Obviously what is being reported right now is an impasse. There are a lot of teams in similar straits that we are in, in terms of kind of waiting and hoping for the best. If no agreement is reached, I am sure there will be some very difficult decisions to be made. The players and the owners have to sort this thing out. It will take time. It is frustrating for, I think, fans and everyone.
Quotes about straits (16 Quotes)
Your visit attracted much attention worldwide, and the document of 'common aspiration and prospects for cross-Straits peace and development,' which we jointly issued with a view to promoting the benefits of compatriots on both sides of the Straits, is of great significance to pushing forward the cross-Straits relations on a path of peace and stability,
Dire Straits is a great band. Someone tells you they like ""Brothers in Arms"" and immediately you know they're a stupid annoying git.
We have global interests, potential threats from elsewhere, North Korea, Iran, Taiwan Straits and the like. We must be prepared for any future threat. That is why it is important that this be a transition year, 2006.
The tempest was terrible and separated me from my other vessels that night, putting every one of them in desperate straits, with nothing to look forward to but death. Each was certain the others had been destroyed. What man ever born, not excepting Job, who would not have died of despair, when in such weather seeking safety for my son, my brother, shipmates, and myself, we were forbidden access to the land and the harbors which I, by God's will and sweating blood, had won for Spain.
For love of freedom which abates
Beyond the Straits:
For patriot virtue starved to vice on
Self-praise, self-interest, and suspicion:
While I was into many different types of music, and played with many different local groups, I really didn't have a band to call my own until Dire Straits was formed in 1977.
Creditor. One of a tribe of savages dwelling beyond the Financial Straits and dreaded for their desolating incursions.
I certainly don't think we got the coverage that we need or the attention or the realization that Mississippi is in dire straits and in the condition it is.
in the sea of life enisled,
With echoing straits between us thrown,
Dotting the shoreless watery wild,
We mortal millions live alone.
As a species the cheetah is still in dire straits in Iran, so it is extremely encouraging to see an apparently healthy family in their native habitat. Images like these give hope to conservationists that there is still time to save these magnificent animals.
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.
In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest.
Despite weeks and weeks of evidence -- even before Hurricane Katrina -- that these families were going to face record energy bills, your Administration has made no recommendations to deal with their financial straits,
Our policy for the last many years has been to deter the Chinese government in Beijing from ever coming into the position where they thought they had enough leverage over the U.S. to cross the Straits of Taiwan.
A lot of rural property owners are finding a lot of offers right now. Agriculture is in dire straits right now, particularly in southern Florida.