Confirm Quotations

I have always thought that the rapid economic development of South Africa would in the long run prove to be incompatible with the government's racial policies, and recent events have tended to confirm my opinion.

Social Security Number Cards by themselves were never intended to be personal identity documents because they cannot confirm that a person presenting a card is actually the person whose name appears on the card.

The statements of four witnesses of unquestioned integrity, traveling with me that day, attest that such comments were never made and confirm that it simply did not happen.

I can confirm that Poland should become a eurozone country, and not just because of the treaties that have been signed, but because I consider it of strategic interest both for Poland and the E.U.

I'd like to see a ghost. It would confirm there's an afterlife.

I know that from the days of Watergate... the notion of two sources on a story has become the popular dogma about how you confirm something. And there is a lot of truth to that, but there are all kinds of ways to check to the extent that you can, a story that you get.

I conduct very few interviews with veterans. The contemporaneous, or near-contemporaneous, record for WWII is so spectacularly deep that latter-day recollections are largely unnecessary for a historian. Of course, in considering any account, I'm looking for additional sources that can confirm or enlarge that version of events.

A couple of websites I've come across credit the 'New York Times' for reporting that 12,000 women a year are arrested for breastfeeding in public. I could not confirm that number with a quick search, but even 1,200 would be too many - or even 12.

The Bahraini people are eager to obtain facts to enable them to shape a comprehensive national opinion without division among its people. We confirm to all journalists and media personnel in the kingdom of Bahrain that their freedom is preserved and their rights are safeguarded.

I dress according to the requirement of the film, as a true actor. Off the camera, I'm just me. I have my preferences and my personal style. Before I step out, I look into the mirror just to confirm that my style is intact. Beyond this, it doesn't matter.

Our pride is tied up in being right. We tend to favor data that confirm our beliefs, so we don't see alternatives. Too often, leaders practice defense routines that become self-reinforcing.

We are pleased to confirm ... that indeed some progress was tentatively made on various important issues. We are not in a position to provide further details of the agreements ... because they still need to be fleshed out and confirmed by higher levels on both sides.

We are pleased to confirm our attendance of the next two American Le Mans Series races. At the moment, we are working extremely hard to secure the sponsorship to enable us to compete in the full series and we have some very exciting partnerships under discussion. As always, we are delighted to be back in the US where the fans give us a warm reception and the racing is well-promoted.

Whether they wish to exercise that is entirely up to them. I'm not either going to confirm or deny anything he may have told you.

We're going to shortly confirm the A1GP and the July Road America events.

We can confirm the meeting is taking place and is part of the regular dialogue between Microsoft and the Commission on competition and a wide range of other subjects.

We're finally seeing hard data that confirm the recent positive sentiment indicators. We expect a strong export performance well into 2007.

To perhaps confirm the teacher?s knowledge of that child?s learning already., so that, yes, we are going to work more on his numbers sense. We are going to work more on their grammar.

would only guide us and steer us. And when we would find out something, he would confirm it.

We have not been able to confirm that he was living at the airport. What we do know from reports is that baggage handlers and Department of Aviation Security encountered him in T5 more than once.

We have never embraced a system in which it requires 60 votes to confirm a judge, and we should not be doing that now.

What the NOAA letter does is confirm that the Navy analysis is fundamentally flawed.

We'll be following up on this to confirm it and make sure that the office remains closed,

We are also pleased to confirm that last year's acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway has helped us attain the industry's highest financial rating, allowed us to expand our underwriting appetite to additional practice specialties that meet our underwriting criteria, and provided us with the capital to open the door for even more Texas health care providers who desire the strongest carrier.

We are already seeing some signs of a slowdown in the economy. If durable goods confirm what housing starts voiced last week, then obviously we might see a little bit better tone in the bond market.

We did have a report of one in that area. We haven't been able to confirm it.

There are some pretty good underlying fundamentals of the U.S. economy. A good Philadelphia Fed number will confirm the U.S. economy is solid and boost the dollar.

There are a lot of rumors and expectations. The state will not confirm anything until the company is ready to make a response.

We have received no reports similar in content or scope of Mr. Lund, or anything to indicate that Northwest is not flying in a safe and airworthy manner. Certainly I can't confirm what the union may or may not have received, other than it would probably be more helpful, and in everybody interest, that if they are receiving such reports that they would submit them to us.

We have heard second-hand reports that the tape allegedly shows consenting adults, including someone identified as R. Kelly, engaged in sexual activity. Since we haven't seen the tape, we can neither confirm nor deny that it is in fact Mr. Kelly,

What I can confirm is that a serious allegation has been made and that we are investigating it vigorously, and that we have reported the allegations to appropriate state authorities.

We want to make sure that we do the right thing because, if we are forced to confirm the declaration of noncompliance, this will have serious consequences for football and governments.

We're looking at ways we can provide the skills and assistance that will best help China to investigate these cases and hopefully confirm some diagnosis.

Life, as he conceived of it, was a long decline from a glorious past, and if a reader approaches a newspaper in that spirit, he can find much to confirm him in his belief, particularly if he has never examined any short period of the past in day-to-day detail.

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told Trent Lott (R-MS), and told my son this voluntarily, We're going to confirm your dad by December. The groups said, No, not so fast; so they were calling the shots, they were calling the tempo,

So I visited with him about a half-hour ago to confirm that everything's OK and absolutely it is. He said 'Well, what should I tell the media?' and I said 'Tell them you're in, because that's what I'm going to tell them.

(She) tells him that she loves him, tells him that she wants to be with him again sexually, so she does, in her own words, just confirm everything that he had told us.

Since the prime minister has not given any specific instructions, I want to sufficiently confirm his intentions.

Since your last appearance before the grand jury in September 1996 we have been able to obtain a copy of this check and confirm it's your handwriting on the check. You signed this check, correct?

Most voters are telling us that the next three weeks are what really matters, and these numbers confirm that this election is up for grabs.

Mr. Burke had a storage locker. We executed a search warrant to see if there were any clues to confirm him as the bomber.

Medical Protective made a commitment to Texas policyholders, legislators and regulators that we would closely monitor the impact of tort reforms passed in 2003. We are pleased that the emerging data continues to suggest a moderating trend in loss costs and that we are, therefore, in a position to reduce our Texas rates again. We are also pleased to confirm that last year's acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway has helped us attain the industry's highest financial rating, allowed us to expand our underwriting appetite to additional practice specialties that meet our underwriting criteria, and provided us with the capital to open the door for even more Texas healthcare providers who desire the strongest carrier.

One of the tours we had scheduled -- the gaslight tour of Jack the Ripper's haunts, and on Halloween, no less, was canceled at the last minute. I recommend making sure you know the numbers of your tours and destinations so you can confirm your schedule along the way. Also, though we laugh about it now, the Eiffel Tower was on strike so we couldn't go up!

One of our worst traits in journalism is that when we have a narrative in our minds, we often plug in anecdotes that confirm it. Thus we managed to portray President Gerald Ford, a first-rate athlete, as a klutz.

No one likes to come home to a dark house or worry about security while away. With our technology homebuyers can opt to turn on lights when using a remote control to open garage doors or be called on their cell phone if an alarm or water sensor is tripped. A working parent also could confirm a child's arrival home from school by monitoring the security code access, and if security cameras are part of the program images and/or video could be viewed over the web. Many automated features save energy, helping the system pay for itself over time. Others improve safety, like fire, carbon monoxide and low temperature sensors.

Now we must confirm our progress in our next match.

PMI data confirm that global manufacturing has made a solid start to 2006.

No agreement has been signed but we have been involved in discussions with the Hungarian FA. We will confirm that once we are in a position to do so.

Nearly 96 hours after the Observer had reported it, I called Times deputy foreign editor Alison Smale and asked why not. 'We would normally expect to do our own intelligence reporting,' Smale replied. She added that 'we could get no confirmation or comment.' In other words, U.S. intelligence officials refused to confirm or discuss the memo -- so the Times did not see fit to report on it.

If they are in an audit situation, we can't confirm or deny it. The IRS looks at numerous market segments. But government agencies, they're not immune either.

If we confirm that revenue remains ahead of expectations, I don't see why some of it wouldn't go to fund increased payments for pensions like we did last year.

I am concerned by a trend on the court to limit this right and curtail women's autonomy, ... It would be very difficult for me to vote to confirm someone to the Supreme Court whom I knew would overturn Roe v. Wade.

I am aware of the videotape but cannot confirm its validity.

I am told that there is a DNA database of some of his relatives that is able to be compared against some of those who were killed there, ... If he had been in one of those houses that were part of the objective, we could confirm that.

But this thing stinks. It's not good for me. And the unfortunate thing is that you potentially dealt with something that you have to face for the rest of your life. And like I said, the protocol wasn't followed and there is no backup sample to confirm what they say is a positive test.

But the HSI needs to break 14,800 to confirm we're heading higher.

I have always maintained that the case against Michael Jackson was a fraud and a disgrace and these charges confirm that.

Given the fact there are multiple individuals vying for a spot on the ballot as an independent, verifying every signature is the surest way to protect the integrity of our elections and confirm the validity of a candidate's name on the ballot.

Gift receipts guarantee that the consumer is credited the full amount for the item and allow retailers to confirm that the merchandise was purchased in their store.

I don't think it's uncommon any more, to see the third party come in. Not that it suggests there was any wrongdoing. It's simply to confirm there wasn't.

If the consumer price data confirm an acceleration in inflation then there's a real risk the bank could tighten as soon as November.

If the Bank of Japan can confirm one more month of CPI gains, its policy conditions on prices will be satisfied, and the only remaining issue will be its overall judgment of the economy's strength.

He is creating a situation that doesn't exist. Maybe he should request that the league release results of officials' performance evaluations so fans, players and owners can see how wonderful a job they actually do. The officials do a good job overall. This would be his opportunity to confirm it to all.

He'll go back there just to confirm this is a tweak.

We can, however, confirm that no one is suggesting the tape depicts anything but the activities of consenting adults.

We've enjoyed a very busy show. The qualifying worker classes were very well supported with locals taking their fair share of the tickets. This turnout and results confirm the strength of showing in Cornwall.

We are following her very closely, and we do investigate anything that has her name on it, ... By the time we get there, we either can't find her or can't confirm what she's done there. She moves on before any investigation can be completed.

We can confirm that we received the request last week. We are assessing it ... and expect to come to a conclusion in May.

We can confirm that the two men were DynCorp employees who were involved in the training of Iraqi police. Both men were American.

We can confirm that the trip has been cancelled.

We can confirm that there have been three anti-doping rule violations all of which come from the two athletes already identified.

We can confirm that the offices of our private bank in Sao Paulo were searched yesterday. We are fully cooperating with the authorities.

We can confirm that the ferry has sunk. The weather is pretty friendly right now and rescue crews are doing their job.

We can confirm that the 15-year-old girl was infected with the H5N1 avian flu virus as a result of the London testing.

We can confirm that he died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu.

We can confirm that euthanasia is what we are investigating.

We can confirm now that during his ... trip to the Czech Republic, he did have a contact with an officer of the Iraqi intelligence.

We can confirm it is actually possible to vaccinate humans against this bird virus.

What you do today when you go into that jury room is going to echo throughout the history of Neshoba County from now on, ... You can either change the history that Edgar Ray Killen and the Klan wrote for us, or you can confirm it.

For me, one of the most important issues that needs to be addressed by Judge Roberts is the constitutional right to privacy. ... It would be very difficult for me to vote to confirm someone to the Supreme Court whom I knew would overturn Roe v. Wade .

He's (Bobo) shown his intention to play but we'll see whether he joins the camp once I confirm things with him this week.

We look for the report to confirm that economic activity remains strong. Retail spending will slow later this year but that hasn't shown up yet, and business investment should continue to be pretty strong as companies expand offices and factories.

He was prepared to cooperate and provide the relevant telephone numbers and information about supervisors and any individual who American Airlines wanted or the pilot wanted to confirm that he was a Secret Service agent.

He was expecting a landslide to confirm his mandate and he has not got it. If he stays on, he will continue to be a divisive force.

Greenspan will need to either confirm the 'patient' theory or ratchet up his view on jobs and the economy.

Keep your distance. If you know someone is infected, go to the doctor and get checked out. A blood test is the only way to confirm whether or not you have the mumps.

I think it's a great attempt to popularize the book business, and boy, do we need it. It's a good thing, as we try to expand our readers, to put the public into this. I think it's important to have the consumer not only buy the book, but confirm that this is the best book of the year.

It certainly sounds as if he's getting pulled into Chuck Schumer's demands for unprecedented specificity in case law. To discuss recent cases and controversies and to have the Senate attempt to reject or confirm nominees based on a checklist of how they would rule on individual cases is clearly an attack on the judiciary's independence.

It is a bittersweet moment for all of us at NBC to confirm that this will be the final season of the comedy Will & Grace .

I think the bank (RBA) will welcome that with open arms and it will further confirm their idea to sit on the sidelines at this stage and ride out the blip in oil prices.

It is moving forward. I can confirm that.

Lifetime appointments to our federal courts in New Jersey affect the lives of all our residents. I will urge the full Senate to confirm these judges.

I will confirm that the color scheme (black, orange, white and blue) will remain the same. It's changing to reflect the new name.

It is a very unfortunate incident. I can confirm that 40 people have died in the bomb blast.

It is a moment of shame for South Korea that the Japanese government had to do what would have been our government's job: confirm the fate of one of our own who was abducted by North Korea.

January's UK retail sales figures confirm the evidence from the surveys that the pick-up in spending growth over Christmas was short-lived.

Our results for the first quarter confirm that discretionary consumer spending is softening in New Zealand and Australia.

Our results confirm that we have the right business plan and that Reynolds American is both on the right track and right on track.

Our goal is to offer a world-class business education to the citizens of Utah, and the rankings confirm we are living up to this expectation.

On the U.S. data front we did not get very reassuring numbers. To confirm market expectations in respect of Federal Reserve tightening this year, we need significantly stronger numbers.