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This initiative is a real knife in the back ... because it aims to give international legitimacy to a terrorist group and we must oppose it with all our means.

This initiative is above and beyond what Microsoft was called to do, but it's also just a way for the company to show it is doing its best. This is the trouble when you have regulatory agencies make demands. They sometimes don't understand what's inherent in the demand. Microsoft can't create these documents overnight.

This initiative is about the technology community developing an open security system that promotes compatible products in a competitive marketplace.

This initiative has been more effective than any other at getting people off of the welfare rolls in this country. If the current administration or the next continues to talk about revamping the tax system in this country, I urge them to keep the EITC. The tax preparation process should be streamlined, especially for households who qualify for EITC, so that tax fraud is more easily detected.

This initiative has been gaining momentum ever since the Governor made his commitment to expand nursing education programs and increase the annual number of nursing graduates in our state. Comprehensive nurse training programs will help increase access to healthcare services for all Californians.

This initiative allows us to actively engage those at priceless.com in an effective and interactive way.

This initiative aims to marry the best of drug industry practice with academic excellence in a university environment.

A major component to the success of HD DVD will be a strong presence and understanding by our key retail business partners, who's role will be critical to consumer adoption. With our strategic, integrated marketing initiative and the support of our many promotional and retail partners, we are poised to lead the way into consumers' homes with a next generation of DVD technology.

They are doing something that benefits the community, the environment. They are taking the initiative to make a difference.

You can't match him on heart - he gives everything. Bill was a leader on the floor too. He was the one before every game that got the guys together for the group cheer - 'Who's house? Our house.' He's the one that took the initiative to make the warm-up CD. He's just a great young man. I can't tell you how much I appreciate everything he did for our basketball team.

The report calls for the dismantling of land rights and the cutting of programs which aim to increase indigenous involvement and initiative in redressing disadvantage,

This is the single most significant initiative that will occur in the solar field in 2006 globally.

This major IT (information technology) initiative enables us to deliver the 'fuel for growth' to support the required sustainable competitive growth for the bank,

They're rolling the dice on the entire initiative process. He's going to be held responsible.

At a time when more than 200 million children in China are studying English, only 24,000 children in the United States are studying Chinese, this initiative is one whose time has surely come.

It seems like a bald-faced lie. The whole point of the initiative is to prevent the part of the budget that automatically gets spent on education from getting spent on education?. To argue this will create more money for schools is almost straightforwardly false.

I took the initiative to organize the students so that they could execute a clothing drive to help children in need and to promote the entire school. And to apply the learning of Spanish to the real world and make it more effective for them.

It was quite an experience, but I was glad to be able to help out. Once we put it out it kind of re-lit itself. The fire department got there really quick, but I think a lot of our initiative slowed it down before they got there and it didn't get any bigger than it was. It was just good to be part of something that was good.

It was somewhat surreal to think that HIMSS first launched its advocacy initiative just a little over five years ago and here we are today meeting in the White House with the President's key HIT policy advisors on our members' advocacy agenda.

It was terrible. We gave the game away tonight. Everybody has to take initiative and take it upon themselves to not lose leads and stay on them. ... We just went back to our bad habit we've been having trouble with -- losing our focus.

It will be a nice initiative but I don't think it will bring back mass-market statistics that you can bank a business on.

It will be a hotly contested race, and I think the initiative will win.

It was important for us to develop a program and initiative that felt very much like Pat.

It's a bold and historic initiative that will change the country's water management paradigm.

It's a global initiative with global reach and it's aimed at stopping the flow of weapons of mass destruction, missiles and related materials.

It's not our initiative to help grow the sport where it's underdeveloped.

For a president who came from the oil business and who still has many friends and backers in the industry, putting this initiative at the top of his agenda took some guts.

Football is a personal interest which has been turned into a philanthropic initiative directed at encouraging social cohesion during the difficult process of African modernisation.

It's too early to judge the initiative by the unique situation that Jerry Jones was in in Dallas, and the bad fit in Jacksonville with Denny Green,

It is vital that consumers take the initiative to protect their identity. Something as simple as shredding your unneeded personal documents, instead of throwing them in the garbage, can truly make a difference in protecting yourself from identity theft.

It is the first time an Arab political representative talks about an initiative in the name of all Arabs, and I will do my best to render it a success,

It's an initiative that had been taken without consulting the (quartet) partners (United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations), but it is within the framework of goals and principles we fixed for ourselves.

It's an initiative focused on an industry that's already doing pretty well on its own; it's pointed in the right direction. It's a chance to aim the trajectory higher. That's what I think the beauty of it is.

It shows their real intent, which is to shut down the initiative process and the ability for groups to gather signatures and put something on the ballot.

It's his own initiative and I'm sure he'll do the right thing,

It's great to know that we have the opportunity to make a difference in so many lives and help The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Last year I didn't know what to think about driving a pink car, now I can't wait to race it. I was touched by so many stories that fans shared with me last year, that it is an honor to be part of Target's initiative again to raise awareness and money for a foundation that will ultimately save lives.

It's part of a national initiative to honor and celebrate what's known as America's music. It's an important art form in our country. It got its history and roots in this country. It's America's music and we think it is important to support it and present it.

It sounds like an initiative that merits consideration.

David's knowledge of the Manhattan real estate market, proven track record of building and managing successful operations and reputation as one of the city's most dynamic and trusted real estate advisors makes him uniquely qualified to lead our growth initiative in New York. We believe David's hiring not only builds on the Company's current momentum, it is a fundamental step toward our goal of becoming best in class in the most important real estate market in the world.

The Office Live initiative is intriguing in that it provides services for smaller businesses that are paid for by advertising rather than software sales.

The objective of the trip is to move the diplomatic process forward started by Secretary of State Rice's new initiative that has allowed for serious bilateral talks within the six party format,

It's not an effort or initiative I feel is necessary, nor do the majority of people in town.

Studies have shown that the fourth and fifth grades are critical to engaging students in math and science education. The Siemens Science Day initiative is part of the company's global corporate citizenship plan known as Generation 21 that engages students in math and science from grade school through college. Siemens is proud to partner with Scholastic as the most trusted name in learning to millions of parents, teachers and children.

That is why it?s called people?s initiative ? because such moves emanate from the people.

Take the initiative and lead the way, You can make the difference.

I told Foreign Minister Ivanov that we officially accept the joint Jordanian-Egyptian initiative as well as the report of the Mitchell commission and view those documents as a basis for rapid and resolute actions towards ending the dangerous escalation of developments in the Middle East.

It's important to note that the initiative provides an exemption for small businesses. It's also been established that when minimum wages are increased, there is actually a savings to the employer because there's lower turnover rates and lower costs of training new employees.

It was a great match. Those two always have epic battles. It was good to see him take the initiative and get the win.

It (the GST cut) is their big initiative and it doesn't leave them a lot of room to do other things.

The US industry's position is let's work hard and get a defensible plan that we can both stand behind...and feel comfortable with. As soon as the US government signals to the industry that they have a separation plan within grasp, you will see the US industry step forward in support of the civilian nuclear initiative on Capitol Hill. You will see US industry pushing Capitol Hill... in moving that legislation.

They are trying to weaken enforcement of the Clean Air Act -- a step the American Lung Association says is the most harmful and unlawful air pollution initiative ever undertaken by the federal government,

They have seized the initiative and are putting pressure on the authorities.

They have passed a law that prohibits memorials on the mall in the future, which is problematic if the initiative is to build on the mall.

These people on this side of the aisle are in favor of states rights everyday of the week are standing up and saying, 'we're for state's rights, as long as we agree with the state' preempting the will of the people of Oregon. It's not the state of Oregon. It's the people of the state of Oregon twice by initiative and referendum who passed this law.

These officers have spoken loud and clear to Metro -- they want to change the status quo. This day continues our broad initiative for the Teamsters to become the national voice for those special Americans who protect and serve us all. We are now ready, willing and able to go out and bring other units of police officers under the banner of the Teamsters. We have the knowledge, experience and determination to make sure that their dedication and their willingness to put their lives on the line every day does not go unrewarded.

These three movements were born spontaneously and independently of the initiative of a few French patriots who had a place in the old political groups and parties.

The need for home care services is increasing. The initiative will enable people to stay in their homes for as long as possible.

It's not a lack of initiative or a lack of trying. The funding is simply not there right now.

Small business drives our economy and employs 80 percent of our workforce. We are thrilled to be part of an initiative that will help Texas employers get back to the job of doing business.

The larger corporations have such significant resources, they take their initiative and move forward without significant needs.

The ministry will promote with its blessings the initiative that will allow the production of oil.

The minimum wage initiative speaks to whether we value work. Raising Montana's minimum wage to $6.15 an hour will allow more workers to support their families, more families to make ends meet and more Montanans to go to work instead of going on welfare. That saves taxpayers money.

Their real aim was to force us to pay a stupendous ransom to avoid our very legitimate initiative against Coke being compromised,

The international community has now started to worry about these issues in a more robust way. Last summer the G8 meeting at Gleneagles put climate change on the agenda as a major international problem that has to be solved. This summer, the Russians are going to be leading the thinking about energy security as part of their initiative under the G8.

(The Federal Emergency Management Agency) has some pretty tight criteria to get any disaster relief. People need to take some initiative on their own.

I'm not coaching my kids to take the initiative when the step onto the mat and I take the blame for that. I haven't instilled the desire in my kids to take the lead - and it was those close losses that ended up making the difference tonight.

I keep saying this, but before the hurricane got here, we were focused. The New Orleans Saints football team was focused to try and win a Super Bowl. By the hurricane coming and the homeless people that are here now watching us play, it gives us a little more initiative to play harder and play smarter and go out and win a Super Bowl.

I intend to honor its great traditions and its loyal audience while hopefully arriving at the right formula of exciting new artistic initiative that will fill its seats well into the future.

I have signed (initiative petitions) in the past, but the last round I didn't even bother. It just seems like every initiative has some baggage or special interest associated with it.

Increasing Korean travel to the United States is an important initiative of the embassy, ... and we are pleased that we were able to enlist the help and support of the state of Hawaii and private businesses to create and implement the Aloha Korean Honeymooners Travel Program.

In contrast to the prescribed right to statewide referendum process, there is no affirmative right under the Maine Constitution which enables citizens to enact local ordinances by petition. This conclusion is in accordance with Maine law.... In conclusion, the city drafted the charter to provide for a citizen's initiative process and the city can amend the charter to limit that process. The proposed amendment is in accordance with state and federal constitutions, as well as state statute.

In a world where teens are given so much negative attention, it is great to see a young man consistently take the initiative to give back to the community. Brandon is a phenomenal young man. I know this project meant a lot to him because of the way he put all of himself into giving something back to the troops who have given us all so much.

Initiative understands who we are and where we are going. The Initiative network offers us the reach, the know-how and the creative talent to help us maintain our edge in the crowded and competitive media marketplace.

I'm really laid back, not so much on the court when people see me, but with anything else I believe things work out for themselves. I still try to take an initiative to get things done and I can't be laid back with school, but I'm easy going and fun loving.

Impact sourcing, a new initiative piloted by the Rockefeller Foundation and several key partners, including my company Samasource, promises to connect poor and marginalized people to digital jobs on a massive scale.

If Michael had not been there at the right time and taken the initiative to really investigate what was going in that house, right now I would be in child prostitution or some criminal activity because of the situations that I was put in. I owe him my life.

I'm very supportive of any initiative to preserve land in the town of Bethel. This is a good trial balloon for future open space acquisition.

I'm not sure they've got the drive or technical skill to make the best use of the oil money. It's always a difficult initiative in easy times to prepare for difficult times ahead.

I'm certainly glad we can continue this important public health initiative while all of this work takes place.

I fully support U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his Global Education First Initiative and the work of U.N. Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and the respectful president of the U.N. General Assembly Vuk Jeremic. I thank them for the leadership they continue to give.

In the first half, I thought they came out hard and we came out tentative. (Centennial) was more aggressive and they took the initiative in the first quarter. We started attacking more in the second quarter and we just stepped it up a notch in the third and fourth quarters.

I hope our initiative will prompt an international echo, so that the Andean countries, Latin America, and the whole world will put pressure on Ecuador to bring back justice.

I really enjoy golf and think the Let's Club Together initiative is a brilliant idea. Parents can be put off by the cost of sporting hobbies but this will break down the barrier and hopefully attract more youngsters into sport.

In the past there hasn't been a need for the integrated system. We have taken the initiative of bringing a much larger contingent to the site.

In the next 12 months we our plan was to build 25 homes but we are doubling our initiative to build 50 homes. That will take a lot of community support.

In my view, a child is born with the INNATE POTENTIAL to learn to handle deliberate focus shifts such as are seen in the kaleidoscopic poetry shifts, but both the young and old need to learn such matters from available oral or written culture or from teachers - or must have initiative and imagination to develop some such devices on their own.

In addition to the end market recovery, the company is benefiting from a new management team who has been refocusing the cost reduction initiative throughout the organizations. That program, which began in early 2004, has resulted in significant dividends for the company, especially in the last 12 months.

In addition to steady license progress, we have begun to see the results of our strategic initiative to build out services partnerships and channels, ... We generated more than 50 percent growth in our service revenue due in part to contributions from MKS Solutions Partners in customer implementations.

In a company of 50,000 employees, it is a great honor to receive this distinction. Five years ago, Waste Management implemented an exciting new customer service program that operates according to the premise that perfect service can be achieved through effective employee education and communication. This initiative is called Service Machine and relies on effective tracking, timely review, analysis and ongoing coaching to ensure that these standards are consistently achieved. This group of men and women consistently lead the way, from financial performance to collection productivity improvements to growing the company's revenue.

If the Legislature enacted every initiative (Doyle) proposed tomorrow, it would be less than $15 million -- out of a $50 billion state budget.

I support any initiative designed to make healthy food more affordable and junk food less appealing.

Claims are still high but are way down. The anti-fraud initiative is paying dividends,

He's taking a lead on the ethics reform initiative in the Senate right now, and wanted to set an example by donating all the contributions to charity.

Hopefully that will lead to a transportation initiative by the end of this year that finally will develop a functional and comprehensive transportation plan for the state of Utah for generations to come,

Chess truly uncovers whether or not someone has imagination and takes initiative.

Of all social institutions language is least amenable to initiative. It blends with the life of society, and the latter, inert by nature, is a prime conservative force.

Even when other people don’t expect a lot out of you,you have to take the initiative.

Positive response from some of our exporters and holders of free funds in response to some of the turnaround initiatives ... in particular the favourable exchange rate policies.

To act, in its most general sense, means to take an initiative, to begin... to set something into motion.

I applaud you for taking the initiative of starting the acquisition process, and I encourage you to finish it.