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Therefore, for efficiency and fiscal responsibility, DPS should reduce its facility inventory. A reasonable beginning would be 10 to 12 schools.

Women who attend support groups and counseling for a reasonable period of time are likely to gain some better coping skills, learn the signs of abuse, become stronger and feel better about themselves and their decisions, so they are more likely to move into independent living and less likely to return to the battering situation. It's a key to their becoming independent and increasing their self-esteem ... so that they can make decisions for themselves and move forward.

We actually challenged one another in the deliberation room. We challenged the issues, and we came to the decision that pointed to reasonable doubt.

We also train our investor clients to develop win-win scenarios that benefit both the homeowner in distress and the investor. That way the troubled homeowner can sell their way out of foreclosure and conserve some equity for a new start, and the investor can realize a reasonable profit on resale of the home. That's much better than seeing the owner lose everything in an auction on the courthouse steps.

I found draft resistors very conscientious, reasonable, and not fanatics.

Nature is neither reasonable nor just. Nature is exact.

We are hopeful passengers are reasonable and understand this a law that needs to be enforced. We definitely expect some trials and tribulations.

We did not file criminal charges because we did not believe that there was sufficient evidence to prove the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.

We'd expect to hear from him in a reasonable amount of time, and take it from there. I haven't been through this before. We're glad he is safe, but we'd like to know what's going on.

She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.

What we're doing is looking for a fair and reasonable return. He's a guy that's under a long-term contract with us, a targeted player, a terrific player. We're just not going to do something for the sake of doing something.

What we?re asking for are reasonable explanations for proposals.

There is a schedule that I'll see some games shortly - a nice amount of off days mixed in there. It seems reasonable and logical on paper. If it goes well, we'll see what else we can do. I'm eager to get to the field.

There is a reasonable possibility there may be further money that can be distributed to charities, and the Salvation Army has made known their desire to receive some of it. I'm glad to hear from them, and I can understand if they felt they were unfairly singled out, but they weren't.

there is a reasonable likelihood that the jury believed that it was not permitted to consider mental impairment outside of determining whether (Penry) is mentally retarded.

There is a reasonable hypothesis that there could have been an ancient civilization on Mars, ... At no point has NASA chosen to address this scientifically.

There is a reasonable fundamental picture for selling US dollars and the Australian dollar will benefit,

There is a reasonable degree of flexibility. Where there is a will there is a way.

There is a reasonable chance of the bank cutting rates.

There are some serious questions here. It is very reasonable for you to expect that your medical records will be kept safe and secure. That doesn't appear to be what happened.

We share your concern about the criticism our program has received, and, in response, the players have demonstrated, several times now, their willingness to take all reasonable measures in response.

We're a small town here in Upper Bucks. If (council) can keep the taxation and services at a reasonable level I think they're doing a good job.

We're asking the school board to support us and back up the district to reach a reasonable settlement with us. We're having trouble keeping up with the cost of living and the cost of health care.

We're asking for some reasonable limits for going into the Gulf Coast and dealing with unknowns, ... A contractor goes into an unknown situation to remove debris or fix a utility line, and three years from now someone decides they did it improperly.

The outrageous is the reasonable, if introduced politely.

We have reasonable geographical distribution this time around. You're not looking at New York-New York or Giants-Angels. We're going to be fine.

We have reached a point in the process where the parties must decide. We are giving them a reasonable but finite time to do so.

We have removed 44 lenders for that. We find out about it from consumers, other lenders or our own software that checks whether their rates are within a reasonable guideline of profitability.

The fact that Mark Fuhrman is a racist and lied about it on the witness stand does not mean that we haven't proven the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. It would be a tragedy if with such overwhelming evidence, ladies and gentlemen, as we have presented to you, you found the defendant not guilty in spite of all that, because of the racist attitudes of one police officer.

There is certainly significant quality in our book both in terms of the quality of the horses at the end of the shank and in their racetrack performance. We had a bunch of horses that worked well during our first under tack show, they looked good doing it, and they look good when you go to the barn. In the 2-year-old sales, you've got to pass all three tests, and we had a number of horses that I thought passed all three tests with flying colors in the first preview. They have good conformation, they looked good on the video, and they worked within a reasonable timeframe in terms of demonstrating some level of athletic ability.

The outlook for equities in Europe remains pretty reasonable over the next 12 months.

We're gratified that we're going forward, ... I think we came to a reasonable agreement with the neighbors about their concerns. A lot of the concerns were legitimate, but some were way out there.

The reasonable among us must be heard and our voices must come out clearer than the voices of the extremists.

The provision of quality health care within a reasonable distance to the residents it is intended to serve is desirable.

We've supported reasonable and technologically feasible increases. All we ask is to be part of the process.

When I came here, the first thing that was told to me was that we had players nobody wanted, couldn't trade any of the contracts. As we stand here today. . . . we have draft picks, we have players people want and the contracts that we have in place are pretty reasonable contracts for the talent level we have.

Be reasonable with the students and make sure they see the logic in what we're doing.

The price sounds reasonable and should resonate with consumers,

The price range looks reasonable given its leadership status in the industry. Profit growth may be hurt as no one can guarantee they'll get similarly competitive prices for raw materials in the future.

Let the people of Yugoslavia be quite clear, ... The bombing can end at any time. It's in Milosevic's hands, and he knows our conditions, which are reasonable and sensible, and nothing less than full compliance will do.

Louisiana lost its credibility by asking for everything. Now it is our job to say, we have some reasonable priorities for spending and we are going to be sensible and frugal about it.

Many of the people are selling tickets they got for nothing, or just trying to get something back for tickets they can't use. Most people are reasonable in what they want for the tickets.

Many of us dismiss talk that does not convey important information as worthless - meaningless small talk if it's a social setting or "empty rhetoric" if it's public. Such admonitions as "Skip the small talk, " "Get to the point," or "Why don't you say what you mean?" may seem to be reasonable. But they are reasonable only if information is all that counts. This attitude toward talk ignores the fact that people are emotionally involved with each other and that talking is the major way be establish, maintain, monitor and adjust our relationships.

Many programs were quite expensive, but this is a wonderful program and a wonderful company. It provides care at a reasonable cost to the employee and graduate student. We were delighted to find it and delighted to recommend it to the University and then have them approve it.

Many posted privacy statements are hard to locate, read, and understand, ... Further, other aspects of what have come to be known as fair information practices, like the requirement that online participants have a reasonable opportunity to see what information has been collected about them and to correct errors that creep into a database, have barely been addressed.

Shareholders should be happy, ... Lloyds is not overpaying and for Abbey it's a reasonable exit price.

Seven's put together a reasonable case. They've definitely got an issue that they need to explore through the courts.

Second, we need to set some reasonable and fair limits on damages in product liability cases.

Seniors need to bring a list of their medications with them. The counselors will be online and will talk with them and help them decide on a plan most reasonable for that senior.

Sen. Bennett succinctly and clearly outlined the reasons to oppose both the proposed Yucca Mountain and PFS facilities, ... The momentum is shifting and the timing is right to address our nuclear waste challenges in a way that offers real, long-term solutions. The safest, most reasonable and effective solution is to store nuclear waste where it is already being produced.

So far there's very little evidence of excess inventory and 1Q 04 expectations seem reasonable to us relative to historical norms.

So if we're seeing incremental evidence now of the economy slowing down, then we should have a reasonable expectation to continue to expect that to happen.

She's trying to work a compromise that's reasonable all the way around.

She has to have a reasonable basis to believe them, but I'm not so sure that's the case by just using what others have already said.

Most voters focus their attention on candidates they believe have a reasonable chance of becoming president. They want to think that their vote counts.

Most Ontarians don't mind waiting a reasonable time for treatment. What they don't like is having somebody jump ahead of them.

Maybe you think 'He might have done it,' maybe 'He probably did it?' ... But it hasn't been proven to you beyond a reasonable doubt.

Men do truly more render themselves despicable than others when, without just ground, or reasonable occasion, they do attack others in this way.

One hundred calories is a nice trade-off between a reasonable amount of calories and a satisfying snack.

October and November ... sales each registered substantial gains (excluding autos), pointing to a reasonable fourth-quarter consumer spending figure when all is said and done.

No one should be denied housing because they require a guide dog, an assigned parking space or some other reasonable accommodation because of a disability.

My exclusive pet accessories are not just for the rich and famous. Pets love the products because they are designed for ultimate comfort, and with the reasonable prices, their owners keep coming back for more I couldn't be happier.

Mutual funds, who have a fiduciary duty to shareholders, who have made the representation that they will do what's reasonable to stop these trades, and then they take payments for allowing these trades to take place -- they're in deep trouble,

My advice after thirty years in the business is sign with an agency of reasonable size.

My gut tells me that these guys will renegotiate the price and there will be a significant haircut. Assuming they're reasonable and want to get the deal done, there's got to be some middle ground they can find.

My father was always slightly bemused by my success. Although he knew that I had reasonable intelligence, he always thought that I was a little bit lazy.

My father, Raymond F. Yates, was a successful writer of technical nonfiction and such a life seemed a reasonable alternative to real work.

Maybe... there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for unlawfully detaining 120 people. Maybe they just got carried away with last year's idea of pre-emptive strikes and thought, 'Let's not wait for an actual crime to occur. Let's get the innocent.

Negligence is much easier to prove; it's the failure to exercise reasonable care. Willful misconduct is a much higher standard. You must intentionally misbehave. ... The high standard would clearly discourage many suits.

no doubt that that's going to happen in a reasonable time frame.

(Richard) is glad that the city followed their attorney's advice and chose to accept the reasonable settlement. And he trusts that the relations with the neighbors will be restored over a period of time after the operation of the helicopter, once they realize the situation isn't as serious as (they) believed it to be.

People won't see enforcement officers out in their yards with rulers measuring the height of a blade of grass. Our intent is to be reasonable and we're willing to work with individuals to rectify the problem, whatever it is.

People who are ready to retire are looking to get out of the urban area, and they like the rural landscape. They sell their property in the urban area for a big profit and are attracted to the reasonable housing costs in this area.

Plumbers and dentists are busy running their business and may not have time or the expertise to create and manage a Web site. These business owners recognize the value of attracting online customers, however, and use our expertise to design high-quality, attractive Web sites at very reasonable rates.

Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately.

One thing about liberals: It doesn't even occur to them that there is another side to an argument. They are so convinced of the righteousness of their own position that it doesn't dawn on them that a reasonable person might have a different viewpoint.

Nobody's asking them to provide it below cost, they would be given a reasonable return on their network.

only when no other reasonable alternative testing methodology exists.

I wouldn't say that I have faith in hedge funds per se, but I have reasonable faith in our ability to discriminately select high-quality partners, ... You're seeing a lot of hedge fund problems now because there's such mindless enthusiasm on the part of the public. A lot of the entrants are low-quality, and you've got a lot of people crashing around doing dumb things.

I wish we could prosecute, but I don't think we could prove beyond a reasonable doubt that her impairment caused her to go off the road.

I would encourage those who are affected by this to go to the Supreme Court and question this absolute prohibition, in effect, of 'no permit-no rally' because this goes beyond reasonable restraint for common good,

If we're all going to count on universal service at reasonable rates, the Postal Service has to change with the times.

If we have tens of thousands of pullovers piled up at our frontiers, it's not very reasonable to apply it in a completely orthodox way,

If we have reasonable suspicion that someone is using steroids...any performance enhancing drugs, that we can legally ask them to test,

I don't expect to see this investment trend slow in the next five years as long as the economy stays on track and investors make reasonable returns.

I don't do villains often enough. There are two approaches: give them sympathetic, reasonable motivations for doing the most unspeakable things, or get inside heads that are interestingly broken.

I don't know why this is going on. I can only speculate. But it is something that should be a very reasonable and controlled process -- an examination into regulatory compliance. Suddenly, we're looking at something that's just out of all proportion.

I am looking forward to being Public Service Commissioner for the Southern District to ensure that customers have reliable power service at reasonable rates.

I believe that he really feels that everybody isn't hooked yet into the whole concept. You make it affordable, at a reasonable price, so they can learn about it. It's not an unreasonable position.

Based on what the father told the son to do, I don't think any reasonable person could conclude that the father was saying go out and build a cross and burn it on the lawn of an African-American family,

Based on the published reports and after a reasonable investigation, we think that discovery is going to show that AT&T has opened up its network to direct access by the NSA.

Based on reasonable and probable grounds, dangerous driving was the most reasonable offence that applied to the four individuals charged.

China sincerely hopes the boundary question be settled in a fair and reasonable way at an early date so that the border areas would become a bridge for eternal peace and friendly cooperation between our two countries.

Imagine you're a bank. The corporate sector isn't interested in borrowing, so you can't lend to it. So where do you go? Well, mortgages. They pay a reasonable rate. They're seen as a safe investment. Load up on mortgage-backed securities.

I have been a strong supporter of a free and open Internet and have indicated this both prior to and subsequent to being sworn in as chairman of the F.C.C. I believe it is important to take concrete and reasonable steps to protect the freedom of users and entrepreneurs and businesses both small and large on the Internet.

I have become convinced that, for conscientious and reasonable defenders of the Second Amendment, it is not enough to simply oppose the gun-control communities' legislative agenda which safeguards the right to keep and bear arms,

If both of their agents are reasonable and they're ready to do business, we certainly will entertain something in the coming months, even weeks.

I can't say it with 100% certainty that every code can correspond with everything unless you know the key and the only person who knows the key is the person who made the code. But it sounds very reasonable to assume that it's correct.

I found Brad to be a zealous advocate for his client and also dedicated to reaching a reasonable settlement. They're lawyers of great integrity, and I think it's a great asset to have them involved on the plaintiff side.

Given the inflexibility of the board and its perfunctory dismissal of a reasonable acquisition proposal, the company could benefit from some new thinking in the board room.