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We are disappointed that the provisions against the U.K. construction projects held back what would have been an otherwise very strong operating result. Lend Lease maintains a confident outlook for growth.

When a bank calls in a loan, it obviously hurts the customer in question. But it also adversely affects other banks that have lent to this borrower. They are now less likely to be repaid and so can't as readily lend to their own customers.

When you're running at that level and speed, anybody that can lend a hand is needed, even if they just pack boxes or stick on labels.

We are looking for more special pictures - ones that would lend themselves to a whole page - of people and unique settings.

There is a very flat yield curve globally for different reasons, even in some emerging markets. I really don't see where the easy money is. No matter how sophisticated you are, you can't get away from the basics of banking: Borrow short, lend long.

The only entity in the United States that has the personnel, the equipment, the training and the logistical capacity to lend support to the National Guard and other state entities in an emergency of this scale is the Department of Defense.

We didn't stick to any format. We would just get an idea, and once you started on the idea it would lend itself to gags and natural trouble of any kind. There was no format.

the facts do lend support to the conviction and the findings of the jury, but there's still information that I want to review and be sure that I have in fact taken all that into consideration.

There are a lot of people who would build there if they'd change the flood zone. There are a lot of houses over there that could be renovated, but the banks are reluctant to lend money because of the flood plain.

When lies must be told, they should be told by subordinate officials. At no point should the president be asked to lend himself to the cover operation. There seems to me merit in Secretary Rusk's suggestion that someone other than the president make the final decision and do so in his absence -- someone whose head can later be placed on the block if things go terribly wrong.

While strikes in Chile rarely tend to last for very long, any disruption to production or shipments will lend support to copper prices given the strong demand environment and lack of spare material.

We asked them two things. One of which was: Would you be prepared to lend your personal name and your company's name in visible support -- stand up and be counted? And two, would you give us $10,000 to help fund the development material?

We asked our friends and relations to lend us their children, and, because we lived in London, children loved to come and stay for their half-term holidays.

We have been reasonably positive on the deal strategically. It does open up new growth areas and new markets for Old Mutual, markets which clearly lend themselves to encouraging growth prospects in the years ahead.

There have been times over the past few weeks, I will admit, that I was concerned that we weren't going to be able to get this deal done. And there are still countries out there that have yet to lend their full support,

Truth, in fact, can never be organized or encompassed by one or the many, for it does not lend itself to this modus operandi.

The problem is that only a tiny minority of wild plants and animals lend themselves to domestication, and those few are concentrated in about half a dozen parts of the world.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will even lend 103 percent of the homes value. You need to have very good credit to qualify for this kind of loan.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will even lend 103 percent of the homes value, ... You need to have very good credit to qualify for this kind of loan.

Tony has a wealth of experience in the government sector and is a tremendous addition to our team. We expect his talent and expertise to lend pivotal support to our strategic government initiatives.

Those seven buildings (requested by the Air Force) would certainly lend themselves to other types of use. We want to be mindful of the big picture.

What is Friendship when complete?'Tis to share all joy and grief; 'Tis to lend all due relief From the tongue, the heart, the hand; 'Tis to mortgage house and land; For a friend be sold a slave; 'Tis to die upon a grave, If a friend therein do lie.

What is Friendship when complete? 'Tis to share all joy and grief; 'Tis to lend all due relief From the tongue, the heart, the hand; 'Tis to mortgage house and land; For a friend be sold a slave; 'Tis to die upon a grave, If a friend therein do lie.

Either Larry King has a knack for picking weak products to pitch, or manufacturers seek him out to lend credibility to supplements that could use some.

and we're going to lend our trucks and truck drivers to take some product down there.

Florida stands ready to lend a helping hand to ensure students can carry on with their studies, ... We want these students to have the ability to stay in school and we want their families to have the peace of mind of knowing that their son or daughter will continue their education, regardless of the tragedy that surrounds them now.

There's half a day of education and half a day of fun. A senior might be figuring out the volume of the bumper boat pond, a kindergarten student might be counting the number of putts ... the kids obviously love it, and the educators like it because it gives a hands-on experience. There's a lot of things here that just lend themselves to that.

The transfer of Slobodan Milosevic will now lend renewed energy to the task of arresting those fugitives who are still at liberty.

I started out coming from more of a concert music background. It just turns out that 20th-century music techniques lend themselves to scary movies and horror movies.

It would certainly help, from the standpoint of agriculture, to start getting more frequent rain. ... The pattern for the next week or two doesn't lend itself to having significant precipitation.

The S.B.A. does not lend directly to businesses, but instead backs loans to encourage banks to invest in small businesses as part of a nearly $90 billion portfolio.

The Storm organization recognizes its responsibility to the community, not just here in Seattle but across the country and in the communities of our players and staff, ... We applaud Janell for taking the lead on this important cause and urge our fans to lend their support in any way they can.

The structure of the W3C didn't lend itself to quite the degree of freedom to contribute that the IETF does. We found it difficult to get points across and to influence what was happening.

Sometimes just a smile on our face can help to make this world a better place. Stand up for the things that are right. Try to talk things out instead of fight. Lend a hand when you can, get involved this is good. You can help to make a difference in your neighborhood.

Reviewing material from another board? What are we going to do, make a decision on this? Why are we doing this? I just don't think this board has anything to lend to this decision.

Operating in one community doesn't lend itself to a big TV buy. You get a broad reach, but it's cluttered. The challenge is breaking through...intercepting consumers where they shop or are entertained communicates that we are a local company investing to give them more TV and broadband choice.

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.

Once you have mantle and fireplace installed you do interesting accessories above or on the fireplace, like the lamps, sconces. These lend a whole different feel to the room when you're done.

This is still a pretty good outcome and would lend support to iron ore pricing. The price settlement for lower quality coking coal was better than expected.

The Web site could stand to have more security certification because of what it is asking for, to lend confidence that it is a legitimate site. There are Web sites just one misspelled letter off that offer the report service for a fee or potentially for fraud.

A lot of the residents just like to be read to. Anything to lend a helping hand to benefit and help us.

A March event from a PR and marketing standpoint would have a shelf life that would lend itself to your summer market, which is not nearly as lucrative for us as an October date. Now do you get a little more publicity? Do you get a little more exposure? Do your ratings nationally go up? I think maybe they all offset each other, but at the same time it is not an equal transition from October to March if you look at it strictly from PR and marketing.

They are quiet havens of learning and development and I am pleased that the state is able to lend a hand in opening this new chapter for the citizens of Suffield.

You can't listen to the news or watch the dramatic images of the effects of Katrina and not want to lend a hand,

There's almost nothing you can't do with a cashew. Not only does it lend its nutty sweetness to savory dishes, it also gives desserts a deep richness.

A street is a story in asphalt - so it's a paradox that the streets are the one place where the movies play fast and loose with continuity, something to which L.A. streets lend themselves as naturally as does the city's psyche.

It's a great show, beautifully done and the surroundings really lend themselves to an art show.

The award is for the unsung hero -- someone who is always willing to lend a hand when the chamber needs some help.

It's important for communities to pull together and lend a helping hand in times of need, ... ARAMARK is proud to provide fresh water to the people in Phoenix who have been affected by the heat.

It's an extreme tragedy. It makes us realize the things that matter the most. To be able to lend a hand, in other countries or in your own community, is always something special.

It was normal for us to lend our support to candidates from (African) countries with links to France,

Oh my debt of praise, how weighty is it, and how far run up! Oh that others would lend me to pay, and teach me to praise!

It's tough for the local banks to lend for longer than five years.

It will lend luster to the mall, ... This means Indianapolis has the demographics to support a Tiffany.

The yield curve is flat and typically when that happens, banks are reluctant to lend money and the economy becomes vulnerable,

Exaggeration can lend action scenes more force, but I like to stick to more realistic figures: They help keep the cool in the action scenes, although they may be not as forceful as the exaggerated ones.

The lack of experience I think can be overrated, ... Speaking specifically of Girardi, this is a guy that caught and played for a variety of managers at the major league level and sat at the right hand of Joe Torre. I think the experiences that he's had lend themselves well to taking that manager's seat (for the Marlins).

The Fed is happy to provide all the reserves the banking system needs, ... It's told the banking system 'Ya'll lend now,' and they're doing it.

I lend my daughter beauty products, but only as a treat. If she's going to a party, I'll let her borrow a mascara or moisturizer.

I learned how to lend money by cleaning up the messes of others who had made loans before me.

I'm absolutely thrilled, ... It's really nice to be able to take your research and lend something to the public debate about what's going on. It's really cool to get that recognition for myself and for the university.

In high school, he was a great rusher. He's got tremendous athletic ability. We've got to find a place that he can contribute. He's got some ball skills that lend themselves to that position.

In college I started studying the stock market. I went down to the stock exchange, watched all the activity from the visitors' gallery, people running around, calling numbers, shouting, and all the paper flying and the bells ringing, and of course that was exciting, and it seemed to lend itself to my analytical skills.

I knew she'd have success. I knew it was going to happen, but obviously didn't know it would happen this quickly. The timing did not lend one to believe there would be immediate success in the first year.

I'm just excited to look back at some of my experiences and lend them to the younger players. I'm excited and I really believe I can help in those areas.

I met him in October, and he said he would lend his name to our lacrosse classic. This significant man lent me his name for my lacrosse classic, so I really want to make something of it.

If you bring in a lefty to face Eric (a left-handed hitter), and then he has to face Frank Thomas right behind him. It's certainly going to lend itself to a lot of thinking in the other dugout.

If you're going to lend money make sure somebody else is around. If you're going to give money make sure nobody else is around.

If you lend out your car ? you have given someone permission to drive and they get into an accident ? you are responsible as the owner of that car.

Instrumental music is nonverbal and thus radically ambiguous. It doesn't lend itself to what might be called content-oriented analysis, though plenty of intellectuals have tried to analyze it in precisely that way.

In response to the shortage of supplies and the desperate need for aid in the affected areas, Kroger and the American Red Cross are thankful for this opportunity to lend a helping hand. It is only through the generosity and caring of the Kroger customers and employees that these donations are made possible.

I have three children. My wife and I try to do what we can to help other families. I try to look at the goodness in life. There are children with cancer who cannot help themselves. They need help and that's where you can lend a hand.

If you think things are not being run well, then yesterday will lend credence to your arguments.

Clearly we want to lend to project and in areas where there is good community support.

...Before considering the question that is seemingly always the most immediate one and the only urgent one, What shall we do? we ponder this: How must we think? For thinking is genuine activity, genuine taking a hand, if to take a hand means to lend a hand to...the coming to presence of Being.

Honestly, I am hoping to influence young people, and Twitter's a great way to encourage them to lend their voice to the conversation. Any time you can show young people that you support gay friends and that there are gay people in the world who are lovely, happy, singing, and in love, it opens their minds.

He's tying to play hockey, but he's certainly not a player in this series. He's just moving ahead. He's our captain and he's trying to lend support.

I definitely got my philanthropic genes from my mom and dad. They taught me from a very early age to always lend a helping hand to anyone in need, and I hope to raise my daughter to be a very kind and charitable person.

I am very pleased that Chad will lend his experience and knowledge to NCTAF. Chad's passion to improve education will be an incredible asset to the board.

He's one of the first people who will be there. He's always inclined to lend a helping hand.

I can't convince anyone it isn't CGI, ... Actually, I went to the Czech Republic and found a guy who owns, privately, 100 Russian T-72 tanks. It was no problem to lend them to me, but he needed them back to sell to Libya. I also had to inform NATO we were filming there. Someone in the Pentagon could have been looking at satellite images and noticed an arms buildup.

He pushed me to another way. I ended up being a businessman for like 15 years after that. He always watched out for me. He wanted to know what I was doing and how I was doing it and if I needed any help. I called him for advice, and if I needed to borrow some money he'd lend me the money. He was better than a bank.

Great leaders and great friends have learned how to lend hope to those in despair.

You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money.

(The flute is) an instrument that doesn't lend itself very readily to rock music. It's a gentle and sensitive instrument. To make it work at rock 'n roll levels, you really have to push it pretty hard.

The Do it Best family came together after the 9/11 attacks to lend aid, ... The Katrina disaster begged for that same type of united response. I can think of no better demonstration of our corporate philosophy, 'serving others as we would like to be served,' than by the way the entire Do it Best family has pulled together to help with the recovery efforts.

You've got people thinking the Fed is basically on hold again. We still have uncertainty in the Middle East and the uncertainty in the stock market. Both of those things lend to a steeper curve.

The general belief was that the Paris Hilton name would not lend itself to a hugely profitable and sustainable brand. What's been proven quarter after quarter is that those people were wrong.

An announcement of a merger or acquisition can definitely lend short-term support.

The lay of this course does not lend itself to ideal racing conditions. The guys run the same loop four times and that is mentally difficult.

The lawsuits that result from faulty products in this field can bring a company down. Any way you go in this, the only thing you'll wind up with is happy trial lawyers, because this thing is about to explode. It simply doesn't lend itself to a kiss and make up resolution.

The line I kept getting was 'We don't want to lend to restaurants because they're too risky,'

He who prefers to give to Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half

Out of my lean and low abilityI'll lend you something.

To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love in others only what they lend him, their own selves, their version of him.

A little onward lend thy guiding hand / To these dark steps, a little further on.

Always willing to lend a helping hand to the one above him.

In peace there's nothing so becomes a manAs modest stillness and humility;But when the blast of war blows in our ears,Then imitate the action of the tiger:Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;Now set the teeth, and stretch the nostril wide,Hold hard the breath, and bend up every spiritTo his full height!