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Tom Scully sent an e-mail directing that we not respond to these requests and warning that the consequences of insubordination were extremely severe, ... I took that to mean that if I sent the responses, they would go ahead and fire me.

We wrote last November that Sony's design choices for the PS3 had resulted in an expensive and difficult-to-manufacture product, and we think that we're seeing the consequences of those choices play out now.

Unless the international community renews its commitment to deal with the consequences of the food crisis in Niger, including the prevailing level of malnutrition, the country faces a second year of extreme suffering and hardship.

Unless and until the state, city and county learn there are victims of corruption ... (and) unless and until people who vote understand that there are important consequences in their public officials' acts of dishonesty, this system will not change.

We're not against the formation of this launch monopoly. But we are concerned that there may be some unintended consequences formed by this monopoly that may impede our ability to compete on a level playing field.

We know what's expected of us, and if we don't meet those requirements we know there will be consequences.

Venus has a runaway greenhouse effect. I kind of want to know what happened there because we're twirling knobs here on Earth without knowing the consequences of it. Mars once had running water. It's bone dry today. Something bad happened there as well.

Wouldn't you like to write checks when you don't have any money in the bank? ... It's tempting. It's just that the consequences are bad.

We want to present valuable information about the disease and the potential consequences if it occurs in the United States, and more specifically, the effect it could have on Alabama's $8 billion poultry industry. Our speakers will present everything you need to know about bird flu and some things you may not want to know.

We have no option but to win. The consequences of losing are catastrophic.

Whenever you have a situation like this going on, management has to rise to the occasion. You have to have some consequences for this kind of behavior.

We'll be investigating the first profit statement put out by the company and any consequences to shareholders.

We are already perilously close to killing off the top of the oceanic food chain - with catastrophic consequences that we can't begin to imagine. Let us not, in the heat of anger, reduce the already devastated population of great white sharks by one more member.

The regime right now with China and India increasing demand and the world's supply of oil not growing -- it's going to be very sensitive for a while to supply and demand, ... The consequences are worldwide.

way less significant than the consequences that I mete out every single day for crimes that are far less significant.

We share this goal of making sure that individuals receive value for their premiums, on the other hand, we're looking to see the impact of potentially unintended consequences of affordability and access.

We're approaching or hitting the tipping point. The dire consequences of doom and gloom have proven false.

We shall never forget that if the Few had failed ... the consequences for this nation would have been unforgettable.

What we can do is to explain as clearly as possible what the benefits would be of him going down one path, and what the potential consequences would be if he chooses another path.

We have indicated to them that should there be incidents like there were today, there will be consequences.

We're hollowing the economy out. It's having enormous negative consequences for families and individuals.

The protection of intellectual property is vital to our economic growth and global competitiveness, and it has major consequences in our ongoing effort to promote security and stability around the world,

We need different perspectives here in Washington - someone who has private-sector experience, somebody who's actually created jobs, manufactures products, understands the incentives and disincentives, the intended and unintended consequences of legislation.

We want to make sure that we do the right thing because, if we are forced to confirm the declaration of noncompliance, this will have serious consequences for football and governments.

We're glad that Josh has come forward and taken responsibility for Monday's incident. This is now a personal tragedy, and he will have to accept the full consequences of his actions.

We're seeing the natural consequences of unbridled corporate power to reduce wages and benefits. That's why people are working two jobs and still cannot afford food.

We're concerned that there's no easy answer, but you can't fix the problem simply by giving more away. When you tax one person less, as a consequence you have to tax somebody more.

Life would give her everything of consequence, life would shape her, not we. All we were good for was to make the introductions.

Life is full of choices. They could have called for help. They could have stopped and walked away. They made their choice that day, now they must pay the consequences.

Make clear to your sales staff that they are expected to sell in all mediums, that it's not enough to sell only one. Set aggressive but realistic sales goals. There has to be a disincentive so that people know that there are consequences to not hitting their online goal, even if they hit the print goal.

Make sure you're putting yourself in a situation this weekend where the consequences are not going to come back and haunt you next week.

Let Willamette's board deal with the consequences. This is a great time for Weyerhaeuser to be out looking for deals.

Let there be no doubt that any failure by Iraq to comply with its obligations will lead to serious consequences, ... For it is only the credible threat of force which has brought Iraq this far today.

Losing 30,000 jobs, closing 14 plants, has enormous consequences not just for the union, but for the future of their members. It is a major blow.

Many in the private sector have expressed strong support for this model but have also expressed concerns about voluntarily sharing information with the government and the unintended consequences they could face for acting in good faith,

Software tends not to kill people, and so we accept incredibly fast innovation loops because the consequences are tolerable and the results are astonishing.

Should the accusations be accurate, I would be forced to draw serious consequences,

Short term is tough. We're living now with the consequences of policy decisions that were made over the past several years ? in some cases, over the past several decades. The core of the problem is skyrocketing demand in the United States and other countries and instability among key suppliers.

Shops were ransacked, cars were burned, schools were burned, hospitals were burned. Yes, lots of people were arrested, and this is a normal reaction. It would happen everywhere in the world, including the United States itself when it had riots in its major cities. Now these people will face criminal charges, and if they are found guilty they will bear the consequences of their deeds. If not, they will be released, just like any judicial process in the world.

Since they're still learning and developing even a mild hearing loss can have devastating consequences on their hearing and their ability to socialize and achieve academically.

Sincere diplomacy is no more possible than dry water or wooden iron

Since I know the past, the background, My reaction is different. If only you knew, you too will react differently. It is the consequences of the evil, deliberately done in the previous births, and so I have to allow the suffering to continue, modified often by some little compensation. I do not cause either joy or grief; you are the designer of both the chains.

She makes it clear to Mr. Foster that there are consequences to him going with her daughter.

Most of your life after puberty, you're either seeking to reproduce or living with the consequences of having done so. At 70, you start going back to being 11 again.

Mr. Quinn has failed to meet his responsibility to support his child, and that has consequences, ... We will use all of the tools at our disposal to ensure that parents provide for their children.

Much of the U.S.-Israel strategic relationship is classified, particularly in the area of intelligence sharing. There are two direct consequences from this situation. First, most aspects of U.S.-Israel defense ties are decided on the basis of the professional security considerations of those involved. Lobbying efforts in Congress cannot force a U.S. security agency to work with Israel.

Much as I don't want to talk about Monica Lewinsky, I will say she and the president have a commonality: a full sense of extraordinary entitlement and an unwillingness to accept accountability or consequences for their actions.

One of the unintended consequences of Roe vs. Wade is it stakes everything to viability. Well, viability moves. It's changed. In 1973, viability was a whole lot later. It's been pushed back.

One of the things that's always interested me, from the first book on, is unintended consequences,

Now that Roberts' nomination has been reported out of committee, we strongly urge senators to vote their conscience and reject his nomination when it reaches the floor. The stakes are too high and the consequences too great to gamble.

Negative consequences of the hurricane are appearing in economic indicators and getting hard to ignore. The dollar may slide should more figures indicate economic weakness.

new phenomenon ... the consequences of which are hard to predict.

Obviously, this dad is going to suffer the consequences of his actions for the rest of his life.

Obviously there have to be consequences. He could have gotten himself killed.

Obviously, if he has broken rules or done something that's wrong, he will have to stand the consequences, ... Meet the Press.

No business could survive this trend without grave consequences to its operation.

Nobody wants government paper, here or abroad. The basic reason for that is the 'Lula is coming!' panic, which brings other consequences such as speculation and liquidity problems.

Retirees who are on Medicare will suffer the consequences of 700 billions of Medicare dollars instead being used to cover the skyrocketing cost of Obamacare. In essence, less dollars for seniors means less service. Not fair. The Boomers are going to take the 'hit.' In Obamacare, 'too old' has limitations of service.

Petroleum earnings go up and down with the volatility in the openly and globally traded commodities in which we deal. ... History teaches us that punitive measures hastily crafted in reception to short-term market manipulations, will likely have unintended negative consequences including creating disincentives for investment.

Philosophically I am, or at least have been, a follower of Sartre. I am very interested in the choices we make, or don't make, in life-defining matters. That moment of 'angst' and its consequences can be such a cruel thing.

Potentially on a very hot day in the Central Valley or Southern California, with very stagnant air, it might lead to a violation of federal ozone standards. But this is an emergency situation. ... And the consequences of the hurricane here are minor compared with what is happening in the Mississippi Delta.

possible negative consequences of increased attacks and attempts to discredit certain individuals of the Yugoslav army.

Nigerians have spoken their anger, hunger, hardship and frustration and if the government fails to listen, the responsibility and consequences of what follows lie squarely at its doorstep because we cannot guarantee peace and security in this kind of environment.

Nevertheless, the realization that breaking a pencil point would have far less disastrous consequences played little or no role, I believe, in this decision to explore theory!

Only, only, when Saddam Hussein does not comply with both the inspections and the consequences of the inspections ... then there can be reason for a military intervention,

Only when people are aware of the consequences can sentencing be a deterring factor.

I would characterize myself as a health and safety lover. My love for animals is because if you don't properly care for and manage the pet population, you can have some serious health consequences for people.

If we don't deal with it , the consequences are not going to be good for any of us.

If these are baseless charges, it'll be OK. On the other hand, if there's something there, and it leads to him having to step out of office, it may be time to do some repair work and that may not have the consequences you would expect,

If they know there are consequences, they don't do things. If they know at the dance they will be checked for alcohol, they are much less likely to use alcohol.

If this minor did not want to have this birth, is that a good outcome? What are the consequences to the offspring of the women who have the unintended birth?

I don't go with the notion that baseball's just going to walk in three days. I understand the consequences if I vote yes, and I understand the consequences if I vote no.

I'd like to meet you/ In a timeless placeless place/ Somewhere out of context/ And beyond all consequences.

I do not think that China is going to run the risk of accelerating its pace of opening up its capital markets because of adverse consequences in the global economy.

I do not see any consequences for the euro. Denmark is only 2.7 percent of gross domestic product in the euro zone - that is why the markets have taken it calmly.

I do not see any consequences for the euro, ... Denmark is only 2.7 percent of gross domestic product in the euro zone - that is why the markets have taken it calmly.

I am confident that, by now, you understand many of the consequences that spring from an invitation having been extended to former Mayor Giuliani,

I am a provocative pessimist and my point of departure is that politicians and decision-makers must be made to give serious consideration to the consequences of development and make a real effort to change the direction of certain trends. In that case, we may be able to avoid a truly disastrous outcome for ourselves.

I blame the president ... for the possible consequences of leading Peru ... to instability in a country on a razor's edge,

I believe that some of the decision makers may have no idea as to the extent of liability exposure the state may have, if this kind of practice is permitted to continue, ... Unless the possible and probable consequences of all of these events are fully understood, there may be an inclination on the part of some decision makers to remedy this 'on the cheap.'

I believe we have not thought through the consequences of this. We are buying a few decades to transform our economies.

I am very sorry about this, ... But it can not be allowed to have any consequences, any negative consequences on the building of a stable government.

Certainly every piece of legislation is going to have some consequences that people didn't anticipate at the outset,

But the difference between a good film and real life is that in real life, there's the next day, the next year, the next lifetime to contemplate the ruinous consequences of easy applause.

But French legislators aren't just looking at Apple. They're looking ahead to a time when most entertainment is online, a shift with profound consequences for consumers and culture in general. French lawmakers want to protect the consumer from one or two companies holding the keys to all of its culture, just as Microsoft holds the keys to today's desktop computers... Apple may not qualify as a literal monopoly -- there are lots of ways to get music and buying online accounts for only a small fraction of total music sales. But the sliver it does control it controls almost completely, and it's not out of the question to suggest that this sliver will ultimately become the only way people will buy music in the future.

But as we struggle to make sense of our profound loss and its immediate consequences for the economy, ... we must not lose sight of our longer-run prospects, which have not been significantly diminished by these terrible events.

Basically, we've tried to make them look at the consequences of their behavior, whether it was good or bad.

Because of that risk and its enormous consequences for generations of Americans, I cannot vote yes, ... I must reluctantly cast my vote against confirmation.

I find this more troubling than deception in the political campaigns. The level of misunderstanding and the consequences of misunderstanding can be much more dramatic. If we don't hold the right people accountable and the right processes accountable, we'll risk having another catastrophe without real preparedness, and more people will die needlessly.

I find it hard now to think about the future because I still do not fully understand the consequences that all this will have for my family. I know my future has changed, and what I had imagined is now gone.

Greed can't again lead the way. We've taken that route before with terrible consequences for this nation and its people.

Further roaming regulation is unnecessary and could have unforeseen consequences.

If Belgrade doesn't reverse course, the Serbs alone will be responsible for the consequences,

If an employee is served with an order to release highly sensitive encryption keys, they are likely also to be served with a 'gagging order' preventing them from informing others in the company (such as senior management or security staff) that the integrity of their encryption systems has been potentially compromised. The employee is protected in this country against the consequences of that action. This protection does not extend outside the U.K. to other jurisdictions such as that of the parent company.

I don't think we're safer at all as a consequence of this.

For those who are moving into developments that haven't paid full fees, there's no assurance that we can provide (educational) facilities. We have a fiduciary responsibility to advise buyers that there may be potential consequences because their development has not paid their fair share of fees.

Global investor attention has recently focused on three nations: Russia, Brazil and Venezuela. The direct economic consequences for the United States are quite small,

If it changes to be able to go easily from human to human, it will have disastrous consequences if we're not prepared.

If it were to become rooted in the African countryside, the consequences for a continent already devastated by hunger and poverty could be truly catastrophic.

If terrorists succeeded in using a weapon of mass destruction against the U.S. or one of our allies, it would likely have catastrophic consequences for our cherished republican form of government.