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There is some background noise here...but the American people expect me to do my job, and I'm going to.

There is nothing in your background that inherently holds you back or means you can't achieve what others can achieve. You are the master of your own fate, and if you work hard, you can do what you want.

We have a couple of guys who are on call to make deliveries if we have a real rush but mostly it's just us. We do everything. We all bring our separate strengths to the business. Jan's background is in marketing and public relations. Teresa has 30 years of experience in sales in San Antonio and I take care of the business development stuff like paying the bills and updating the Web site.

We had to have a criminal background check and then there was a trained course we had to go through, so it was kind of a rush job but we made it.

To a great extent, this is what they think about when they're in the shower or alone in their car. What trade can I make? What lineup alteration can I get involved in? I would describe it as on one end, obsessive, on another end, it's just simply the background rhythm of life that this group of people has decided to occupy their physical time and their mental energy with.

we just don't know her background on judicial restraint and on the Constitution.

You hear about all kinds of things that go on; you turn on the TV, hear a patient has been murdered or robbed. I think a background check and registry is a very good idea.

You have a governor with a business background and he understands a vibrant business community is necessary to create jobs. If he follows through on all of that I think it will have almost an immediate positive effect.

With his impressive background in hospitality, we are confident that William's leadership and expertise will generate solid results for Choice Hotels. William brings his extensive industry experience in brand management, operations, marketing, sales, service, quality and franchise relations which makes him a valuable asset the Choice's management team.

With his excellent skills and background with customers, as well as handling and managing multiple projects and orders concurrently, we are excited to have Paul join our operation. As a small company, it has always been our priority to put the customer first. When building our equipment or solving issues in the field, this has worked well. Now that we have increased our order book dramatically?we've grown roughly 50% in the past year?it is vital that we handle both our own soda blasting projects as well as the needs of Buster Blaster contractors with efficiency and effectiveness. Paul's skills and personality fit perfectly with these needs.

With her experienced background and on-air presence, audiences next season will see Lynn take the show and its brand to a new level that invigorates the court show genre.

We talked to a lot of very talented people and when all was said and done, we wanted someone with a deep frozen food background and someone that would fit in Jackson County. Pat has a tremendous background in the frozen food industry and has been with major food manufacturers over the last 25 years.

We feel very fortunate to have someone of her credentials and background leading our teaching and learning department.

We're very pleased to find someone with Dr. Calvert's background and experience. She's very attuned to the role a good superintendent should play and she's committed to helping us find the right match for our district.

We think that Stewart has a sound technical mind and a good background in football and has outstanding work with youth players.

We are very pleased with that progress and the work that we have done with the city so far. We have been out in the field taking pictures and analyzing the economic background of the city as we get further into the process. It's been a very informative and enjoyable process.

We are very pleased to welcome Scott to the firm. Scott brings an impressive background in environmental and land use law that stretches over 30 years.

We are very pleased to welcome Bill to the Halliburton team. Bill brings exceptional qualities to KBR as both an engineer and a business leader and he is well positioned to lead KBR with his seasoned background in energy, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other complex projects.

We are very pleased to have the benefit of Mark's expertise on our Board. Mark's strong technology background along with his financial expertise will serve us well.

We are very pleased to have someone with Mike's strong international petroleum background and deep development and operating capability leading our petroleum business.

We did a national search to find both the best person and assistant football coach and I know we have found that in Tony Dews. We wanted to add someone with a lot of energy and enthusiasm and his background in special teams was a real plus.

We didn't know any better, so we rushed in. We did the best you could. On Secret of NIMH, we had two layout people, three background people, and 10 animators. That's how we made the movie.

We want a red light or a green light from the government ... We shouldn't be relying on private companies and the airlines to authenticate background checks.

We want a red light or a green light from the government, ... We shouldn't be relying on private companies and the airlines to authenticate background checks.

Both of us had a desire to manage back then. Guys who have trained themselves properly, gone to the minor leagues and managed and paid their dues coaching for a considerable amount of time and have a great understanding of the game in all aspects. Getting interviewed as much as both of us had been, you always get that feeling that this is never going to happen. I applaud the Devil Rays for giving him an opportunity to go out there and do it. His background is comparable to anybody's. He had the interim job with the Angels a few times and did a fine job.

Bob's background and global financial experience make him the right person at the right time to take on this responsibility. He consistently applies a disciplined approach to tackling tough issues. Further, he is well- known for his ability to develop and implement effective business and strategic plans. Given the challenges the Company is facing -- particularly in North America -- we are lucky to have someone like Bob on our team.

Brian Blake appears to us to have the perfect background from his 17 years at Gucci in product areas where Burberry is still relatively weak, that is accessories and watches.

Bret comes to us as a highly regarded coach. Garrick has worked with him, as well as Mike Dunbar . He also received some high praise from Sean Payton (New Orleans Saints head coach), who was a part of my staff at Miami, and that meant a lot to me. Everyone is in agreement Bret will be a great fit for our staff. He has the background to do some great things with our offensive line and the offense as a whole.

Break Entertainment offers an unprecedented opportunity for rising stars of the Internet to reach another level of distribution and recognition. We are excited to have Studio 8 as our first development deal and that Tara will be charged with fostering this project and identifying many more of this caliber to grow the division. Tara brings with her an extensive background in production, combined with an in-depth understanding of the content licensing landscape. With her uncanny eye for recognizing content that captures an audience, we are very fortunate to have her join the Break.com team.

Ben brings an extensive background in safety and operations to the role. His leadership and organizational skills combine with a real passion for aviation. He is a true pilot's pilot who knows the importance of communication and trust.

Bill brings a strong operational skill set which will allow Source Technologies to scale more quickly. His technical and management background is ideal as Source Technologies enters the next phase of its growth cycle.

Everyone's probably gotten better, just like we have. But knowing we have some slight background on them will definitely help.

A translation needs to read convincingly. There's no limit to what can go into it in terms of background research, feeling, or your own interests in form and history. But what should come out is something that reads as convincing English-language text.

Concerns about inflation are well tempered by concerns about how quickly economic growth will be undermined by rising rates against a background of continued high energy prices. When the evidence of that appears in the numbers, the bond market's low long-end yields will look justified.

Different ideas had been talked about, that we could do the background music or even write a new song or something, but this became the perfect vehicle because we always had a thing between the four of us that if any one of us wasn't in it, we weren'

Digital power is every bit as likely to be abused as physical power, but is often more insidious because it is often wielded in the background until its results manifest themselves in the offline world.

CSF 150 is designed for students without a previous background in computer science and uses examples from the arts and sciences to motivate students.

Criminal background checks are not perfect and occasionally there's a problem. One child abused is one too many.

Engineers love to optimize problems. Now I optimize logistical problems. I ask: 'What's the goal? What are our constraints? What is the optimal, elegant way to get to that goal within those constraints?' I break it down in terms of a data funnel: 'Where in the funnel are we inefficient?' That analytical background really helps.

During his public life, Barack Obama has often referred to his biracial background and itinerant childhood and has said, 'In no other country on Earth is my story even possible.' True.

Even if that's not her background growing up, it's how she's defined. I think she still has a problem - she needs to make people feel like she's one of them.

There's probably been very few people in comedy that have a diversified background as I do.

There was a certain amount of duplication that we couldn't afford. I think I understand things from a business side. I don't have the knowledge or experience from a player's side. I don't have that background that Otis does. But as a general rule, that's a coaching staff responsibility, and we hire from that perspective.

There's so much background light and reflection and motion that you need something very bright to be able to detect these cellular signals.

There's no reason to think that because I have a pro-consumer background that one should therefore conclude I'm not going to be impartial,

There's nothing in my background that would have said I was destined to be a senior politician.

The trade deficit has always lurked in the background as a potential negative for stocks, but it was fine (in the past) because the dollar was strong.

The United States has a rich immigrant background and continues to benefit from the arrival of law-abiding citizens of other cultures and nationalities. But in this age of terrorism we cannot be lax when it comes to controlling our borders.

I started dancing ballet when I was very young, so my background really is dance. But I remember loving the feeling of being on a stage and having a love for performing from a young age.

I've been saying for years that we need someone with some kind of background here. John Mullins was from here and went through school here. Steve Castleberry went through school here. You have just got to know the makeup of the community and how to build it and you've got to want to come back and he wanted to come back.

I've been looking at this position for about a year now and I like what it has to offer. With my background I'm looking forward to being involved in the budgeting process for the county.

I use myself as a template for my comedy. So first my background as a Muslim man, my being a doctor, I talk about my family quite a lot, my kids. Anything that resonates with me I talk about. The important thing is it should be able to work in a family setting.

The wrestling world and the state of South Dakota can be very proud of what Jim has accomplished in his life; I know I am. There aren't many jobs in the sports world as powerful as the one he has. And to have someone in that job who comes from a wrestling background is great. He is dealing with some of the most influential business and sports leaders in the world on a weekly basis.

These are the people who under-stand the true value of a lease. People without a finance background may not really understand the intricacies and the real value of a lease, as opposed to purchasing something outright.

There won't be horses that you ride on, but there's a background central decorative column of a steeplechase held every year, called the Iroquois Street Steeplechase.

I've often thought that my background in rock 'n' roll has gone to waste in film work. My background was that I was a rock 'n' roll drummer and I don't think I used drums in my first ten years of film scoring.

It was a one-time thing, and it was dumb on my part. I hope (the scouts) dig into my background because they'll all see I come from a good family. I can't be out there doing what everyone else does. The spotlight is on me all the time. I'll be staying in the house for a while.

It was about having procedures in place, doing background checks, having documentation on file. They were a new (company), and here they were less than a year later probably not having all the operating procedures in order.

These were originally just around to provide background to silent films and to play between movie features. But now it seems almost more important.

The temptation is to begin drawing conclusions, and I think that's a real mistake, because lots of things happen in the month of February and the conference tournaments, ... The process is best served by doing some background work and not coming to any conclusions.

Sometimes the changes are great, sometimes they're not. I don't know what changes will be made but the northwest area of the county is growing rapidly and I will use my background to make the best changes.

Perhaps because of my background as a graphic designer, I'm drawn to rich and beautiful colors.

Perhaps because my background is theatrical, I have a great affinity with the classics. Hamlet has always been a character of great interest to me and a character I would really love to play. Or a character in a Tennessee Williams play, maybe Tom in 'The Glass Menagerie.'

Profit Technologies is committed to providing financial institutions across the country with responsive, experienced client managers. Leigh has a passion for consulting and problem-solving with banking clients. Her background with First Data, one of the largest payment and financial services vendors in the country, will provide our clients with advice and knowledge they can leverage in managing their bank operations to maximize earnings.

Probably, we're fortunate that Jeff has a little bit of a background with Greg,

Our detectives have been following up on looking into the victim's background and who his associates are. Just trying to find out where he might have been, who might have seen him,

People drink against the clock, ... Now we won't feel like we've always got someone in the background with a stopwatch.

No question, that's nice that there are fans out there who appreciate the research and background work you bring to the table in your second career.

North America and Europe ... I think are predestined to work together because they share history, the same background and values.

Normally, the chief counsel of the FDA is someone who comes up through the ranks, ... He has a background of interests that are contrary to the interests he's supposed to have as the chief counsel of the FDA. Essentially, the pharmaceutical industry was calling the shots.

Against this background we are confident of our earlier expectations that we will be able to grow pre-tax profits for the current year, excluding provisions for the STAR program, by 30 percent to 35 percent and sales by around 40 percent.

Against this background firms are cutting back on their investment plans and expect the rate of job losses to increase.

Against the background of the conflict, Pakistan's testing of nuclear rockets was a provocative gesture,

Aerial photography is the background of every project that we do. It saves eons of time.

Some people feel that by conducting financial background checks, for example, the test could have a disparate impact on some minority groups. You have to be careful with those types of things. The best advice is if it has nothing to do with the job itself, then don't ask.

Some people think success is overnight. I suppose, considering I came from Australia, it has been pretty quick. But I have a background in stand-up and improv, so I've really had to prove myself.

Once you reach a level communication where you have an exchange of ideas and some shared experiences, then eventually you get to the point where the color of your skin or your background is no longer what you use to describe a person. Now the coach-player relationship has more depth because it's based on more sincere feelings and respect.

Once you have a flavor in mind, it's really about what your supplier can give you. The more exotic ones are made by adding a mixture to a background flavor.

One day I was in Starbucks going through one of my books on accounting, and this beautiful young woman came up to me and said, 'My accounting book is different from yours.' Her name was Joyce, she had a background in finance and administration and ran a surgery center. Within a short time, we were married.

One day during filming, George Clooney was wearing his surf shirt and board shorts, and my six-year-old daughter was in the background as an extra, playing in the sand - playing herself. She and Clooney suddenly looked equally Hawaiian, equally related to the place I call home.

Novels have much more space than short stories, which gives you more leeway with the number of characters you can include. Even 'furniture' characters can be described and given speaking parts to develop background or atmosphere.

Dean was considered by his peers to be one of the better general managers in the league. We think he can be a huge asset for us. A person of his background and talents, if he so chooses will be back in the NHL as a manager but at this stage we are very happy to have an addition like him to our staff.

Deal with your current affairs now, have their facts in order, because they have a tendency of resurfacing as ghosts of the past; as background check or as some research in history and whether you like it or not, that is your life - so handle it with love and care while you still have the opportunity.

Despite what the manufacturers may say, there is no chance to opt out of this background operation when you install some of these programs. I am providing that choice.

Anybody with my background in the airline business who is not deaf is a fraud.

And the process is very physical, which is something I always wanted to do, since I came from a ballet background and I really like telling stories with my body. That was the challenge... . I don't want to keep repeating myself.

Applicants have to go through a series of steps, including thorough background checks, especially those who have lived abroad. That's all coordinated centrally.

A public intellectual is not primarily a journalist, it is someone who has a university background and addresses a wider public than academics of the same background, he added

An SAT score means one thing if the student comes from an affluent school, where there are SAT prep courses, and a very different thing if the student comes from a disadvantaged background where there was no SAT classes of any kind.

A shooting background I have in my life is a sports shooting, shooting clay targets, and field shooting. I'm also a firearms safety instructor.

Anyone who has worked for a big brand-name company with a good reputation, and was successful there, has a real advantage, especially in moving to a different industry. Hiring someone is really a leap of faith, and interviewers know they can only tell so much about you from the interviewing process, so having that brand name in your background is important. It's almost like an endorsement.

Anyone who has that background makes me feel good, ... I'm very happy we have someone like her.

Background screening should be an important part of a company's overall talent management strategy. Industry reports consistently show that having the right person in the right job increases a company's bottom line.

Background screening might appear to be a cut and dry decision for a corporation, however, common buyer misperceptions are placing corporations at increased risk of regulatory non-compliance, workplace violence, fraud and possible litigation. Based on an audit of over 500,000 employees, Verified Person estimates that current employer practices are identifying only 66 percent of relevant criminal offenses.

Background noise definitely made it harder to recover accurate text, but the differences became smaller after several rounds of feedback. Given enough tries, the computer algorithm will eventually come up with a pretty good estimate of the text that was typed.

That was 28 years ago. People are wrongfully arrested from time to time. He somehow managed to pass an entire federal background check and remain in service for almost 30 years.

That shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone, because all the background was in place for that to happen what with rising interest rates and consumer spending where it's at, ... We may be seeing the beginning of a real slowdown in the housing market. That's a big concern.

All-American' looks very different today than it did twenty years ago, and I felt that that wasn't being reflected. For better or for worse, young girls get their idea of what is beautiful from the pages of magazines. And so when an Indian girl looks in Seventeen and sees a girl from her background smiling back at her, that sends her a message that she is beautiful.

This is a set of background features that will hopefully continue to contribute throughout 2006.

This is an event to get people familiar with The Gardens and provide some educational background in tree planting and such. We're going to do some planting, but it's less of a workday and more of a day to celebrate the Earth.