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When folks who are desperate are trying to get home, it just makes it more difficult for us to get to folks whose lives are in danger.

In this desperate way, I started many a comedy.

Nations, like individuals, cannot become desperate gamblers with impunity. Punishment is sure to overtake them sooner or later.

We were desperate for a left side, and the videos landed in our lap.

By trying to control everything we become very neurotic, more and more desperate. It's a huge tragic thing.

This is how the great post-partisan, post-racial, New Politics presidency ends-not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with a desperate election-eve plea for ethnic retribution.

Obama was quite serious when he said he was going to change the world. And now he has a national crisis, a personal mandate, a pliant Congress, a desperate public -- and, at his disposal, the greatest pot of money in galactic history.

The future is itself a story, and predictions are stories we tell to amaze ourselves, to give hope to the desperate, to jolt the complacent.

We always have waiting lists, ... But this season we've a massive list of people desperate for the Chloe Paddington bag.

I'm not desperate but I know that some day I'll be the coach again of some team.

You seemed so desperate, like you might drown if someone didn't save you.

Human beings are such knotted, desperate pieces of work-it's a rare thing to know one completely, to the core, and still love him.

I'm not yet desperate enough to do anything about the conditions that are making me desperate.

To live in poverty is to live with constant uncertainty, to accept galling indignities, and to expect harassment by the police, welfare officials and employers, as well as by others who are poor and desperate.

This was as desperate as I've seen us this year. We're not in a position to look at the scoreboard. We have to control what we can.

We are not bothered by the threats that cases will be filed against us. If they're going to file cases now, let them go to the courts now. These are desperate moves by people who can't offer anything for the welfare of the people.

What we really are desperate for is next-generation content.

We're playing desperate teams every night this time of year. It is a measuring stick. We're working on putting down the blueprint for next season. To get to where we want to be, this is how we have to play. I think we're starting to understand that now.

We're playing a team with they're back up against the wall, desperate for a win, and we were able to pull it out.

We've been in a desperate situation. (The 0-2 start) was a wake-up call.

We didn't think someone could be capable of such a despicable act. She is a predator who knew exactly what she was doing, who took money from desperate people.

She was desperate and she was choosey at the same time and, in a way, beautiful, but she didn't have quite enough going for her to become what she imagined herself to be.

writers are desperate people and when they stop being desperate they stop being writers.

We've seen a tremendous response to Desperate Housewives products made available to date, so extending the franchise into the world of fragrance makes perfect sense. Given Coty's outstanding track record in the fragrance market, the Desperate Housewives scent is guaranteed to be a hit with women everywhere, connecting them in a very personal way to this popular series.

The fact he is doing this at the very time the Republican convention is going on tells me that his political situation is becoming very difficult, ... The Daschle campaign is very desperate right now.

You know how many reasons we have to be desperate and despairing, the world is not learning anything. We have seen that.

A misspelled word is probably an alias for some desperate call for aid, which is bound to fail.

Desperate affairs require desperate remedies.

When you're a desperate team, you do whatever it takes.

When the situation is desperate, it is too late to be serious. Be playful.

Let's not forget those folks that are in such desperate need,

'Lean on Pete' is the story of a boy and his horse, but it is never heart-warming - it ranges in tone from desperate to merely painful - and, while fascinating, it is never entertaining or redemptive. But if you want an unadorned portrait of American life (at least in some places) at the beginning of the 21st century, this is the book for you.

Scott will be desperate to beat us. He's one of the most talented coaches in world rugby and has done excellent work with Wales.

Scott is desperate to stay in Wales and he desperately wants to coach the Wales team. He is trying to do everything he can with his family issues back in Australia to enable him to do that.

She was under extreme duress when she committed this crime. It was a desperate act, perhaps a cry for help.

Some aid is not being delivered to those who need it, which is making people desperate and driving them into camps.

Silly, negative distortions from a desperate campaign are sad and irrelevant.

She found herself in a desperate situation. She's going to rise or fall on the timeline of her decisions.

She found herself in a desperate situation, ... She's going to rise or fall on the timeline of her decisions.

Since we saw the first Sober worm back in October 2003, its author has tried to improve upon tried-and-tested tricks to dupe computer users into launching infected attachments. This latest worm purports to be a warning from CIA and FBI agents, accusing recipients of visiting illegal websites. Mocking the feds is a sure-fire way of goading the authorities, and you can't help but wonder whether the author is desperate to be caught.

Since the hurricane, there is a new 'normal' in Baton Rouge. We have become Louisiana's largest city. We went from 350,000 to 600,000 in a few days. There is gridlock at many intersections as New Orleans people struggle in a new city. There have been rumors of increased crime, desperate people wandering the streets.

Mr. President, haven't you been watching the news? Katrina hit New Orleans five days ago. The city is flooded. Many people are homeless, desperate for food and water. They're wondering why it's taking so long for the government to send help.

Mr. Pierce, in a failed effort to save his job, got an indictment against Marlene Smith. This indictment was a desperate attempt to save a political career.

One night, our captors took us downstairs, sat us in front of the TV, and showed us the life of Jesus on DVD in Arabic. But these are the people who shot Tom Fox in the head. People are very complex. Also, I think they wanted to keep us happy, so that we wouldn't try any desperate escape.

Obviously, we knew some teams behind us were starting to gain some ground. We know what has to be done. We don't need to look at the standings to realize we aren't where we want to be. We need to be a desperate hockey team. This was something to build on, and we've got to continue to do that.

Obviously when the threes aren't going it's time to stop shooting them. We kept going to it and got desperate at the end trying to hit home runs. We can't do that.

One thing the riots have shown is that these kids are desperate for attention. We're trying to tell them that you matter most when you vote, that's when politicians have to start listening to you.

''My country, right or wrong'' is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying ''My mother, drunk or sober.''

My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying 'My mother, drunk or sober.

My 20s were all about feeling desperate. Desperate to find a new boyfriend. Desperate to get the perfect job. Desperate to get rid of this terrible relationship with this bad new boyfriend.

Monsanto is desperate to recapture royalties from its GM seeds, and terminator is the perfect solution because it would be able to biologically ensure that farmers have to return to the market every year.

more of what I know about me. I think you live more and become more familiar with the workings of your own mind -- the darkness in it, the narcissism -- and the desperate attempts the ego makes to cover that up.

Maybe this is one way to move the federal government. It's a ridiculous way to be addressing the problem to go state by state, receiving threats from the government saying it's illegal, and yet states are doing it anyway. It just shows how desperate they are to come up with anything to reduce drug prices for their citizens.

People want to leave an estate when they pass on. They hold on to the desperate last.

No. Absolutely not. This is absolutely ridiculous. This is nothing but a desperate ploy by Mayor Sulzer to take attention away from a floundering campaign.

One of the most celebrated people in the world desperate not to be recognized,

I was so proud of them in Switzerland. I would've been disappointed if he wasn't disappointed because that means he's desperate to play.

I wouldn't call it looting. What I have seen is desperate people kind of wandering around here in downtown Gulfport. There are a lot of police here in Gulfport, so you can't get away with looting. But I have seen people picking stuff up from the wreckage. I saw a man with two bottles of olive oil. He was hoping to try to cook something up. He says he has no water. He doesn't really have much of a place to go. So there are a lot of people just desperately in need.

If this blows up, it could usher a period of economic weakening and political instability. This development paints a desperate and hopeless picture of the Philippines.

I didn't make this record to set the record straight or anything. I just wanted to put something out there, and I'm glad I have. I'd be having much more fun with all this if I was in the least bit vain or desperate for attention, but I'm not, so, you know ..

I'd like to give my best performance. I'd like to leave a legacy for Rosie about who I am. I'm not ready for a dog and fishing pole yet. I'd like to go to bed each night desperate to wake up each morning and create some magic.

Ideally, you're desperate every week, ... It's hard to get a win in this league no matter how good you are, so whether you're 0-3 or 3-0, that next win is tough to come by.

I am driven / Into a desperate strait and cannot steer / A middle course.

I am desperate to play and if there is a chance I can, even if it is still bothering me, then I will definitely play... it is just whether or not I risk damaging it more.

I believe that this is, frankly, a fairly desperate attempt on his part to distract attention from what apparently is a fairly serious whistle-blower allegation,

I bought a guitar CD-ROM because we had a new computer, but I had no attention span for that. I spent about three hours on it desperate to be brilliant. Eventually, I got some proper lessons.

Bush going up with negative ads this early in the season only proves that desperate times call for desperate measures. With negative job growth, a negative trade balance and a budget firmly in the negative, it seems only fitting for the Bush team to employ a negative campaign strategy.

I'm a little bit surprised. We've had a strong team for the last little while. But we only have eight players this year. And we are desperate to hang onto those eight bodies.

I have lads here who have played for Dunfermline or who played under Davie at Livingston and they are desperate to get through. They want this tie and they want to have a go at Dunfermline. But we are not under-estimating Huntly.

I feel very well, and I was starting to feel desperate to leave, ... Time was starting to drag, especially at lunch time. I am very happy now to go and eat.

I feel very well, and I was starting to feel desperate to leave,

Given Coty's outstanding track record in the fragrance market, the Desperate Housewives scent is guaranteed to be a hit with women everywhere.

Friday is now a huge game for us, and we're desperate to win this competition so we can take something out of this season.

Given the sad state of affairs of the activity habits of our young people, desperate times call for desperate measures. We've got to pull out all stops to get young people more active.

GM is desperate for the cash. They need it to pay out a lot of people, so they're trying to bolster their cash position.

Give Robert Morris a lot of credit. I thought they played like a team desperate to get that fourth seed and the home game. They showed great focus and determination to win this basketball game.

If it was a massive stroke, this was a desperate attempt to save his life.

If this was orchestrated by the hard left in a desperate attempt to derail this nomination, they have failed miserably. It's embarrassing.

If that only desperate person were away as by justice soon it might be, the Queen's Majesty's good subjects would be in better hope and the papists' daily expectation vanquished.

He was desperate to control the voices, ... He had the sudden distorted perception that if he dropped bags of cement or shot at cars, it would attenuate the voices.

He is not the type of person who will shy away from any pressure situation, which he has already proved in Davis Cup, in Wimbledon and finals of tournaments already in the last year. He's desperate to play in front of his Scottish fans.

He had actually found the school on the internet. He had told me about it and I was really desperate to continue in this field. I looked it up on the internet and talked to my parents because it was my parents funding me in this situation at first.

He needs to train well, but it is probably doubtful to be honest. We'll give him every opportunity, he is desperate to play. It is probably less than 50-50.

We're on a pretty good run and today we ran into a desperate team. Maybe they deserved a better fate. Our guys just did what it took to win.

What we have here is a desperate and disappointed bidder.

Here is a Government desperate to avoid the spotlight of public concern over deeply embarrassing revelations of corruption in high places.

Historically, nonprofits are working on a shoestring. These organizations are desperate for workers and will to take anyone to work. Some of the people we send won't be very helpful. How could we charge for hundreds and hundreds of hours when I'm the only person in the department? It would be a nightmare to bill. I don't think it's realistic.

He was put on the first flight that was available as he was desperate to return to be with his family after hearing about his wife's poor health.

This was a good game on our part in the desperate part of the game.

I was just desperate to win it. It was such a big occasion and right now it ranks as the best. We can win grand prix events but it is the medals you have won that define your career when it's all done.

Jackson is to be commended to extend something like this, however (in this case) this is a desperate move to win this election.

Jordan is slamming the door in the face of a small, but desperate group of people, who have seen their relatives murdered in Baghdad. Jordan should not treat Iraqi Palestinians fleeing persecution more harshly than other Iraqis fleeing violence, who have generally been allowed to enter Jordan.

Josh was desperate to play last Saturday and should be okay and Leigh is moving much more freely than he was.

I think I started out because I was desperate for approval and acceptance and praise. Some actors never break away from that. They're after that validation their whole life.

It bounced back because people are desperate to buy when it comes down. For the last month and a half, it goes back one step and goes forward three or four steps.

I think it's just a desperate attempt because ain't nobody looking for him, and nobody really expects to see him.

Ladies and gentlemen, I am a desperate housewife.

I was desperate to go back to New York and when 9/11 happened, I feared moving to the bulls-eye and that was very hard because I have a lot of family there and I really had to question what I didn't like about this community.

I was desperate to get that record but I want to get more goals now. I want to reach 20 goals for the first time.

I was desperate to be there at the end of the day so I was disappointed to get out.