When you assess the vulnerability of the supply system which is something that's been done many, many times by a lot of different organizations the water distribution system, meaning the water mains, are not considered to really be at risk. You're talking about an enclosed and pressurized system.
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Everyone who has been identified as a close contact has been treated. Those people who are at risk are household contacts, like roommates or people who come in close contact with the person through kissing or sharing of food or drink.
She's the heart and soul of the organization and the external leader. We have a short window of opportunity. If we don't do this (fundraising campaign) there's a risk there won't be a Focus HOPE going forward.
The local is a shabby thing. There's nothing worse than bringing us back down to our own little corner, our own territory, the radiant promiscuity of the face to face. A culture which has taken the risk of the universal, must perish by the universal.
Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the successful writers of prose, those who rise sensibly above it are the very rarest exceptions.
George Lucas wanted this moving camera for all of the photography in Star Wars. He was willing to take a risk with the concepts that I advanced with regard to ways for doing that.
I place economy among the first and important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our choice between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude. If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of caring for them, they will be happy.
People need to choose the risk and savings instruments that are right for them. If a person is very risk averse, then bank deposits are very attractive.
One thing that characterizes Harriet is that she is extremely diligent. She's going to be prepared. The temptation will be great for some to try to match wits with her on constitutional issues. There's some danger that senators might demonstrate not her lack of knowledge, but their own.
The market has priced out near-term bankruptcy risk. But the company still has industry risk, execution risk and turnaround risk.
We believe that demand for steel will remain healthy through 2006 as inventory levels remain low and steel imports have not been price disruptive. Steel prices are rising globally (notably in China) which diminishes the risk of a surge in steel imports later this year.
Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them.
We have been very disappointed in the unprofessional and dangerous behavior that some of the local vessels have engaged in during the course of our operations. It is distressing to see the casual attitude that some local Captains take toward marine laws and safety, a matter we take very seriously. On numerous occasions during the past weeks, we have seen small local boats approach our ship in a careless manner, apparently not realizing the danger of their actions. The thrusters that are engaged during dynamic positioning operations present a serious threat to small vessels that come too close, which is why we request a safe working perimeter through the Notice to Mariners. We are seeking legal redress to prevent this from happening in the future in order to avail ourselves of every avenue available before someone is seriously hurt or worse.
Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary it is to engage everyone's commitment and intelligence.
The best piece of evidence that's been published was actually quite a large, 2004 Oxford study that is a re-analysis from 53 studies, including 83,000 women from 16 countries, ... And they concluded abortion did not increase a woman's risk.
Automobiles are free of egotism, passion, prejudice and stupid ideas about where to have dinner. They are, literally, selfless. A world designed for automobiles instead of people would have wider streets, larger dining rooms, fewer stairs to climb and no smelly, dangerous subway stations.
We wanted to mitigate the risk, so we started by first selling the most marketable portion, the residential land, to other developers.
What makes you vulnerable is the virulence, the dangerousness, of the virus, and the 1918 virus was one dangerous virus, ... Avian flu, too - when it infects, it kills. That's why people are scared, and reasonably so.
Laws against sports betting and Internet gambling advance important social policy, ... We've had a ban on interstate sports gambling through telephone lines or wires since 1961. So long as we fail to clearly adapt this law to include the Internet, we will leave unchecked a dangerous and growing addiction.
Households have taken a clue from the drop-off in the stock market. The economy is weakening but not many of them have seen it in their own lives. Conditions are still fairly good, but there's a heightened awareness that the economy is at risk, and that can make people cautious.
As the major indexes move near four-year highs, there are some risks for stocks. But the economy is growing at a solid pace, as the payrolls number showed, bond yields remain low and there is still excess of capital out there, looking for good returns.
Given the stock's already poor performance, it would seem that any bad news would risk reducing investor interest and, thus, risk a lower stock price,
There is not enough uncertainty about Fed rate hikes. That causes people to take on too much risk.
It was really scary for them, ... It was the first time they had ever signed a store lease. But they took the risk and it was a big success. It was the first cosmeticsperfume store to open in the area.
It's tragic that bishops and priests can evade responsibility by hiding behind legal technicalities. Because of this ruling, dozens of dangerous predators will not be disclosed and kids will be hurt. Kids are safe when molesters are exposed.
The way it's written now, the legislative branch would totally give up any oversight of those records. That's the danger.
They're not the team they were last year, but they're still dangerous. They've won three in a row coming in here so they're capable of playing at a high level.
He's gone so quickly through the system because of his maturity level. He's talented, and he made adjustments. I think he's still under the radar. He has tremendous drive, he loves to condition and he'd try things out. He was willing to take risks. At the Triple-A level, when hitters starting catching up to his fastball, he started using a change and a split. He's had adversity, and he keeps bouncing back. Setbacks only fuel his desire to get better.
The mind is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not discreetly how to use it.
He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed.
They introduced all the riders with a new production, ... Tyler Evans drove in a Ferrari. Another rider an ambulance came with the siren on and then these two EMS guys got out pulled out a gurney, there was a white sheet and the guy sat up and waved. It was playing on the danger a little bit. Another guy rode in on a big, fat chopper really long, like one of those American Choppers . So there's a big production and then that guy's voice imitates supercross voice. It's very epic.
There is a risk that only 95 percent would be removed, ... You would bring a sense of complacency to the community and increase rather than reduce the chance of injury.
Curiosity is the essence of human existence and exploration has been part of humankind for a long time. The exploration of space, like the exploration of life, if you will, is a risk. We've got to be willing to take it.
When you remove the risk, you remove the challenge. When you remove the challenge, you wither on the vine.
These are typically former special operations community personnel who are highly trained in the use of deadly force, also in surveillance detection and also in risk avoidance.
Canada is doing great -- both of the reports today were good news. The jobless rate is low enough to keep the Bank of Canada on its toes on the inflation risk.
He has the most traumatized background of any leader I've profiled, ... Leaders and Their Followers in a Dangerous World.
I treated this as a public health emergency, ... A drug that had an 8-to-1 vote in favor of approval and that could any day be approved by the FDA to be used by any of 18 million Americans with type 2 diabetes was, by my analysis, doubling of risk of serious irrevocable cardiovascular events like death, heart attacks and stroke. I dropped everything.
Let me have men about me that are fat,
Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights:
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much; such men are dangerous.
misrepresented its own studies and the concerns of physicians suggesting the drug may increase the risk of heart problems.
I am as positive on north-south as I used to be, but I do not want to conceal that there are risks, ... LRA is bigger than we thought and it's important to say so.
It's very worrisome. This is another step on the path to a return to war. The risk of a return to war is now greater.
Ironically, removing the asbestos actually raised the risk to the public - because asbestos fibers become airborne during removal.
True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
because it's a health risk.
We're gambling with other things in the environment or genes or both, ... The fact that Jennings smoked for a long period of time increased his risk of getting lung cancer. How much that risk was dissipated by stopping for 20 years I don't know, but it was obviously not entirely.
And what about those two Gayle sixes I got the length slightly wrong, a little bit too full and wide, ... He's the type of guy who can do that but he can get out just as easily. He is a dangerous batsman but I probably learned more than he did by hitting those sixes.
I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way.
There's always a danger that you take it lightly but I've got a lot of experienced players and I don't expect that.