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I think we have a rawer version of capitalism and a more fragile community and family base than other nations. We are a more individualistic culture. From the Boston Tea Party on, we've had too little faith in government.

The idea that Area 51 was this test facility working to move science and technology faster and further than any other nation is true and is one of the great hallmarks of Area 51. There are other areas of the base that are controversial - but they both exist simultaneously - out there in the desert.

It is safest to be moderately base - to be flexible in shame, and to be always ready for what is generous, good, and just, when anything is to be gained by virtue.

I do know it's great to have a support from a fan base of a team. Football is such a team game, such a team aspect to it... Good things happen, the praise is spread around; and bad things happen, usually it's not just one person's fault.

Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.

At the base of Ron Paul support, in my opinion, are people with brains.

Your obligation as a base runner is to try and be safe within the rules. OK?

I want to get on base every single time I get up there. Whether it's a walk or a base hit, I really don't care how I want to get on base. I just want to be on.

Most of the time, you do films and they can be big films, but you are rarely aware of the fan base that comes with it.

I was a bit odd as a kid, because there were so little outlets for me. There was no theatre except for the odd community theatre and school shows. The only movie theatre was at the Canadian Forces Base nearby in Comox, so it either showed kiddie flicks for the families and restricted stuff for the men.

People are so nice, you know. It's such a credit to Howard Stern - the audience base that he created is such a special thing. It took him a long time to create this family of fans, and I was lucky to be a part of that for a while.

My attempt is to try to broaden the base of the Republican Party, to try to bring in people that can agree and that can disagree on that, because I think the issues that we face about terrorism, about our economy, about the growth of our economy are so important that we have to have the biggest outreach possible.

Although I was always very happy in Britain, I never stopped thinking of America as home, in the fundamental sense of the term. It was where I came from, what I really understood, the base against which all else was measured.

One of the most important things liberals don't understand about conservatism, obscured by too much lazy talk about conservatism's various 'wings,' is that its tenets form a relatively organic base for its adherents, where 'traditional morality' serves the interests of laissez-faire economics and vice-versa.

Americans are grateful for the connection and convenience their phones provide, helping them search for a lower price, navigate a strange city, expand a customer base or track their health and finances, their family and friends.

You don't base records on success; you base it on creativity.

Oh, this base heart of ours! Hath it not enough tinder in it to set on fire the course of nature? If a spark do but fall into it, any one of our members left to itself would dishonour Christ, deny the Lord that bought us, and turn back into perdition.

The world is still changing. Faster than ever. And so should the Republican Party. Or condemn itself to a smaller and smaller base of core supporters and permanent minority status.

Moody's Investors Service recently upgraded the underlying rating from A3 to A2 on the District's outstanding debt - without the PSF guarantee. Factors contributing to the upgrade included healthy tax base growth, well-managed finances despite operating at the maximum allowed tax rate for maintenance and operations for several years, and manageable debt ratios.

More important is the opportunity to up-sell Comcast high-speed Internet access. You're getting this subscriber base to bring their own access, and Comcast can sell them cable-modem service pretty aggressively.

One thing is that they walked 12, hit three batters and had two errors in the field. There's 17 free base runners. But we did hit the ball well - a lot better than we have been.

My sense is that we probably will refine the criteria on which we base a 1,000-foot buffer, ... The one thing we've undertaken quickly is we have a map that would show what a 1,000-foot buffer looks like around our schools.

My suggestion ... that a check be made for that was simply to make sure that that base was covered. It was not to suggest in any way that Ms. Whipple was improperly using steroids, or had in fact used any such perfume.

One of the most encouraging signs is that, if the 2003 and 2005 year classes come through in good numbers, we could have as many as four strong year classes at once. That would give us a healthier, broader base of support for the population, something we haven't had for more than a decade.

One of the reasons we don't have our deficit under control is because Republicans are wusses and won't tell their base a simple fact that everyone knows. We can't eliminate the deficit without raising some revenue... They're wusses.

One of the biggest decisions this organization will make is whether B.J. Upton is going to be the everyday shortstop. If not, personally, my decision would be to move him to third base and let him play there.

Only three runners reached base against Stacey and she was outstanding all day.

I would dearly love to see Oceana continue as a Master Jet Base, but the decision in terms of where BRAC continues on is not one that involves me. I really would like to hold off on any assessment of what's transpiring there in terms of encroachment or remediation activities. But I do recognize that this is a master jet base, and we don't have many of them. It's very critical that we have adequate master jet base capabilities to ensure we can continue both training and operational support activities.

I would have liked to run a lot more laps today to continue with the good set-up direction we found yesterday, so it's disappointing that the wind was so strong. But at least we've got a good base setting for this circuit now so have a good starting point at the race here in a few weeks. I'm feeling totally at home on the FP1 and around this circuit and have just really enjoyed testing these last four days.

When I came back, we decided to give it a try and see how I would do. I told them: I can give you a good at bat and I think I can help the team. I can hit a home run now. I can get a base hit to right field. I'm just a lot stronger -- and I've been in these situations, runners in scoring position.

My father-in-law was a U.S. Marine colonel, and he was stationed on the base that we played at, ... There were about 68,000 Marines and families. We were raising money because when these kids go away and then come home in a body bag, their family gets $12,000 and they get kicked off the base a month later.

Like almost all others began with metaphysical discussions. The theory has advanced but the practical science is still in its infancy and the modern statesman is constantly short of facts on which he can base his speculations.

Mandy has done a good job of being near the strike zone. She was throwing good enough pitches to get them to chase. Now, the detriment to us is when we have good opportunities to get outs, we hang a ball and they get a get a base hit and score two. That happened a couple of times tonight.

Obviously, we regret the base closure commission's decision about Pascagoula, but it's no surprise. As we said when Pascagoula was first put on the list, all the naval vessels at Pascagoula either have been or are scheduled for decommissioning, and it's hard for the defense department to keep a naval base that doesn't have any ships.

Obviously, we've got to keep monitoring him and his playing time and how we are going to use him. I think this will be better for him because most of the time we are going to use him as the DH. In the National League he had to play first base and that is tougher for his body.

Obviously we've got to keep monitoring him and his playing time and how we are going to use him. I think this will be better for him because most of the time we are going to use him as the DH. In the National League he had to play first base and that is tougher for his body.

One of my top priorities is to promote missions and projects that will expand Fairchild Air Force Base and ensure our national security.

One of the things I talk about is the importance of having strong families in our state. It's the base of society. Strong families build the leaders of tomorrow. Strong families keep down the cost of government.

One of the things people can do ahead of time is to check with their insurance company. Touch base with them and make sure you have the coverage that you think you have. So many people find out they are not covered when it is too late. Insurance companies may require a waiting period, so don't wait.

One of the things we didn't have skills with was automated tools for checking our code. So, one of the first things that we did with our secure software service was running automated tools against our code base and discovering potential problems.

One thing we wanted to focus on was the heart. That's the base of our pyramid, so it was probably the most rewarding thing because we can now build on that.

No, not at all. I think if second base didn't go as well as it has, I might have missed it, but I always wanted to catch and once I got here, after four years they asked me to move. You do what you have to do in order to stay in the big leagues.

One of the areas (Freeman) has had to target and work hard to improve on are (pitches) tight on him and things spinning away from him. Obviously we'd like to get him on base and see if we can get him in motion a little bit.

Memory is a very amorphous thing. It is selective and shaped by emotion . . . people are constantly in pursuit of the details of their past because it is from that they determine their own identity upon which they can base their strategy of survival.

More than likely, 20% of your customer base is contributing 150% to 200% of total annualized profit (TAP); 70% is breaking even; and 10% is costing you 50% to 100% of TAP.

Monies from the referendum only allow us to maintain our existing programs. We aren't adding anything else. We've had to make cuts and we're down to basically our base programs. Any future cuts will cut into our quality education.

My defense at first base is good. I'm not like the typical first baseman who doesn't move well over there. Why do you think I get called the Pick Master?

My donor base and host base on both coasts was contacted by elected officials and asked to stop giving. The original promise to me from Schumer was that I would have no financial concerns. It went from that to Senator Schumer actually working against my ability to raise money.

My fan base is really expanding into an inter-generational thing - it's what every artist probably hopes for.

Plymouth has 62,000 acres of land, of which 26,000 acres are tax exempt. Creating a more diverse tax base really was a factor in this decision.

Politically, Republicans now need to be visibly engaged on behalf of something that resonates with their own voting base. Where else do you turn to get your base excited?

Politically, this is very serious for the president. If the base of his party has lost faith, that could spell trouble for his policy agenda and for the party generally.

Poland was the main base for CIA interrogations in Europe, while Romania played more of a role in the transfer of detained prisoners.

Obviously, he's not Willie McGee or Vince Coleman . The biggest thing is, he gets on base and he puts the ball in play. He doesn't strike out much.

Obviously the customer base out there on those operating systems is important to us.

Now that we have a base statistic in front of us, we have to go to work and do the hard work of organizing. This is basically a 10-year cycle that we're on.

Richard Simmons is a great addition to Sirius' all-star lineup. He has a tremendous fan base throughout the United States and this will allow him to have intimate and personal conversations with his supporters on a weekly basis, as if each and everyone of them were in his studio in Beverly Hills. Richard's quick wit, passion and enthusiasm will make truly entertaining and enlightening radio.

Obviously, I thought we could have scored a few more runs. We left a lot of guys on base and ran ourselves out of an inning. We certainly had the possibility of scoring more runs. But any time you can come away with a win, it is a good day.

Obviously, it is very comforting to know that David McKee returns, ... Having David back gives us a real solid base to build our team around. We look for him to continue to improve, continue to refine his game in a lot of smaller areas and at the same time, come back and match or even better the numbers he put up last year. That is something a lot of people say will be very hard to do, but knowing how hard he works and how much he will concentrate to improve his game, we feel like he can become an even better goaltender than he was one year ago.

Never in my career have I seen the customer base so angry at Microsoft,

New Orleans had devastation prior to the hurricane. We were warning them that the city was heading to catastrophe, but we got the hurricane instead. There is no economic base for black folks. They're supposed to wait tables for $5 an hour. And people are surprised there's poverty and rage?

Right now, it is very important to increase the consumer base by lowering the cost. Once the industry is mature, we can start to see prices increase.

Network General is in an enviable position. The company has the strongest portfolio of network and application performance analysis solutions on the market, a loyal customer base of more than 13,000 and the strongest brand in the industry.

My first base hit to win a game in the big leagues.

My first two months will be getting the home base solidified.

My feeling was that, as much as Richard Dean Anderson is a beloved actor and character in the show, Ben is coming in with an established fan base from another show playing a great character, and he's just very enthusiastic to be there. Fun to work with. It looks very bright.

I got good metal on it. I was probably at third base when the ball landed.

I got quite a few actually. First base, second base, third base and outfield.

I'd like to use him at second base when Ray is out, as he is often,

I'd like to see how high we get. Maybe we can't get to the summit without (oxygen). Then, we'll go down to the base camp and get oxygen. I'd rather make it with oxygen than not make it at all.

I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose.

I did see him pitch, and I thought there was a chance he might do that here if we needed him to. (But) I think concentrating on first base has helped him.

I don't feel so bad when he gets a base hit off Mo, too.

I don't even need to say it, but they base their lives on being physically fit, consistently training and helping others in their time of need. This is his time of need.

If this happens, then the whole purpose of the A-tax . is basically moot. The system was designed to increase the tax base by driving tourism.

We needed (a hit there) with guys on base and didn't get it.

Many of the plans that set out into this market, set out with expectations that they would have a larger base of beneficiaries. I do expect you will see some of the smaller, newer plans dropping out.

Last year was a mountain climb -- we were fortunate to be able to plant the flag at the top of the mountain and win the national championship, ... This year, we have won zero games. We are at base camp at the bottom of the mountain looking up at the climb. And it will be very difficult.

Last year we dramatically extended the capabilities of the Dell direct business model through opportunities with the Internet, ... Our online customer mix moved from a predominantly consumer-oriented base to a far broader base including business and government customers.

There are two components that go into a bill -- the gas cost rate and the base rate. This request is for our base rate.

The plan is to open high and try to jump as high as I can. After that, I go into a rigorous outdoor training session for several weeks to get a good base for the next couple of months. (Today) is probably the freshest I'll be for a while.

The plan is to put the Aladdin on a higher plane than it has been, to alter and broaden the customer base from what it has been enjoying, and to present a more edgy and trendy face to the public.

When traders were able to earn a million dollars, of which base pay was $150,000 to $200,000 and the rest was bonus, they would go for it. Now if you're sitting there earning $600,000, you become less risk-seeking. And if you have less risk-seeking, the ability of the market to be incredibly volatile is increased.

We need cleaner innings from the bullpen. He has had a lot of people on base when he has been out there.

We're continuing to build a nationwide base of people. That's a priority.

Let's turn around what's been a declining patient base ... and let's grow for what I think is going to happen to Wilson County.

Much of what we've gained out of Comanche we can push forward into the tech base for future joint rotor-craft kinds of capabilities, as we look further out,

Military families on or near base are a captive audience for everyone from used car salesmen to payday lenders.

Since that rate of return is determined by a percentage of the company's value, the sale is more likely to move forward quickly if the rate base is higher.

Median home prices within the district are high for a rural community, reflecting the district's attractiveness to buyers of second homes and telecommuters. Residents of the largest town also have access to job centers in the Fresno region, albeit via a one-hour drive to the south. Separately, the district recently lost about a third of its students and will lose about a third of its tax base in fiscal 2007 due to an annexation vote that removed a portion of the district's far southwest territory. This has been incorporated into the rating and we expect continued property turnover and new construction will translate into a growing property tax base within the school's new boundaries.

Mistakes are at the very base of human thought feeding the structure like root nodules. If we were not provided with the knack of being wrong, we could never get anything useful done.

Mike is like our second lead-off hitter. He does a nice job getting on base and he gives us some speed at the bottom of the order.

Mike still thinks he can catch 70 to 80 games. We'll also use him as our designated hitter against American League teams on the road (nine games against the Angels, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers). And he could play first base against some left-handed pitchers.

MCI still has a solid customer base and operations. There is no risk of customers being abandoned in the short run.

Mother Nature did not cooperate with us at all; we had four major hurricanes and four evacuations. The last hurricane literally put the entire base under two feet of water. There were employees who lost just about everything, but they've managed to get back together to where we are today.

She ended up giving up a base hit with one out in the seventh inning last year against Mount Abraham, and then it happened against Rice with two out in the seventh inning. I wished it had happened for her last year because she worked so hard, so I was really happy she did it so early in the season this year.

She and I have faced off since we were freshmen and I have never gotten a base hit off of her. I knew I had one more chance my last at-bat and I took advantage of it.

She hasn't been playing third base for us. We stuck her there today. She took one off her face and played well.

Most vendors use the same criteria, but every vendor has pockets or areas where their customer base is located.

She did a good job of staying close to the strike zone. The detriment is there's times when we have good opportunities to get outs, and we hang a ball and they get a base hit and score two runs. That happened a couple of times.