Prolonged Quotations

The rise of man from the animal to the human level was prolonged by the necessity of rising from a state of barbarism and violence to one of order and peace.

War of attrition, war of wills. That's what the Stanley Cup playoffs are - more intense, more physical and more prolonged than the playoffs of any other sport.

There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.

It takes a major unhappiness, a prolonged and bitter experience, to drive us away from loyalties once formed. And sometimes no amount of punishment can make us repudiate our loyalty.

While Hurricane Katrina demonstrated the dangers of failing to evacuate hospitals from the path of a storm, Hurricane Gustav demonstrated that moving thousands of sick people has its own risks. Gustav also highlighted a critical vulnerability of American hospitals - an inability to withstand prolonged blackouts.

Political and social events must also be effective, but not in a very obvious fashion. But political confusion and prolonged peace undoubtedly affect creative thought but whether they respectively hinder or help it is not at all certain.

I don't have any phobias per se, but both tight and vast spaces tend to make me nervous after a prolonged time.

In 1989, my father died after a prolonged struggle with Alzheimer's disease. All four of his siblings followed him into the shadow lands of that fascinating, maddening affliction.

'Seconds' is all about spaces, and I guess spaces are kind of like people in that they can be haunting and alluring before we even really get to know them, and after prolonged exposure, they can become mundane or oppressive.

No one in a novel by Virginia Woolf ever filled up the petrol tank of her car. No one in Hemingway's postwar novels ever worried about the effects of prolonged exposure to the threat of nuclear war.

We strongly dispute the claim that the behavior of some store managers reflected a corporate plan devised to further the company's position during the prolonged labor negotiations.

We're going to have to see better news and slow steady incremental gains over a prolonged period of time in order to build the market.

Vendors are going to have to be more realistic about prices. We are going to see a prolonged period of underperformance.

The faces of the women and children in far-away Spain, widows and orphans of this July third rose before me so vividly that I had to draw comfort from the thought that a decisive victory is... more merciful than a prolonged struggle.

Sentencing is prolonged to exercise some leverage over the defendants. I don't think the defendants are in any great hurry either. If they testify, the chances of the government coming to bat for them later on for a reduction in sentence is greatly enhanced.

She's not cooperating knowingly. And some babies who have been 'caught' early in this way are more apt to rebel later through prolonged soiling or bed-wetting.

Some are reporting kidney problems after enduring prolonged periods working in the heat and humidity while wearing their character suits,

Muscular bonding" is the most economical label I could find for this phenomenon, and I hope the phrase will be understood to mean the euphoric fellow feeling that prolonged and rhythmic muscular movement arouses among nearly all participants in such exercises.

Obviously, his status is very much up in the air right now. For whatever reason, after a prolonged period of running the swelling returns. He gets the fluid taken out, he gets treatment, he looks back to normal, he resumes running and the swelling returns. Obviously, this injury has been one that has not healed.

People will not be satisfied if their wishes are not met. They will not consent to prolonged obstruction of cross-Strait links.

On the other hand, it is now believed that the Bank of Japan will hold interest rates, in effect, at zero for a prolonged period because of strong political pressure.

I would be very surprised to see this spill over for a prolonged period of time.

If we had a wide-scale and prolonged freeze, we could have big stock draws and price spikes. There isn't any shortage of crude in the market, the problem is getting it refined into heating oil and gasoline.

If we have a prolonged period of uncertainty in Argentina then maybe that will start to have a negative impact on Mexico.

But that is no longer the case after such a prolonged and significant increase.

But digging the soldiers out of the trenches, out of the mountains and out of the caves is going to be prolonged activity because it's very difficult,

Given the prolonged work stoppage and the league's TV ratings history, no financial model even remotely supports the contract terms offered.

There is an urgent need for a state to step forward. A prolonged delay would raise real questions about the commitment of the international community to international justice.

Unless we get some type of external shock that drives this market to lower yields, I don't see any type of prolonged rally ahead of the Fed meeting.

Hydraulic redistribution allows plants to continue fixing carbon and grow during the prolonged dry season.

Half a million barrels in and of itself is not going to change a hell of a lot. But if it is prolonged or we have further threats, that will move the market higher.

I think it's the beginning of a prolonged slowdown, but not a recession.

I think we're in for a prolonged period in which construction materials costs are going to rise more rapidly than consumer costs.

I think, first of all, the semiconductor sector had been oversold. This was one area, the technology market that just did not perform well over the past few months. There is a lot of concern with investors whether or not this current upturn in the semiconductor industry has peaked. There is a huge debate going on whether or not we still have any growth left. And, our view has also been that, yes, we believe this is more of a seasonal slowdown than any prolonged downturn for the industry. So we think there is some legs left in the semiconductor cycle. And as a result, we would be a buyer of some of these stocks.

Terri was almost a week into her death process, ... The doctors have said that introducing hydration and nutrition artificially, she may have already suffered massive organ failure and kidney damage. What this may have done is just prolonged her death process.

Manufacturing is mired in a deep, prolonged recession.

The appearance of the children indicate that they have been deprived of adequate nutrition for prolonged periods of time. Both are emaciated.

That's the one thing we don't know. That's the big question right now is this something that gets prolonged into the end of February, the beginning of March. Right now, we're hopeful that it's not going to be that situation.

We don't feel there are major problems with breathing, unless there's a prolonged amount of time in the plume.

We played very well during a prolonged stretch in the second half. That was the difference for us. It was a close game, and that run gave us some breathing room.

The president and the Congress will be diverted from the urgent national business, while prolonged proceedings take place in the Senate,

The problems of this country are so profound, there's a prolonged impasse. I don't see any solution any time soon.

The past year has brought prolonged droughts to the Greater Horn of Africa and parts of Europe and Asia, Australia and Brazil. There were also a record number of devastating hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.

The prolonged sluggish performance in exports is unwelcome because exports are another area of the economy that needs to improve, given the slowdown in the domestic economy.

The prolonged nature of the storm could increase the threat of coastal erosion.

The prolonged drama probably explains why markets have not done much of anything in response to the news. Participants have perhaps concluded that things will take a lot longer to come to a head -- if they do at all.

Trade barriers do not address competitiveness problems. Barriers do not create incentives to restructure, consolidate, reform, and innovate. (Tariffs will) increase the likelihood of a prolonged economic recession through inflationary prices.

Toyota has the right product, right image, and right distribution system. The consumer mindset has permanently changed already because of the prolonged nature of high gas prices.

We worked very hard to build and sustain our relationship with the league and would have liked to continue. However, given the prolonged work stoppage and the league's TV ratings history, no financial model even remotely supports the contract terms offered. We wish the NHL all the best.

The data nonetheless shows the U.S. manufacturing sector is in recession and that the ISM could fall further if the war is prolonged beyond April.

There is a bit of a time-lag in all this, but a prolonged cool spell should see a real impact on heating oil stocks, which until now have been robust.

We saw a lot of fawns, and the deer from last year will probably do well. Our concern when we see a prolonged dry period is the ability of moms to raise fawns. Both white tail and mule deer commonly have twins. The energy demand of twins is very, very high. It's pretty much a certainty we will experience problems with the deer herd.

We need to eliminate prolonged waiting times for students to get an appointment with an adviser, ... There were waiting times of up to six weeks for advising last spring.

We are settling to avoid the costs and risks of prolonged litigation.

There is still a lot to learn about how exercise affects the immune system, because it's difficult for researchers to assess the many layers of protection within the system. Strenuous or prolonged exercise seems to suppress the immune system, leaving athletes more susceptible to illness for one to six hours following a hard workout - the so-called open window.

This was the closest near miss to an event since Three Mile Island. It was also a prolonged period of bad behavior. The company's fine is entirely appropriate.

We cannot risk the harm that a prolonged separation might create,

You have to remember it's only exceptional and prolonged heat that changes trends, since the Commerce Department seasonally adjusts out all typical heat. The game is to try to figure out if the weather is seasonally abnormal. Except for this week, we've had a pretty normal summer in the Northeast.

This one is as bad as it gets. You've got a case here where she's threatened with an ax and various weapons over a prolonged period of time and held hostage. This guy knew that she had a disability and still did this.

We had some freezes, but not the prolonged kind of freezing that would help with mosquito problems this spring.

Communications were one of the first things to go. What was discovered is that if you have a prolonged power outage that goes on for several hours, your infrastructure starts to degrade. Power backup only lasts so long.

Constraints in labor markets generally result in higher inflation, which would be met by a prolonged rate-hiking campaign by the Fed.

Due to the prolonged flatness to slight inversion in the yield curve, the company is focused on stabilizing our net interest margin, controlling expense growth and maximizing generation of capital. We are disappointed that operating/cash earnings per share were lower than a year ago, but are hopeful this trend will change by the second half of 2006.

Due to prolonged illness in the community, the blood supply is at a critically low level.

First of all, wala naman nangyayari, tumatagal ng tumatagal, hanggang naghihirap na lang ang taongbayan (Nothing is happening, it is just getting prolonged and the people are suffering),

There's pretty good evidence that the intensity of prolonged exercise suppresses certain aspects of the immune system. If someone is just doing fitness exercise, it seems like their resistance is better.

I used to write exclusively with one particular Montblanc fountain pen, although lately I have had to use a roller-tip fountain pen, because I find it harder and harder to control the fine muscles of my right hand during prolonged periods of work. I buy boxes of Deluxe Uni-ball pens, use them until they start to drag, and then change.

There will likely be a prolonged need for Georgians to continue to conserve fuel, ... The extension of this waiver will help prevent gasoline and diesel fuel shortages in the near future.

Perhaps that is what love is: the momentary or prolonged refusal to think of another person in terms of power

save our nation from the dire consequences of a prolonged crisis.

Prolonged unemployment is a tragedy of broken lives, broken families, foreclosed homes, and life without health insurance.

The mystery is why this prolonged profit slump has not led to a larger cutback in consumer spending, ... The longer the profit drought persists the greater the risk is that this recession will broaden and deepen.

A fraction of dying patients, even with excellent pain and symptom management, face a dying process that is so prolonged and marked by such extreme deterioration and suffering that for them having the choice for a peaceful and humane death on their own time, on their own terms, is the least worst alternative.

After a prolonged stretch of very mild weather in the eastern U.S., winter will return in February.

Oil imports and the dark cloud they cast over this country requires dramatic and immediate attention. When that prolonged oil crisis occurs, Americans will pay anything because they will have no choice. Why wait until a catastrophe strikes to get truly serious about addressing the problem?

A prolonged shut down of spare parts production potentially endangers Army readiness. There's no way Sikorsky can maintain a high rate of production without the Teamsters on the line.

A prolonged lack of catering would start to eat into premium. More important is the booking intentions of their best-paying passengers which is the premium cabins.

A prolonged deterioration in the security environment could relegate economic reforms from the government's top priorities and damage Israel's economic growth prospects and potentially widening fiscal deficits. Conversely, continued progress with the implementation of economic reforms and rapid debt reduction, supported by a stable security environment, could improve the ratings prospects for Israel.

As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.

You're seeing some back and forth movement because after three straight up days, there's a strong tendency to take profits. But any prolonged labor disruption in Nigeria would be devastating.

You're seeing a lot more selling now and a little bit of buying. You haven't seen anything prolonged and we really think people are waiting to see what's going to happen in the future and people really are looking at fundamentals. I think you are seeing a sea change where fundamentals do matter. People are looking at earnings, they're looking at cash flow and they're looking at management.

This is not a time for sitting back. It's not a time for complacency. We cannot afford a prolonged stalemate.

This crime is an obvious indication of the extent to which the security bodies' brutality has reached in dealing with freedom of expression in Egypt. It is a remarkable episode in the ongoing series of violations committed against Egyptian citizens and activists. Such series has been prolonged enough to reach the judges as well.

Although the expectations we've been hearing indicate a prolonged decision, the markets are telling us that the election will be resolved quickly.

As pressures on Brazil appear to increase, the market is starting to adopt a view that we're going to see more investor risk aversion and kind of a prolonged period of muted global capital flows. There are so many risks out there that people are thinking about all the damage to their profit lines.

It was a very frustrating loss for us. This team really needs to have someone on the floor all the time that says 'okay boys it's time to go' on a consistent basis. We may get that for four or five minutes at a time, but not for a prolonged period which is what we need.

It was a prolonged 14-0 run. We gave up too many lay-ups, and our turnovers turned into points for them. We got shots, but they wouldn't go in, and they were able to go on runs.

Forecasts indicate we should expect heavy rainfall, potential flooding and a lot of tree debris. Flooding may affect underground facilities, and outages might be prolonged as a result.

It's pretty obvious that the response that will be needed will be prolonged food aid relief over next few months.

Taking a couple of Tylenol for headaches is different from someone who takes it every day. If you're using them at higher dosages for prolonged periods of time, it's important to share the information with your physician.

The separatist ideology remains and the violence will be a prolonged one because authorities need time to tackle this complicated problem,

Once again, they're in violation. When you have high levels of lead, it's important to let customers know. That doesn't mean there's an immediate health hazard, but with prolonged exposure to lead, there can be problems.

After the sharp rise in gasoline prices, we believe that crude and transportation fuel prices will remain at historically high levels for a prolonged period of time, reflecting a tighter global balance.

Sloping land is somewhat impermeable to water, thus a considerable amount of water is lost by runoff. Crops grown on these sites are less likely to be adversely impacted by saturated soil conditions during prolonged rainy periods, but are prone to a loss of natural fertility due to erosion. Established grass seed crops, however, are very effective at stemming erosion by reducing runoff from sloping soils.

So-called 'complex carbs' may actually represent a more significant threat to health than simple sugar in that they may not only raise blood sugar, but keep it elevated for a more prolonged period of time.

Every warm day is a day lost for the bulls. We would need a really severe, prolonged cold spell -- say six to eight weeks -- to begin to make a big dent in inventories.

The key thing to remember is that whenever you go through a prolonged correction, what matters is not the portfolio you own when the correction starts, but the one you own when it ends.

I met my wife in Washington, D.C. I was a senior in college. WW II was about to descend upon us. Jobs were starting to open up after a prolonged depression.

I'm not sure that temporary discipline is what some of these kids need. I think more of a prolonged approach would be best. Their tenure over there is very temporary, and I haven't seen any evidence that when they go back they are behaving any better.

If you can see your community getting back to order in a reasonable period of time, it'll recover. If there's a kind of prolonged period where it's not clear if life's ever going to go back to normal, those communities don't do as well.