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You might put 100 bucks down that you'll beat your former team. It's nothing big. It's more for bragging rights than anything else.

You need to make the distinction between external motivation and internal motivation. While the former has short-term effects, the latter is far more important.

This is business that is permanently lost. This is business that has gone to competitors, that has gone elsewhere and through the signing of contracts and other deals that our customers and former customers have established with competitors.

This is a person who has a long history in Wisconsin including as a former legislator and as a member of the governor's administration. The governor always picks the people who are best for the jobs.

This isn't a security story. This is really a story about how the music industry is dealing with its former reluctance to work with the Internet.

This government, that destroyed 1,500 homes and lives, but doesn't want to destroy 40 former synagogues we can only say, 'Can you possible destroy, and then look away?

This former employee seeks to exploit to his own economic advantage this family dispute between two brothers. Mr. Kushner is confident that all the issues will be successfully resolved.

This as other newsmakers were walking around the floor ... and no one seemed to pay them any attention ... such as former Secy. of State Madeleine Albright.

They said that Seven was a former Borg who had been human and had been assimilated. She was regaining her humanity. I had no interest in this character.

They say we're playing in a former minor league stadium that has short dimensions. With our pitching and hitting, that's a plus for us.

All you need is one person in a group to be honest, and then slowly, very slowly, everyone else starts telling the truth. That's why our lecturers must be former members of Weight Watchers. They must have lost weight our way.

America is a place of many great events. Here is where Adam dwelt, where the Garden of Eden was located. America was the place of former civilizations, including Adam's, the Jaredites', and Nephites'.

A lot of these properties are in exactly the right place or their construction is unusual. It might be a historic building or a substantial former government building.

They are pets or descendants of former pets. They don't occur naturally here.

This president has kept no promise more faithfully than his promise in 2000 and again in 2004 that he would nominate only strict constructionist, original intent jurists to the Supreme Court, ... In the face of unprecedented obstructionism, led especially by former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle in the last term, this president has held fast to his promises and nominated scores of sterling and extremely competent judges.

This outright dismissal of what is termed 'disgruntled former board members' is completely inappropriate. They all had issues, and there were common threads through those issues.

There was some good and positive response from a few companies, individuals and my former school, Lodge, but I still haven't heard from the AAA (Amateur Athletics Association) about the Solidarity Fund.

There were some strained relationships between the former leadership of the shelter and some members of the commission,

There's a misconception about Barack Obama as a former constitutional law professor. First of all, there are plenty of professors who are 'legal relativists.' They tend to view legal principles as relative to whatever they're trying to achieve.

As seven former solicitors general have stated previously, the confidentiality that enables the solicitor general's office to vigorously defend the United States' interests should not be sacrificed as a part of the confirmation process.

As principals, we often share the belief with parents that education for their children is a journey and not a race. I am very proud of all those former students who have become successful or happy with their lives.

As you know, they have had their differences in the past eight months. During this time, Pol Pot has lost almost everything, including his dignity, his former control of the military and the people.

Access equals power in Washington, and few people have greater access than a former member of Congress. We believe the public has the right to know how frequently their elected representatives change their allegiances and become lobbyists.

A company purchasing the former Highland Yarn Mills complex for an adaptive reuse would be great news for High Point, ... However, none of the confidential clients with whom our office is working has authorized me to discuss any news about those buildings.

It's been so long overdue. I think it takes away about 50% of the judges' importance to the event because now you have former skaters and former coaches sitting there calling the elements. The judges can only judge the transitions, the music, the program. So it's taken a lot out of their hands. I think it's great.

It's essential for the U.S. and Europe to prevent Putin from going farther and reversing the hard-won independence of former Soviet republics.

Its easier for outsiders to be hard-nosed with the former parents of these companies. They're simply less bound by the fairly long, shared history.

It's a shadow of its former self, and it wasn't much to begin with.

It was fun playing against my former teammates and my old team, ... We came out with a win and that was our main focus.

It was really awesome, ... It was really cool to see a former president.

It was improper to dismiss him for having consensual relationships with former students.

It's a bit disingenuous to tell somebody in the middle of June that one of the reasons they purchased the club was the organization and the roster and everything that had been put in place. Then, when they get to be 1-4 and have a few bumps in the road, say the former owner was at fault. I don't want to get into a kicking match with Mr. Wilf. I never have kicked him, and I would appreciate it if he didn't kick me." ()

It's a fabulous idea because right now the House is not on an equal playing field with the Senate, as almost all the senators are former House members. There is a lack of experience in the House.

It's a funny thing about cities: Some have brief, bright moments of cultural and political dominance, decades- or centuries-long spells when they seem the center of their particular nation, or region, or empire... only to later fall into obscurity and disrepair, never to regain their former glory.

It is to relieve the congestion in FYROM, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, temporarily and then ... create the conditions that will allow these people to return home, which is where we believe they want to be.

It's true I spoke with him after the game and it's true that he was unhappy about not playing, ... As a former footballer myself that is something I understand completely and that is all I can say about the matter.

It's not particularly surprising that a fight between a former stripper and a millionaire's son is good copy. What is surprising is that this case is going to end up in a dozen casebooks and that Anna Nicole Smith will become the mother of probate law for many generations to come. That's not bad for a stripper.

for his courtesy and convenience, and that is because he is a former Cabinet official.

For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: / (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) / Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? / Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? / Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

For generations, many people have known that Jefferson fathered children by Sally Hemings, ... The much publicized results of DNA tests several years ago simply corroborate what had been common knowledge. Over the years, certain highly regarded scholars defended Jefferson's 'purity,' categorically denying claims that there had been a sexual relationship between master and slave. Since those 'revelations,' some of them have retreated from their former position of 'It didn't happen' only to insist that the affair between Hemings and Jefferson was an exception. But in fact such affairs, far from being exceptional, were fairly commonplace. That's part of what I wanted to convey by 'the American way' of the title.

The number of former Anaconda workers has really thinned out in recent years,

It's now up to all of us to turn cease-fire into peace, to turn peace into a lasting settlement and the countries of former Yugoslavia into a stable and prosperous part of the European family,

It's one of those things, I don't think I'd ever live it down. She's not only a former player, she's from my hometown (of Arcadia). She was a great player for us and I know it's special for her to come back.

It's the easiest job I've ever had. As a former nurse, it is a big jump from caring for patients to caring for computers.

It's kind of like a low-grade fever. It's not like people are running around saying, 'Oh, my goodness, the former governor is on trial.' We all know that. We've been living with this scandal for seven years now.

It just happens to be like that. It doesn't make any difference to me. It's just worked out that way. I was pushing to be back for the Liverpool game and it was just a little bit too soon. So Sunday just happens to be one of my former clubs, and it's always nice to get a good reception from the fans. I got a good reception when I played there this season, and that was nice.

It is the ultimate compliment to have somebody who is a former student athlete of yours give money and give money at such a young age.

It's a lot like if you were to buy a new house and you're moving in ... except in this case the former owners are still there and they're still living in it, their closets are all full and they're not going to clean it up. It never occurred to me how difficult that would be to move in to somebody's house with all their stuff in it and then pick up without a pause in the normal day-to-day operations.

It's always been a tradition of the Raiders to keep former players and coaches involved in the game.

It's always a pleasure to have our former champions return. So many of them have developed a solid following with our faithful fans.

It's a pretty ballpark. There are a few things we still need to do, with drainage, and we've got four more billboard-type banners to add to the outfield wall. We would love to have them up by Saturday. We're hoping to have a lot of former players here.

It's going to be a talented bunch of teams. There are few that you'd call favorites, but there are former state qualifiers from almost every school.

It's going to be fairly expensive. I haven't seen any, you know, figures we have a high degree of confidence in. I do think there's a good chance it will be over $100 million, and in that case we have to consider what are the opportunity costs of doing that particular bit of work compared to other work (Cooperative Threat Reduction) or any other program is doing in the former Soviet Union, in Central Asia, or in any of the other places we're working.

It's going to be important because we need this win to try to get into the tournament, but, him being one of my former teammates, it's going to be a little bragging rights type of thing, too, between the two of us.

It's going to be great. I'm looking forward to seeing which one of my former classmates they're going to have volunteering to drive me around.

It's a very powerful statement that a former governor is willing to endorse our company. For us and an industry that has been often questioned in the press it gives us a certain level of credibility.

It's great having a former Governor step up -- we're honored to have her as part of the team.

It's sad that justice in a way has been cheated. He was the first head of state to be given a trial, he's been given a very fair trial, it's taken an extraordinarily long time. I think people everywhere, but particularly in the former Yugoslavia and in Bosnia were wanting this verdict. They now will feel cheated and it's a tragedy in a way that justice has not been able to give the verdict which we was important to hear.

It's understandable that it's still a topic. Women's hockey is going to be in the spotlight internationally, and I'm looking forward to seeing those former Gophers out there representing the United States.

It's unbelievable. No one, let alone the widow of a former president, should live like this. The least we could do is fix the hole in the living room ceiling.

David Archer's background in technology, marketing and executive management combined with his entrepreneurial spirit makes him uniquely qualified to lead CET. As former senior-level executive with global enterprises and more recently an entrepreneur himself, David is passionate about helping businesses succeed. His experience will be welcome in creating programs to attract, retain and assist Nevada entrepreneurs and technology start-ups.

Don also was known as a great storyteller, and students often left his classroom with smiles on their faces. Over the years Don had gained the reputation among his former students as a passionate, compelling teacher and a highly respected mentor.

Donald Trump, an oft-bankrupt make-believe mogul clown with a television show where he pretends to fire America's saddest former celebrities, is one of the Republican Party's most prominent national figures because he is on TV and people have heard of him.

Don't confuse "hypothesis" and "theory." The former is a possible explanation; the latter, the correct one. The establishment of theory is the very purpose of science.

Doing nothing would stress me out. So I am still pretty much active practicing judo with my friends, who are former judo athletes, to maintain our fitness as well as the friendships among us. In my spare time, I usually go jogging around the Gelora Bung Karno stadium or head to the gym.

Considering he was 18 years old, he more than held his own going against some former Division II players.

The next time a former child star is in the news, look at the age at which he or she started performing. Then imagine making a life-changing decision at that age. Chances are good he or she wasn't the one who made it.

The next thing is having grandchildren (of former players).

The minutes indicate a majority that feels satisfied with the current economic climate. The Bank noted inflation and inflation expectations remained anchored. Meanwhile growth had already picked up to its long-term average, and was likely to remain there in the next few quarters. Today's GDP release certainly confirmed the former point.

that in the early 1990s prompted moderates to leave in droves. In 2000, former US President Jimmy Carter left, despite being a three-generation Southern Baptist, complaining that the convention had adopted policies that ''violate the basic premises of my Christian faith.

It's strange that the former first lady would want to do this. If her son's having a rough time of it, couldn't she write him a check? Maybe she isn't aware that people could frown upon this.

Everybody is out there trying to replace the former function of the floor broker. We want to get the industry to push the envelope.

The body of the former president... will arrive in the country on Wednesday, October 19, 2005. The time of arrival will be announced later.

The biggest downside of my current job is that I have to wear a suit to work. Wearing uncomfortable clothes on purpose is an example of what former Princeton hockey player and Nobel Prize winner Michael Spence taught economists to call 'signaling.'

The better course of action, given the media attention and his former status, there is a cause to select a jury from another county.

Not that any of this is ever easy, remembering it. It is important to me, as a former sergeant in the Army, that we don't forget what they did on our homeland. Too many people have forgotten.

The beef ban and military base realignment will be seriously discussed with Bush pressuring Koizumi on the former and Koizumi pressuring the U.S. on the latter.

The basic direction will remain unchanged, which is the development of market relations, but from the point of view of practice, of implementing practical measures, we must expect serious changes in the former government's course.

Sure, he will be welcome. We welcome all our former members. I know he's got some big plans. He's got some of the best knowledge of Washington, D.C., of anybody alive.

Support a compatriot against a native, however the former may blunder or plunder.

It's clear they are trying to button up some of their previous problems with PR and to deflect criticism about all of their purchasing of former U.S. officials. It's a move that is clearly designed to make them look like a regular company.

It's difficult for the Belgians, the Danes, the French it's difficult for them to believe that these former colonies have a religion that is of consequence. They get a kick out of insulting them.

It was ahead of its time, but over the years, court decisions had weakened it to the point where it was a shadow of its former self, ... There are plenty of gray areas in any statute of this type. We narrowed them as much as we could.

It was kind of fun to go over and play one of my former players. I really believe he'll be an excellent coach because his team really did some good things tonight.

OK,'' said Jim Hammer, the former San Francisco prosecutor who is now a commentator for Fox, watching the truck roll in.

It's very possible. There is a big parking lot, and it would be a great community center. It's an open book right now, and there are several different possibilities for (the former Winn-Dixie) right now.

It's very intense. It's probably intensified more since Tony and I came here. When you play 18 times against a team that's had a long-time rivalry, and my former manager and my former confidant, that just increases things.

I want to express my sincere appreciation to President Carter. As far as I know, it is entirely unprecedented in the 17 years of the BRAC process for a former commander in chief to write to save a particular military base from closure.

The two endorsements I'm most proud of come from Isabel Wilkerson and Toni Morrison. The latter is the greatest American fiction writer of our time, and the former is on her way to being the greatest American nonfiction writer of our time.

The turmoil has left some employees shaken and has prompted former colleagues in Congress to question how Goss intends to improve the agency's capabilities and restore morale. The White House is aware of the problems, administration officials said, and believes they are being handled by the director of national intelligence, who now oversees the agency.

The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy just this week recommended a partial transfer, and the president's commission on space exploration, headed by former Air Force Secretary Pete Aldridge, is also reportedly considering such an idea, ... I'm skeptical of such moves for a number of reasons, but, in any event, such a move wouldn't necessarily free up funds for space exploration. The assumption behind such recommendations is always that the money should be transferred along with the program, so NASA would actually have less of a 'piggy bank' for exploration after such a transfer occurred.

They (CSFB) will be at least as obliging as the former management, because one of the ways to judge how well these mergers works is to track how much business is retained.

They were provided with protection and assistance by the former regime and enjoyed a relatively high standard of treatment that some segments of the Iraqi population considered unfair.

They have to get this resolved so they move on to the other issues. Until they know how many people will be left after the retirements take place, they won't know how much money GM will have to pay to subsidize the wages and benefits for its former workers who are left at Delphi, once the new pay scales are implemented.

It was great to have veterans from the club and young ones getting their first chances and getting a chance to see what former teammates are doing.

It was just a great feeling to beat my former team. I just tried to stay focused. Everybody knows how I play.

This is insulting but what pains us the most is not that a police record has been made for a former president but that there are no legal grounds to do so.

On behalf of Major League Baseball, I applaud the National Baseball Hall of Fame for conducting this special election of former Negro League stars, and I heartily congratulate those who were elected. I look forward to being in Cooperstown on July 30 to witness their enshrinement into the Hall of Fame.

Once Rene Portland receives the papers, we can then start to subpoena former players.

Notice how I didn't say our former USA colleague.