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We were shocked, because . . . we did do a lot of information-gathering and spoke to people who were extremely ill and they?re here to tell about it. It came highly recommended. We made the decision to go, and Mother concurred, based on the fact that this place was doing incredible work and saving people?s lives.

When news comes out, it ought to be reported. There shouldn't be a moratorium based on legitimate news, just because it may or may not affect one candidate or the other. That's just absurd.

When people in the shade estimate UVB exposure based on an eyeball assessment, they're getting about twice as much UVB as they think.

When I was writing the record, I went through a terrible breakup with a guy of five years, so a lot of the songs are based on that.

We said going in that we hoped the scoring system would make for a competitive day. It did that. ... Maybe it's a fair system, who knows what's for sure fair and what isn't. ... But, based on the score, I would say it's a pretty fair system.

When I set up my first restaurant, I was so inspired by Wolfgang Puck, who is also based in L.A. and is now a good friend of mine, and the way he would engage with his customers and greet them personally.

Whenever and wherever our major partner, important friend the United States asks assistance ... NATO stands ready to answer those calls, because NATO is based on solidarity.

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When a White House is under siege, no one wants to talk to anyone. Literally, anything you say can and will be used against you. When you're in a meeting and you see one of your colleagues taking notes, you start to wonder how long it will be before you're interrogated based on her notes. Maybe she's doodling. Or maybe she's digging your grave. The mind tries to focus on the task at hand, but the grand jury is never far from your thoughts.

When Congress gets involved with creating legislation based on technology, they often write legislation that is way overbroad and that pulls in things that are innocent and makes them illegal.

This request is based on current market conditions and reflects anticipated gas costs from Aug. 1, 2006, through July 31, 2007. Customers should remember that this is a forecast that must be reviewed and approved by the PUC and could be revised before Aug. 1.

This resolution is politically motivated since it is not based on any legal or technical grounds. The course of diplomacy was stopped by certain states and it is not clear that, following this resolution, how and where it could be resumed.

This whole medal count is, in my opinion, not really in the spirit of the Olympic Games. It just kind of has evolved that way and countries seem to derive some kind of satisfaction or disappointment based on the medal count. I have no control over that. It's a big risk to go and put yourself out there, in front of the world, to either fail or succeed.

This whole story is based on nothing is black and white.

The reason we started this company is because Vulcan Ventures and Paul Allen asked us to build a new and rapidly growing e-commerce company based on a fundamentally new business model,

We would be very concerned if this action led to increased lethal control of wolves within the wilderness, based on the elk populations there.

We would have loved to move to the bigger arena, simply to accommodate hopefully more people so we don't have to turn anyone away at a high-profile game. The cost is just prohibitive. Based on the income that we've derived each year from ticket sales, it wouldn't be enough to cover the rent. It wouldn't even be close. . . . I thought (the estimate) might be somewhere where we could meet and negotiate, but it wasn't even in the ballpark.

We would like to see the parents use that as goal setting, whether it's from a student perspective, from the home or a school perspective where we can actually address this based on what our students needs are.

We would like to see you get together on Social Security, not for me and the older folks, but for our children. I would like for it to be based on actuary principal and if you guys don't do it, when is it going to be done?

We would love to have the (transient occupancy tax), but we have not based our financial projection on a significant amount of (such) income, ... We recognize hotels will occur here later in our development cycle.

We would not consider that any of these cases have been thoroughly tested yet, based on the extremely limited information we have seen. We feel at this moment it is really too early to say if both of these cases are negative.

We would not jump to any conclusions based on these numbers, particularly as the weekly jobless claims figures, adjusted for hurricane effects, point to considerably stronger job growth than reported.

We wouldn't be able to (make an) offer based on this exercise. This is very preliminary.

We wouldn't file it if we weren't optimistic. We think it's a deserving case and we think it's a very clear-cut case. This lawsuit is based on breach of contract.

We will continue to exercise our R and D activities based on our right.

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 determine, based on their information, if we need to change the name of the hospital or if the name doesn't accurately reflect what we do anymore.

We're much more data-driven. We need to continually re-evaluate our forecasts and think about the prospects for the economy and make our decisions based on what the information is that's coming into our hands.

We think they're positioned very well to compete with the satellite TV folks and the regional bell operating companies. Their competitive position is based on their ability to offer the triple play.

We think you cannot evaluate a program based on the results of a single case, that overall, the rules that we negotiated are designed to be strict but fair with the overall goal being to deter use. To the extent that anyone disagrees with the result in a particular case, it might be the result of our desire to deter use.

We thought about me making a donation based off the number of goals or points I scored, but I told them I don't have that many stats to make a good donation, so I decided I'd just make it a lump sum.

We shouldn't act in way that, at the end, terrorist groups will be strengthened and not weakened, because they want to drive us into a war of the civilizations, ... We should react in a wise way based on a multilateral approach and based on the coalition in the war against terror.

Trust your hunches.... Hunches are usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.

To this day, I'd still have Kyle Orton running that boot on the corner, by himself, clearly having picked up the first down. It doesn't haunt me. I sleep well at night, knowing we did the best thing we could do under the circumstances. Based on what some of the other guys (on the team) say, maybe that haunted them.

Truth may be stranger than fiction on a plot and narrative basis, but fiction can investigate tone in a way that things based on a true story can't.

Too often, aid resembles a lottery, in which a few win, but most lose, based on considerations other than need.

To me, that win wasn't so much based on talent, but on the heart and guts of the kids. Especially where we had to come from behind and had to deal with that. With all of that emotion, to pull out that win I think says a lot about those kids, about who they are as people. I'm very proud of them right now.

We've certainly seen some improvement in 2005. Based on what our clients are telling us, we're expecting more of the same for 2006.

When you run for SORF, you have to pledge that you won't judge a club's virtue based on their application. Our guidelines are all about being objective.

What the state gives us is based on what the federal grant amounts are.

We have moved to begin the process of revoking the probation based on the seriousness of the underlying crime that placed him on probation. It will be up to a judge to decide what sanctions should be imposed.

We have named our team based on our pre-season friendlies and feel that it is a strong line up to take on Gloucester,

We were always skeptical about how fast consumer recovery (would) be. It had been pretty slow. This year, we've revised our growth forecast for the Korean economy to 5 percent based on strong fourth-quarter numbers that we saw, particularly in consumption. The export sector still looks positive." ()

We were awarded the new contract based on our track record, experience in the public sector and the approach and methodology we proposed,

We have assessed our situation and are making adjustments as needed based on the crisis in the Gulf that has impacted our state and our nation. We are making every effort to ensure we continue our delivery of service to students without interruption, understanding that some measures may have to be taken given the daily status of the situation. We will keep staff, parents and students advised of any measures that will impact them directly.

We want to see first how the lottery is received. Based on all of the polls, we're making the assumption that it's going to be very highly received. But a poll is a poll, and until we actually see what happens when tickets go on sale, we'll have a better idea by then.

We want people to keep in touch with us if they're having problems. We can put people on the budget plan, or special payment method which is very individualized and based on a customer's individual situation.

We've tried to create a good understanding of how to play as a unit based upon the team we're playing against. We always try to build around the strengths of the players.

We've tried to see if on certain days we can play three in the back and certain days play four based on our opponents. In that regard we try to create a good understanding on how to play and not worry about the formation.

We've got good competition, ... I think, based on a game or a half, some people start jumping to conclusions, but I think that is one of our most competitive positions.

We've got guys that will (get rest) based on how much their injuries affect them. The older the player the more beneficial rest can be. Or, it can depend on how many minutes the player's logged.

Women rule men's lives - every decision a man makes is based on a woman.

There - Doyle did receive a great deal of money from the tribes, and it came in right at the end, based on compacts and discussions of compacts.

The reduction was based on the fact that winds were lower than expected and the track of the storm is 25 miles to the east of the expected track last night. That puts New Orleans onto the lean side of the hurricane.

Writing a novel is not at all like riding a bike. Writing a novel is like having to redesign a bike, based on laws of physics that you don't understand, in a new universe. So having written one novel does nothing for you when you have to write the second one.

Would I have spent a second-round pick on him? Absolutely not, ... To me, if your future's based on A.J. at this point, it's probably a wrong idea.

We're seeing strength in technology and current optimism is based upon inventories worked down -- even Motorola indicated they're making progress in that direction, ... Techs are doing well and people will be combing their lists of stocks to buy for the long-term, but it's going to be a highly selective process.

We're still going to have to see what the benefits will look like based on what kind of programs come back from private industry. We do have high goals for the industry.

We want to send a very clear and unequivocal message that after attacks like this it's not business as usual. We expect them to follow through on their promises -- that these armed gangs be disarmed. Our entire ability to move forward is based on that promise.

We want the line -- which for McDonald's includes our divisional and regional staffs, owner/operators and restaurant personnel -- to make decisions on behalf of customers based on field operating needs. The line ultimately has responsibility and accountability for our business success,

We actually choose the schools that we work with in each location, so basically we evaluate them based on curriculum, facilities, reputation and cost.

We remain positive based on economic activity and E&P spending; we're also positive on 2007 but see some risk to E&P spending given the potential squeeze on returns (with) a possible moderation in commodity prices in '07. Visibility remains too good to worry too early, however.

We remain very positive on the home improvement sector and Home Depot's prospects, particularly given current valuation levels. Home Depot shares are currently trading in line with the five-year historic low forward price-to-earnings ratio, based on consensus estimates.

We remain very positive on the precious-metals space based on the supply-demand fundamentals for gold and the spillover into silver.

We're making adjustments every minute based on how things are holding up.

The position that India will take on this issue at the IAEA will be based on India's independent judgment, and we categorically reject any attempt to link this to the proposed India-U.S. agreement on civil nuclear energy cooperation.

The possible pressurization issues that we've had recently do represent an above-average number for this time period, based on historical averages.

Whether we're alone in this or not, we see a good chance of success, ... We think it will be difficult for the APA to justify its decision based on the hearing record.

We believe that based on the psychological report, that (the sentence) was not an appropriate finding. We're also going to appeal the kidnapping conviction and the sentence on that. So, if we're successful, he would be serving the five-year sentence on the gross sexual imposition. If not, he'll be serving 15 years.

We believe that business is good because it creates value. It is ethical because it is based on voluntary exchange; it is noble because it can elevate our existence, and it is heroic because it lifts people out of poverty and creates prosperity.

What they're trying to do is to create the opportunity for them to be able to develop their land without them having to worry about someone challenging the development based upon the sprawl or the population projection rules, and those are two key concepts that the state Department of Community Affairs and counties use to determine whether a development is appropriate.

What we rely on a great deal is the person's demonstrated behaviors over time, based on people who know them and have worked with them.

We're going to familiarize ourselves with (Hernandez) so we can get a pretty good idea, as we enter the season, of what we can expect with him as far as workload goes. I don't want to say, though, that because he threw 125 innings or so last year, that he's not capable of throwing 180 or 190 innings this year. It will all be based on how he feels.

We're going to get the kids out and test their ability in different activities and have fun doing it. We want to be getting the kids involved in different activities. It's not based on teams, you just go out there and do the best you can do.

Until now, three children are being treated in a hospital . . . two are suspected of having the symptoms of bird flu based on the lab tests. The other one is still under observation,

Until now, three children are being treated in a hospital ... two are suspected of having the symptoms of bird flu based on the lab tests. The other one is still under observation.

We're going to pay it one way or another. We think paying based on what the actual costs are over a 5 percent difference is a good way to do this. It's not that we're unconcerned; it's just the price of doing business.

We're going to see if the district attorney can verbally review officers' actions with the GBI and OPS, ... Based on what information is given to the district attorney, a decision could be made about whether the officers can be put back on active duty.

We're going to study it very carefully, and based on what's in there, decide what our next course of action might be,

We respect international law and have continued the Sussex project based on the official communications that have taken place between the relevant governments and transmitted to Odyssey.

We respect the CAS decision. The IOC had acted at the time based on advice from WADA that the substance was prohibited.

We didn't declare the intersection unduly hazardous based upon the accident experience or the details surrounding the accident. The city still finds it a very tragic situation.

With my son, I tried not to be so judgmental and tried not to push him so hard. I didn't want him to feel that everything or that our love for him will be based on how much he has achieved.

Web hosting was the first product in Affinity's portfolio, and it's still a very important part of our business; that's why we continue to strive to create solutions based on the most advanced hosting technology at an affordable price. However, we recognize the need to offer much more than just hosting to satisfy the needs of today's developer, which is why Gate.com also provides a full suite of advanced tools and web services.

We would recommend against that based on the fact that it's in the direct flight path of military aircraft.

What 15-year-old hasn't felt like that at one time or another? With all the evidence, I can't believe they're willing to call this a simple runaway based on one page in her dairy and something a friend said. She was mad because she couldn't go to a winter formal dance with her friends.

When we did our due diligence, we did it based upon the thought of putting athletic fields there.

We felt it was best suited to have our preparation based on that worst case, which in recent history was 1918.

U.S. investment managers are bullish on large-cap growth based on what they know, what they believe and what they expect. Managers know that the economy has been resilient through some challenging times, they believe that the long-awaited swing from value to growth stocks has begun and still has some ways to go, and they expect the Fed to stop raising rates before short-term rates inflict any significant damage to economic growth.

Unless it's spiritual, a 'belief' can only be based on facts.

We're going to have an entry-exit system based on a machine-readable passport, so we'll be able to verify and validate they are who they claim to be,

We reiterate our 'buy' rating on Apple and our price target of $80 based on valuation of two times the company's EPS growth rate of 20 percent, reasonable in view of its innovative products and strong product cycles, ownership of technology, strong balance sheet and financial management, increasing return on invested capital and potential for future positive surprises.

We're finding out more about this group every game. We have a lot of guys that can contribute, but I have to evaluate it based on performance, the rotation, all those things. These (past) three games will be important to look at.

We feel the first quarter will be a quite good period based on messages from our major customers.

We're hoping that some kind of limited liability agreement can be worked out with the government that limits the liability for Good Samaritans who take in these evacuees. We don't anticipate that there would be a lot of lawsuits out of that, based on the fact that people are voluntarily helping out, but that doesn't mean that still won't occur in some rare instances.

We're getting at best an impressionistic sense of what's going on in the economy. Major policy decisions are being made based on data that is inadequate to the task.

We're based in Costa Rica. A lot of people come down here for personal rehab, whether it's from surgery or whatever. We thought it was a great opportunity to get Lindsay down here.

We're based on our friends' couches and in our old rooms at our parents' houses. What we have in common is that our parents loved to travel, so touring comes natural to us. We're a band of gypsies.

We're basically back to where we were last year. Matt Kubik will start based on the fact he played the most last year. Donald Allen will play early on and we'll leave it at that and see where we go from there.

When you start talking about control, weight doesn't matter so much, although it makes it harder to fly. Control is based on where the weight is placed.