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A buddy of mine was writing to the president, and he talked me into writing. It was just a letter of support from us. It took me five minutes, then I went on patrol and forgot about it.

Abbas expressed his sorrow that the cabinet ignored the principles Abbas stressed in his letter of commission.

according to a letter from the GAO to the Department of Education. ''This violated the publicity or propaganda prohibition.

It's just like a chain letter it's spreading like wild fire. It's completely bogus.

It's even stricter. It's been very evident, on any of the games that you've watched since we've come out of the (Olympic) break. The other night was a prime example of that. Some of the calls were stricter enforcement of the letter of the law that it was at the beginning.

It's a sad day. I wrote him a big long letter for his birthday Saturday. I was going to call him but my plans changed and I had to be out of town and thought I'd call him this weekend.

It wasn't unusual for a kid to sign a conference letter and still be recruited. Signing day was in March then, and if you signed a kid (to a conference letter), you had to baby-sit him to make sure he was still coming.

It was delivered to the spiritual leader, who went berserk, ... It compromised the Saudis, because it was clear from the letter that the Saudis had told us about the Iranians.

It was strictly his decision. We did his evaluation before Christmas, and he said he was thinking about resigning. I told him to think it through and if he wanted to, we'd like a letter in the first week of January.

It is unfortunate that the letter to Science magazine received widespread media attention. The letter was a request by nine university and forest science scientists, who are familiar with the subject area and geographic area, to clarify and strengthen a paper that had obviously inadequate peer review by Science magazine before it became part of the scientific record.

It might not break the letter of the law, but what (Fitzpatrick's) doing is breaking the spirit of the law.

It only had letter identification for plants. The key was lost.

It's a love letter to actors, and I love any story about theater, actors and backstage life in any era. What's exciting is the collaboration between the three of them. It's going to be exciting. And the talent they will attract will be part of what makes it a special event.

It's always been a love letter to Broadway, and now its time has come,

It made it tough for everybody no matter where they were. One was a conference signing period and the other was the national signing period. Even after a kid had signed his letter-of-intent for the conference, schools could just wait around and start recruiting that player because they really only had one school to beat. It wasn't a binding letter like the national one.

It's a political document. It would be dangerous to sign a letter from someone who doesn't understand the issue.

It should have been resolved without letter writing or a presentation at our council meeting,

It's really my being lucky enough to bag an inch of candle that incites me to this pitch of punctual epistolary. I must measure my letter by the light.

Does the government have the right to regulate every single letter that a doctor writes about a patient?

Do not damage your mental peace by receiving the letter and reading the contents. Refuse to receive it. You have a chance of correcting the wrong-doers too; accept it and join the gang of mischief-makers. So be warned!

Then we got another letter saying, 'OK, we're back in the business. Then we started going back to Lubbock. But then about a week later, around the end of the year, we were notified that they were sending out contract amendments that in our case was going to change our base price for an autopsy -- we had a contract that was only two months old at the time -- that they were going to raise those contract costs over 100 percent.

Then we got a letter from the state. Not so fast.

That kind of letter makes it sound like she's getting out.

That letter was not responded to, ... We are hopeful for an answer.

That letter generated in excess of $350,000. Some of the gifts were low-five-figure gifts. Most were high-three-figure gifts. They involved some real sacrificial giving on the part of many, many people.

That quote comes from introductory remarks. It was just an introduction but what the congressman expressed in his letter is clearly the more accurate way of characterizing their relationship.

Everybody wants proclamations; I am trying to elevate what a proclamation is, ... When people die, I don't think that is appropriate to have a proclamation. I think a letter of condolence is more in order.

Students working in work study and working through other student employment offices can take part in the competition. The nominations made by the supervisor are reviewed based on job description and the letter from the supervisor.

The best general rule I know of, is, to set the tune on the letter the author has set it, unless he has given directions to the contrary.

The attorney who put the wheels in motion for the garnished wages, if memory serves me, was Gregory A. Benoit. A letter of profuse apology from Mr. Benoit came to me after I contacted him in writing expressing my displeasure with the turn of events.

That is very good news for Floridians because rhetorically they've been opposed to tax cuts over the last seven years, ... For every one letter that apparently I get suggesting I should cut taxes, we'll have 200 press releases criticizing me for doing so.

It seems a bit timely now but I handed in my resignation letter in January. I've been doing this for a long time and it's time for me to get out and get someone else in there.

It simply says in a letter that your services are no longer required and refers specifically to the new industrial relations laws to justify it.

It's interesting being a letter carrier because when you had a problem, people reached out.

It was never about what the exact letter of the law was, it was about what people were like, and as a prosecutor, if you don't understand people you're really not going to be a very good prosecutor.

No matter which format you choose, it's crucial to act quickly when sending a thank-you letter to your interviewer.

It takes 30 days for a new judge (to be appointed). Everything takes time in the legal system. We're going to write a letter together to let the court know we're ready for a new judge as soon as possible.

It works like a human would, looking for something that's familiar. It can decide if a certain line is part of the letter 'T' or a scratch on the license plate.

They clearly haven't done enough. Whatever they have done hasn't been effective. Only after they got that letter from DOJ did they begin their most recent program to reimburse local clerks.

They are making the assumption that you are still recorded as a dependent on your parents' tax return, and therefore they have some right to send a letter home.

They bring a letter stating that they're a student in good standing, ... and then they come in and they sing for us. They do not have to sing in Cherokee, they just need to sing.

They wrote us a letter in 2004 suggesting that the mother of this client came forward in 1990 and . . . they suggested that it was the abuse of this kid, when they knew it was his brother, but they never disclosed that. This was not a mistake.

They will get a letter that goes today or tomorrow,

I want to take full responsibility for my actions, and to that end, I am submitting a letter of resignation as Chairman of the House Regulated Industries Committee to Speaker Glenn Richardson.

Once this market blows out it will become a multibillion business. Venture capitalist always like the market size that has the letter 'B' in them.

Not only do we believe that we are operating within the spirit of the law, we believe we are operating within the letter of the county ordinance.

After the hearings on the House side in March and after receiving the commissioner's letter (re tougher penalties), we had discussions both before and after. There was an agreement that it would be unfair to change the deal in the middle of the season. I then sent the tapes of the (March) hearings to the players. I had an obligation to meet with them all, which I did.

It's regrettable that the mayor would take a position this early. Why didn't she write one letter supporting all of the area schools?

Any time you get an FDA warning letter it is negative.

Anytime you're dealing with transfers, there is no letter of intent. Until they walk on and start playing, they can go anyplace. There is no letter of intent or agreement. You'd have to ask him where (they) want to go.

The message to this community has to be loud and clear, ... The next step is to send a letter to the family asking, directing, giving instructions about how to comply.

The Internal Revenue Service never sent my client a letter saying he underpaid his taxes.

The counties listed in the letter submitted by the governor for federal assistance are those most impacted by the recent storms and needing the extra federal assistance.

I'm not comfortable with the letter at all. I need a lot more information.

I'm actually following the advice that Tom Dewey (who lost the 1948 presidential election to Harry Truman) gave Richard Nixon in 1960 (the year Nixon lost the presidential election to John Kennedy). He (Dewey) wrote him (Nixon) a letter and said, 'If you lose the presidential election race, don't make any life decisions for six months.'

I much prefer to hold real live conversations with family, friends, neighbors and colleagues. If I want to comment, I'll either call or write a letter to the editor.

I know that someone knows where Laci is -- and I'm pleading with you, please, please let her come home to us. You can send an anonymous letter to the police department telling them where she is or make an anonymous call to the police tip line at 209-342-6166.

I have not got one call from a subscriber or a reader who complained about that ad. Not one letter or e-mail.

I have never seen nothing like that, never heard anything like that. There's no other way to tell me that was not a safety. You can't explain it. ... As soon as you question or you say something or you criticize the officials, you get a pink slip in your letter on Wednesday saying you did this or did that.

I had signed a letter of intent to go to a college near by home in Pittsburg, Kan., on a basketball scholarship, but Monty and scout John Keenan convinced me to sign with the Dodgers. It was the right move, for sure,

I never really anticipated this kind of impact when I wrote this letter to Director Mueller two weeks ago.

I never pictured it when I signed my letter of intent. But I faced adversity and things happened. I just had to get over it and do what I had to do.

I'm happy for his 400th. I just didn't want it to be against me, you know? But at least by being here I can congratulate him in person and don't have to send him a letter or make a phone call.

If the United States actually does the right thing -- that is, drop the duties and return our money -- the support package can be reviewed. Until then, the Government of Canada will stand behind our workers and we will keep reminding the United States of the need to respect the letter and spirit of NAFTA.

If you didn't get the letter or you're not sure . . . call the benefits manager for the former employer or union.

If you depart from those expectations -- that is, if you break the rules, if you ignore the spirit of the law even while meeting the letter -- woe be unto you. There will be consequences, and they will be grave.

In the first debate the bulges create the impression of a letter T with a small feature which appears similar to a wire under the jacket running upward from the right.

In relation to the subject of your letter of the 3rd inst., I have thought not a little; but I really am not prepared to counsel in the matter.

I like to say it's a love letter to independent film in the form of a fart joke.

I really thought that letter was poorly stated and it irritated me.

I received this letter, which was hand-delivered, four days ago and it said that the seven judges who signed this letter are no longer involved in my cases,

I received a letter from Harrisburg that there might be a little hold-up because the historical society didn't approve something with the renovation,

I received a letter from Betty Friday announcing that she will not seek re-election as probate judge and I was disappointed to hear that. In her letter she thanked the party and her supporters and stated that she plans to remain active in the party.

I remember Sir Alex sent me a letter of congratulation when we won the Champions League, praising the tactical changes we made at half-time.

I just got a letter from a guy in Japan. One of them somehow found out where I lived one day and came up to my house and knocked on my door.

I have the letter laminated and sitting on my desk at home.

I haven't seen the letter and I think it would be terrible if it was done that way,

I really love Scrabble. I played it with my mother growing up. We took it everywhere with us. We didn't know then about the two letter words. Who knew that AA, or more controversially, ZA, or QI were words? We were a games family generally.

In your letter, you requested that I take 'appropriate action' concerning your suggestions. Please consider this letter my action.

If you see a systemic problem and you see lack of change, then you are left with no other choice but to start filing a letter of investigation, notifying the facility that you're investigating a particular problem. And that leads to a potential enforcement action and I know that that's where they're at now. They're starting to fill out the paperwork getting into the next phase, because the carrier's not changing the way they're doing their business.

If your vote is your voice for change, then your letter is your pleading for reform. We must unite as one, on one day, in a manifestation of passive resistance. Mail a letter to your president February 12, 2009 and request a change in the immigration system as it stands today and reform of the current immigration laws.

If you're a lobbyist, you've got the Washington version of the scarlet letter tattooed on your back right now.

In order to ensure there was no question about making sure the obligations of the office were fulfilled, he executed a letter on Sept. 19 confirming (Hayes') appointment as chief deputy coroner of Caddo Parish. There's no election required. The Caddo Commission can call an election, or they can allow the chief deputy to carry out the function until the next scheduled election.

In 2004, President Bush gave Prime Minister Sharon certain guarantees about American policy, but the Obama administration treated those as a kind of private letter having no binding policy impact.

I guess you could say they consulted with us, but it wasn't like a friendly exchange. We got a cease-and-desist letter from them.

I had a wonderful experience recently in anticipation of the second Rodney King verdict where I decided to do a letter to the community about how I really felt. It's times such as that, that I feel that I'm connecting. And there are other times I'm shocked by what I see and what I discover. And when I'm shocked by it, I think, God, I'm losing it, that I don't really understand what's going on out there.

I have written a letter to ask whether we can get together and have a bit of a chin wag, but I doubt whether I will hear back.

By this letter I wish to formally notify you that I will continue to withhold my consent to the proposed realignment of Kulis Air National Guard Base in Anchorage and the 'warm storage' of Eielson Air Force Base until I receive assurances that the mission of the Air National Guard will not be compromised in Alaska,

Hey, I've got a confession to make. I don't know if you read your mail, but I wrote you a love letter when I was 8.

He sent the letter to the press before he sent it to me.

He sends them a letter expressing his appreciation to them for their inspiration, guidance and encouragement for him being at the academy. It is not a motivational ploy to try to get our football team excited to play our opponent. If you're not excited about playing Wyoming then you are brain dead.

He's only been talking to NIMBY opponents and his letter reflects that, it is one-sided and inaccurate.

I don't recall ever writing a guy a letter (before). I told him in that letter he was one of my top-five all-time coaches that I'd ever watched or observed.

Chairman Greenspan's lengthy letter is about the broader issue of regulation of Industrial Loan Corporations. We look forward to the (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) public hearing on our application to operate an industrial bank in Utah.

Chew on this: Human teeth can detect a grain of sand or grit 10 microns in diameter. A micron is 1/25,000 of an inch. If you shrank a Coke can until it was the diameter of a human hair, the letter O in the product name would be about 10 microns across.

Byrne formula grants have long proven to be invaluable to law enforcement agencies in Nebraska in their efforts to fight against the influx of methamphetamine in our communities. Given the critical role Byrne grants play, I joined Rep. Terry and a number of my colleagues in sending a letter to the House and Senate appropriators urging them to fund Byrne formula grants at $900 million.

I called and said I think it's a bad decision not to have him there, then I wrote a letter that specifically said he should be there. And quite frankly, if he would have been there, I don't think we would be having this conversation. The board saw that as direct defiance.

I can assure you the letter was not related to the contributions he had accepted previously or following that letter. He does not do quid pro quo business.

I certainly don't think Marsha Gale's letter is sufficient, and if it is sufficient then God help sport. If we are talking about stuff that goes back to 2002, it should have been raised before. It can't be, 'If my daughter can't go, you can't go,' and that's the bottom line of that to me.

I always write authors after I read their books. I've been doing it for years. I write a formal letter and send it to them in care of their agent. My mother always taught us to write thank you notes, and if an author puts themselves out there, they like to hear that their book connected with someone.