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A lot of these athletes, their objective is to sustain their quest for the next Olympics, not having to work at a job that distracts them, ... Most of them will gladly do it on six-figure deals. Five-figure deals are what a lot of these athletes look for.

They're well aware of that reputation. They're aware of it and their objective is to prove people wrong.

Qualifying is first and foremost, ... Once we can achieve that initial goal, the next objective for California is to finish the race in the top 20. That won't be easy, but it's possible even though there are more than 20 world-class drivers competing in the Nextel Cup Series. I really feel the CENTRIX Financial team can do it. I am backed by a quality crew chief, a quality crew and have Hendrick horsepower under the hood of my CENTRIX Financial Chevy.

Personality traits have nothing to do with competence or integrity. Investors should not trust a friendly advisor to the exclusion of performing an objective evaluation process.

Producers need to consider that trying to save a few dollars worth of gas when ensiling their crop could later cost them hundreds making up for forage quality losses. The objective when we ensile any crop is to maintain its quality as close as possible to that of the original forage. We will never be able to have a better product than what we started with and we can only expect to reduce losses to a minimum.

Perhaps the most significant thing George Lucas did in creating 'Star Wars' was to fictionalize the Tao - to spark a universe where we can talk about the Force in objective terms and show it in direct action.

People shouldn't do it, including me. I wish I hadn't done it. It's in poor taste...People have a lot of information about themselves but staying objective is difficult. That's the trade-off in editing entries about yourself...If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight.

People say he was a great black publisher, but I worked for him for 52 years and it is my unbiased, objective opinion that considering the depth from which he came and the height to which he climbed and the obstacles he overcame he was the greatest of all American publishers, black or white,

'Tell me about yourself.' When interviewers ask this, they don't want to hear about everything that has happened in your life; the interviewer's objective is to see how you respond to this vague yet personal question.

People are taking notice. At the start of the season, before I was here, the lads said that the main objective was to stay up. But now people are talking about getting promoted. We're not going to blow our own trumpet, we will let other people do the talking. There's no pressure on us but we are going about things the right way.

President Obama has been very clear as he laid out the goal, and the objective is to close Guantanamo.

First of all, business is competitive and I don't think you'll find anyone who wishes their competitors well. The ultimate objective of business is to prevail and people who are too nice in doing business tend not to win, so I don't ascribe that quality to Bill Gates.

Employers have to be very strict about hiring people based on objective criteria. You can't just hire them because you like them.

There's only so many dates. Our objective for the Fall Series is for every week to have the strongest possible tournament.

There's nothing wrong with giving yourself a pat on the back. If you can't do that, you can't be objective about your work. You can't be conceited or cocky either, but you can't be too modest either.

There's no thought into getting a hole-in-one. When I go to a par three my main objective is to get the ball on the green,

We think they are not achieving their objective and in fact the government is extending its authority politically around the country,

The participation of many observers allows a more objective evaluation of the elections, from various points of view.

Try this. At a dinner party sometime, kick off the conversation with: ""I believe that the most important objective for every human being is to be right."" Then sit back and watch the fireworks

The United States should correct its wrong view and treat China's peaceful development in an objective and positive manner. It should stop making groundless remarks and do more to benefit the stable and healthy development of China-U.S. relations.

This development can strengthen cooperation between the United States and China to achieve our common objective of preventing the spread of ballistic missiles that threaten regional and international security.

This campaign corresponds to our overall objective of being more relevant to the broad range of customers who shop in our stores. We expect our focus on familiar celebrities who are enjoying themselves at home with family and friends to resonate well with everyone who is looking forward to being home for the holidays this year.

This campaign is very much in line with Wal-Mart's strategy of becoming constantly more relevant to the broad range of customers who shop our stores. Although our customers have a wide variety of needs and lifestyles, they all appreciate value, and value is a combination of quality, price, convenience, and trust. Our objective with this campaign is to show how our customers can find value across all our merchandise categories, value that improves the quality of their lives.

This action also will meet a fundamental objective of the partners -- to share ownership benefits and responsibilities more broadly among all of the firm's employees.

This decision clearly supports the spoken objective of this administration to end the Byrd Amendment and comply with the WTO.

Administrative rules that meet the objective of the agency, while not being overly burdensome to small business, are key to the economic growth and prosperity of Wisconsin's economy.

You're only as good as the competition you wrestle. If we wanted to, we could probably go undefeated every year in duals if we wanted to go find the weakest teams to compete against, but that's not our objective. Our objective is to go out and find the toughest competition to see what we're made of, and hopefully that improves us when we get down near the end.

You need a clearly defined objective of what you want to achieve, ... You should start small, and consider all the items that will be tagged. And you should know when to say 'no' if RFID doesn't make sense for your application.

You need a clearly defined objective of what you want to achieve. You should start small, and consider all the items that will be tagged. And you should know when to say 'no' if RFID doesn't make sense for your application.

This is as important affiliation for us in that our stated objective is to be one of the top three banks in the markets we serve, ... We are very pleased to be joining Banc One, which has demonstrated an exceptional ability to dramatically improve operating performance of its affiliates." ()

You pay a price when you have an objective sentencing system. That is, nothing is perfect.

This is an exciting expansion of the U.S. News 'America's Best' brand. Open enrollment is right around the corner and people need good, objective information to help them decide which health plan is right for them. We're excited to be working with NCQA on this effort.

In all our perceptions, from vision to hearing, to the pictures we build of people's character, our unconscious mind starts from whatever objective data is available to us - usually spotty - and helps to shape and construct the more complete picture we consciously perceive.

In my capacity at CRS, I get paid to provide objective advice to Congress, which at times may not align with the interests of DHS.

I joined a organisation called Wycliffe Bible Translators that had the objective of translating the Bible into all the languages of the world, and to do that you had to study linguistics, and so that was my initial exposure to linguistics.

In general, fans do not want to see a rumble. They want to see the most graceful game on the planet. Contact occurs, and our objective is to make sure the game is played safely.

I'm interested in having people who have no direct interest in the bidding process to provide independent, objective information to the committee.

I must say, they are disturbed by the way the investigation is being conducted, by the fact that up to this point there are no objective data on the course of the investigation of the terrorist attack, about the circumstances that allowed the terrorist attack to become possible at all,

I'm not touching her swing. My main objective is to work on her mental game. If she can get in the mindset that she can't be beat, she's going to be real tough.

If the objective is to guard against protection of the innocent, you already have that protection with the withering scrutiny of the appellate process.

I have one objective in all of this, and I've told Don this a lot, and I've told everybody else, and I told the owners last week: My job is to rid this sport of steroids and rid any suspicion,

If I were objective or if you were objective or if anyone was, he would have to be put away somewhere in an institution because he'd be some sort of vegetable.

If I worried about all that kind of stuff, I couldn't be in this business, ... This is like being in most any other profession: You're not going to please everybody. My objective is to do what's right by the program and what's right for these young men. Other than that, I don't have a responsibility.

important for the committee and for the House that its actions be viewed as nonpartisan and objective by the members of this institution and by the public.

I have very little confidence that any state court is an objective and impartial tribunal for deciding this case.

I haven't been satisfied that the program is designed to meet the core public policy objective that I think it should be trying to meet,

I'm a big believer in therapy. I'm in therapy in real life. I think anytime you can bitch and moan about your own life to someone who really doesn't care that much, and can give you an objective opinion about what you're going through, I think that's valuable.

I had a long talk with the guys that the entire school year just comes down basically to one week. I think we're focused on our objective right now, and the bottom line is we just need to win. If we just take care of our own business, we're OK, and I think we're capable of that.

If you look at NASCAR like it's a consumer product, you always talk about national distribution. Literally within the last dozen years or so, NASCAR has come to L.A., Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Miami and New Hampshire. The objective of that plan was to bring in new fans and attract more people to the sport, to market to the widest possible audience.

In the upcoming weeks, the lawyers for these two students are going to be able to provide objective evidence that demonstrates they were not capable of committing any sexual offense. This will include receipts and other records demonstrating that they weren't present at the house at the time when the assault was allegedly taking place.

If you look at the list of professional athletes who have squandered their wealth, at the heart of their poor decisions was an adviser with a conflict of interest. Just like companies, athletes need independent objective advice to make financial decisions.

Ohio was the focus of the world in 2004. It is my objective to see that 'values voters' in the state become engaged in the process.

So far as their own phenomenal content is concerned, they do not suffer in any way when believing in Objective actuality is put out of play.

As we proceed toward the U.S. Senate hearings for her confirmation, I expect she will provide more information about her life's work. I'll need to see this objective evidence prior to making my decision.

As we've stated from the beginning, our objective is to add as much pitching as we can. If any deal presents itself that makes sense pitching-wise or otherwise, we're prepared to make a move. If not, we're content with the way the roster is shaping up.

The average age of the bull elk hunters took on limited entry units last fall was way above the objective on most of the units, and that's why more hunters will be able to hunt bull elk this fall.

The award is for organization-wide achievement, requiring concerted effort by all levels of the organization - your board, management team, employees and medical staff - to achieve excellence. Your selection is based on objective statistical measurement of objective statistical measurement of performance across five critical areas: clinical outcomes, patent safety, operational efficiency, financial stability and growth.

That is okay by me. Our single objective has been to win the division, and so nothing changes.

That is our primary objective and it has been since this incident occurred.

Everybody wants to find answers when something like this happens. Obviously, something went wrong. Now, the objective is to determine what we might be able to do differently in the future that would prevent it from happening again.

Anyone taking an objective look at the recent experience in Mexico would have to conclude that NAFTA is not bringing up standards of living in the three countries involved,

The new organization will further enhance the regional identity of our electric distribution businesses and provide a greater focus on the electric generation business. The leaders of these business units bring a high level of knowledge and experience to their new positions with the common objective to deliver outstanding service to their customers.

I want to spell out to the people of Britain why our forces are bravely risking their lives destroying Saddam's threat to humanity. Our objective is to achieve by military action the disarmament Saddam will not allow the UN inspectors to carry out on the ground.

No matter how noble the objective of a government, if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life, and breeds ill will and suspicion - it is an evil government

I want to see it stay as objective as possible.

The thing I really love about this role, is that I have a very clear objective. I know my objective from the very beginning and it's going to carry me through the whole season. That was the problem with Spike. In all honesty, that character had no objective 90 percent of the time. I would have to make it up ... To find your objective is like a gas pedal for acting. And if you can find that objective and play it honestly, it's like 'Wham!' And if you can't find it, you're mired. I'm really happy about an objective the audience suspects and the other characters don't know. It's the hidden agenda of a zealot -- and it's really interesting.

This is a unique opportunity to hear from and ask questions of an individual who has played an extraordinary role in bringing objective attention to our history and government,

It's not about long, enduring practices. It's about practicing on the right things. That's got to be our objective as we're trying to still close out the season.

Danny is a professional journalist and has been for more than eleven years. He is well known internationally as a reporter. Currently, he is in Pakistan to provide objective coverage of ongoing events. He has never worked for the CIA or the U.S. Government in any capacity.

Dermatologists often talk about people who seem 'addicted' to the sun people who know it's not good for them to be bronzed all the time, but don't seem able to stop tanning, ... It's interesting that by slightly modifying tools used to identify substance-related disorders, we can see an objective similarity between regular tanning and those disorders.

The No. 1 objective this week was not to give up goals. Offensively we need to get better, but I'm happy we held it together defensively and that we got a point. You've got to start one at a time.

The Nigerian government is not sufficiently impacted to consider the conditions we have laid out before them and we perhaps need to be more ambitious in our attacks on oil facilities. Whether we will achieve this objective remains to be seen.

Congress was acutely aware that for more than a decade before the passage of these laws, every attempt to close or realign a major base in this country had been blocked by Congress itself or by the courts. Congress undoubtedly recognized that objective and prompt decisions concerning base closings are vitally important, particularly at a time of budgetary problems and rapidly changing defense needs.

Expanding our energy practice continues to be an important objective both in Texas and nationally. The addition of K. B. is another important step in that process and in the growth of our litigation team in Houston.

The joint military exercises have started and the objective is to enhance anti-terrorism cooperation.

The council's main objective is to have someone in place to take care of the routine projects and free them up from the day-to-day activities (to focus on more long-range planning).

The continued focus of Kroger's associates on delivering improved service, product selection, and value to our customers has generated another quarter of impressive identical sales growth. Sustainable identical sales growth is a key driver of Kroger's financial objective to increase earnings and generate value for our shareholders.

The military objective was and remains to disrupt Serb violence and to weaken the military machine that has been the instrument of the genocidal attacks on the ethnic Albanians in Kosovo,

The Federal Reserve's objective is two fold -- price stability and employment growth. All too often we think it's the Fed chairman's job to manage the stock market, when it's not.

It's important to give students a forum to discuss current affairs. But they need to engage in these conversations in the classroom, the most objective and ideal setting.

Sure, I always thought that, in this game, the objective is to be the best player you can be. He knows he can get singles. See if you can do that and be like Edgar, ... If you're worth your salt as a player, that's what you want -- to be the best you can be.

The USDA generates crop production forecasts based on estimates of planted and harvested acreage and two types of yield indications -- a farmer-reported survey and objective measurements.

It's difficult for democracy to function properly under the most favorable circumstances, but it has no chance at all when millions of voters are divorced from objective reality and incapable of understanding what is going on in Washington.

It will be part of our challenge and our objective to meet the needs of our annual budget as well as create funds for new capital projects,

In order for the university to meet its objective of being a top-20 research institution, the endowment must grow.

Clearly Britain cannot be an objective mediator on the Cyprus problem. Britain no longer has the required credibility.

Clearly it is our objective to become No. 1 in the J.D. Power survey, We'll definitely be within the very top ranks within the next three years.

Clearly, it's our objective to be No. 1, We will be in the very top ranks in the next three years.

I just have to keep working to get better. That's what I'm looking forward to. I did some good things this year, but I think I can do better, and that's my objective from this point on.

If your objective is to keep speeds down, I would suggest we eliminate the ban on radar detectors. Drivers who have them pay attention to their speed. If your objective is to write tickets, then we need to keep the ban on radar detectors.

I really think that studying theater early on really helped me to be able to identify how to get into a character, because it's such a mysterious thing. Learning objective acting in the beginning of my career was the best thing I could have ever done.

In order to achieve our objective of winning races and world championships we have to employ the best drivers available and Gary definitely fits into this category.

But I'm not satisfied. The principle objective of the year must still be met. I absolutely don't feel like the gold medal favorite for the Olympics, even though I admit I am racing very fast.

But whether, for example, a coat can be exchanged for twenty yards of linen cloth or for forty yards is not a matter of chance, but depends upon objective conditions, upon the amount of socially necessary labor time contained in the coat and in the linen respectively.

By any objective measure, our offer is clearly superior to Johnson & Johnson's.

Hopefully now, with the objective achieved, the players will relax a bit and you might see more style and flair.

How can the fact-finders be objective when there is a long-standing relationship between the fact finders and Karen Bosley?

Clearly there are cost savings. But our primary objective is to give customers what they want.

By limiting your losses to 30 big bets, you are effectively minimizing the time you spend playing with a poor table image, playing passively, or steaming at the table and maximizing the amount of time you spend playing your A-game. If you don't go beyond 30 big bets, you won't dump off large sums when you are playing poorly or are in a bad game. Loss limiting acts as an objective stop-gap.

He's an authoritarian, intolerant type who's sure he knows the right way to proceed. He's surrounded himself with 'yes' people. What his people are saying, because they know that's his inclination, is, 'Don't go into the debate,' instead of giving objective advice.