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    It's just amazing what he does. He's not throwing 94, 93 (mph). He's pitching. It's the definition of a pitcher. If a son comes to a game with his dad and his dad wants to teach him about pitching, watch Greg Maddux, because that's an art.

    Supreme Court says pornography is anything without artistic merit that causes sexual thoughts that's their definition, essentially. No artistic merit, causes sexual thoughts. Hmm. . . . Sounds like . . . every commercial on television, doesn't it


    I wasn't taken by this definition, but I think his relevance to this situation depends upon the implementation of these declarations and that we should wait and see,



    Psychoanalysis pretends to investigate the Unconscious. The Unconscious by definition is what you are not conscious of. But the Analysts already know what's in it - they should, because they put it all in beforehand.


    Human rights are not a privilege granted by the few, they are a liberty entitled to all, and human rights, by definition, include the rights of all humans, those in the dawn of life, the dusk of life, or the shadows of life.

    But Hezbollah now has reared its ugly head in a way that threatens the entire free world. And they want, by their own charter and definition, the destruction of Israel and Christians. That is the truth. That is in their charter.

    He's laid down the gauntlet. He, by his own definition, needs to get a bond on the ballot. It's wrong to say he absolutely cannot be re-elected without a bond but he's going to have a real problem explaining why there isn't a bond.

    First Command is proud to add this convenient service from such an established company. We want to play a vital role in our clients' lives, and home relocation services certainly meets that definition. We look forward to having this relationship for many years to come.


    Since hydrogen is a constituent of most of our electrolytic solvents, the definition of an acid or base as a substance which gives up or takes up hydrogen ion would be more general than the one we used before, but it would not be universal.


    You've got to have money to run. And by definition, getting money from traditional party sources against an incumbent governor is going to be extraordinarily difficult. Perry's locked that stuff up.

    A few years ago, something that appeared incorrect might not be changed. Today, with heightened concern over complete accuracy, the definition of materiality has gotten a lot broader.

    It's a shared experience. That's a definition of community. When everyone gets the same images, experience, they have something to fall back on. It provides a base for a common ground.






    This is in line with the recommendations of the Legislature's Task Force on Long-Term Solutions which is calling for the elimination of the definition of wind exposure class C from Florida's building code statutes.

    There's still plenty of consumer demand for direct-view televisions. They provide people looking to step-up to HD television a great value and for others satisfied with standard definition, an attractive price and solid performance.


    Nobody wants to just jump in and get schooled and then get yelled at by the twelve year old that did it. That's not the definition of fun for most people.

    This is what has caused Bush and many other politicians to shy away from any tough action on immigration. They fear the 'r' label the racist label. Almost by definition, it's tough to accuse Richardson of that. So that's why ... he's got an invulnerability shield that the other politicians would die for,

    The MRI showed nothing like what he had a couple of years ago with his ankle, ... It's not as if he pulled it off the bone. It does show inflammation in the area. A strain by definition does involve inflammation of the tissue, and it can be associated with a tear.

    He was one of the best baseball announcers, too. You talk about painting a picture of a game, he was so good at it. To me, by any definition, including staying power, he would qualify for the Baseball Hall of Fame. He'd have my vote. He'd have (broadcaster partner and Hall of Fame second baseman) Joe Morgan's vote, too. But in the Bay Area, Bill was so good in other sports that it overshadowed what he did in baseball.


    Suppose we loosely define a religion as any discipline whose foundations rest on an element of faith, irrespective of any element of reason which may be present. Quantum mechanics for example would be a religion under this definition. But mathematics would hold the unique position of being the only branch of theology possessing a rigorous demonstration of the fact that it should be so classified.


    Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger that is determination to bring about change. I think, in fact, that one could give that as a definition of revolution.

    Companies should firmly establish budgets, change requests and fixed price rather than open ended contracts. The trouble often starts with a lack of clarity in scope and definition.

    I am also one who is in Disagreement with both the definition of Open Source and of The Free Software fondation the body who are certifying software as such , the fact that the words

    So the challenge was to revitalize what a three-row vehicle could be. We needed to appeal to more people, with more functions for the lifestyles of buyers who are outside the definition of the usual minivan buyer. This vehicle needed to show the advantages of what three rows can do as a way of serving a market that's mostly being ignored, We know how vans are used and how they're configured. We wanted to look at the social aspect, and at how we could use an interior to bring families closer together to enhance their experience. So we created this relaxed lounge environment.

    When they say 'navigable,' they are referring to a definition that dates back to the 19th century, not the Clean Water Act. But even using that definition, it has long been accepted that the U.S. can protect upstream waters in order to protect downstream waters.

    That was the definition of a heartbreaker. We're using that as motivation this year and hopefully we can have a better outcome. We don't want to leave anything up to the (NCAA Tournament) selection committee.


    There are different uniforms for different occasions. There's the uniform you wear on the court, there's the uniform you wear when you are on business, there's the uniform you might wear on your casual downtime with your friends. . . . We're just changing the definition of the uniform that you wear when you are on NBA business.

    All the FBI said was that under the definition of this one particular federal corruption statute, these activities could not be charged criminally with the expectation of a conviction. That is not at all to say that they didn't happen or that they were false. All the things we reported, the FBI confirmed.


    I don't think there's any one definition, but to do effective political work you have to have vision and practicality, and learn how to persuade people that what you feel needs to be done does need to be done.




    We frequently define an acid or a base as a substance whose aqueous solution gives, respectively, a higher concentration of hydrogen ion or of hydroxide ion than that furnished by pure water. This is a very one sided definition.

    When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one.


    County library Reference desk, please. Hello Yes, I need a word definition. Well, that's the problem. I don't know how to spell it and I'm not allowed to say it. Could you just rattle off all the swear words you know and I'll stop you when...Hello



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