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It doesn't surprise me. An employee should not be able to vote on legislation affecting his or her employer.

I think he may be a little tired, to be honest with you. He's in his first year doing it. I think what's affecting him right now is his location -- and you usually don't see it in velocity, you see it in location. ... At this time of year, definitely, you've got to make sure you don't just throw him out there when he may not be at his best.

I think he may be a little tired. This is his first year doing it and what's affecting him now is his location. Usually you don't see it in velocity, you see it in location.

It'd be like having dust storms in Arizona immediately affecting the atmosphere in Brazil.

The AMT is an entirely different way to calculate your taxes, and it's not really an alternative, as the name suggests. You have no choice. And it's affecting more and more people all the time.

The amount of cricket being played these days is too hectic for me and I felt playing both forms was affecting my performances. Doing well in the World Cup and helping my team win is my main priority now.

Wireless technology has changed the way we communicate and how we conduct business. While this technology expands accessibility and productivity, it introduces complexity and security risk as wireless networks and handheld mobile devices become a new target for hackers and thieves looking to disrupt usage and steal personal information and business-critical data. The increased risk of information theft and malicious code affecting handheld mobile devices demands more education and vigilance from consumers and small office/home office (SOHO) users alike.

We continue to learn more about how past agricultural practices are affecting our current environment. Unlike some pesticides used today, metals like arsenic and lead in old pesticides do not degrade over time.

We were missing some shots, and that was affecting us mentally.

We don't see switching the court as affecting the outcome for us. The secretary will still uphold the election code and Texas law.

We believe this is a good, fair and competitive offer. The rising cost of health care is something that's affecting all Americans. We're asking our union employees to shoulder more of the cost . . . to keep our factories in Connecticut and Florida competitive.

We have to have very good information to sustain these projects. In order to get a program in effect and sustain it and defend it, we need to know what the predator-prey relationship is and what it's doing. We need to know how the control program is affecting bears and wolves. We need to know what happens after the program ends.

We have truly a global epidemic which appears to be affecting most countries in the world.

We know there is plenty of virus there, but it's just not affecting humans, or even horses, very much and we can't explain why.

The problem is not affecting her marathon preparations.

The problems are the same: Interest rates are high, and the economy is strong. It is affecting those sectors that are credit sensitive.

We are disappointed that the MPC felt unable to take action to counter the adverse pressures affecting the economy.

We didn't see this so-called 'CNN effect,' ... We looked long and hard for it, but it was tough to quantify. It's probably only affecting sales on the margin. For the year it'll probably end up taking a little wind out of our sails.

We're not talking about a big scary levee break affecting lots of homes. The levee breaks reported in south Sacramento were really leftover breaks from the floods earlier this year.

The overall industry outlook is not improving in the short term, and the economic conditions in Asia Pacific and Latin America continue to negatively impact our business, ... The domestic market is suffering from heavy promotions at retail, which is affecting our performance. And the well publicized conditions in Japan and Korea, our two largest markets in the Far East, has caused reported sales to decline approximately 50 percent when compared to last year.

We recognize the importance of the cash dividend to our stockholders, and we remain committed to rewarding them for their support, ... At the same time, the current weak economic environment and the uncertain outlook are having significant industry-wide effects on revenue, negatively affecting our overall performance.  Therefore, the board believes it prudent to reduce the dividend rate for the time being.

The rate at which our Asian trading partners open their borders to U.S. beef will be an important factor affecting growth for the state in 2006.

There are a series of factors affecting categories of the business. We have to take all those factors into account.

Today we are just recovering from the major dollar rally of last week. We could see one more dollar spike up before the trade figures on Wednesday, which will underscore the issues affecting the dollar.

We were able to maintain our current prices in spite of increases in materials and shipping costs, ... In addition, to meet the demand of strong sales, we were able to quickly increase capacity in our plants without affecting our margins.

We want to be a clearinghouse for individuals and groups concerned with federal and state budget issues affecting the middle class and the poor. We want to take back their power and speak on their behalf.

The criteria are: How much snow fell, over how large an area, affecting how many people.

There are many research reports that try to compare the number of vulnerabilities between Linux and other operating systems but none take into account the severity of the issues. ... This report shows there are relatively few critical issues affecting users of Linux-based operating systems. However, we believe even one is unsatisfactory, and our strategy is to rapidly respond to fix these issues whilst innovating new technology to reduce the risk of future issues.

We've been sidelined for a while now, and it's affecting our chemistry on the court.

We have been in direct contact with the Department of Management Services and have been assured that there is no evidence of a potential breach affecting university faculty or staff.

When people think of the diseases affecting children most frequently, they often think of things like obesity or asthma. But dental disease is now the single most common chronic disease of childhood, and is seriously impairing the quality of life for thousands of children in California each year. That not only hurts our children, it hurts all of us.

This surplus was particularly gratifying, given the numerous challenges affecting our bottom line at the end of the year,

When I signed for Celtic I did say to them that it would be best for the club and myself to maybe look at things in the summer but they were quite keen for me to sign for the extra year, which I did eventually. But I will look at things in the summer and see how my hip is bearing up. I'm due to go back to the hip specialist in the summer. It's important to be fair to myself and the club if it is affecting me.

We're not looking so much at pollution inside the city, because that's already fairly well known. We're looking at the outflow. For the first time we'll have an idea of how much pollution is affecting areas outside the city, and be able to understand its full importance.

We got information gradually as the details came out and people understood what had happened and how it was affecting the country and the rest of the world.

We believe PC growth rates have moderated over the course of the past few quarters, leading to slower chip-level inventory reductions at our customers and affecting our revenue in the first half of the year.

We are seeing the economy slowing down, and that is affecting same-store sales.

This shortage is not affecting major projects. Providence Stadium has more than 190 tons of cement in stock and the contractors have enough cement on order from their suppliers to complete the work that they are doing.

This really is a statewide problem, not just one affecting large urban counties.

With current gene therapy, it's possible to switch genes on and off, but you don't really know if you are affecting other parts and processes of the cell as well. You may be able to get a plant cell to produce a certain desired product, but the yield may drop significantly.

We will be very aggressive in affecting stops on people who are driving erratically. New Year's Eve is a holiday where unfortunately too many people imbibe.

We are entering a positive, productive stage in our relationship. There is definitely a positive momentum affecting our relationship.

Export volumes and manufacturing output are playing more important roles in affecting the business mood.

We all have different kinds of tastes and thoughts about what we are all about because the music is such a personal thing for us. ... I think we have always made an effort to make our lyrics build a bridge between the personal experiences we have and the personal experiences of someone coming to a show. That people say it has helped them in some way puts the highest meaning in the band. We feel we are out there making a living doing what we love, and it is affecting people.

There is a lot of merger and acquisition activity, and where it is affecting particular stocks in an industry, you're seeing a lot of action.

There is nothing better than knowing we're affecting people's lives with our music. To have an impact over someone's life is such an amazing thing for me.

We will be employing 28 people at the plant. All of these should be local people. But over the 12-month period we should be affecting the local economy. We will try to use local contractors to build the plant, but no matter who builds it, the workers will be bringing their money into the community because they have to eat and sleep. At any given time there could be 80 to 150 addition people in Washington.

This was a difficult but necessary step. Northwest's actions since filing bankruptcy along with the continuing distress affecting the entire industry requires us to change and to do so quickly.

What's affecting the market is a lack of money.

Uncertainty over Congress alliances is affecting the market. If it is not resolved -- if the president stays without allies there -- the market reaction may be quite strong.

What goes 'round, comes 'round, ... We have a real opportunity with DB289 and other drug candidates in the pipeline to help solve some very difficult health problems affecting millions of people in developing countries.

What could be a single relatively minor problem for one train can wind up affecting the entire morning service for all the trains behind it, because there's no way to work around it.

We welcome the opportunity to provide the commission with additional information to better understand the current financial impacts affecting Detroit Edison. We're implementing the performance excellence process to minimize the need for future rate increases, meet future electric capacity needs in Michigan.

We are certainly at the part of the sun's cycle where flares are popping off more frequently and affecting us more frequently.

We expect that the large majority of employers, because of the education involved, will understand, and they will not punish or retaliate against their workers. We are confident that they understand this is not only affecting their work force, but themselves.

We're doing a little better job of getting pass rush with four guys and affecting the quarterback lately.

This will seriously undermine the independence of the country's judiciary as contemplated in the Constitution. This distorts the very purpose that inspired the creation of the Council: to ensure balance and moderation in decision-making affecting the judiciary.

Violence has its fingerprints on everything. It's affecting everything and every activity.

We are very pleased the courts have affirmed our position: that as teachers we have a legal right and professional duty to speak out about issues affecting the quality of public education.

BENEFACTOR, n. One who makes heavy purchases of ingratitude, without, however, materially affecting the price, which is still within the means of all.

Beyond Blond has established a special branding for Sweden in the western region of the U.S. that presents Sweden today as a nation at the top of its game in delivering innovative design, scientific achievements, communication technologies, sustainable development, energy, environment technology and business prowess in numerous fields affecting contemporary lifestyle and quality of life. I'm pleased to say that Beyond Blond 2006 goes beyond California this year, featuring for the first time lifestyle events elsewhere within this consulate's 13-state region, including Washington State and Nevada.

As the value of assets and liabilities have risen relative to income, we have been confronted with the potential for our economies to exhibit larger and perhaps more abrupt responses to changes in factors affecting the balance sheets of households and businesses,

At this point it's affecting way, way, way more people than him. Our kids are ready to play.

Cutting public expenditures by any large degree cannot be done without affecting the poor who rely on public services, or provoking huge rebellions.

Currently, the economic environment is not the critical factor affecting PC adoption cycles. What we're seeing now is a combination of PC replacements and new users responding to low-price milestones.

Emotions tend to be contagious. Toxic ones leak out into the workplace affecting more than just the person afflicted. It can poison a team, a workplace, an organization.

Epilepsy is one of the most often misdiagnosed, mistreated, or under-treated conditions affecting seniors,

Epilepsy is one of the most often misdiagnosed, mistreated, or under-treated conditions affecting seniors,

Federal railroad regulation... had steadily increased through the years; the Sherman Anti-trust Act, passed in 1890, had been interpreted broadly as affecting the railroads of the country as well as the industrial and other combinations.

There's really no technical sections where you can set yourself apart from the other athletes. I was giving it everything I had. A couple people mentioned maybe I wasn't getting as low as I normally do in my tuck. Maybe subconsciously the pain is affecting me.

There's a general consensus out there that rates are headed higher in the U.S. and Europe, but there's apprehension about it anyway, ... That affecting the euro and that's affecting the bond market.

There's no question that Maria will bring much needed attention to the major health problems affecting Hispanic families. Our research indicated that she was the ideal personality to make health and wellness front burner issues in America's Hispanic community.

There's no question that low salaries are affecting us. We manage to get some good people despite the salary levels because of our location, but that's not always the case.

There's no situation I've been in, before or since, that even would remotely approach that one for negativity and affecting the overall focus of the team. Not within 100 miles. It touched every single person in the building, every secretary, every ball boy. I felt badly for everyone involved.

The top end of our team is not playing very well right now. There is a focus or purpose issue with some of our top players right now and its affecting our ability to play 60 minutes.

The United States is already doing oil and gas development up there, and it may expand. It's important to look at the extent to which contaminants are affecting animals or people.

It would be if employers start to feel that what they've done is adversely affecting hiring, and secondly, that it is affecting retention.

These combined meetings will draw more than 2,000 for one of the most dynamic and far-reaching gatherings on the global issues affecting research and industry. Our goal is to advance tissue engineering/regenerative medicine science and foster interactions that may more rapidly result in new technologies that will benefit patients worldwide.

The situation that is affecting the communities that we are operating in is affecting us, ... The fuel shortages, the water shortages, the lack of sleeping space is something that we're all dealing with.

These much-needed funds come at a critical time when state budget cuts are affecting the students who need the most help, ... These funds will help kids meet California's high academic standards so they will be successful in school or the workplace without the need for remedial courses.

The strong evidence is that we're running out of space. We're collectively affecting the world's climate. This is due to the still-growing human population and our increase in consumption.

The students really enjoyed the response from the adult day care center. I think that's when it really hit us that these little things really are affecting other people.

The system keeps going down and the reason for that is not all Medicare part D enrollees have received their cards. It's created a surge in capacity. It's one database being used for the entire country, so it's affecting everybody.

Sometimes you see kids addressing issues, whether it be suicide, or drugs affecting them or their family. Sometimes the poems are a cry for help - something they can't express but they need to say. It's feelings and emotions coming out. Not just a story to inform or educate, but true emotions. The other teens can really relate to that.

Ronnie Earle, a local county prosecutor, is affecting the business of the United States by his foot dragging and his frivolous appeals, and we're not going to stop.

Right now, the success for Apple is pretty much a phenomenon that is affecting Apple and not the PC world as such.

Right now, there is quite a bit of uncertainty with the situation. We're looking for a new storm system moving in (tomorrow), and we're looking for rains, possibly to persist into the weekend. This one looks like it might produce some winds and thunderstorms where it hits hard and blasts through, affecting the entire state at different times.

Prior to September 11, 2001, illegal immigration was considered a regional issue without national implications. We quickly learned on that day, however, that this is a national issue, affecting each and every American, not just those living in border communities like San Diego County,

Our thoughts and prayers are with those that have passed away, those that are suffering and to the families and friends thereof. There has been a tragic accident affecting a lot of people in a terrible way, we are deeply saddened as to what has happened.

People at the upper end of the income distribution have done very well and continue to do well. People in the middle are growing, but they're not growing all that much. Wage increases have been muted and that certainly affects people in the middle and at the bottom. Add in rising energy costs and those people are really being constrained right at the moment in their ability to go out and purchase items and that's certainly affecting the sales tax.

Striking a balance between wildlife conservation and wind energy development starts with understanding threats to eagle populations and how our actions, including operating wind farms, are affecting them.

Oil markets have been a bit irrational in the past week or two with long-term supply concerns affecting short-term prices. Iranian oil exports are unlikely to ever be restricted and certainly not anytime soon.

Oil is the biggest factor affecting the market right now, so an easing in prices helps investor sentiment.

Oil is affecting inflation; it is slowly creeping up in the United States and we're seeing rising producer prices,

Once we have done that accreditation, it is a case of maintaining it. You are having to check that any tweak you are making to an existing product is not affecting Raising Standards.

The mom's nutrition, what she's taking in, can have outcomes affecting the baby's life such as chronic diseases like diabetes.

An effective U.S. policy toward Sudan - one capable of changing the situation in the south and affecting the lives of its people - will require top-level attention and a great deal of energy. It should have three elements: aid, diplomacy, and financial disclosure.

An outbreak of cholera, affecting probably several hundreds of people, is occurring,

As far as I know, the hotel project at Providence, close to the stadium, has enough cement in supply at the site. The shortage is basically affecting the small man rather than big companies.

As a global sport, we can afford to have pockets of strength and relative evenness, without really affecting the total pie. Growth is never a bad thing.