Procedures Quotations

I've been subject to how many security clearance procedures and I must say as irritating as some people may find them I think they are absolutely essential to making sure that people who work in sensitive positions in the national security field in our government are entirely loyal to the United States.

The most interesting aspect for me, composing exclusively with patterns, is that there is not one organizational procedure more advantageous than another, perhaps because no one pattern ever takes precedence over the others

Organizations worried about the potential for e-voting problems have long-advocated for audit procedures by which votes cast by e-voting machines could be verified through audit trails.

If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.

Here in America we so are for family values, yet insurance companies do not cover all fertility procedures.

We see healthcare shifting from a procedure reimbursement, where in this country doctors are reimbursed for how many procedures they conduct, to a world where people will be reimbursed for the outcomes - did the patient actually get better, and what was the total cost of the cycle of care.

There are editing procedures for talks just as there are editing procedures in jazz improvisation.

Nonetheless, I sense that it will be the task of the future to somehow synthesize the sheer diversity of our present resources into a more organic and well-ordered procedure.

I spent my time trying to understand grand jury procedure - a topic about which I never before had the slightest interest.

Language should be an ever developing procedure and not an isolated occurrence.

We spend billions on marginal and often unnecessary procedures on people who are in the final dying process, yet we leave millions of Americans out of the health insurance system, and America's kids have the worst dental health in the developed world.

Insurance companies pay big bucks for procedures but next to nothing for patient consultations and preventive medicine, which is what most medicine is.

Once you have a computer that can do a few things - strictly speaking, one that has a certain 'sufficient set' of basic procedures - it can do basically anything any other computer can do. This, loosely, is the basis of the great principle of 'Universality'.

For liberals, generally speaking, honoring procedures - means - is the core of what being 'principled' means. For conservatives, fighting for the right outcome - ends - even at the expense of procedural nicety, is what being 'principled' means.

Over the years my mother's steadfast faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I had to perform extremely difficult surgical procedures or when I found myself faced with my own medical scare.

You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing.

OK, what are our procedures for distributing the ATO (air tasking order) in event of satellite failure?

None of the regular procedures ... were followed.

None of these five incidents was a result of a failure to follow standard operating procedures in place at the time the incident occurred,

Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools.

Nobody was hurt, fortunately. We have a lot of training, policies, and procedures in place to help protect the employees. The employees have done a wonderful job making sure they followed all those and protected themselves.

Many of the supervisors already have these procedures in place. The goal of this advisory is just to ensure that all 67 supervisors are doing the same thing.

We need to make sure physicians are aware that women may need special tests and different diagnostic procedures to identity and treat cardiovascular disease. Future challenges will require more research to understand disparities in care.

Since Hurricane Katrina, the people of LSU -- students, coaches, administrators, staff and professors -- have played an indispensable role in assisting evacuees and the injured being helped in its campus facilities. Now that the need for this effort is winding down, the LSU campus is anxious to return to as much normalcy as possible. The SEC is cognizant of that and will follow its normal procedures as it comes to television selection and game management issues.

Since this is not the first time such a breakdown has occurred, I must again express my deep concern with the internal security procedures and record management functions at the Hernando County Jail. When incidents of this nature occur, they cause the courts, law enforcement and the public to question the operation and security of the jail.

Since we didn't have a lot of our policies, procedures and standards documented, we needed to come up with a basic framework that we could use to get started.

Most people would think 13 months is a long time between getting the grant and beginning construction. But, this was a federal grant and there is a lot of red tape and procedures you have to go through.

Making sure tires are properly inflated is one of the easiest and most important maintenance procedures for drivers. Not only does it promote safety but also will save money at the gas pump.

Sen. Leahy and I have our differences, but when it comes to procedures on the committee and setting how things are going to be done, I consult with him at every turn,

The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets.

We've never had an event of this magnitude happen before. We're taking a look at development and testing procedures around virus signatures to prevent it from happening again.

I've always maintained that it isn't the form that's going to make the difference. It isn't the rule or the procedure or the ideology, but it's human beings that will make it.

If you’ve got a problem make it a procedure and it won’t be a problem anymore.

There are so many obstacles to go through. They can't just wake up one morning and say, 'We want to get rid of this league and it's done.' There's a lot of red tape to work out and procedures and rules that they have to adhere to.

There are still some procedures that have to be followed but I expect he will be released within a day or two.

He is on site and has been in constant contact with the NYPD, telling us what's going on, ... to learn how they did it and what they did and make sure that our procedures are appropriate.

Furthermore, the stakeholders in this issue have been most upset by the procedures used in the original survey and wish to underscore the fact that the matter may be life threatening.

If accurate, these are gruesome depictions of deceased people in Iraq, and that violates the standards of our values, training and procedures that we ask military personnel to observe and obey, ... It is very difficult to establish they are in fact being submitted by soldiers, where they were taken, who they were taken by, and the circumstances surrounding them.

For more than 20 years we have known that black Americans receive a different level of care than whites. Despite concerted efforts to address these disparities, this study shows that black seniors continue to receive fewer surgical procedures than whites. On a fundamental level, these differences in care are not acceptable.

I don't understand, I really don't understand, how in the most sensitive areas of your counterespionage, et cetera, you don't have better procedures in place to be making certain that people are living up to the highest standards and that this has gone on as long as it has,

If a hurricane starts barreling down on one of our refiners, we have procedures in place, ... and if it looks like we will have a big power failure, we will shut down the refineries.

If it weren't for that absurd and ridiculous embargo, the United States could receive vaccinations and other medical procedures from Cuba that could help save American lives.

But the development that government will support is that which is transparent and adheres to the laid down procedures and not one which inconveniences other sectors of the nation or raises serious suspicions.

China's traditional administration can't resolve the problem of the lack of human rights. I hope we can develop just procedures and create judiciary channels to preserve people's rights and interests in the future.

Because of the widespread devastation the information about crossing procedures took some time to trickle down.

We're in the process of setting up all of our procedures that we'll use on Election Day.

I agree it should be left up to Commissioner Beck, but because of following the procedures it should go back to the community.

We may end up holding individual agencies, people, and procedures to account. But our fundamental purpose will not be to point fingers. It's rather to answer fully the questions that so many still have.

He did the procedures that are required to do a proper periscope search. Unfortunately, he didn't see the target.

He must officially initiate such a request with his unit to get a personnel action of this nature started. There are procedures for a delay in his deployment but he, in conjunction with his unit, must initiate them. His time is short if he has not done so.

We're preparing as if we're getting a Class 4 hurricane, checking equipment, supplies, generators, communications, backup communications capabilities, phones and pagers, ... Our normal disaster recovery procedures are in place.

Terrorists can more easily 'engineer around' these highly structured defenses. If we follow the same procedures everywhere, every time, we make it easier for terrorists to break the security code.

Some foreign countries have gone far beyond us in making sure that voting procedures and registration of voters is at a high level of true democracy,

is a normal procedure in any court in this country, civil or criminal in this country. So this is not a deal, not some truncated proposal that is being made here. It's pretty standard procedures in any trial proceedings and I would urge my colleagues not go give up on this idea.

Sure, stored procedures and triggers and what else is nice and gives a tremendous performance and usability boost, but it comes at a price that easy switching is not possible.

Our research is part of a larger trend where researchers are seeking to replace older 'ablative' surgical techniques. These old methods, while bringing relief from a variety of debilitating diseases, also permanently destroy nerve circuits. Our hope is to use non-destructive procedures like DBS as a therapeutic approach for these devastating disorders.

Our miners followed these procedures to the letter, and that's what saved them. They sealed themselves in (underground refuges) so they'd have clean air to breathe.

Just as I know the usual rules of law enforcement, I also know the exceptions and invoke those frequently. I don't feel a need to bog the reader down with an explanation of why the procedures are realistic, as long as I know that there is, in fact, an explanation.

It is monitored and audited to the dime. There are all kinds of checks and balances and procedures to make sure there is no abuse of the system.

It is a matter of Iowa code and following the law of the state. There are due process procedures outlined for disciplinary action and termination.

Overall we're very, very pleased with evacuation procedures yesterday and continuing through today. We have no problems this morning.

Over the years, HIV/AIDS activists and their allies have been pioneers in creating new frontiers in the medical establishment. Through their efforts, the FDA drug approval procedures were reformed so promising new therapies could reach desperate patients quicker.

It does happen, but of course, we tighten up, change our procedures, examine our procedures every time that does happen. We do our best to keep our people safe, but they're dangerous places.

It is a great source of concern when any of these procedures are not being followed. One is always going to find a violation here or there, but an indication that ignoring the rules is widespread practice is shocking and deplorable.

It is a huge concern that the college can't and shouldn't be putting policies and procedures in place to slow progress towards a degree.

I think that one of the criticisms of this committee has been statements like you just made, talking about scandalous procedures and scandalous operations and rules and everything else,

I think we could talk more on the procedures and possibilities and when they are ready to come in. We are ready to make all the things required for making investment...but they are hesitant because of the security situation.

It could be available in the event of an emergency, but until all the training and procedures are completed, it's not ready for 24/7 alert status.

The problems that have occurred from these laser procedures are related to physicians not understanding lasers, ... Either the treatment is too aggressive, there is poor post-operative care or there's something that extends the wound deeper -- an allergic reaction or infection.

We are determined to do everything in our power to evaluate our own procedures for detecting research misconduct.

We are doing a systematic review of the editorial history of both papers and our procedures for evaluating them, to search for ways in which we might improve those. I have pointed out in the past that even unusually rigorous peer review of the kind we undertook in this case may fail to detect cases of well-constructed fraud. To support this effort, we are calling on outside experts, including members of our Board of Reviewing Editors and our Senior Editorial Board.

We are interested in reviewing any and all procedures that were undertaken to cross-reference these registration updates with pre-existing voter registration records in your county, and with the counties in which these voters previously resided.

The Army will follow normal investigative procedures to pursue all leads in a thorough but timely manner, following the rules designed to protect the victim and the accused.

We have had discussions with the observers, and the procedures have been outlined to them. The observers naturally wish to consult their capitals, and they have asked us to await the reply from the capitals.

We have been tracking the increasing trend towards technical casino crime for some years now and are pleased that our internal procedures proved successful once again.

You can do something perfectly legal, but that is inconsistent with the policy or procedures of the department. Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.

We need to realise and be aware of the processes and procedures being followed in the importing countries. So, I don't think it will be too soon that we'll see the resumption of meat exports to our trading partners.

We need to tighten up our procedures because there are a number of people out there scamming the system. But the first priority is improving performance. We'd love to be in a situation where we don't have to pay any refunds.

We need to establish better complaint procedures and policies so consumers know what their rights are. They don't know what their rights are.

While we have put forth the best estimates so far on emergency responder needs, the nation must urgently develop a better framework and procedures to generate guidelines on national preparedness,

Michael, just like any other student at WSU, utilized procedures in place and is currently ready to enroll for spring semester. He is eligible to participate in all football-related activities this spring once enrolled, including spring practice. Right now, we are focusing on his academic performance this spring and his progress toward a degree from WSU to ensure he is eligible in the fall.

We're delighted it's been resolved satisfactorily. Although we believe we've had strong policies and procedures in place, we're happy to have voluntarily enhanced existing policies and procedures to ultimately safeguard the interests of our customers in Massachusetts.

We don't discuss the routine maintenance procedures or any of the precautions that we take in our Web site operations for competitive and security reasons.

We hoped to point out deficiencies or good points about the procedures we have in place now. We came away with some good ideas and things we had never thought about.

We hope this (closing) and our commitment to improving procedures will resolve the liquor license renewal issue to everyone's satisfaction.

Well, this is the federal government, and it has procedures that we go through.

We will review the institution's corporate governance, including policies and procedures and then, make whatever recommendations -- if any -- we feel are appropriate for the full Board to consider.

We encourage the FTC to exercise its power through applicable fraud law. The FCC can look at internal carrier procedures and show them possibly where they might improve.

That is the essence of a witch-hunt, that any questioning of the evidence or the procedures in itself constitutes proof of complicity.

The problem with the data-collection procedures that I have seen discussed is that they rely on officers to report on themselves. So if you're an officer who knowingly targets African-Americans, for example, you're going to do one of two things. You're going to alter your paperwork so that a superior officer doesn't catch on, or you're going to intentionally stop more white drivers to provide yourself with a cover.

The procedures will go ahead and who has done wrong will pay.

We have procedures in place to make sure we're following FEC regulations, and we've always done that. We're doing all we can do to ensure these donations are given appropriately.

There are established legal procedures for obtaining phone records that provide checks against improper access. These legal procedures allow fast access to phone record for law enforcement and provide accountability. That's what missing here, the accountability.

Yes, I think some procedures can be tightened up. Improvements can be made.

We're always looking to see if there are modifications that might be needed to the procedures

It was during a cosmetic procedure that I first had painkillers.

We ran a number of tests and were not fully satisfied with procedures being followed for accepting cargo. Everyone involved has now been notified and is aware of the correct procedures.

We're addressing issues as they come up. Putting processes and procedures in place to make sure they don't happen again.

We have invested many resources in developing and redefining our safety systems and procedures that we have become a model of early detection and warning systems design and response around the country.

The project team members were very delighted to have seen all the procedures of collecting samples apparently ended without any problem.