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We definitely didn't play our 'A' game (against UND). But we only had five turnovers and just 10 fouls. It's rare to be able to do that on the road.

We want to make sure he's healthy. It's rare to sign a guy you've just brought in to a multi-year deal.

We want to know how broad a trend these two genes represent. Did we get really lucky and hit on two rare examples of such genes? Or, are they representative of many other such genes throughout the genome. I would bet, though, that we will find evidence of selection in a lot more genes.

We start getting them about spring when it warms up. It's rare for us to get them in January and February, but the winter's been warm, and we're getting them a little earlier.

We learned at Syracuse that we had to attack inside and outside for scoring success. It's rare that you see a game where we shoot twenty-some percent (from 3-point range) and win.

We often hear of important gatherings of the "great and the good." Sadly the great have not often been good. But the good have learned that it is better to be good than to be great. Rare is the person in this life who is both great and good.

We don't normally publicize gifts. It's something we keep extremely private. But in these very, very rare circumstances -- this tragic time -- we hope the gift will get some attention and inspire other people to contribute money and help our fellow Mississippians on the Gulf Coast,

We concluded this very cordially. It was a rare chance to have a nice conversation.

When Clive announced the team to play Southland on Tuesday, it was a rare occasion where players were hoping not to be selected. Because if they were, it meant they were not in the 23 being considered for a Test place on Saturday,

We're naming Scott to this position so that we have a transition plan when the time comes for Don to move on. Scott's got that rare mix of creative talent and business acumen, which makes him extremely well-suited to work with Don and follow his footsteps.

We saw a rare opportunity with Irrational Games, a development studio that has consistently produced creative and original games, 2K Games will provide additional resources and support to the Irrational team so they may continue to deliver cutting-edge games.

Women in general were rare in the science fiction field, and black women, ha.

We've built the largest empire in the history of the world. It's been done over the last 50 years since World War II with very little military might, actually. It's only in rare instances like Iraq where the military comes in as a last resort.

This trip is a rare chance to learn the time-honored tradition of maple sugaring while connecting with nature in western Maine.

We didn't expect it because it's so rare anywhere in the solar system. Most moons are cratered balls of ice or rock.

There are probably more (now) than there were 100 years ago. It's kind of neat that they've come back. (Decades ago) they were very, very rare -- anywhere.

The question now is what are you going to do with it. Many companies now have the rare opportunity to make long-term investments or return large values back to shareholders while still having sufficient cash left to grow and finance their business.

When you look at her longevity and what she gave to the program, I think that is really rare. She is the rare exception in the coaching world and I was very fortunate to be a part of that as a player and a colleague.

When I wrapped my arms around him, I knew that I held a rare gift from God and that was the gift of a second chance.

When I went to Broadway in the mid-sixties, everybody was trying to emulate Al Pacino and Robert De Niro and here I was kind of the wholesome 'All-American Boy' from the mid-west with the big toothy smile; so I kind of stood out - a rare kind of a thing for that kind of venue.

When mining is down, we've seen the cycles that forestry has a tendency to be stable. It's rare that both are down. So we try to hedge our bets to be two companies in one by servicing those two diverse markets.

Finding players that can perform on the big stage in New York, it makes it that much more important to retain those players. Hideki's a rare individual where he produces on the field, contributes to the bottom line in winning, but he also provides some extra intangibles because of the severe interest coming over from Japan.

The governor is going to exercise clemency the same way every other governor exercised it -- it's a rare intervention typically granted only in those cases where there are grave doubts about the guilt of the individual.

We seemed to have a lot of energy tonight. I gave them (two days) off and they gave me one back by responding with energy and concentration pretty much throughout the whole game. It's pretty rare for us to play that long of a stretch of good basketball.

Transmission is not rare in prison, but neither did it appear to be rampant.

Today we read books 'extensively,' often without sustained focus, and with rare exceptions we read each book only once. We value quantity of reading over quality of reading. We have no choice, if we want to keep up with the broader culture.

You become an expert by working hard. We've got fantastic museums, collections and antique shows. You can go and just start looking. That's the great thing about knowledge. If you collect Doulton figures, you know about the rare ones.

We've had a lot of close matches, and I haven't come out on the better end of them, ... Which is a little rare for me. I want to get another crack at these guys. The only way I'm going to beat them is by playing them and putting myself in position enough times.

The opening of this telescope represents one of those rare moments in a field of scientific endeavor when a great leap forward is enabled.

There is no reason to believe at this juncture that this is anything other than a manifestation of a rare and obviously very serious illness that has found its way into the life of one individual.

The redevelopment of this historic campus presents a rare opportunity for Milwaukee, ... We can restore, reuse and breathe new life into the historic buildings and at the same time attract high-quality jobs through development that fosters collaboration with the VA hospital and area universities and colleges.

We've got a great shop with as wide a selection of new comics and back issues as anyone in the state. But if there's one thing I'm proudest of it's that everyone who has ever worked here loves comics more than anything else in the world. That's a rare thing, but that's what we're all about.

This was rare because there were very persistent, prevalent rumors for about three weeks.

What separated Andy from many other great leaders is that he had a big heart, not just a big brain. It's a rare quality to have both passion and a sense of humor, along with brilliance, and Andy set the standard.

We cannot keep supporting a system that is wasteful. It is very rare that we might have to use a bus.

Within HTC, hundreds of ideas are tested and discarded to find those rare ideas that define the HTC user experience.

With rare exceptions, I feel strongly that McGovern's rule is an appropriate one for us all. The longer I live, the more I observe that carrying around anger is most debilitating to the person who bears it.

What a rare opportunity you have given the members of this committee, ... We will do our best to fulfill your expectations.

We talked to her about moving some of the monologues around. It's really nice to have contact with the playwright, it's a really rare experience. It's been fun talking with her.

We sold our position back to Rare and then they sold the entire company to Microsoft.

We feel really special to be part of the only basketball program in Lower Bucks County to win a district championship, this is a rare experience. This is truly special; every time I turn around, I can't believe it.

You feel like it's not just a guy up there reading copy that people prepared for him to read. That's a good quality and increasingly rare in the television climate of our times. He's something a lot more than just a talking head.

This new product will offer a much needed treatment option for patients suffering from this rare illness that, in some cases, has been found to progress to fatal forms of leukemia.

We should have economic growth of more than 3 percent this quarter. I think the Fed is concerned about a possible housing bubble and about us getting close to full employment. I think this is one of the rare occasions were the market has it wrong.

There have been an enormous number of people given an opportunity that if the IRL did not exist would never have had that shot, ... If you stop to think about what we've been able to accomplish, it's incredibly rare in today's society that an individual has been able to create something that he believes in and has challenged the establishment, and which in a period of time has not only survived but has become the establishment.

There had to be maximum wall space in order to display the art as well as Roy's collection of rare books, because we both wanted to live with the art. He also has a large collection of Western paintings and I have a lot of Chinese paintings and calligraphy. You have to blend those two styles together and also blend the household furnishings.

We are very keen to support GME as shows such as this give us a rare chance to meet potential new business partners and discuss opportunities. We will be showing off the many new titles joining our three labels and discussing forthcoming release, so the message is clear: make sure you drop by and see us.

Both inside and outside the classroom, he's really genuinely concerned about both theoretical and practical issues. That's another thing that's distinctive. He's really able to join theory and practice and that is often a rare quality.

Bode is one of those rare individuals who's not deterred by a lack of success. That doesn't seem to be part of his mindset.

Botanists have a tradition of never revealing the exact location of a rare plant. Contact between humans and rare plants is generally risky for the plants.

Brent looks bullish, gaining strength from Nigeria's unrest. It is very rare to see spreads between WTI and Brent flattening.

Even the doctors were saying it was kind of a rare thing, ... And they were saying it shouldn't happen again. I'm trying to put it behind me.

Even some of the dinosaurs may have gotten involved in some of this. I think it would be quite rare and a very small and insignificant contribution.

Even in curling, it's pretty rare to be playing at that level and it was so nice of the kids to ask me to play with them.

Beverley is a major talent. It's rare to find a kid who wasn't on people's radar, especially with the scrutiny these kids get.

Being this close to home, you really can't beat it with this crowd, ... I'm staying in my own bed, being around so many friends, people that go way back, that know me from when I was a kid, is something that is very rare on tour. We travel the world, so it's very seldom that we're in our hometown.

Bobby Ryan is an exciting player that we are happy to officially add to our young group of skilled forwards. He has a rare combination of size and skill and we look forward to his continued development.

Beyond its romance, 'Titanic' offers an indelibly wrenching story of blind arrogance and its terrible consequences. It's the rare Hollywood adventure film that brings mythic images of tragedy - the fall of Icarus, the ruin of Ozymandias - so easily to mind.

Every precaution should be taken to help prevent the extinction of this rare bird. I understand this will be a disappointing outcome for the proponents of the wind farm.

As terrible as things are, we have a rare opportunity to see exposed areas in Beauvoir House, to see how it was constructed. For example, we have never seen the wall studs. Now it's all being documented.

At some point, you're just happy to be a working actor, but to be able to do it with people you really love and enjoy spending time with, it's just such a rare thing. You hear so many horror stories.

Aside from his obvious touring expertise and success, ... Arthur is someone that has the rare combination of strategic and creative processing, which is an invaluable combination in this business and something I tap into often as we continue to evolve our global business strategy.

Customers are very tolerant about the Dec. 20 issues, due to the service levels they've come to expect. Everyone now knows about what was a 2.5-hour outage over a 4.5-hour time period. What happened was a rare database error, and it has been fixed. We're running as well as we've ever run.

Criminals know the best way to get shot is to break in at night. When you go to work, they go to work. It's rare to have a home invasion at night,

Angela is a rare combination of talent, beauty and comedy.

E. M. Forster never gets any further than warming the teapot. He's a rare fine hand at that. Feel this teapot. Is it not beautifully warm? Yes, but there ain't going to be no tea.

Duncan needs games after being out injured for the best part of 18 months and it was great to see him distributing so well from stand off, ... There is no reason at all why Duncan cannot complete the rare feat of playing at all levels from club through pro-team to country in the space of this season.

Eugene is small potatoes for Whole Foods. Whole Foods doesn't need Eugene, however Eugene downtown needs Whole Foods. If we pass on this rare opportunity there may not be a second opportunity.

ESA-related costs are paid in an inequitable way. Although Congress determined in 1973 that the preservation of endangered species was in the interest of the U.S. as a whole, Congress did not arrange for the nation as a whole to bear the costs of recovery. Instead, these costs are largely borne by the private landowners on whose property rare species are found, regardless of the ability of any particular landowner to bear these costs.

Ethanol is a rare win-win for nearly all involved. Farmers get higher crop prices, consumers get away from imported energy, environmentalists get renewable and cleaner burning fuel and government gets to send less direct aid to farmers.

There's no question this has been a challenging month for CN but accidents are very rare in this railroad and in other railroads. I think that's why there's so much attention being paid.

There's more gamesmanship in this profit-taking than actual concern. Money managers have now had three years of 20-plus percent equity returns. They know this is rare and they are cashing in.

The violinist is that peculiarly human phenomenon distilled to a rare potency-half tiger, half poet.

These artifacts and the blessings they bring are for all people. This is such a rare opportunity -- probably never again in my lifetime.

These are very rare events, but when they do happen, they are very damaging.

These are the rare directors who come along, and you're lucky if you stumble across one as an actor.

The ride back in the car was a very good ride. She was in rare form, just being happy.

These albums are some of the most exciting and rare finds I have had in the 20 years I have been a book dealer - because they are personal collections that are completely unique.

It was very rare to see the same girl come down twice.

It was an extremely isolated and rare incident. We changed both our training and our procedures as a result of the situation to make sure people followed the procedure to avoid this happening.

These assets are a perfect fit for our company, ... We paid appropriately for a rare asset.

These women are not politicians, but ordinary Iraqis who are desperate to see an end to the violence and are taking great personal risk to come to the US. It's a rare opportunity to hear from Iraqis themselves, and we hope that US officials will listen.

The stock is actually down fairly substantially from its high, which was about $80. It's now in the $45 to $47 range. But it's an excellent company. It grows revenues and profits very fast. It's different than other Web consulting firms in that it has a reputation for delivering. When it says it will finish a project on budget on time, it does. It's very rare that a company actually does that.

The Smoky Mountains are a rare jewel. ... Why not have a place where you can still see the stars? There is a value to keeping things primitive.

The sign of a great player is that players around him become better. Lawrence has that and it's a rare commodity. Players who fall into that category would include Ellery Hanley, Martin Johnson and, I guess, Dean Richards, although I didn't see much of him as a player. Others may be more physically talented than them but they can't match their competitive edge. It means so much to them they go through pain to get there.

I've been around a lot of celebrities, and I've been fortunate to be around great artists. It's extraordinarily rare that someone is who you want them to be. Paul McCartney is that person. He's the guy we all dreamed of meeting.

Thanks to Gingrich, 1994 was that rare moment when the opposition party actually had developed alternative ideas about how to govern.

Sometimes I'll turn the channel and there's the movie and I can honestly say that those last few minutes always fascinate me. It's one of the rare instances when image, music, and drama work effectively.

Teams go through ebbs and flows during the season. It's rare that a team goes start to finish constantly climbing.

Tennis is a funny game, and this is true of any team in the district. Unless you have the rare luxury of extra players, you play in order of rank. He makes everybody better play one position lower. One person makes everybody on the team stronger.

Television is called a medium because anything good on it is rare

Sometimes people think the rare birds are most interesting, but that's not true. This (bird count) is the only way to learn about more commonly seen species like blue jays or Northern cardinals. These common birds are hard to get a handle on because information is not the same about them every year.

Seek and find those who are imbued with Truth; they are so rare in this world

Rotavirus basically affects everybody by the time they are 5. If we took blood samples of all people, it would be rare to find someone who has not had rotavirus.

Psychopaths are actually, really, really, really rare in our culture, are people who don't... Or in society, in the world. They're people who don't feel guilt. They're people who don't feel fear. I think that most of us feel those things. There's a kind of... They're almost like superheroes. Not to glorify them, but you know what I mean?

Quite frankly, the scores are continuing to the point where it's rare for a vehicle not to get a four-star rating in a crash test. It speaks to the fact that cars are safer now than they have ever been, but it also speaks to the fact that we have to update our crash test programs, particularly for side impacts, which we are in the process of doing.

rare sitcom wife who has her own paranoia and faults and downfalls.

Rare plants are rare because they've got strange habits.

rare occasion, warranted because of the potential for serious disruptions to markets.

rare actresses who was able to become the person she was playing and experience the emotions that that person was having. It was incredibly painful, almost psychic and quite devastating for her.