Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rebecca MacKinnon

The Chinese government sometimes shuts down the Internet and mobile services in specific areas where unrest occurs.

The chances of a tornado coming near you are very rare. The event that happened here in Oklahoma City is something that even in the metropolitan area hasn't happened for probably 50 years.

The chances are very good that it's not the emissions we know about that are really bothering people, but rather the compounds that result when the emitted chemicals react with ozone. That could be quite significant in urban areas like Atlanta that have high levels of ground-level ozone.

The Champions Tour is thrilled to have this opportunity. They're bending over backwards to get an event in Hartford. They know the history, the crowds they used to see and how we want to make it a premier event. And I think this area will eat up a Champions Tour event.

The college town area is the most critical piece of real estate in the community. If we find ways to effectively develop that and to promote the exchange of ideas, people and resources between downtown and campus, we would have a terrific local economy.

The Coast Guard helps us out with that when we have to get into areas where it's tough to do a rescue.

The chairman requested their views because they are recognized as leading scholars in this area of law.

The Central Valley, particularly the San Joaquin Valley, receive high numbers of first-generation Mexican immigrants with low levels of education. And those (Latino) children who do well educationally are more likely than other kids to leave the Central Valley and go to coastal areas where there are more opportunities for education and work.

The central point in our relationship with the Middle East is being successful in balancing all of our goals in the area are. We have made progress in creating peace ... and have shown that we are willing to commit troops and sacrifice our own blood in the interest of stability in the region.

Michael Scott

The central business area or downtown is roughly 12 blocks in size. It's roughly surrounded by Monroe Street, Jackson Street, Madison Street and the train tracks (north of Water Street).

The firefighters would make headway in a particular area, and then an ember would move to another field and we'd have another wildfire. We've been chasing these since Tuesday, and in some cases, in some areas of the state, they've been dealing with this off and on for the last three or four weeks.

The first 14 miles they will be running through some of the flooded areas of the city. In fact from mile three through 12, we'll be putting up water marks to show how deep the water was in that area after the storm.

The fire was a significant threat to homes in the area and burn around 200 acres.

The fire threat is still high because the area is so dry.

Avi Arad

The film slate financing enables us to evolve our entertainment operations into film production, an area where we have experienced past success with our partners and which offers significant profit potential for our company. The characters involved are some of the most valuable in the Marvel Universe, and we are excited to launch them as consumer brands via feature film releases under our direction. We look forward to working with Brad Grey and the exceptional team he has put together at Paramount and are confident that this will be a successful venture for us both.

Ray Anderson

The company has made significant progress in all areas of the business and, in particular, in building the international billing infrastructure that will support future growth.

Jonathan Adelstein

The Commission concludes that there is still a high level of concentration in the enterprise market in most areas of the country today.

The community at large has been very, very helpful for us. It's really shown what the Albany area can do when people have needs, and they've met most of those needs now.

The communications area is one you can continue to count on for most of our lifetimes.

The committee worked to cover all of the areas that we feel areÊimportant to good health in college and beyond.

The committee worked to cover all of the areas that we feel are important to good health in college and beyond.

The completion of the second phase of Quay Plaza and the success of the building to date clearly demonstrates that the centre's reputation goes beyond that of a shopping centre and is now considered a first class mixed use scheme, creating a hub for the area that successfully combines leisure and business.

Edward Lawrie Tatum

The concepts of biochemical genetics have already been, and will undoubtedly continue to be, significant in broader areas of biology.

The hurricane seasons in 2004 and 2005 were devastating. They brought terrible destruction to coastal areas of the United States. If you took what those storms brought, and combine that with similar expected in coming years, it puts us in a position where we must explore options to better manage our exposure.

The hurricane has been upgraded to a four, similar to Katrina, so that is preying on people's minds particularly if it hits areas with some key strategic oil facilities,

The idea of a grocery store for all people in a major area hasn't made sense in years. The volume is going to alternative formats. When you look at Whole Foods and Trader Joe's and even Smart & Final, each one of them attracts a different consumer. Why do we need an Albertsons?

Matt Flynn

The idea of a community commercial node is ... it's designed to serve a medium-sized service area where people would be able to purchase a good portion of their needs.

The enclosed area made the propane smell pretty strong, and until we knew what we were dealing with, we had to close the road to traffic.

The employment report certainly was positive for most workers. I can't find an area where the unemployment rate didn't decrease for any particular group.

Alan Blinder

The employment numbers easily give the Fed reason to pause, but it doesn't necessarily mean they are finished with raising rates. They will want to see more evidence of slowing, both in the employment numbers and in other areas of the economy.

The employees, physicians and all of Aurora leadership are committed to building that medical center, and we are informing the people of that area of that commitment.

The emphasis is all about prevention and part of that process is to strengthen up the key areas -- shoulders and knees -- and making sure you're very strong through the hips and building a power base.

The entire den now has moved away from the house by in some areas over an inch.