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Policy makers want to make sure in the language of their statement that whatever they do, it's meant as insurance -- they don't want to create alarm about the state of the economy, but they also don't want to create alarm in the bond market about the end of accommodative policy,

Pools, that are used by people as they are meant to be used, are not making them (casinos) any money. We can offer a casino a revenue enhancement.

My success set me up for life, and it meant that I could retire from the music industry at 27 to spend time with my newborn daughter and my wife. My time away from the spotlight allowed me to rediscover my love for music, and I'm doing it for me now and no one else.

Nine times out of 10, I'd give P.J. the ball. He's shown he can get the job done. There's no way I'd pick anybody else. (A&M) is a big deal, but the guy has meant so much to the program. He's an incredible player.

New Yorkers will never forget the extraordinary support we received following the dark days after 9/11 and how much it meant to our city, ... One way that each of us can offer support is by making a donation to an organization that provides disaster relief.

On paper, I'm sure everyone thinks this year has been terrible. But our seniors meant so much to this team. It's so sad to see them go. We just need to keep building.

One of the little girls brought her tooth money from the tooth fairy. So its making, for her, a large sacrifice. It meant enough to her to give up her tooth fairy money to help these little babies.

I was struck by that. It meant to me that there was something new, a bit of flirtation with China going on.

I was still at the track here on Friday night when I got a cell phone call from the team. I would be honored to race for Rahal-Letterman and represent Ethanol in the program that meant so much to Paul Dana. We haven't discussed a contract or anything, and I don't know if they are looking at other people.

I was surprised I was nominated for an Oscar because 'Cocoon' was such an ensemble picture. But now I'm certain it wasn't only for 'Cocoon.' It was a lifetime award, so I accepted it in that vein, and it probably meant more from a recognition standpoint.

I was saddled with this strange name, which meant that I was constantly, constantly, being serenaded with the Sometimes you feel like a nut Almond Joy/Mounds jingle.

I was surprised and tremendously honored to be asked. My Yale experience really meant so much to me and my life and the way my life turned out that I thought it would be a huge thrill to then be able to contribute to the University and its future as a member of the Corporation.

I was stunned . . . how many alumni told me how much he meant to them ? and not only musically. He is a real model for all of us.

I was stunned he was interested in the job. I really meant it when I said he's the best offensive coordinator and play-caller I've ever seen. I think he was tired of sitting around playing golf and really wanted to get back into coaching.

I wouldn't jeopardize Shauna, my closest friend. I knew what it's meant to her to get to the games and as much as I wanted to be here, if I didn't think I could do it, I would have taken myself out of the sled. I didn't want to have on my conscience us not doing well because of me.

I would have thought they would have better things to do like saving real animals from cruelty, ... This is a toy that is used to relieve stress, it's meant to be a bit of a giggle.

I would give anything to be able to have another opportunity to play in this tournament. If it meant going to some kind of camp on Feb. 1, I'd go.

I wish guns were violins, oboes, clarinets, and trumpets. I wish gunshot were beautiful music that gravitates people instead of frightens them in hiding. I wish combat were meant to fight disasters, diseases, poverty, and hunger. I wish troops were true peacemakers who hold children in their arms and hug elders with smiles everywhere they go, all wearing the peace sign as their emblem. Let me turn my wishes into prayers.

I would do something similar as past roles if it meant working with a great director. They have so much to offer and I have so much to learn, ... In a perfect world you have the best possible director and talent around you and you get to do something different and challenging.

I guess it just wasn't meant to be. I think I wrestled better my second match, but my first match didn't go the way I planned. It's all right.

If we get even five more interceptions, that could be three wins on the schedule. It could have meant a win today. That's something for us to talk about.

If we had hit those two foul shots, we could have put pressure on them with their point guard out. But it wasn't meant to be, I guess.

If we had the average ticket price this season instead of $35, it would have meant an additional $8 million based on paid attendance.

I grew up in a neighborhood with blacks and Puerto Ricans and Italians, the whole gamut, so conveying unity has always meant a lot to me.

If we can't make up a half-game deficit over the last 10 games, it wasn't meant to be anyway.

If we can't make up a half a game, this wasn't meant to be, anyway. It's a virtual tie.

I have been writing music for about three and a half years and was always encouraged by other people to continue and keep writing. I thought this class would be like validation. If I'm really meant to be a songwriter after this, I'll know.

I didn't really realize what they meant when they said predominantly black.

I don't have a clue what took place tonight, ... We had problem after problem. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be.

I don't know anybody that has a teenage son or daughter who at some point hasn't been like, 'God, I hate them' just under their breath. It's not meant to be literal. It's funny.

I don't know about you, but the first thing I do when I'm supposed to write something, ... is to do everything else. If my house is tidy, it generally means I should be writing--and I'm not. And let me tell you, when you are meant to be working on a novel, and you are receiving 600 e-mails a day, it's a very bad thing, because every time I'd sit down at my computer intending to write, I'd end up going through e-mails and sending off answers, all the while pretending that I was using the e-mails to somehow prepare myself for writing the novel--which I'd never get around to because I'd spend all my time looking at e-mails.

I'd like the United States to become what it was always meant to be, which is a secular nation - more publicly committed to reason, to improving understanding, and promoting education.

I don't feel that other boy meant for it to happen. I'm not happy with the fact he brought the gun over and they decided to pull a scare routine.

I didn't believe Clinton, and I couldn't buy the party line -- which meant I was the enemy now, ... I didn't think I was a hypocrite, because my defense of Clinton against past bimbo eruptions had been predicated on my belief that he wouldn't create new ones ... For several years, I had served as Clinton's character witness. Now I felt like a dupe.

I don't know what this mystery thing is that I'm meant to be passing on - what is it? A torch, a flag, a baton?

I don't care, really, whether the movie polarizes people, Republican, Democrat. I don't think it should. But what's more important to me is that I hope Marines get something out of it. I hope that they feel like we honored them, because we meant to.

I don't care, really, whether the movie polarizes people, Republican, Democrat, ... I don't think it should. But what's more important to me is that I hope Marines get something out of it. I hope that they feel like we honored them, because we meant to.

I could see just from how the players were responding just how much it meant to them.

I believe things are meant to be. It's the only way I can explain it because I had auditioned before to get on 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent,' and I didn't get through - it was literally, 'No!'

Certainly more experimentation was allowed or demanded in the past by both musicians and audiences. But music meant something different then, I think.

Cats were meant to be outdoors, running around and roaming and playing in the fresh air and sunshine. They're much happier. These kittens we have outside within the enclosure just tear around the yard, tackle each other and play.

But sometimes staying the same is not good. I like what they're doing. It's meant to have an exciting conclusion to the season. It's not just going to be one event. It's going to be a series.

Bush raised money up to that level, then stopped and allowed the party to take over the funding of the campaign and the advertising. After that point, public financing in Florida has not really been doing what it was meant to do in the beginning.

Bush is in trouble. One would tend to think the dip is the Dubai ports issue, which has meant a spate of bad news. But there's been a collection of bad news.

Chris Mullin came in and said he was very proud of us for representing the school the way we did. That meant a lot and made a great day greater.

I'm a massive hater of 3D. I don't like it at all. For me, you go to a movie theatre and you want to be taken to a place and transported to a place and be in that environment, and I know 3D is meant to do that, but the effect for me is the reverse. I feel like I'm looking though muddy water, and I can't really see the image.

I looked up and (Glen) was kind of fading away. So I just tried to put it in a good spot and he finished it. I don't know if he meant to, but he finished it.

I have so much respect for what Jerome Bettis has meant to this football team. He's such a classy guy and he's been such an inspiration. He and I have always had a special relationship, and this is a special moment for him.

I had managers approaching me in high school asking me if I wanted to act professionally, but to me, having to miss school to do that meant missing time with my friends, which was completely unacceptable.

I have been fortunate to devote my entire professional life to education. I meant it from the bottom of my heart when I said no child should be left behind.

I have it framed on a wall in my den. On the inscription she tells me what I meant to her. It's the most precious thing I have from that season. Even now, when I think about it, I get emotional.

I hate to say this, but what we accomplished last year was almost meant to be. Those seniors had to go through so much, helping us build this program. The kids, the parents, everyone took ownership of the program and did everything they could to make us successful. We had a relationship with those seniors that is very rare.

I hate YouTube sometimes because people put up things of mine that were never meant for consumption and also because of some of the comments people write about my videos.

I hated improvisation because in my early days as an actor, improvisation meant somebody had just come down from Oxford and they were doing a play above a pub in Kentish Town, and the biggest ego would win.

I hated finals week. Finals week was 24-7 quiet hours, which meant no serious guitar playing for a week.

I had phone calls from him numerous times asking me does she still love him. I told him if it was meant to be it was in God's time, not his.

I get sick when I think about someone going to iTunes and downloading two songs off our album. It's not meant to be listened to that way.

I felt 'Quantum of Solace' completely lost its way. We were lucky on 'Casino Royale:' it was the origin story of Bond. Bond had the one and only affair that meant anything to him, and affected him throughout the rest of the series.

If individuals are intent on cheating, they can be quite creative in their efforts. What they need to know is that we are working harder than ever before to ferret out dishonesty, waste, fraud, abuse and inefficiencies. We are going to come to work every day and do our very best to safeguard tax payer dollars and see that they are spent as they were meant to be.

If, in reading the following pages, you are uncertain as to whether a specific statement is meant seriously or not, simply apply this rule of thumb: If the statement makes you consider filing a lawsuit, I was kidding.

I first fell in love with comedy when I'd visit my granny as a kid. Trips to her house meant staying up late drinking Coca-Cola and watching 'Saturday Night Live'.

If, by chance, I cannot continue, I would refund the money. I really do love doing the cotillion because I love working with these children. It has meant a lot to me to be able to do something positive after our personal tragedy and now our community's difficulty.

I feel like it was meant for me to be in college. Not at all am I disappointed or mad at coming back. College is one of the most fun times of your life, and I'm having an excellent time at Champaign.

I feel like it was meant for me to be in college, ... Not at all am I disappointed or mad at coming back. College is one of the most fun times of your life, and I'm having an excellent time at Champaign.

I did have a brief flash of 'Oh no, not now, not here.' In a way it was a huge setback. It meant a little extra double poling for me at the start of my leg. But fortunately ... it wasn't insurmountable.

I did 'Echo Beach,' a surfing drama that meant I was often topless. Next came 'Demons,' and the opening sequence had me in my boxer shorts; and then there was a scene in 'Trinity' with me walking around in boxer shorts. It was only one scene in each series.

I can't say I wasn't disappointed not to get the gig, it's what I came here to do, but it seemed like it was meant to be,

Getting this game under my belt meant a lot to me. There was so much going into this. I didn't just jump into this. I physically prepared myself the best I could.

Getting Moose has meant the world to the team, and these young receivers. He's a Pro Bowl receiver who works like he's still a rookie.

Gingrich did a real nice job. We're getting some young people stepping up. That meant a lot.

Gill: Fish aren't meant to be in a box, kid. It does things to them.

Four more (free throws) would have meant overtime, five would have won it -- and we'd still be less than 70 percent.

For sure, all over Poland, kids had my picture of a lemur on their bedroom wall - but the chances are they may never get to see a real lemur in Madagascar. I thought this was great and it really meant a lot to me.

From my perspective, I think the stakes are just as high for Joseph, but there's still a rivalry there, so it meant something to him. But Ryan came out as the better wrestler, and I congratulate him.

From our point of view, and I think from a lot of Americans' point of view, it's a slap in the face. It's meant to appeal to those who agree with it and they look at it and they chuckle, and everyone else it's meant to be offensive to.

Frosh-week songs are meant to be offensive because offensive is rebellious.

If all the Chinese men who claimed to be US-born actually were, it meant every woman in Chinatown would have to have had 800 sons. That gives you an idea what was going on.

I don't think we're there yet. I think this is really the first time at training camp that it's meant as much as it has in a lot of years for this team. Not only the new NHL and the new rules, but obviously the new coach and the different coaching philosophy, but I think guys are getting there.

I enjoy playing here so much. It's meant so much to me. I've been fortunate to be a champion here. With Carl, my caddy who is just a great friend, a wonderful person. We're just enjoying being here, really.

I don't think it was meant for us to win today. But I believe this will roll off our backs pretty easily, and we'll be ready to go at it again on Tuesday.

I don't think people have had a real handle on what the early planting and early-maturing varieties have meant to the South.

For me, the real pleasure in writing is in having an excuse to pursue my curiosity about people who have meant something to me.

Fortunately this game was against Dixie. It wouldn't have meant as much otherwise.

For the seniors I know this win meant a lot. But we still have more we want to accomplish. We wrestle Fortuna on Tuesday and judging by their performances in prior tournaments it's going to come down to a few swing matches just like tonight.

For whatever reason, we meant business when the ball went up tonight. That's the team I see in practice. It was good to see them take it into the game.

Fortunately, in talking with the classroom teacher, she shared with me that the children recently read a couple of books on loss -- 'Charlotte's Web' and 'The Taste of Blackberries,' ... The children had an opportunity to discuss feelings and talk about what it meant to lose someone and to share with each other.

GOD is all-powerful; God is everywhere; God is all knowing. To adore such a formidable limitless principle, man spends a few minutes out of the 24 hours and uses a minute idol, image or picture! It is indeed ridiculous; it is practically futile. Adore Him so long as you have breath and so long as you are conscious. Have no other thought than God, have no other aim than knowing His command; no other activity than translating that command into action. That is what is meant by Surrender. Surrender yourself unto Him.

If it is passed, the legislation is meant to ensure that schools are doing what they are promising, and that student-athletes are graduating from college with meaningful degrees. That's always the objective.

I got a friend started with the tapes, and they made her feel so good. She didn't live much longer, but it meant so much to her,

I get involved with the set design, lighting and the use of film because I always hated seeing bands in arenas. They usually suck. You're not meant to see rock shows there. You're meant to see a basketball game. In approaching the idea of arenas, I asked, 'What can I do in arenas I can't do elsewhere?' I tried to make it unique, help frame the music, and make it more like theater, so it starts at one place and winds up at another.

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would have meant for us to stick it out

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant us to stick it out

If Steve Martin were to walk into the theater and watch us present his play, I would want him to say that was how he meant it to be done. There isn't an instruction guide to tell you how it needs to be done. We as performers need to interpret it in a way that is best in accordance with the writer.

If it meant we couldn't function as a court, I'd have no hesitancy (refusing the cuts). If, for example, I was told to get rid of two more in our respective offices, I don't think we could function.

If it meant I was just gone from their lives for 10 hours at a stretch, I wasn't interested, ... I wouldn't take a job like that.

He was a very loving, very caring person. His family meant everything to him. He was well-liked by everyone.

I always find a beautiful choral piece touching, but on the whole, it is not meant to entertain when you have corporate worship.

I always thought this kind of award meant that it was over. I'm here, I think, under false pretences. I think I have to become straight with you. Ten years ago, 11 years ago I had a heart transplant, a total heart transplant.

I always thought there was gonna be one more solution, one more last minute investor, just one more little nibble. It wasn't meant to be.

I always thought that if someone invested in your business, that meant he or she believed in it.