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This has been another exciting and competitively balanced year in all three of the East's upper-division leagues. That balance brought forth a very large slate of worthy candidates, and unfortunately only 15 of them could make it to the watch list. There is a lot of hockey yet to be played, and our committee members will be observing these nominees closely the rest of the way.

A lot of people, commentators, you'd hear them say this or that about whether or not we were worthy of a BCS bid. But obviously things worked out. ... We're where we should be.

They are serial killers. They are not worthy of being out in society.

This poll is significant because it takes the temperature of those closest to the current immigration debate. The survey results are striking and reinforce the call for responsible immigration reform worthy of a nation built by immigrants.

They're reprobates, low lives, not worthy of belief, and they have no morale conscience. They're paid government witnesses.

It's fantastic what's gone into it. His persistence and dedication to his work is worthy of tremendous acclaim.

It was really a tough choice to pick the Lifetime Achievement Award winner. There were so many worthy candidates. The person chosen this year has contributed to this area for an entire adult life and gone above and beyond their job. This award is long overdue for the recipient.

It was a way of honoring her. We always choose a worthy Utah pianist every year to receive this scholarship, which pays for their tuition.

It was a very, very good result, especially after going a goal down. In the end I think we were worthy winners and deserved a bit of luck with the third goal. We had a good result last week and this makes it two good results on the spin so we've got to keep that going.

It was a source of a good deal of bitterness, anger, frustration that we were not quite as worthy as others,

It's a worthy effort, but misplaced in that particular location.

It's a worthy cause, so you don't think about your energy level. This is the kind of stuff that invigorates you. You know you can give something back of a positive nature. If you can be part of anything where you can make an impact and help give back, that's a beautiful cause to be a part of.

It's a great opportunity for South Australians to get behind this match, the first final we've ever had in Adelaide. I know that the SACA are very keen to make a success of it to prove that the Adelaide Oval is a venue worthy of more international cricket.

It's too early to say if there is a worthy project to follow this up with. It would have to be something really good.

It's not worthy of an apology, ... Listen -- we've got to stop being too picky about this stuff. There is an understanding, by the way, that phrase has a history to it and is not comfortable, but there was no intent here, no animus whatsoever. I encourage everybody to forget it.

It's a privilege to take part in such a worthy cause. The people of that region need our help, and everyone at Crown Royal Championship Racing recognizes the urgency to do whatever we can to assist in the relief efforts.

It's got me baffled. We play well against worthy opponents. After 11 games we just don't have any consistency.

Dartmouth wanted to help and New Mexico has also supported the situation and that is where Tommy (Clark) did his residency. Stanford is where Jamie (Clark) went to school and they have been very supportive as well. Then I wanted to get Notre Dame involved once I came here. We are looking to help alleviate the situation. It's an extremely worthy cause and we are happy to do anything we can. Everyone who gives a dollar at the game will really help to try and stop this curse.

That proves you are unusual, returned the Scarecrow; and I am convinced the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the common folks are like the leaves of a tree, and live and die unnoticed.

Everyone at Carolina is extremely grateful to the Steinbrenner family. We are fortunate that his family has enjoyed its relationship with the University of North Carolina and that Mr. Steinbrenner felt the Tar Heel baseball program was a worthy recipient of this unique and generous gift.

The audience loved it, they responded to it very strongly in a lot of different ways. A lot of different topics that came out of the play reading struck such a chord in people, and it wasn't always the same chord. People latched onto different aspects of the play and that made us think this is worthy of a full production.

It's impossible to compare the eras, but they belong in a group among the greatest ever. I have nothing but respect for them. They are worthy of being recognized with history's best.

It's important to celebrate not just winning, but a type of winning we can respect. This is a team we can all relate to. They had that thing called character. This is a team worthy of this weekend's celebration." ()

It'll help out a great deal. This entire exercise has been a huge undertaking by the district for a worthy cause.

It was never going to be The Paul and Bob Show. Instead, the idea of me presenting a friend who was also a colleague to speak about what inspired him -- his salad-dressing company, his racing interests, his camp for children -- those were areas that I thought were worthy of attention.

It was never big enough, never spectacular enough and never unique enough to really be worthy of anybody's attention. The real estate's valuable, the building isn't.

No matter how worthy the cause, it is robbery, theft, and injustice to confiscate the property of one person and give it to another to whom it does not belong.

Its worthy to note that some of the good ideas came from the soldiers on the ground level because they are the one knowledgeable of what is happening in their areas,

It's worthy of scientific study. I can tell you none have been planned. But it is tobacco.And all tobacco contains any number of chemicals that are harmful.

It's very worthy of the accomplishments of Mark and his staff. We're very pleased with it. I think that it (the extension) indicates our willingness to make a long-term commitment.

It was a distinct honor because of the people inducted. Some were such giants of the music. I didn't really feel worthy to be included with Fats Waller.

It will give them the opportunity to show themselves worthy of the respect and friendship of peace-loving nations, and in time, to take an honorable place among members of the United Nations.

They've had a great program for years, and they're going to be a worthy opponent.

There still is a lot of tears and sweat to spend before we identify the forms of business cooperation which are worthy of the two great nations,

Once this legislation is enacted, our law will be worthy of our reputation as a nation of animal lovers.

Not only was he our first professional concert master, but in making things happen he donated a lot of money in his lifetime to worthy causes and helped arts and culture in our community.

That's definitely the highest number of kids I've had on the first team. I think that they're all worthy of being put there.

Existence without an aim, without a worthy purpose, is worse than wasted

The message that playing poker for charity sends is that in the name of charity or other worthy causes, gambling is a way to compensate, to raise revenues for whatever the cause may be.

I'm not saying it should be a luxury hotel, but we should treat them as worthy of being a person.

I'm thrilled. I'm glad the prosecutors felt this case was worthy of dismissal. I'm really happy.

I'm not a record guy. I don't need to win 700 games, I don't need to have 20 straight 20-win seasons ... and I don't need to get in the NCAA tournament every year if we're not worthy of being in it. If we're not playing good enough or we can't win a game, it just doesn't turn me on.

I'm not a joiner of clubs... But this is a pretty cool club to be in. The past inductees are brilliant, brilliant musicians that have touched my life in many ways, and to be worthy of such company is flattering to me and I appreciate it.

I knew that she was very worthy of the honor. One of the things that really stood out was that she helped propel us from being picked seventh in the league to finishing fourth.

If Larry is being inducted into the hall of fame, I know that he's worthy of it.

If member countries want the United Nations to be respected and effective, they should begin by making sure it is worthy of respect,

I never knew any painter worthy of the name who paid the smallest attention to what a critic says, even in conversation.

I never thought about settling down. I was obsessed with my career - I was blinkered. I finally met a woman who was worthy of me. Then we settled down and had many children.

In early church polemics, Jews are deemed no longer worthy of their own Scriptures because they have failed to accept Christ as the Messiah.

In essence you incurred the balance while you were much more credit worthy in the eyes of the credit card company.

In an added noble gesture, players from both teams have decided to donate their match fees for Day One (first match) to this worthy cause.

I'm happy they picked me to help. This is a worthy cause, and I love doing it.

If there's something worthy and makes a difference in your basketball team, you have to have the flexibility to do it. That's where we are.

If she felt there was a cause worthy of her opinion, she would fight tooth and nail for it.

If people feel negative about money, or they don't feel entitled to it, those people have a lot of what I call 'poverty thinking' and that will defeat the other traits that enable the millionaire to achieve. Self-made millionaires feel justified and worthy in their use of money.

I personally don't believe he's the devil incarnate. I think he's a rather delicious character, and you're going to see him be right on several occasions. He's a guy who's worthy of being, in the eyes of America, the president of the United States.

If you can employ people in New Orleans, ... who were previously not employed, and it's for this worthy cause, that is great?. You could actually have a flood recovery economy in New Orleans for a number of years. And it could bring a better racial balance integrating white neighborhoods, thinning out the concentrated poverty in black neighborhoods, creating jobs and opportunities for people who didn't have them before.

In this sport, ... you're nobody unless you're winning. I wouldn't be getting any attention if I wasn't winning. You have to make sure you're worthy of the attention.

In social institutions, the whole is always less than the sum of its parts. There will never be a state as good as its people, or a church worthy of its congregation, or a university equal to its faculty and students.

I'll occasionally go and do an honor like the Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund because it raises money for a very worthy organization.

I lived with a belief that I was a less worthy person for having fallen short of the approval of the man I had admired more than any other I'd known.

I have to prove I'm worthy of selection for the big races next year, ... To do that I will have to prove myself in the time trial and the road race at the Oceania Championships.

I have to prove I'm worthy of selection for the big races next year,

INTERREGNUM, n. The period during which a monarchical country is governed by a warm spot on the cushion of the throne. The experiment of letting the spot grow cold has commonly been attended by most unhappy results from the zeal of many worthy persons to make it warm again.

It has turned them into worthy competitors of major PC vendors.

Being a veteran team with five senior starters, when they get you down they put you away. They're worthy of their ranking. That's why they're first in our division and why they'll go deep into the NCAA Tournament.

His illness, which he faced with courage, made us all aware of human pain, of every physical and spiritual pain; he gave suffering dignity and value, showing that man isn't just worthy because of his efficiency and how he appears, but because of himself, because he is created and loved by God.

but it also made me full of self-doubt and self-loathing because I thought, 'Oh, gosh, I'm not worthy of this kind of attention. I have no talent.'

I don't think I'm quite to that point yet where I've proven myself worthy of making this squad.

I didn't think this was worthy of me running across the street and telling the president. I don't go across the street and tell the president every time somebody calls me.

A political leader worthy of assassination

Gene was a great player. Is he worthy of being in the Hall of Fame? Does he have all the qualifications to be in? No question about it. I have no idea what's keeping him out, but it's time to put him in.

George W. Bush has not stood up and said that he's ready to talk about this issue, an issue that is truly worthy of debate. It's a call to action.

Nothing finite is true, is interesting, is worthy to fix my attention. All that is particular is exclusive, and all that is exclusive repels me.

There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings.

Realize you are worthy of your life and live accordingly.

Amid life's quests, there seems but worthy one: to do men good.

Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.

In every place, where there is any thing worthy of observation, there should be a short printed directory for strangers.

Praise from the praise-worthy is beyond all rewards.

Act in such a way that you will be worthy of being happy.

Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]

If everything goes my way on race day, I will ride to the best of my ability. This is all I can ask of myself, and I believe that my best is worthy of winning a gold medal. I also believe my result has been decided a long time ago on many different levels. Winning a race is not a magic trick. My coach and I joke about becoming an overnight success in 10 years. I feel that my result was determined this summer when I got out of bed every morning and went to the gym.

I do think it's a worthy thing to be involved in and I would encourage anybody to try for it,

I am nothing if not rational about what is worthy of my anxiety and what is not, and I refuse to live my life as if a giant bus is just around the corner, waiting to crush me the minute I step off the curb.

I don't think we can ever give up on individuals. I believe everyone is worthy in the sight of our Lord.

He's one of the best small forwards ever. You could argue he's the best, although I'll bet you James Worthy would probably have a good argument about that. But he's an all-around player. And I consider myself to be an all-around player.

However, ... the incident involving the Nation's Air Boeing 727 ...was a matter worthy of investigation.

I don't need to be Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar) or (James) Worthy or nothing like that. I can see white and red so I'm good. I'll be fine.

I don't like breaking deals. But an MOU is not a contract. We need to make sure the interests of the public are served as well as what I think is a worthy objective of having the Giants and Jets here.

Come, worthy Greek! Ulysses, come; / Possess these shores with me! / The winds and seas are troublesome / And here we may be free.

I believe that a human embryo is worthy of legal protection, ... Western medicine has been founded on a principle: First, do no harm.

They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.

The worthy GM never purposely kills players' PCs, He presents opportunities for the rash and unthinking players to do that all on their own.

God is worthy of my loving obedience because of who He is, not because of what he does.

If you have not done things worthy of being written about, at least write things worthy of being read.

Closure is a preposterous concept worthy of the worst aspects of American daytime TV.

No matter how unappealing, each of them imagines he is somehow worthy.

To be capable of respect is almost as rare as to be worthy of it.

Contrary to popular thinking, being worthy isn't something you earn, it's something you recognize.