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CURSE, v.t. Energetically to belabor with a verbal slap-stick. This is an operation which in literature, particularly in the drama, is commonly fatal to the victim. Nevertheless, the liability to a cursing is a risk that cuts but a small figure in fixing the rates of life insurance.

When you look back at our records, it really has been a step each year, a little progression each year. As we've gone along, we've worked at fixing the little things that make a difference in the game, understanding the lessons that come from each loss.

The governor puts all his efforts into misleading people about the problem instead of fixing it. Adding 100,000 jobs over three years is a drop in the bucket to what South Carolina needs to get back on the right track. South Carolina needs a new governor.

The governor's consistently said focus first on fixing taxes and then he would be open to considering other issues. But generally, we support fully deregulated electric markets because that's what benefits customers.

While visiting Costa Rica, I was inspired to hear that someone had donated a playground to a local school. So when I returned to L.A., one day I just called the principal of a nearby elementary school and asked what I could do. Five years later, I've helped make over nine schools, repainting, renovating, and fixing up playgrounds.

While we cannot be certain, we continue to believe it is highly unlikely that HP would acquire Kodak, especially given HP's current focus on fixing its own business. The areas that Kodak gains profits from -- film, X-ray film, entertainment film, laser imagers -- are in secular decline.

We see the Fed easing as a flu shot that will help prevent recession in 1999, but fixing the global problems that underlie the markets' malaise will require major surgery. So basically, I think the market sees through this as a temporary boost, but there are fundamental problems that aren't yet resolved.

These customers tend to be very reactive. The great percentage of their day is spent fixing and fixing and fixing.

The state is covering up a problem with the voter registration system by trying to legislate rather than fixing the problem with the system.

You have lots of people from around the world contributing new features to it, testing it, fixing bugs in it -- it's really a community of developers interested in the software and making the software better.

I've noticed tournaments up and down the coast are all down because people are doing other things on weekends, like fixing their houses.

I've really enjoyed being the owner of the Trail Blazers. I've tried hard to bring the city a championship. Now we are in a tough rebuilding process with a broken financial model. We have asked for help in fixing it. If I have to sell the team or if it can't continue, that will be sad.

The same is true of monetary policymakers. They're just a bunch of technicians, cleaning teeth, fixing fillings. You don't spend every day obsessing about what your dentist is up to.

It was time for the upgrade. The place is old and needs a little fixing up.

You had all these naked ladies sitting around, and a computer geek with a clip-on tie is sitting there fixing the computer,

Very often, companies try to get these quick highs instead of fixing the more fundamental questions of fairness and being treated with respect,

There is nothing more demoralizing than knowing the other team is going to run and you still can't stop it. You do that, you're fixing to win the game.

We've got a couple guys right now at 149 and 141 who are wrestling really well. But we've had a couple guys banged up and a few others who regressed a little during the season. We've been fixing things this week and getting everyone prepared for the Big Tens. This has been our goal all season, and we feel that if we wrestle like we should that we could win.

Without editors planning assignments and copy editors fixing mistakes, reporters quickly deteriorate into underwear guys writing blogs from their den.

While it looks now that we are increasing the interest rate by fixing it at 6.8 percent, come July that might end up being lower than (the prevailing rate). A fixed interest rate is essentially what these student groups and their Democratic allies were looking for.

The president needs to decide whether he wants to take the lead in fixing Social Security or whether he wants to take the lead in, in fact, destroying the most successful social program in history.

B-29worst plane ever made, just awful. The engine had a life of less than 250 hours. The air couldn't get to the back of it and the cylinders just blew up. We were always fixing them.

At WhatsApp, our engineers spend all their time fixing bugs, adding new features and ironing out all the little intricacies in our task of bringing rich, affordable, reliable messaging to every phone in the world. That's our product, and that's our passion. Your data isn't even in the picture. We are simply not interested in any of it.

That was a big turn-around for us. They're fixing to tie it up. I didn't think anybody could catch Charles Mitchell. That was the play of the game.

Although the heart of the European profitability problem lies at Gatwick, there's more to fixing Europe than getting Gatwick right,

American businesses are likely to spend at least $50 billion fixing Y2K computer glitches,

This has been a story about fixing the business, and they've made great progress in the last 12 months. Now they need to bring in new business and grow the company.

Sometimes fixing the broken window does create real economic activity.

Our entire team is focused on managing this company for value -- fixing or eliminating those operations that lessen value and expanding or adding those that enhance value,

Following last night's race I think this was a classic case of seeing what you did wrong and fixing it for the next time in the pool.

Fixing it and turning it around isn't just me wiggling my nose and saying, 'Yeah, it's going to happen.' There is no quick fix. If that was the case, Saskatchewan would fix their problems right now. We'd fix our problems right now.

fixing some of the mistakes we couldn't fix at Dayton.

Fixing the complete security of networks would go a long way towards addressing the problems experienced with wireless networks. Using solutions such as strong authentication of users, digital signatures and intrusion detection systems would diminish security risks quite significantly.

Fixing the hot water problem in both Bldg. 60 and 61 is a top priority for us. The system we use right now is outdated and we are making the necessary improvements to make our Sailors' living conditions more comfortable.

Fixing the Middle East is only part of the problem. It is a West European problem, too.

Fixing the teeth is treating the symptoms. The disease process still exists.

Even $10 billion would be insufficient to begin fixing six years of Clinton-Gore neglect of armed forces,

Erica Enders is a win fixing to happen. She's really, really close. It's a matter of time.

There's nothing more important than fixing our storm drains. That is not the issue -- and, in fact, saving me $100 a year is not the issue. The issue philosophically is that there's a better way of doing this and we feel the entire voting population should have a chance to look at this.

The PlayStation, $300 with a DVD-player and it runs Linux and Java, it's huge. Why would you ever put a PC someplace? It breaks all the time. You would spend more time fixing it than teaching (how to use it). These things (the PlayStation consoles) are designed for 12-year-olds and are really powerful.

This bill is not about fixing the Endangered Species Act, it's about gutting it,

This enables people to interface with people in town to make suggestions about where to get a job and bartering different skills like fixing a car for babysitting.

A dollar that is spent on interest can't be spent on fixing the stores. They have to fix the business.

You're actually fixing the problem, ... You're not just putting Band-Aids over it.

This is basically a brand new mission starting right now. Come along with us, we're fixing to go on another great voyage of exploration here and see what we can find.

This is the first one that I've taken out of bankruptcy. I enjoy fixing problems.

I like difficult customers, the challenge of fixing (the problem) and seeing if they're the same way when I leave.

I'm used to fixing stuff. I'm not used to begging for money. It chokes me.

If money is not maintained, it can collapse like a bridge along Interstate 5 and fixing it, even with determined politicians, will take ages, during which time God only knows how much human damage will occur.

I'm fixing supper -- let me call you back.

I like files. I like editing a CSS file without necessarily having to edit an HTML file. I like fixing a problem by replacing a corrupted file with a clean one. Maybe I'm set in my ways, but I don't consider it a hardship to open a folder or replace a file.

Immigrants have a huge impact. Who's been fixing houses after the hurricanes and working in restaurants? This parade shows the unity among Cubans, Mexicans and all Hispanics.

In safety, it's not going to happen by magic. You have to hold people accountable, for having meetings, doing inspections, and fixing problems you find. You have to pay attention to the tools you use, the equipment, the materials, and the environment. You can't give them broken tools and expect them to be safe. You can't give them toxic materials.

Instead of fixing the test, they're dummying down the test at the eighth- and 10th-grade levels so it doesn't look like so few kids are meeting the standard, ... They need to be fixing the test and fixing the curriculum. Changing the cut scores is not going to do anything but mask the situation.

If you ask people what they want to have that money spent on, it's potholes, if they're confident that the money is actually going to be used for fixing potholes,

If you have cancer of the stomach, doctors would go in with the instrument and remove that area of tissue. Another possible application is fixing reflux disease. A new area that doctors are pursuing is trans-gastric surgery, where you go into the mouth, enter the stomach, make an incision in the stomach wall and then into the abdominal cavity. Once you are in the abdominal cavity, you can remove someone's gall bladder, for example. Because you gain entry through the mouth, there is no scar.

SUNO serves a particular clientele that no other college does -- a low-income adult population that desires a four-year degree. They work to get through school, and most of them lost everything, ... But it's not just about fixing the school. It's about the city, about having a rebuilt infrastructure so it's a place people want to come back to.

Sunsets were a step in the right direction, but they don't address the underlying problem. They are not a solution for bad law. We should be fixing the problems of the Patriot Act. Sunsets will be of no relief to those who have their constitutional rights violated in the next four years.

On balance, today's announcement is in line with our expectations, and shows commitment to fixing this once high-flying business going forward,

It's not about us going into a laboratory fixing a bunch of different problems as much as it is rekindling what made us good a short time ago. ... We've been able to do that. It's only been a couple days, but our team has done a very good job.

Dad was a Scout, but got back into it through my troop when I joined, and he never quit again. Dad was always helpful and thoughtful. He was a clever problem-solver. He could also design buildings and make sure they got built. He had a knack for fixing and building things. He was always puttering around the house with his tools.

Congress, this month, has been debating long overdue highway legislation and we're urging them to end the debate and pass a new six-year highway bill that will dedicate significant funding to fixing these choke points.

The landscape of the field is fixing to change in a hurry. They all understood after the ball game we have a much, much steeper test.

In terms of repair and maintenance funds, it's certainly the year to give them a bigger boost than the last several years. From my perspective, I'm happy the House added things like money for the weighted student formula and for fixing the schools.

It has been very successful. We look for nice buildings in good locations. . . . We buy the buildings and put money into fixing them up.

I have way too many hobbies. I play guitar, and my buddies and I record music in a studio in my house. I have a couple of vintage Jeeps I'm always working on, fixing up. And I ride horses - I grew up on a horse ranch - and play basketball. I need to cut back on my hobbies so I can work more.

In terms of fixing it, I don't know. I don't know if we can change people. We don't have that many options. We have to fix it as it is and get ourselves in better position.

I have to give a lot of credit to our grounds staff. They did an outstanding job of fixing things and getting it ready to play on. It didn't look good early, but they did a great job working on the screen and the fence and got us ready to play.

Investigators are going to want to get a good handle on how effective the reset (of that yaw damper) was, ... They need to make sure the reset is valid and didn't just have the appearance of fixing the problem.

But it is a beta and we're still taking feedback, fixing bugs, and working hard to ready the final release. Customers and partners have asked us to continue to be transparent on the work we're doing and to release regular builds that they can evaluate and test. We're committed to doing this.

Before, we were dealing with guys who knew the service end of a department and knew how to get things done for communities. If you were out there fixing a street, and somebody said, 'Can we extend it around this corner because there's a need here,' they'd figure out a way to do it. New people are reluctant to work with anybody unless it's scripted. There's not a lot of innovative stuff going on.

Honestly, it didn't sink in until about 30 minutes before the ceremony kicked off. I did not want to accept the fact this unit and all the wonderful soldiers that we were fixing to be separated. It has been the most rewarding job in my 21 years in the Army.

I don't know how the other senators see me. I hope they see me as a farmer. That's really what I am. But I don't think they see me on a tractor or fixing equipment. I hope they see me grounded, as somebody who has common sense.

I don't know how things are going we're fixing to find out shortly. I've been working on my game and am looking forward to seeing how I play.

Before things are written down they don't exist in quite the same way. The act of fixing them in words gives them a kind of currency that can be traded.

They were still taking the island with bulldozers and flame throwersthey still had the last third of the island to takebut we were in there, fixing engines.

It was a big wall coming at us. It just rumbled, and the shingles started flying. That roar sounded like it was fixing to come in the back door.

Some US economists assume that the exchange rate is the key to fixing the trade imbalance However, such assumptions failed in statistical tests by using the trade data and the real effective exchange rate recorded in China over the years.

The first thing they could do is open up their software to get help fixing all the bugs in their products.

The home improvement sector really benefited in Florida last year. We're a very self-reliant country and people start fixing their places very soon.

The UAE is the major banking center in the area, and they realized that unless they got serious about fixing their banking laws, their entire economic base would collapse.

The field of play has become seriously unleveled as a result of the current rules. Our member schools have complained and asked that we find a way of fixing this problem.

The first step in fixing things is to complete and satisfy roles that we are supposed to be doing. We are not here to put forth our own ideas and implement them on the student body.

You don't have to spend time fixing the old broken system. You've got to spend time building and developing a performing system from scratch.

Jesus Christ can help us fix anything that needs fixing in our lives.

If everyone has to think outside the box, maybe it is the box that needs fixing.

It really started out as a hobby. We both like antiques, and antique clocks especially, and when something didn't work he would figure it out. We started doing repairs for family and friends, and fixing antique clocks. There was so much work coming to us that we thought we'd try it as a business. It seemed like there was really a need for it. It's a lost art.

That's something you cannot afford to ignore. We have predators living around us because we have a backlog, but we are slowly but surely fixing it.

That knocked something out, didn't it? I ain't fixing it.

This particular wooden dam is unusual for its age and the fact that it's wooden. But not in the sense that there are many dams that need fixing throughout the country and all around Massachusetts.

It was common procedure for Eric Johnson to determine what needed fixing and get it done. That was within his responsibilities.

It's a state issue, state problem and I think they need to be proactive about fixing it before the counties come forward,

It's just one of those things where we made some critical free throws at the end, and that's the key. You don't give up because you don't know what's fixing to happen, but (Pickering) came back down and got another chance and she sank them both. That's a big key, and it's the never-say-die attitude. They just worked hard at it and stayed with it and stayed after it.

We talked this summer, and the one thing I told him is you find out pretty quickly you have to put a lot of fingers in dikes. You spend a great deal of your time just fixing everyday problems. That's kind of what a coach is, a problem solver.

We are trying to guard against being too laid back. I don't think they are going to be. We are fixing to play a real good football team. It's going to be tough for us, I can tell you that.

It was put on a temporary hold while we have been fixing those problems.

It was real amazing. I knew (the linebackers) were fixing to drop real deep. When I sat back, I saw all those guys drop and turn their heads. I don't know why they did that.

It was seriously hot out there today and pretty exhausting! Today we concentrated on fixing the little bit of chatter we've had and played around with some front fork settings, just trying to dial it in. We made some good progress and we have a new front-end setting to try in the morning; we hope that this will be the final key. Honestly we didn't really concentrate much on lap times but it seems that they came anyway, so I'm pretty happy!

It's a proactive management program that will help protect the integrity of the wastewater treatment system and avoid future capacity issues. It places the cost of fixing the problem on those who are experiencing it, rather than the entire region, and helps keep the overall cost to a minimum.

They're not fixing anything. They're taking a piece out. We're not in danger.