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I think that television and Hollywood film will have a much easier time of working with this phenomenon as opposed to battling it.

I think it's really a disturbing phenomenon to see that our military personnel would be engaging in such inappropriate behavior, behavior that brings dishonor to the military.

It is pretty clear to us that from a long-term trend perspective the phenomenon of Dubai is real. We might have debates around absolute valuations at any given point of time, which is what people do when they are picking stocks, but in terms of the long-term I think we are fairly comfortable with Dubai as an economy that will be a significant factor in the region as well as globally. This is why we are putting significant resources here.

I was a kid when Dean came out. Dean was the inspiration. Even the red jacket he wore in 'Rebel Without a Cause,' you saw that red jacket popping up all over the place. He really reached people in a way; it was kind of a phenomenon when you think of it. I wonder what it would be like today, that kind of a person ... he made that connection with his audience. And I remember at that time my mother loved him. He reached everybody.

I think it's a crazy phenomenon that a reality show would prepare you for real life. But the race absolutely prepared us.

Theater represents to me this phenomenon in juxtaposition to real life, where there are all these imposed guidelines.

We have not seen a new phenomenon hit the licensed apparel market like this before.

Meteorology also plays a role. There is a peak before Christmas: this is not because industrial activity, domestic heating or transportation is suddenly reduced after the holiday season but because there is an eastward outflow of air that was previously revolving around Asia. This is the same type of phenomenon that carries dust from the Gobi Desert across to the West Coast of the US.

While weve always had a certain number of federal prosecutors going after journalists, were seeing a different type of phenomenon the federal employee whos been wronged. If you can somehow compel the journalists to be agents of discovery, its going to have a chilling effect, ... This is very troubling.

We must learn to view change as a natural phenomenon - to anticipate it and plan for it.

We have a print average of $15,337, so it looks like the phenomenon of last week's $40,221 print average (from just 23 runs) continues,

If you don’t see the wonder in the most ordinary phenomenon, you’re not going to resonate very much.

Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.

When we're in shock, we tend to see and fear the worst. When we see a few hundred, we think there are 10 times that number that we just don't see. It seems to be a phenomenon that goes with shock.

The polarization between households and the corporate sector is a phenomenon seen in the course of the economic restructuring process.

We are not predicting that the rating phenomenon will remain as high as it was, but nevertheless we did bring in substantial advertising revenue from it. We believe that the show is still and will continue to be strong.

We want to help customers be more aware of where they are landing online and steer clear of this phishing phenomenon out there, which unfortunately continues to grow.

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Life is a wondrous phenomenon.

When you are in the 8 o'clock position, you can either be a cultural phenomenon, or you're endangered. It's a tough time slot.

Yet there's something ominous about turning sixty-five. Suddenly old age is not a phenomenon which will occur; it has occurred.

I will interpret every phenomenon as a particular dealing of God with my soul

We have good earnings today, but there's just too much good economic news. We're increasing the likelihood of a rate hike in June. The data are coming in stronger than expected, so the Street is expecting another hike. The better the news, the more likely the Fed will tighten. It's a strange phenomenon that good news can be bad news.

We have good technology and good databases. It means you can organize people quickly, easily and cheaply. It means you can ride the media phenomenon of the moment, which is what, in some ways, Cindy Sheehan has become.

There certainly is a real phenomenon of copycats.

We used MRI to visualize individual macrophages. By tracking single cells, we also were able to observe, for the first time, that rejection progresses from the outside of the heart to the inside. Up to now, this phenomenon hasn't been observed in pre-clinical or clinical research because biopsy samples are very limited in location and size.

Complex rules restricting our labour markets are not some naturally occurring phenomenon. Just as excessive regulation is not some external plague that's been visited on our businesses.

Human freedom is not an illusion; it is an objective phenomenon, distinct from all other biological conditions and found in only one species - us.

Even people who loved our music really didn't know anything about us. We were never glamorous. We were never a phenomenon.

There is a weird phenomenon where technology seems to be getting dumber in some ways as it gets smarter.

There's this false notion that this is a regional phenomenon, when in fact every state in the union has hardcore rednecks. No exceptions.

Religion is interested primarily in the One who is the source of all things, the master of every phenomenon.

Whether the tremendous growth by Milwaukee is a one-year phenomenon or the start of something long-term remains to be seen. But in the past, the city has lost ground to its suburbs and nearby cities.

We're spending today, depending upon which agency of government, significantly more money on fire preparedness and treatment than we were spending in 1993, ... I think the real issue is that we have a situation that has been unparalleled in the last 50 years right now, and that has to do with what I call 'the perfect storm' phenomenon of weather and fuel loads.

We are pleased to be at the forefront in producing what has become the fastest-growing leisure sport activity in the world, ... We look forward to taking the tiger by the tail and moving this marketing phenomenon to the next level -- television.

And the suggestion that any government would use that sort of subject and phenomenon for spin and public relations I thought was beneath contempt.

Consciousness is the phenomenon whereby the universe's very existence is made known

What we are seeing is more than a summer phenomenon but a worsening of investor sentiment. People are continuing to be quite concerned about the state of economy and the markets. This is causing them to hold back their investing activity.

Twice I had been stopped by these jobs, and I thought the role on Dark Shadows would go on for about three or four weeks. And then, the phenomenon began, the role caught on, the mail started to flood in.

Every case must be evaluated on its merits but the phenomenon of unjustifiable police homicides is something that is recurring at an alarming level.

At that time, flying the American flag above the rubble of homes and businesses was a visible act of determination and became the symbol for our community's recovery, ... That same phenomenon is occurring after Katrina.

Yes, we may hit the 'good enough' phenomenon where the race is going to change,

Value is consequently the necessary theoretical starting point whence we can elucidate the peculiar phenomenon of prices resulting from capitalist competition.

The suspicious believe everybody to be suspicious; the liar feels secure in the thought that he is not so foolish as to believe that there is such a phenomenon as a strictly truthful person; the envious see envy in every soul; the miser thinks everybody is eager to get his money;...and the abandoned sensualist looks upon the saint as a hypocrite

The stock market will likely continue to soften as long as leading indicators of the economy continue to lose momentum -- a phenomenon which could very well last into 2005.

When you have the opportunity to work with people like Mark Burnett and Steven Spielberg, artists who've redefined this business, you jump at the chance, In this age of digital cameras, cell phones with cameras and the Internet - with hundreds of thousands of people creating their own movies at home every day - the concept of this series is completely relevant, tapping into a cultural phenomenon as it happens.

When we think of what is necessary for the phenomenon that we call life, we think of compartmentalization, keeping the molecules which are important for life in a membrane, isolated from the rest of the environment, but yet, in an environment in which they actually could originate together.

The violinist is that peculiarly human phenomenon distilled to a rare potency-half tiger, half poet.

We also have plans to set up similar systems in Neil and Havelock islands because the oldest recorded understanding of seismic phenomenon is from these two islands as published in a 1928 study in the Asiatic Society Journal.

We know that Diana Vishneva is a phenomenon of strength and style, and she certainly has earned the right to stretch her talents as best she can.

We do not see this as a one-quarter phenomenon for Apple, but rather as the beginning of many tough quarters ahead.

We are very optimistic about this launch because of the continued market dynamics -- the growing 'trading up' phenomenon and market size, the increasing demand for products that save time, and of course, our highly differentiated product that delivers five-star cooking results in a fraction of the time of conventional methods. We have designed our speed cook oven to answer the articulated wants and needs of the American consumer. With the exceptional responses from our prototype demonstrations around the country, we remain as excited as ever about bringing this powerful cooking alternative to the busy American family.

Thanks to the fact that the Earth isn't a perfect sphere, and invoking a bunch of Newtonian physics, you can deduce that our planet wobbles, too, taking roughly 26,000 years to trace out a small circle on the sky, a phenomenon known as precession.

Oil companies are responsibly reflecting the public?s outcry at the pump over gas prices. We have not seen this phenomenon before -- prices dropping this rapidly.

Specialization is a major phenomenon all over the country, and it can and does start with kids as young as 7 or 8.

Day labor has been thrust into the public consciousness, but we're concerned that the debate has gone on without an understanding of what gives rise to the phenomenon or what the many downsides are to work in this field.

Although the (Fed) will not be pleased with the sharp decline in productivity growth over the past year, they will view it as a cyclical phenomenon rather than a retreat from the productivity-led expansion of the past 5 years.

They start at the very beginning. The whole account of Adam and Eve is a very romantic picture. I'm also thinking about Samson. That's a really unique picture. He went down to this land and saw this lady and got what I call 'the tingles.' In that culture the parents worked out the details. I think that the phenomenon in that initial attraction is seen throughout human history.

Running is a new social phenomenon in our country.

Right now, the success for Apple is pretty much a phenomenon that is affecting Apple and not the PC world as such.

ER" is clearly a phenomenon that really takes place once in a decade, if you're lucky. It was clear that we couldn't compete with that.

The phenomenon was that people who were walking at random, at their own favorite speed, not organized in any way, spontaneously synchronized, ... That's the phenomenon. Why did they all start moving in step? They did it unconsciously. That is what nobody had thought about and engineers did not anticipate.

We think the Scion is a phenomenon unto itself.

This tracking stock phenomenon doesn't make sense. I wouldn't be surprised if they went down to $0.

This year's race showed that money, and lots of money, really matters. It was an unprecedented phenomenon that we will probably not see again.

I use the word ""Humanist"" to mean someone who believes that man is just as much a natural phenomenon as an animal or a plant; that his body, mind or soul were not supernaturally created but are products of evolution, and that he is not under the cont

I use the word "Humanist" to mean someone who believes that man is just as much a natural phenomenon as an animal or a plant; that his body, mind or soul were not supernaturally created but are products of evolution, and that he is not under the cont

This awareness of music in its largest sense - as a world-wide phenomenon - will inevitably have enormous consequences for the music of the future.

Thirty years ago people thought that Roe would be a closed case, yet it is still in the headlines. There is a shifting political phenomenon in America. The fact that we have a hearing on a nominee who has not expressed approval for Roe is because we have a huge debate in the political realm about moral values.

This convergence phenomenon is very real, and it's getting more real.

This is a fascinating phenomenon that evolved through the unexpected use of technology. It classically illustrates the way people find their own uses for technology.

Adult Swim is a phenomenon with young adult viewers who identify with the edgy, irreverent tone of the shows and the block. Clearly, lots of Adult Swim fans are avid gamers, and we look forward to working with Midway to make games the fans will love.

You're in a phenomenon ... it's sort of like a hurricane, you're not going to stop it with what the (existing) resources are.

This is a phenomenon that is taking over, and potentially e-mail can become the number one means of business communication,

This is a phenomenon we have observed over recent weeks in particular, and it is growing. There have been some delays (of food shipments) and it is felt by the people.

This is a phenomenon we're really seeing with your generation. It's a huge shift.

This is a new phenomenon ? not the mercenary quality, but the fact that people are willing to risk this kind of money, just to say they're married. Love has been so idealized that at the top, the rich are willing to throw good money after bad to see if they can get the magic ring.

In Los Angeles, we've seen a phenomenon where a school will go from one that no one will go to, to within three years becoming the 'hot' school. I've seen this over and over again.

I'm sure that this will prove to be a phenomenon that is very complicated, involving tens or hundreds of genes.

I'm friends with a lot of Brits, and they tell me when they're over here what a huge phenomenon 'The Wire' has become. Some things just attain critical mass after they're already dead and buried, and I don't know why it was the case with 'The Wire'.

I had no idea that social networking would be as prominent as it is today. And it's important to understand what that phenomenon is. If you text someone, you get an immediate response; if you e-mail them, you probably never hear from them.

The notion of a bubble bursting and the whole price level coming down ... as a national phenomenon is really quite unlikely,

The issue is durability, ... As an economist, all my instincts tell me just as the dot.com bubble had to burst, the small-market, new-stadium phenomenon had to burst.

The mini-me phenomenon is, you know, I dress a certain way, my kid is sort of an extension of me and you know, our tastes are the same or I want the kid to dress as I dress.

It takes a little over a month for us to develop a recombinant vector vaccine compared to a minimum of several months via traditional methods. This capacity will be particularly invaluable if the virus begins to mutate rapidly, a phenomenon that often limits the ability of traditional vaccines to contain outbreaks of mutant strains.

It will introduce people who have similar interests and eliminate geographic borders. We were watching the phenomenon that was happening with social networking, and we feel like whether it's for cars or whatever, that there is a lot of potential.

I just think it's a natural phenomenon taking Jerry's career to its natural end. He did it gracefully and honestly and ended on his own terms. I just think he handled his career beautifully.

Internet gambling has become a substantial phenomenon in the gaming industry space.

I just think that's the way he is. But he got to be such a big phenomenon - for his whole career, basically. I don't think he ever became entirely comfortable with that.

The volunteer task forces were a major phenomenon in this campaign. Having found that the official task force had members who were also candidates who had to look for their own votes, these groups emerged in different regions and for different purposes specific to those areas.

These offspring have what we have called 'occult' genetic disease -- their genetic make-up is perfectly normal, but they still have the physical problems of their parents. This phenomenon could complicate the hunt for disease genes.

It's an entirely new phenomenon for healthy companies to freeze their pensions.

As far as oligarchs who acquire sports team abroad, and invest money abroad, I wouldn't treat this phenomenon as something bad.

A phenomenon has happened. We've tapped into the trucker network.

The movie shows how much of his life Capote put into 'In Cold Blood' and the toll it took on him. He made it a literary phenomenon and it was a hard act to follow. No matter what he did, he could never top it.

The Bush-hating phenomenon was not so important until the president's popularity more generally started to decline - at which point the voices of Bush's strongest opponents take on much more importance, because much of public opinion is beginning to dovetail with the views of those who haven't liked Bush from the beginning.

You want to make sure that short-term monetary policy isn't responding to a phenomenon that is just going to go away in a few months, or even a year. A change in an interest rate today will have an effect on inflation one to two years from today.

The immediate presumption must be that she is Princess of Wales. People may think that the Diana phenomenon is almost as faded as her fountain (undergoing repairs at London's Hyde Park), but there will be Diana-maniacs who will get cross.

The head and neck indication was widely anticipated so it's a sell-on-the-news phenomenon in part.

The import of crab meat is a real phenomenon that's growing and has a tremendous impact that's going to happen for a long time for this industry.