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It always strikes me as somewhat absurd that strikes are referred to as "industrial action", for they are nothing of the sort, almost as daft as the sexual act being described as "sleeping together John Copeland
absurd act action almost daft referred sexual somewhat strikes together
It always strikes me as somewhat absurd that strikes are referred to as ""industrial action"", for they are nothing of the sort, almost as daft as the sexual act being described as ""sleeping together John Copeland
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In the best farce today we start with some absurd premise as to character or situation, but if the premises be once granted we move logically enough to the ending. George Pierce Baker
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Considered purely as effects-driven filmed drama, 'The Day After Tomorrow' checks in somewhere in the middle of one of Hollywood's most absurd and least lamented dead genres, the disaster pic of the '70s. It's a little better than 'Earthquake' but not as good as 'The Towering Inferno,' because it doesn't star Steve McQueen and Paul Newman. Stephen Hunter
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Here I was in my 20s, and life seemed to me so exciting and full of girls and gardens and steamships and drinks and tennis games and countries and cathedrals... I mean, it seemed absurd to be writing these drab, depressed little poems. I knew there were things like death and poverty and injustice, but they weren't everything. Kenneth Koch
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Historically, they've demonstrated a shocking lack of humor for people in such an absurd industry. Tom O'Neill
absurd interest rate
It is absurd to think that such an interest rate could kill growth. Guy Quaden
absurdity all-things
I admit it: above all things, I fear absurdity. Salman Rushdie
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I have written three books on the soul, / Proving absurd all written hitherto, / And putting us to ignorance again. Robert Brown
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While everyone's experience of oppression is different and complicated and often overlapping, I really believe that if you have privilege, you need to learn as much as you can about the world beyond yourself. Kathleen Hanna
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I believe that curiosity, wonder and passion are defining qualities of imaginative minds and great teachers; that restlessness and discontent are vital things; and that intense experience and suffering instruct us in ways that less intense emotions can never do. Kay Redfield Jamison
believe themselves women
I really believe that in this industry women have to be very true to themselves about what they're comfortable with. Keira Knightley
believed bummed goal last lost missed taken tougher win
I was like, 'I can't believed I missed that.' It was a one-in-a-million that I'd miss that. That goal could have taken us to OT. I wanted to win this one. I'm so bummed out right now. This one was tougher than our last lost to them. We had our chances, and that's what kills me. We had more chances. Alex Guerrero
believe fit
I was like, 'Dude, I can't believe it,' ... I don't know where I fit in, but I'm psyched. Whatever. Dave Mirra
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I was laughing at myself. Every time I'd throw one 85 and Jeff Kent would pop it up, I was like, 'Oh my gosh,' ... There are other guys in the league who can do it, and it made me a believer in how you can get guys out doing it. Jason Schmidt
believe car few looked lucky next small survived
I was lucky to get away from that with only a few small injuries, ... The next day I looked at the car and just couldn't believe I had survived it. Hal Miller
believed police
I was in the police for 36 years. I always believed fingerprints didn't lie. Now ... I know different. Iain McKie
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King Hussein was a great leader and brother and a dear friend ... he believed in justice and peace, Hosni Mubarak
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Khalil and I talked about it, ... He's just extremely confident that he can hit it out in this ballpark, because no matter where you hit it, it can go out of this ballpark. That's not the case in our park. Dave Roberts
cases cover john worked
John and I go way back. We worked a lot of cover cases together, Joe Pistone
case club happen player time waiting
Johansson is a player that we have monitored for some time but with all transfers it is a case of waiting for something to happen and it being right for the club and player. Nigel Worthington
case fairness gay john kerry lesbian mary smart
John Kerry and John Edwards would be smart to make their case for gay and lesbian fairness by not mentioning Mary Cheney. Patrick Guerriero
casey court dictated held judge protects roe ruling supreme
Judge Casey said his ruling was dictated by a 5 to 4 Supreme Court ruling in 2000, which held that Roe v. Wade protects partial-birth abortion. Douglas Johnson
case senator sunday suspect talk
I suspect that this is another case of a senator hyperventilating on a Sunday talk show. Mike Ford
case holes jail sitting solved thinking
I think I solved the case myself in jail just by sitting up there and thinking about it, the many holes that I found. Neil Miller
case law stood
I think in this case international law stood in the way of doing the right thing. Richard Perle
cases house impeached render resign senate
I think in the end, we'll have a trial, ... We will render a verdict, as the Senate has on 15 other occasions, in those 15 cases where there was an impeachment in the House and where the person impeached did not resign first. Phil Gramm
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When I was growing up in Virginia, the Civil War was presented to me as glorious with dramatic courage and military honor. Later, I realized how death was central to the reality. It was at the core of women's lives. It's what they talked about most. Drew Gilpin Faust
central defense guy vocal
He's a real vocal guy for us. He's a central part of our defense and our offense. Kirk Walters
central general history implicit market mechanisms occur planners power removal rights spread
History has demonstrated that implicit in any removal of power from central planners and broadening of market mechanisms -- as would occur under WTO -- is a more general spread of rights to individuals, Alan Greenspan
central delays drag economy profits revival
It could be a drag on earnings...something that delays the revival of profits so central to the revival of the economy itself. David Resler
central clear curb determination government housing market means property signal
It is a clear signal to the property market that the central government has the determination and the means to curb investments and housing prices. Yi Xianrong
central culture education fact gifted outsiders politics reality rest sort suddenly together
I think the new reality that's converging all this is, you have on the one end this culture of extraordinarily gifted outsiders who have patched together the Internet. And then there's the rest of the world -- business, education and politics -- that suddenly has woken up to the fact that they desperately need the Internet. It's very important. And so they become sort of central while still not being in the mainstream. Jon Katz
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I think that they've just got some talent going to Lenoir-Rhyne from this area. And to be coming from South Central really means a lot to us. I think that with the young coaches teaching these guys and what they're going to teach, you're going to see some more guys walk through these doors and sign and do some things in the future. Kemp Ewing
central comedy picking thank
I want to thank Comedy Central for picking up the show, but more importantly I want to congratulate Comedy Central for picking up the show, Stephen Colbert
central hopefully jackson southeast teams
Hopefully we can make it to Jackson this year, but we know we have to go through teams like Choctaw Central and Southeast Lauderdale. Freda Craft
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Jon enjoyed the visit with the Jets. They did an incredibly good job with the visit. They got his attention. But his comfort level is in Philadelphia. Going into this I thought it would be between money and comfort level, in that order. Comfort level clearly proved to be more of a factor. He just decided signing with the Eagles was what he wanted to do. Ben Dogra
clearly crying lived medals
He did everything right in Turin. He was even crying on medals stand. He lived up to the hype. He's clearly comfortable on camera. You'll see a lot of him. Bob Dorfman
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He clearly still harbors a very personal grudge from the December negotiations. And that doesn't augur well for the near future. Gene Russianoff
clearly final leave middle parties worse
He clearly does not want to get in the middle of the parties and leave them worse off than they were. He will do everything he can to coerce a final settlement. John Remington
clearly people today year
There are still 60,000 people in tents today and that's clearly unacceptable a year after the tsunami. Andrew Steer
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History speaks pretty clearly that the markets do better with Democrats. Republicans' ideas of what constitutes fiscal responsibility simply are not good for the stock market. Democrats have many tendencies, but one of them is to look after the workers, and actually that tends to be good for demand and good for markets. Jeremy Grantham
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It clearly shows that the U.S. economy is very strong and isn't slowing down. That doesn't bode well for the possibility of inflation and it doesn't bode well for the outlook for the U.S. dollar. Doug Porter
clearly protect purpose seek
The purpose was clearly to seek to protect the lychee crop, Bob Pack
clearly follow forces people political wishes
The people clearly opted for my plan, ... Political forces must follow the wishes of the electorate. Ariel Sharon
conditions looking
Just looking to see the conditions of the lake. Kind of looking to see what I can see. Jed Dickerson
conditions couple cut cuts guess last limit longer maybe outside rates required three
(Greenspan) cut rates three times last year, but he said that the conditions that required those cuts are no longer with us. So the outside limit to what he is going to do is three hikes. My guess is that you will only end up with a couple of them, a quarter-point at the end of this month, one in August, and maybe one in October. David Jones
conditions highly sensitive starts weather winter
Historically, construction and starts have been highly sensitive to weather conditions during the winter months. Robert Mellman
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It honestly wasn't ideal weather conditions for us, but the kids competed well and we had some some good results for the first meet of the year. S. Walker
conditions dictated difficulty today
I think the conditions today favored us. Really, it was the conditions that dictated the difficulty of the hole, and today it was perfect, so we could get it out there. O. Singh
conditions holes today
I think the conditions today favored us, not the holes they changed. O. Singh
conditions economic evolving policy position possible puts react strongest
Removing the policy accommodation puts us in the strongest possible position to react as evolving economic conditions require. Sandra Pianalto
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Optimism remains, and the conditions supporting stock gains through the end of the year are still good. The economy continues to recover and the interest rate environment is still good, but I have to think that March could be a challenging month. S. Hughes
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I played great golf for 16 holes today. All you need is one poor swing under these conditions and you're writing a 6 on the card. Aaron Oberholser
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I was intrigued by the opportunity to live and experience a country less well off than ours. And see firsthand the problems that plague a developing nation. Evan Wilson
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Kish is a kid that pushes the tempo, even though he might not be as highly ranked as other guys, but he will be a guy ranked high in the country by the end of the year. Troy Sunderland
country division elite people settling unique vote
I would vote no. Other people in our organization would like to see it. But I like distinguishing the elite division in the country with a unique way of settling the championship. Brian France
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Just look at the organized sector of the economy in a country such as India, which employs less than 10 percent of workforce, you are worrying about this when there is a multitude of people completely being bypassed. Ifzal Ali
country cultures fire great neat throughout
I think it's a great idea, there are a lot of different cultures in the fire departments throughout the country. It's a neat idea. Brian Martin
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I think it is a very delicate moment for the country and we are going to wait until the end, until the electoral tribunal has processed all the votes because with such a small difference, anything can happen. Otton Solis
country free grateful italy past states united
Italy will always be grateful to the United States for what this country has been doing to free us from totalitarianism in the past century, Silvio Berlusconi
country gained lasted three until war
Well the war lasted for three months, from April of 1994 until the Tutsi army, the exiles as it were, gained control of the country and then it stopped. Tony Greig
country liked millennium stadium time tsunami
The Millennium Stadium thing was for the Tsunami concert. It was a thing that I think every band in the country would have liked to be a part of at the time that it happened. Kelly Jones
entered good instead knows mum
I think, you know, we entered the 'The X Factor' in the U.K., and you kind of want someone who knows what they're talking about to tell you if you're any good or not instead of just your mum saying that you like it when you sing. Harry Styles
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It is just one year since his pontificate entered its final phase, full of suffering and yet triumphant and truly paschal. Pope Benedict
entered interest
I think they (Payson) entered it with an open-minded interest to see the ramifications. Rodger Hannel
entered public record volumes
Cablegate is 3,000 volumes of material. It is the greatest intellectual treasure to have entered into the public record in modern times. Julian Assange
entered heads london spoken
the heads on the pikes may have spoken to him on the day he entered London - and he may well have heeded their warning. Stephen Greenblatt
entered feet hairs hath thine thou turned unto washed water wiped women
And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. Bible Bible
entered few last reason thousand
The most powerful idea that's entered the world in the last few thousand years - the idea of grace - is the reason I would like to be a Christian. Bono
entered far improbable metaphor victories weak
That term, 'David and Goliath,' has entered our language as a metaphor for improbable victories by some weak party over someone far stronger. Malcolm Gladwell
entered
Look at Microsoft, Google, and Facebook. They have all entered many sectors, and actually, in many of those sectors, they weren't as early as Tencent. Ma Huateng
home
I would take 10-under and go home and see how it does. Chris DiMarco
home honestly pack three
Kathy told me she honestly thought they'd be home in three days, so they didn't pack a lot. Julie Buchanan
home last played responsibility
I take a lot of responsibility for it. I'm going to go home and look in the mirror. I don't think, my last two games, I've played up to my potential. Adam Braidwood
homework pass
I actually had to do my homework to pass the time. It was horrible. S. Walker
hometown knew sure
He was a hometown hero, and Lorraine made sure everyone knew it. Vicki Bosley
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He wanted his cigarettes, his son - he told us he made enough money and didn't need it. He made us all promise we were going to vote for him. (She did.) I really think that he had planned on going home all day, but he was part of a four-person alliance, and they talked him into staying. Melinda Hyder
home house private
He unobserved / Home to his mother's house private returned. John Milton
home life plan resume
He did not know it was coming. He's distraught. He had a whole plan to go home and resume a life with his family. Harry Smith
home trouble
He'd be in a lot more trouble when he got at home if he didn't do what he did. Larry Brown
insult
It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
insult
Wrongs unredressed, or insults unavenged. William Wordsworth
insult-to-injury judging soil
I elect to stay on the soil of which I was born and on the plot of ground which I have fairly bought and honestly paid for. Don't advise me to leave, and don't add insult to injury by telling me it's for my own good; of that I am to be the judge. Robert Purvis
insulting dialect language
The American has no language, he has a dialect, slang, provincialism, accent and so forth Rudyard Kipling
insulting littles way
To learn English you must begin by thrusting the jaw forward, almost clenching the teeth, and practically immbilizing the lips. In this way the English produce the series of unpleasant little mews of which their language consists. Jose Ortega y Gasset
insult outrage insolence
He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be so; and insolence, if unpunished, increases! [Lat., Qui se laisse outrager, merite qu'on l'outrage Et l'audace impunie enfle trop un courage.] Pierre Corneille
insulting just-being said
Maybe you're not his type." Michael said "Oh, now you're just being insulting. Rachel Caine
insult
You cannot insult the faith of others. Pope Francis
insulting world ridiculous
Don't be ridiculous, please.' The most insulting words in the world! Lucy Maud Montgomery
led stepped today
He comes to play in big games, and today was two big games. I think he stepped up and led us to victory. Mike Conley
led player special
He led the way, that's for sure. I think he showed what a special player is. Steven Reinprecht
led team
He's been so solid. He's come in and led the team from the start. Seth Vining
led plays school trying
I was always kind of a loudmouth and a class clown, and that kind of led to doing all the school plays and trying out all kinds of different stuff. Dustin Milligan
ledges worst worst-things
Googling yourself is maybe one of the worst things you can do. I did it once, and someone had to talk me off a ledge. Winona Ryder
led rates
Our research led on to other things, such as the fact that exchange rates are not lognormally distributed. John Hull
led period second turned
In the second period we turned the tide. We started doing the little things that make us successful. And that led to the big things, which is goals. Wil Nichol
led logically showcase
I play-acted and started performing, which just logically led to doing it in school, which led to studying it in college, which led to auditioning to the showcase in New York. And then I had an agent, and I was an actress. Mamie Gummer
led man sit thirteen
Thirteen and three. He's a 13-3 quarterback. You're going to just sit him down? That man led us to 13-3, so why would you sit him down? R. Robinson
legal needs run sure
I think it needs some clarification as to what is what, ... I'm not sure you don't run into some legal technicalities. Chuck Robinson
legality matter ought president report respond
I think it's a matter not so much of legality as of fundamental fairness, that the president ought to have a right to respond to any report if there is such a report." () Mike McCurry
legal
What I heard, unfortunately, was more legal hair-splitting, Elton Gallegly
legal permanent process provide qualify support worker
We support legislation that would provide a step-by-step process in which an undocumented worker could qualify for permanent legal status. Thomas Donohue
legal policy stupid type
I think it's stupid that this type of policy is legal and profitable. Dan Ravicher
legally son work
I want to work legally here; that would give my son more. If I have the chance, I want to be legal. It would be much easier. Jorge Zamora
legal means side sure system versed
I'm not sure on the legal side of things, I'm not well versed in that, but I'd like to see something done through the legal system that says, 'Don't do this again,' and I don't know what that means to do that are. Erich Dumbeck
legal opinions
I have two legal opinions that say that it's unconstitutional. Steve Hall
legal open reforms truly
The comprehensive legal reforms enacted in 2004 truly have made Mississippi open for business. Tom Donohue
longer seems
He seems to be real comfortable with the system. He seems like he's been doing it longer than two years. He seems like he's made strides. Bryan Randall
longer scope sheer size
I think what makes this one different is just the sheer scope and size of it. It's just going to be a much, much longer haul. F. Stone
longer
It is no longer a possibility or an option. Alberto Fujimori
longer people
People aren't religious because it's easy not to be. Like anything, it's habitual, and once it's a habit it's no longer hard. Matisyahu
longer message misery payoff remain suffering terms
Our message is that suffering years of misery to remain super-skinny is not going to have a big payoff in terms of a longer life. John Phelan
longer months received route survival time via women
In our trial, women who received part of their chemotherapy via an IP route had a median survival time of 16 months longer than women who received only IV chemotherapy. Dr. Armstrong
longer phone talk
I no longer talk to you and you must never phone me again. George Charamba
longer might strength track
I have the strength of a 10-year-old. If the track was 500 meters longer I might have a chance. Georg Hackl
longer parts precious resource simply water
In many parts of the country, water is a precious resource which we can no longer simply take for granted. Elliot Morley
original sell sit stroke three
This wasn't calculated. We didn't sit down and think, 'In three weeks, we can sell 500,000 copies.' But Billy's original idea was a stroke of genius. Mark Leyner
original sell sit stroke three
This wasn't calculated, ... We didn't sit down and think, 'In three weeks, we can sell 500,000 copies.' But Billy's original idea was a stroke of genius. Mark Leyner
originality said
All has not been said and never will be. Samuel Beckett
originality plagiarism unconscious
Originality, I fear, is too often only undetected and frequently unconscious plagiarism. William Ralph Inge
originality aim
I really do not aim at any originality. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
originally passed
I originally passed on 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head' in 1969, so they gave it to B.J. Thomas. Ray Stevens
originality unfaithful translate
The original is unfaithful to the translation. Jorge Luis Borges
originals gershwin
It is always possible to create something original. George Gershwin
original
This is much more like the original plan. Holly Hawkins
persons hard
I am a hard person to love but when I love, I love really hard. Tupac Shakur
persons right-now
You’re never going to be the same person you are right now. Robert Redford
persons
I am a person who is not mated. Sarah Paulson
persons
There is nothing God won't do for the person totally absorbed with pleasing him. Rick Warren
persons
The work exists for the person as much as the person exists for the work. Robert K. Greenleaf
persons
I've always been who I've been. I've always been this person. Keke Palmer
persons
I'm not a very 'this is planned out' person when I get to set. 'This is how I'm going to do it' - I'm never like that. Kirsten Dunst
persons
I've always been the sort of person who immerses myself in things, and eventually you become part of that life. Marc Almond
persons
Through the Thou a person becomes I. Martin Buber
process rebuilding terms
I would not say we're at 100 percent. We're still in the process of rebuilding our infrastructure. But in terms of the department's responsiveness to the community, we are functional. Marlon Defillo
process returning
We're in the process of returning it to its rightful owner. Steve Siegel
process site verify
We're in the process of interviewing right now. We take their statements, then go back to the site to verify what they said they saw. Phil Frame
process
We're in the process of getting it started. Pearl Norris
process
We've got to get Vitaly in shape. And there's a process in that. Bob Hill
process time understand
I think we just sometimes don't understand how we get leads, and time and score. We're just young and this is the process you've got to live with. Larry Brown
process proper realize subjective worse
I think we all realize that the more subjective the process is, the worse things are for everybody. I think it would be proper to come up with something more definitive. Vince Dooley
process question work
It is not a question of how well each process works, the question is how well they all work together. Lloyd Dobens
process roger spend thousands time visited
Roger visited us and got to know and spend time with Nestor before he died. That's an important part of the process of portraiture. And, of course, we have thousands of photos. Eric Stoltz
public support
We've been very public in our support of this. Mike Mower
publicity drs claims
I do not know of any credible evidence that suggests Dr. Zavos can clone a human being. This seems to be yet another one of his claims to get publicity. Robert Winston
public-opinion opinion ministers
No minister ever stood, or could stand, against public opinion. Robert Peel
public-service attorney agree
Even the former Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder has come out to say that he believed that [Edward] Snowden performed a public service, and I couldn't agree more. Zachary Quinto
public ruling
If I were the public officials, I would look at this ruling very carefully. Gary Peck
public-opinion opinion journalism
Journalism has a distinct place in familiarizing and expressing public opinion. Mahatma Gandhi
public-opinion creation born
Creation of effective public opinion depends on the cultivation of true courage, born of truthfulness and nonviolence. Mahatma Gandhi
public truth
The truth is, you can be honest with your friends - but you just can't be honest with the general public if you want to keep your friends. Jennifer Saunders
public
AllianceTexas is a cash machine for our public partners. Ross Perot, Jr.
return forget theft
To forget, or pretend to do so, to return a borrowed article, is the meanest sort of petty theft. Samuel Johnson
return increase decrease
Returns decrease as motion increases. Warren Buffett
return income manners
I know everybody's income and what everybody earns, And I carefully compare it with the income-tax returns W. S. Gilbert
return traditional-values mandates
There is a mandate to impose a voluntary return to traditional values. Ronald Reagan
return
I may return to the stage, but not in the foreseeable future. Ben Kingsley
returned
If PCI is not going to use these funds, they should be returned to their rightful owners, Pennsylvania taxpayers, Jack Wagner
return portfolios different
Having different types of stocks in your portfolio can enhance returns. Kenneth Fisher
return sad serious shooting task urgent
It's a very sad day and a very serious situation. And the first and most urgent task is to return from shooting to talking, Shimon Peres
return several ways weeks work
(The VEDP personnel) will return to Danville in several weeks to give ways that we can work with Danville to help. Christie Collins
several
There are several teams, and one of them could be Corinthians. Luiz Scolari
several zones
There are nuclear-weapons-free zones in several parts of the world already, except that they're not implemented fully, because the U.S. won't allow it. Noam Chomsky
several theory types work
I did several types of work about several investigations of application of game theory to international relations. Reinhard Selten
several talked
I had talked to several other guys, but (Jones) was, in my opinion, a better candidate. John Allen
several written
I've written several pilots that haven't gone, so that's why you haven't seen any. Rob Riggle
several since widespread
It's been several years since we've had this widespread of flooding, and we're not done. Rob Hartman
several uses
They're always tough. Several years ago everyone used us as a measuring stick. Now everyone uses them as the measuring stick. Dan Smith
several
What I always want is to have several little 'aha' moments where your brain is very happy. Scott Kim
several
We should do well in several of them. Paul Sadorf
work
Justus is very much a work in progress, ... but he's getting better all the time. Bob Greenly
work
I take my work enormously seriously. When I do something, it has to feel right. Everything has to be right. Mads Mikkelsen
work
It can happen. We just all have to work together. Dan Kane
workout
It can be as much of a workout as you want it to be. Eric Kristenson
work
I think you can have it all. You just have to know it's going to work. Tory Burch
work
I think it's going to work out fine. Glenn Storch
work
I think the law should be comprehensible not only to those who work with it but also to those who are governed by it. Alan Siegel
work
I think that potentially neuraminidase inhibitors may work if you are already on them as prophylaxis (prevention), Michael Osterholm
work
It had nothing to do with her work as a lobbyist. Ben Kuehne