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War reporters are often seen as a wild bunch of thrill-seekers who wade into danger zones simply for the sake of the adrenalin high the settings inevitably provide. But this one-dimensional explanation leaves out the core of the story, which is that reporters go to these places because they feel the tug of responsibility.

What people want in Pennsylvania is ... someone who has core convictions.

What's core to his business is, in fact, the more mundane, more operational aspects of running an organization, and that's a valid core competency.

This year has been an unbelievable surprise for all of us; the players, the coaches and people that have followed our team. Now we are hot and playing very well. It is an interesting team because we have some core leaders and now late in the year a whole host of players are starting to be difference-makers.

This year, it (the goal) is really to get back and really zero in on some teams in the conference. We have a real core of sophomores and juniors right now. Last year was a rebuilding year. This year, we'll sneak up on some people.

Even though governments have been attacking tobacco companies, there's still a hard core of smokers.

Uncharacteristically, the president's ratings have slipped most among his core constituents Republicans and conservatives,

We felt all along that the White River was probably the core of the bird's habitat and it was dispersing out.

Every conversion is very complex, but we have converted these core systems before. We have a lot of people working very hard to make sure this goes smoothly.

Every country has its core product, ... In this country the full-size pickup is the big dog.

Everything else is sacrificed to that end, ... But all of a sudden something like that happens, and if you have any air of intelligence, you've been shaken down to the very core of yourself. I know that happened to me; I don't know that I was ever the same after that. After that, a lot of things became clear to me outside of football. ... You have an aura of invincibility when you're a great athlete, and all of a sudden, wow ... there's a wakeup call that your aura is a fantasy.

Everything else is sacrificed to that end. But all of a sudden something like that happens, and if you have any air of intelligence, you've been shaken down to the very core of yourself. I know that happened to me; I don't know that I was ever the same after that. After that, a lot of things became clear to me outside of football. ... You have an aura of invincibility when you're a great athlete, and all of a sudden, wow ... there's a wakeup call that your aura is a fantasy.

Everybody knows energy prices are out of control. But to see the core number coming in line with expectations and the year-over-year figure actually declining tells me the Fed is back on plan to move at a gradual pace (of rate increases.)

At the core of my show is a human and compassionate spirit.

At the core of the change is the commitment the Disney Co. made to Times Square two and a half years ago when the changes were not so apparent and the first question asked was 'How could you make an investment in Times Square?'

At the core of the Ram concept is a center on families. We have TVs, but it's not a sports bar. We have craft brewing, but it's not a brew pub. We believe this is a great fit in Fishers because of the emphasis on community and family.

At the core of these plans is 64 bit. We showed the world you didn't need a different architecture for 64 bit.

Assuring that Oregonians have clean, safe drinking water is a core public health activity.

Is it a guaranteed bet? No. Is it a good, reasonable roll of the dice? Yes. I think they have a good chance of people who don't normally watch their networks checking them out, without alienating their core audience.

Common Core results finally give families an accurate barometer of whether our kids are mastering the skills they need to succeed in a knowledge-based global economy, early enough that we can intervene.

Conservatives sometimes catch a tremendous about of flak from inside the Beltway - and those groups can exert extreme pressure on those conservative members to try to get them to vote in ways that are opposite of their core fundamental beliefs and the promises that they made to their constituents back in their districts.

At the gym, I do full-body circuits with low weights and high repetitions, as well as four or five cardio intervals thrown into the mix. I put a lot of emphasis on core strength and flexibility training. I also do a lot of running in my free time. Anytime I can move my cardio outside in the sunshine, I do.

At the time I was pretty content to walk away. I'd put everything into it, as if it were my senior year. But it was frustrating. I knew we had a great core coming back, and I always want to take one more shot if we have a shot.

Is there, as the medieval mystics taught, a "spark" at the core of the Soul, which never consents to evil, a Divine nucleus in the heart of the personality, which can take no stain?

The union told us that technology is off the table, ... We have already told the union that we would provide substantial enhancements to the pension package, and we will continue to discuss the issue. Technology cannot be taken off the table. It is the core issue in these talks. We must modernize our terminals and bring our waterfront into the 21st century. The union can't turn back the clock.

The United Nations, as the core of the collective security mechanism, plays an irreplaceable role in international cooperation to ensure global security, ... Such a role can only be strengthened and must not in any way be weakened.

It would have allowed the Senate to consider the strength of the evidence presented on the two separate articles and the possibility that one of the articles comes closer to the core meaning of high crimes and misdemeanors than the other,

Things are a little different ... The way the organization is run is a lot different, but who's to say the correct way to run it? It's stable. There's not a lot of in and out. You know who the coach is. You know who the core guys are. I thought I was one of the core guys there, but obviously I got out of there.

The transaction will raise much-needed cash as GM attempts the Herculean task of turning around its core auto business.

The top items to be considered in this second session of the 109th Congress promote the core values and strengths of NAMIC members.

The whole platform is progressing very rapidly. I think we're making good progress in our core markets.

The governor's spokeswoman says there is no relationship between the campaign contributions and any of the governor's policies. She says he has core commitments, which he lays out and has laid out and he follows in office, and he is not influenced by the money in any way,

Training alone is not going to be the answer anyway, as some of it just takes hands-on experience. Gaining core knowledge from a book or classroom experience is good, but learning by actually getting your hands on the equipment and using it is worth its weight in gold.

Until GM stops losing money in their core business, I wouldn't characterize them as being in recovery.

You can't do that. That's when programs start to be affected, core facilities like the cafeteria and gymnasium are affected. It won't be a good place to be, so why should we wait?

You cannot do that through acquisitions alone. The real engine of growth is the core businesses themselves.

You are seeing some pass through of high energy and commodity prices, import prices, into core inflation.

While the record drop in the top level index spells welcome relief from the painful post-hurricane energy price spikes in September, continued pressure on the core index over the next several months will keep the Federal Reserve vigilant on the inflation watch.

While there is no room for complacency, the Fed can take comfort in the fact that core inflation remains tame, despite some modest inflationary pressures. Global Insight predicts that the Fed is near the end of its tightening cycle.

While the report alone is not going to be enough to prevent a 25 basis-point hike by the Bank of Canada next Tuesday, if the core trend is not turned around in the first couple of months of the new year, there will be a strong argument against further tightening.

While the rise in core prices is a bit uncomfortably high, this stand-alone report is not evidence that soaring energy prices are feeding into other prices.

The defense is young and fast, plus they have a lot of options down low. The strength of this team is going to be how hard they play. With Christian, Jesse and Dan and a good returning core at midfield, we should be OK.

While the U.S. economy is still transitioning, and will for some time, data that should be supporting confidence in the recovery have not worked to ease investor concerns. We have to wonder if markets won't derail an otherwise quite healthy recovery in much of the core of the U.S. economy.

While this was obviously a good month, we don't expect this to continue. We think it's going to be a slow drift up in core inflation going forward.

We were extremely successful in our loan production efforts in the fourth quarter, as annualized growth in our core portfolio, excluding short-term holiday loans, was more than 17 percent.

We need to sharpen up our receiving and passing skills, and the indoor style will be a good environment for us to improve on these fundamentals. Spring competition is also great in that it allows for players who were not in the starting lineup during the regular season an opportunity to gain experience and confidence. Each year when your seniors graduate, there are always new players who emerge as your core group and as your leaders making it exciting for coaches to watch happen.

We see this as a short-term, one-time gain. Management did not even touch on how they plan to get the Cracker Barrel concept turned around. The core chain (Cracker Barrel) has struggled mightily of late from an operating fundamentals perspective and significantly lags the industry.

We see this as just an expansion, ... A lot of hardware is sold sub-$149. We feel we already own that consumer. ... Our strategy is to attack the core gamer aggressively.

We seem to be holding our own financially. There's a good core congregation here that works hard.

I see the same exact type of team. Great closer. Great starting pitching every night. Great core of hitters. Can score runs every night.

The stakes for all Americans are high, especially for women if their core legal rights are limited, weakened or potentially overturned,

The Tea Party folks may be sincere, loyal citizens, but their notions about how the economy works are exactly that: mere notions. Their core notion is that government needs to do nothing more than get out of the way of business in order for the economy to boom and bloom.

The spontaneous understanding of geometrical concepts and maps by this remote human community provides evidence that core geometrical knowledge is a universal constituent of the human mind.

These (energy) price increases will put upward pressure on the cost of the producers of other items, thereby posing the risk of some impetus to core inflation,

These estimated results reflect heavy trading volumes, the strength of our core domestic business, the absence of any international proprietary trading and a continued focus on staffing levels, expenses, and risk management,

These proposed amendments pose serious problems, in effect barring the courthouse door for many immigrants who deserve their day in court. Too many provisions of the various immigration bills paint immigrants as the new scapegoats. Congress must approach the issue in a manner that upholds our commitment to our core American values.

These readings augur well in the very near term for supportive bond price action. We, however, still look for core inflation to tick up modestly and for overall labor market conditions to improve gradually.

These results are consistent with the revised performance outlook we released June 9. We are focused on our core aerospace and defense business to deliver strong performance.

The Taiwan issue concerns China's core interest and the national feelings of 1.3 billion Chinese.

The Taiwan question concerns the core interests of China and relates to the national feeling of the 1.3 billion Chinese people, as well as the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations.

The Taiwan question is the most important and the most sensitive core issue in the China-U.S. relationship. Leaders of the two countries will most naturally talk about the Taiwan question.

The team has met or over-achieved core performance measures including sales and operating profit, notwithstanding an increase in churn.

These core businesses will address specific markets and allow us to approach customers in a faster and more integrated fashion. The leaders of each of these businesses have a keen understanding of their marketplaces and have demonstrated the speed, response and creativity our customers demand.

These latest license agreements have demonstrated our ability to execute and expand our core strategic initiatives to develop a footwear industry powerhouse that generates high-margin revenues. Since we launched our program to obtain exclusive global licenses from leading designers, we have successfully broadened our portfolio and we continue to aggressively pursue further expansion.

The semiconductor industry appears to be in the early stages of a broad-based recovery. Inventories are low and demand is seen across all product types, especially telecommunications and consumer electronics. Bookings and earnings strength are attributable to both capacity and technology buys of our core products.

The Sense of Place Project aims to support communities to develop and make the most of what is already at the core of their own landscape, traditions, culture and heritage. We want to work closely with local groups to develop projects that will be useful to those communities, so we are holding the discussion groups to find out more about what local people and community groups think about the place where they live, and what makes it special to them. In other words, what gives them a 'sense of place'.

These stores want to make sure they have a core of customers available in a city before they open. The stores look at median household incomes. If the median income is $80,000 or more, they will probably locate there. If it is $30,000 or less, then it gets tough.

These brokerages are going to say about the quarter that just ended, 'It never happened,' because basically all of the core businesses you look at were flat or down somewhat, ... Depending on the company and the nature of its earnings base, earnings will be weak to very weak.

These colors don't have a universal appeal and completely alienated their core baby-boomer customer,

The state core (curriculum), I believe, supports the Alpine program. If you were to get the elementary math (teacher) endorsement program, you could look at it and the math is almost trivial. It's mostly about pedagogy.

The stock is expensive but you'd expect it to be expensive. We consider it a core holding.

When you go through something like that and you come out of there, you appreciate everything you have at that point, because of the simple fact you had to work. We had to go through some troubled times. But I believe that's when you build character. That's what happened with this team. The core guys who went through that, that's why we're so strong today.

When you have a core group of young players as we do, the future looks bright.

When we look at core safety net programs -- housing, health care, education -- that impact low-income individuals, the state of the union is not only strong, but in this area the programs are effective and working.

We've not seen any glimmer of light. We haven't seen any of our core markets showing any signs of improvement yet.

When I went to the UW and I first started taking my classes, he gave me guidance as to what courses to take. He made sure I took the core classes whereby I'd get my degree on time, which is what I did.

We will have coaches come and go. The better coaches we bring in, the more guys will end up leaving. But if we can keep the core and manage the system, I think the players can get better each spring and carry it over to the fall, and they can do it for all five years they are here.

Anecdotal evidence and common sense suggests that core inflation has not been anywhere near this tame.

An invisible line has been crossed, and the decline in Rumsfeld?s tenure has now begun. He has gradually alienated each of his core constituencies, including the Congress, the media, the think tanks, the defense industry and now much of the officer corps.

I've played through a lot of pain, broken bones and things like that. But this is something that's centered. When you mess with your core and your back, I don't know how effective I would be out there today or yesterday. The pain there just kind of shocks your whole body.

The scientific community urges immediate protection of the Hanford Reach ecosystem as the core strategy to recover Columbia Basin salmon.

These 10 pieces will give her outfits she can mix and match. In fact, she can create 20 to 27 different outfits with this core group of clothing.

These are all part of a real strong core group of kids.

These are really a core group of guys who help bring a large amount of success to the team.

The very core of the energy price reforms, apart from ensuring domestic fuel supply, is energy conservation.

The very sharp increase in net income does not simply reflect the positive effects of a robust economic environment but instead is due first and foremost to the improvement in the core profitability of all our business lines.

The right to private property ownership is one of our core freedoms, ... Historically, eminent domain has been used mainly for well served public purposes such as highways or schools, but this decision sets a dangerous precedent for uprooting families simply to accommodate wealthy developers.

The risk that labor costs will begin to make their way through to higher core inflation if the labor market continues to tighten is one key factor making many (Fed policy makers) uneasy about a course change in policy any time soon.

It was all energy prices, so I wouldn't make too much of the soft rise in the core (rate),

You have to have a strong idea for a hit movie, a strong core idea that resonates emotionally. It also has to technically achieve its goal - it's got to be well-written, well-paced, and interestingly told.

You have a declining urban core (in Baltimore) and a fairly buoyant state. And that's tough if you're the captain of what can be seen as a sinking ship, ... He's dealt a fairly hard hand.

With growth in central Canada stuck well below potential, the overall track for. . . core inflation should remain subdued.

With higher auto prices helping to offset the usual price discounting seen in other categories like clothing in December, the annual rate of core inflation is expected to move up to 1.7 per cent during the month.

You get enthusiasm from one core group of people, they go out and drum up support and enthusiasm in the community and you get the ball rolling and it's infectious, that's how people make things happen,

You have to present documentation of how you meet the core areas, ... It then goes through a committee, which evaluates progress of who did best in each overall area.

You have to present documentation of how you meet the core areas. It then goes through a committee, which evaluates progress of who did best in each overall area.

You got a favorable surprise on the CPI. We had the first decline in the core rate in 21 years, ... It just reminds the Fed, which said last week that the risks of inflation and deflation were almost equally balanced, that you still have some very residual deflation risk. And it ... supports the notion that the Fed might not have to raise interest rates at all next year.

What happened in America so that mothers and fathers who leave their children in the care of someone else ... find themselves more affirmed by society? ... Here, we can thank the influence of radical feminism, one of the core philosophies of the village elders.

What happened was the retailers got so infatuated with the young consumer, they ignored their core customer, who is the 35-plus customer.

We've pulled our distribution in closer to our core market by eliminating San Antonio, Dallas, far South Texas and parts of Louisiana.