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We are open to the investigation. We have the same objective of eradicating drug addiction in the city.

The patch is applied in the operating room, directly on the incision. The objective here is to eliminate any potential lapse in pain control from the time local anesthetic wears off to the time the lidocaine patch takes effect.

We are providing the shareholders of Guidant with certainty of completion, significant upside potential and substantially more value today than the Johnson & Johnson transaction. By any objective measure, our offer is clearly superior to Johnson & Johnson's.

We began working with all of you and set an objective to reduce congestion below where it is today. To say we are going to reduce congestion and accommodate growth is now actually possible.

We believe Arthur Andersen is not happy with the way the hearings have progressed and is using the media to air their side of the story rather than waiting for the arbitrator's objective ruling.

The data pricing trend is downward. We're expecting unlimited wireless broadband services in the $35-$45 range in the next year or so. There will always be a premium for wireless, but the objective is to get to the same price point as wired.

The decisions are comparatively simple, the possibilities for learning and imitation are unusually large, the compensation for coaches who make the decisions is extremely high, and the market for their services is intensely competitive. Despite these forces, the standard assumption that agents maximize simple objective functions fails to lead to reasonably accurate descriptions of behavior.

We're excited to be part of the museum's renewal and its innovative approach to presenting current, objective scientific information about environmental change to the public.

We want to be the best and the only way of achieving this objective is by attracting the best people.

The criminal investigation division of the IRS plays a pivotal role in fighting tax evasion, and it is critical that its operations be beyond reproach, ... We must address these concerns in a thorough, fair and objective fashion.

What we told them to focus on before the game was not winning but getting better. In the big picture, it's only our third game of the year. Our objective was just to get better, and I thought the first half was terrific and the best we've played all year.

There are no uniform, objective standards here. It's all subjective,

There are a lot of positive uses to the technology in the classroom. The ultimate objective is to find the right path for students to maximize learning.

The real objective here is to deter that kind of migration, ... The best way to deter is to be ready for it, so it is very clear that we will not find ourselves overwhelmed.

We came here with the intention of not losing and we attained that objective so we can't quarrel. However, it was not the type of game I was expecting as both teams played as if they did not want to win and did not want to lose.

We often hear that sanctions are hurting the Iraqi people, but an objective analysis of the facts reveals that Iraq has access to international markets and the money to buy food, but Saddam will not buy or distribute it to the needy.

Those who planned the attack in Tel Aviv, which we condemn in the strongest possible terms, had the objective of stopping and undermining the peace process, and they should not win. We should continue the process of negotiation.

We arrived at the conclusion that the objective conditions do not exist for meaningful discussion because (Mugabe's party) ZANU-PF is embarking on mass retribution against our members in the rural areas.

We don't belittle the funding per se, it's that the money did not go through the proper channels. Our criteria are objective as opposed to subjective.

We have been and will be conducting a radical portfolio review process in the U.S., ... The objective is to assess the positioning of our divisions there to obtain critical mass and raise profitability.

We know that no one has lost his life, which is good news -- the objective today is immediate response. That's medical assessment, food, water, ice and communications -- making contact with local officials and reestablishing continuity of government.

There has to be some substantial changes in who the ABA works with within the city. Mr. McShane cannot be objective in this process, he really should be replaced by someone else. If that's not part of the contract, I think the ABA would probably not want to go through this nightmare again that we've had to go through with Mr. McShane. I'm not saying he's incompetent, I'm just saying, like any other human being, he has his likes and his dislikes and his biases, and it's become very evident in this process of controlling the flow of information.

We would like to see more US firms (in Malaysia), 250 or 350. This is a shared objective that we have. We would (also) love to see more US firms participating in the financial service industry here.

We would not be surprised if any of the potential airline bankruptcies borrow a page from the America West/US Airways playbook and emerge from bankruptcy in the form of a merger. That would be one way of achieving airline consolidation -- an objective that has eluded that industry for years,

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're trying to accommodate them as best we can, because of the objective of this group, which is to raise awareness. We're taking on good faith that people will stay awake, and participate in what they refer to as a vigil.

We thought the Bee was going to be a little bit more objective throughout this. They seem to have lost that objectivity.

We urge the Romanian government to observe due process, to be open and objective in handling the case and to ensure that the judicial process is fully transparent.

To the extent the Legislature wants to give the department some direction as to how these private-public partnerships should be done in the future, we would be more than happy to accept that direction. To the extent that the objective of having the auditor or anybody else review what we have done is to establish those types of parameters, we ... would cooperate fully.

We want to put a bear hug on e-commerce. Our objective is simple: We want to change GM from being an auto company that moves on car time to a car company that works on Internet time.

We want them to get precise, objective information so they can pass it along to their other loved ones.

We remain of the view that the Fed's near-term objective is simply to support the stock market until consumer and business sentiment improves,

We're going to take it very slowly. Our objective is to see if it's possible for him to be ready Opening Day.

WorldCom's decision to retire the notes reflects the company's strong liquidity position and positive free cash flow, ... The repayment of these notes is consistent with our stated objective of reducing overall debt.

What has happened in the past is truly ancient history. Now the objective is to come in here and have a solid training camp. ... We can't afford to get caught up in the hype. It's about having to do it again. You can't rely on what you did 18 months ago.

We are providing Guidant shareholders with certainty of completion, significant upside potential and substantially more value today than the Johnson & Johnson transaction. By any objective measure, our offer is clearly superior to Johnson & Johnson.

We believe that people are looking for a trusted and objective source of financial advice and investment management expertise to help them achieve financial security.

Where the basis of the request comes from is that the government itself has revealed nothing about these initiatives. The objective here is to move beyond unnamed DOT sources to really make public on an official basis some of the details.

We are pleased to announce this alliance with Coach. Coach is a great brand and their commitment to open or expand 30 stores in our portfolio is entirely consistent with our objective of developing and managing retail properties that matter.

We started the 10/10 objective in 2011, and that time, our turnover was about Rs. 15,000 crore. We would like to have a turnover of Rs. 1,50,000 crore by 2021. This will be through high growth in domestic and international operations as well as through acquisitions.

We are pleased to be making such positive progress toward our primary objective of one million users by June 30, 2007,

Through more than 200 years in private banking, The Bank of New York has gained a collective wisdom that supports high-net-worth individuals in planning, investing and transitioning their wealth. Our high net worth clients will value access to unbiased advisors who help manage their financial strategies and deliver objective solutions that meet their wealth management goals.

Throughout the process, builders have been pushing to resolve this dispute in a manner that leads to free trade, and we are pleased that this framework will ultimately lead to this favorable outcome. We urge both governments to quickly finalize the accord so that we can achieve this important objective as soon as possible.

very difficult to deal with . . . She was not as objective as she could be in presenting her positions. If she'd been more objective, she'd have been more effective.

Wait one year before you do anything, and hire an objective advisor and an attorney. And unplug your phone.

Ultimately it is our objective to provide a language-specific development center for every language that matters. It's just a matter of which ones we get to first.

Because it has become such a dangerous place, news organizations do rely on Iraqi staffers. These journalists get caught up in their own country's sectarian violence. Their presence has also created potential conflicts with the U.S. military, which has had a difficult and slow time accepting that Iraqis have been professional and objective journalists.

competitiveness becomes the first objective and being colleagues goes out the window.

Consumers think they are dealing with an objective third party, and they are not.

To get him on the move is an objective of ours. All the dunks and lobs he's been getting are a direct result of some of that movement.

Based on my 25 years of experience ... based on the charges and specifications of Javal Davis and what he'll plead guilty to ... my objective is that he'll stay in the Army, be honorably discharged and serve no jail time whatsoever. And I believe that will happen.

Based on objective tests of physical impairment, we found that the patients had levels of functional disability comparable to what you would see with congestive heart failure, as well as pain comparable to what you might expect in patients coming out of surgery, and fatigue comparable to patients with multiple sclerosis,

Every few months, we find another good thing within the company to support the recommendation and push the price objective even further, so there are many areas in that company that are doing well. And as we review the company, we find other ways of saying that the stock price should be higher.

Every sense is an outlet for the energy of man in a direction that binds him to the objective world.

Every team's objective in postseason play is the same: to advance. It's pretty simple. At the end of the day you advance or you're done. Six teams from our conference will probably get in (the NCAA Tournament). Drury is in. (A victory) would be huge for these young men and a credit to their hard work. But it's always a building process. Our first goal was to get into postseason play.

As this strike goes into the second week, the objective of this is for us to be able to be the most effective competitor in the wireless sector,

The tradition and style of the 'New York Times' make it very difficult to have objective coverage of China. If we could purchase it, its tone might turn around.

The whole objective is to improve corporate governance and the banking sector is first because it is a key sector.

You cannot be objective about human suffering and people dying. Any person who was not outraged by that, I'm not sure they have business being a reporter.

We need to get it going. We need to score on it. That's your objective on the power play. Puck movement needs to result in a goal.

We're talking about creativity and understanding the technology and the message you are trying to get across. The whole objective is to create a better site, a better message.

I skied the way I hoped would reflect a positive objective. There's a discrepancy there. There's a moment of confusion and disappointment, but my objective criteria was satisfied.

The technology and the subjective and objective things that go into a polygraph aren't answered by him having a press conference, ... I am happy that he says he is going to give that to the Metropolitan Police and the FBI, and we'll examine that ... but again, that's not normal techniques.

These results are highly encouraging for the overall property potential and we plan further definition drilling along Zone I and the other Zones identified on the property with the objective of defining additional resources on the property.

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The tasks were kind of hard and they were related to the magazine. It was about being in the moment and on the spot your true character comes out. I think the objective was to find someone different than the typical role models.

The secretary is making no statements of any kind about Thoroughbred. Because she will be sitting, in effect, as a judge in this case, she is not discussing it with others. Nor is she reading the expressions of opinion that several people have sent to the cabinet since release of the hearing officer's recommendation. But it is her intention to make an objective ruling.

The service was sold entirely by customer pull not vendor push, and the objective of billing was to add up what the punter owed you after you were kind enough to offer service.

The program is a major element of our new strategic direction for downtown. Our objective is to create a dramatically cleaner and safer environment for people living, working, shopping, and visiting here.

An editor is an accomplice, looking in from the outside. That objective view is essential. We don't write in a vacuum, and we don't publish in a vacuum.

It was an overreaction. The main objective was to send a strong message that she is in control.

It was AOL's objective to have both Navigator and Internet Explorer available to its members, allowing them to choose which browser to use, ... Microsoft, on the other hand, attempted to secure exclusive distribution and promotion for Internet Explorer, with no or few exceptions for distribution or promotion of a competitive browser.

You first need to focus on a business objective and then decide whether technology can help to meet that specific end.

Writers and believers live their lives haunted by the same question: What happens to our days once they disappear? The objective fact is that each day that passes is lost forever, as forbidden to us as the dead. But prayer and fiction offer a different answer. Those lost days still live among us, written in each person's hand, turned into stories.

We all sense the urgency of coming to a positive result by the time we get to Hong Kong, and certainly that's what the two will be discussing -- how we can achieve that. We all want this objective here.

You can look at objective measurements such as RPI ratings and schedule strength and stuff like that and see that we're closer. I can look at tape and see where we're improved, and where we're closer. But it's still hard to lose.

This newspaper is completely and totally objective and unbiased. I don't want to dignify their insults with comments.

To begin with, I had to take my faith and my beliefs and set them aside, so I could take an objective approach. I wanted to know why I believed the things I had been told. Through the whole process, it strengthened me. I feel I am more of a believer now than I ever was. There are some skeptics' views that really make a lot of sense. I really had to wrestle with them. Scripture comes to life now in a way it never had.

We do not want government interfering in our lives, taking away reasonable freedoms with no good, objective reason to do so.

Both Chinese and American governments have put out reports but neither of them had objective comments on the conditions of human rights.

We are still sticking to our objective of hitting the lower end of the milestone.

A credible inflation objective could...enhance the flexibility of monetary policy to respond to the real effects of adverse shocks.

Or thesis has been that HP would have a solid second half, driven by strong results in the consumer market, which should move the stock back up to our price objective of $140.

Texas Instruments' decision to buy analog specialist Burr-Brown fits well with the company's stated objective of building its presence in the analog business. Despite the somewhat rich valuation for the deal, we think that the deal makes sense for TI. We reiterate our intermediate-term and long-term buy ratings for the stock.

Offbeat questions are nearly impossible to prepare for, and they don't achieve the interviewer's objective - to test out-of-the-box thinking and the ability to perform under pressure. That's the bad news. The good news is that companies are moving away from them.

After the 2000 Olympics, veteran players came back wanting to pursue the goal of qualifying for a world championship. Everyone is thrilled about having achieved this objective and the feeling tonight around the locker-room was one of 'this is what we came here to do.

Extending the White Sox deal was our foremost objective in the Chicago area, because it paves the way for Miller to enter the beer industry's critical summer-selling season in a much bigger and more dynamic way.

Fifteen counties were impacted, we're still in the response mode, and our objective now is to ensure the health and safety of our citizens.

The reason the state didn't bring you any objective evidence in this case is because the only objective evidence was in my favor.

Families will sit at the very heart of our investigations and that is why our primary objective will be to work with them to achieve some measure of resolution.

Development of a comprehensive digital content strategy, with the objective of accelerating the production, distribution and marketing of digital content and applications domestically and internationally should be a key priority for New Zealand. The Digital Strategy is a great foundation, but urgency around next steps is critical.

So we felt it was probably water that was contaminated, so our objective was to get rid of the water immediately.

Deal with it in an objective fashion -- don't get emotional about it.

As in the past, our objective is to maintain the integrity and shot values of the golf course as envisioned by Bobby Jones and Alister Mackenzie . Players' scores are not a factor. We will keep the golf course current with the times.

At Schneider, 'Safety First and Always' is our primary core value. We moved forward with the Atlas system to keep our drivers more safe and comfortable. The Atlas Seat Marking System provides an opportunity for our drivers to use the full value of their seat, whereby drivers feel better, perform better and are less fatigued. We knew we had succeeded when we saw 114 fewer lost-time injuries. At the start of the program, our objective was simply to help our drivers, and the financial impact was less clear. Now after six months, we are confident that we have seen a favorable return on our investment.

You should always be aware of your surroundings, and always be conscious of the fact that no matter where you are, there may be somebody whose primary objective is to get the better of you and your wallet.

ZEUS takes the relative output of the simulation and performs an objective analysis of statistical significance and skill sensitivity. There is simply not a more accurate way to assess a critical play-calling decision in football.

That particular Iraqi special operations force came under fire as they were conducting this operation, and in the process the Iraqi special operations forces killed 16 insurgents. They also, in securing the objective there, detained a number of other individuals, approximately 15, is what I've heard.

Although I still believe we should not be closing U.S. military facilities while at war, I commend the BRAC commission for taking an independent and objective approach to this process,

Although measuring omega-3 levels in the blood seems like it would be an objective and accurate indicator of fish oil intake compared to using the subjects' reported dietary intake, this test does not accurately reflect long-term dietary intake.