Concluded Quotations

Genetically modified organism (GMO) foods are feared and hated by environmentalists and the public alike. Yet the scientific assessment of GMOs is remarkably different. Every major scientific evaluation of GMO technology has concluded that GMOs are safe for human consumption and are a benefit to the environment.

I've studied the lives of the 20th century's great businessmen and concluded self-confidence was instrumental in all their success.

By 1967, J. Edgar Hoover had concluded that the Black Panther Party had replaced the Communist Party as the gravest threat to national security.

I'm acting for the same reasons I wanted to become a diplomat. I've thought about it a lot and concluded that I wanted to become a diplomat because it was a way to explore human nature. For the same reason that at one point in college, I wanted to be a sociologist.

From the early Seventies to the mid-Eighties, I approached Rome at a snail's pace. Having concluded that God existed, I could not seriously entertain the thought of not trying to be in contact with Him.

Any Arthurian enthusiast who has watched 'Merlin' has probably concluded that it's not accurate whatsoever - but, it's not meant to be. It's not meant to be a true telling. It's in a fantasy setting, it's really concentrating on the fantasy element.

But if republicans are to prevail, if the peace process is to be successfully concluded and Irish sovereignty and re-unification secured, then we have to set the agenda - no-one else is going to do that.

I concluded that all religions had the same foundation - a belief in the supernatural - a power above nature that man could influence by worship - by sacrifice and prayer.

A recent survey conducted by the University of Minnesota concluded that meth was involved in as many as 81 percent of child protection cases in the state.

When a peace agreement is concluded between the Lebanese government and Israel, we would surely disagree with the Lebanese government about that, but we would not make any turmoil out of it.

We concluded that one thing we can do is to just go through the locker room and make sure that if anybody is using anything, it's a product from one of the approved manufacturers.

Rarely does an interviewer ask questions you did not expect. I have given a lot of interviews, and I have concluded that the questions always look alike. I could always give the same answers.

We are pleased to have concluded the basis and substance of a deal with Gate Gourmet. The key to unlocking this dispute now lies firmly in the hands of Gate Gourmet and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). They must sort out their differences for the good of our customers and the employees of Gate Gourmet.

We found that only about 4 percent of our guests smoked in their rooms. Obviously, it was a risk, because 4 percent represents millions of dollars in revenue. But we concluded we could get more business as a result of making this change.

We debated whether we should even explore this opportunity to return to Missouri. Ultimately, we concluded that our strong family ties are an appropriate basis to examine the possibility.

Yes, look, there are some hurdles, regulatory hurdles, that this still needs to go through on the British side as well that are going to be concluded next week. There's no requirement that it close, you know, immediately after that.

We have received the deposit money from Hong Kong and the band's lawyers have a signed contract having concluded negotiations last week.

What we do know is that Taser technology saves lives every day and that medical experts studying Taser devices have concluded that they are a safer means to subdue violent individuals who could harm law enforcement officers, innocent citizens or themselves compared to other use of force options,

We very, very carefully considered all of the arguments posed by the US government. There are no conclusions that are easily drawn. But we concluded that the situation in several areas violates international law and conventions on human rights and torture.

We had been accumulating clues that the glutamine tract expansion is clearly what is important for disease because that's the mutation. But we also concluded that there was something else beyond the glutamine that's really mediating the toxicity of the protein.

We have simply concluded that the gap between us is too large to continue these negotiations.

License buyers have asked for - and we attempted to provide - more advance notice of season dates to help them select their vacation days. However, since deer harvest data will not be available until mid-March and bear and wild turkey harvest results were just made available, the Board and staff concluded more time was needed before taking final action on the 2006-07 seasons and bag limits.

Several times I concluded that there was too much detail; always I returned to continue and enjoy the book.

Several panels of scientists, both within the agency and outside of it, have concluded that hatchery fish can cause harm to their wild counterparts.

She concluded her home confinement and turned in her equipment. I can't comment further.

Six months after we concluded our negotiations with the Swiss, the Soviets disclose records showing there is much more Nazi gold in Switzerland.

Now we find that the government concluded some 25 years ago that what our clients are being accused of today was not improper.

Now the Defense Office will work to secure defense lawyers for him. He filed a declaration of means and, based on that, the Principal Defender has concluded that he is partially indigent.

Negotiations have concluded for the evening. At this point it is unclear whether additional meetings are scheduled.

Rightly or wrongly, advertisers have concluded that a little rectangular banner is simply not intrusive enough, and it's too easy for consumers to just mentally block them out.

One of the deceased appeared to have suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. We have concluded the search inside, and we do not believe there is any further threat to the community.

If we get to the Final Four (April 2-4 in Boston), we will have concluded our four-year stretch very well.

If things continue like this, we could even end up under house arrest, ... After thinking long and hard about this, I've concluded that we should bring in the People's Liberation Army and declare martial law in Beijing.

If this is done, the trial shall be concluded this year and the case decided shortly thereafter.

I have concluded that this is appropriate for a number of reasons related specifically to THG. These include uncertainty at this time as to whether suspensions based on pre-October 6 tests could be imposed during the 2003 season with the requisite competitive fairness for all 32 teams.

I have concluded that the current controversy has completely overshadowed our efforts to expand the American dream to all Americans.

I have concluded that the balance now is not right and that it needs to be closely examined in the heightened threat that we now face,

But this race is simply too close to call, and until the recount is concluded and the results in Florida become official, our campaign continues.

But for the most part, we have concluded when we looked at this profile that we needed to recognize that we are not baseball guys. We are baseball fans and we have a passion for the game. I've been one in my life that has wanted to become associated with people who were experts and then were given the responsibility and authority to act on their expertise. For the most part, that's what we're going to do.

Based on these criteria, the board concluded that the increased offer from (North American) was in the best interests of (Beverly) shareholders. As a result, (Beverly) has entered into an amendment to the original merger agreement with North American Senior Care.

Based on our review of the story and the reporting that went into the story, we have concluded that the reporter made an inaccurate interpretation of Mr. Montano's remarks. We apologize to Mr. Montano.

From my point of view, the end result will be as if I had gone to court and won, but the matter is concluded much sooner. I have spent thousands of hours and millions of dollars with lawyers over the past 27 months fighting this at every stage.

Given the sort and level of opposition from the neighbors as to the number of occupants and seasonal workers we would like to be able to house in the building, we have concluded that it might not be in our best interests to pursue this. As the proposal now stands, we would gain only 10 extra beds, and that might not be worth $7-8 million.

If the federal government in Washington has concluded that there are not shortages of gasoline, then it clearly is an example of big oil companies' price gouging. The Bush Administration and the FTC should immediately identify the companies that are profiting off of this disaster,

Had the intelligence community concluded the threat was imminent or credible, we would have followed ... different protocols.

Whatever might have once been thought about the existence of a 'Greenspan put,' stock market, investors could not have endured the experience of the last five years in the United States and concluded that they were hedged on the downside by asymmetric monetary policy.

We're pleased that the court concluded that they had no jurisdiction to overturn the trial judge's ruling. We look forward to going to trial where the jury will have all of the evidence.

Her infectious disease doctor, one of the very best in the state, has concluded it's highly probable that she obtained these bugs from the raw sewage that was in the water.

He said he wants students to know that if you do this, you're going to be charged. The police chief has just concluded that they did this. He doesn't have the legal or moral authority.

The rally that we've had for the last couple of weeks was basically concluded this week. You're seeing investors starting to discount positive news from companies and a Fed rate cut next week,

I agree with the Speaker and have concluded that my other activities do not permit me to devote the time that membership of the Lords properly requires.

Joel urged that I consider this, this year, ... We talked, and I asked him about the range of things that you think are important, and what the governor is going to run with. One thing led to another, and we finally concluded that this is something that makes sense.

I suspect they concluded that their opening salvo needed to start chipping away at her aura of invincibility in hope that gives an opening with the average voter to define himself.

It can go on and on, or someone must write 'The End' to it. I have concluded that only I can do that. And if I can, I must.(Fords pardon of Richard Nixon for Watergate)

It is also encouraging that the leaders and countries around the world have concluded that whatever solution one finds must be legitimized through the Security Council.

I think the Ethics Commission didn't give proper consideration to the investigation previously done by the deputy city manager, which concluded that he acted within the discretion given to him as chief of police in both instances.

I think all the investigators have concluded that we are dealing with abductions here.

I think we came on strong during the last day of competition and I am pleased with how this meet concluded for the guys.

I think some theaters have concluded that a simultaneous release model, if it were extended to the entire industry, would basically be the end of the exhibition industry as we know it. We may not have zero movie theaters in this country, but we'd certain have vastly fewer.

Our investigation concluded that Chad Davis was the leader of this organization and Trey Davis - his little brother - was just following. We don't think he'll be near the threat to the community with his brother out of the picture.

Our talks today were concluded without reaching any deal.

Results were mixed at best. The only thing they really concluded was that they could reduce the prevalence of the disease but not eradicate it.

Reflecting on all of this, I've concluded that it's time to move on to a new challenge,

Our legal team has concluded the ballot was unlawful, ... I assume that this is an issue that will end up in dispute.

The allegations were serious and the issue is a serious one. The inspector general concluded that it was much ado about nothing, that the individuals that had made the allegations couldn't substantiate their allegations, and everybody moved on. That matter was thoroughly vetted, and it's closed.

We continue to believe that the proposed merger would have been a victory for consumers nationwide, and for our shareholders. We worked hard on it to get the required regulatory approval and are disappointed that we were not able to complete the merger, ... However, since the merger couldn't be completed, we concluded that this settlement is the best alternative for Hughes and places us in the best position to move ahead with our business.

We recently concluded a rigorous site selection process, and ... reached the decision that the Beijing Economic Technological Development Area is the appropriate location for our finishing facility.

We received no negative comments and after reviewing the information from the public hearing last week, we concluded the fire district will be a benefit to Rock Creek and to the county as a whole.

We have substantially and successfully concluded our asset disposition plan and intend to promptly apply these proceeds to repay our senior unsecured notes. These actions will significantly improve our financial flexibility and interest coverage, providing us a much broader ability to address business issues and further enhance shareholder value.

We carefully considered the implications of publishing this research and concluded that the knowledge we're gaining to potentially protect public health far outweighs the risk of working with the virus.

Well, we're not looking at it right now. There have been many economic studies of various kinds, and all past studies have concluded that a true a la carte pricing system would be very negative for the consumer they would pay more for far less.

We had hoped to provide more advance notice of season dates to help them select their vacation days. That is what license buyers had asked for, however, since the deer data will not be available until mid-March and bear and wild turkey results were just made available, the board and staff concluded more time was needed before taking final action on the 2006-07 seasons and bag limits.

When I first concluded to print the book, I made an honest effort to construct it in the third person.

We are not taking an ideological view ... We have analysed the pros and cons ... and we have concluded that (nuclear power) is the wrong answer.

We have not concluded this round of base realignment and closure, because there are two more steps to be taken - one by the president and one by the Congress,

We haven't concluded yet which towns or when, ... It is very possible that in some of the Palestinian towns, the handing over of responsibility will happen in the coming days. We are due to meet again to finalize the issues.

We are absolutely delighted to have concluded a deal with a player of Phil Neville's caliber and vast experience,

We are pleased that we are able to make this announcement today. We recently concluded a rigorous site selection process, and while each location had much to offer we reached the decision that the Beijing Economic Technological Development Area is the appropriate location for our finishing facility.

We are pleased that this process has finally concluded with an agreement. This agreement is not about one side winning and losing. Ultimately, it is about what is best for the players, the owners and the fans.

We prayed a lot about it as did a lot of other people and finally concluded that this was something that we needed to do.

This sale will be the culmination of a thoughtful and comprehensive process, during which we concluded that this strategic direction will ensure that each of the business segments will have the necessary resources to achieve sustainable, competitive performance. This transaction will create the best overall result for our clients, employees and shareholders.

The prolonged drama probably explains why markets have not done much of anything in response to the news. Participants have perhaps concluded that things will take a lot longer to come to a head -- if they do at all.

We knew we ran the risk of putting assistance in the hands of potentially unscrupulous individuals not affected by the hurricanes. We concluded that it was a reasonable business risk and mitigated the risks as possible.

We have concluded that traffic is among the biggest issues the project faces.

We have concluded that the best course of action is to move on.

We have concluded that no purpose is served by affording Danaher the opportunity to perpetuate misconceptions about the merits of our re-incorporation, ... We continue to believe that the re-incorporation of Cooper would bring significant value to all of our constituencies, most importantly, our shareholders.

We have concluded that a sale of our Bahamian operation is in the company's best interest as we continue to sharpen our focus on successfully implementing our business plan and preparing to emerge from Chapter 11. Although the 12 stores in the Bahamas are profitable, they are not a core business for us.

we have concluded it is the best course for the labor movement for us to ... strike off in a direction of focusing more on organizing.

We have concluded a very thorough investigation and taken appropriate and decisive action. This has been a highly regrettable episode for Compass.

We've worked hard over the past year to try to keep these plants open and I appreciate everyone's efforts. However, we've concluded we can operate more efficiently by permanently consolidating operations.

We conducted a nationwide search and interviewed several candidates, including Bob Cook, and ultimately concluded he was the best guy for the job.

We concluded we were looking for something new and students were looking for something new.

We concluded we needed to get a site for a second airport, immediately. Mind you this was 12 years ago.

We concluded we had higher priorities to invest in and health care came in at the bottom of the list,

We concluded this very cordially. It was a rare chance to have a nice conversation.

We concluded there must be significant changes in the composition of the management team at this time.

We concluded that you cannot rely on delta hedging alone. It sounds simplistic to say that now, but back then, this was the sort of thing people were only just beginning to realize.

We concluded that with regard to the risk of mad cow disease, the difference between Japanese beef and meat from American cattle aged 20 months or below is very small.

We concluded that we needed to build our pipeline more significantly for the years down the road.

We concluded that we indeed had a legal obligation to comply with it.