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Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them.

Alfred North Whitehead

He's one of the most solid operations managers in that size company, but I think he'd be good in larger companies as well.

David Heikkinen

There really isn't any clear evidence that very small micro- businesses -- mom and pop operations -- will benefit.

Robert Boyle

The overseas network operations will bring Chinese firms experience and make them more reliable. It will be easier for them to get deals in the domestic market.

Li Xuefang

Weather permitting, the operations will resume Sunday.

Bob Johannessen

All operations will then move to SAFA House outside the FNB Stadium at the beginning of 2007.

Danny Jordaan

We evaluate and adjust our operations on an ongoing basis.

Jacob Dipietre

It becomes personal, especially with our operations folks out on the line. They get to the point where they want to beat it.

Steve Hart

Listen well to that, ... I didn't say they were financing me. I said they were financing those operations, that's it.

Luis Posada Carriles

We are independent operations in India and this stake sale will not affect us.

Rajeev Chaba

While there was a lower gold price, surface operations helped to keep our underground mining operations alive.

Ilja Graulich

He already knows a great deal about us and our operations. We think he will work well with staff and applicants of the district.

Al Hanna

Continuing the operations and having someone there to prevent vandalism top my worries.

David Mills

It is imperative to get operations at the Tokyo Stock Exchange back to normal as soon as possible for the sake of the Japanese economy.

Kaoru Yosano

This poor financial performance heightens concerns about the company's ability to effect a timely turnaround in its critical North American operations.

Scott Sprinzen

The flight operations of all domestic airlines have remained normal throughout most the country.

Ajay Prasad

The almost four full quarters of approval process were put to good use in planning the integration of our operations by a team experienced in integrating merged companies.

Bernard J. Ebbers

We're preparing for operations through the end of April; that's not good news.

Jack Colley

This transaction will have positive effects. The simplification of the structure will enable them to improve operations and facilitate decision making.

Salah Seddik

I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and aspirations; capitalism by its works and socialism by its literature.

Sidney Hook

The $600 million is nothing to whine about. They could do a lot of investing in their Asia operations. It's like getting a coupon to go out and buy another company.

Al Capra

The real excitement starts now as they gradually merge two operations. They've got the two-year window, but it will be a delicate act.

Joseph Schwieterman

Our objective was to stop all of these operations and move back to the peace table, ... Unfortunately, an agreement that was almost in the making was destroyed by the Israeli bombing of Gaza.

Nabil Sha'ath

We expect China to remain a key driver of the nickel market and our Asia Pacific operations are ideally positioned to meet growing demand from China and the rest of Asia going forward.

Scott Hand

[The AP] informed us last semester their operations were to shut down, ... It caught us by surprise originally.

Douglas Anderson

You can't really fix the operations unless you fix the management.

James O'connor

We always are in conversations with Southwest Airlines to expand their operations at Sky Harbor. With Southwest having the largest single operation at Sky Harbor, we talk with them constantly.

Scott Phelps

We look forward to a partnership with SAP and to building systems that can support our growing business and worldwide operations.

Harry Kubetz

More than ever, financial executives are intricately involved from a finance, technology and operations perspective, and they thrive on their central role in driving the company's growth.

Paul Mcdonald

We're not trying to shut down all hydro operations.

Charles Hudson

In our discussions with Transitional, we were impressed with the quality of its operations and the strategic potential of our combined company.

Bruce Lunsford

This is not the Prussian general staff. They don't think about operations the way we think about operations.

Brian Jenkins

Our operations in China are indistinguishable from any of the 84 countries where we operate, ... We've never had any problems with the Chinese government restricting what we were doing or any incidents where proprietary information was lost.

Patrick Mcgovern

It probably tightens up operations, but won't be noticeable to skiers.

Cal Wettstein

Think ahead. Don't let day-to-day operations drive out planning.

Donald H. Rumsfeld

Voting operations (in the countryside) are normal, with some exceptions.

Max Mathurin

Jeffersonian principle of (an) informed citizenry being necessary for democracy. It's a window on the operations of government and the performance of government officials.

Paul Mcmasters

I can tell you that they were a unit that was moving in an amphibious assault vehicle ... their normal vehicle to move in, ... It is an armored vehicle that they use in the conduct of their normal operations.

Carter Ham

We have enforcement operations every day in this country. If you are in this country legally, you have nothing to worry about.

Barbara Gonzalez

We'd provide the needles and vaccines for immunization, but some districts wouldn't have enough money for operations. They reached nearby areas but left out remote areas. So you'd find mothers who don't even know about immunization.

Jane Soepardi

The vast majority of the digital media division's sales come from overseas operations. Domestic operations are only focusing on research and development.

Chu Woo Sik

They're concentrating more on international routes, they've restructured their domestic operations and now they're going to cross their fingers.

Douglas Baird

More voices are being heard questioning the tactics, the military operations that are going on, the bombing, and also behind that, wondering whether the issue is far more complicated than this military campaign makes it appear.

Hugo Young

It's an area that our vice unit actually does do operations frequently.

Javier Sambrano

The networks we are dealing with are now global in terms of their operations.

Andy Hayman

With some of the refineries now shut down in the Houston area and their workers evacuated, we are pulling from operations east of the area.

Steve Baker

KBR has many global operations where ads ... are placed to ensure the company maintains current information on persons seeking employment with the company.

Wendy Hall

The [USS] Greeneville incident points out the unintentional consequences of non-professional people being in inherently hazardous operations.

Bill Readdy

That is a real possibility, a very strong, real and significant possibility. We cannot continue the operations of the zoo.

Ceeon Quiett

If you choke an airline enough, you'll kill it. It's dangerous slowing operations when the company's in such a delicate position.

Richard Gritta

The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable, and greatly embarrasses the operations of the Government. They create offices by their own votes and then seek to fill them themselves.

James Polk

The positive surprise comes from the merchandising operations, which is encouraging.

David Brodie

Our financial results continue to be seriously impacted by the adverse effects of the strong dollar, reduced earnings in our core business driven by an intensifying competitive environment, and losses in digital. We are making significant changes in the company's operations to compete effectively in this environment.

George Fisher

Increased business activity and acquisitions present us the opportunity to reconfigure our operations, and we are excited about the opportunities this new facility brings us.

John Deane

WHO has commended our operations (to control bird flu). They have told us the quick response of the Indian government has been highly appreciated.

Upma Chawdhry

This money is used to run our [NFA] daily operations such as replanting harvested areas.

Gaster Kiyingi

Your lack of effectiveness, and poor decision making has only led me to conclude that it is now time to move the investment operations at BWC in a new direction with new leadership.

James Mclean

We've had a very nice birthday present. Our mission has been extended for an additional five years, so we should have a total of ten years of operations.

Andrew Weisskopf

Understanding the laws of nature does not mean that we are immune to their operations.

David Gerrold

Dysfunctional organizations do not perform the way the Directorate of Operations performed in Afghanistan and in support of the military in Iraq before and after the conflict.

Porter Goss

There is an emergency operations plan [for the town]. We update it when we need to.

Steve Owen

It provides incentives for mining companies to expand their operations, develop new mines and hire more workers.

George Leaming

The role of the employee involved is that of a Landside Operations supervisor and that role includes responding to emergencies within the airport.

Carolyn Fennel

There are still feeding operations in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Jenny Lehman

Heavy investments by Japanese firms, aimed at boosting their overseas operations and businesses, are now beginning to yield huge returns for them and this trend will not come to an end in the foreseeable future.

Osamu Katano

Because the president, not the (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) could authorize or not authorize cross-border operations from Mexican motor carriers, and because FMCSA has no discretion to prevent the entry of Mexican trucks, its EA did not need to consider the environmental effects arising from the entry.

Clarence Thomas

We're moving our field operations to a more geographically central location.

Doug Hutcheson

This is the right guy at the right time, ... He is a high tech guy and a high growth guy who is very operations oriented.

Mark Stahlman

It's part of taking every step necessary to return the institution to normal operations.

Diane Wiffin

The remaining crews will now be conducting mop up operations and making sure that there are no burning embers or hot spots.

Bridget Bohnet

The development of these markets is still in a preliminary phase and operations will not begin before 2007.

Xiao Yaqing

We are not losing production. We have highly productive operations with fewer employees.

Patrick Schillinger

The defense is going to turn on Ryan's image as a big-picture manager who was not involved in day-to-day operations.

Bernard Harcourt

In all four countries, it is clear that WFP will have to expand its existing operations to drought-affected populations in order to address the increasing needs.

Holdbrook Arthur

Sara could commit adultery at one end and weep for her sins at the other, and enjoy both operations at once.

Joyce Cary

We do have indications that they have reduced the tempo of their operations subsequent to this announced unilateral cease-fire.

Thomas Wilson

Our primary concern remains GM's ability to turn around the performance of its North American automotive operations.

Robert Schulz

Disney will need to have access to the home, through the Web, by buying Yahoo! or investing further in online operations.

Tom Wolzien

You can always basically shut down the production operations.

David Londoner

We are disappointed that the chamber did not devote any attention to CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations), which an ag park could invite.

Bruce Munson

A number of large international drilling service companies have already expressed serious interest in tendering, some of which currently have ongoing drilling operations nearby.

John Craven

Banks have various sources of earnings. If a bank is large enough to have international operations, it has evolved enough diversification to counteract those losses.

Fritz Elmendorf

I've never felt such exhilarating highs and dispiriting lows than those experienced when we first detected the signal from the GBT, indicating 'all's well' and then discovering that we had no signal at the operations center, indicating 'all's lost, ... The truth, as we have now determined, lies somewhat closer to the former than the latter.

Michael Bird

The impact to us is our export grain operations are essentially halted until the U.S. Coast Guard and Corps of Engineers reopens the river to ocean-going vessels. Until then, we can't unload the cargo.

David Feider

We'll be moving things out of our old range to new range operations.

Jack Weinstein

Field Operations for Peace, Not War.

Ann Wright

Any unnecessary separation of these functions will result in a disjointed response and adversely impact the effectiveness of departmental operations.

David Liebersbach

The storms really threw a kink into our growing operations, especially around Immokalee. Some of the yield dropped by 80 percent.

Bob Spencer

There's an expansion in the detention operations going on.

John Skinner

Here, you have a great example of two sister operations with mutual needs being satisfied by the other.

Todd Chanko

Obviously, we are not going to be doing open heart surgery at this stage. Eventually, we should be able to perform most operations.

Dr. Mehran Anvari

We focus our enforcement actions on operations that are behaving in the most fraudulent and deceptive fashion.

Cindy Ehnes

The whole system is tilted to a handful of big farm operations, and everybody else comes up short.

Ken Cook

I greatly look forward to leading the Getty Museum as it prepares to add the magnificently renovated Villa to its operations.

Michael Brand

We all look to the lead of the Emergency Operations Center. There is someone there from every organization involved.

Dave Gore

Only 15 per cent of the operations we did were amputations. Normally that would have been much higher.

David Cooper

There have been terrorist operatives and they may even number 100 but there have been continuous operations against them.

Michael Defensor

It is their duty to protect humanitarian operations and civilians in their immediate vicinity.

Jemera Rone

The movement in directors is a natural cycle after four years of operations.

Tony Taylor

If we had the timber supply we had in the past we'd be operating with full employment like we had in the past and there would be no change in our operations.

Dennis Scott

Most tankers carrying crude from our installations have stopped plying due to the protests and this is hampering our normal operations.

Nripen Bharali

I could not comment on any personal conversations Sheriff Young had with the operations center.

Mark Short

Even excluding the charge, European auto operations continue to be a big drag.

John Casesa

But China lacks an inspection force that can come in and shut down operations when the conditions demand it. They'll say they close lots (of unsafe mines), but they're not really serious.

Davitt Mcateer

Certain port operations in certain locations recognized the potential years ago, and embarked on acquisitions.

Neil Davidson

We'll find new uses for VRT as we go along. Until then, as farm operations get bigger, it helps to have as much data on the computer as possible to know where we can use inputs more efficiently.

Mark Roeder

We were feeling great. These operations are usually a sure thing And we get this fluke.

Nicole Draper

You could end up spending a lot of money on something that didn't exist, or had been sold to somebody else already. But what are they going to do to minimize the impact of their operations?

Francis Sullivan

How could that be? We haven't increased the number of operations we do overnight, ... Next time, patients could be in jeopardy. We need safeguards. This was a close call.

David Birnbach

Staples' and Quill's direct marketing operations are complementary. Quill's highly developed direct marketing skills will enhance Staples' ability to address the delivered office products market.

Thomas G. Stemberg

It was a clean beat. It was a quarter with true operations-driven upside.

Robert Lafleur

We're continuing to examine our operations and reducing our expenses to remain competitive.

Michael Trevino

What we're finding is that there are some smaller stores that go away when the big boxes move in, but for the most part, they are the marginal operations that would have gone away anyway.

Scott Wright

We will fight back only when there are military operations.

Gregorio Rosal

We executed well strategically and financially this year. Our company focus continues to be on generating strong operating cash flow by being in control of the growth of our brands and by fine tuning our global operations.

Roger Farah

We have simplified our operations and we are harvesting the benefits of completing the integration of all remaining HBC functions.

George Heller

On a number of occasions, military operations which involved excessive use of force and other violations, haven't necessarily been addressed.

Jose Luis

There are compelling advantages to combining these operations. It allows us to leverage the strengths of each business, while simplifying our structure.

Gary Rodkin

We're fully integrated with the Special Operations Command. We have people who've done operations from a Special Ops perspective.

Richard Rowe

We are temporarily suspending operations. I wouldn't characterize what we are doing as closing permanently.

Jim Riggs

It makes our operations show that there's a big surplus when you don't have a big surplus.

Dale Timmermann

Given his extensive background in network planning and strategy formulation, he probably would be a good choice for a carrier like Virgin looking to launch U.S. operations.

Bill Warlick

Unfortunately, this route had not met profitability levels that are necessary to sustain operations.

Isabelle Arthur

Exhortations to obstruct the operations of Government in detail, should; Exhortations to resist all.

James Mill

It is becoming increasingly evident that the impact of this storm on oil and natural gas operations will be significant and protracted, ... In the coming days and weeks, we commit to doing our best to minimize any inconvenience for consumers.

Red Cavaney

So far, the (rescue) operations continue. God Willing, there will be more survivors rescued.

Interior Minister

What we do now is complicated. We look forward to having all our operations under one roof. This will be a positive move for our employees, our readers and our advertisers.

John Tabor

Our financial performance is unacceptable, we know that and we've been working hard to turn around North American operations to improve our financial performance.

Toni Simonetti

What we do is a lot of work to get them the best practices. This firm manages to work together on specs and how they are done to apply the same kind of methodology and operations in meetings.

Kelvin Thompson

It's adding to their cost of operations, but like any business, they'll probably add it onto our costs.

Greg Adkins

This means that when they're totally out of operations here, two buildings will be available in the Tyler market.

Tom Mullins

With the increased numbers of private and corporate jets that come through here, we feel that with competitive prices and good service we will find our niche in the (fixed-base operations) market.

Shaen Tarter

Three years after starting the organization, we're going to cease all operations and bring the campaign to a close.

Matt O'connor

There will be fairly efficient operations, being merged together, but it will take time.

Brandon Smith

Most of the rescue operations have been completed and they're moving into recovery mode.

Bill Lacy

Localization and cost migration have contributed strongly to our successful operations in China.

Michel Demare

When you can streamline operations and lower the cost to the taxpayer through technology, you're going a long way toward open government.

Jerry Caddel

The first priority will be to complete an environmental impact assessment prior to conducting initial seismic operations.

Norsk Hydro

They are shutting down that quarry. They have ceased operations there.

Jim Oliver

Some of those jobs are still going to migrate back down to Cincinnati, where Federated is located. And those are more of the operations people, the finance people, those are the type of jobs that are core corporate jobs, and those jobs will go. So it's not that there won't be something (of a) direct impact locally. There will be some.

Dave Brennan

In a special operations mission, a routine mission, if you're detected on the way to the target, you may as well turn around and go home. You failed.

William Patterson

In principle, what this has done is it has infringed on the executive branch's ability to manage the day-to-day operations of the government.

Shawn Gumataotao

The administration has a disturbing pattern of behavior when it comes to budgeting not only for the ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan but also for military requirements not directly related to these conflicts.

Russ Feingold

It's a disappointing result. Clearly, given the result, they do need to do some work on their operations.

Rob Patterson

I think it's protocol now that Michael Brown [Cricket Australia's operations manager] lets you know when you're in and Trevor lets you know when you're out.

Michael Kasprowicz

So we're kind of waiting, too, to see what is expected and what's needed of us. Our primary concern now, operating as an Emergency Operations Center, is to help the evacuees we have.

Buddy Rogers

They are operations guys and big users of IP technology. And they have a strong penchant for investing in technology and developing it.

Stephen Meer

There has not been a firm offer put forward that meets the financial criteria necessary to continue operations.

Kerry Skeen

None of that has come to pass, and I'd like to think it's because we have more effective and integrated operations between the Haitian National Police and the U.N. police.

Tim Carney

If the activities were carried out completely independently of the U.S. operations as part of an ongoing business practices of the foreign subsidiary, that would be all right.

Christopher Myers

What we can do and what we have done, is improve the operations of our entire company so that we are in the best possible position to respond to the industry changes that we and our competitors will undoubtedly confront.

Glenn Tilton

The air field has been important to us and the U.S. allies in operations over there.

Glenn Flood

They are continuing levee security patrolling and sandbagging operations.

Robert King

The proposed exchanges of water rights may adversely affect Fry-Ark Project water rights and operations.

James Dubois

If the smaller cities don't have reserves if they have problems with city budgets they could very easily have to curtail operations.

Richard Spruiell

It was the last United Airlines flight out before they closed down operations at the New Orleans International Airport.

Mark Dawson

We do have a well-thought-out strategy for improving North American operations, and we're rapidly implementing that strategy.

Gina Proia

Our road and helicopter operations have been suspended today because of bad weather.

Aslam Khan

We will grow our Indian operations substantially before we start branching out.

Harold Hughes

The 343rd resumed full operations on November 11 and is performing all missions as directed in exemplary fashion, ... The investigation is still ongoing, although further action is unlikely.

Steven Boylan

In 2001, we are focused on building comparable sales and returns through improved operations, people development and innovation around the world.

Mike Conley

This sale will not affect the management or business operations of the Times company or the family's continuing commitment to the company.

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger

Having a new state-of-the-art plant is encouraging, but it does not ensure that Cott will do a better job of managing its entire plant operations.

David Hartley

The purpose of any school board member is a policy making role, not daily operations. He was not elected as the chief operating officer.

Bill Bird

In particular, it recognizes the growing importance of our Asia-Pacific operations as we build the Goro project in New Caledonia, and expand our PT Inco operations in Indonesia.

Scott Hand

That 1 cent translates to $1.4 million and that wouldn't even cover the $1.5 million in operations, much less the debt service.

Byron Walker

Of all the factors leading to the favorable results, our decision to dramatically boost automation in our broker-dealer operations mid-2005 had the greatest impact on profitability.

Thomas Joyce

San Diego has become more of a headquarters for business and management operations of all sorts.

Rick Clancy

Martina had just turned 22 when injuries forced her to stop. Now, at the age of 25, with several operations behind her, she is looking forward to the challenge of playing events.

Phil De Picciotto

Even though we're really concerned about money, even though we've been cut by Medicare, we still need to continue operations.

Don Crosby

We think that cross-border operations would be unwise.

Ross Wilson

The bottom line is whether we will be able to obtain a permanent injunction on eBay's 'Buy-It-Now' operations or whether the court will force a compulsory license.

Scott Robertson

The blockade has been removed and we expect to resume operations very shortly.

Mark Hallman

You don't assign officers in whom you have no confidence to positions of responsibility like Deputy Director for Operations on the Joint Staff.

Craig Quigley

Either we'll succeed and have a well-financed development and operations company, or we'll put Frontier in mothballs, and revisit it next year. So the stakes are high for us.

Dave Winer

This is a landowner that's committed to making sure that this development takes into consideration that this is one of the largest working cattle operations in Montana, and it'll remain that way.

Don Murray

There is a clear difference between disaster relief operations and warfare. Our armed forces are designed to protect us from enemies, not protect us from fires, floods and hurricanes.

Bruce Lawlor

We don't expect our operations to be impacted. We're operating routinely.

Jacquie Young

I would think you'd be able to run an auto company's North American division out of there, ... Considering they already have the manufacturing operations there, that would make sense.

John Novak

If they can't bury them themselves, get a hold of the Emergency Operations Center, and we'll come out and help. But don't move them. It's illegal, and you can have a health hazard.

Paul Braun

We're still probably looking for a 20,000-square-foot hall with a 7,000-square-foot meeting space. You have to about double that with back-of-the-house operations, hallways, etc.

Paul Glauser

One of the lessons I have learned is that clients understand the need for X-ray inspection, but sometimes have difficulty integrating the function into their operations. With the changeover to lead-free assemblies, the need for X-ray inspection services will become more critical, and so will the need for manufacturers to understand how to integrate these tools.

Jay Adams

For some places, like the villages, they said they were too far away. For Aldi, they said military operations were taking place.

Jose Diaz

The real boss and director of flight operations is 'Gus,' our formerly homeless shepherd-mix dog.

Jim Barclay

They're safe. They were up in a very tough concrete building up on the second floor where our emergency operations center is located.

Harry Wadsworth

But excess funds from operations will not completely fund these critical parts of our mission. We continue to partner with foundations, benefactors, government and industry to accomplish mutual aims.

Robert Smoldt

We have not been able to use this kind of technology in operations -- and did not in 'Operation Allied Force,' ... This technology would help you understand the terrain and understand its limits.

Louis Caldera

This levy will allow our Fire Department to improve its operations and better serve the community.

Phil Pegg

For two days the oil company Total will be closed for not complying, we won't touch the operations part.

Jose Vielma Mora

At the operations center ... an alert goes off [when gunfire is detected], and then they are able to instantly view the image and respond. The camera actually instantly turns in the direction of the gunshot.

Ron Huberman

Our support professionals will be coming through the ranks of support delivery and some of them will come from the consulting operations.

Greg Pike

We always coordinate our efforts with FEMA and the state EOC, (Emergency Operations Command).

John Fuller

The operations group will be interviewing the crew this afternoon. I understand that he saw some misalignment in the track that caused him to put his brakes on.

George Black

I've essentially doubled the business since I've been here in two years. And we're going to do more. Our corporate award line is really expanding and I've got enough room here to expand operations when it's necessary.

Tom Tucker

This bill will enable Nevada casinos to utilize recent advancements in mobile technology to enhance their customers' gaming experience, as they compete against casinos in other jurisdictions and Internet gaming operations.

David Loflin

We have experienced unsatisfactory financial performance with our commercial airplane operations, ... Our expectations are that commercial airplane operations produce significant, double-digit operating margins.

Phil Condit

It is inappropriate and without precedent to second-guess a pipeline's day-to-day operations.

William Wise

The movement declares an end to its operations from the Gaza Strip against the Israeli occupation, which came . . . in response to the assaults by the enemy.

Mahmoud Zahar

We have reached an agreement with the county that makes good business sense. It will allow the Cradle of Aviation to move forward and improve its operations. There is still a lot of work to do to make the Cradle all it can and should be.

Sean Fanelli

The makeup of the rural economy in upstate New York is very dependent on these 'Mom and Pop' operations that dot the countryside.

Peter Gregg