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I don't get the same feel. I don't get the same electricity, the same energy about the situation now that I did at the beginning of the year. That is missing out of the clubhouse.

I didn't let myself get down for not being here at the beginning of the year. You have to let the game come to you and wait for your opportunities. This is definitely a good start.

If we continue to roam, with no strength to enforce the law right at the beginning of our independence, by the time corruption develops deep roots it will be most difficult to combat it,

If we could obtain a distinct and full history of all that hath passed in the mind of a child from the beginning of life and sensation till it grows up to the use of reason, how its infant faculties began to work, and how they brought forth and ripened all the various notions, opin-ions, and sentiments, which we find in ourselves when we come to be capable of reflection, this would be a trea-sure of natural history which would probably give more light into the human faculties, than all the systems of philosophers about them from the beginning of the world.

If this happens, it is to me the beginning of moderate Republicans figuring out that there is no place for them in the modern Republican Party,

If this is introduced in the beginning of next session, then I think there's reason for concern.

If this is the beginning and the end, this is less than a drop of the bucket.

I don't know. Things just happened. A lot of people can say it was the quarterback; a lot of people can say it was me; a lot of people can say it was the offense. I don't know. It just didn't go right. Point blank. It's a new beginning now. I really don't linger on the past. I want to look toward the future and do something good.

If we knew at the beginning of the week we were going to be seven and two, we would have taken it.

If we had a healthy lineup like at the beginning of the year, we'd have a good chance to get out. We'll see what happens.

If we had been using the old system, we would be regional champs. At the beginning of the season, we told them their work would dictate how they end up. This solidifies the work the kids did early in the year.

If they can clean up the little shot-saving mistakes they've had, this team will be pretty good. We want to keep after it because we only have four more matches left. The guys want to be the best they can be at the end of the season instead of at the beginning so they can be ready for region.

I greet you at the beginning of a great career,

Many of these grants exemplify our new direction to empower organizations with start-up funding. This quarter our board recognized several non-profit applicants who were beginning innovative projects in our priority areas of community development, economic development, education and social needs.

'Lean on Pete' is the story of a boy and his horse, but it is never heart-warming - it ranges in tone from desperate to merely painful - and, while fascinating, it is never entertaining or redemptive. But if you want an unadorned portrait of American life (at least in some places) at the beginning of the 21st century, this is the book for you.

less worried now, than at the beginning of the year, that either side could take measures of some sort liable to endanger security.

Lee has been a legend in the pantheon of industry leaders since the beginning of time. He commands this tremendous aura of respect when he speaks. People do listen.

Last year playing like that helped our kids. It proved to them they need to do things better. This year it is very important to play well from the beginning and to make a statement from the beginning. For me personally I would like to open up with a win. It is an important game for the entire program. We have had success and if we want to continue the tradition.

Last year was the end of an era and this year is the beginning of a new era. This is just the way it is now.

Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time: effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end.

We made a lot of friends, not fans, out there. I'm looking forward to coming back to hang out with the people who helped us out in the beginning of our career.

The pitching and defense have been very good all season. We thought at the beginning that we would have a good pitching staff and good defense and they've done very well so far.

The plan was in-line with our expectations and is only the beginning of a long restructuring process.

When you define yourself as a protector-in-chief, your accountability is higher. On Sept. 11, you could reasonably say he hadn't had time to take charge, whereas at the beginning of your second term you really can't say it's someone else's responsibility.

We're competing really hard. At the beginning of the year it seems we were getting blown out a lot. Now we're in every game. We know that we can win every game. It's just a matter of finishing off strong.

We're seeing the end of an era many of us grew up with and the beginning of a new era where people get their news from many different sources. The days of the uber-analyst like Walter Cronkite and Peter Jennings... are gone.

Lenoir-Rhyne was on him from the beginning. They saw a lot in him. We played him out of position. But he's a man on wheels; he's the one we needed to do the job, and he got it done. He'll do a great job.

Let us together closely lie and kiss, There is no labor, no shame in this: This hath pleased, doth please, and long will please, never, Can this decay, but is beginning ever

much closer to the beginning than the end.

Mrs. Parks will long be remembered for her courage on that bus in Montgomery, Alabama, which sparked the beginning of the Montgomery bus boycott led by civil rights leaders such as E.D. Nixon, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Rev. Ralph Abernathy,

Mr. Stern's show has created a great liability for us and other broadcasters who air it, ... The Congress and the FCC are even beginning to look at revoking station licenses. That's a risk we're just not willing to take.

Mr. Obama seeks to federalize large portions of education, beginning with his attempt to nationalize college student loans.

milestone that marks an end to the past and a beginning of the future.

Since Honda acquired a 45% stake in the team at the beginning of this year, we have been finding ways to work even closer with our Honda colleagues, ... The Honda Institute is the perfect place for us to learn more about Honda and I'm sure that what will come out of this will be greater communication and understanding throughout the team.

Since it is hard to wholly change the skills of adult skaters, we should train the youth from the very beginning to learn the techniques from the South Koreans. If everything goes well, the next generation of skaters may have more chance to catch up with the world.

Since the beginning of December, we have seen a real pickup in the number of people who have been long-term BlackBerry users at least interested in what the other solutions are in the market.

Since the beginning of Iraqi Freedom we've treated 4,355 patients.

Since the beginning of the month, Exxon has outperformed its peers by over 6%, leaving the company trading at a significant premium to the group. As such, we are downgrading Exxon to neutral, as the stock's valuation is not as compelling.

Since the beginning of the month inflation has been no more than 0.4% and is not likely to hit 0.6% by the end of the month.

Since the beginning of the season, I gave up a couple of bad goals.

Since the beginning of the year, we've aired a series of ads in the U.S. that remind people of the simple reasons why they love Coca-Cola, the product. With The Coke Side of Life, we are reminding people why they love Coca-Cola, the brand. Overall, the message is that only a Coke will do because in the most basic terms, Coca-Cola is happiness in a bottle.

Since the beginning of this administration, he has been a senior-level force for making sure the Jewish community had a voice at the very highest levels of the administration.

Since the beginning of this year, the economy has been recovering gradually....In that environment, a gradually rising stock market would be justified. Instead we got a sharp decline. Can we justify this rally? Absolutely....But we can't justify a thousand-point increase every week.

Since the beginning, we've been very fortunate. There have been no reports of injuries to any persons, and the only structural damage is one gazebo in one backyard of one property.

Sixteen years ago, the only thing we had when the accident happened was hope. And I think what we see here is the beginning of hope for a lot of kids.

Six weeks after the beginning of the war, we have only limited readings on broader economic conditions, and that information has been mixed,

Since the Palestinians are beginning to wage something that approximates a guerrilla war, our helicopter attack was a signal that if there is one, we have the answer to it,

My kids have worked tremendously hard and deserve it. The hard work has paid off. We're beginning to gel.

Me and Will (Thomas) got some early shots at the beginning of the game and we made most of them. If we can make shots at the beginning of the game it builds our confidence up. We just carried that confidence into the second half.

Medical school is just the beginning of medical education for these young men and women. We want them to leave here and go on to be the best first-year residents they can ever be.

Maybe we can get this thing turned around and start hitting the ball like we were at the beginning of the season.

Maybe we're a little complacent at home right now. At the beginning of the season we tried to raise the bar, but here we are again, two straight home losses. I think the road is going to help us out.

Mississippi Power came in and was able to get our electricity back to us and we are hoping the water will be back tomorrow. The next 24 to 36 hours will be really critical for us. We are hoping to restock our supplies and develop a plan for the next few weeks and months. This is only the beginning of a long recovery process.

Missouri began the game with high pressure and it took us a moment to settle down. We were caught a little of guard in the beginning of the game. Missouri played with strong discipline as individuals and as a team, but it was still an evenly played game. Despite not having our best performance, we were always in the game and had several chances to pick up the victory.

Mistakes happen and there is nothing you can do about it. Sometimes they happen at the beginning of the year, sometimes at the end of the year.

Mayors are beginning to understand that this is a market, not physics. If you provide services and amenities that people appreciate, they'll move. ... As new construction prices get extremely expensive, people are looking for square footage and architectural style.

May the joys you share today be the beginning of a lifetime of great happiness and fulfilment.

(McDermott) stepped up. He?s come a long way since the beginning of the year. He was playing real tight at the beginning of the season, but he?s starting to relax a bit and it?s made a difference.

Since the school opened up (in Sept. 2000) the grass has never had the proper time to establish itself and completely fill in. The constant beating these fields have undergone is beginning to deteriorate them badly and immediate actions need to be taken to remedy this situation.

Since the very beginning we have insisted upon our rights. The people call for the same thing and will continue the path.

Shaq had an off night. In the beginning of the game he had a couple of turnovers (because of) strips, but obviously he could play a lot better than he did today.

She always amazes me. At the beginning of the game, I really thought she was struggling. I think she wanted to come out and do something. The fourth quarter was good for her.

She has shown us from the beginning of the season that she is able to do that. Even though she bats ninth, that doesn't mean anything. She's a hitter.

Most of the soldiers my age are closer to retirement. It's a paradox. I'm just beginning my Army career.

Most people would think 13 months is a long time between getting the grant and beginning construction. But, this was a federal grant and there is a lot of red tape and procedures you have to go through.

Most pieces just depict the finished product. This piece shows the beginning stages, too, and the formulation of the idea.

She looks -- honestly, she looks like she is in a concentration camp. She's beginning to hollow out. It's awful. It's awful to have to sit back and watch this process happen to anybody. We live in America. I can't even believe I'm sitting here discussing this. It's sick.

She hits it very fast and deep. That's the difference in today's game. (Players) are more relentless. From the beginning to the end, you have to be 100 percent focused. It comes with the physique and the power.

She is amazing, and I've said that all year. Olivia was hot at the beginning and she did a good job. It's a team effort, but those two stand out and Brenda has nights where she really stands out.

She is an Academy Award nominee. She has been in everything since the beginning of time. She is a great comedian. Men want to marry her and women want to be her. The woman is unbelievable.

Shelbyville is definitely beginning to prove themselves out of that district with two wins over Tullahoma the past two years. They're definitely contending for championships in that district now.

She is just beginning to swing a bat.

Let's have a good season, that's it. That's all I've said from the very beginning. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Mailers are sensing that customers are ordering later and later, and responding by putting more catalogs in the mail at the beginning of December.

Luckily, Chelsea hit those free throws at the end. If we would have made them at the beginning, it wouldn't have been that close, but we made them when it counted.

Many of us of have said from the beginning that we have not seen any intelligence information that would give us any conclusive evidence to suggest the threat was imminent, ... I think this public report now bears that conclusion out.

Many people are deficient in vitamin D. A glass of milk, for example, has only 100 IU. Other foods, such as orange juice, yogurt and cheese, are now beginning to be fortified, but you have to work fairly hard to reach 1,000 IU a day.

Many of the indicators associated with end-of-winter or the beginning of the growing season show very uniform movement ? about a week ? earlier. This is consistent with predictions, and it is scientific evidence that we don't need to wait decades or years to see dramatic climate change ? it's happening all around us right now.

So from the beginning they put me in total isolation for seven weeks after my kidnapping they even didn't admit I am in an Israeli prison.

Sellers are beginning to show that they understand what's happening and they're adjusting to the marketplace. As there's more inventory now, the condition of the property comes into play even more.

Sentiment is finally beginning to show that consumers are getting a little bit unnerved about higher gasoline prices.

She's lost every key person on her campaign. Some of them have been with her since the beginning of her career. It is hopeless at this point. She is becoming a caricature rather than a candidate.

She's nervous about the beginning of a trial, like anyone does who's going on trial for her life.

She's already tournament savvy. Players like Susan and Sarah and (current junior) Rachael (Johnson) had the same talent level at the beginning of their freshman years, but she has some experience behind her, too, so she's probably a step ahead. So she may be better, which is a huge compliment to her.

She's definitely helped us all. She's humble enough to know how it feels to lose and she's ready and willing to win. She's helped us through a lot of things, keeping us positive. This is her last year and all this change happens, and she only gets to experience the beginning of it.

She's off to an average start for us. We've seen flashes, but she's been inconsistent. The most important things Jayme can do for us are on the defensive end and she's beginning to understand that and settle into a more consistent role.

She waited so late to decide, and I'm kind of glad, because she had such a stellar senior year. I'm not sure at the beginning of the year that people realized how good a player she was.

She was a cooperating witness from the beginning.

So many people got us through the loss, ... Certainly beginning with family on all sides, tremendous friends, Sonny's congressional friends -- they really held me up in a huge way. I had a handful of members of Congress at my house everyday after Sonny died for about a week. They were there with me. But mostly, I think my children ... the big thing that my kids needed ... to know was that they lost their dad and they needed (to know) mom was strong and mom would go on.

So many people got us through the loss. Certainly beginning with family on all sides, tremendous friends, Sonny's congressional friends -- they really held me up in a huge way. I had a handful of members of Congress at my house everyday after Sonny died for about a week. They were there with me. But mostly, I think my children ... the big thing that my kids needed ... to know was that they lost their dad and they needed (to know) mom was strong and mom would go on.

She's the player that I lost to at the beginning of the year in Australia, so I was expecting a tough match, and it really was a tough match in the first set,

She's tough. She has improved so much behind the plate. At the beginning of the season she was at shortstop, and we made a few changes defensively and one of them was putting her behind the plate.

She's up there kicking from beginning to end, ... You can't stop her. She's a force of nature. I can't imagine anyone at 20 being able to do what she does in her 70s, especially with the injuries she has suffered. There's something in her spirit, her soul ... a life force that can't be stopped.

She's very young. Already, she's becoming famous for the number of books she's written. Her latest book got starred reviews in the journals, so people are beginning to know her.

She's way more confident in the post than she was at the beginning of the season; she wasn't used to playing with her back to the basket. She's like a sponge, soaking up information, and we've been doing a lot of teaching with her footwork.

She was beginning to understand that evil is not absolute, and that good is often an occasion more than a condition.

She was outstanding from the beginning. She was a monster.

She's one that will never get tired and always gives 110 percent. She's a hustler, from beginning to end.

She's getting better every game. She's made a lot of strides since the beginning of the year, so you know she's got a good future in front of her.

She's blossomed, ... She's beginning to talk. I just can't believe the progress that she's made since she's been here.