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The fact is a lot of our local associations have been willing to look at alternative pay schedules on top of existing plans.

The reality is Suncorp holds 52,000 and Telstra holds 82,000. The commercial reality is unless the Queensland Government is willing to put in a lot of money to make it happen, it can't happen.

The real issue is does Chicago have the number of buyers that are willing to invest in a building like this.

There are a lot of bad people willing to prey on people with good intentions.

There is a window where nobody will be willing to say 'no' to anything as long as it has a Katrina label on it.

There is no doubt in my mind that inflation is low and heading lower. I think the patient hand should be willing to accumulate bond positions here.

When I was 15, I worked at a dry cleaner because I wanted Abercrombie & Fitch jeans. My mom told me I could have $20 jeans, not $70 jeans, unless I was willing to work for them. So I did!

We shall never recognize the legitimacy of a Zionist state created on our soil. But if you are willing to accept the principle of a long-term truce, we are prepared to negotiate the terms.

We shall continue the strike until they get back to the negotiation table. We are only willing to suspend the strike if they are willing to come to the table.

The people of Seattle know I'm a mayor willing to make tough decisions.

If you are willing to expose your heart...being publicly private, you just may do something...

Let's play. I'm willing to play anywhere.

To worship God is to admit that we are entirely contrary to Him, and that He is willing to make us like Himself.

We have a situation where we have the most highly qualified, the best trained of federal law enforcement agents, they are willing to take a bullet for the president, they are prepared to take a bullet for the vice president ... (but) they cannot get a simple promotion to a position that they deserve.

We have a really great group of kids this year who have been willing to work very hard and it has paid off.

Maybe life doesn't get any better than this, or any worse, and what we get is just what we're willing to find: small wonders, where they grow.

We're happy they're willing to sponsor us since we couldn't get sponsorship here.

We're going with the theory of working together as a team, they may be more willing to clean up, and we'd offer our help.

This reads like they are more scared than they have been willing to admit. And that they are ready to cut rates further - maybe soon.

This public hearing is a way for neighboring landowners to have input into what the developer is wanting to do. Green Light has been very willing to be accommodating to the neighbors that we've talked to.

This program is wonderful. It raises awareness of hunger in local communities across the country. It encourages communities to support the fight against hunger right at home. The dollars may not be tremendous for each individual organization but the fact that Feinstein is willing to put up $1 million year after year makes a large statement on the need for assistance.

This product is the number one development priority of the company, and I am willing to sacrifice short-term earnings in order to accelerate its longer-term potential,

There are very few events that have significant reach anymore. That's the paradox of Super Bowl advertising -- why does a 30-second spot cost $2.5 million? There is a pool of money which has remained pretty much the same that is willing to bid for those programs.

Anything I've ever attempted, I was always willing to fail.

We've said pretty consistently we would be willing to accept a responsible form of an individual mandate if it was also paired with a clear employer responsibility. It seems from what we are hearing that both elements are there.

We've said from the beginning whatever people are willing to contribute is fine with us.

We've said for weeks now that we are ready, willing and able to meet Sikorsky at the negotiating table and work out a fair contract that gets our people back to work and lets them maintain affordable health care benefits. What I do want is for both sides to fully understand the wide-ranging effects this situation is having on individuals, families, communities and the state as a whole.

When I had a person who had symptoms and they were willing to work with it, they were willing to heal it, I would use my personal connection with infinite intelligence, which I'd been developing... Then I would look for the cause and give them some thoughts and channel some energy directly that would help them heal the cause and move them to a new space, and their symptoms would change.

When the judge looked at the evidence and saw how blatant the stem cell opponents were in stealing the codes and information from our Web site, he said that it was an obvious and intentional attempt to confuse the public. They're willing to use every tool of deception and disinformation to accomplish their goals.

No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.

Science transcends mere politics. As recent history demonstrates, scientists are as willing to work for a Tojo, a Hitler, or a Stalin as for the free nations of the West.

... all things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.

The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those you are going to lose, because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins. In order for somebody to win an important, major fight 100 years hence, a lot of other people have got to be willing - for the sheer fun and joy of it - to go right ahead and fight, knowing you're going to lose. You mustn't feel like a martyr. You've got to enjoy it.

the price of sending terrorists a message that we are not willing to spend what it takes ... would be far greater.

The price of freedom is high. We cannot afford to forget those willing to pay it.

We were consistently told - even on the last day - that it was going to take five years to sign Johnny. We weren't willing to do that. Our best offer was $40 million over four years.

We need clear guidance to find a solution. Ultimately, the point I think we'll underscore is this: we have complied and we're willing to do more.

We need to be doing text messaging on cell phones, we need to be doing online counseling in chat rooms, we need to be doing email -- wherever they will meet us and be willing to open up, that's where we have to be.

When you choose your fields of labor go where nobody else is willing to go.

When you can't make plays under pressure and you're not willing to win 1-on-1 battles, then I guess that's the game. Then the bounces. I'd like to see how many bounces go to the team playing with more desperation. That's kind of the way it happened tonight.

When you ask me whether they mean well and whether there is a diversity program that addresses all of our problems, we have not yet seen that. But we want to see that, and we are willing to work together to make that happen.

When we speak with leading advisors, those that really take their practice seriously, the really good ones do have client advisory boards. They are willing to spend the time and effort to embrace other methods or practices.

When this came up, The Renaissance Group just picked an area that they saw needed help, ... They're willing to go to other areas, but they have to go somewhere first.

The plan doesn't prevent or deter negotiations between potential suitors and the board, rather it encourages those that are willing to negotiate with the board in good faith.

There are two kinds. The ones that have no clue, and those that are willing to work harder than scholarship athletes, and those are the ones that become very important to the team.

There are people out there with these things and they're willing to help. Fish around and find them.

There are people less willing to adopt African-American babies, some people rather wait and get a Caucasian baby.

We're committed to the improvement of relations with Pakistan and are willing to grasp at every opportunity for doing so.

We're just fed up and want our voice to be heard by city council and the company. We're willing to settle in a fair and equal manner. But right now our biggest concern is the city officials, and we want to see some accountability.

Let's see... how old am I? I'm definitely in my 50s... and I've certainly always been in my 50s. I could be older than that... but I'm not willing to face that.

Legislators and voters confirmed that they are willing to invest in highway improvements to help alleviate traffic bottlenecks and enhance safety.

Last year was the last best chance for quite a while. If the Republicans lose any Senate seats this fall, as they well might, they will need to wait until they have a Senate majority willing to move this again.

Last year was the first time Patrice had to be a leader on the field. This year, being a senior and one of the area's elite players, I think she's more willing to take on that responsibility.

Last year when people slowed down our run, we had a young quarterback and we dropped balls and we made mistakes, ... There's going to be probably nine or 10 guys in the box. So then we have to be willing to throw the football.

Last year we said we would take one game at a time. This time we're willing to go for it all, and take the risk of being disappointed.

Lean manufacturing is at the core of our strategy to support our growth. You have to take waste out of everything. We only want to do things that our customers are willing to pay for.

Many of the programs are doing a great job, but there are not enough funds. Farmers are willing to do their part, but we need to recognize the economic risks they take when they adopt new land use practices. Rep. Kind's proposal will give farmers the tools and incentives they need to be better stewards.

Many indigenous groups are very well organized, and they are also willing to use force to defend their lands.

Many talk show hosts don't come across as friendly and warm and willing to see both sides of the situation. He was the kind of host that would see both sides of the issue. Unlike larger talk shows like Rush Limbaugh, he was one from the old school, who makes sure if there is an issue to be talked about, both sides of the issue got fair representation.

Many times people will come through the door with good intentions but may not be willing to put in the work. They just want to see some results right away.

Shareef felt as though he signed on for one deal and if that wasn't going to happen, he was willing to walk away. There were no discussions of insurance or anything, just guarantees.

Scouts and college recruiters realized Canada was an untapped market. We have a gold mine of athletes, lots of kids willing to work hard.

Senator McCain is the very role model of an independent voice who is willing to speak out against the partisan nonsense that happens in the nation's capital.

Selling on the news has been the mantra for second-quarter earnings season. What's more has been the bull's inability to piece together any kind of winning streak. With sustainability in question and anxiety abounding about tomorrow's (Thursday's) Employment Cost Index and Friday's second quarter GDP, few players are willing to step up to the plate today.

So, I'm willing to grow the company as big as it wants to get, but I frankly don't care what that size is. I don't know yet, really, how ready the planet is for my message, and that's the thing I must guard.

She (Staley) is very goal oriented. She knows what she wants and is willing to work very hard to get that. To see her come into her own, as a leader, has been really fun to watch.

she was a brave, brave woman. She stood up and sat down at a moment in American history, when very few other people thought that was appropriate or had the courage to do it - in 1955. She said, 'Why should I be a second-class citizen? I'm an American, and that's all that should really matter. I'm willing to take the consequences.' And she did. She became a role model for generations that followed. She certainly has to be in the front rank of American heroes.

She wanted to go to college. She understood what she wanted to do and understood what it took to play at the next level, and was willing to put in the time to be that good.

She understands the problems we have up here. I know she doesn't have the solutions, but she's willing to look for them. I'm a supporter - 100 percent. One thousand percent.

She was telling me totally new stuff that my other coaches hadn't. Now I believe in her, and I'm willing to let her mold me into what she wants.

She was only going to fly once in her life. The thing that NASA learned most fundamentally from that is we really need to have individuals on board who have accepted the risk associated with space fright and are willing to make that a career.

She was older than me and went to the United States first, and she was the main reason that I chose to go to the States. When we later broke up, I felt so sad and frustrated and wrote this piece. The song describes the mood of a sad man sitting in front of the sea, willing to cry.

She was always willing to meet and strategize and support those who were working in favor of CAFTA.

She was always willing to do whatever I needed her to do. If I needed her in the paint, she would go play inside. If we needed a spark from behind the arc, she was there and willing. She even handled the ball some for us this year and did a good job with that. I'm just very pleased, very happy, with Taylor. She is leaving some big shoes to be filled.

She was willing to forgo eating to allow extra room for the babies to grow.

She was visiting family back in that area and she stopped in to see the principal ? it's the same principal that was there when she was there. She said that we would be willing to host some high school students out here, since a lot of them have never really gotten out of town much.

She?s a senior, a captain, and it?s her job to step it up big time. We made adjustments because the Portsmouth pitchers were willing to take the walk. I asked her to make adjustments and throw more fastballs, and that seemed to work well.

She's seen it all and is so dependable. She is ready and willing to play wherever we need her.

She's been huge for us as far as helping carry the team. She's definitely our go-to player. She does so many things for us and opens things up for other people. She understands and is willing to take the pressure off of her teammates.

She's picking it up really well. She's learning from her mistakes right away, and she's willing to learn. She'll sit down with me and ask me questions. She's just got a great attitude.

She's one of those kids who's good on the ball, and she's really good off the ball, too. She's willing to take a charge, and she does a lot of the little things that go into making a great defensive player.

She's definitely helped us all. She's humble enough to know how it feels to lose and she's ready and willing to win. She's helped us through a lot of things, keeping us positive. This is her last year and all this change happens, and she only gets to experience the beginning of it.

She's just one of those individuals who can give of her time who never thought about how late or early it was ... she was just always willing to help.

Older workers, from recent college graduates to senior citizens, have a record of experience that is attractive to employers. And very often, employers are willing to pay extra for that experience.

Some are saying Larry is using his health as an excuse, but that's not the truth because he's more than willing to come back, even with his current condition.

Shooters start with borrowed weapons and seniors are more than willing to oblige and #8230; the sense of well-being pervades everywhere.

Sid has been in our organization for a long time. He's been at the A level and the rookie league and you want someone at that level who is a good teacher, who has patience -- the same things you want in a manager and the other coaches. You're looking for that particular individual that can relate, that is a worker and is willing to spend hours and hours with players, getting them to do it right.

Since Day One, I've been impressed with him, ... When a new guy comes in, I want to check him out and see how he is, see how his attitude is, see if he's willing to be one of us the way we are in this locker room. With Corey, I remember talking to him in the parking lot, talking to him in the locker room and seeing where his mind was at. It was always in the right place, I felt. Never did I think, 'Maybe I should talk to this guy a little more and let him know how it is around here.' I felt he understood how it is from the beginning.

She has her mind in the right place right now. She just understands what she needs to do to help our team. She understands that she's going to have to defend the best post player. She's going to have to grit and get rebounds and just throw her body all over the place. I don't know too many people in her position that would be willing to do that.

She has been a pretty strong presence at the company for a long time, and was obviously a big driver in the launch of Weekend Edition. The fact that she's leaving by mutual agreement indicates that the board is becoming more active, and is willing to make tougher decisions.

She has a lot of strengths, besides being such a tireless worker, she has developed a very strong shot, I am waiting for her to rip one in from the outside. She also has a knack for being in the right spot at the right time. Part of it is field sense and the other part is being willing to do the work and actually make the run.

Shame on you, ... How many more of other people's children are you willing to sacrifice?

Since suicide terrorism is mainly a response to foreign occupation and not Islamic fundamentalism, the use of heavy military force to transform Muslim societies over there, if you would, is only likely to increase the number of suicide terrorists coming at us... Suicide terrorism is not a supply-limited phenomenon where there are just a few hundred around the world willing to do it because they are religious fanatics. It is a demand-driven phenomenon.

She is the most unselfish person in the whole world. She really was. She was willing to alter her whole lifestyle for Cody.

Most people are willing to pay more to be amused than to be educated.

Men are willing to talk about these things in ways that were inconceivable less than ten years ago.

Mr. Koizumi remains willing to pursue structural reforms, so long as the economy permits. He's not going to abandon reforms. However, realistically it's also difficult to assume very quick progress.

Mr. Gonzalez is willing to bring his family to the United States and to remain here during whatever time it takes to complete the appeals process, ... For that to happen, however, he must have assurances that he will have custody of Elian during that time.

Mr. Stern's show has created a great liability for us and other broadcasters who air it, ... The Congress and the FCC are even beginning to look at revoking station licenses. That's a risk we're just not willing to take.

Mr. President, you mean you're willing to kill more Americans because you've killed so many already?