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It's a really, really tough job and I think cricket is a long way behind other sports in terms of its level of support and the way in which it trains and develops its umpires, especially considering how much pressure and scrutiny umpires are under.

It's not possible to please every single player in your program. Nowadays there's a lot more scrutiny from everybody across the state who thinks they're experts. Everybody thinks they've got the answer, but believe me, it's a lot easier in the stands than on the sideline.

It's obviously a tough situation, ... I would imagine going through the Minor Leagues in an organization where your father is the pitching coach, you probably have a little more stress or a little more scrutiny than other guys might get. But he works hard to try to make it on his own merit and do the things he needs to do.

It's like the sun coming up on K Street right now. There is the possibility and hope of there being a lot more scrutiny and accountability.

Creating these companies and operating under the public scrutiny has changed the real estate business pretty dramatically.

doing their best to carry out their father's last wishes under difficult circumstances, made more difficult by the intense scrutiny the entire family is enduring.

The new Tammany was wrapped in a cloth of sanctimony. It professed to represent the interests of the poor. Protected in part by civil service and union power, it was immune to elections, and rather than being subject to scrutiny by the press it was mostly treated as a sacred cow.

The Black campaign has been subjected to a scrutiny unlike any other campaign in the history of North Carolina. And yes, we have found it faulty in some respects.

The attorney general made those strong pronouncements before the case began to face the scrutiny of defense attorneys, questions about how voluntary were Walker Lindh's statements during government interrogations, and issues involving how particular statutes are applied,

It's clear that mistakes have been made, and I welcome the current reviews and the clarity and the changes they will surely bring. While the scrutiny is difficult, I'm convinced we'll come out in a better place for having undergone this examination.

They were pressing all game and the crowd was getting into it. I thought we played very well under that kind of scrutiny and pressure.

They know they're under considerably more scrutiny now. They're aware of the legitimate concerns of observers, and they're trying to accommodate those concerns.

The settlement is a result of our careful and in-depth scrutiny of Nortel's proprietary financial information, which was analyzed by our investment banking team.

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense

The investment community follows those stocks and scrutinizes quarterly earnings reports very carefully. The fact that we're privately held means we're not under the same scrutiny and our ownership isn't under as much pressure to produce quarterly profits,

The Fed is without question, especially in light of the behavior of the stock market, focused with laser-like scrutiny on consumer confidence.

I'm probably happier now in my life than I've ever been. Through all the scrutiny and all the stuff that people say to me, it might bother me for 10 minutes or 15 minutes or half a day at most.

If the objective is to guard against protection of the innocent, you already have that protection with the withering scrutiny of the appellate process.

If you're both single and available, go for it. But be impeccable with your behavior and your work. You're going to be under more scrutiny in this relationship than you would be if you were dating someone you didn't work with.

In the future, financial firms of any type whose failure would pose a systemic risk must accept especially close regulatory scrutiny of their risk-taking.

Intense congressional and public scrutiny has not produced a single substantiated claim that the Patriot Act has been misused to violate Americans' civil liberties. Opponents of the legislation have relied upon exaggeration and hyperbole to distort a demonstrated record of accomplishment and success.

I just think we played really well, under all the scrutiny of the Missouri Valley -- we pretty much shoved it right back in their face.

Investor scrutiny of executive compensation continues to heighten, although it has not led to a moderation in pay.

In the long haul, the absence of any public scrutiny means the practice in the future could evolve into one that is an extremely uncompetitive, behind-the-scenes give away of work with the taxpayer not knowing whether a fair price is being paid. The current system may have flaws, but at least the public is assured of a competitive price.

I just turned 40, and I look at so many performers and so many people who are actually always on time and always have an album out. They don't have actual lives, in my opinion. I feel like I'm so much more than being famous and meeting a musical quota. And I don't know, just the weight of the scrutiny and attention is too weird for me.

Close scrutiny will show that most ''crisis situations'' are opportunities to either advance, or stay where you are.

Because it treats one person differently, there's a special, strict scrutiny a private bill undergoes to ensure the integrity of the House, because it's such a powerful tool.

Changes in consumer confidence will require close scrutiny in the period ahead, especially after the steep falloff of recent months,

By changing ownership of the manufacturer, not just the branding, much of the regulatory burden and investor scrutiny financial advisors had faced may be eliminated.

He told them that they needed to submit to full scrutiny and they needed to make their proposal safer and more secure for America's ports.

He thinks that any ports' deal should be subject to full scrutiny and should take concrete steps to make U.S. ports safer.

Time never fails to bring every exalted reputation to a strict scrutiny.

Why is a woman's sexuality always under so much scrutiny? Why can't she do exactly what she please without being called a million things?

I do think we got some scrutiny that we didn't deserve. We're really proud of what we've done. We weren't going to let a bunch of people around the country who haven't seen us tell us any different.

He's made some enemies in this clubhouse, for good or for bad. What I've learned in the four years is I don't take anything personally anymore. I respect the attention I get, and understand the scrutiny I'm under. I accept it and I'll go with it and take that responsibility and go out and pitch this year.

The scrutiny we give other people should be for ourselves.

I want more rules, more scrutiny, and to defend the country.

Passionately prejudiced people always turn out, under scrutiny, to be people who cannot get along on a footing of equality with anyone ...

I was surprised how open and unguarded the military was. I expected more scrutiny, more supervision from command.

I don't know if you're ever prepared for public scrutiny. I don't know if you can even mentally prepare yourself for it. But it is part of the job. It's maybe not the most pleasant part but I get to experience so many other things that I shouldn't be able to experience. So, that's the trade-off.

You can put all the scrutiny in there you want--people will still find a way around it. We need every dollar we can get for purses.

The chief justice certainly has far greater sway in terms of court proceedings, so the importance of the position is even higher, ... An associate justice is one of eight, but a chief justice is one of one ... The scrutiny will be, if possible, even higher.

The financial affairs of Louisiana will be transparent and wide open as it pertains to this period of recovery, more so than it ever has been before, ... We will stand well to the expected scrutiny by the public, the Congress and the media.

Were we to undertake an exhaustive self-scrutiny, disgust would paralyze us, we would be doomed to a thankless existence.

You are physically up for scrutiny by everyone and you hear everyone's opinion.

The only thing you can do through all the scrutiny and just in life in general is be true to yourself.

Years ago, I settled with certain individuals because I was concerned about my family and the media scrutiny that would have ensued if I fought the matter in court,

By undue profundity we perplex and enfeeble thought; and it is possible to make even Venus herself vanish from the firmament by a scrutiny too sustained, too concentrated, or too direct.