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Low interest rates and easy credit standards are just about over.

send the wrong signal to the world community about what our priorities and standards in trade should be.

Selfless duty. A rock of stability. Integrity. The highest standards in every respect.

Software has to work with all carriers. People will want any application to work on any device on any network. Open standards will drive down costs. As the market matures, the technology will have to open up.

She was rigorous and had high standards because she believed everyone could do great work. But she really did have a soft touch.

Sewage coming across the border is a hazard to the environment and the public's health. Upgrading treatment to secondary standards is important.

She has the personality and physical makeup for Broadway. In ballet, there are standards that must be met if you want a career in it. You should be small boned and have a 180 degree rotation in your hips.

Since we didn't have a lot of our policies, procedures and standards documented, we needed to come up with a basic framework that we could use to get started.

Since the provisions of Medicare Part D became effective on January 1, 2006, a number of questions have arisen regarding the proper accounting for these transactions. Through this proposed Technical Bulletin, we are providing guidance on how best to apply existing accounting standards and to report these new federal payments in state and local government financial statements.

She is always looking out for us. She helps us to improve our standards in the job and is always encouraging us to go on new courses.

Most of this material is illegal. It violates the community standards that have been established for a long time by the Supreme Court, ... The porn industry itself has referred to the Department of Justice's handling of pornography for the last several years as 'benevolent neglect.' And I would agree with that.

Motorola's extensive experience in video distribution and cellular tells us that Mobile TV is poised to be one of the next great consumer experience drivers. As a founding member of the Mobile Digital TV Alliance, we're pleased to be working with our fellow industry leaders to bring this experience to market faster and make it more accessible to subscribers everywhere via open standards such as DVB-H.

Megan has been a leader with our fitness standards since she arrived in Columbus. It is hard to see her career end with an injury.

My job here is to open the gateway, I guess, for more competition to come in (on the PGA Tour), ... My standards are what's been set for these new guys to come in.

One of our biggest risks is to hand over our brand name to a company or owner and hope they carry the torch, ... Our customers look at us as a chain ? as if we had complete control of hiring, firing and standards ? all things that make a brand. (Superior Air) was an easy fit in that their attitudes, beliefs system and values are equal to what we believe.

One difference between this plan and the others is that our standards and the state tests are much better aligned. We are in a much better position to teach kids what will be measured on the tests.

Of course, none of this would be possible without the passion and dedication of our team of professionals. For this reason, we were extremely honored to be named one of FORTUNE magazine's '100 Best Companies to Work for in America' for the 7th time and are proud to be in the company of such forward-thinking employers, including more than 30 of our own clients. This honor marks a fitting start to 2006, which Bright Horizons has designated as 'The Year of the Teacher.' During the year, we will be focusing attention on early educators around the world and the important contributions they make through their commitment to children, and their families, during the most formative years of their lives. As an industry leader, we are committed to raising the bar for standards of high-quality child care and education through professional opportunities and lifetime learning for teachers.

Of course, as consumers, we want cheap and good products; however, if these production processes are exceeding wastewater discharge standards and even causing heavy metal pollution, they will cause long-lasting damage to the ecological environment and public health.

One would expect them to be respectful of United Nations standards in their conduct at home.

One thing that impressed me is his dad (Rob) will tell him after the game how bad he was or be totally honest with him. The standards at his house are pretty high. We have a lot of that with tough parents who set the standards high and that's why the program is successful.

One thought came to mind when I first considered working with Symetrix... potential. Not only is the company a global player in the installed sound market, the AirTools profanity delays are becoming industry standards in the broadcast community. In addition, there are some very exciting new Lucid product offerings scheduled to be launched early in 2006! Then, of course, there is the impeccable quality reputation of the Symetrix brand itself.

must not abandon its core standards and values, even in the face of the serious security threat to its own civilian population.

Music and jazz musicians would develop into my repertoire. Jazz standards like these had great melodies written by great composers.

Morals, principles and laws are when faith is reduced to standards and those standards basically just bind us, and we become prejudicial, racist, self-serving when we're guided by these laws... When a developed country uses Christianity in its policies, in government, in maintaining corporate wealth, that's a bastardized rendering of a faith.

Now, with those games out of the way, we want to keep watching these players when they return to their clubs and make sure they maintain the standards we expect and that they don't allow bad habits to creep in.

Obviously, these organizations have their own standards of justice.

Obviously, the de-publication reflects the new administration's revisionist view of what wage and hour standards require of employers. He's become a victim of what appears to be retaliation.

Right now, everything is in place for the competition to really begin. In the past, manufacturers were tinkering with standards and technology, but now that they have that all figured out, the race has begun.

People were reacting not only to the Danish newspaper drawings - there is something inside the people. They tried to express their anger against something else - Western double standards in dealing with democracy, the economic situation - and they took it out on the embassies in Damascus.

Politics must not undermine the principles and standards we apply to every judicial nomination.

One thing I feel sure of is that the standards CBS has set in the past will be maintained.

New 9-1-1 technologies and services must meet public safety's rigorous standards for reliability, security, and availability. Extending our integration lab to support these new technologies and services will help our customers and partners ensure these standards are met before new 9-1-1 capabilities are introduced into live networks.

Only one measure has ever stopped the growth of foreign oil imports and helped the Big Three auto makers stave off foreign competition: increased fuel efficiency standards for American-made cars.

One of the issues facing us today is that there are countries where there is a serious lack of resources, the standards of living are very low, and this creates a fundamental unease and discomfort in entire populations.

I was hunting (for a hotel chain) which continually changes and upgrades its standards as the industry changes. We won't use the Days Inn name until we're finished (with the renovations). But we're about two-thirds of the way through.

I was shocked when he told us. I enjoyed playing for him. I don't know what standards he was being judged by, but I can only say good things about him.

I would be extremely disappointed and unbelievably surprised if the standards change. The NHL will be consistent because they know they have to be consistent.

If we didn't have those programs, we would have an additional 80-plus people at any given time housed in custody, which would put us well into the 300s, and we can only hold 305, ... This year we have an average of 275 inmates a day. If we didn't have these programs, we would have 80 more people on top of that average. The Corrections Standards Authority rate of capacity of the facility is 296.

If these standards are tightened, there will be more cities around the country that will be using this more expensive reformulated gasoline. Also, it may require the reformulation of diesel also,

If these designated groups build their next generation of healthcare and education standards on web services, electronic forms, and open document standards, and they do so within rules of maintaining compatibility and interoperability, then IBM will not assert any of our patents on implementers of these new healthcare and education standards.

If they are determined to live in those areas, we ask that they build in consideration of what the standards should be. Look at how many homes in wildfire-prone areas have wooden siding? Let's just use some common sense.

If they have similar course requirements, they have a similar certification exam and they're certified, why make them go through the standards that may be one or two courses different just for Florida where it doesn't really make the difference between a quality teacher and a teacher that's less qualified,

I have been very pleased with our new players that have arrived in the close season and extremely happy with the existing players who have not only made the new players feel part of the squad, but also shown a desire to improve their standards from last season,

I don't know what standards and what ramifications he's being judged by. All I can say is nothing of good things about him and I enjoyed being around him for the last couple of years.

I don't know right now how that is going to play out but we think that is a positive. Players who were injured earlier in season or have not played to their standards and are on the outside (of the Championship Series) looking in, we think they'll want to come.

I don't believe that the science is settled on man-made climate change. And so - while I live in Colorado - you see where I live. I love the environment. And - and I want to make sure we do everything we can to protect the environment. I don't want government to put artificial standards on us.

I am excited to announce Opera's sharpened focus on bringing the full Web and open standards support to TVs, consumer electronics and other devices. Advances in broadband networks and device computing power have set the stage for an explosion in the number and variety of places we will see Opera powering Internet access.

I am excited about expanding my commitment to Fairview and the communities that we serve. Thanks to all of the Fairview team for every day carrying out our vision to be known for providing a continuum of healing care, for our responsiveness and for setting national standards for clinical excellence, innovation and safety.

Cautious, careful people always casting about to preserve their reputation or social standards never can bring about reform. Those who are really in earnest are willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathies with despised ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences.

But we expressed our concerns, because he brought it up, that he's allowing people to camp on the island, and he's built a makeshift bridge with no engineering standards to get to that island. He volunteered that information and we certainly asked staff to follow up on that, because it seems like he's putting people in harm's way by allowing them to camp there at night.

But the standards of statecraft insisted upon the untrammeled claim of each nation to uphold its own view of its rights by force and to build whatever armaments it considered necessary for this purpose.

Building standards in the Gulf Coast region are not as stringent as other hurricane-prone regions. We expect this contributed to increased wind damage.

Builders should be able to use standards that work best for specific projects.

But each company has varying degrees of adherence to Web-services standards and varying methods of supporting those systems.

But for today, as the standards have been set forth, these are the three players that meet those standards.

Based on our study, I feel that more research is urgently needed to establish whether the standards need to be re-evaluated.

Basically, there are no standards for bacteria and sand samples, so the question: what does it mean?

China cannot lead or be recognized as a leader unless it is viewed as abiding by universal standards for human freedom.

China and Russia are both shouldering tasks to improve living standards and reach national prosperity.

I have standards for performance, and I'm clearly not getting anywhere near them today. . . . I can play better than this.

I feel we win all round with it, both in terms of standards of rugby and financially. It gives players the opportunity to test themselves against the best players on the pitch and revenue-wise it has been excellent for us and one of the major reasons we took the step to play in it.

I find out what the standards are and do my best to comply with them.

Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery - courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards and respectable ways of doing things.

free and fair trade ... policies that raise standards so that everyone does better.

For something to be profitable doesn't necessarily mean it's the best thing in the world for the director. You judge a movie by different standards - I've worked on comedies, and now I've worked on superhero movies, and the reviews are almost parenthetical in both of those genres.

From her Broadway roles in Baby, Miss Saigon, Cats and many others, Liz brings her amazing voice to Provincetown for one performance only. An Evening with Liz Callaway features her hits and standards from Broadway ('Meadowlark,' 'The Story Goes On') to 1960's pop classics from her acclaimed CD, The Beat Goes On.

If AOL isn't at the table and an active participant in a bunch of people making standards -- that in many ways don't matter.

If an application is declined, it is usually because the application was done incorrectly or the guidelines and standards were not read.

I don't understand, I really don't understand, how in the most sensitive areas of your counterespionage, et cetera, you don't have better procedures in place to be making certain that people are living up to the highest standards and that this has gone on as long as it has,

If accurate, these are gruesome depictions of deceased people in Iraq, and that violates the standards of our values, training and procedures that we ask military personnel to observe and obey, ... It is very difficult to establish they are in fact being submitted by soldiers, where they were taken, who they were taken by, and the circumstances surrounding them.

Global standards and interoperability are very powerful concepts. They drove the Internet, and they could drive the development of RFID. If we have a lot of incompatible things, their value will drop significantly.

If you are going to do a gossip column, you should do it with the same ethical standards as in the rest of the paper. But the minute that comes out of my mouth, it sounds preposterous.

If the F.D.A. or California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment ever changes the regulations, we will modify our standards to be in full compliance.

If the government wants to put an end to these types of transactions, the proper response is for Congress to change the law, not to scare professionals away with indictments. It is a misuse of prosecutorial discretion to use criminal prosecutions to change accepted and legitimate standards of conduct.

He was blackballed because he couldn't live up to the standards of the right wing, ... I'm sure his dad (former President Bush) gave him a pat on the back, but it's a back pat he's going to regret.

I always felt the gifts you need as governor were more suited for my personality. I'm a good team player, but I'm not a policy wonk. In Congress, you need 218 votes to make anything happen. When you're governor, you're the CEO of the state. You establish the vision and standards for the state. You're the leader.

He had one particular good jump at 15 (feet). He still isn't quite sure where to put the standards when he gets up that high.

He has very high standards and strong family values.

He is a very important member of the team for both forms of the game, ... He has set high standards for himself and I'm sure he is looking to contribute more for the team's success.

Having clear rules on the books is intended to assure that decisions on which events are permitted are based on clear standards and nothing else.

There is going to be a chain reaction as a result of this. The decision happened very fast in the end. They are almost there (as far as accounting standards go) and they are determined to get there.

We're in the process of continuing to set our standards high.

We're pleased to have Foundry Networks as a founding member of the Ethernet Alliance. Foundry was a very active member in the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance, successfully promoting this important technology from its inception over five years ago. We look forward to their participation in the new Ethernet Alliance as we promote the acceptance and application of current and emerging Ethernet standards in a broad range of environments.

We support the emergence of China in the region and on the world stage in many areas, as it's doing, ... we also expect China to play by the rules, to adopt the various standards of conduct that other responsible international players use.

We support the AU mission and we will be working together with the AU and our other partners in the international community to see that government in Mauritania is consistent with international standards and respects the will of the people.

To FIFA such transactions fall well short of minimum standards of decency. We can no longer merely accept them. Nor shall we.

What we have here is a group of silicon companies who want to try to force the standard to be what they are already trying to build. We don't think that's in the interest of standards process or consumer.

What we found after the tornado was the other homes were not tied down as well as the standards the state had provided for there to be tied down.

Having one cow in a 12 month period, which is what it's been since they (Canada) had their last one, does not change the minimal risk standards that Canada falls under. So it should not disrupt trade in any way.

He's a great player. Any team would be happy to have him. I think he'd do well here. With this locker room, I think he would conform to our standards and fit in well here.

Here, we'd like to advise the United States to think over its own human rights issues, correct its erroneous double standards on the human rights issue and stop using human rights as an excuse to interfere in other countries' internal affairs.

For me or anyone else within the Department of Education to state a personal belief on this subject or to presume what may or may not be included in the revised science standards would be nothing short of negligent, ... It would destroy the integrity of the open process we have worked hard to establish.

There are no standards for what is a background check. This is an industry that has delivered historically a very low quality product.

There are no standards for what is a background check.

There is an enormous problem that when a government as influential as the United States flouts basic human rights standards, it undermines the standards and gives green light to other governments to do the same.

Under current law, the legal question of whether speech is obscene is determined partly by reference to local community standards, ... EFF is concerned that these venue rules permits censorship of speech on the Internet under the standards of the least tolerant community, negating the values that the community standards doctrine was intended to protect -- diversity and localism in the marketplace of ideas.

Unless this poll adheres to internationally accepted standards of conduct and participation, it may be difficult for the international community, including the countries of the region, to endorse the result,

We looked quite solid as a back four and a goalkeeper. But we need to raise our standards quite a bit.

We look forward to building on our own demanding high standards and our excellent working relationship with Shell to deliver this new MEG plant safely and successfully. This award further confirms Foster Wheeler's position as one of the leading engineering, procurement and construction contractors in Singapore.

Hudson will recall all product that originated at the Columbus, Neb., plant, destroy all product they have on hand at that plant and immediately cease operations there, until they've adopted far more stringent safety standards that we have specifically laid out for them based on what we have found in our investigation,