immorality, than is made out for suppressing these practices in the eyes of those who regard them as impieties; and unless we are willing to adopt the logic of per

The government is a very large constructor. They have schools, colleges, hospitals and courts, offices. We are trying to influence the public works department to adopt green buildings.

Seems like about two months ago military people who came to adopt from us were telling us they couldn't adopt certain breeds of dogs.

Once there is significant evidence that the Fed is finished increasing rates, investors will begin to adopt late-cycle patterns.

Specifically, I ask developing countries to improve their governments, uphold the rule of law, combat corruption and adopt an inclusive approach to development,

As it stands, (pension) trustees will feel compelled to make companies adopt aggressive new funding plans regardless of the impact on the business or on scheme members.