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We're trying to get rid of all the sickness before the season.

We're trying to get rid of all the other university logos that just litter our campus. We don't have any problems with those schools, but we don't want to see their logos on our campus.

We over-purchased a couple of hundred and a week out from the event just want to get rid of them.

Why, after he'd just gotten rid of Randy Moss , would the Vikings' Mike Tice want to pick up another high-maintenance receiver, Koren Robinson ? ... I mean, unless Robinson had some really choice Super Bowl tickets he wanted to unload?

UCLA is always tough. It's going to be our first time on the road. It's going to be tough but we just have to prepare and get rid of the mistakes that have been hurting us. We need to have a good week of practice and just get prepared the best we can.

We don't want to get rid of paper ballots no matter what we're accused of. Some people are adamant that they want to keep paper ballots. Having the system in place would allow them to do so and not use an electronic voting machine if they do not wish to.

We will get rid of the manual transmission, which is the keyboard, ... Voice recognition is the automatic transmission that will change everything.

We wouldn't want to get rid of that, no. No way.

We would be happy if they'd just take them all and get rid of them.

This tandem configuration gets rid of a lot of chemical 'noise',

This rummage sale is the perfect opportunity to get rid of items and feel really good about it.

The reason why they're trying to get rid of me is that I'm an independent voice, I'm honest, and I don't kowtow to people,

We thought, in Williamson County this will be an awesome concept. I'm a mother of two boys, and I often feel stressed out taking them to school and Cub Scout meetings and everything else. For a lot of families, this will get rid of the stress.

Why not get rid of some administrators? You're going after some of the lowest-paid people.

Why not get rid of Samaranch? Let's apply some pressure,

Why did the WWE get rid of him? Did he make any money in WCW?

We were told 30 (seconds) we might give them a bit of grace. Get rid of it. Don't give them any grace or don't give them anything and let them take a minute.

This time you're going to bring in people who were educated in Vietnam and have much wider experience abroad than any of their predecessors. They will have been more involved in developing the country than trying to get rid of foreigners or trying to recover from the ravages of war.

This time, we have cut off the past (way of doing things), we have got rid of the millstone around our neck and we are moving forwards.

To rid ourselves of our shadows -- who we are -- we must step into either total light or total darkness. Goodness and evil.

We didn't give easy throws. Our coverage was pretty good until late and we were able to get to the quarterback. Guys protected well. Clint got rid of the ball well and the guys ran the routes well to get open. We mixed in some runs as well, so I'm pleased with it.

We believe in ourselves. We believe that winning the third game changes the whole thing. We're so anxious to win that first game, and everybody keeps reminding you of the record that it's hard to get rid of. But I don't think it's much of what (Dallas) did. It's more about what we didn't do well enough to hang in there and have a chance to win.

We have to clean it up and get rid of all the trash and trees. We're going to maintain it and keep it mowed and trim to where it looks like a park.

There is only one way to rid the code of this immoral, unfair and economically unsound tax, and that's to eliminate it.

The only threat that the replacement worker would have is if we intended to come back. At this stage of the game, Northwest was getting rid of us anyway.

The only thing I can say is this seems to be what was asked of the petitioners. You're getting rid of a horrible situation where cars are coming in and out at will.

There are a lot of things that parents can do to help teens get better sleep. One is to get rid of the computer, get rid of the Internet, get rid of the television. It's important to get those things out of the bedroom, as well as telling kids not to drink caffeine after 12 noon. It's also important to keep a regular schedule on weekdays and weekends, allowing for at least 9 hours in bed at night.

When you get rid of the volatility factor the stock option expense creates, the earnings growth was actually very good.

While it's true that Sears is stuck in a sales slump for a long time, the retailer has also been in a restructuring mode, ... By getting rid of the credit business, it can finally devote all its resources to its core business. I'm convinced Sears will deliver impressive results in the next six to 12 months.

We will intensify the protests until we get rid of the autocratic monarchy.

We want to work together to get rid of this evil among us.

Fight it. Fight it. Fight it. If we don't fight it, we'll never get rid of it.

We need to get rid of the Oklahoma stuff and get focused on Colorado.

We need to get rid of career politicians who are part of the problem.

You can't do it with strangers. It takes about five years to get into the ebb and flow. If it's not working after five years, get rid of them.

We had asked for the FDA to consider two other options. One is to get rid of these colorings completely and let companies replace them with safer ingredients. But if the FDA decided to require labeling, at least to indicate that these are insect derived.

The opportunity to simplify regulation and get rid of duplication must not be missed. Britain's future competitiveness depends on it.

There is not a player on this roster now, who doesn't understand or believe that if he is not performing, I don't have problems getting rid of them.

There could be a roundness of the face, sometimes called a ?moon face' due to the steroids. Their other organ functions are monitored closely to make sure the kidneys and livers are getting rid of the residues of these medications.

Various confinement changes, what is needed depending on what the dog is doing kind of thing. We've added some stuff about receiving and responding to an infraction, we've had a lot of people get rid of the citation, they don't respond to it, so that's going to be moved to a criminal citation.

We will be prepared to have a discussion about the subject of the provision of a light water reactor but only after (North Korea) gets rid of its nuclear weapons, gets rid of its nuclear programs, gets back into the NPT and has IAEA safeguards,

This welcome announcement couldn't come too soon for all of Umatilla County, and our state in general. As we saw during the March fourth town hall on methamphetamine I hosted in Pendleton, Umatilla County has been put through the ringer in terms of drug manufacturing and trafficking, and this wave of activity crashes well beyond the County's borders. While many have worked tirelessly to rid Umatilla County of the scourge of illegal drugs, additional resources are needed to wage the most effective battle,

This was a very heavy burden to carry around for all these years. She's unloading it, getting rid of it. She's saying, 'This is who I am, this is how it affected me.' She's trying to move beyond it.

What I would love to see is getting rid of silos and pooling budgets so we can do what the individual client needs.

We go a journey chiefly to be free of all impediments and of all inconveniences; to leave ourselves behind, much more to get rid of others. It is because I want a little breathing-space to muse on indifferent matters. . . .

We gave them a game and a quarter with our mistakes, and it was still that close. Imagine how good we might be if we could get rid of those mistakes.

We cannot afford to wait to battle the disease in pharmacies and hospitals, ... but need to get rid of the virus in affected farmers' backyards.

We had a few silly fouls that we'll need to get rid of if we are to step up at the next level.

We want to get rid of this bill. People come here for a better life, and we think this isn't fair.

We want to get rid of the (licensed) vendors that buy the spot only for Halloween weekend.

We just feel really good right now. Now we have to get our game plan together, add to our positives and get rid of our negatives.

To get rid of the damage, it would make all of the members of Team Kobe have a partial lobotomy. The information is basically in their heads.

You had to get rid of the other stuff before he started playing well.

What are you going to hold on to that for? It's counterproductive. There's another game (tonight) and we've got a lot of hockey left. You can't dwell on one game that you lost badly. If you do, you might as well pack it in now. We've got to look ahead and see what we can achieve here. You've just got to hold on to the good ones and get rid of the bad ones.

We just liked the place. It turned out the guy was selling it for the amount of his mortgage. He had moved to Arizona and just wanted to get rid of it. So we bought it, for a very low price. At that time, it was a buyers market.

We just got rid of the bells and whistles and just played football. Our offensive line really started coming off the ball and making holes. There was nothing fancy in what we did for the last quarter and a half.

We weren't looking to get rid of him. It was a money issue at the time. We had three good (defensive) ends, so we were looking to trade him if we could get equal value. We thought Darren's value to this team was a lot.

We weren't looking to get rid of him, ... It was a money issue at the time. We had three good (defensive) ends, so we were looking to trade him if we could get equal value. We thought Darren's value to this team was a lot.

We will try to get rid of all the suits on Thursday, otherwise we will probably donate them.

What's happening is consumers on the Internet can find great deals, both way in advance and last minute. The Internet is used by many retailers as a way of getting rid of inventory. When they realize that they've got two more hotel rooms or airline seats left to book they just keep slashing prices and slashing prices until they're gone. It's a great opportunity for consumers.

What's going to happen is we're going to change air masses. If it doesn't completely get rid of it, it'll replace it with something cleaner aloft.

We got rid of the restaurants because, in seven years, we learned our lesson about the difficult of making money in the restaurant business.

We got rid of the kids because the dog was allergic. We definitely have a lot of sweat equity invested in this ranch because we love it.

We got rid of one of our better skaters so they wouldn't complain so much about being beaten.

We got outplayed. Davidson played like a bunch of seniors that were very hungry to rid the memory of last year.

We don't think that is the right reform. This isn't just a system designed to get rid of bad directors or run directors out. It's designed to say to every director, 'you have to get elected.' We want to make every director accountable. . . . If they know they have to get elected, that it's not a foregone conclusion, then boards become better functioning entities and more aggressive in how they do their job.

We are very committed to getting rid of the South Bay Power Plant. It is causing risks to human health and devastating to the bay.

We're very excited about a wonderful concept that got rid of a building that was pretty dated and allowed for a park with access to the waterfront.

We're trying to get Blake quicker, quicker, quicker. He needs to get rid of the ball quicker. His throwing motion needs to be quicker. His decision-making needs to be quicker. Other than that, he's ready.

We don't want to use our pavements as a linear landfill, just to get rid of things. Some things simply shouldn't be in there.

You get rid of the weak, and on average the cohort lives longer.

You get rid of a certain anxiety by realizing you're not alone.

We should be getting rid of the trans fat as much as we can. But saturated fats have not changed. They're problematic too. And neither has cholesterol or calories.

We're disappointed that he took away punitive damages but we're not surprised. This case has always been about abating the problem, to rid the state of this nuisance once and for all, and that's what the jury awarded." ()

Warnock wants to get rid of me. He told me he didn't want me near his club and to train at home, but I've absolutely no idea why this has happened.

We are going to go agency by agency and get rid of the Social Security number on everything, ... These agencies keep telling us how difficult it is, but we are going to keep pushing it.

We went through a period where we got rid of everything that was old. Everything had to be new

We want an XML format so that we can get rid of the 40 or so instances of files from different software releases. We don't want to be application-dependent when databases get too old.

We have department heads that should be doing grant writing. Maybe we should keep Jodie and get rid of these department heads.

Best Buy is the best of breed in the consumer electronics space right now. Circuit City's problems are worsening. It's really a questionable move for the company to get rid of some of its best sales people when its sales are eroding.

Everything that you didn't like about New Orleans, let's get rid of it. Everything that you liked about New Orleans, let's enhance it. Everything you dreamed about and wished New Orleans had, let's make it happen,

Benazir offered to take the stand down for us if they could have the parts they wanted. If there's anything left, we'll go in and clean it up and get rid of the debris.

Bin Laden always wanted to get rid of Mubarek and Ben Ali and Gaddafi and so on, claiming that they were all infidels working for America, and in fact, it was millions of ordinary people who peacefully, more or less - certainly in the case of Tunisia and Egypt - got rid of them.

BMW has lost something like $6 billion since they acquired Rover, and they are getting rid of something that has been losing $2 million a day and been a specific problem in terms of the drag on management time.

Everybody gets ticked off about GE paying no taxes. Look, we have a complicated, convoluted tax system. And only big corporations and wealthy individuals like Warren Buffett can take advantage of it. We need to simplify and flatten the code, get rid of all the loopholes.

Everyone should look at the paper in their office and find an appropriate way to get rid of it by using either a paper shredder, recycling bins or the old trash can. If one needs to file the paper away, they should create a file index of sorts that lists all of the file categories.

Every linebacker on that team had some bad habits to get rid of, and that's what he did, improved all our shuffling and our reads and made us all better, every last one of us - even Ray.

Every guy that we got rid of all of a sudden is the best player there ever was, and never ever made a mistake or had a problem. We're not going to second-guess. Don't ask me to do it.

At one time the Legislature was pretty evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. But through redistricting, they managed to get rid of a number of women ... (who) were progressive.

At the bureau, we need to get rid of past prejudices to move forward and we are giving attention to long-standing issues that needed attention.

At the end of the day what happened was we didn't perform, so the easiest guy to get rid of is probably Crow right now. He can't take full responsibility for it, but Dave felt a change needed to be made and is doing what he felt is best for the team.

Cut up your credit cards, get rid of your checkbook, don't shop by yourself.

County taxes have gone up 39% in the last three years and that is too darn high, ... It's time to cut back, consolidate and get rid of some of these departments in county government.

E-mail doesn't look like the traditional business communication -- it has the feel of sticking a Post-It on somebody's desk. E-mail can be sent without a lot of reflection. Most employees don't really think of the fact that when you send an e-mail there will be a copy on your computer, the network backup tape, etc. It's frequently harder to get rid of an e-mail than a written document.

Employers are all too eager to exploit workers. This is no time to make that easier. What a double tragedy it would be to allow the destruction of Hurricane Katrina to depress living standards even further. Taking advantage of a national tragedy to get rid of a protection for workers the corporate backers of the White House have long wanted to remove is nothing less than profiteering.

Elton has drastically improved his perimeter shooting. He was quick-shooting us tonight -- getting rid of the ball before we could get to him.

Educating a son I should allow him no fairy tales and only a very few novels. This is to prevent him from having 1. the sense of romantic solitude (if he is worth anything he will develop a proper and useful solitude) which identification with the hero gives. 2. cant ideas of right and wrong, absurd systems of honor and morality which never will he be able completely to get rid of, 3. the attainment of ''ideals',' of a priori desires, of a priori emotions. He should amuse himself with fact only: he will then not learn that if the weak younger son do or do not the magical honorable thing he will win the princess with hair like flax.

Fear of a peace deal at the Bush White House had less to do with oil, Israel or Iraqi expansionism than with the bitter legacy of a lost war. 'This is the chance to get rid of the Vietnam Syndrome,' one senior aide told us.

Every time they want to get rid of Norway, they find there are no other takers. Who else is going to step in? No one is.

There's plenty of customers out there that have stuff they want to get rid of. They just don't know how.