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When Jon plays like he can, nobody can stop him. He played big for us and made some crucial shots.

While profit may not be immediately possible, this is something that will develop over the next few years. Crucial to achieving this is ensuring that the percentage of active cards grows along with revolving balances.

We view the restoration of democracy and civilian rule within a constitutional framework as crucial to fostering long-term stability in Pakistan,

We can't operate now with our heads down. It's important that our team bounces back. It's crucial we fight and battle.

We don't want to go into the playoffs the way we played (Tuesday). We want to go with a good feeling and confidence. Pittsburgh is a huge game because they've been playing well. Philadelphia is just a crucial game. I think that whoever does win will play at home (in the first round).

When Morgan gets shut down, somebody has to step up. Haley really stepped up and hit some crucial shots. We also had some pretty good role players step up as well and give us a big lift.

We would like to see steps taken to prevent drift from happening at all. Drift is a major exposure route for farmers and their families. Currently, lack of enforcement of existing pesticide drift laws is a major problem. The proposed rule is important because a crucial part of enforcement is being able to have notice so as to document violations. Notice goes hand in hand with the ability to enforce.

This replacement is extremely important because it's my view that John Roberts was a one-for-one replacement for the chief. Justice O'Connor held the middle in the court, and on many social issues, like separation of church and state, she was the crucial vote there.

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that what is happening in Iraq now is crucial for our own security, ... Never mind the security of Iraq or the greater Middle East. It is crucial for the security of the world.

When doing sports... on the water, it's crucial to stop aging by protecting your skin.

We're young, there are lots of freshmen out there. We when walk batters, then make that crucial mistake, it makes a big inning for them. We walked three in the sixth inning.

We're not able to put the nail in the coffin so to speak, just adding on. All crucial runs, all stuff that comes back to bite you later. We must be gluttons for punishment I guess.

We're trying to ensure the dam, which has been identified for years as being at risk for failure. That's the most crucial structure. After that we'll identify the status of the buildings on the parcel.

We thought it was crucial for us to get out fast in the second half, and we pushed the lead from nine to 14. We put them in a situation where they would have had to shoot it extremely well. This was a huge game for us. It was a must win situation in our minds.

Why are so many of us penny poor before our next paycheck comes? We're not good stewards of our money. ... It's crucial to save for what you say you value: a home, college and retirement.

Too many men are absent at the crucial time when they are needed.

To say it is a complex and large-scale undertaking is an understatement and I cannot formally announce the project until all of the crucial elements are secure.

We didn't get it done in crucial areas. We didn't run the ball well. We didn't play well enough up front. It's not about what they do. It's about what we do. If we do what we do effectively and we're hitting on all cylinders, it doesn't matter. .... We can run through anybody.

We had a couple of runs there, of eight to 10 points, and that indicates that the press is working. That's very crucial to us.

We had a chance to do it and we didn't get the two points. Every point is crucial right now. We have to make sure we get more of these.

The progress of the pure theory of social choice with an expanded informational base was, in this sense, quite crucial for my applied work as well.

This settlement brings effective relief to the marketplace and ensures consumers have more choices in working with their computers, ... A competitive software industry is vital to our economy and effective antitrust enforcement is crucial in a constantly changing high-tech environment.

There is plenty of work to go around. One key to success is that intelligence activities in a given country be coordinated, a process in which the (CIA) chief of station plays a crucial role.

The opening ceremony is a crucial part of the Olympic Games. The success of a high-level Olympic Games with distinguishing features depends on the level of the opening ceremony. The 1.3 billion Chinese people are full of aspirations for the Olympic Games, and they have very high expectations for the opening ceremony. For billions of TV viewers around the world, the opening ceremony is also the 'first impression' that the Olympic Games have to offer.

This regional jet flying issue is so crucial to our careers that any negotiated agreement that would lose any of that flying would be a significant setback for our pilots.

This show has caught on so fast with audiences and has consistently lifted us at 8 p.m.. The fast pace and the potential for a true reversal of fortune has attracted a lot of people for us in that crucial time slot, and we look forward to seeing more of the same with these new episodes.

We made a couple mistakes at crucial times in the second game. We kept fighting but we just couldn't get over the hump.

When you have 7, 8 and 9-inning guys, you tend to pitch them in such crucial points, ... When they give up a run, it usually hurts, but you can't go three months without giving up a run. Wheeler goes big stretches without giving up anything.

Without the crucial information provided by Mr. Holmes and without the phone call from Mr. Donahue, we could not have caught these suspects.

Without programs like this, it would be nearly impossible for our department to upgrade to modern technology for our volunteers to be able to effectively communicate between not only themselves, but other departments as well. This is a crucial update that we have been attempting to complete since the county first started talking about upgrading their systems a few years ago.

Without knowing who has this crucial data or how it's being used, these consumers are at serious risk to credit card fraud or all-out identity theft, which can dramatically raise risks of a variety of financial and personal hardships.

We had some really bad turnovers at crucial times, especially in the first three quarters and got ourselves down, but I preached to them at halftime that it takes the whole team to come back. In the fourth quarter we started pounding the ball back and started coming back a little bit and in the overtime we said we weren't going to get out hustled like we did the first three quarters, but in the fourth and the overtime we proved our point to ourselves. It was a total team effort tonight.

We are excited to continue our growth with individuals like Tim that have expertise and depth in areas that are crucial for IT organizations. Tim is a talented leader and his extensive understanding of the research business and the IT market will help us meet our client's needs.

Fifteen years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, prevention remains the most effective way of addressing this disease, ... Business and labor have a crucial role to play in HIV/AIDS prevention, and I applaud these organizations for taking a leadership role.

Extending the water supply during this extremely dry period through the efficient use of our existing water resources is crucial to meeting long-term needs.

Both the choice of a cover and the execution of a cover are crucial for any magazine. Every editor wants their cover to stand out.

We need to get a delegation together and go visit (Gov. Bill Owens) about this. Getting this interchange improved is going to be crucial to Fort Carson's expansion.

We were fortunate enough to get a crucial shot as the buzzer expired from Tyler McEnroe. It was exciting for all of us. Sometimes you show a little too much emotion, but it was out of excitement for the team.

We were down with four minutes left and Allison got us going. She scored four of six points in a crucial stretch for us. Bridgette Eastman hit a shot that tied it and Stout gave us the lead.

While this is a landmark crucial step in our campaign to abolish criminal defamation in Indonesia, we still have more work to do.

We've got a bunch of guys that played hard all year. Sometimes it happens. It just happened at a crucial time. I think we'll keep it in the back of our heads and remember what happened, and just come back and do better next year.

Wittingly or otherwise, the US negotiating team has executed an apparent cave-in - embracing precepts crucial to North Korean objectives but inimical to Washington's own,

We all know how crucial the crowd is when the judges are down on the floor and somebody does a routine and 10,000 fans scream and react to it. It's hard for everyone to not get caught up in that. Everyone builds on that and the athletes feed on that. It really is an advantage.

We had a good week of practice following the alumni game, made some personnel adjustments to get our best players in the most crucial spots, and our offense has been executing well in practice.

We have a door open to discuss with the Defense Department what might be available ... The coming year is a crucial time.

This whole class of products and services are really crucial to helping the industry make this transition into the digital media age. These could become tools that help more consumers realize that (digital) can be a better way of getting and discovering music.

This weekend is crucial in at least getting to share that final playoff shot. We've got to knock off these two teams to confidently say we might have a shot.

This team is Nina?s team, there?s no question about that. It?s always been the senior leadership that has to step forward and Nina has played every game since she stepped on this campus and she?s been in a lot of crucial situations ? and she?s the only one.

This was the crucial step. Now we will have a debate on which states and the size of those states.

This was a very crucial game. It's been a tough week, and we kept gutting it out and playing hard in practice, and we had confidence we could come out here and play to our potential.

This was a crucial win for us. We were able to get out to a fast start.

This very worrying trial has major implications for human rights, media freedom and democratization in Ethiopia. It will be a crucial test of the independence and impartiality of the Ethiopian judiciary.

What is suggested is a time-bound program to identify those villages which must be relocated because they are located in crucial tiger habitats.

What is really crucial is that we can consistently hold our own in the front five, that is where teams will attack us and we have to resist that. If we had had a bit more luck and maybe a little bit more experience we could have won two or three more games, what we have got now will close the gap and give us the little bit extra to cross the line in some of those games. We are optimistic but also realistic. We are still at the bottom end, if not the bottom, of the funding ladder and we have to be realistic. If we get injuries we don't have a great deal of depth. If we get a few injuries we might struggle to be competitive.

We got a nice 14-15 point lead in there which was big at the end, because unfortunately we made some crucial mistakes and (Rapid City Central) got back into it.

We just felt it was a crucial time for the city. To start all over and go through an RFP, it would be taking the risk that someone else might have to go through a learning curve.

Underage drinking costs the United States more than $62 billion each year. At this crucial time when research shows that girls are binge drinking with alarming regularity, more must be done to reduce youth access to alcohol, and the appeal of alcohol to our youth.

With increased awareness of this connection, IBD patients can initiate or maintain an open dialogue with their physicians and discuss their personal and family history of colorectal cancer as well as symptoms and medications, which are crucial components to cancer prevention.

With identity theft being one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States, it is crucial that consumers monitor their identities and adopt good practices for protecting themselves. Only through a combination of proactive monitoring and education can consumers understand how identity theft happens, how to protect themselves, and what steps to take if their identity is stolen. First Community Bank is pleased to provide this informative seminar in an effort to create more awareness and help protect the citizens of this community.

This year is very crucial as the main structures for the venues are scheduled to be completed.

This year is crucial since there is strong competition. Nobody can take things lightly.

We're playing a little bit better. We did some things right. We didn't turn it over as much last night and not at crucial times. When it was crucial, we got some plays and made some plays. Today, we didn't.

We just made some crucial mistakes there at the end with some turnovers.

We just had too many turnovers at the wrong time. If we didn't have those turnovers, at crucial times, it may have made a difference.

We lost a couple of crucial swimmers, but this team is doing such a good job and really stepping up. If you ask them, they probably would say that they expect to finish just as well as last year, if not better.

We missed some shots during critical times of the game, and we also made some turnovers at crucial times. We're now facing some adversity because we're in jeopardy of not making the state playoffs. But I think our girls can respond to the challenge.

We missed some easy shots. And we missed free throws at crucial times.

We missed some crucial free throws and they made crucial free throws. That was the difference in the game.

We will work with our African friends to come out with a common document. By the end of this year, we should move ahead on the crucial issue of UN Security Council reforms,

The private sector is making millions each week out of its contracts on the Tube. Yet it is not only failing to deliver promised improvements but has also demonstrably failed to maintain a crucial safety system to acceptable standards.

We felt that all major forms of entertainment media have studies that carefully deconstruct them, allowing a better understanding of how they are designed and created but video games have been ignored, ... As a relatively new and emerging form of entertainment, it is crucial that we start to explore just what makes games work.

We expect the Geneva talks to go ahead. We are at a crucial moment where the peace process can be moved forward. The time is right now.

We are upping the number of free Barclays 'Lets Talk Business Ideas' and 'Lets Talk Starting a Business' seminars from 300 to 500 around the country from this spring, to provide crucial tips and advice, as more than 380,000 people are likely to start a business this year.

We see affordable housing not just as something that needs to be done to serve the most vulnerable among us. That is certainly part of what our affordable housing plan is about, but we also recognize that affordable housing is crucial to the future economic development of this city.

We don't want to take the competitive edge off him because that's crucial to him, but we're expecting him to get streetwise and smarter.

You go into a lot of salons and it seems like everyone has an attitude and no one really listens to the customers. It's crucial for us to create an atmosphere where customers can come in and feel important and valued.

You have to start with the basics. It's an extremely difficult case to work. We must determine the approximate age. It's crucial to estimate age and how long they have been there. You start at ground zero and work your way up. You've got to look at the whole forest, not just one tree.

To be having a rest at a crucial juncture in the one-day series is tempting fate and opening the door to both Sri Lanka and South Africa, who will see this move as a lack of respect and be motivated by it.

To value every play is crucial at the end of the game. The fourth quarter we came through with a lot of energy and stayed focused of what we were trying to do as a team.

Video is crucial to the future of media: premium video in that respect.

Washington is one of the better teams in the state and has a really nice ball club. At crucial times in the game, we missed shots. We got to be able to finish games, but we haven't been able to this year.

We didn't hit open shots, we forced things, we had defensive breakdowns. We made some very bad choices at the most crucial times. Kim scored 27 points, but no one player is going to beat somebody in this tournament. We needed everyone tonight, and our kids didn't do the job.

Boris Yeltsin has played a crucial role in the history of Russia.

Brian's death was a real blow. It hit home on a personal level because he was a close friend to all of us. But it hit home at a political level, too, because he was such a crucial part of the community.

Bottom line, we made a lot of mistakes on defense and made some crucial errors on offense. I can say with an open heart that the kids don't give up. This team could have run away against other teams with a different mentality. We could be getting beat by 20 or 30 points, but we're not. We're in every game.

Events during the last year again demonstrated the crucial role the press plays to advance the struggle for freedom,

Believing that a strong, supportive connection between young men and women of our armed forces and the civilian communities they are ready and willing to serve is crucial to morale, ASA has committed itself to building and strengthening this link.

Everybody has understood that banking is crucial to moving the field forward. This is a concrete step, and we're doing it first.

Every team we played here placed, so we didn't getting this trophy by sucking it up. I'm certainly not displeased with what the kids did. I'm happy with what they did. When you play good teams at this point you have to make everything work. We made some crucial mistakes -- things that we shouldn't have done that we did.

Every game is so magnified and so crucial right now. It doesn't matter how you get it done as long as you win. They don't have to be pretty as long as you get them done.

Every game is now crucial and we can't afford any slip ups, but the situation is in our own hands.

Every game counts. We're trying to win a championship. We can't afford a letdown. We know any loss could be crucial in trying to win an MVC championship.

Everyday the hunt for Iraqi assets unveils more and Hussein's thievery from the Iraqi people, ... Taking international action to identify and freeze funds pilfered by the fallen regime is crucial to the reconstruction efforts in Iraq.

As the relief effort becomes more organized, short-term needs are effectively addressed and it is crucial that the world turn its attention to assisting in long-term reconstruction,

At one point there were four sophomores and a junior in there at a crucial point and they played three minutes of good basketball. I tried to do that so they (the starters) could see that patience.

At this point, ratings aren't as crucial as they used to be.

At The Weather Channel, we realize how crucial it is to find a cure for this debilitating disease and are proud to be a continued sponsor and community partner for this important event.

Discipline at the plate is crucial to being a good hitter. We made good adjustments as hitters this weekend.

Don't set pen to paper until you know your main characters inside out. Create files detailing their appearances, likes, dislikes, and personal background. You may not use all the information, but it is a crucial step in planning your story.

Craig Mulholland, who has successfully administered an accomplished Rangers in the community scheme, will take control of all additional administrative matters relating to youth football. Formerly trained with the SFA, Craig's administrative experience will be crucial to the organisation of a large youth structure.