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ERUDITION, n. Dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull.So wide his erudition's mighty span, He knew Creation's origin and plan And only came by accident to grief -- He thought, poor man, 'twas right to be a thief. --Romach Pute

I still drive by the accident site. There's still flowers and balloons. People still stop by and say a prayer, wishing she was still with us.

The witness lived across the street from the accident, heard the accident occur, ran to the scene and was able to help three of the four patients get out of the vehicle.

The visibility was good and the light was good. There were no weather issues going on when the accident occurred.

These accident ratios tell me as a traffic engineer that there's something we need to look at.

The same thing goes for wreckers, ... As a result, it's taking our officers a lot longer to work an accident and a lot longer before they can answer another call.

It was the way I fell. It was a freak accident I guess.

It was a long, difficult summer of 2004. That was a leap year, so several things happened - the Olympics and presidential election. And right in the middle of the election campaign - and I don't think this was an accident - the 9/11 Commission delivers its report.

The teams are working together, ... Obviously, the forensics has a higher priority. But you try to do it in a way that you give that priority without disadvantaging the accident investigation.

The thing that most people didn't understand...was that a rape victim and a victim of a fatal accident were both gone, forever. The difference was that the rape victim still had to go through the motions of being alive.

Some people take the view that the universe is simply there, and it runs along - it's a bit as though it just sort of computes, and we happen by accident to find ourselves in this thing. I don't think that's a very fruitful or helpful way of looking at the universe.

Sometimes people walk into plays by accident - they don't even know what they're looking at; they just think to give it a chance. That can be the beginning of a long friendship.

Rollover risk has been known for a long time, and it hasn't hurt S/UV sales. Everyone always assumes that an accident will happen to someone else and not to them.

Rollover risk has been known for a long time, and it hasn't hurt S/UV sales, ... Everyone always assumes that an accident will happen to someone else and not to them.

President (Hosni) Mubarak wants an immediate probe into the causes of the accident of the Al-Salam 98 ferry and guarantees that other similar ships comply with safety regulations.

Randy (the Ford's other son) is still healing from his accident earlier this year (he was struck by a sprint car in July, suffering a broken leg). With Doug's condition, racing just isn't that important right now. We appreciate the prayers and encouragement we have received from the racing community, but our family needs to be together right now. I hope everyone understands.

Rather, the evidence strongly suggests that this was a tragic accident involving a boyfriend and girlfriend who were celebrating their engagement.

Professor Kennedy was involved in a minor car accident where a woman leaving her car was slightly injured. As routine, the police arrived at the scene and took Prof. Kennedy into the station for further questioning and tests Professor Kennedy is deeply upset that any injury may have been caused by the accident.

Our thoughts and prayers are with those that have passed away, those that are suffering and to the families and friends thereof. There has been a tragic accident affecting a lot of people in a terrible way, we are deeply saddened as to what has happened.

Our concern goes out to Ms. Munoz, but this accident was caused by driver error.

Our environmental officer says it is unusual to have a case of snowmobile, or ATV, operating under the influence. That said, one accident is one too many for operating these vehicles under the influence.

People's homes are a reflection of their lives. It is no accident that people have a huge weight problem in this country, and clutter is the same thing. Homes are an orgy of consumption.

People survive an accident and say, 'God spared us.' Well, what about the other 136 people who died miserably and in flames? It's a selective use of data and is not only not scientific, it's really anti-scientific. It's superstition.

Often, we think that things are the way they are because of intelligent design - because somebody super-smart, or some group of academics, came up with the best system ever to do XYZ. Actually, things are often the way they are because of an accident of history.

No one wants to get to the bottom of this mystery quicker than those investigating this accident -- both here and in Egypt,

Space technology can and does fail on occasions. Our feeling is that as you escalate the number of these launches, sooner or later there's gonna be a tragic, tragic accident with this stuff.

No matter how hard it is, true love is also the result of an accident in the dream of our life, and that accident is an event that happens in our soul. This event can be in another transcendental reality a volcano, a butterfly, a mountain or any other possible image we cannot even imagine.

Coach Sutton has been dealing with constant back and hip problems the last couple of seasons and after last Friday?s accident he feels this is the best decision for his health and for the team.

Coal production will not resume at the Sago Mine until our internal investigation of the accident is completed and we can share those findings with the families and co-workers of those lost in that tragic accident. We hope to conclude those efforts in the very near future.

Any move trying to cover up the cause of the accident and any passive attitude toward the probe are deemed deception and a defiance of law.

Any lost-time accident we take as a serious injury. I wouldn't refer to any injury as minor.

An important focus of our investigation will be to understand what was different about conditions on Jan. 31 that could have caused the major accident that occurred.

Are we an exceptionally unlikely accident or is the universe brimming over with intelligence? (It's) a vital question for understanding ourselves and our history,

A scrupulous investigation into the accident has been conducted within a month's time, as was promised. It was established that outrageous violation of the instructions by senior officials of the Russian Pacific Fleet was the main cause of wrong 'swimming and diving rounds'

The bottom line is it took the ValuJet accident for that to happen.

At some point, he will hit a bump in the road, but he is very well equipped to bounce back if that situation arises. He'll be fine. It's not by accident he's having success.

Back in 1962, when I had by accident become the supervisor of Roberto Celis in Argentina, it occurred to me that antibody diversity might arise from the joining by disulphide bridges of a variety of small polypeptides in combinatorial patterns.

A thorough investigation of the cause and circumstances of this terrible accident will be undertaken by federal and state mine regulatory officials.

That one hurts the most, when former players talk about you, like the Mike Golics and the people who have played the game and understand that injuries happen, because everyone gets injured, and they still try to say I'm a bad player because of the injuries, and that's uncontrollable, ... I could go out right now and get in a car accident and never play football again and you're going to say I was a terrible player because of that?

That must be some kind of accident I'm playing this guy so much.

You're saying it's okay for kids to play in the streets, ... I believe it's wrong. I don't think kids should be playing in the streets. If an accident happens, a good lawyer will eat you up.

You never imagine that an accident could happen and it would affect the lives of so many people. All of a sudden they had to start over from scratch.

This is a small industry, a kind of band-of-brothers industry, so when an accident happens, everybody knows about it. It's a good time to talk about it.

This is as close to an accident as it is possible to come.

This is a tragic accident that has saddened all of us. These canines receive extensive explosives training but this accident was due to the dog's natural instincts.

This is a tragic accident that has saddened all of us.

This isn't an easy accident to dissect. I don't think anybody has the answer yet.

This is really cool being in the video and hopefully it'll be seen by the people who need it the most and they'll realize that they can have a bike and do everything everyone else does, just safely. I've been riding for 15 years and have had one accident where I peeled the skin off my entire right side. I hope everyone who sees this video will notice that we are all wearing ballistic jackets and all the protective gear we can because it might just save their lives.

This is really a happy accident as far as OPEC is concerned.

This agreement is a huge step in our efforts to provide some comfort to the families of airplane accident victims and to properly reimburse local communities for their efforts.

This accident will help to improve the level of security,

This accident was caused by the way that the airplane was operated. It was operated in very harsh conditions in the jungles of Guyana.

This accident is extremely serious, ... I am thinking about all the victims, the crew, and our friends in Germany who made up most of the passengers. I have also conveyed my condolences to German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.

they were interested in the accident first and foremost.

They told us there was an accident in tower one, that the fire department was on its way, that our building was secure and safe, and that we could return to our offices shortly.

Although people are very happy with the service they receive from their GP, they are less happy with access and convenience. Patients are telling us with the health service, you either see your GP or, out-of-hours, go to accident and emergency. We need to make sure that GP surgeries become more accessible.

This particular accident is just another example of an accident that highlights the dangers of an inadequate runway safety area.

There weren't any skid marks, but based on the accident and the damage to the vehicle, we suspect that speed played a factor.

There were no gates, no lights, no bells, no stop signs to warn of an oncoming train, ... One month before our accident a man was killed there, and one week before our accident there was another accident. In all there were eight people killed in a period of seven years at this one particular crossing before gates and lights were installed.

There's a lot of concern among all of us to do something about to help this poor little goose. Hopefully this was an accident and not a malicious act.

There is no way of telling if there is going to be a mass casualty incident or if it is going to be a normal typical day when someone just needs to be transported to the hospital. If we have a car accident involving more than two patients, then we have a problem.

They recognize that it was an accident and they want to help each other through the difficult time.

There's at least one accident there every week.

There's damage on the vehicle consistent with an accident with the pedestrian. Right now, we have a person of interest that we would like to speak to.

There is this myth out there that says if you're involved in a catastrophic aircraft accident the odds are extremely low. That's inaccurate. The odds are extremely high.

A born writer is born scrofulous; his career is an accident dictated by physical or circumstantial disabilities.

Accident counts for much in companionship as in marriage

It's a straightaway, it's the middle of the night, and people just wreck. There's no obvious reason for it. Generally in an accident like that someone either had a heart attack or fell asleep.

It was especially trying on both counts because one was an accident and it might have been prevented, and that was frustrating. On the other side, losing two people was just devastating anyway you look at it. I think those were the lowest points the guard experienced this year.

It was the first time she was able to compete since getting into an automobile accident four weeks ago. We're happy to have her back. It's a good start.

It was the expertise of the pilots that permitted the plane to land because the plane has not crashed. It has not fallen. The plane made an emergency landing and the accident occurred during the emergency landing.

It was a quick decision we had to make. We knew that we had to be out there, and it was much easier to deal with the accident being on the road with our friends versus being at home by ourselves. It was a much more productive grieving process.

It was a tragic accident that Exxon Mobil deeply regrets.

It was an accident and he apologized profusely.

It was a terrible accident that has changed the lives of numerous people, including his own.

It's a classic example of what causes a hunting accident in Texas.

It might have been an accident. I can't see it being an accident because of the way it looked on film. That's something we need to address with the officials and the Activities Association.

It really does look handmade. It's still lovely to have a piece of furniture that's handmade. It's really important to us to keep fingerprints on the puppets. It's not by accident at all. I think it feels like you could do it yourself, almost.

It only takes one accident to make it catastrophic. That's not a risk the citizens of Florida should be willing to take.

For every 10 access points in one mile, the accident rate goes up 10 percent.

For example, the Sago Mine has had more than 30-40 inspectors in the mine virtually every day. They typically issue citations in connection with this heightened scrutiny, whether related to the accident or not. Therefore, it is probable that additional citations may be issued as the investigative team finishes its work. Our employees on site will continue to address promptly any violations or other concerns that are raised.

It's the first accident of this type in the 22 years I've been at the school. The facility where the class is located is about 5 years old, so it's fairly new and up-to-date.

It's like driving. You either get in an accident or you don't.

It looks like this accident was caused by (the tow truck driver's) inattention and unsafe speed for the weather conditions.

It's an incredible accident of history and an amazing event it's come back here.

It's a very serious accident obviously. Thankfully right at this point no one is dead and hopefully everybody is gonna recover from this. It's going to be a long investigation, these kind of things do take a long time, especially with the number of vehicles that we have.

It's been a dozen years since we have had a child death on the race. We have taken a lot of measures to improve security, we send out vehicles at the start of the stages and we are always sending out information but an accident is always possible on this type of terrain.

It's tragic, ... We have to investigate why this horrible accident happened.

Dale's accident had a huge impact on the drivers for so many reasons. It made them take a more aggressive approach to safety. It made many drivers taken the HANS device more seriously.

Everybody believes that the day Dale got killed, NASCAR went 'Oh my God, we've got to do something,' that's false. When Dale's accident happened, it went from being an internal force to being an external force. They were already proactive before the accident.

That's the big lingering risk factor sitting out there on the horizon. Will we have a gradual adjustment, where the trade deficit gradually improves, or will we have an accident along the way?

Everyone is satisfied the engines were not a factor in the accident or whatever it turns out to be,

Everyone in New Jersey has either narrowly avoided an accident or been bothered because of potholes.

The balloon goes around in a circle. One revolution takes 10 to 15 days, and after that time you can choose if you want to take it back down yet. If it falls by accident nobody gets hurt because there's nothing there.

It's incredibly expensive if you're overseas somewhere and you become ill or have an accident and you want to be medically evacuated, ... That can cost in the range of $100,000 if you or your family were to pay for that.

It's amazing how much you can learn from working with someone like Robert. There's just so much experience there and he can help and assist you in the right direction. The team from Edinburgh University are also fantastic. I would never have believed that I could have recovered so quickly from my accident if it hadn't been for the help that they gave me.

It's definitely not the way to start the season. That accident took out a lot of championship contenders and it's a real shame.

It's being treated like a regular field accident (in which an airplane crashes).

It was less than two minutes between the time we found out there was an accident and we pulled the plug on that circuit.

It was no accident what he did. They were fighting to win the division. He is a good-looking player.