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She's been my chief clerk for the past 17 and a half years. We've had a great relationship of working together and as for as I know, we've never had a cross word.

Some crew chief has to be the best. In Top Fuel it's obviously Alan Johnson. I compare it to chess. We all basically have the same pieces and play on the same board, but some guys are just better than others. I can't give you an answer why and I bet Alan can't either. It's just the way it is. He's very expensive, but worth every penny.

Show me a chief executive who's on five boards and who lends his or her name, prestige and time to 15 community activities - and I'll show you a company that's underperforming. A chief executive is paid to run the company. That's the CEO's job.

Since the two chief weapons inspectors say they need more time for the weapons inspections, I think that's reasonable,

Since I was asked to take over management of the Real Estate Assets Department, our chief mission has been to enhance revenues and support critical city projects.

Since he will soon be chief executive, he should take all of the vacations he can prior to that because there will be precious little time then.

Most people in this country believe that the American Communist Party and its dupes are the chief internal enemy of our economic system and our form of government. This is a serious mistake.

Mr. Murdock was the chief lawyer, chief lobbyist -- he was the whole package on this deal.

maximum chief of the Spanish army, in other words, the person responsible for the torturers.

Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth more than ruin more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man.

My job now is to put the team together that will be with it right the way through to 2012 and as soon as I have found a new chief executive I will take a step back,

NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our *three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our *four*...no... *Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.

No credible analysis of an accounting failure would suggest that the appropriate role of the chief executive officer was to substitute his own accounting judgments for those of the professionals.

one of the three most important chief justices in history.

One of the things that I talked to her about was the complexity of a Supreme Court nomination hearing because there are a lot of complicated issues. And I said to her, 'You've got a pretty good road map in what went on with Chief Justice Roberts.

Of all the arts in which the wise excel, nature's chief masterpiece is writing well.

No one should dare to even think about being the commander in chief of this country if he doesn't believe with all his heart that our soldiers are liberators abroad and defenders of freedom at home,

Monster's vision in centralizing the Diversity recruiting business and internal diversity workforce initiatives reflects the future progression of the function of the Chief Diversity Officer. Clearly, the companies that secure a competitive advantage will be those that assign diversity to their overall growth strategy. Assuming the role of Chief Diversity Officer for Monster, a visionary company that created the online recruiting industry, is truly exciting.

Maybe Mr. Cohen and his team of lawyers think that making fun of Chief Fong's Asian heritage or an officer running over a homeless person is funny or needs context. He should consider heeding the advice of his fellow officers and community leaders and stop trying to publicize and promote this stuff.

Now that the president has said he will nominate Judge Roberts as chief justice, the stakes are higher, ... The Senate must be vigilant in considering this nomination.

No horse therefore is well dressed that is not light in hand; so that an easy and gentle bridle, but firm, is the chief secret to make a horse light.

Peterson's experience in emergency management and as a fire chief will make him a highly effective Region VI director. His first hand knowledge and experience will be vital as FEMA works with its regional partners on all aspects of emergency management.

Possession of the pure synthetic specimens of the anthocyanidins and chief anthocyanins enabled my wife and me to devise quick tests for these colouring matters which can be used with the material from a few flower petals.

One of the chief considerations of the decorative arts galleries was that they should be suitable for the display of textiles, and for this initial exhibition we have chosen mainly textiles from the 15th through the 17th centuries,

I would have to say the chief of staff's figure does surprise me. It's an awful lot for someone who worked in a position for 4-1/2 years.

I would hate personally to get penalized for something that my crew chief did that I didn't even know about.

I would doubt, if you call the governor, that he would supply to you his correspondence with his chief of staff. While the process is going on, in the development stage, our correspondence doesn't need to be public.

I didn't want to be ungrateful or picky, but I only applied to places I would want to end up living at. So I e-mailed the chief copy editor and he wrote me back right away - 'Congratulations on the program, thanks for the e-mail, we will give you $500 a week ...' He was totally cool about it." ()

I do not think the media was irresponsible, because they had sources as high as the New Orleans police chief and the mayor. In fact, it would have been irresponsible not to report it.

I am echoing what I hear people say in South Dakota about their senator and as they travel around the country having to deal with the chief obstructionist label. And I believe that is embarrassing to South Dakota,

I am delighted with this appointment. Gareth is a proven operator at a senior strategy and operational level in economic development in Wales and, as chief executive, has provided strategic direction to the WDA over the past 15 months.

I believe the majority of Americans don't want a chief executive who spends more time huddling with lawyers than he does performing his job. People don't want this travesty to drag on.

I believe the financial staff, if need be, will be able to appropriately defend our budget request. At the same, we need a chief financial officer who will be able to help the department make the most of its budget -- whatever that comes out to be,

I am the chief executive, and I'm going to run the state until someone with the power tells me not to.

But there is a concern that GPSS, which is the largest government agency, doesn't have the guidance of a chief financial officer. They need someone to do that sort of financial management and planning to prepare for situations like this month's three pay periods.

Business as usual will not be accepted by this chief executive of this great city.

Based on the fact that the mayor actually was available to do interviews and this was misreported in the paper, we, like the chief of police, are interested in a thorough review of the facts that were reported here.

I have always been pretty positive about the situation with Joey. The chairman and chief executive spoke to him this week and hopefully we can move it along and get a resolution to it.

I have never declared myself an Indigenous politician; I am not an Indigenous Chief Minister.

I hate facts. I always say the chief end of man is to form general propositions - adding that no general proposition is worth a damn.

I can tell you everyone involved in that videotape and in my conversations with the president and with the chief of staff, our concern was always the breach of the levees.

I can't imagine what it would take to lure someone who is obviously qualified to be the chief financial officer of a $20 billion corporation. I have to believe they have people inside who are fully qualified to do the job.

I for one have woken up in the middle of the night thinking about it, wondering how I should vote, ... This is a vote over the chief justice of the Supreme Court ... this isn't just rolling the dice, it's betting the whole house.

I found that in March of 1973, that Bob Haldeman, the White House chief of staff, was told by one of the lawyers over at the re-election committee that Jeb was saying to them that the plan to break in the Watergate had been approved by the president,

Given the even greater importance of this new position, we hope the White House will reconsider its refusal to release relevant and important documents that will shed light on what kind of Chief Justice Judge Roberts would become.

Get to know your congressmen so that they'll take your call. Develop relationships with the local fire chief or hospital administrator.

Frankly, had Chief Justice Roberts been rammed through on an accelerated schedule that some in the White House wanted, he would not have gotten anywhere near the number of votes he got.

Forrest served Mayor Daley well twice as chief of staff. And his proudest accomplishment is what he did with the parks. He did it with Mayor Daley's blessing. The mayor told him the parks were broken and needed to be fixed, and he fixed them.

Fund-raising provided extra stress that coaches just don't need. It's just asking us to do too much to be a coach and be a chief financial officer.

I esteem it the crowning mercy of my life that not only the chief ends I contemplated on becoming a missionary are attained, but I am allowed to see competent, faithful, and affectionate successors actively engaged in the work.

I got a message from (Police Chief Robert Smythe) saying a guy died in custody after struggling with officers,

If (Toll chief Paul) Little isn't prepared to face us in the boardroom, we have no option but to meet him in court,

If the chief says it can be done, I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt. Even if it's less than 84, decreasing patrol response time is critically important.

He was amazingly innovative. He was the youngest chief of the Navy at age 50. He emphasized the importance of sailors -- giving them respect and freeing them from unnecessary regulations.

He will retain his position as chairman and chief executive of News Ltd, News Corporation's Australian operations.

He was the only security chief who Arafat blindly relied on.

Whatever nuances he might fault us for neglecting, it is not an impressive record for someone who aspires to become commander in chief in this time of testing for our country,

When Hurricane Katrina hit, they immediately began calling everyone on their roster. FEMA entered into an agreement with the International Fire Chief Association and were requesting teams of two firefighters to be sent to the devastated areas. Greg Hershey and I were both on the roster.

When he was in my office, ECISD officers didn't see the urgency for an arrest. By the 28th, Chief Pipes was saying the same thing. To me, that's their decision.

When he was first on the court, he was challenging the dominant way of thinking. But when he became chief, he decided his role was different. The chief has a stewardship obligation, in his view, and is the face of the court and caretaker of the institution. That's bound to change the way you do things.

What I hear from chief information officers from all over the world is that $70 a barrel for oil is having an impact on their business,

We are extremely happy to have Steve back as our Chief Steward. He has a no-nonsense approach and his knowledge and dedication to racing will benefit everyone.

to elevate Roberts, Ayres said. ''It makes a whole lot of sense to switch Judge Roberts over to the chief justice position.

Heroic in scale and impact, the Super Chief was what concepts should be all about: 'blue sky' thinking combined with an unmistakable foundation in reality. Take a long look at that front end, pickup fans, because that's what the next generation of the F-150 is going to look like.

He said he wants students to know that if you do this, you're going to be charged. The police chief has just concluded that they did this. He doesn't have the legal or moral authority.

He's always got that positive attitude. He works hard. He doesn't ask to be treated different or given anything special. Everything that he's gotten, he's earned from hard work, and I think he brings the same work ethics into the crew chief job.

He's always beenùweaker is not quite fair, but he's always been a less powerful chief of staff than we're used to.

He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

We must give our commander in chief and our military the capability to respond to these threats in some way other than retaliatory mass destruction.

He was the chief architect of the Fugitive Slave Act -- though he abhorred slavery. Runaway slaves could be returned to their masters no matter where they were, no matter how long they had been living free. It was violently detested. There were riots.

I also act as Umpire in Chief for local state tournaments, hiring and overseeing the umpires, and settling any contested plays.

He viewed himself as a scholar of history as well as chief justice. He loved American history.

He could use the stripes out of respect for Chief Justice Rehnquist. He could also not use the stripes out of respect for Rehnquist.

He can pull it off because they really respect him. What other justices look for in a chief justice is honesty, straight-shooting and smarts. That's what they want and that's what they'll get.

He just takes care of you, ... You're down there every day. If you're tight, he loosens you up. He keeps your throwing program. He holds everything together. He's like the chief down there.

He'll be back as a United States senator, or he's back as chief justice because he can run again. Or he'll be back as governor,

Greenspan has done a good job of morphing himself into the nation's chief economic officer and chief investment officer. He's been elevated to the status where we can't cut taxes unless Greenspan says we can cut them.

Hal is an talented chief financial officer who has made valuable contributions to the company, and we wish him well in the future,

I was interviewing an elder, Chief Fool's Crow, who was the ceremonial chief. He was 103 years old. I was getting his information on the history of Lakota horses. He told me the story of Hidalgo and Frank Hopkins.

I was also interested in the racial side of it. Even today, the Chief of the London Metropolitan Police is trying to make the force more representative of London and there's a lot of resistance from the predominantly white force.

I wouldn't be here this morning if President Bush had done the one thing required of him as commander in chief -- protect and defend the Constitution. The minute that Valerie Plame's identity was outed, he should have delivered a strict and strong message to his employees.

Karl Rove is the deputy chief of staff and has not been given a special role in regards to Katrina relief.

Jose Maria Zamora is a respected official but he made a mistake. Had one of our chief referees been there, there might have been a different conclusion. It was a minor breach of the rules.

Joe's tremendous leadership throughout his six years as president and chief operating officer gives us confidence he will deliver more of the same at Georgia-Pacific. In Bill's 32 years with Koch, he has done an exemplary job of building our operations excellence capability. I am certain Joe and Bill, along with the outstanding Georgia-Pacific team, will continue Georgia-Pacific's proud tradition.

Joe's tremendous leadership throughout his six years as Koch Industries' president and chief operating officer gives us confidence he will deliver more of the same at Georgia-Pacific. Bill, during his 32 years with Koch, has done an exemplary job of building our operations excellence capability. I am certain Joe and Bill, along with the outstanding Georgia-Pacific team, will continue Georgia-Pacific's proud tradition.

Joe has provided strong leadership during his two years at the Fremont Street Experience -- exactly what we expected from his many years of marketing and senior executive experience. During his time as president and chief executive, the Fremont Street Experience launched new light show technology, hosted several marquis events for the Las Vegas Centennial celebration, and managed through a number of substantial ownership changes with member hotel/casino properties. Joe was also instrumental with the City's successful efforts to energize major new developments throughout the Downtown area.

Josh will be a policy-oriented chief of staff. I think that will be reflected in his hiring decisions.

Judge Roberts as chief justice threatens decades of a federal court system tipped against equality.

I think it's appropriate to take a breath and commemorate Chief Justice Rehnquist, ... To rush forward with the hearings during this period of mourning would be somewhat disrespectful.

I think it's important to realize that the union did not want this individual to become chief of police. Bernard C. Parks is a strict disciplinarian. He terminated over 100 officers in two years.

I think the new chief of staff is going to change the way the White House is run and policies are promoted, and I think we are going to see a major public-relations offensive as a result, with the economy being touted a lot more than it has been.

I think the chief justice is pushing hard to fund that and five other new judges throughout the state, but with Medicaid Part D, there?s still no telling if the funding will be available. My understanding is the Legislative Fiscal Office is dealing with that committee right now.

I think the Ethics Commission didn't give proper consideration to the investigation previously done by the deputy city manager, which concluded that he acted within the discretion given to him as chief of police in both instances.

It is clear Judge Roberts has the necessary legal experience and character to be the chief justice.

I think we're going to have a case that's largely about accounting allegations...where the government is going to refuse to call either David Duncan, who was the chief engagement partner for Arthur Andersen, or Rick Causey.

I think anybody in the Fed chief position realizes that the job is not about proving credentials. It's about doing what's right for the economy,

It is one of the chief sources of income for the provincial governments. They're actually partners in all of these projects.

I was a chief author of the Truth-in-Regulating Act, which provided a new way for the federal government to review the impact of proposed regulations on small businesses before they take effect.

I will have a discussion with my manager and chief executive and we will look at the situation. Then we will go back to Celtic and try to influence them with additional money. That is definite.

It is an outrage and an insult to the women of this country that George W. Bush has nominated such a jurist to be chief justice of the United States,