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The President has laid down the gauntlet and the battle is now wide open.

The problem the administration has is that the predicates it laid down for the war have not played out. That could spell political trouble for the president, there's no question.

We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language. Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it.

We had an ugly second half a year ago and had a lot of work ahead of us. What we laid out this year, the plan pretty well worked out and accomplished what we wanted to do.

When I got laid off, I would write my friends these 15-page-long emails. This was before people had personal emails, and my friends would tell me that I was going to get them fired if I kept sending them stuff, so I started a website.

We actually laid eighteen hundred feet of water into the fire scene. We had to put two fire trucks in between the hydrant here at the end of Apache and the fire to relay the water in, something that is rarely done in Savannah.

Yeah, but I don't think they would respect me if I just laid down and not play hard.

We're encouraged by our steady progress in winning back U.S. market share, ... We're a stronger company than we were a year ago when we announced the revitalization plan. Our goal in 2003 is to build on the foundation we laid in 2002.

The rapid restructuring of Yves Saint Laurent has laid the foundation for profitable future growth.

Walt Whitman who laid end to end words never seen in each other's company before outside of a dictionary.

The prosperity we're enjoying today -- those foundations were laid by Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. Let's not forget that.

The proposal was just a reiteration of what the secretary of state laid out yesterday. It truly was not a proposal. What happens in Florida will be determined by the courts, not by representatives of these two campaigns.

Those were the great days of excavating... anything to which a fancy was taken, from a scarab to an obelisk, was just appropriated, and if there was a difference with a brother excavator, one laid for him with a gun.

Tourism is a $6.35 billion industry and a huge part of the local economy along this coast. Katrina not only washed away the culturally historic communities here, it also washed away a big part of our livelihood, but it could not take away our spirit. I cannot believe the substantial progress Tourism - Caring for America volunteers made. With 20 percent of our economy laid off due to Katrina-related issues, we have been working day in and day out over the past six months to get our communities back on track. This kind of concentrated effort makes us feel like we moved mountains in just a few days.

Trace is a real well-spoken guy and he's got his points laid out. Let's play the game correctly and let's achieve something. That's the message that I got from him. Let's get it on and do our jobs correctly and win more games than this organization has won in the past couple of years.

Today's case demonstrates that the corrupt practices first laid bare in the Marsh suit are present in additional sectors of the industry, ... Secret payoffs and conflicts of interest that infected the market for property and casualty insurance have taken root in the employee benefits market as well.

We basically went in with a rookie team. Experience is probably more crucial in wrestling than any other sport. But I was also very proud of them, because nobody went in and laid down for anybody.

Writing was something I always liked, but it wasn't a career until I was laid off from my executive position in my 30s. I started a website because I was bored, unemployed and angry.

Writing this book was incredibly fun because I soaked in the bathtub, laid around eating chocolate in bed, cooked dinner for my family and read novels the whole time.

The dates aren't carved in stone, but we feel we can pretty much hold tight to the dates we've laid down.

The decision not to hear the case simply reaffirms that the clemency process which is laid out in our Constitution is a fair one which allows felons to regain their rights through a thoughtful process.

The day was a very good start. There was a good buzz and a lot of enthusiasm. There could have been more MPs - it shows they're still not taking climate change seriously - but today laid a very solid foundation for the coalition and its future work.

The fact that, for so many generations, ordinary, everyday Americans came out of the closet and told their family and friends about who they are has laid the foundation for public sentiment to change. They got comfortable in their own skins to be able to share themselves with family and friends. This is where social change took place.

Well, the guy's had open-heart surgery, ... He laid on that table and had them cut him open. And everything else. And he's here playing football. That says something. You give the guy the benefit of the doubt that, hey, he's tough enough to do this.

We should utilize the tools the town has at its disposal, ... By referring the proposals to the Economic Development Commission, that agency could ask the tough questions that should be asked. It would have laid the groundwork for the Planning and Zoning Commission to have pertinent information available before it began to consider either application.

We laid out the facts to the parents. We thought it was important they know.

We laid out a lot of money on the thought that the rain forest is going to be in Johnson County. Some of the initial interest did coincide with the rain forest going in Coralville. We had thought of marketing (Villages of Tiffin) as a less expensive option for businesses, and they would have the same access to some of the touristy type of attractions.

We laid off some policemen. Those were very hard decisions because you didn't know if you were doing the right thing. They (the newcomers) have to do their homework.

We laid off some of the high stuff. And I think the thing we weren't doing early, she was giving mistake pitches but we weren't taking advantage of it. Then we started taking advantage of her mistakes, and that was really the difference.

We laid it out on the table for him, what his situation was, and to his credit, he's done everything he possibly could do to get back. He's bigger and stronger. We thought his weight was down last year, and it may have affected his velocity.

We laid it on the line. No regrets. We wanted to get it done real bad and we came together. People doubted us in this tournament.

The real story with this bill is that you had a tragedy occur that disrupted refiners and laid bare that the U.S. is dependent on this consolidated industry and, in a couple weeks, the industry was able to get a bill in the House and get the Congress to actually vote for it,

We came in here tonight with a goal, and that was to play Irish basketball. We knew it was going to be a challenge, but these kids came out and laid it all out on the line. We as a coaching staff are very proud of their effort.

Thou at first prompting of what I call God,/ And fools call Nature, didst hear, comprehend,/ Accept the obligation laid on thee.

We consider Turkey as a reliable partner to transit gas to third countries. Recent developments in Ukraine indicate that a new pipeline has to be laid down across the Black Sea to run parallel with Blue Stream.

We qualified 700 tech workers who've been laid off within the last three years, ... and used their responses exclusively.

We put ourselves in a position to go home victorious. We had a lot of people out there who laid their body, mind and soul on the line to come off that field with a win. I can't believe it right now.

There at last when the mallorn leaves were falling, but spring had not yet come, she laid herself to rest upon Cerin Amroth; and there is her green grave, until the world is changed, and all the days of her life are utterly forgotten by men that come after, and elanor and niphredil bloom no more east of the Sea.

We knew our defense would improve, and people failed to realize that our offensive line was returning. We've laid some real eggs this season, but this week we felt like we turned a huge corner.

This year's seniors were the model of what kind of work ethic it takes to be a successful program. They laid the foundation for hard work and persistence.

We had a deficit and could no longer afford to do what we have been doing. Last year, we laid several employees off. In 2006, we're no longer in deficit spending mode, but we've lost critical programs and services, so now we'll ask the voters to change that.

This senior group has laid a good foundation for the future. I'd like to see them go out on a good note.

There is only a disagreement about timing, and that relates specifically to the timelines laid down by the United Nations in relation to inspections.

There is no reason to support such a proposal when the system of appointed members still exists and no concrete timetable has been laid down by the government on how to achieve universal suffrage.

The president was very candid as he laid out what he expects to talk about tonight, ... And I think it's fair to say that there is a great deal of mutuality in our agendas.

We've just got to deliver what we've laid out here.

We will have a mandate to pursue what we've laid out as priorities. These are all things the public is pretty supportive of anyways, so I think we can get a few things done.

Two sets of railways will be laid so nearly level as not in any place to deviate more than two degrees from a horizontal line, made of wood or iron, on smooth paths of broken stone or gravel, with a rail to guide the carriages so that they may pass each other in different directions and travel by night as well as by day; and the passengers will sleep in these stages as comfortably as they do now in steam stage-boats.

When something is coming off of a Neve board and being laid down on tape, it's like a warm blanket for the brain. When you're working in a digital form, it's so harsh; it's almost painful. Your ears get more fatigued if you're mixing all day.

Finally, I trust we have laid the foundation of an University - an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.

Fight to make right the wrong that laid plight.....LIVING THE DREAM FOUNDATION!

The good thing about these jobs is that I think they're going to be filled by a lot of the folks that have been laid off recently.

The governor's spokeswoman says there is no relationship between the campaign contributions and any of the governor's policies. She says he has core commitments, which he lays out and has laid out and he follows in office, and he is not influenced by the money in any way,

The governor laid out a framework for him and the legislative leadership to work on, ... The issue is now for them to work out the proposal.

You are so much more exposed. With an acoustic instrument, so much is laid bare to the ear, and there is no room for error. Playing a Bach suite is like lying naked for all the world to see.

This season our goal was to get better, and we did that. I hope we laid the foundation for the future.

We all left that meeting kind of feeling renewed. He just kind of laid it all out on the line. I think the most important thing that came out of it is that it's not too late for us to really make our mark and to make the postseason go the way we want it to. And I think we've all just made a conscious effort of being better leaders and doing whatever we need to do for our teammates.

Tonight we have laid the foundation to make history,

Tonight he demonstrated he is still leading America, as he laid out a bold agenda to move our nation forward." ()

We all help each other. When Mike Haley was laid up with his heart problem two years ago, Jack was the first one on the job.

There is no room for partisan grandstanding on this matter, ... If wrongdoing is confirmed it ought to be dealt with in the appropriate way laid out by the rules of the House.

Those two people are being investigated at this point. We are still trying to determine what, if any, role they played in this incident. Charges have not been laid as yet.

Those two helped us to get off to such a great start, ... They laid the foundation for the success we've had.

This type of game hurts. Basically that sums up everything. You play your hearts out, you get ready all season for this type of game. We laid everything on the line ...

We want to get back that good feeling that we had two years ago. It was a long summer to realize that we failed so miserably. It's nice to get back to work and give yourself and chance at redemption. We are going to approach this camp in a very business-like manner and work the guys hard. We won't be resting a lot of guys. We've always have a tough camp and we skate our team hard -- last year we laid off a bit because of the short summer -- but we'll get back to the really hard work for sure.

We kind of ran out of arms. It seemed like we just laid down and let them walk right over us.

We just kind of had a laid back approach to the game. Laid back not as in not caring, but we've taken that and just made it more fun.

Twenty years ago there was a stigma about being laid off, now it's the norm.

This test is a great example of our engineering discipline and our focus on mission assurance. In partnership with our MDA customer, we have laid out a thorough ground test program to validate every component so that when we fly, we know it will work exactly as planned, with no doubt.

What Brian laid out was something that felt really uneasy and bordering on feeling like I was on a boat or something. So I went with that feeling.

We had the table set the way we wanted it. Top seed in the AFC, home field, three weeks rest. Everything was laid out in front of us.

We will not allow it to be written in French law that workers can be laid off at a click of the fingers.

We are but frail human beings holding onto life but by a single thread, waiting ever more for the seam to unravel to our reality, pulling the fabric of our lifestyle apart, and sending us to the floor, resembling in texture and color of what we once were, but no longer the shape of our former self.At this moment, we are at our most vulnerable, but those that can pick themselves up and carry on, can resew themselves together into a stronger fabric. They reshape themselves into a more useable form, with stronger seams, aware of their own weaknesses, and are able to progress and compensate for them. So, at that moment it is your decision, are you a pile of scrap, waiting to be laid aside, or do you wish to weave yourself together, progress forward, and create a beautiful tapestry of your own life?

We are trying to guard against being too laid back. I don't think they are going to be. We are fixing to play a real good football team. It's going to be tough for us, I can tell you that.

. . . was apt to suffer things to run on till there was a great heap of papers laid before him, so then he signed them a little too precipitately.

We had received information about their movements and had laid a trap to nab them.

Both of these senators managed the expectations game brilliantly. They laid low, they learned the Senate, they waited to get their assignments from the leadership, and they hit 'em out of the park.

Bonita Springs is a little more laid back. The kids in Dallas were more challenging and competitive, they already think they're headed for the major leagues. You have more of a family atmosphere here.

Beth pretty much kept us in it in the first half. She had three steals for lay-ins, where she just stole it and went coast-to-coast and laid it in and she got some other easy stuff.

Events like this are fun, it breaks up the monotony, ... It's a little more laid back. But it won't be without pressure.

Even the smallest initiatives are being mitigated or stopped by some of the most unlikely and often uninformed parties...I view these circumstances as quite troubling because the good work laid out by the IT Commission is slowly being strangled and brought to a halt. And the last thing I can let happen is my presence be the major contributing factor marginalizing the good work of ITD and the entire IT community.

Ben Battle was a soldier bold, / And used to war's alarms: / But a cannon-ball took off his legs, / So he laid down his arms.

Everybody knows he's going to hit. He's seeing the ball better. He laid off some pitches today and that's what it's going to take.

Every July, 400 of the most powerful media and tech industry chieftains meet at investment banker Herb Allen's conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, for what are usually convivial discussions of megatrends and megamergers. But this year, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates III laid into Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer, according to two sources, including one who witnessed the exchange in a private room,

Every issue that we had, we laid it out on the table. If you do something wrong, the type of attitude we have on this team is someone's going to call you out. That's good. You need that. If you don't have it, you have a problem.

Beautiful summer afternoon, loads of people -- well over 100,000. Happy, relaxed, laid back gig -- not loud on stage. Just pleasant volume unlike (the) preceding band I played with.

As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

Communications are great. I wouldn't say he's laid back, but he is stressing cutting down on little mistakes. He just wants us to go out and get the job done. That's his approach. Everything is upbeat.

Coming into the game, we had everything laid out on offense. If they played zone, we had to get a lot of movement and screening to get our shots. We did a good job of that.

Diaz can get get after you but he can be laid back out there with you, too. He's a real good leader behind the plate. He takes charge back there. He's a real big target and fun to throw to. He's really receiving the ball well and throwing the ball down to second.

And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

Five years ago, a remarkable vision was laid out in this very hall, ... A vision which spelled progress and hope for humanity. It is time to deliver.

First, there's general concern about globalization and its effect on American manufacturing jobs. We see low unemployment, but the headlines are dominated by the thousands being laid off by General Motors and Ford.

Everything was laid out for us we just didn't get it done. We folded, I guess. So you know, it is just one of those things you are going to regret.

Everything was laid out for us. We flubbed, I guess.

Everything was laid out for us perfectly. We folded.

Everything is laid out really beautifully and we can see this whole process. It makes it really easy to figure out what is going on.

The response of consumers and suppliers to the recent changes in energy markets in New Hampshire has been quick and sophisticated. The concepts and principles first laid out in state policy in 1996 have now been proven out and customers are pocketing the savings from competitive electricity transactions.

There's something pretty miraculous when she talks about how that dog went and laid down on the grave. It just is very, very special and you know, she's got a good puppy dog.