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When I left Bruce here last year, he was crying in the parking lot, ... He thought that was going to be his last Masters. Of course, it was. The last time he caddied for me was at the UBS Warburg Cup on Sea Island last fall. On Sunday, we went to the bar and had a beer together, knowing that might have been the last time, too, which it was.

We need to make a decision that will raise the bar on standards without raising the bar on price. That's a difficult, difficult task.

We're setting the bar high, but we think we need to do that.

We're competing now. (The seniors) are trying to set the bar as high as we can,

Let me tell you who I am: I'm a girl from New Jersey who moved to New York and worked in a bar while trying to make a living at what I really wanted to do, which was act.

Low single-digit growth in the overall advertising market will be the bar for all media companies to try and get over.

Lowering the bar creates a novel theory of impeachment, ... It would permanently weaken the presidency.

Last year, we were the only ones that expected us (to do well). The bar had been raised from last year.

Senator Kerry had one bar to meet coming into this debate and that is he had to establish some type of credibility on the issue of Iraq. Not only did he fail to do that, but he further undermined his own credibility.

So I set it in a bar and made him say, 'Hey, I'm a drag when I've had a few drinks, you know?' While I was careful to give him ownership of the fact that he was ranting, it's certainly my beliefs. To me, the presidential election was a smokescreen, a diversion. From my point of view, the engine room for what's wrong is in Congress. That's really the connection between the people and government.

She was the lawyer at the American Bar Association that was keeping the lawyers ethical. What better person do we want? She's got the practical experience.

She was struggling there for a couple of meets, and that's frustrating for her. I'm glad that she can qualify and get that out of the way. Maybe now that she's qualified, she can put that bar a little higher. We'll see what we can do.

She set the bar high for all of us, and I can't imagine ascending to her lofty heights.

Signing Rubens represents another exciting milestone in BAR Honda's development and in Rubens' own career,

Since every record surely contains something offensive to someone, sticker them all. Make this as meaningless as the bar code.

She fell on her bar routine, and to still finish fifth means she has room to move up. If she hits on everything in the floor, she will be fine.

Shane was sitting right outside the bar watching. But as soon as he took off I knew something was wrong because the snowmobile didn't have enough power, it was like it was dying or something.

MoMA is one of the world's great cultural institutions with one of the world's premier Boards and Museum leadership. It is my distinct pleasure to work with such a talented and highly qualified group. I salute Bob Menschel for the high bar he has set and follow him in the position of Chairman with all the respect he has earned.

Motorola is committed to meeting the diverse needs of today's consumers globally, offering them choices that best suit the needs of their professional and private lives. At the end of 2005, we launched several new mass market candy bar handsets, and with the addition of the stylish and inspired W220, our first value-priced clamshell handset with a built-in FM radio, we are building on the momentum of our mass market portfolio.

My fix is a big piece of chocolate layered cake, my mom's recipe for old-fashioned chocolate cream pie with meringue, chocolate chip cookies, very dark chocolate ice cream with nuts, and a Hershey's chocolate bar with almonds,

One of the things we are really working on is player-referee communication. It's not like they all can go to the bar after the game and talk. Referees and players need to be able to discuss the issues they see in the game so they can be addressed.

Obviously, we set the bar very high on the road, and we need to play better at home. We know that. When you don't pitch, hit or play defense, it's very difficult to win.

Of course, none of this would be possible without the passion and dedication of our team of professionals. For this reason, we were extremely honored to be named one of FORTUNE magazine's '100 Best Companies to Work for in America' for the 7th time and are proud to be in the company of such forward-thinking employers, including more than 30 of our own clients. This honor marks a fitting start to 2006, which Bright Horizons has designated as 'The Year of the Teacher.' During the year, we will be focusing attention on early educators around the world and the important contributions they make through their commitment to children, and their families, during the most formative years of their lives. As an industry leader, we are committed to raising the bar for standards of high-quality child care and education through professional opportunities and lifetime learning for teachers.

Of course I hang out at my bars, ... Why would I go to a bar to pay for drinks when I could go get drinks for free at my own place?

Music is my number one, it's my life, it's my everything. I'm enjoying challenging myself; I want to raise the bar and set a new standard for Australian pop artists.

Morehead is probably the best offensive team we've seen so far, bar none. They're eight or nine deep, they can all shoot it from three, their center can step out from 17 feet, so it was the right time to turn it up a notch defensively.

More than ever before, people want higher performance from all types of products, ... We developed this exclusive line of High Definition mice because higher-performance peripherals create a better PC experience. Featuring our proprietary tracking technology, our new High Definition products raise the bar for mouse performance.

My husband and I started dating when I started coaching in 1989, and he puts a card and a Snickers bar in my car. Even when he's out of town, he hides the card and Snickers bar somewhere in the house and then calls and tells me where it is.

My god man, you sound like you should be singing in some bar in a backwater town in New Jersey!

Maybe the restaurants could change the rules to allow smoking only at night when it becomes more of a bar setting.

Neil set darn near every record that we have. He's set the bar and he's set it very, very high.

Neil Diamond impersonators will be much in demand at bar mitzvahs.

Nobody strikes a medal for the Royal Military Canal campaign any more, but a pint in the back bar of the ancient Mermaid Inn, perched in front of one of the biggest and oldest inglenooks you're ever likely to see, is its own reward.

Richard Hatch is not a stupid man. He is the world's worst bookkeeper, bar none.

Peru has so many wonderful things that people don't take advantage of. I think Grant Street is the best restaurant, bar none, around.

Police spoke to people inside and outside of the bar regarding the incident, and they refused to give any information, ... And also when county detectives spoke to them, they refused to give any information.

Port security today is still a house of cards. For each of these programs, the bar is not very high and there is very little in the way of verification. The result is it is not much of an effective deterrent.

On the course, I sometimes eat a little sandwich or a slow-release energy bar - one on the front nine and one on the back nine. You're out there five hours, so you have to keep eating. You're going to burn at least 1,000 calories. I'll try to take in about 400-600 calories during a round and drink water.

I would agree that we could probably lower the bar a little bit for the public health good.

I worked one bar where all your tips were put in a lock box, and at the end of the night they would count your tips out for you,

I grew up in a reform Jewish family in St. Louis. Our idea of Judaism was no bar mitzvahs and a Christmas tree that had a skirt at the bottom embroidered with the names of my grandparents.

I graduated from Yale in 1969, from the University of Florida Law School in 1974, and passed the Colorado bar and was admitted in 1975.

If they don't meet expectations, I think we're in trouble -- but I think the bar has been lowered across the board, ... It's more about the guidance and what they say about future quarters.

I didn't really think they were going to score. I just felt it was going to be our day, particularly when Kenny Miller put one over the bar with ten minutes to go. It would have been interesting if they had got one back with 20 minutes to go, but fortunately we stood firm and held out.

I don't know about overshadowing. She just has raised the bar for women's golf and she's made it a better sport right now. She's brought the more physical aspects into the game, being longer and stronger. The main thing is she is just stronger and can hit it further than anybody out here right now and that is a huge advantage. She has just raised it for so many players.

I'd like to get a couple of our girls in (districts) as individuals. It should be a good, fast meet and real good competition. Division I and Division II are getting closer and closer. It raises the bar a little bit and pushes everybody to do their best.

I'd love to open a restaurant that changes every month. One month it would be a mom and bar spaghetti-and-meatball, Red Sox place, and the next it would be a British pub, and everyone gets in a fight.

I came to this decision after careful consideration of his impeccable judicial credentials, the American Bar Association's strong recommendation and his pledge that he would not bring a political agenda to the court.

I am in two minds about it (the criteria). I think basing selection on world rankings is a bit harsh. I can understand Swimming Australia wants to set the bar fairly high, but I don't think it should be at the expense of a Commonwealth Games medal. I am a fan of choosing the team based on Commonwealth rankings.

I believe this provision of the bill does not set the bar high enough for PSC commissioners, who should be held to the highest ethical standards, ... I strongly encourage the members of the Public Service Commission -- who I know share in this belief -- to move forward with efforts to amend their code of ethics . . . to ensure that this provision of the bill is not misused.

BAR will provide the same rigorous data presented to the stewards last night (Sunday) and is confident that it can prove once again that the car was fully compliant with the FIA Technical Regulations throughout the San Marino Grand Prix,

I'm anxious to watch these guys play. We have set the bar high, and we're going to push to reach it.

I love being in the middle of it - listening a bar ahead, helping people achieve a performance, and hopefully not getting in the way of them!

I have a choice. I can go to a bar or restaurant that has non-smoking. I don't think it's fair for the government to tell us what we can do with our bodies. How can you say one business can't but another business can?

I have never been married. I don't know if I will ever marry, though I hope to. When I am asked why I have not married, I explain that my parents have been happily married for 42 years. The bar feels so very high for that kind of commitment.

I happened to fall into a job that wound up being a seminal piece of television history, which was a show I did on HBO called 'The Wire.' That experience really set the bar for me and opened a lot of doors. It also gave me a lot of street cred in terms of my phone ringing and job offers.

If, in fact, the first trial was terminated because of unfair acts on the part of the district attorney's office, then they shouldn't be rewarded for that. They should be penalized for it, and we believe that penalization would be a bar for a future trial.

I did and we had a ball and it just took off from there. ... I thought from afar, 'Oh shoot. This is probably going to be a good show now. She's got some clout. She's got star power and can raise the bar for the whole show.'

I fought on the Ali-Bob Foster under card against Henry Clark. After the fights he was down in the bar or lounge area with a bunch of ladies. I came down and kinda stole part of his thunder. He jumped up and said I'm gonna box you and started yelling I'm gonna kick your butt. So that was the beginning of the end for Ali.

Friday night, everybody goes to the bar and drinks beer and watches hockey. I'm sure they're drinking more now.

From OCC to district, our bar score came up almost four points. It was huge, a big difference.

From nutrition, to health care, rehab, injury prevention, diagnosis ... we feel we are better equipped to deal with the health and fitness of our players. The testing today is all an aspect of raising the bar for their performance.

From my review of the legislation in place, I don't think they've exceeded the limits to meet the definitions of adult entertainment. It's no different than a restaurant or bar with entertainment -- comedians, a band, or magicians.

From my first days in Washington D.C., where I rolled a whole four downtown blocks without seeing a single shop, cafe, bar or restaurant I could not access, to the beautifully accessible buses in New York City, I was in heaven.

I expected more from him. We had a nice visit. I think the world of him. I think he is a really good player. I set the bar very high for him. My expectation level for him is high. Any time he falls short of that, fair or not fair, I want to talk to him about it.

if a bar owner doesn't want smoking in his establishment, that's completely up to them. There are a lot of non smoking bars out there, and they do very well, but I just think it should be an individual choice.

From the beginning, Phelps' group has been the single most vicious anti-gay group in America, bar none.

I get so excited when I see these writers because they're extraordinary, award-winning writers that are here. To gather them and put them in one forum could only raise the bar and make San Antonio known for something memorable like literature instead of the stories that dominate San Antonio.

If it's a whole show of my own, I'll do more of what I think Del Shannon is. But for shows like Disneyland, I'll just do mainly hits. That's what they want to hear. I don't want to bore people. If I wanted that much to play nothing but 12 new songs, then I should go do it in a bar somewhere for peanuts.

He was uncooperative with the police and stated that all the people in the bar were employees cleaning up. Based upon that, police sent a referral to us.

He has a standard of excellence he wants to set the bar at. That's what drives the man. He has a way of envisioning his dream and he doesn't compromise what he wants that end result to be.

He had obvious symptoms for almost a year before the diagnosis. Bruce knew he was in trouble when he went into a bar one time, ordered a drink and the guy said, 'I'm not serving you, you're drunk.' That woke him up.

He is an active (small forward) and a post-up (guard). But he can do so many things. (Sunday) in practice, he was the best player on the court, bar none.

He inherited a situation that was very difficult, so to hold him to that bar is not realistic. He will be, but not right now. His job is to build a program that can be consistently competitive or successful.

He has replaced the Canadian Bar Association as the major conduit between major national firms. He is our association. He understands how we operate.

(Helton) has set the bar very high. If he goes out and does what he is capable of doing it will be an outstanding season both offensively and defensively.

We're protecting this like a bar of gold. This studio is a shining light in Watts.

We're pretty certain the extent and orientation of this bar because we got more data than anybody else that has ever brought to bear on the problem by a long shot.

We're opening for a band at a bar called Legends in Waltham.

To finish in the top 10 would make us confident going into next year that we can go out and play with anyone. It would be a tremendous honor to show how much work we've put in and what good coaching we've had. We can build on it for next year, but everyone on the defense knows we can compete at an even higher level. Hopefully next year we can raise the bar more and be even better.

To date, this is the best evidence for a long bar in our galaxy. It's hard to argue with this data.

What we don't need in a school or a classroom is for a teacher to say, 'These poor black children. They really have it tough,' and not set the bar high enough for them.

Having industry peers choose KARE 11 for such a high honor is gratifying for everyone at the station. But to have it happen consistently over the years sets the bar very high here and keeps it up there.

He's a good driver of the ball. He doesn't get himself in predicaments. He certainly has a good iron game and his short game, bar none, is one of the best.

Historically the bar has been set very high for His Majesty to involve himself in such matters. He is revered in Thailand and has tremendous moral authority but has been judicious in the exercise of that power.

There is an area in Dublin called Temple Bar which is a strip of bars and restaurants in a very tight area. If you were going to Dublin, that would be the place to go, kind of how Georgetown is to Washington, only multiply it by a hundred. You can walk down Temple Bar at 11 a.m. and the bars would be full.

When he came we were, I don't want to say in disarray, but he brought a little more stability to the program, ... He was the kind of coach who didn't take any guff. He brought a new feeling when he came in and brought with him a group of veterans who'd won before. He shook things up. By bringing in those guys he raised the bar for all of us.

He was sitting there doing curls with a bar and he's got a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. In the weight room, smoking while he's doing curls.

Guidance for next year was lighter than anticipated, especially due to the upcoming product release cycle. Microsoft often sets the bar low for itself.

This was a great experience seeing where the bar is and how hard we have to work to get close to that bar.

Knowing it's (been) coming for a long time, (we've been selling) baked chips for about a year. We haven't deep fried anything for at least 10 or 12 years ... We went to 1 percent milk probably about that long ago, too. We have a fruit and veggie bar every day. We've added more fiber.

Kneeling on the sea bottom in a place known as Tiger Beach, I watched a 12-foot- long female tiger shark cruise over the turtle grass with three silver bar jacks swimming in front of her nose.

I wouldn't say it's a slam-dunk, but we've found fish everywhere we've fished. We fished Possession Bar on Sunday morning and didn't get a legal fish, so we went over to Double Bluff and did OK. But I heard Possession did come on at the same time, on the low tide.

keen judgment in setting the bar at a very high, but attainable, level; balance and unflinching boldness in the face of great pressure; and stress-leavening presidential humor.

John has performed as most thought he would and set the bar at a very high level, which we are all very thankful for.

It basically means the bar closes and everything you've got invested is lost.

It is a big concern. If the price keeps going up, under the worst circumstances, we may have to discontinue serving oysters for a while but we are an oyster bar so it's kind of hard to stop selling oysters.

It is a historic win for Connecticut because it will bar a third casino and needless unfounded land claims,

I thought as the game wore on we were out-competed. This was like a playoff game. For a game where you're going to checked this hard, I thought we had too many people below the bar today. Way too many people.

I think the decision to extend the deadline was made because they (the state) recognized that the bar was set a little high.