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On the intimate level, anyone who has loved a companion animal knows the uniquely wonderful experience these 'other nations' provide, and their important presence in our shared lives. In their very local way they show us the global truth of our real wealth, our biodiversity.

I wouldn't like to live in a castle now, but I'd enjoy a visit to Restormel in Cornwall in its 13th century prime. It's a circular castle with the rooms built against the outer walls and quite intimate in size. Life there wouldn't follow the pattern of more classic castle design.

I guess I'm just a born performer or artist or sharer. I find the intimate details of my life compelling and interesting. I guess that I'm assuming that everyone else does, too.

I don't judge these things by numbers. How many people read 'Paradise Lost' when it was published? Two hundred? Three? As long as there's one reader, the book is doing what a book does. Books are irreplaceable, because they're the only place in the universe where two strangers can meet on absolutely intimate terms. We need to tell stories as human beings. People are as hungry for that as they have ever been.

I don't believe that Taylor would go willingly with this man to have an intimate encounter. She told girlfriends that, after the first time, she had absolutely no interest in him other than a friendship. It just couldn't have been an accident. There's just absolutely no way.

Ian Bostridge is an enormously talented artist, hailed as one of the foremost interpreters of the Schubert repertoire today. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to present Mr. Bostridge and celebrated pianist Julius Drake in this uniquely intimate performance.

But the chord changes are haunting, and there are moments that draw you right in, in the most intimate way. We'll record it when we've performed it a few times. A piece like that needs to be out in the sunlight for a while.

Built in 1763, it is the oldest surviving synagogue in North America. Still in use, the building combines an intimate elegance with Classical grandeur in the best tradition of Georgian architecture. It is also a National Landmark, the highest designation given to an American building.

Because we're actors in life, we can pretend Love and fake unity, but I'd rather believe that the intimate investment was authentic.

China was the first time I truly felt like an outsider. I fell in love with the process of trying to become intimate with the culture.

Fox Reality is the destination this March for 'American Idol' fans who can't get enough of this show and the contestants. Never before have viewers been allowed to see the intimate and emotional back stage reactions following a contestant being voted off. We are excited to be the ones to bring it to the fans.

From my intimate discussions with President Obama, it is evident that India figures significantly in American geo-political, economic and strategic thinking. India is the largest democracy in the world.

I don't think I always look in people's faces, like, as - I think especially when I'm doing my more intimate songs that are quite personal, I always feel it's a bit accusing if I stare in someone's face when I singing quite a personal lyric.

I enjoy the great atmosphere for a sit-down fireside, white tablecloth, intimate dinner. I also enjoy the upscale casual setting, which is perfect for a stop after a golf outing or a day of shopping.

He never claimed to be an intimate insider in the Republican primary. It would take an outsider to challenge DeLay.

What we are trying to do here is give the feeling of an intimate European plaza with a lighted fountain, period lampposts and paving that is done with stone. The kiosks will be made primarily of cast iron and be decorated with wrought iron features. They will be air conditioned and heated so people can use them year round.

Having spent intimate time with him, meeting in a small group with him, it kind of scares me that he would be in a classroom with girls.

Keith and I thought we had really good communication but we hadn't had to have this kind of communication about our intimacy. We so often equate intimate relationships with ability to have intercourse, and what we try to help couples understand is that intimacy is not totally equated with intercourse. Intimacy -- as we all know but don't usually put into practice -- can happen in many, many ways.

I thought the Fox is way too big for this wonderful piece of theater. It would be just perfect in an intimate space (like Theatre Macon.) And it is.

I think we have the perfect, intimate venues for chamber music.

It is only requisite, for me to say to you, that the President places great reliance upon your skill, judgment and intimate knowledge.

It is always interesting and sometimes even important to have intimate knowledge of a composer's life, but it is not essential in order to understand the composer's works.

People are now familiar with this kind of interaction. They may even have a more intimate moment that way.

Our goal was to create a more intimate ballpark atmosphere in a cavernous ballpark setting. There's times you could get crowds of 20,000 in the park, and in our stadium it looks like 12,000 the way they were spread out.

Our goal is to create a more intimate ballpark atmosphere and bring our seating capacity in line to what we have proposed for our new venue. Even though we've eliminated the seating in the third deck, we have created other seating options at the ballpark that we feel offer a better view at an affordable price.

Our goal in this decision is to create a more intimate baseball atmosphere.

River Oaks is one of the most prestigious and historically significant venues in American tennis and is going to be a great long term home for the Stanford Cup. We love the intimate feel of the venue and believe both the players and the fans will appreciate this special setting.

Physicians are at special risk of abusing their authority and intimate access to others,

People often ask us if we think our place is too small. I think it's that intimate setting that gives Pioneer Place the appeal that it has.

State and local regulators are the officials with the closest contact with the regulated community, ... Given their close intimate knowledge of the business they regulate, they are in a much better position than Congress to judge whether a particular small business is deserving of leniency for a first-time violation.

I still like the idea of having an intimate experience with a movie, but I love watching stuff on my iPad. It's close, and I feel like I'm a part of it, so maybe that makes more sense in some cases.

I would like to offer whatever I have to offer as a help. I've spent most of my time in Staunton working with programs for kids. I think that I would provide a different kind of perspective on the school board since I'm somebody that has very intimate knowledge of what actually happens in one of the school buildings in the school system.

My business has given me an intimate knowledge of stage illusions, together with many years of experience among show people of all types.

Most English houses, grand or small, nestle in an intimate pastoral setting.

Mexico has always been steeped in luxury; however over the last few years, the growth of the upscale segment has warranted a show dedicated specifically to the Mexican luxury market. This will be an opportunity for North American travel agents to meet, in an intimate setting, with Mexican upscale travel suppliers and experience the beautiful Riviera Maya. Launching an international show was a logical expansion of our already successful Luxury Travel Expo product. We look forward to presenting this new and exciting opportunity to advisors and suppliers alike.

We need to reconnect with our people, our tribe. We need to be among them. We want this to be as intimate as possible. You can't do that in an airline hanger, mate.

While you are destroying your mind watching the worthless, brain-rotting drivel on TV, we on the Internet are exchanging, freely and openly, the most uninhibited, intimate and, yes, shocking details about our "CONFIG.SYS" settings.

When it comes to family, a lot of times they think the more the merrier, and it doesn't occur to them that the couple is paying $50 per person, or that space may be limited, or that the couple wants an intimate ceremony.

We provide a kind of unique theatrical experience with these larger shows. It's the opportunity for people to see a big splashy production in a very intimate theater.

When you're making something big, whether it's long-form fiction or a big piece of software, whatever that is, you're having a very intimate and extended conversation with the work materials themselves.

We wanted to make it an intimate evening at the Crown Room,

We wanted to go from the most intimate sound to the largest, in the space of a heartbeat.

Using the bathroom is one of the most intimate and personal experiences someone has in the course of their day. We stand with Helena against bigotry and will fight for her right to use a restroom consistent with her gender identity and persona.

We all present versions of ourselves. The person you are at work is not the same person you are at home. The face we present in our most intimate relationships is not the face we present to the world.

We're doing that party, clubby, disco thing -- so much so, that we're thinking of doing some really small gigs. That's one of my goals for this year, to do some really small gigs. They're a lot more intimate and the people there will be right into it.

Thus not only the mental and the material, but the theoretical and the practical in the mathematical world, are brought into more intimate and effective connection with each other.

The conversation between the president and Ms. Lewinsky on December 17 was a critical turning point. The evidence suggests that the president chose to engage in a criminal act -- to reach an understanding with Ms. Lewinsky that they would both make false statements under oath. At that moment, the president's intimate relationship with a subordinate employee was transformed. It was transformed into an unlawful effort to thwart the judicial process. This was no longer an issue of private conduct.

For it is a serious thing to have been watched. We all radiate something curiously intimate when we believe ourselves to be alone.

...with a grief no less sharp for not being intimate with its object.

If you want to get close to somebody, you have to tell him or her something intimate about yourself. They'll tell you something intimate in return, and if you keep this going, maybe you'll end up in love.

I knew that when it came time for me to finally make my own album, it wasnt going to be about being a jock. It had to be more personal and intimate.

Intimate acquaintance must precede real friendship

There was something almost painful about that, the intensity of being so vulnerable and so intimate with him.

Intimate, loving, and enduring relationships with our family and close friends will be among the sources of the deepest joy in our lives.

There is something so intimate about saying the truth out loud. There is something so intimate about hearing the truth said. There is something so intimate about sharing the truth, even if you are not entirely sure what it means.

When I wrote about media and technology, I had a lot of lonely, even intimate book talks. Since writing about dogs, I have a lot of company at book signings.

We committed to them that we would provide a quiet, intimate location for their meeting, and that's what we've committed to do.

We can't avoid that our daily and intimate manner of speaking is sometimes rough.

We don't believe benefits should be given solely on an intimate relationship. They should be given where there's true need in the case of those who can't marry.

When I was growing up, albums were my closest friends, as sad as that may sound - Joy Division's 'Closer,' or Echo and the Bunnymen's 'Heaven Up Here'... I had a more intimate relationship with those records than I did with most of the people in my life.

When I share my reality with you and you don't fix me, we have been intimate because then you share your reality with me and I don't fix you.

Toby's intimate knowledge of online retailing will be a tremendous asset as we leverage our growing online businesses to serve our customers and provide a seamless and integrated shopping experience with our stores,

You cannot expect to be on intimate terms with everybody on your club, and there is no reason why you should be, so long as you are playing the game.

'What I would give,' I thought, 'to have been present as Elizabeth Keckley measured Mary Lincoln for a new gown, to overhear their conversations on topics significant and ordinary, to observe the Lincoln White House from such an intimate perspective.'

What happened was, I always wanted to be a singer/songwriter kind of guy like a James Taylor or Crosby, Stills and Nash type of thing; I went to a lot of coffee houses and used to watch all those guys, but I never had the nerve to get up and do it because singing seems so personal and intimate to me. It was too revealing.

We somewhat subscribe to the adage that you don't build the church for Easter Sunday. One of the best experiences is to have a ballpark be as intimate as it can be. We believe there's a connection between intimacy and the number of seats that are occupied.

There are all these species out there and so few of them are known in intimate detail, so any kind of ecological characterization, through no fault of ecologists, will be limited in accuracy and precision.

We try to create an intimate experience for our guests and to encourage them to care about exotic animals and places and to develop a conservation ethic; that's really what we're here to do. Seeing elephants is a big part of that.

When I stepped out of the campaigns, we decided we'd focus on the word intimate and capture a model in a moment,

When I spoke to him, the first thing I did was tease him, saying I thought this was a ploy because he wants to run for Congress. It's not anything that's fun to do, sharing with people intimate things about himself, but it's important and unimportant at the same time. It's something important for him to be honest with people, but it doesn't affect how he does his job.

To me, it's so much about doing your homework, going into a situation, getting to know the subject, making them feel comfortable, getting intimate access, getting access to all different aspects of people's lives, so that I am essentially telling an entire story and not just a single one.

We think that an in-home candle-lighting is more intimate and opens up an ideal setting for people to meet one another.

We want a more intimate venue that will allow guests to reconnect with the warehouse party that Jungle used to be when it first started.

Benches and books have things in common beyond the fact that they're generally to do with sitting. Both are forms of public privacy, intimate spaces widely shared.

Everyday, the mail brings the thousands of letters, and you hand over to Me personally hundreds more. Yet, I do not take the help of anyone else, even to open the envelopes. For, you write to me intimate details of your personal problems, believing that I alone will read them and having implicit confidence in Me. You write, each one only a single letter, that makes for Me a huge bundle a day; and I have to go through all of them. You may ask how I manage it? Well I do not waste a single moment.

A transmission, which cannot be completely ruled out, would only be possible through very intimate contact with an infected animal.

Cut out those intimate little dinners for two - unless there's someone with you

Dr. Siddique has been with the university since 1985. He became tenured in 1991. There?s a whole routine professors go through, and quality is certainly one of the determining factors. You can intimate that at the point that he went through the process, he was truly a valuable asset to the university.

Fans really want to feel intimate with the action. This is part of what has made the NBA so successful. You can almost smell the sweat.

There's something nice and intimate about having a book. You know that someone's actually gone on this journey. You know that someone has actually researched and reported all these things. You can see and hear their tone in what they chosen to include and what they haven't.

I've noticed lately that it seems most intimate to not use any closing on your e-mail at all, because it seems to make it feel like you are engaged in an ongoing conversation - as if this one e-mail doesn't represent the beginning and end of the interaction but is just part of a perpetual loop of friendly back-and-forth.

The songs are classic Neil Diamond songs. Nobody else could have possibly written them. The sound of the album is very personal, intimate and honest.

The thing about radio is that it's got an intimate feel. What I like is that you don't have to give it your full attention - you can still do something else that the same time, whereas TV is all-enveloping: you have to sit there and pay attention to it, and give yourself over to it. You have to surrender to it, but you don't with radio.

Reviewers try to square the antics of a writer's life with the antics in the fiction. Even satirical verbal play is too often read and admired as autobiographical expression. And thanks to the democratic exposures of the web, it's easier than ever to document private experiences and divulge the most intimate secrets.

Rape is highly reprehensible, both in a moral sense and in its almost total contempt for the personal integrity and autonomy of the female victim and for the latter's privilege of choosing those with whom intimate relations are to be established.

People who haven't done anything wrong are arrested all the time in Wichita, Kansas and it's not fair, that by reason of law enforcement ineptitude, they somehow have to give the government the most intimate information about themselves -- their genetic coding.

People think of Porta Bella as being a fine dining restaurant, but I don't think so. Are we more than casual? Sure. We have a romantic atmosphere and intimate seating. But our menu is classic Italian with a lot of new, creative Italian dishes.

People are turning away from the more formal, traditionally posed wedding photos to a more intimate and natural approach,

After the concert, people said it was almost too intimate to watch us play.

ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.

Acquaintance is a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor and obscure, and intimate when he is rich and famous.

Sometimes I feel like doing smaller budget stuff. When I did 'Young Adam', for instance, I'd come out of 'Black Hawk Down' and 'The Island', and I really wanted to be on a small film set. I wanted to be on something intimate and small again, and then 'Young Adam' cropped up in a pile of scripts I was sent.

Competency means having the technical understanding ... teaching the intimate details,

Any communications that evidence a romantic or intimate involvement by Russell Edison Yates with another person prior to the murders are similarly relevant in that they will tend to shed light on the state of mind of the defendant prior to and during the murders.

An infection of humans, which theoretically cannot be ruled out, could probably only occur with very intimate contact to infected animals.

Archival and published history does not always record personal relationships of historical figures, so characters must be invented to allow the subject to reveal their interior realm through intimate interaction.

Anyone can get on a QUANGO providing they are intimate with a Tory MP, so that rules out Norma Major.

Bangladesh is a country with which we have intimate ties ... and a strong and prosperous Bangladesh is in India's interest.

All art stems from a place of alienation. Intimate and alone. Most people are oppressed by the opinion of others, but I was not that way. I was afraid of the repercussions of not doing what I was told to do, what I was called to do by a creator.

Youngsters find that on Internet chat sites, they can talk about the most intimate of issues with total strangers - including vague notions of wanting to die.