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I was initially recruited while I was in business school back in the late sixties by the National Security Agency, the nation's largest and least understood spy organization; but ultimately I worked for private corporations.

I was initially rather charmed by David Cameron, but I think he's revealing himself to be a slightly darker and less charismatic figure than he first appeared. There's a brutality about him.

I still have level of concern about the complete safety of the drug. My inclination will be, personally, initially to reserve use of the drug for people who are having a suboptimal response to the other available treatments.

I think one of the reasons I was initially interested was because it's a physical, non-subjective competition. I mentioned it to a few friends and they said, 'Melinda, you're not going to make it, you're not going to be able to do that,' and it made me mad. I took it as a challenge.

I think my dad did legal work for someone who had a Packard Bell 8088, and they couldn't pay him, so they gave him a computer. I was initially not allowed to touch it, but that didn't last long. I started tinkering with it, and there were many times I screwed up the computer.

I think in fact the regime, which initially thought they had been very clever in getting him elected ... realize they've got a tiger by the tail. I don't think they're all that pleased about it.

I think it will be successful initially because it's new and different. But long-term, I don't think the business has a great chance of succeeding in its current incarnation -- not from a design point of view but from a merchandising point of view. I don't know that the merchandise outperformed the competition.

I thought initially there would have been a mechanical failure or something to that effect because I've never high-sided going 200k's at the end of the straight like that before.

I thought initially I was going to wait and decide after the season. But I went ahead and talked to my family about it and thought I'd come back. I just wanted to make sure I was going to be able to give the organization the same commitment I gave them the last three years. I didn't want to just be here. I want to contribute. The only way I can do that is to take a tremendous amount of time.

(Manager) Ned (Yost) told me I would really like the group of people we have. I thought initially that it might just be part of his sales pitch. But it's true.

Most breakthroughs actually come from ideas that may have not been initially identified as related to the problem. But when the price of oil goes as high as it has, it creates a much broader umbrella under which to invest.

Michael had initially been very keen on Real Madrid. But the leadership changes there in the last few months mean we don't know what's happening.

When students and liberals initially occupied Tahrir Square, it looked like it might be a passing thing.

We jumped out on them initially for an 8-2 run, and they kept pace with us in the second quarter. They came out in the second half with an 8-0 run, but we had too much gas for them. We started pressing and trapping. They didn't score in the fourth quarter.

While we were initially pleased that the government had dropped its baseless charge against Zhao, his continued detention shows the government's cavalier attitude toward due process and the rule of law. We call for his immediate release.

We were under the impression we didn't have any flexibility in how the flags were flown. We initially thought the code actually said if the state flag was to be flown it needed to be flown right under the U.S. flag.

Well, it developed into something very different than we thought it was going to be. Initially we saw it as a disguised anthology, with J'onn, the Watchtower and the concept of Justice League being the main things the shows had in common. Our mandate was simply to tell really good stories with very small groups of characters, usually featuring one or two of the new guys. As we were saying early on, one week we'd tell the best Booster Gold story we can, the next week the best Hawk and Dove story. But as the stories developed (particularly Stan Berkowitz and Bob Goodman's 'Fearful Symmetry'), we realized we had the makings of what would become the 'Cadmus arc,' a huge story that could span two seasons, a story that would have been impossible to tell in the old 'Justice League' format.

We do know it did increase mileage a little bit. It does clean the engines out. Initially we had to once, maybe twice, change the fuel filters depending on the age of the bus because it literally cleans the systems out.

While Exxon shares initially fell by 4.5 percent on Dec. 1, 1998, in reaction to the merger, Exxon shares subsequently advanced 23 percent through Oct. 16, 2000, outpacing a 17-percent average advance for the major oils and a 17-percent advance for the S&P 500.

While eating gluten-free may help you lose weight initially because it eliminates baked goods, one has to be smart when choosing replacement options because the gluten-free versions often have the same number of calories.

We don't want to promise a lot of storage to our users out there, because they will find a use for it. There may have been a little bit of concern among these users initially that storage would run out, but we just tell them that we have enough storage to last six to seven months and that for x amount of dollars we can purchase more.

We especially got hurt on the defensive boards. (Zion) had a lot of put-backs. We did a good job initially defending them, but then we let them have too many second and third shots.

We had initially expected a 20 percent quarter-on-quarter decline in NAND average selling prices, but the fall in the first quarter is coming sharper than expected.

We have written our central leadership to make a final decision because we have a tie on the conflict, but we have made it clear that the seat belongs to the JUP-N and awarding it to the JUI-F would be in violation of the understanding that a seat initially awarded to a party would continue to be given to its candidates.

We have two confirmed deaths. Initially there were reports that four to six people were killed in the blast but luckily only two people were killed.

We can sell initially because of my image. But, if the wines aren't good, we won't sell any more. We've got to keep pushing quality to the limit.

You know, initially it was for entertainment. Now it seems to become more and more of an attraction; to where you're willing to compromise other areas of your life.

We came up with it initially because we wanted to establish some kind of zoning ordinance ... with the idea that some places might be appropriate and some might not. They are asking for more time to research and determine what they want to recommend for adoption.

We anticipate it won't just be the mayors, ... but it'll be church leaders and faith leaders and non-profit leaders who will come forward from these communities and will help and assist with the effort. But the contact point and encouragement is initially going to come on a city level and the mayors that we've identified will help coordinate that.

We were just wondering about some different combinations and we tried it and didn't really like it so we went back to the change we initially made two weeks ago. It worked really well and we are going to stick to this line-up for the rest of the season.

Today we initially hoped that stocks would rise and erase yesterday's losses, but Wall Street triggered a new wave of profit-taking.

We are satisfied with the results of the Independent Validation to confirm the promise of the Triplex Assay TM ... While we were not initially happy with the suggestion of a discount for GDI, we believe that with the addition of the Series 1 Warrants and Series 2 Warrants, the shareholders of GDI will be in a good position when we deliver the value that the Triplex Assay TM is capable of.

The point was initially to allow us to have access to these samples. It's not like WHO is trying to prevent scientists everywhere from getting this information.

The outlook for the Mexican economy is now certainly worse than initially expected. The fact that they are easing is not a bullish sign for the market.

We had anticipated this transaction when we initially purchased shares of KTM in August ,

We pride ourselves on empowering ordinary citizens to be the Sierra Club where they live. In essence we're asking local leaders to be members of boards of directors in local organizations and to run them. We're asking them to take on administrative tasks, which has to come with the territory of being a leader, but it's not something that they initially got involved with the Sierra Club to do.

We're not going to change a lot initially but will phase things in,

Yeah, I did (think about it). Initially there, it looked like the grim reaper was sitting there on one of those crossbars, just overlooking the day. It seemed like everything we did, we got stopped on the field. But when we got (to overtime). I just thought it was our turn to score.

Yeah, I did (think about it), ... Initially there, it looked like the grim reaper was sitting there on one of those crossbars, just overlooking the day. It seemed like everything we did, we got stopped on the field. But when we got (to overtime). I just thought it was our turn to score.

We don't know whether it'll be twice as large or three times as large or 50 percent as large as we initially planned.

We'll study this over the weekend, but initially we have concerns about the high level of bonding and the fact they've robbed the state rainy-day fund of $80 million to help pay for what they've added.

We like to cluster. That is our strategy and we will continue to pursue that. We may not be able to do that initially when we open in a market, but in a year to two years we hope to open multiple locations in a market.

We are worried that this trend will not allow us to fully support the Pakistan Red Crescent's ongoing relief operation to initially assist tens of thousands of families over the next four months,

We're told, we were initially told April and then we're hearing May and now we're hearing it may be June before they even approve a plan. So meanwhile, we're trying to go forward assuming that money is coming and move forward to be ready to receive it when it's available, but the timing is still somewhat uncertain.

We think the real reason the outage was a black eye for the industry is that they didn't initially communicate.

We had a dip initially but those are not that much of a concern, we'll see some volatility and profit-taking but I think the trend is still rising.

With both airlines, initially there will be a couple of airplanes -- two or three airplanes -- equipped with this system. During that three months, we'll all be evaluating how it's going, what the usage is, how we handle the crew issues, and so on.

While further research is needed, our findings suggest that it may be beneficial to use erlotinib, a relatively non-toxic targeted agent, to initially treat patients with advanced lung cancer, rather than use conventional chemotherapy regimens.

The phenomenal sales underscore the enduring strength of the series, ... In many territories, DVD and game sales were nearly double what we initially expected.

We were surprised initially when we got over 400 calls, and now it's grown to over 900, and it's continuing. We're still getting walk-ins.

While it appears that the authorities have determined Sebastian initially made an innocent mistake, he clearly compounded the situation by making the wrong choice by not notifying the team's traveling security agent about his situation immediately. He has apologized profusely, but he knows he must be held accountable for his actions. He will pay the price for his error in judgment for violating both team and league policy.

When we initially proposed this purchase to the public everyone showed strong support. The addition to the recreation fee might be $125, it might be less. Right now we're just getting ready and collecting input from the community so we are prepared for the transaction to go through.

When we initially hired him, we were looking for a turnaround, and we called him a turnaround specialist, ... That's exactly what he did. For me, he really taught the organization what it was to win, and to work hard. It was all about winning early on, every game. He set the tone in the clubhouse, then the working hard. He was out here before the players often, and working hard. Then he challenged a lot of the young players here who had not been challenged to work harder.

When we initially announced our plans to launch this spring, we had expected the standardization work on all of the technologies to be completed by last August, but there were improvements that were decided on since then.

We were expecting him at the training camp in Johannesburg on Monday. When he failed to turn up we started making enquiries. Initially Baron indicated that he would arrive within 24 hours. Then came the turnaround that he was not coming at all.

To give L&I some credit, I think they were initially bowing to heavy political pressure from the unions but they finally landed back on common sense.

You had tremendous output by the chip companies in the second quarter. During the third quarter you had some concerns about capacity issues and shortages of certain components, ... We're getting a better sense that they're dealing with the issues and that perhaps the supply shortages won't be as difficult as people initially thought.

What we are doing is selling an investment that has been a very good one for us. It's up threefold since we initially started buying stock.

What was heard on the dispatch tape was the phone initially hitting the wall and then a gunshot, ... That was all that the dispatcher heard.

What happened is that initially the market breathed a sigh of relief when the storm was downgraded to a Category 4 and missed New Orleans, ... they are starting to look at the damage more seriously. We are seeing further upward pressure on oil prices. People are starting to think about the many aspects of the destruction here.

We're planning to increase production well beyond what was initially planned. This will allow us to sell 160,000 - 165,000 Mustangs in the U.S. this year,

When I started this project, I was a young architect. I was very apprehensive about any changes to the design. Whether I wanted to or not, I learned that you can accept some changes to its form without compromising its intent. But it's a leap of faith that I didn't want to make initially - to put it mildly.

We initially went 20-1, and then 16-1, but still the money came, although punters will be hoping this gamble has greater substance than the one on Greek Well earlier this year.

We initially targeted pager networks, which have been suffering for the last decade due to cell phone sales.

We initially started with earthquakes, ... One of the critical points is that the lower floor plus the legs form a rigid structure with the outer shell.

We initially sent three officers and things were moving along pretty well,

We initially found positive signs but we need further testing because we cannot say it is a positive case before two confirmations,

We initially found it confusing and a little overwhelming.

We initially feared we would be seen as a little elitist. But we haven't seen that in the people who come. I continue to be overwhelmed by the number of people who come out who aren't horse people.

Very sad to me that he would come up at least initially as unidentified.

You get the sense that the scene is an answer to something. It can be such an epiphany and that's what's so powerful about it. But the danger is that the very epiphany that you have initially can ultimately lead you into a trap, escaping life.

You get the infrastructure built right away without having the city put up money or find the money initially from its funds.

This one was initially set up for an (X-ray type scanning) exam sometime during the next two or three days following its arrival, which is a standard time frame for containers.

We think that Windows 2000 is the right architecture, but it is a complex product that likely will have some level of bugs and refinement that will have to occur after it is initially deployed.

(Brian Gilbert) advised that he heard a moan, and was initially excited because he thought he shot a bear.

Everything in 'The Tudors' is initially based on my historical research, and the fact is that the most unlikely scenes were the ones which were probably most based on reality. I prefer to be as real as possible, and there is so much of that story that you just can't make up.

Even someone as travel-savvy as myself, initially I was intimidated by 'What do I do?' Obviously, taking it easy and just following instructions, it worked perfectly.

Digitally enabled supply chains initially increased efficiency and dramatically shortened lead times. Capital was mobile; labor, less so. Economic activity (production, research, design, etc.) moved to any accessible country or region that had relatively inexpensive labor and human capital.

Contested patent outcomes are notoriously difficult to predict. The fact that a patent is initially awarded to one party does not mean that the award cannot be contested.

Exchanges generally have proven to be much more profitable than initially thought. They have monopolistic characteristics, which means there are very high barriers to entry, and that's a businessman's dream.

There's one or two people who are friends of mine who passed initially that I like to remind everyone once in a while. But that's just because I'm trying to get something else going on over there.

The Treasury market will initially trade off oil and gasoline prices on Monday,

The trainer is dealing with it because there isn't any fracture. Initially we thought she would be out three weeks, but we are hopeful that she will be back next week. We could have won the game Friday if she was on the field.

They aimed initially to increase the per capita income to above the state average, to maintain a manufacturing wage above the state average and to reduce the poverty level.

The vets on board were initially cautiously optimistic that it was healthy and could be released. But that has been replaced by pessimism as its condition deteriorates rapidly.

I've struggled a lot to get where I am. I initially got rejected by every producer. But no complaints. I enjoyed each and every moment of the struggle. My first break came in 1997 from Krishna Vamsi and then Puri Jagannadh, who is my closest friend. I owe everything I am to him. Our careers have evolved simultaneously.

It would be difficult to sell PS3 initially as anything other than a game machine.

It weakened off initially when the data came out, and then we've seen the market come back a little bit.

These books are going to rock the nation. Elly and Ray are two of the three jurors who initially voted for guilty.

The stock market initially got pretty spooked by the strong March payrolls number. At that time, the futures market was signaling no rate hike until November. Now, it's signaling August.

The thing that we were initially having problems with was that we thought we had so much talent at the position that we were trying to figure out how to get two or three (tight ends) on the field at the same time. Obviously, that idea is now out.

Thanks to a strong local economy, we can expect significantly more sales and business tax revenue, ... Strong real estate sales will also provide much more revenue for the city than initially forecast.

Our experimental results agreed with the computational findings, indicating that these ratchetting points mediate the removal of intron subfragments in one direction as the gene is transcribed initially from DNA into RNA,

People are starting to see that earnings aren't as bad as they initially thought. It's boosting a market that got pretty beat up.

The money market initially appeared willing to bet that the next round of tightening could be the last of the cycle. (However) the tone of the minutes suggests the pace of prospective tightening could be less predictable.

During my six years with them Dr Garnet Davey (subsequently Research Director) constantly supported me and, I have no doubt, fought many battles on my behalf to keep the initially controversial programme going.

Defense always catches the offense. Always. No matter what adjustments you make, no matter how initially you sway it, the defense catches offense. It's an evolving thing. . . . I'm not concerned about a long-term advantage. You know we want to move the ball and why we obviously keep changing rules to help the offense. The reason you have to keep doing that is because those defenses keep tightening down. The guys are faster and bigger, and we've got the same width and length of a football field. There's no more room to run, and so you've got to give it a little bit of help.

The broadcasters were initially slow to sign up, but now they are on board with it. Now the problem is with the consumer electronics industry. Polk and Boston Acoustics have HD receivers in the market, but they are not yet available in volume. There was precious little over the last holiday season in the retail market.

A late change in the pipeline route required us to obtain rights of way that were not initially necessary. One last location that needed to be secured had been holding us up for the past three weeks, but we have now obtained an ideal site for our receiver equipment and are once again moving full speed ahead.

You're in an environment where initially those costs are not as they were before.