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It is not acceptable that we continue to see thousands of acres burn because of forest fires, because of poor management on our forests, big kill, and we have these catastrophic situations take place when we are not able to take action.

It's his arm action. Then, he gathers himself well on the mound and lets it go. (Olson) even commented that his arm action is better than it was a month ago.

Inflation is still pretty well in check. We do have energy prices that are unwelcome, too high. I hope Congress can take some action on that.

Beyond guidance for favorable structural cost performance in 2006, and details on material cost savings goals, no specific guidance on the extent or cadence of structural cost savings was given. In addition, the company offered only limited details on the timing of plant actions.

Some analysts said that knowing earnings were dismal, GM had to take some sort of action. Things like today are great it's better than not being able to announce anything, ... But I certainly don't think it's anywhere near the scope or the magnitude of what this company needs.

We will confirm that consumer prices will stabilize at zero or above before taking action.

The games are always very intense, a lot of action, hard-hitting, and a lot of fun.

There are two things that got this rally started late last week -- short-covering and an expectation that this (war) action will be brief, ... If this war is executed right, you could see a bounce off the action, but it's going to remain volatile this week with so much up in the air.

Everything changed in Bosnia, when General Wesley Clark proved that you could fight a war with high- level precision air strikes and a bare minimum of ground action.

At this point he is in a lot of trouble, and the only way he can help himself is to come forward and take responsibility for his actions.

Like the prime minister just said, there will be a seven-day period starting at some point in the future when quiet occurs that will measure the chairman's actions,

I respect very much the role of the media in our society; I think they can be very, very helpful. They serve as a very useful check, sort of a watchdog over the actions of the government, and I respect that.

Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action.

Vigor is contagious, and whatever makes us either think or feel strongly ads to our power and enlarges our field of action.

It's yet to be determined how Roberts will deal with important decisions. I don't know his position on issues like stem-cell research, abortion or affirmative action. These are things that someone may attempt to bring to the Supreme Court.

I don't know why I do it. You know, dresses and wear lipstick. Gives me some sort of comfort. Some kind of satisfaction. And people call me a queer for it. Since I was eleven. But that's alright. I'm not so new to ridicule. Out of all things, I hate rape and perversion. Rape the action, perversion the words. Maybe some people just don't have a heart.

I'm just thrilled with the action tonight. I hope the public will see you as more of an educational leader in the county.

You can never underestimate the potential for OPEC to do the wrong thing and push prices with their rhetoric or actions.

It is in the plan that man should die. The rich, the poor the bond, the free the great, the lowlyall must die. Death comes to everyone. Death a necessary step to our eterrzal progression. But death is not the end, it is only a transitional state whereby we move from one stage of action to another. The spirit continues to live, move, think, learn, and to engage in all those activities associated with existence in our next estate. The physical body is placed in the grave, there to remain until the time of our resurrection. The change called death is ordained of God awl is a blessing to man. It would be tragic if men could never be released from mortality that they might put on immortality. Death releases man from his mortal existence and makes possible his onward progress toward eterrzal life and exaltation.

Fans really want to feel intimate with the action. This is part of what has made the NBA so successful. You can almost smell the sweat.

Volatility of words is carelessness in actions words are the wings of actions.

Offering Packet8 subscribers an effective and reliable E911 solution has always been a priority for 8x8, as evidenced by our pioneering role in being the first VoIP service provider to offer true, replacement enhanced 911 services to our subscribers beginning in June 2004, more than a year ahead of the FCC's actions, ... Our subscribers can expect to receive the same response to a 911 call placed on their Packet8 service as calls made from a PSTN line, no matter where their emergency calls are placed in the U. S.

Actions have consequences.

Our coaching philosophy at Council Rock is that you should watch each other's back, and support one another. We're always preaching that to the kids. It's great to see this in action outside the field of play.

(Retzers) actions were in full compliance with departmental policy,

Scholars who contemplate on their thoughts and translate them into actions are the ones who are really great and noble.

Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action.

One of our federal judges said, not long ago, that what the American people need is ten per cent of thought and ninety per cent of action.

It comes down to cost, condition and space as to why the pool is closing. It's time to take action.

The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action.

It's hard news for Ed and his family and for us. On the other hand I'm sure he's relieved he can take some action now and have some timetable to get back and play for us.

I like Rose as a person. He played with great passion. I think he made a tragic mistake. We all make mistakes. You forgive and you move on. But Rose made a tragic mistake in not telling the truth. That's a tough nut for Bud Selig to handle. It was a sickness with Rose. He'd go to the dog track and he'd bet two or three thousand dollars on the dog running. He loved the action. You shouldn't have any betting in the locker room at all, whether it's baseball or it's horses. You can't beat the horses. You can't beat any kind of gambling because they have the odds. if they get deep into you they're going to say, 'Do this or do that.'

Coaches all understand. Coaches aren't responsible for the actions of their players, but if you're a good coach you feel very responsible for their actions.

President Bush's action, although timely, may be ill advised. For the past three years, both the CDC and the WHO have steadfastly ignored our novel anti-viral approach, which has achieved over 80 treatment success in West Nile virus encephalitis and which should be equally effective against avian influenza. If the WHO had put us in touch with clinicians in Southeast Asia treating avian influenza cases as we've asked for the past three winters, we'd already know by now.

You can say coming into season we knew we'd need some leadership, but actions are a whole different deal. It took some time.

Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature cannot be changed.

In the past, presidents set up buffers to distance themselves from covert action.

Men of action, above all those whose actions are guided by love, live forever.

It shows that we did take action, that we didn't just come with hype.

world-class scientists and engineers and surround them with the creative environment and speed of action that will make it happen.

Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.

They are stepping up to the plate. We need to work with their aggressiveness and get-ting into live action.

I know from my time in government that there is never a good time to take an action that someone will perceive as a hostile act. You can always come with a reason why it is a bad time to do it.

I don't want to do an action movie, because I've acted in them, and they're so boring to do, because they're so technical. The headache of that is daunting. But, if it were an action movie with really interesting characters, how great would that be?

I saw that all beings are fated to happiness: action is not life, but a way of wasting some force, an enervation. Morality is the weakness of the brain.

I think that may. Absolutely. That kind of action can not be tolerated.

While a number of the actions we are taking are painful, they are vital to refocusing our company, accelerating cost and process efficiencies, and driving improved performance across our global organization,

Action, not words, would be the measure of our success or failure. Will there be lengthy academic or legal debates on what constitutes genocide or crimes against humanity while people die.

The props received a lot of action. The atmosphere was terrific, and people were living and dying with every play.

There is no nonsense so arrant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate government action.