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Because of the difficulties I am encountering in my movements to the detention center, the Americans offered me a place to sleep. I turned down the offer to be in a camp that is set up in country ... they are occupying.

Badia Aref

The purpose of the National Guard never was to occupy another country.

Bob Hanson

He didn't go to Binyamin because he said it's an occupying police force and didn't want to be investigated by such a force.

Barhoum Jaraisey

It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance, to be over much occupied about exercise, about eating and drinking, about easing oneself, about sexual intercourse.

David Bailey

Intelligence on this case is evolving and we have leads and information that have directed us to occupy these new areas.

Col. Fernando Lemos

The worst feeling was helplessness. I'm done being helpless. I need to be on the front line. Few other things can occupy my mind. I can't read books. I can't watch movies. They can't distract me from the hurt.

Stephen Push

My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.

Cary Grant

People will learn to use it and be more comfortable here. If you occupy it, it will be used by those who will care about it.

Alan Goodheart

The ocean is a body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.

Ambrose Bierce

Excellence is a process that should occupy all our days.

Ted W. Engstrom

We have young adults occupying these buildings, these are not kids. If anyone violates the rules, they will be out of the building; they are not children.

Judy Daniels

It's homecoming. There will be a lot of activities to occupy the kids time and attention, but we need to take care of business on the field.

Mike Ferda

It will dispel the notion that the U.S. is a permanent occupying force, a theme used by the insurgents to justify their continued attacks.

Frank Pallone

Their certifications are suspended. That means they can't occupy those positions in any mines in Pennsylvania, but they could occupy for other positions. For example, they can be miners.

Kurt Knaus

Israel is working on a unilateral basis. They didn't ask us to do this. Israel is still an occupying force.

Ghassan Khatib

A military threat would have been very credible after Afghanistan. But after Iraq, no one thinks they could invade and occupy Iran.

Anatol Lieven

But the city rather than curtail the development of skyscrapers has chose to build and occupy those skyscrapers at the risk of the public health.

Bill Moriarty

We restate our condemnation of the loss of innocent lives, Palestinian and Israelis, and we call upon the occupying power to do the same.

Riyad Mansour

When I see 200 kids from all over Volusia County occupying all 24 courts at the Florida Tennis Center on Friday nights, I get excited about the future of this sport.

Doug Booth

Adding more condos and close to 100 people to occupy them could have a negative effect on the traffic pattern.

Bill Horton

Right from the beginning of time there were these very very attractive bad guys. It's a life that most of us have never led, so that's what makes it so attractive. The jobs that they have, the world that they occupy, is very alien to us.

Dougray Scott

The two sides were competing for the same territories, the same animals and fuel supplies and occupying the same cave spaces. With that kind of competition, the Neanderthals were always going to come out as the losers.

Paul Mellars

The entire Marine force was designed around the concept of amphibious warfare, which is a good deal different from the kind of conflict they're fighting in Iraq today, hundreds of miles from the sea. The Marines are a light force; they kick in the door but they are not supposed to occupy all the rooms.

Loren Thompson

Have you forgotten that Israel is the occupying power here? Do I need to remind you of an occupying power's obligations under international law?

Nayef Rajoub

The human/elephant conflict is that they both want to occupy the same land. If humans and elephants are going to coexist, you need to know how much space elephants need, and why they move. A lot of them do move, and for some of them, it certainly appears, it could have to do with food.

Thure Cerling

As long as you don't forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy rent-free space in your mind.

Isabelle Holland