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One of the things most people don't understand is that even at this level... it is only a small portion of what pays for all of the services that come out of the county ? more than $67 million.

No one should have to pay more than his or her portion of fault. Today's vote greatly helps small-business owners, who normally have had to settle out of court even when they have shared little or no blame.

No one should have to pay more than his or her portion of fault.

Only a very small portion of this body was visible. Only just a very small part of the foot.

Only a tiny portion of music history involves a singer and a lyric. Songs in music are generally thought to be a minor form.

My backyard is flooded all of the time with water from the Villas, ... Their basements have been flooded; I live on a hill so my house is dry, but I can't mow a portion of my backyard because of the water standing. I'm concerned that with more drainage, it could come up to my house.

Neither of those companies makes a significant portion of their money in the segment. It's a low-margin business. It's not bad business, but it's not going to move the needle more than a big defense contract, (or) maybe even a medium-size defense contract.

New Haven is becoming less and less affordable to live in, and although the city is cleaning up neighborhoods, we are losing a portion of the community in the process,

Right, in a word, is the duty which each man owes to himself; or it is that portion of the general good of which (as being principally interested) he is made the special judge, and which is put under his immediate keeping.

Perhaps this is signaling a reversal of the longer-run trend of the breeding herd moving away from the eastern Corn Belt. In 1990, 27 percent of the U.S. breeding herd was in the eastern Corn Belt. That portion declined steadily to a low of only 17.2 percent in 2004.

Portion control is a real problem. My husband and I always split one appetizer and one entree. I'm sure waiters hate us.

My sense is the hospital has always viewed this portion of their land holding as challenging.

On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness, for he asked each of them how they did, and observed that they both looked very ugly.

On the Coast you're going to have thousands of homeowners that want to rebuild. If the home is gone, there's nothing to elevate, so we're making the argument that they should pay for the foundation and a portion of the cost of the new house.

One of the key UTM trends we identified was the evolution of security appliance form factors as the standalone 'black box' is increasingly being replaced by blades and cards for high-performance security switches, ... This evolution is clear in Crossbeam's very successful best-of-breed UTM switches as their fusion of networking and security plays directly into the needs of major enterprises and service providers, a portion of the UTM market where today Crossbeam largely stands alone.

I would probably venture to believe that it would be what Mississippi Valley State did some years ago with their offense (featuring quarterback Willie Totten and wide receiver Jerry Rice). I think some of it has come from the northwest portion of the country.

If the Schumer-Graham bill closes down U.S. trade with China through the imposition of steep tariffs, a saving-short U.S. economy will simply have to divert a significant portion of its multilateral trade deficit elsewhere.

I believe the positive momentum should continue and players should receive a return of a significant portion of the escrow dollars.

Certainly, as with everything else, we're only able to cover a small portion of the border.

Cardiac care is a necessity for a growing portion of the population. Therefore, it is important for physicians to have access to excellent diagnostic technologies. This latest innovation in cardiac visualization facilitates cardiac patient diagnosis, and management, which is especially useful for complex studies.

But we're a very deep team. After what I went through last year, I've come to realize there's no reason for me to be injured for any portion of this year beyond getting healthy here in the beginning.

Businesses located in the Northwest portion of Arkansas tended to report stronger economic conditions than businesses in other parts of the state. However, I do expect reasonably solid job growth for most areas through the second quarter of this year.

BARRACK, n. A house in which soldiers enjoy a portion of that of which it is their business to deprive others.

I live not in myself, but I become / Portion of that around me; and to me / High mountains are a feeling, but the hum / Of human cities torture.

From a nutritional point of view, beef is a good food - as long as you don't overdo it. Back when cowboys were out working all day long, servings like that (20-ounce steak) were fine, but watching portion size is one of the best things you can do to watch your weight.

If a portion of a redwood is rotting, the redwood will send roots into its own form and draw nutrients out of itself as it falls apart. If we had redwood-like biology, if we got a touch of gangrene in our arm, then we could just, you know, extract the nutrients and the moisture out of it until it fell off.

I examined the gate and saw droplets of blood on the lower portion ... that was about 7:15 that morning (June 13).

I eat everything -- red meat, lots of vegetables -- and I drink Diet Coke. But no water, and that's really bad. I've learned not to eat a huge portion just because it's on my plate.

I don't think people (Purdue) will be unbeaten. I just think there are too many good teams and too many teams doing good things. I can't say when that will occur or I can't say how that will occur but I just think that the league is too good. ... It's a stronger conference this year, especially in the middle portion of it.

For most fishermen, salmon is critical for a major portion of their income. This is a killer. This is a fishery that's a century old and this is the first time to my knowledge that it would be totally closed.

Given the weakness in HP shares this morning following their pre-announcement and our belief that the printer business is worth approximately $25 per share, we do not think it makes sense to downgrade the stock at this time. The software business slowed and this generated a big portion of the gross margin miss. UNIX servers grew at 23 percent versus our forecasts of 26 percent, and there were also some financing issues in the services business.

If the 'street' is required to own a large portion of this amount, it likes to have it on their terms, which usually results in higher yields and lower prices.

If we look at the past two centuries of economic history in Europe and the United States, we see an astounding pattern. Capital will accumulate in a tiny portion of the population, no matter what we do.

If the City Council does not radically alter the trend in housing, then Davis in 2020 will become a much more exclusive community and ... a larger percentage of its workforce than today will be living elsewhere. ... And that, in particular, if we do not require a good portion of the new houses to be permanently affordable, then while we may have smaller homes, they will be very expensive homes.

He may not have been in the blue (paint) when the shots finally came, but there were moments when he was in the blue paint. And as a goaltender, there's no way that you're going to be able to come out and cut down angles and take away a portion of the net if you're not able to extend yourself.

What Microsoft is announcing today is only a small portion of what they have planned in the future - they have big plans and we're out there aggressively collecting the imagery.

We're on the money right now. But we are getting into the dangerous portion of the mission. A lot can go wrong, and if we don't succeed, we will fly right by the planet.

To explain this change to employees, Microsoft hosted an internal event with CEO Steve Ballmer, chairman Bill Gates, Johnson, Allchin, Raikes, and Bach. Most of the discussion and Q & A that happened that day is largely irrelevant to Nexus readers, but the company did take one impromptu question about competition with Apple Computer that I thought you'd enjoy. Here's a transcript of that portion of the session, and some photos taken from a video of the event,

What we've investigated may be a very small portion of the problem.

Having it in the original state budget, I still think that's a good sign. If the budget passers on time, April 1st, then Syracuse can plan on having at least a portion of that allocation.

He's a scholar and somewhat of an academic, and has studied our history and America's place in the world, in history, and believes that all the progress of the last century, or a goodly portion of it -- eradication of tyrants and communism and fascism and Hitlerism -- was a direct result of the strength of the United States of America and their willingness to use their strength for good.

Historically, we know that when customers have access to additional cash, many homeowners choose to spend a portion of that money on projects that improve their largest asset -- their homes.

He's a wily fellow, and that's why we'll continue to fly with great care and continue to devote a portion of our assets to dealing with his integrated air defense system.

The rains don't weaken as fast as the winds do. As far as the rains are concerned, they are going to extend over a large portion of the state.

I also depart from this portion of my life with a great sense of pride having played an integral part of the many projects and programs that will benefit National City residents in the coming years.

He certainly believes a portion of the surplus should go back into the pockets of taxpayers. We haven't reviewed either proposal.

Have you not considered those (Jews) who are given a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah that it might decide between them, then a part of them turn back and they withdraw.

He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.

I was like, 'You're kidding me. How could I be leading, not peddling a good portion of the course?'

I wouldn't be surprised. It's still a great buy, the only event of its kind that captivates a large portion of the nation at one time.

It appears that a good portion of doctors are willing to give Guidant a fresh look in their practices, and perhaps faster than most believed.

I think it's great, especially the timing, with it coming back this week. There's a portion of the audience that maybe saw it a few times but wasn't dedicated to it that might come back ... or there's a new audience that heard about the show pop-culture-wise, and now that it has the Emmy stamp of approval, may give it a shot.

Labor force participation peaked in early 2000, so its decline began well before the Great Recession. A portion of that decline clearly relates to the aging of the baby boom generation. But the pace of decline accelerated with the recession.

I think we're doing a lot of great things this year. Our goal is to drive the job fair part and development portion of our Expo.

I think we did everything tonight but win on the scoreboard. I think we dominated a large portion of the game, so you know we gave up a bad goal in the beginning. We have to put ourselves in a better position where we have to defend a lead in the last ten minutes rather than try to come back.

I think we will open a portion of the Alaskan wildlife refuge (the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) to drilling, ... And we absolutely must address the need for additional refining capacity.

It is likely that many of the organizations reporting an intrusion did not realize the duration, extent or severity of the intrusion, or detected only a portion of multiple separate intrusions during the reporting period.

It is impacting a portion of our employees, specifically in housekeeping and the kitchen. They normally ride the bus.

It is interesting to note that food continues to show growth not only in the expected high-end areas with vitamin fortified formulas, gourmet lines and natural/organic food but with the value-priced portion of the segment as well.

Laws are the terms by which independent and isolated men united to form a society, once they tired of living in a perpetual state of war where the enjoyment of liberty was rendered useless by the uncertainty of its preservation. They sacrificed a portion of this liberty so that they could enjoy the remainder in security and peace.

Last week, Mark Sanford spent a good portion of his State of the State address talking about creating jobs, while he spent a good portion of his first three years in office cutting the budget of the state agency which is responsible for creating jobs.

I think Dob has spent a good portion of his life here, ... and he was just anxious to spend time with his family and see what is out there for him.

Over the last few years, we've had a number of clients liquidate a portion of their stock portfolios and move it to real estate. Real estate has become an asset class with its own momentum, and it is natural for strategists to write about it.

Our schedule is very challenging. The early portion of the schedule will help us to identify our strengths and weaknesses and better prepare for the most important part of our season the conference schedule. Obviously, we want to become as successful as possible. We also want to improve and develop as much as possible as we go along.

Our sales results reflect our conscious strategy to reduce our reliance on the less profitable daily rental portion of our fleet business and focus our efforts to grow the retail side of the business.

Our used portion is about the same size as the old Kenilworth Junior High School.

Out of economic necessity or as a result of lifestyle choices, an increasing portion of Japanese women are actively participating in the workforce and becoming a very important source of income and consumption growth.

Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

RIM makes a healthy monthly profit per subscriber, and anyone who thinks they can provide 80% of the solution and capture some portion of the market that RIM is going after will give it a try. But I don't think there's anything more ominous here than what's already available from Good or Microsoft.

Remember, personal savings is only a small portion of total national savings,

Reducing portion size will help people lower their overall calorie intake since studies have shown that people tend to eat what is in front of them.

Reduce portion sizes. Decrease foods laden with sugar, white flour and fat.

President Bush, testing the mic at the GOP convention:'Four score and seven years ago. We have come here to dedicate a portion of it as a final resting place. ... My fellow members of the press corps, especially the camera man, tax relief is on the way ... don't spend it all in one place.'

Patients that enroll in smoking cessation programs on their own are highly motivated to quit, but represent a very small portion of the smoking population. Using an existing health channel to reach smokers who vary in their motivation level to quit could have a significant public health impact.

Paul's the writer. Yeah, I wrote a little of that stuff, but that's just technically true. In spirit, and in essence of the truth, it doesn't matter. So I don't know, maybe I'm being foolish for not being technical. Yeah, I wrote a certain portion of the things.

Pay phones provide a valuable public service, ... Not everyone can afford a wireless phone or can get access to their wireless service in remote areas. For a significant portion of the population pay phones are a necessity.

Our main agenda is to try to get the administration and Congress to try to understand that if there isn't some action immediately ... a certain portion of the trucking industry is going to be lost.

Such a large portion of our population is eligible for the program because of income levels throughout the district,

Steamboat's strength is not downhill, for lack of experience, but our athletes skied very well in the event. All of the Steamboat athletes moved up from their start position in both the downhill and super G. Now that the speed portion of the event is over, we are focusing on the (technical) events, where Steamboat is much stronger.

Steady expansion will boost our production to 14.7 million tons this year. A large portion of this will be exported.

Sports is very important for a large portion of our population at home. Football brings happiness to them. Therefore we are absolutely delighted for having contributed something.

Some of the models driving the increase in vehicle price for sporty cars are the Pontiac Solstice, the Audi A3 and the Ford Mustang. It is also likely that demographics are playing a role here. A sporty car is generally not the primary car owned by a household. The 'Baby Boom' generation is at the peak of the earning cycle and makes up a significant portion of the population. An increase in demand from this significant portion of the population would have a positive impact on vehicle prices.

LNG is poised to become a much larger portion of our natural gas supply mix over the next several years. It is important that our Transco pipeline provide its customers with access to growing LNG and domestic supply options, particularly along the Gulf Coast.

Long term care drives the Medicaid portion of the budget. Every dollar we put up gets another dollar from the federal government. But, since we are an affluent state we don't get as many federal dollars as poorer states.

Look (at) metals prices. As we rebuild inventories, as the whole industry economy starts to gear up, these guys (Freeport does) well. As the global economy starts to gears up, they also do well because they have a significant portion of sales overseas,

Marriott International is a huge portion of that Longleaf fund -- 10.7 percent as of June 30. Host Marriott comprises around 5 percent, and Hilton around 4 percent. If you've got 20 percent of your assets in hotels, and no one's traveling, you'll take a hit.

Literacy is not, as it is considered in our schools, a PORTION of education. It IS education. It is at once the ability AND the inclination of the mind to find knowledge, to pursue understanding, and out of knowledge and understanding, not out of received attitudes and values or emotional responses, however worthy, to make judgments.

I won't sell any Facebook shares as long as I'm on the board. When I leave, all my Facebook shares will be donated to two or three D.C. education-related charities I've supported over the years. Thus, a small portion of Facebook's success will be shared with low income students in Washington.

It demonstrates just how reliant Sears Canada is now on the merchandising business, because they always had the credit card business to shield the weak portion of the merchandising business.

I think they really dominated a large portion of this game with their speed.

I think this is a responsible budget for the elementary and secondary costs. With the secondary portion there were a lot of pieces out of our control.

I'm heavily involved with the interpretive portion of the Boston Mill project. I think it's important to interpret events of the past to understand where things are going in the future.

That was a huge portion of it. It was hard to get into a rhythm. But they took the fight to us early. Our offense was very stagnant today.

I would hope that we get credit for listening to partners and ensuring that we're thinking about their businesses, not just ours or some portion of their businesses.

Most Americans are tired of decoding nutrition. Our philosophy is that it is easy to eat healthfully when you have the right information and nutritious foods at your fingertips, literally. The hand, believe it or not, is a convenient tool for guiding portion sizes.

Who directed the music portion to be separated?

We pulled the heads off to see what they were eating; a substantial portion had evidence of other crickets inside them.

We donate a portion of all proceeds to The Rehabilitation Centre for Children, an institution that provided both of our sons with the prosthetic limbs they use today.

We do have the power of recognition; they aren't an N.G.B. unless we say they are. And we control a certain portion of their funding.

While a portion of this strength is due to unseasonably mild winter weather, it is obvious that higher interest rates are, so far, having little dampening impact on construction.