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We wanted to educate, enlighten and sensitize the ninth graders to the issues they are facing and the issues they will face in order to ease their transition into adulthood. Kids need to learn to get their needs met in productive ways.

We all have a right to know where she stands on these basic issues. And I hope this puts to bed this notion that it's not a legitimate thing for the United States Congress to find out where a nominee stands on the fundamental constitutional questions facing her.

We're taking everything he says with a pinch of salt. The explanation could possibly be that he doesn't want to tell us something, that he could be facing some threat, or that he is simply scared.

We all look forward each year to the day when the schedule comes out. We welcome the challenges facing us in 2006. As always, we'll take our one-game-at-a-time approach.

We all know their situation, ... We came in here knowing we're facing a very hot team with a lot on the line. That's why this was a good win. But we've been playing all the contenders very tough for the last couple months.

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.

There is no substitute for facing live pitching. When you go against the machine or the coaches, it's just not the same.

There is so much shame and guilt in our society, and I think it has deprived a lot of people from living fully. We are all facing battles... We've all had someone who has hurt us. So let's talk about it.

We had a great weekend all together. The team's really starting to come together, I think. They are a real great group of guys to be around. Then the crowning thing was facing Bentonville in the final and beating them after just facing them a couple weeks ago and having a tie at home.

We will be in a very tough position if the request is not supported by the voters. There is no way to try to skim this. This would be a significant cut. We are facing a significant long-term challenge.

We will be facing urban core creep. This proposal is not going to create a stable housing market. It is going to drive up housing prices.

We have a lot of work ahead of us, ... We still need the Voting Rights Act to be reauthorized, protect Social Security for our families, address the health care crisis disproportionately impacting Latino families, and make sure every student has access to a higher education. We need to make sure that Latinos are brought to the table, and not simply asked for their support or ignored on issues facing our country.

This team, this defense we're facing is extremely disruptive, ... They're blowing up gaps. They're going to get negative runs.

This was an important win going into the Texarkana Tournament. I'm excited to get a look at Texas High before district play, and that will give us an idea of what we'll be facing in the district showdown.

This was an important win going into the Texarkana Tournament, ... I'm excited to get a look at Texas High before district play, and that will give us an idea of what we'll be facing in the district showdown.

What is interesting to me is how the characters respond, how they change and grow by facing what often seem overwhelming difficulties.

What I would say to anybody facing any life challenge or disease is that that is courage - to choose life, to keep looking at what's good.

We got a lot of work done, but we lacked actually being on a field facing a live situation. There's no way you can simulate that indoors.

We cannot sugarcoat what we're facing as working people and as a nation. These are very serious times, and it is time for us to take very serious actions. If we don't stand up, who will?

We cannot ignore the market realities facing Delphi, which is unable to sustain wage and benefit levels above those paid by our U.S.-based competitors.

With home heating oil expected to increase by as much as 31 percent this year and residents already facing a 71 percent increase over last year?s natural gas costs, energy costs are going to have an even greater impact on families this year,

You have to tip your hat to that cat over there who was on the mound for them. That's why he is who he is. Any time he's on the mound and he's facing you, you've got your hands full. He's been unbelievable so far this season, so hopefully he'll slow down a little bit and we can get to him later in the season.

You hate to say it, but there's a bit of a breaking in period, during when a guy gets needs a break, to pitch a good game and get good results, and the confidence grows. That's what we're trying to get now, a positive roll. He won a spot in Spring Training, and now he's battling to continue to pitch here. He's facing an 'A' lineup every night, but, as a pitcher, you have to be able to separate that and understand that it's about making pitches.

You guys saw Pedro do it here year after year. There were games where he didn't throw at anybody and guys still had trouble getting to the outside corner because of that inherent concern. And that's not something anybody has had to worry about facing me.

What happened in Queensland is that people are facing high unemployment relative to other states - 5.7 per cent when I last checked.

We've been struggling with our at-bats. But we've stuck with our game plan. We've been blaming (the slump) on the fact that we've been facing good pitchers. And we have. We saw another one tonight. And it sure is good to see Ichiro going again.

We tried to mix it up as much as possible, ... When hes facing that kind of coverage, maybe he doesnt go out and run like he usually would run. In his mind hes thinking, I cant get past the safety.

We just prepare in practice as if we're facing the best team in the country.

We just want to break it up for them a little bit. Get them out there facing some competition. It revs things up a little bit.

We mixed it up. When you're facing that kind of coverage, maybe (Moss) doesn't go out and run like he usually would run. In his mind, he's thinking, well, I can't get past. It takes a weapon away from that offense.

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 won one game here. We didn't quit, we didn't lay down. We just didn't play great baseball here. The guys are trying. You're facing a team that's hungry.

The prize recognizes the role of multilateralism in resolving all of the challenges we are facing today. It will strengthen my resolve and that of my colleagues to continue to speak truth to power.

We identified the fact that Louisiana citizens would be facing a night on the streets, and that is not acceptable.

We expected to see declines, but we didn't expect such severe declines. If nothing changes, we could be facing barren oceans or oceans of fish we can't utilize.

We don't want people to panic, but they need to realize we're facing a very grave situation.

We are very blessed to have so many family members and friends who have reached out to us with prayers and words of encouragement. Our family's mission now is to reach out and help other families who are facing this horrible disease.

We're going to be in a recovery effort for a good long time. But the state is not facing the same problems that the state of Louisiana and Mississippi are experiencing.

We're going to be facing in 2006, 2007, I'd say at best stagnation. It's an industry where you have to move all the time. You have to question yourself all the time. You have to challenge the way you're doing business all the time.

We're very lucky to have Chris on our team. He makes everyone around him better. Playing No. 1 singles isn't easy because you're facing the best competition every day, but he's doing a great job there.

We're usually good at bouncing back from a sub-par game. Facing Carroll's press will help prepare us for Bowie. Bowie's very similar to Carroll, but they have more athletes.

We're trying to get out in front of this because we think this is going to be one of the most critical problems facing water managers in the Western United States in the next couple of decades,

This simulation, with its nursing home command challenges, is designed to help command officials better understand the problems that may occur within nursing facilities during emergencies. Homeland security and preparedness involves firefighters protecting all people living in all environments in this nation. Our senior citizens are too often the tragic victims of fire. This course will better prepare the firefighters facing the challenges present when dealing with these types of fires.

We think that would be a step backwards, and staff cannot really support it. The city is facing a huge fight if they do that.

We are very pleased to secure Craig's services for next season as we were facing competition from other Super League clubs for his signature,

We are very pleased to secure Craig's services as we were facing competition from other Super League clubs for his services,

We are still facing great challenges of bird flu control.

We didn't make any big changes or anything like that because we were facing this high-powered offense. For us, it was about doing what we do and doing it well.

We are going to be sitting in that meeting, facing the committee members and praying in our minds for them to look at our faces -- Asian, Haitian, Latino, even Caucasian -- who are watching at this historic moment to see what they produce.

We are going to be facing some major choices as we go through the budget process,

Both of these gambles took us a little by surprise and left us facing a hefty payout should either get the job.

Both defenses are facing something they haven't faced before.

Bob's background and global financial experience make him the right person at the right time to take on this responsibility. He consistently applies a disciplined approach to tackling tough issues. Further, he is well- known for his ability to develop and implement effective business and strategic plans. Given the challenges the Company is facing -- particularly in North America -- we are lucky to have someone like Bob on our team.

Brown is desperately scrabbling around for purpose and identity and facing a struggle.

Besides the shortages of foreign currency, the sector is also facing problems relating to insufficient revenue generated from the sale of gold through the official system.

Even though the level of competition wasn't as high as we've been facing lately, we played very well today. The girls kept up their intensity, which is something we're going to need when we get into league play.

Either he's been buoyed by the polls that show the gap between him and the Conservatives is narrowing. That might be part of it. There's also an element that it could be the desperation of a cornered man facing the executioner. He's doing everything he can to save his political life in the last three days of this campaign.

Bill Sharman was coach at that time and I didn't want to intrude, ... But Kermit had to learn to play facing the basket, which he'd never done. So, I began meeting him at the Loyola gym at 7:30 each morning and we'd work on his development.

Big-time sport on free over-the-air television is a wonderful product but, nevertheless, we're all facing the situation that the cost of the product is still an issue,

Everything's running. Everything's been going smoothly. We aren't facing any problems that we wouldn't face on a normal day.

Every single American is feeling the pain of high energy prices. After the warmest winter on record, consumers' heating bills are still up an average 23 percent this year for natural gas and 24 percent for oil. Schools, hospitals, churches and small businesses across the country are struggling. It's clear that America's competitiveness, jobs and economic growth are at risk. The question is, will Congress at last take action on one of the most important issues facing our nation?

Every game he pitches, it's like the World Series for the other team. For some of them, it could be the height of their baseball career facing a guy like that.

At the corporation, we believe one of the most critical issues facing the country is the preparation of America's teachers, which is just not good enough. Creating a vision for change and sharing how to improve teacher preparation is something the corporation is committed to.

At this point, everybody you're facing is a good team. You can't choose your poison at this point. We need a good team effort this weekend. If we can just focus we'll be OK.

At the end of the day, it's not really about Wal-Mart. People are taking out a lot of their frustration against the modern age and finding a symbol. It's just one more set of problems facing the large institutional leader that the second guy doesn't have to deal with.

Disintegration of the family is the greatest problem facing the African-American community, ... And there are no simple, easy answers to this. Government has a role, but you have to be careful. How do you get into someone's family and try and save it; convince young men that they have responsibilities, young men who often feel they have no future and no hope.

Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and I have made it crystal clear that character is an essential attribute for everyone within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, ... As we have already stated, Milton Bradley has health issues that we expect he will address. We are disappointed that he is facing challenges away from the ballpark, but we are confident he will confront these issues as well.

Dodger owner Frank McCourt and I have made it crystal clear that character is an essential attribute for everyone within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. As we have already stated, Milton Bradley has health issues that we expect he will address. We are disappointed that he is facing challenges away from the ballpark, but we are confident he will confront these issues as well. As these are personal matters for Milton Bradley, the team is not distracted and remains fully focused on winning the National League West Division.

Cortez is capable of a lot more than what they showed us. And we're facing the possibility of playing minus Kat (Garcia).

Countries are not on track to reach even their modest Kyoto targets, despite growing recognition that we are already facing dramatic consequences as a result of climate change.

Don't get me wrong, I think you're probably telling the truth, but there might be a lot of people at home wondering how that could be possible with the conditions you're facing and with the insurgent attacks you're facing.

Don't make the planned tariff hike a scapegoat for the companies managerial problems. They said they could not afford it (the hike), but actually it s because they are facing various internal problems.

CVD is the biggest single health problem facing Europe both in terms of resource burden and economic burden.

Enterprises face increasing challenges when it comes to selecting devices, enabling access to e-mail and securing corporate data, while carriers are facing more and more complexity to support these demands.

Enterprises are facing serious challenges across multiple areas of e-mail management. The market is demanding solutions for holistic e-mail data management that go beyond a single feature or function.

Engagement is one of the most important and challenging issues facing our clients, and one of the most talked about concepts in the industry today. Everyone wants to better understand how effectively messages are received and how program environment impacts the process. This project will provide new insights into the critical links between the programs and commercials.

Drivers are straightforward--I don't think that Apple is facing research problems here.

Drew had everything working tonight. We pulled him in the seventh because the batter he was facing had his number all game long, so we went to Tyson (Reeder). Reeder did a heck of a job for us.

Each game is its own game, ... Facing them a week ago, you learn some things from the way they approached you, and you learn from watching the other guys, how they set them up. But it always comes down to executing.

Each FBI employee understands that to defeat the key threats facing our nation, we must constantly strive to be more efficient and more effective. Just as our adversaries continue to evolve, so, too, must the FBI.

Duke has already done more ... than any other institution facing a crisis in the 21st century.

DST is committed to helping our retirement clients manage IT costs and meet the challenges facing providers today. TRAC is positioned to help retirement providers of all kinds focus on their key competencies-product development and distribution, as well as service quality-while leveraging DST's core technology strengths.

Early in North Division play we went from 1-0 to 1-3 on the road. Now we're facing those same teams again, but two of those three division games will be at home. If we can win two of three at home, it puts us in pretty good shape.

European poultry is facing a real danger at this point in time.

Farmers are facing a double whammy - an income squeeze, and they're also facing a cost squeeze with electricity (and) gas going up,

There's still a bit of a tech wreck going on in the wake of the Nasdaq weakness. The other problem is that we haven't had good sector rotation and we've seen a bit of a sell-off in the banks. The results for the banks have not been too good - they are facing margin pressures.

There's something about playing the game of baseball that lights up a youngster's eyes but for children facing mental and physical challenges, that opportunity can often be a difficult first test. The Miracle League gives these children the opportunity to get out in the sunshine and enjoy the game of baseball in its purest form.

There's no question we've got a very serious budget crisis facing California. We've got the nation's worst credit rating.

There's no question we're facing a lot of adversity right now. The young guys, sometimes they just look at you with the big eyes, but they don't know what to do. They expect seniors to know how to take the lead.

There's no question that we're facing in television the most competitive primetime season in recent memory, ... You have to look at how the World Series has held up versus a very strong primetime lineup across the board on any given night.

There's no question that they're facing challenges right now, I think we all feel very confident that it has and it can make a significant contribution to the Catholic dialogue in the United States.

The tough economy has put tremendous pressure on fourth-quarter sales performance and increased competition for share of the consumers' wallets, ... While home improvement is a high priority for our customers, they are also facing immediate and dramatic pressures in a number of areas, including record cold weather and rising energy costs, investment losses, higher interest rates and increasing consumer debt levels.

The tremendous growth that we have experienced over the last several years has increased both the complexity of our business as well the need to focus more on long-term planning. Mr. McCourt's assumption of leadership of the day-to-day business will allow me to focus on the long-term strategic challenges facing our business.

The traditional family table is round. No corners. No sides. No head. No tail. Everything is smooth. The food is in the center, and each family member reaches over the same distance. Someone you love is next to you on each side, and no one is last or at the end. The person farthest away from you is also the person facing you.

Israel is not facing just the terrorists Hamas and Hezbollah. Those criminal groups are merely proxies for the real masters of terror, Syria and Iran.

I sort of fell in with the wrong crowd. Things started getting twisted, and instead of facing my drug problem, I made excuses and justified getting away with it because I was maintaining a job and family.

I've been working on timing and getting my hands in the right position, just trying to get that feel back. It's hard to explain. You can do it in batting practice and you can do it in the cage, but to get in the game and to be able to settle your nerves a little bit and get in that mode when you can still get your swing off when the velocity picks up and you start facing off-speed pitches. I'm trying to find that rhythm, that timing.

The whole point of the rally is the take back the night and make is safe for everyone. Sexual assault is something everyone is facing regardless of your religion, political views, race, ethnicity or gender. ... It's non-discriminatory like that.

They agreed on one thing for sure, that the gravest threat facing the United States is that of terrorists armed with nuclear weapons.

The wireless telecom sector is facing a difficult transition right now, ... The competitive advantages of a year ago have become less meaningful.