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Well that would be against policy unless they have some good reason for it being a security risk to sell and redeem prizes during afternoon hours and activity. We want to know names of those stores. We're going to have sales reps go out and talk to them to explain what is expected.

Well that's not a good idea, but that was close to reality, because my kids' real mom, Shannon Tweed ... was a former Playmate, ... It's tough for a very young child to explain to the other school kids 'yeah, mom was on the cover of Playboy and dad's this wacky rock star who has a talking codpiece and spits fire.'

Well, status quo wasn't working. For whatever reason, we weren't getting the response we thought we would from the players. I try and explain myself, not just telling them what we're doing but why we're doing it and why it's going to help us long-term.

What is their proof? ... Are they testing players, too? How do you explain that? Or have they stopped testing now? We just saw him hit five in 30 at-bats. So what's going on now? I hope that he's judged by the real baseball people when he's finished.

Wal-Mart has had a much stronger gift-card season than last year, so that might explain why their (December) sales figure is not as good.

We call on you to ensure that the U.S. military cease the use of these detentions at once and that officials credibly explain the basis for the detentions of those currently being held, or release them immediately,

we don't need to have somebody explain to us how the people of New Mexico think.

We will continue to report on the disaster and its aftermath in order to explain how the actual situation varied from the accounts made by these sources.

We would have liked a greater opportunity to explain how openness is possible with Office. We've found a very positive reaction to our open formats and our approach, and there's a growing awareness there.

This will be a good opportunity to explain to our partners that a successful round in Doha will be good for our respective countries, our workers, our farmers, our business people,

There comes a time when action speaks louder than words. Constantly telling people what you're going to do like Tarver's doing and trying to explain why you didn't do what you were supposed to do the last time, that's not a positive thing. If I'm going to shoot you, I'm not going to tell you. I'm just going to shoot you. That's the frame of mind Roy's in right now.

The reason why China forecasting has such a poor track record is that Westerners constantly invoke the model and experience of the West to explain China, and it is a false prophet. Until we start trying to understand China on its own terms, rather than as a Western-style nation in the making, we will continue to get it wrong.

There has to be new words to explain new worlds.

When a woman falls in love with me, I feel guilty. I am convinced that it's pure obstinacy that keeps me from reciprocating her passion. As I explain to her that I'm gay, it sounds, even to me, like a silly excuse; I scarcely believe it myself.

When I see people with an interesting gap year, if they can explain it, if they can justify it, if they can show what they've learnt from it, it's sometimes more profitable or more intelligent than having been through a traditional, continuous race from high school to the end of university.

We're trying to explain to people why Ohio is good for business.

We thought it was important to express our concerns. We're looking forward to having the proposal more thoroughly reviewed, and we welcome the opportunity to explain our comments more fully.

Why are you not getting us some help. There's something wrong with her. He said I'll get you some help after I explain the ticket. She's gasping for air, he's talking to me about points, the cost of the ticket, traffic school and I'm going I don't care. I know how a ticket operates can you just get my mother some help.

Too many radiologists still believe there is a risk from a chest x-ray. Few radiologists can explain radiation to the patient in words the patient can understand.

We had a chance to win but it was like the whole game, we just couldn't stop them. Our offense wasn't the problem tonight. It was our defense. It's hard to explain when every game is so important, especially with a team we're trying to chase. Not to have that sense of urgency like it's a playoff game, is really a shame.

We are sending a letter right now that will arrive on Monday to request a meeting. We'll probably have meetings with them next week to explain the damage being done to the U.S. economy.

We believe it will be extremely difficult, or impossible, to be more precise, for the Ukrainian authorities to explain to their people the reason for such a short-sighted policy.

This record may explain what I've been doing during the last 12 years when I haven't had an electric guitar in my hands.

The only thing I can't explain is why somebody who was in fear for their life would follow the person who threatened them and not flee, ... That's why I did not call the police soon. It caused me to lessen the significance of this incident.

There are issues that go beyond some of the things said in that article. John should have a chance to explain himself and show that the way he was portrayed in the article was not his real mindset.

We love a dress where you can't really explain the color. They're all complexion colors, they're all very flattering.

When you look at the sand truck and where it ended up, you can't help but believe in God. There's no other way to explain him (Smith) not getting hurt any worse.

With every letter or article I see in the paper more and more people are asking me questions and taking an interest. That gives me a chance to explain what mental illness is and how it affect not only the client but the family.

While he is in Boise, Vice President Cheney ought to explain why the Bush administration sold out the Idaho sugar industry,

We are excited at the prospect of reading the entire Bible and having someone explain it to us.

There has to be something that we don't know. To simply explain that they're doing this to avoid litigation assumes that they'd be willing to throw money down a rat hole.

Firms are substituting capital -- particularly high-tech capital -- for labor. They're putting smart machines on the factory floor and in the service industry. That may explain why high-tech orders for capital goods have been going up, despite the fact that manufacturers don't seem to be hiring a lot of people.

extraordinary, uplifting and beyond any rational explanation. And believe me, I tried to explain them away.

Explain to the child that this is all the space that Mommy is allowing you for your artwork, and that you can't save it all. The more you include your children in those basic decisions, then the more appreciative they are, and the more apt they are to comply with your requests.

explain to the American people why they want to use Social Security trust funds for the tax cut.

Explain this game to me. Last night we went 2-for-24 from the 3 and (Friday) we made 11 threes. We make a few of those (against Franklin) and we have a chance to win the game.

Explain it as we may, a martial strain will urge a man into the front rank of battle sooner than an argument, and a fine anthem excite his devotion more certainly than a logical discourse.

Experiments suggest that if one particle of Ebola enters a person's bloodstream, it can cause a fatal infection. This may explain why many of the medical workers who came down with Ebola couldn't remember making any mistakes that might have exposed them.

Face your financial issues head on. Open your bills, pick up the phone, call your lender. If applicable, tell them you're struggling and explain why. If you lost your job or took a pay cut, be ready to prove it.

But just since last summer this has been a key point of discussion at several conferences and caused quite an excitement, as people see the data. Among other things, it helps to explain how water, or something else serving the same role, could have helped lead to the evolution of life.

The government is either going to consent to a retrial because the jury verdict was tainted by potentially perjured testimony or the government is going to have to explain to the court why the prejudiced testimony was harmless -- in other words, that the testimony did not influence the jury's verdict.

We've been playing it for three years in the school and two in the summer, so it's basically what we do. I don't know how to explain it expect that it's just first nature.

We seem to be creating a lot of odd-man rushes. We're killing a penalty, but we seem to be jumping into the play and doing things like blocking shots to create a 2-on-1. We seem to be able to score and we're finishing those chances and I can't really explain why.

We're there so we don't have to explain to parents, 'This is what happened to your kid,'

We need to get that first win and then think about the next opponent. This has been kind of dream season for us. I can't explain it really. It's just been awesome.

The government should hold a meeting of all parties immediately before the Parliament session, to explain the background of India's vote at the IAEA meeting on Saturday.

The granddaughter couldn't understand why they just couldn't go back home so she could play with her own toys. You could just feel the frustration from this grandmother. How difficult it was for her to stay strong and try to explain what had happened to this little girl.

You are often asked to explain your work, as if the reader isn't able to work it out. And people always try and label you by your work.

You better talk to Art about that. I know what it is, but let him explain it to you.

You cannot explain failure any more than you can argue with success.

You can look at different trends to explain it, a .355 on-base percentage being the benchmark for a successful playoff team,

We had a terrible flow on offense. I wish I could explain it better.

We all went out there with a purpose. I'm not saying we didn't go out with a purpose every week, bit this was a do or die situation and we got it done today, I can't really explain it.

We're surprised she would have spent that long away from her nest when she had a chick. That begs the question: Why does she need to go that far? It raises the suspicion that fish resources around Christmas Island are not currently adequate. That might explain the slow and gradual decline of the bird.

the opportunity to explain why they didn't reveal it.

We will probably focus on some of the Southern rock throughout and then focus on memorabilia from some of the acts we've booked, too. One of the things that we will be doing is training our team members on the history of those pieces so they can explain to customers what some of it means.

We had to explain to voters that we can only maintain our social welfare system if we reform it,

This was my third AFC championship game, and to get that far and not make it twice, it really makes you appreciate the opportunity we have. Not just to get back to the AFC championship game, but to have this opportunity now, looking back at the last two times when we didn't make it, there is nothing like the feeling I have right now. You have to really appreciate it. I can't explain the feeling.

What is hard for us to understand well, and hard for me to explain to Secretary (of State Colin) Powell, is the inability to get a phone call through to the aircraft commander or to talk to the crew.

We find (the visit) regrettable. I think he should explain to Asian countries why he made the visit today.

We gave instructions to our ambassador to explain why there is such indignation in Italy,

We cannot at this time explain the circumstances that were occurring on Flight 990 that resulted in the flight profile I just described,

Twenty-four turnovers, especially at this time of year, is kind of scary. I really can't explain it.

To have this experience with this team, words can't explain the way I feel right now.

When you only have seven kids coming in and a lot of these other teams had nine or 10, you don't have a lot of margin for error. I can't explain it right now. They've found a way to focus, they know what they're doing, and it's full-speed ahead.

What this system endeavours to do is to provide some factors which outline the discretion, which explain the discretion and make it accountable and transparent.

What this system endeavours to do, ... is provide factors which explain the discretion and make it transparent and accountable (and) some parameters by which people can follow how they've reached their decision.

What can you say when the greatest player in the world puts his trust in you like that? I don't know how to explain it. I just know that my caddie said before I hit my putt, that 'It's the moment you've been waiting for your whole life, so go ahead and do it.' I did it for 13 other guys and Mr. Nicklaus. It's unbelievable.

We tell them about Earth science, astronomy, plant science and marine science. But what we don't do is explain what the four basic sciences are and what the building blocks are. We go too broad too early. We don't go in depth enough.... You've got to understand the big picture of what science is and how all the sciences relate to one another. If you don't do that, you'll never get it and you'll never get a real interest in science.

We simply explain that unique freezing processes probably happened in that region only a handful of times during the last 12,000 years. We leave to others the question of whether or not our research explains the biblical account.

We tried to explain to him that it'll be OK, ... We have to make one trip to Russia for a visit before adoption and we're hoping to do that sometime this winter. Next spring we have to go there for court and we told him (through an interpreter) that maybe we can take him home with us then. It will definitely be a happy moment.

We were performing in Puerto Rico one time. I'd had surgery and couldn't perform the dance routines. The crowd was calling out, 'La colora!' He couldn't figure out what that meant, though he spoke fluent Spanish. Finally, someone said, 'The redhead!' They wanted me to dance. He tried to explain why I couldn't, saying I'd had surgery. 'Want to know where she had it?' he asked the crowd. 'In Las Vegas!'

What the HMOs can't explain is why premiums are increasing twice as fast as hospital and physician costs.

We welcome the opportunity to appear before the FDIC and explain what we want to do to anyone who is interested.

When I started out in the eighties, the idea of creating serious comics for adults was pretty laughable to most folks, and for the longest time it was hard to even explain what alternative comics or graphic novels were. Nobody seemed to understand or care. Not so, any longer.

We helped explain it to the Congress, but also Congress was getting people from back home who explained it to them in no uncertain terms.

We expected that there might be Earth-mass planets here because the planet we know about is weird. It's too big for its mass and one of the best theories to explain that was that it was being puffed out by the tidal influence of a Earth-mass planet in a nearby orbit. Unfortunately that does not work.

We saw up to a 15-percent tissue loss in the brain centers that regulate motor skills, such as movement and coordination. This helps explain the slowed reflexes and disruption of balance and gait that often affect people with early AIDS.

Very often, government agencies create graphical information rather than just text to explain different services, whether it's how to apply for a permit or how to use the 911 system. But the more graphic it is, the more speed and capacity you need. Up until now, our citizens just haven't had that. So we see lots of possibilities for public education.

U.S. economic numbers alone can't explain the strength of the market movement in Mexico. The fundamental factors, which have been positive and which were largely ignored because of U.S. market gyrations, are getting recognition.

This speaks to the character of these guys. It's something. I can't explain it. This is just an unbelievable group of guys. You don't win as many games as they have without being different. And they are different.

To tap a toe to. It's a joke. It takes something out of it when you have to explain the jokes.

To succeed in this war we must effectively explain our policies and fundamental values to people around the world,

There have been meetings with local residents to explain what the construction is, completion of survey work, required close properties have been purchased and preliminary meetings with the city and county officials have been held.

There had to be something else happening that would explain this discrepancy. Rather than trying to compete, I decided join up.

We are obviously very much looking forward to the day where they can explain how it felt to be under threat of criminal prosecution for merely identifying themselves. The clients are happy that the fight over this gag is nearing its end.

We are stewards of the taxpayers' money. And I think we owe it to the taxpayers to explain why we're spending as much per student as New York State.

We counted up 22 lay-ins that were just missed. We can't explain it.

Both of the errors hit on the exact same spot on my glove, right on my thumb. We work on that every day in spring training and we get balls hit a lot harder than those two were. The only way I can explain it is that maybe I took my eye off it at the last second, because those plays should be made 100 percent of the time.

Between 8 and 8:30 in the morning, Ms. Campbell was looking for a certain pair of jeans apparently and couldn't find them. She got very upset, and she wanted to know where the jeans were. The jeans were kept upstairs, and when my client attempted to explain this to her, Naomi got more and more angry.

Even if we take account of income, the composition of households and the ages of household members, that does not explain why so many immigrants live in public housing.

Ben is going to unlock a lot of mystery. He's going to explain what he's doing and give an underlying rationale for it. The Fed will become less mysterious, and I think people will like that.

Everybody wanted to explain Rosa Parks and wanted to teach Rosa Parks, but Rosa Parks wasn't very interested in that, ... She wanted them to understand the government and to understand their rights and the Constitution that people are still trying to perfect today.

Everything considered, it's really something that you can't really explain how excited guys are. Even guys who aren't from Wisconsin, they want to see how the Packers fans are and the tradition of Lambeau Field.

Every team is going to play hard. The intensity level is so high I can't explain it.

Everyday since this happened, people have been asking me, 'Well, do you have cancer? Or is it not?' ... There's no easy way to explain that. It is the illness. You have to look it up to understand it.

Baseball's weird sometimes. You can't really explain things. Guess we need to throw another quarter in the merry-go-round.

Baseball is weird. Sometimes you can't explain things,

At no point during the proceedings were we given a chance to explain ourselves. As soon as our attorney started reading a letter of support from Good Samaritan Hospital, 250 people in the courtroom began booing. It was something you would see on a TV show. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It didn't feel like America. It just didn't.

Doctors, when they see a black box warning, it really makes them anxious in that they can imagine themselves, if an adverse event occurs, in a courtroom trying to explain to a judge why they prescribed the medicine when it says right on the label why it shouldn't be prescribed,