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The scale of the ISIS threat is not yet matched by a clarity of approach for securing their defeat.

I almost shouldn't be in Limp Bizkit; it's like I got matched in the factory with the wrong band.

My colleagues, while it is good that the Nation is finally focused on the critical issue of securing our ports, our rhetoric and our passion about Dubai must be matched by the funding necessary to keep our ports and our citizens safe.

The Rosenberg case had been orchestrated to an anti-Communist frenzy that matched the exuberant hysteria of the Nazi horror.

Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.

This was 1978, when flying was still an occasion, a special grand event that took planning and care. I worked as a TWA flight attendant then. I stood in my Ralph Lauren uniform at the boarding door and smiled at the passengers through lips coated with lipstick that perfectly matched the stripe on my jacket. Mostly, the passengers smiled back.

I have covered wars, before the epidemic began and since. They are all ugly and painful and unjust, but for me, nothing has matched the dread I felt while walking through the Castro, the Village, or Dupont Circle at the height of the AIDS epidemic.

Since I believe that a person's philosophical point of view has little meaning if it is not matched by being and action, I found myself willingly wed to an endless series of unpopular causes, experiences which I feel enriched my writing as much as they depleted other aspects of my life.

If an athlete takes a shortcut - literally, for example, by running a street that shortens the marathon route by a quarter mile - he or she doesn't have an insurmountable advantage. But it's an unfair advantage, and in a field of equally matched athletes, it's more than enough to make a difference.

It is high time that the Arab world's professed desire for peace is matched by responsible action, and not more of the same equivocation.

On the New York Stock Exchange, all buy and sell orders are routed through a single 'specialist,' guaranteeing that most small trades can be matched directly. But most larger trades are delivered to the specialist on the floor of the exchange by human brokers, a system that big investors view as increasingly inefficient.

I credit my mom with inspiring in me a love of design, matched by her creative problem-solving abilities. This is a woman who could find an old, discarded piece of furniture, bring it home and turn it into something fabulous.

The smells of slow cooking spread around the house and impart a unique warmth matched only by the flavour of the food.

When the sacredness of one's word is matched in the attributes of his character throughout, all that constitutes a man, then we find that there is something in a man's life greater than his occupation or his achievements; grander than acquisition or wealth; higher than genius; more enduring than fame.

What a great bunch. They wore the Lady Monarch uniform with pride. They carried on the fine tradition. I know its hurts right now, but when they reflect and look back on what they've accomplished, it's really matched by very few teams.

Year-on-year growth of 2.2-percent exactly matched the Bank of England's forecast... reinforcing expectations that interest rates are set to remain unchanged for several more months to come.

We're just a couple of evenly matched teams. This was a great win for the kids. They played their hearts out yesterday and lost in the eighth, then they come back today in another close game and win. That's huge.

We're really excited. We wanted to keep playing at night and we matched our goal.

We're real even matched teams. That one could have went either way. There were just so many turning points. Obviously, the key was Ashley knocking down some key free throws at the end of the game.

With the schedule and the number of games left and the way the teams are matched up, it's going to be a fight the rest of the year. That's the way it should be. That's what this time of year is all about, the excitement of baseball and trying to win the pennant.

We knew we would beat them, as we matched up really well on paper. We had a lot of strength going up against their weaknesses. The freshmen really showed some heart in the win over McDaniel. It felt like a new team against McDaniel and that really got some momentum going.

We knew this was a difficult team and they had a good chance to prepare for our team, but we matched their intensity. It is a team concept. If you work hard good things happen.

We knew they would have to hit a three to tie. We defended really well. We thought Anthony had matched up the best on No. 30 (Adams) and he couldn't have defended any better. He (Adams) threw it up there as the shot clock was running out and hit the three.

We knew they were solid. We felt like we matched up with them. We have to learn that we can't give up that kind of big points in dual situations.

We absolutely expected this kind of game. We knew it was going to be scrappy, we knew it was going to be shot for shot and it was a pretty evenly matched game.

We desperately need more teens. We've currently got 21 volunteers matched up with younger kids, but there are at least 15 more children on our waiting list.

There are four evenly matched teams in our district, all very good programs.

We've been hitting our shooting, passing and dribbling since Christmas break and it's coming around. It was an all around good team effort. I knew we matched up well against them and we knew we'd have a chance if we shot the ball.

We're as closely matched as ever. Kimball beat us in the dual meet (167-169), while we beat them in the two league meets,

Lots of the time, the music came to me before the text, so I had to find the text that matched the music.

Scott found a Superfund site vacant for many years and not on the tax rolls. It matched all our criteria. It's close to transmission lines and highways.

She's such a gutsy filly. I thought she could have won the Spinaway if she got outside earlier because she and Adieu are pretty evenly matched on ability.

She's really strong, but I'm strong and I don't think people realize it. It's kind of better for me because I haven't matched up against a strong post yet so it'll be kind of fun.

My daughter has attended public schools, and our spring break has never matched with hers.

I'd like for him to be matched up that way all day. I don't think we'll have that luxury.

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I felt like it was a sound ballgame all the way around. Defensively, we matched them blow for blow.

I felt -- and still feel -- Duke is synonymous with excellence. I felt like my goals in coaching matched Duke's goals -- that we could compete for a national championship.

Frazier hit a home run, but we came back and matched it up. Anytime they score and you can come back and match it, it lets you know the kids are focused on what they need to be doing.

Frasier' is a show for the ages. It at least matched its predecessor, 'Cheers,' in quality. It had great writers, the perfect cast. ... It was like a great stage play each week.

I don't want our kids playing the scoreboard because, quite frankly, we won't always be here at the Civic Center. In the second half we matched baskets and we won by five. I don't think we should do that. We should take more pride in what we're doing.

I expect a hard-fought series from Denver. We got home-court advantage, and that should help. The Nuggets are a tough club, and so is Dallas. I felt that we matched up well with either.

I enjoyed about 25 minutes of that game. For that time we matched the intensity of the Florida Lady Gators. But at that time their energy stepped up - probably because of the mistakes we made - and they were consistent.

I don't think it's going to have much impact on stocks either way -- they basically matched the earnings, but the sales were a little light, so it's kind of neutral.

For too many ordinary people, political progress must now be matched by substantial humanitarian assistance.

He's got tremendous potential. His performance has not matched his potential. Potentially, you can see what he's capable of doing. Consistency is his next step. Talent he has.

He was unbelievable. He gave us the start we needed. (John) Lackey was pitching great and Shawn matched him zero for zero. For his first postseason start, you can't ask for more.

He was unbelievable, ... He gave us the start we needed. (John) Lackey was pitching great and Shawn matched him zero for zero. For his first postseason start, you can't ask for more.

He is explosive. He can really run and he covers a lot of ground. You see when he gets matched up covering people, like tight ends and running backs, he does a very good job.

He now plays in all situations for us: special teams, matched up against the top lines, late game situations. His strength and conditioning has come a long way, and I think with another important summer, he can become one of the top defensemen in Hockey East.

We've been to the regional final once, in '96. We've matched that. Now, we want to go even further. We want to be the first team from North to go to the state finals.

We treated it like other matches and went in with a workman's-like attitude. We knew what we had to do and feeling that we matched up pretty well with Maryland, we were confident going into the match.

We switched to a zone, higher up and more aggressive. Our kids played hard. I thought we matched Bingham's aggressiveness more in the second-half.

What we've realized is there are various types of fantasy fans out there. We wanted to have a game that matched each. If you're a new player in fantasy, if you have less time to manage your teams, maybe the free option is more what you need.

have said that the gear that they put away matched the estimates that the intelligence agencies of both (British and Irish) governments provided.

Hats off to Dave. He burned us twice on the same play at the end of the game. It was evenly matched most of the game, but the turning point probably came in the third quarter.

Hixson's top three bowlers were solid. We matched up well with them otherwise, but their top three girls were very good.

We matched with them zero for zero in 10 out of 12 innings tonight. But unfortunately they count those other two innings also, so we went from a 10-game win streak to a two game losing streak.

We matched West's intensity, but they made the shots. They're good. Taylor didn't miss too many 3s in the first half. We were too low ... we didn't get up in his face.

We matched up well with them. We were able to push them back off that 3-point line and make them shoot deeper than they probably would have liked.

We matched up really well, and they were just a little bit better at four of the five spots. But all the guys played well. There wasn't anything else they could have done.

We matched them hoop for hoop in the third quarter. We needed a stop and then they got some breaks.

We matched them better physically and we matched their intensity through the whole game. Every win is big for us. We are trying to get back into the playoff race.

We matched their defensive intensity, and I think that's why we came out ahead.

We matched Silence against Vargas to contest a title eliminator. Marquez turned down the fight with Silence, saying he was not interested to fight in South Africa.

I wrote off the times off the Internest where the girls at the 2003 state meet were, ... The only one we haven't caught yet is Pam Wolf. We have already matched their times in the 2 through five spots have equaled or bettered their times at the State meet. I gave every one of them (on his girls team) a copy of it.

Jordan was always first to arrive, last to leave, ... Great God-given ability, but he worked. The only athlete I've seen that matched Jordan's drive was Alonzo Mourning.

Joey and J.J. matched up well up front. We were unlucky not to get a second and third.

It impressed me and it still impresses me, ... The amount of response that people have shown, I would say it matched the amount of destruction.

I thought we came out strong. But I think that put us to sleep and woke them up a bit. After those first two goals, they dominated throughout the second period. I think we matched their game until the third period.

I thought we matched up really well with these girls. We just couldn't adjust on defense.

I thought the first half Dudley was tougher than us, but I thought the second half we matched his toughness.

I think we matched up well. They are a great team and have a great defense, but we have a lot weapons offensively.

I think we performed very well in a couple areas, and not very well in others. Physically, we matched up pretty well. But we made some mistakes.

I think we were equally matched the last time. George has improved since then and we have improved since the first game. It will come down to which team makes the fewest mistakes.

I think we've realized the intensity that has to be matched or taken into these games. If we run the table and Omaha still stays ahead of us, kudos to them, but basically we control a lot of our own destiny.

I think both teams are pretty evenly matched in the sense of them being able to slow down the game, and for us, we want to speed it up and get into the open court. It's just a battle of whose will and whose makeup will be for 48 minutes.

It has a coarse texture and a rich, beefy taste only matched by hanger steak.

I think they dominated us for two years and we've been very fortunate at the end of the game to win. If you look at all the stats, we haven't matched up very well in either game and Boston College has done some really good things against us. I think more than anything else, we just hung around there until the fourth quarter.

I think they call it a letdown game. We just really got out outplayed at Montana State. We just never played hard. We never matched their intensity.

I think there's a lot of evenly matched teams. There are five teams that are pretty equal.

J.D. Smith took eight data points that were common to the original World Trade Center bombers in 1993, ... From those eight data points, he matched the profile.

I think England have matched them on a competitive level. I think Australia know that now, and the closer it gets that Australia can lose the Ashes, the more it will play on their minds.

I think England have matched them on a competitive level,

Pad level, the speed of the game and tempo. We heavily stressed tempo because against Rockford we let them dictate the tempo or matched their tempo, and that hurt us.

Our survey showed that most businesses lump taxes and fees together, and this is their fastest growing expense category ? matched only by the cost of health care.

Our game plan tonight was to attack more than hold the ball and slow the tempo. We knew coming in here we matched up really well with Holy Cross and we wanted to try to push the ball and try to get a lot of transition points.

Overall, I am pleased with today. We didn't play as well in doubles as we can and that was disappointing. However, we played extremely well in singles. I thought that we played UNC the best that we have played any top-20 team this season, let alone a top-10 team. We matched up well against North Carolina. It was a matter of believing that we can compete with top teams, and I think we proved that to ourselves today.

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Other than the first seven or eight minutes, I didn't think we matched their energy. After that, they just made hustle play after hustle play.

Physically, we matched Rutland today and any time you can do that it's a plus because they're a very physical team. What they did better than us is that they were able to move the ball better on offense. They hit the open guy. We've got to cut, we've got to move and we've got to communicate better. That's the glaring thing we need to work on.

Physically, we matched up with Kansas City, ... We competed hard. But there are things we've got to do better. And things we are going to do better.

Pavel signed a contract with Omsk, ... and then another team, Moscow Dynamo, matched it. His agent has told me ... there's no out clause in the contract. Obviously, it's a matter now of Pavel negotiating ... to see if there's a way that he can get out.

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Our original goal was to finish in the top five and we weren't far off. Overall, it was a successful year. The state was a lot more competitive. The top teams were more evenly matched and it took a lot more points to stay in the top ten than it did last year.

Stem cells hold great promise for human therapy. In an optimal world, we would make stem cells genetically matched to a patient.

Someone is going to have to step up that's not supposed to. We're just evenly matched with them (Pirates). And the underclassmen have to realize that this might be their best shot. You just can't count on next year. This could be the year.

I think our bullpen last year matched up with their bullpen this year. We have to get back to the kind of bullpen we had last year.

It all kind of matched together, ... I enjoy helping people. I have had a love of all three areas for a long time. The law enforcement kind of became my priority. I have built on that over the years, tried to keep up with the changes and tried to prepare for my dream of becoming a police chief of a small agency.

I thought it was a really intense, hard-fought game. Navy's seniors played with a lot of emotion, a lot of passion. I was proud of the way our guys matched their intensity.