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We can't escape what we do as a product of culture. We are a cultural being; we can't hunt as a bear or a mountain lion does. The need is no longer present.

We have to take steps to prevent lawsuits from bankrupting the national firearms industry and denying all Americans their fundamental right to bear arms,

We have torn off his mask in front of the world to show him as he really is -- a small-time Balkan dictator unable to bear the slightest defeat.

We hope that as a result of the kind of meeting we're trying to arrange, that the various permanent members of the council can bring to bear some leverage and turn this process around before it's too late.

You already have every advantage in the world, ... You have spotting scopes, you have night scopes, you have rifles and shells. ... Just walking up and shooting a bear out of a tree from 20 feet away is not a sport.

We expect a decline in consumer confidence as several factors come to bear on the consumer.

We're already in a bear market for small- and mid-cap stocks. Big caps have been in a Super Bowl market and we are correcting that.

We are thrilled to start the Rock Center and feel privileged to have it begun by someone like Arthur Rock, whose life and work have been central in creating the Silicon Valley. Our goal, like Arthur's, is nothing less than to transform corporate governance in the United States and abroad. It is imperative to restore public trust in business and to do so in a way that fuels rather than impedes growth. The resources that can be brought to bear at Stanford--in law, business, economics, and engineering--will enable us to tackle problems in new ways. And with the help and participation of the business community itself, the Rock Center can and will become a source for problem solving, new thinking, and great scholarship in this most important of domains.

We are thrilled about joining with Bear Growth Capital Partners to help expand our market presence and achieve future growth.

We had hoped to provide more advance notice of season dates to help them select their vacation days. That is what license buyers had asked for, however, since the deer data will not be available until mid-March and bear and wild turkey results were just made available, the board and staff concluded more time was needed before taking final action on the 2006-07 seasons and bag limits.

We had ample opportunities to score all night. We just didn't bear down on our chances enough. And they capitalized on their one big one.

We have a growing black bear population in Ohio. The numbers are growing slowly, but steadily.

Valuations are very high for the current economic climate or indeed even a prosperous climate. So it looks like what we are dealing with here is a bear market rally.

We're really not rooting for a bear market. It's like fire insurance. You don't hope for a fire but you keep some insurance just in case. It's a good component for people with stock exposure to make the ride a little smoother.

We know that we're getting into the tougher part of our schedule and are starting to bear down. We know those last four games are going to be tough and no one's going to give us anything. It's going to be kind of shocking when we get there because we haven't had a lot of competitive games, but we're looking forward to it.

We had opportunities. We could have snuck out of that game with two points -- not that we necessarily deserved it -- but we could have and we have to bear down on the power play and get it done.

Typically in bear markets, you have rallies. However, I tend to think we have put in a bottom and will keep rallying from here.

Time and again, hunters said it happened so fast that when they shot, the bear fell right at their feet.

We know the general strike will cause hardship to the people. But we urge them to bear with us and face four days of difficulties for the greater cause of democracy.

We know the federal government ultimately will bear much of the expense. But it's still too early to try to estimate what the overall costs will be and ... how the expenses will be handled.

We had too many casual moments. As we were getting power plays, especially in the second period, we just didn't bear down. It was sloppy. It was just like we were on our own plan.

The president had multiple conversations, phone calls and briefings both big and small throughout this process, and his whole priority was making sure that the federal assets were brought to bear to help the people of New Orleans.

The presidency should show objectivity and bear in mind the collective interests of all its members, of the EU, and not a special interest which it itself has.

The presidency needs to show impartiality and bear in mind the collective interests of the EU and not the interests i t has by securing the opening of accession talks between Turkey and the EU.

The problem now is that often, mental health problems are not recognized until late, ... We want to make sure that we bring the best treatment to bear in this system. We want to make sure that we continue to research.

We are in a cyclical bear market and investors' reaction to good news is certainly indicative of that.

We are in active discussions with them regarding alternative arrangements. In any event, Bear Stearns remains committed to the energy trading sector, and we intend to continue expanding our presence in the market.

We are in a bear market right now, and every rally is just met by more selling.

We are hoping that the public will bear with us and make their effort to bring the proper ID.

Unfortunately, ... we've got two types of investors right now in this market. We have got this new investor, the new breed that's brash, bold, aggressive, and very short-term oriented, who has not been through a real bear market.

You know, you always learn more in a bear market about what the new leaders are going to be than you will in a bull market. And in the most recent declines, certain segments within technology have held up very well and have shown excellent relative strength. This means that, basically, these stocks are not being dumped on a wholesale basis - they're actually being accumulated.

We are a company that is truly in transition, ... As of this week, the new senior management is in place and we can now begin to make greater progress on a number of sales and operational issues which will start to bear fruit in the second half of the year.

We are responding to the shortages and taking appropriate measures, ... It's critical to keep enough fuel on hand to provide essential services until supplies are back up. We ask people to bear with us at this time.

We are not in a bear market, but the bull market has been put on hold for the time being.

When you see buying in that (technology) sector in a bear market, it implies that there are investors out there who see improvement around the corner, and it's usually technology and cyclical stocks that lead the market out of a downtrend. The bias towards Friday's data may be that the data will be consistent with the view that the economy is showing some expansion.

We're likely to get some strong inflation data and that's going to keep the dollar going up for now. The yen will probably bear the brunt of the advance.

We still had chances and a lot of good ones, but when you get chances, you have to bear down. We tip our hat to him because he made the saves when he had to make them.

We are considering making the service provider that is not meeting the agency's needs bear the cost. We need clear language in the service-level agreements, so providers and agency customers know what is expected of them.

We bear the responsibility to form a stable government with a capability to act.

We bear a grudge against the people we've done down

The question is, what do we want our world to look like? People have stated a strong preference to policy-makers that, 'We want our world to bear some resemblance to that which we once knew.' That includes fish and mussels.

The question actors most often get asked is how they can bear saying the same things over and over again night after night, but God knows the answer to that is, don't we all anyway; might as well get paid for it.

The proper means of increasing the love we bear to our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one

Traditionally, most psychologists and legal scholars have assumed that the influences of racial diversity result from the contributions of minority group members, who in effect bear the burden of bringing new perspectives and experiences to the table. This study offers the novel hypothesis that majority group members are also responsible for effects of diversity, and that performance advantages to jury diversity are not limited to white and black jurors bringing different experiences to the jury room and sharing different perspectives.

To bear children is the ultimate in femininity; it's beautiful. And if having kids is going to affect my career, then fine, let it. I don't really care. Because if that's what being a star is all about, I don't want it.

To be a king and wear a crown is more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasure to them that bear it.

We don't know about the other refugees, and I think we need to bear in mind that there is a situation of considerable potential danger in eastern Zaire at the present time.

We want to keep it that way. That?s why we send a strong reminder to people in bear country every spring.

We are making sure that every possible pressure is brought to bear on President Mugabe, ... There has to be an end to the occupations and a start to elections.

We've been working on that front headlock cradle. Johnny's won his last four league matches and he's used that move each time. It's his signature move. And, it's a Bear River move.

We launched the teddy bear campaign three weeks ago for the children affected in Honduras and Nicaragua. Our goal was a very ambitious one -- 100,000 teddy bears. But in such a short period we've almost reached 200,000.

We call upon the seven-party alliance to bear the responsibility of taking the nation on the path to national unity and prosperity, while ensuring permanent peace and safeguarding multi-party democracy.

When law enforcement isn't available, Americans turn to the one right that protects all the others, the right to keep and bear arms,

We've been skiing Bear Trap all week and we should have a strong field again.

We were not ready for this type of physical game. Bear River is a well coached team and they run their misdirection wing-T really well.

Those who sent these two technicians over there and let them work without protection bear a heavy responsibility.

Those who seek to know God must steel themselves to bear insult, injury and torture, with a smile.

Those who seek to acquire steadiness of faith must first acquire the strength to bear grief and pain, insult and injury. The succession of joy and grief must help confirm the faith and make it immovable. That alone can evidence true devotion.

We don't need a cause and effect here. We have bear psychology gripping the market so there's general apathy toward taking positions -- rallies are viewed as short-lived and trader-oriented.

We can't lose. We have a tough game Tuesday and a tough one on Sunday (against Villanova). When we get those two out of the way, we have another two left. That's it right there. We just have to bear down for four more games. Then the worst we can do is tie.

We compared the measurements of that track to the actual paw of the bear which was real dang close.

We will fully deliver the amount of gas intended for Europe to the openings of Ukraine's gas pipeline system, and from that moment on responsibility will lie with Ukraine. If they make good on their threat to take unsanctioned gas, they will bear full responsibility for that.

We think the days of buy-and-hold are over. It's been an 18-year, uninterrupted secular bull market. And when that ends, you get a secular bear market.

Women just weren't made to bear children to give them away.

Too many journalists have lost their lives just because they were doing their jobs, and unresponsive governments bear responsibility for the toll.

To say this is the last day of the bear market would be an act of hubris." ()

We had a big shakeout in recent days. There was something of a bear trap at the end of August when gold dipped briefly below $430/oz before finding support from physical buying.

Truth... and if mine eyes Can bear its blaze, and trace its symmetries, Measure its distance, and its advent wait, I am no prophet - I but calculate.

There are questions about who will pay for all of this, but our premise has been to get people the help they need first and worry about who will pay for this later, ... In particular, we know the feds will bear much of the brunt.

The question remains whether the price/value relationship is going to bear fruit for Disney.

This really is the first credible evidence of a biological basis for chronic fatigue syndrome. It reflects the remarkable confluence of a number of scientific advances that are coming to bear on a problem of great importance to many people in the U.S. It's an important step forward in the field of chronic fatigue syndrome research.

Tobacco is the best performing industry in every single bear market,

We've just got to get over the hump here. You've got to bear down and not let guys get chances like that. We just can't let guys get those chances. Good teams don't do that, and it's frustrating.

While I agree developers should bear the increased costs, these dollar amounts appear to have been decided upon somewhat arbitrarily.

While his limited vision does not allow him to distinguish between a bear and a woman in a fur coat, we're sure he can adequately officiate the most important game of the season.

Faced with the prospects of competing with much-larger vendors, we believe that many will choose acquisition instead of trying to broaden their own capabilities or find deeper pockets. 2006 will bear out to be the year of super-consolidation for the SOA markets.

We're in a bear phase here, and certainly any kind of negative news out of the Middle East that affects oil prices is going to be another issue that the market is going to have to deal with. Obviously, some people are very concerned that one thing leads to another, and then you get a bad news one day, and worse news Saturday kind of thing.

We're in a bear market. You're going to see these little rallies on short-covering, but there's nothing (else) on the horizon to push us past that right now.

The government has confirmed that (the power industry) will be expected to bear the entire burden of reductions in phase two of the scheme.

The great advantage of having a bear as a central character is that he can combine the innocence of a child with the sophistication of an adult.

The grand jurors have done their work extraordinarily well, bringing to bear all of their legal powers, life experiences and shrewdness,

Tragically, the effort to make America and the world safer and to defend freedom around the world is not without an enormous cost to this Nation in terms primarily of lost lives and those who bear the scars and the wounds of war, and their families who must bear these losses.

Yes, unfortunately, she has a tendency to believe that anything that is stuffed is hers. She has a favorite stuffed animal - a pink bear - but sometimes needs to be reminded that not every stuffed animal is hers.

While the plan is reasonable and may potentially bear fruit, we believe it will take several quarters to materialize.

We've had a stunning reversal in just a few weeks. We've gone from a situation in which we might have a long-overdue debate on deep poverty to the possibility, perhaps even the likelihood, that low-income people will be asked to bear the costs. I would find it unimaginable if it wasn't actually happening.

We've got a big bull's-eye on our shirts. Everyone is trying to knock off No. 1. They've (Franklin) got nothing to lose, so they're going to play as hard as they can. Bear Creek played really big for three quarters (last week against us), and that's as tough as I've seen them play.

Tony Blair has been party to prosecuting an illegal war and it's important for people to bear witness to that.

Very few veterans can return to the battlefield and summon the moral courage to confront what they did as armed combatants. Wallowing in their pain and at times in self-pity, they are often incapable of facing the human suffering and death they inflicted, especially on the defenseless and the weak. They have a habit of disregarding, as they did during the war, the people who live in the lands they brutalized. Walking among the very human beings who bear the scars of war, they see only their own ghosts.

The Orange Order must bear substantial responsibility for this. They publicly called people on to the streets. I think if you do that, you cannot then abdicate responsibility,

The opinion also on Wall Street is that more rate hikes are likely to follow this. And if that occurs, there's still uncertainty in the overall market and consequently it will be tough to get a big rally off the low, ... The market has certainly become tired. The psychology is that of a bear market. We get strong openings only to close either at the low of the day or near the low of the day. Witness what we saw on Friday. So on balance, yes, that psychology has changed.

We've noted over the past year that 401(k) participants' reaction to the bear market has been best characterized as

We've got a great coaching staff and it's an honor to be in such a classy community that cares so much about its baseball team. We want to represent the Smoky Bear nation with pride.

We have a duty to bring a new spirit to bear in the service of our oldest and grandest cause, and it must not be an opportunity that finds us wanting.

We had to bear down a little bit. Kyle did a good job pitching for us. He made pitches when he had to make them and the defense played well behind him.

To act: that is what the writer would like to be able to do, above all. To act, rather than to bear witness. To write, imagine, and dream in such a way that his words and inventions and dreams will have an impact upon reality, will change people's minds and hearts, will prepare the way for a better world.

We don't really know much about their condition, ... other than that they had some bear bites and possibly other trauma from the fall. We just don't know the extent of their injuries yet.

To join that elite group you have to be an all-around player, and Stephanie's stats bear that out. You also have to have that scoring mentality and not be afraid to shoot. The great scorers don't stop shooting. They might miss a few in a row, but they always believe they'll make the next one.

You have to bear in mind that the chip sector was the first industry into a recession and its not unreasonable to believe it would be first to come out. When it comes out of a recession it should herald a recovery for the technology sector but chip inventories are critical.

You have to bear in mind that January of last year was the weakest (January) since 1996, so we have a certain positive basis effect here.

What torments my soul is its loneliness. The more it expands among friends and the daily habits or pleasures, the more, it seems to me, it flees me and retires into its fortress. The poet who lives in solitude, but who produces much, is the one who enjoys those treasures we bear in our bosom, but which forsake us when we give ourselves to others. When one yields oneself completely to one's soul, it opens itself to one, and then it is that the capricious thing allows one the greatest of good fortunes... that of sympathizing with others, of studying itself, of painting itself constantly in its works.