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We are disappointed that the Chinese government is not yet willing to negotiate seriously to resolve the dispute over textiles.

Well, obviously, any such reports are taken very seriously by us. We haven't been able to confirm them. We have contacted the government of China about them.

Those ministries don't do anything about changing the system. So, we were looking for a third alternative that would take seriously policy issues and try to change the system as well as work with individuals who are caught up in it.

We were just hoping that Stephen wasn't hurt seriously and will be able to join us again soon.

We are really and seriously concerned about the reports that there will be a statement or promises during a meeting between the Israeli prime minister and the U.S. president,

We are passing on a very dangerous and historical moment, ... Each side should help its responsibility carefully. We should put emotion aside, and at this point think seriously about the interests of our people on both sides, Palestinians and Israelis.

The police response is to look into it as to whether it's a joke or it's serious. The threat is something to seriously look at.

The point we're making is, this is a report we take seriously and we are asking the Russians to look into it.

What we have said we need all the time is the presentation of more evidence -- that they have not been taking the questions seriously which were posed in the report with which they are familiar, and we would like to have responses to those questions,

We discussed a variety of options and I don't want to focus on any one because it would seriously be misconstrued and be potentially inflammatory,

We are deeply concerned over the turn of events which have undermined political stability and have also seriously affected the economy of Nepal.

When a mature and able manager feels bored, he should seriously consider changing jobs, changing companies or simply retiring. It is not fair to anyone for half a leader to hold a full-time leadership job.

We have lost over 2,000 of our best and bravest. Over 15,000 have been seriously wounded, ... We are spending more than $6 billion a month, with no end in sight. And this Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee refuses to even ask the hard questions about the misinformation and disinformation given to the American people, and the efforts made by the members of this administration to cover it up.

We're not going to be taken seriously if we speak or we may not have a voice at all,

Those are all signs the government is taking the matter very seriously and that will have an impact on growth.

Was last year a fluke? This sort of a game can go a long way to say, well yes it was or no it wasn't so we're preparing seriously for it.

Yahoo takes security very seriously and employs measures to help protect our users. Upon learning of this issue, we immediately began working on a number of improvements, some of which are already in effect.

The question is, how seriously do we take what's going on today, considering the volume, and what's going to happen next week when people come back? ... I would take today as a positive with the caveat that not many people are here.

The question is, are you going to get into a period like the '70s, when inflation went up and up -- which I seriously doubt -- or inflation picks up a bit, and then stabilizes.

Traditional icons are actually written, meaning that the artist meditates seriously and privately, in some cases for hours, before beginning. This puts the artist in a specific frame of mind and soul. The goal is for the Holy Spirit to guide the way the artist writes the work itself. Very rarely does the artist sign their name. (The work is) done anonymously as a devotion to God. Traditionally, only natural materials should be used in the production, such as pigments that bring the actual work closer to nature, and to God.

Traders are now more concerned about the psychological impact of the hurricanes that has seriously caught American consumers, cutting back on consumption.

This storm should be taken seriously because it is moving so slowly, ... Whether it has 80 mph wind or 85 (mph) is not really important. What's important here is that you're going to get two days of it. That is what makes it so dangerous because it brings rain, it brings flooding.

The defendant has admitted that he took part in a heinous, cowardly and hate-motivated crime that left a young man seriously injured,

The debate that I'm interested in having is with seriously smart people about how we design institutions in the 21st century that will genuinely address problems of poverty and educational underachievement.

We started working very seriously with police and the city. We are spending more money on security and clean up.

We want to be clear to the fans that the players take this very seriously and will be competing hard in every match. With the prize money and ranking points in every event there will be no doubt that these are tournaments, not exhibitions.

The day was a very good start. There was a good buzz and a lot of enthusiasm. There could have been more MPs - it shows they're still not taking climate change seriously - but today laid a very solid foundation for the coalition and its future work.

The credibility of the Election Commission has been seriously undermined. If there is one important lesson of the local-body elections, it is the Election Commission must be thoroughly overhauled.

The credibility of the Election Commission has been seriously undermined, ... If there is one important lesson of the elections, it is: The Election Commission must be thoroughly overhauled.

The credibility and utility of the initial ESRB rating has been seriously undermined.

The fact that George Bush has come to Belfast to meet Tony Blair in this location ... is in a sense a mark of respect for Tony Blair, an attempt to show outside world -- because George Bush doesn't voyage outside the United States all that easily -- it's a sign that he takes him seriously and listens to his advice. It gives him some sort of political payback,

What it demonstrates to me is that we have been targeted in the past, we remain of interest to terrorist organizations. This may or may not be a real threat, it may well be a hoax but that matter has to be seriously examined.

We should take advantage of this opportune moment and deal seriously our difficult times.

The real solution to this crisis is a true and meaningful Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East, not one which is paid lip service to. It is a vital first step towards removing all nuclear proliferation risks in the region, as well as providing the essential security guarantees from nuclear weapons states outside the region. If we don't seriously contemplate this option then the world will, as UN Secretary General Kofi Annan pointed out a few days ago, lurch from nuclear crisis to nuclear crisis.

We liked this other player better and any time you have an opportunity to upgrade your roster irrelevant to whether he's a backup or a starter, we're going to look at that very seriously and that was the case.

We've work diligently with our online sales channel partners to make sure we support new opportunities out of the gate. Our customers count on us for their success and we take that responsibility extremely seriously and therefore make sure we are diligently on top of any new ecommerce opportunities like eBay Express.

We don't need to kiss each other, we don't need to flirt with each other, we have to -- seriously on a human and political level -- we have to work together and be partners with the United States and Russia.

Wearing your seatbelt and making sure your children are properly buckled up is the best insurance against being killed or seriously injured in many vehicle crashes. I urge all parents to have their child's seat inspected. Just a few minutes could save a life.

We are working seriously at this and we should be able to achieve our desire.

We are working internally on a completely new project, but we haven't made any firm plans yet for the future of the Wolf, Doom and Quake franchises. I would enjoy doing a DS or PSP game, but at this point I can't imagine having the time to be seriously involved in it.

We can't only be tied to Quebec's demands, but at the same time we take seriously the recommendations of the Quebec government because it's a major player,

We have been seriously delayed because of a lack of leadership, and I hope one day we can find that leadership.

We have gained a foothold where we can seriously pursue a resolution of the abduction issue.

When people think of the diseases affecting children most frequently, they often think of things like obesity or asthma. But dental disease is now the single most common chronic disease of childhood, and is seriously impairing the quality of life for thousands of children in California each year. That not only hurts our children, it hurts all of us.

We will discuss a raise seriously at next month's meeting,

We would like to express our strong support for preserving the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine and our concerns regarding several federal governmental policies and practices that have begun to seriously erode these fundamental rights.

We would have liked five to life against Danny Villa, too, but as I said at the sentencing, the case was not as strong against him, ... It's very egregious to enter someone's home - especially with the intent to cause bodily injury. We take those crimes seriously and ask for the maximum penalty.

This result has not come easily and therefore all the parties should highly cherish and seriously treat it,

When a war is long-lived and the outcome is not demonstrably positive, the lines of argument available to a president are seriously constrained. Democrat or Republican, 1960s or early part of the 21st century, you're going to hear a common rhetoric.

We think this is a very attractive offer to all shareholders which they should very seriously consider.

We think there is a good chance that home sales recover, or at worst stabilize, over the next few months. The starts data are potentially seriously misleading.

You have to deal with the fashion egos. You know, there is a lot. It shouldn't be treated that seriously because fashion is only making dresses to make women look beautiful. We're not inventing anything new.

We are seriously looking into the possibility that there were more than two involved because of the amount of bombs, ammunitions and the complexity,

We are seriously hamstrung by injuries and illness right now, and there are some kids who found out at (2 p.m. Friday) that they were going to play. We're going through a real hard time right now. We just can't put a whole football team together at any one time.

We are seriously considering charging her as an adult,

Truthfully, ... obviously good music and a good live show is important, and you have to make sure your fans like them. But most importantly having cool vibes and nice people because there's nothing worse than spending a month with a band that you don't connect with and you don't have fun with, and they take themselves too seriously and they have bodyguards, you know what I mean, they act like they're something they're not.

Trust and confidence in the United States has been seriously eroded. The United States should begin drawing down forces in Iraq next year.

We have seen what great strengths he has. The coaches haven't really been thinking seriously about him up until now, but I cannot say that it will stay that way.

This seriously is one of the loosest teams in the history of baseball. It has to do with the character of the squad and starting 15-30. When you start off in the loser echelons of baseball, you learn how to come together quickly.

This seriously is one of the loosest teams in the history of baseball, ... It has to do with the character of the squad and starting 15-30. When you start off in the loser echelons of baseball, you learn how to come together quickly.

This seriously hampers the investigation. Let's face it. We're now reduced on this accident to having only radar data and whatever information we can glean from that (and) eyewitness statements.

When you have had a big lead since polling began and all of a sudden you are being seriously challenged and perhaps being passed in the horse race, it is difficult to adjust and get back on message.

There are lots of people who can't think seriously without injuring their brains

There are, I think, a lot of journalists who don't take the NPF quite as seriously as they later realise they should have done. But I think the message is getting across gradually, and I am impressed that Kelvin has risen to the challenge of heading up the fundraising.

When you look at the totality of what has been occurring that leads me to seriously question this man of peace. A con always will say one thing to you while the whole time he has another agenda. I'm concerned that possibly this marketing that's going on ... leads the public to hear the words, but not to see that sleight of hand.

When you go high in the face, your intent is not to knock the ball out. Your intent is to seriously hurt somebody. You're talking about a potentially career-ending neck injury. I've run over a couple of catchers in my time, but I never went that high on one. You go for his glove.

The price is extremely racy. They have to seriously turn this business around to justify what they've paid for it.

We will need much better intelligence on this facility before we seriously consider any options.

When we looked into that report -- you know any allegation such as this, we take it very seriously -- we found no proof,

We will leave the decision until as late as possible. But right now he is seriously doubtful.

We will consider seriously what contribution we can make to the ASEAN Development Fund,

Both the government now in power, and the previous government, have not taken this threat seriously and as a result we have seen this deep escalation in the more recent past.

The governor is very frustrated with the ongoing turf battle that is being waged within Law and Public Safety, ... He's determined to put an end to this situation, and he is seriously considered making the state Office of Counter-Terrorism part of the governor's office.

The governor is committed to passing a capital bill and we think this bill that we are talking about leaves little room for excuses to not to consider this plan. What we are saying here is every city, every town, every county in Illinois needs a capital program. They have school needs, they have road needs, they have mass transit needs and they need jobs. This bill addresses all of those areas. We think this is a bill that both sides of the aisle should seriously consider for the health and the benefit of their districts.

The government is seriously overreaching in this case and Mr. Ritchie looks forward to being vindicated at trial.

We see this as a coup attempt to change the regime and they have to seriously reconsider their decisions.

Were the court to sustain the decision below, it would set a precedent that would seriously hamper the very measures drug treatment and prenatal care that promote healthy pregnancies and birth outcomes,

You ask me for a name to pull out the hat to replace Gibbs if he gets seriously injured tomorrow. Not one name jumps out at you, because there hasn't been a guy that has actually stood up and put his hand up.

We know that figure is seriously inaccurate. But we will not be able to provide a precise figure until our next filing in this case, which will be on March 6.

Tom and Brad and Tim were huge fans of Soundgarden before I ever met them. The (Soundgarden) songs we have played they play incredibly well, they take very seriously and they love,

The opposition should look seriously into reasons that led them to be rejected by the people. To show our good faith in promoting the culture of opposition (politics) in this country, I am going to set up a ministry to look into government and opposition relations.

There can be no doubt the prime minister should seriously consider stepping down -- possibly as prime minister but certainly as home minister.

There is no indication that Officer Hammond acted inappropriately. He certainly did what he was supposed to do. He was protecting himself and his fellow officers. It is very fortunate none of them were seriously injured.

We will be seriously disappointed if there is no movement on that date. Any significant movement would be helpful.

We had to get signatures because we don't have enough to file the fee. But our consensus was that people would take me more seriously if I was out there getting petitions.

We find that decision astounding. We find the penalty astounding. I would say at this stage we will certainly be seriously looking at continuing this case because we do not believe we have been given an adequate hearing.

We, from day one, have taken this threat seriously and will continue to take any threat to their high school seriously.

We want to do the right job at the right time because we want to act as a state, as a responsible authority. Therefore, we are following up on the subject seriously with our brothers in Egypt. Until we reach agreement, we should be patient.

We don't see a lot of these in the Police Department. But we have to take it seriously because it's one person's allegation that it was an intentional act.

We don't really know what her motivations were. Right now we only know what the results are. Drivers need to take very seriously a crossing arm.

To get off the field injury free. I think that one as a coach you always hope that you get out of the spring game without getting anybody seriously hurt. Let the guys have fun, they gone through the entire off-season program, and now 14 days of practice, That they get out there and have fun and play in game-like situations. I want to see them compete. I want to see us improve. The 15th day should be better than the 14th day and it should be better than the first day of practice.

To have done so well in the technical disciplines is really making me think about training seriously to compete in the super-G, ... But I don't think that will be until after the (2006 Winter) Olympics.

What was most annoying to me as I returned as a tourist with my granddaughter is how seriously you all take yourselves. Now, I know it is the capital of the free world and a lot of people there have major important jobs but most don't!

What use could the humanities be in a digital age? University students focusing on the humanities may end up, at least in their parents' nightmares, as dog-walkers for those majoring in computer science. But, for me, the humanities are not only relevant but also give us a toolbox to think seriously about ourselves and the world.

We spent about a year negotiating with Hollywood. Wound up negotiating real seriously with three studios -- a big one, a medium one and a small one. Every one of them came down to the same thing, control,

We sincerely regret any concern or inconvenience that this theft has caused our employees. Ford takes seriously the protection of the personal information of its employees and will continue to take reasonable and appropriate steps to safeguard it.

We will seriously look at the financial impact. That's money we need desperately. I have to weigh that.

We understand that any small thing like that needed to be seriously looked into. It was handled the right way.

We expect there are several seriously injured and possibly also dead.

We certainly take these reports seriously and will review the data to determine if there are areas where the (Health Department) can further strengthen its surveillance initiatives.