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Already 2008 has proved a tumultuous year in terms of global perceptions of China, and there are still 59 days to go until the Beijing Olympics. The tragedy of the Sichuan earthquake followed hard on the heels of the riots in Tibet and the demonstrations surrounding the Olympic torch relay. Martin Jacques
beijing
What they need is some enforcement. More high-level directives from Beijing aren't going to do it. Robin Munro
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The Beijing Olympics were an exercise in Chinese soft power. Americans have the 'Voice of America' and the Fulbright scholarships. But, the fact is, in fact, that probably Hollywood and MTV and McDonalds have done more for American soft power around the world than any specifically government activity. Shashi Tharoor
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Many people in Taiwan hope that the torch relay of the sacred flame of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games can also cover Taiwan.
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send a strong signal to Beijing that Congress will not sit idly by while China's mercantilist trade policy injures U.S. employers and costs us jobs.
beijing chinese common cuisines dishes food great kinds originally originated serve street
They say that the cuisines of different Chinese provinces arose originally to serve different kinds of constituencies. Beijing was the cuisine of officials. In Shanghai, that was the cuisine of wealthy merchants and industrialists. In Szechwan, the food of the common people. Many great Szechwan dishes originated in street stalls. Nicole Mones
beijing blue boring city hometown industry
My hometown is a very boring city. There isn't a lot of industry - there are a lot of trees. It's not like Beijing where the sky is always dark. In my city the sky is blue and the sun shines. Liu Wen
beijing case court decided drop prosecutor
The prosecutor decided to drop the case and the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court agreed.
beijing billion investing olympics pounds quarter
We are investing a quarter of a billion pounds between now and the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Richard Caborn
congress
We want to show Congress that we're not criminals, we are hard-working people. Jose Cruz
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The point is, am I going to let Mary Smith and these other nice, older women be sent out of here thinking they'll have a voucher for the rest of their lives, when Congress is looking to cut the program? They're going to be in Miami somewhere, and they'll be homeless. That's why the fight is going on.
congress information problem sharing
We have no problem notifying Congress and sharing information with the Hill.
congress enormous far impact issue peace prospects prosperity states united
What the United States Congress does on this issue will have an enormous impact on the prospects of peace and prosperity in the far East, Al Gore
congress control focus public
What the public wants, and what Congress will focus on, is getting control of our border. Tamar Jacoby
congress shoot time
When first graders shoot first graders, it's time for Congress to do what's right for America's families. Bill Clinton
congress decided large members
While many members of Congress have some reservations, members of Congress by and large have decided this is the right thing to do at the right time. But now he must take this to the public, Martin Frost
congress declaring majority obama opposed package polls present produced uproar whether wisely
Whether wisely or not, one of the first priorities of the incoming Obama administration was to present a package of healthcare benefits, which, to no one's surprise, produced an uproar in Congress and an assortment of polls declaring that the majority of Americans were opposed to it. Sherwin B. Nuland
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Whether it's the courts or regional offices of executive agencies, members of Congress want some control over how things are done in their states or districts. As long as they have some influence over the picks, they like the patronage system. David Lewis
costs decides
The person who decides is dictating why the costs are what they are.
costs finding profits requests
When you take all those costs out you're not finding unreasonable profits for everything we have to do to get (gasoline) to consumers. These requests are just unfortunate.
costs general growth hard helped limit pace pump rises worked
We also worked hard on costs and managed to limit rises in sales, general and administrative costs to the growth pace of sales, which helped pump up top-line (operating) profit.
costs decisions design elements people understand
We want people to understand that we have to look at maintenance costs and staffing in decisions on design elements for the pool.
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We want people to come forward with different ideas. We are learning from procurements past that if you go out with a wholly prescriptive vision of what you want, very often you end with a product that isn't as good and costs more. You have to be open to innovation. Andy Burnham
costs good money seriously wholesale
Yeah, it costs more money to get to a show, but this is a seriously good show for the wholesale market.
costs higher
We're going to see higher construction costs anywhere.
costs money sure system works
We're going to find a different system that works for us, even if that costs us some money to do that. You want to make sure you know what you have in the classroom.
costs demand lack nobody problem situation skilled
What we're having here isn't a demand constraint. It's a situation that nobody predicted. The No. 1 problem is construction costs and lack of skilled labor.
employers hide hours paying society taking
We've become a 24/7 society and employers are taking it out of the hide of the working people. Employers are paying them less, not paying them for the hours they work.
employers
We're not after a strike, but if the employers don't move, then we will have no other choice.
employers militant people wage
We have to get very militant with some of these employers to say there's no shortcuts, our people have a right to a fair day's wage for a fair day's pay, and we've got to get that done. And that's going to happen. James P. Hoffa
employers eroded
We're going to be very strong with employers in all of our aspects, because I think there's been too much of this idea let's try and get along here, and we've eroded some of our standards.
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We hear about the labor market from employers all the time so we know it is an issue, but 51 percent is a big number.
employers fact good
The fact is employers like Wal-Mart are good for working families.
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Clearly, apprenticeships are a win-win: They provide workers with sturdy rungs on that ladder of opportunity and employers with the skilled workers they need to grow their businesses. And yet in America, they've traditionally been an undervalued and underutilized tool in our nation's workforce development arsenal. Thomas Perez
employers lots people
Lots of employers don't want people around who aren't loyal,
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Many of the employers mentioned that the job seekers seemed more prepared for the event and more qualified for management positions.
idly national people sit
This will be a national march, ... At our count, there have been 130 people killed around the nation by these Taser guns. We will not sit idly by and not say anything about it.
idly loses might throw worth
He that idly loses 5 s. worth of time, loses 5 s. & might as prudently throw 5 s. in the River. Benjamin Franklin
policy
I hear this all the time: 'Obama's policies aren't working.' He hasn't been allowed to put his policies into place. Bill Maher
policy running students
The policy they got is just a policy. The students are running the show.
policy says schools
The policy says any new schools being built,
policy restraint
The policy of restraint is over. This is a law-abiding country, and that is how everyone has to behave.
policy prove time wrong
The policy is not wrong and... time will prove it right, Tessa Jowell
policy power product
The policy is essentially a product of negotiation, of power and discretion, not law.
policy public three
Public policy has been a passion of mine. For three decades, I've had some involvement in the political process.
policy
My policy is to have no policy. Abraham Lincoln
policy turns public-policy
Everything that Bush touches turns to manure in public policy. Alec Baldwin
send
We want to send Carl out on top. Aaron Gray
sending sure
We're making sure that we're sending the right message. Jerry Gonzalez
send
I eat so much mayonnaise they were going to send me to the Mayo Clinic. Tom Robbins
send time
Most of the time you send Rad back out there. But this isn't most of the time any more. Ron Gardenhire
send
Most of the time, you'd send (Radke) back out there, but this isn't 'most of the time' anymore.
send
Yes, I will send that in. I feel like that one was obvious. Joe Gibbs
sending surface work
Sending Minerva to the surface did not work.
sending sounds
Sending in the commandos sounds very hip, but it isn't the whole solution. Sunita Narain
sending silly start stupid
Sending him back out there, that's a little silly to try to do something stupid with a man's career. We haven't done that to him all year, and we weren't going to start today.
signals turn
We do not turn signals off and on.
signal
This does not signal the end for Michael.
signal
They're very strong in memory. Didn't do very much in microprocessors or digital signal processing. Jack Kilby
signals smooth traffic
The signals should smooth out the traffic around the (King of Prussia) mall.
signal trying
It's trying to signal how important we think this is.
signal telling
They're called signal lights. They are kind of provocative because they are always telling you something. David Gill
signals given morse-code
I've given him more mixed signals than a dyslexic Morse code operator. Rachel Cohn
signals solid start
The index signals a solid start to 2006.
signal welcome
This is a humanitarian signal and we welcome it.
situation tough
We're in a tough situation right now. We'll find out what we're made of. Gary Williams
situation time
We're in a situation where time is of the essence, Herman Edwards
situation strong
We're in a situation now where you have to play it out and fortunately we have very strong contingency plans.
sitting done news
The only thing I'd ever done with news was to read copy sitting at the microphone in the studio. Ed Bradley
sitting scripts film
I've never seen or heard of a mob sitting down to read a film script. Deepa Mehta
situation our-lives
There is something in even the darkest situations that we can make a positive in our lives. Deborah Norville
sitting cows tvs
If I don't work, I'll be sitting on the couch watching TV, eating popcorn and getting like a cow. Celia Cruz
situation
Forgiveness doesn't make the situation OK, it makes you OK. Beth Moore
sit tendency
When we get a lead, we have a tendency to sit back.
strong jobs men
No two things differ more than hurry and dispatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, dispatch of a strong one. A weak man in office, like a squirrel in a cage, is laboring eternally, but to no purpose, and is in constant motion without getting on a job; like a turnstile, he is in everybody's way, but stops nobody; he talks a great deal, but says very little; looks into everything but sees nothing; and has a hundred irons in the fire, but very few of them are hot, and with those few that are, he only burns his fingers. Charles Caleb Colton
strong mind haste
Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, dispatch of a strong one.
strong party reason
He that aspires to be the head of a party will find it more difficult to please his friends than to perplex his foes. He must often act from false reasons which are weak, because he dares not avow the true reasons which are strong.
strong hands monsters
The mob is a monster, with the hands of Briareus, but the head of Polyphemus,--strong to execute, but blind to perceive.
strong advice desire
When we feel a strong desire to thrust our advice upon others, it is usually because we suspect their weakness; but we ought rather to suspect our own.
strong passion may
Strong as our passions are, they may be starved into submission, and conquered without being killed.
strong men thinking
Men of strong minds and who think for themselves, should not be discouraged on finding occasionally that some of their best ideas have been anticipated by former writers; they will neither anathematize others nor despair themselves. They will rather go on discovering things before discovered, until they are rewarded with a land hitherto unknown, an empire indisputably their own, both right of conquest and of discovery.
strong circles errors
Unity of opinion is indeed a glorious and desirable thing, and its circle cannot be too strong and extended, if the centre be truth; but if the centre be error, the greater the circumference, the greater the evil.
strong two mind
No two things differ more than hurry and despatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind; despatch of a strong one.
trade ruined nations
No nation has ever been ruined by trade.
trade moody
Music, moody food Of us that trade in love. William Shakespeare
trade-zone people tunes
Most British people are keen to remain in a European free trade zone; and most EU states are keen to keep us there, because we buy from them more than we sell to them to the tune of £40 million per day. Daniel Hannan
trade
I think the World Trade Center should be rebuilt as the World Trade Center, only stronger and one story taller. I hate what they're doing with the World Trade Center site. Donald Trump
trade watching
My sense is there will not be a rehearing and trade will continue. But we have to be watching all the time.
trademark
I don't care. My trademark is I say what I think, for better or for worse. Gray Davis
trademarks controversy
I am a shocker. I like to create controversy. It's my trademark. Brenda Fassie
trade
We're going to renegotiate trade deals.
trade
We're going to make great trade deals.