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Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.

Edmund Burke

It's rich for research because of its rarity. It's also representative of the vastness of the prairie that once existed.

Richard Crawford

Coach (Jim) Mora told us he didn't know we are. He was right. It was not a representative effort of what we pride ourselves in as a team.

Patrick Kerney

The foreign ministry has filed a strong protest while summoning the Philippines' deputy representative to Taipei.

Michel Lu

I do not know what is there in the CD but let me say that RSS ideology has been of cultural policing. Joshi was a representative of the RSS in the BJP. Their claims of moral and cultural policing have been exposed again and again.

Ambika Soni

Police were called and there were some heated words exchanged between the union representative and Ms. Knight.

Richard Mccann

If you had any damage caused by Hurricane Wilma that occurred October 23 through November 18, 2005, we hope you will visit the Center and personally meet with an SBA Representative. Our staff will be glad to answer any questions about the disaster loan program, give you an application, and provide any extra help you may need or want in completing your application.

Frank Skaggs

If we as a team had to pick a representative it would clearly be Sarah. She is extremely team-oriented and unselfish.

Jim Delmar

(FHS) is going to be much more representative of our society. I greatly look forward to getting working with the whole school.

Michael Welch

It is nice because most of the kids that we give money to are doing good in their lives. They are the type of students representative of our faith and church.

Denise Azzara

An orotundity, which I define as Nobelitis a pomposity in which one is treated as representative of more than oneself by someone conscious of representing more than himself.

William G. Golding

[Artisan Entertainment, the film's distributor, declines to honor a request by Curoff to put a disclaimer at the beginning of the faux-documentary stating that the film isn't representative of all witchcraft.] Do people put disclaimers on films when there are terrorists, and the terrorists happen to have a certain nationality? ... It's a film. That's all it is.

Paul Campbell

The collection that they built for their home is really representative of a wealthy American family in the early 20th century.

Ware Petznick

When others were unwilling to do so, each man recognized a moral obligation to speak out against policies he believed were misguided and contrary to our national interest. Representative Murtha broke ranks with our nation's political and military leadership to call for the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq.

Caroline Kennedy

Representative Cuellar has voted repeatedly to let corporate polluters off the hook.

Andy Schultheiss

For the mayor, obviously it's great to have a lot of money in your treasure. But this amount of money, there's some danger in raising too much in that people start looking at you as a representative of big special interests.

Joe Monahan

It was really interesting. I was there as a representative and listened to what new projects are coming up.

Andrea Garibay

We would encourage every business out there that is willing, to allow a United Way representative or volunteer to make a presentation to the company's employees.

Steve Wiggs

It's so representative of what we do here.

Mac Decarle

It was great to be the first representative of the school at the national competition.

Jennifer Lurk

The arm is representative of the natural or the biological. The nipples are used to feed us as infants, and the respirator sustains in old age or during an illness.

Matt Witt

We need a representative in Harrisburg who will stand for the hard-working citizens of Pennsylvania and not fatten his own pocketbook at the expense of ours.

Mark Harris

You will see a concerted effort in those districts by those folks who thought this was going to become law today to take another look at who their elected representative is.

Rep. Scott Gunderson

Your August 9 e-mail, which indicated that you and management would not talk to us at this time, was disappointing and not representative of best practices of corporate governance.

Michael Mcconnell

In Belgrade, I will sign the agreement with a representative of the federal government of Yugoslavia.

Bronislaw Geremek

I heard there was some discussion concerning the Wellsville plant. There is no way we can take that kind of loss. As the representative for this area, I will do anything I can.

Joe Giglio

The new government will have to be very careful in how it conducts itself. Under the circumstances it is not a representative government.

Supavud Saicheua

We wanted to get a base in the Midlands and then go statewide. We want to have a collaborative effort that is representative of the state. ... But being big is a not a goal.

Stephen Benjamin

It's a matter for the Indian government to decide. He is still their accredited representative. We have not been formally advised against it.

Heather Ward

We had to do something. It was like a dungeon in there. It was real dark, and the office space was very representative of where you felt like the program was. It wasn't somewhere you wanted to be.

Tony Marcopulos

The people around here are very hard-working. Many of them work at plants. And that is representative of what we have on the football field.

David Swacker

The curious fascination in this job [U.S. representative] is the illusion that either you are being useful or you could be -- and that's so tempting.

Millicent Fenwick

If the transfer of power were to be made to an expanded Governing Council, which would be more representative than it is at present, provided that elections would be held, in that case ... that's a possibility.

National Press

He is what amounts to another union representative rather than representing the people who elected him.

Donald Mcdonald

The American government is doing whatever it wants to, without any representative of the American public watching what it is doing.

John Chancellor

So now we have a road map. It's an important first step toward the establishment of a fully representative, broader-based, gender-sensitive, multi-ethnic government down the line.

Ahmad Fawzi

The seven shots are not representative. We created a lot of good opportunities, and I'm sure I'll go over each and every one tonight, but we just missed the net.

Bill Beard

TEC is in just about every industry. Being the largest in the world at what we do, we have a very broad based membership. We're kind of a representative sampling of small to mid-sized business in this country as well as other countries.

Dan Barnett

Corporate just came down, sent a representative they gave us all lay-off letters, and told us all we would have not job. They expected it to be temporary, but we were to leave right then and there.

Susan White

This clothing is representative of where we come from - it's sort of country, but it's also got a little edge and a little chic to it.

Justin Timberlake

We deem this action representative of a market that has lost the flurry of last week's panic buying and instead is rethinking its view as to the near-term motivation of the Fed and the impact of Katrina.

David Ader

Well, to me, it's just another affirmation of Austin, Texas, as a music town and a guitar is certainly representative of a lot of musicians. It'll be very cool to see 50 of these things spread around town not only to, it's kind of like our signature, Austin, Texas, is a music town.

Ray Benson

'Please see a United representative at the airport to check in.' I'm flying with a presumed terrorist. I guess that's why.

Donna Mitchell

This is the most representative survey of airline passengers across the globe, ... It encompasses all passenger types, be they business travelers, vacationers or backpackers.

Peter Miller

I had every desire to come back again, and now here's the opportunity. It's time to ensure that every community and every person believes they have a representative.

Tracey Edwards

Given the well-known anti-Americanism of the Cuban and Venezuelan governments, rallies in Havana and Caracas cannot be considered representative of public opinion in the hemisphere.

Dan Erikson

We have informational meetings so that they can ask questions to make sure their stuff is turned in correctly the first time. I go through with every organization generally one on one that night. They then have to have one representative at the budget meeting.

Kristen Jordan

We also encourage community groups to contact our Speakers Bureau Program to arrange for a company representative to speak about rising energy prices and provide energy efficiency information.

Gary Stockbridge

I never voted party. Never cared about that. I always voted for the guy, the person, the man or lady I thought was the best representative for me.

Barry Switzer

He'll come back with a bigger knowledge and understanding of the big picture. He'll get a feel for how much more complex it's going to be against college players. He'll understand he's a representative of the community. And against international competition he'll meet some of the best in the world in his age bracket.

Tom Mauer

There's a feeling among some of our members that some of the more vocal people at these rallies are part of the far left and not representative of most Americans. But this is such an important moment in history that we wanted to support the events.

Tom Matzzie

Polly has been a great leader and representative of our program.

Cindy Fisher

We don't believe the views and objectives held by radical conservatives are representative of mainstream Kansas views.

Don Hineman

For a guy that hasn't played at Super 14 level he's got a huge amount of experience, Australian under 21s and a huge amount of club football, and country representative football.

Stirling Mortlock

For the benefit of international business students on the trip, a representative of Ericsson gave a presentation on the cell phone industry in Italy.

Tom Sienkewicz

It's making the Dow more meaningful, more representative of the stock market.

Spiros Segalas

We have heard from Microsoft that no representative from the company will attend the briefing. So, with Cisco Systems, this makes two companies that have confirmed they're opting out.

Lynne Weil

To me, he is a representative of what we are trying to accomplish, namely, to have a very close intellectual association with China.

Hunter Rawlings

We don't really have a representative democracy if we don't have participation of most of our people.

Pat Mansard

Aquino is not a foreign agent or a representative of the Philippines. He's not aware that [what he's passed on] are classified information and if at all, these did not affect the security of the US.

Panfilo Lacson

[Experts say that consumers who sign on with agents generally have an advantage during the claims process.] The agent has a vested interest in you being happy, ... The claims representative has a general desire to keep you happy, but it's not the same.

Brian Sullivan

If you see in any given situation only what everybody else can see, you can be said to be so much a representative of your culture that you are a victim of it.

S. I. Hayakawa

I was happy with what I did. I knew it was representative of my playing. That's all you can really ask for.

Carol Jantsch

Sure the people are stupid: the human race is stupid. Sure Congress is an inefficient instrument of government. But the people are not stupid enough to abandon representative government for any other kind, including government by the guy who knows.

Bernard Devoto

Trade is very helpful to people. It provides lots of opportunities, it provides more markets. Our trade authorities, the U.S. trade representative, are in discussions with Uruguay about these issues.

Clay Lowery

The thing is, she was representative of so many people all over the country fighting their own private battles with cancer.

Gloria Hunniford

Representative Kind's proposal addresses the single greatest threat to rivers in the heartland and across the nation.

Jeff Stein

The IRS representative called and left her personal cell phone number and apologized profusely.

Brian Lawson

The court has become increasingly hostile to Christianity and it poses a greater threat to representative government more than anything, more than budget deficits, more than terrorist groups.

Tony Perkins

This is the time to make commitments and see them through. That, in my eyes, is the basis for the relationship of trust that should exist between citizens and their highest representative.

Lionel Jospin

I don't think it's fair. It's not representative.

Tracy Johnson

Families in central Virginia are sick and tired of Representative Goode putting lobbyists and the special interests ahead of their interests.

Kate Bedingfield

South Pearl Street is a gateway to the city, and the corner of Madison and Pearl should be representative of the distinctive neighborhoods in our city.

Carolyn Mclaughlin

My mother was out there with a garden hose. She lives in Arlington, near the Mansfield border. She's OK, but it's representative of what's been going on all afternoon.

Anita Foster

We are poor people who were abducted, up to now we don't know where we are. We wish a representative from our government to be availed for us.

Hassan Mohamed

For that reason, as the representative of the homeless, the inundated, the destroyed and the dead, we ask you to give your full support to the formation of an independent, non-partisan commission.

Charlie Melancon

The students I've invited are representative, but not inclusive of all the musicians who are now working in the field and who have trained at Palomar.

Peter Gach

Normally, someone would be referred to a supervisor if they asked to speak to one. It is escalated if that representative is unable to help.

Mark Rogers

(Botha) will be taking our recommended course of action so that he can start bowling off-spin again at representative level as soon as possible.

Gerald Majola

It appears the police department this morning was arguing that when Channel 2 put on Captain Eric Adams, all of a sudden magically it transformed him from spokesperson for 100 Blacks into a representative of the police department.

Norman Siegel

This is the first time that we have had a nationally representative screen that has covered some of these basic issues of sexual behavior since 1992.

William Mosher

By the end of '06 we're going to have a pretty clear picture of whether or not it's succeeding or failing, ... And success will be dependent upon a government that's representative and a capacity to govern in terms of security.

Joe Biden

Tonight's not very representative of this team. Our whole game was not there tonight.

Mike Welch

Representative Ney should be promoting legislation to clean up Congress and his own House, not legislation that brings more special-interest money into politics.

Joan Claybrook

We have a representative democracy and the way senators vote on legislation or other matters is the most-fundamental act in representing people.

Andrew Bartlett

This isn't representative of our department. We had a lot of heroes that stepped up after the storm.

Warren Riley

As the forest went, so went the bird. It's an indicator species, representative of what we did to the forests. Having it return is perhaps a sign that the forests and habitat are coming back as well.

David Luneau

At the time, the riding was held by the Liberals. The point I was making was that it was time for us, as a party and constituency, to come in from the cold, ... The next representative was going to bring this area back into the government fold.

George Rogers

The current real estate market in Baton Rouge provided this opportunity, which is representative of our continuing strategy to invest in attractive millennium growth trends.

Anthony Moore

Participants will also tour the home of a member of the South Carolina House of Representative from the early 1900s.

Nancy Foster

We're calling on Representative Nussle to take the target off of Iowa's seniors, children, people with disabilities and low-income families.

Matt Russell

In the initial planning, I was the main representative in the forming of learning centers and principles that could be incorporated into the Pier Wisconsin center.

Robert Pavlik

I was serving as the area representative to the Forest Park Civic Association before I had even moved into my house. One of the people I had contacted in the area to ask some questions when I was buying my house told me about the opportunity to be the area representative and I decided to do it.

Dave Paul

We're going to have a mixed reaction because folks in our classrooms are representative of the population. Some are eager to use new technology and others would rather use pencil and paper.

Dave Collins

Our state representative has been in office for (nine) years, and we still have not gotten this roadway expanded to the detriment of all neighborhoods and businesses.

Chris Mcneil

For the past 6 years, it is my privilege and honor to serve as the Representative for California's 45th Congressional district.

Mary Bono

Right Under the Sun. He is one of Canada's most important painters from Montreal, and one of the most representative of the Canadian genius of the '20s and '30s.

Guy Cogeval

What will happen, daily, is that the general manager or the director of sales or the representative that deals with that account - the embassy here - will get the call: 'Have you had any cancellations?' .

Bjorn Hanson

It's tough, you're a state representative, you're sort of like the little fish.

Larry Ceisler

I'm very, very proud of the crew, ... I think this is going to be more representative of what the EVAs are going to be like in the future where the crew is asked to do tasks that they haven't looked at extensively preflight.

Keith Johnson

The authorized representative of the President of the Philippines.

Norberto Gonzales

A potential representative seems to be bought and paid for by one individual.

Andrew Wheat

I want to go down as a representative of people in this area who want to help, but simply can't go.

David Land

It's a win-win situation. I get a soundtrack that is representative of the city I'm filming in and these local artist get national recognition.

Stu Pollard

He's got seniority. They don't want to trade that for a freshman representative.

Kent Kanoy

This is a success story. It's the national symbol and it's representative of conservation efforts that have worked. This is really why we're celebrating.

Tedor Whitman

Our state representative helped with tickets to that.

Kristin Kissinger

When we got word she was placed on the commission as a representative of the Nation of Islam, we were clearly concerned. This is a body aimed at eradicating hate. In Mr. Farrakhan's words over the years, he's actually espoused hate.

Lonnie Nasatir

They are representative of the fact that it is extremely dry in these areas.

Mike Palmerino

As I assume my responsibilities as your representative, I wish to assure you of my loyalty and devotions, as well of my determination to serve you and the people of Canada to the utmost of my abilities.

Romeo Leblanc

During the month before the home tour, we spread out about 100 quilts and do a quilt grab. Each house's representative gets to pick which quilts will look nicest in the homes. It's becomes a real free-for-all.

Lynn Crawford

We are going for a more realistic look. The point here is that we're creating a children's worship room that is representative of their neighborhood. The intent is that worship of God is not just limited to a church building. Worship should take place everywhere, every day -- at a power plant, in a warehouse.

Stephen Arnold

The university's vision is to be a Christian community of learning and service. The Board of Trustees feels it can best fulfill that vision if the board is representative of the broader Christian faith.

Jason Rogers

Getting your mind right means ... everyone in your business - every person who will be engaged in hunting your Elephant, every executive, manager, accountant, service representative, delivery person, mechanic, creative writer, and board member your Elephant might come in contact with. Bag the Elephant!

Steve Kaplan

What we will maybe remember most as representative of the cardinal's stance toward our community is the closed doors of the cathedral. And that's sad in some way.

Brendan Fay

REPRESENTATIVE, n. In national politics, a member of the Lower House in this world, and without discernible hope of promotion in the next.

Ambrose Bierce

We're pleased to be working with Representative Barrows and other legislators on this important piece of legislation. Our bill?like others?asks for the legislature to let the people of Kentucky decide on this important issue by a constitutional amendment. The bill calls for designated revenue for education, healthcare, local government, veterans, the environment, the horse industry, and more.

Jim Navolio

My style changes all the time. It is representative, but I would describe it as impressionism.

Chiqui Ezcurra Muller

Dan has been an outstanding representative and advocate for the MSI Chamber and the Mooresville community for over 20 years. His dedication and commitment to excellence has built a strong chamber for our business community.

Mark Brady

The conference will begin with an overview of national issues from Representative Kevin Brady and will be followed by an array of speakers focusing on local and regional issues. The keynote speaker for the luncheon will be Governor Rick Perry.

Steve Head

Paterson can act as a representative for the Senate and a candidate for lieutenant governor.

Neil Breslin

This is a sad day for Congressman DeLay's constituents in the 22nd District, who deserve so much better from their elected representative but unfortunately, it should come as no surprise.

Nick Lampson

Everybody recognizes he is not a representative voice. He is a TV pundit and personality who is a Christian, ... Pat doesn't speak for evangelicals any more than Dr. Phil speaks for mental health professionals.

Ted Haggard

Who is ready to be a truly independent representative of Minnesota? Who is free of entangling alliances and big money that allows them to represent? What do we need -- that sort of person who can truly independently represent Minnesota, or something else?

Walter F. Mondale

Except for recordings made by famous tenors, the emphasis in classical recording has for the most part recently been on the work, and even more on the composer-the performer being spotlighted as the composer's most accomplished representative.

Charles Rosen

If some sort of event had occurred right before the customer called, and the representative didn't have that information as part of the analysis of what the representative should do with that customer, they could be making the wrong decision.

Bill Glassman

Representative Myers has been a true friend to the pork industry, has always been willing to listen to our concerns, and has been a leader on many important issues related to the pork industry.

Gary Asay

I personally sign a representative letter in our 10Q and annual report at the end of the year that the numbers are right and our internal controls are good. It gives me a lot more comfort that I can make this statement.

Ray Kunzmann

We're doing it as a representative of Livingstone, but it will be fun doing Catawba, too.

Howard Platt

We don't have anything to report in terms of a winner or their representative coming forward or anybody with a ticket or anything.

Brian Rockey

I don't think a comparison of the raw count of vulnerabilities is representative of the security of a product.

Chris Beard

In no way, shape or fashion do we want to exclude the mayor. This is not our money we are dealing with. It is the people's money. The mayor is the people's elected representative and we can use any input he makes.

Max Mathews

People are concerned about what's happening in the culture and want to have a voice. These organizations are representative of peoples' opinion.

Len Deo

As soon as you hear her taking the line, you see the character. She's not just a girl singing anymore; she's much more representative of something female. I think that's a depth that comes from her massive experience and ability.

Mark Knopfler

I figured if he (Fletcher) was really serious about it, he would have probably sent a representative there Saturday. But no one was there.

Jack Richardson

Sikhs are united on religious issues, but they do need their own representative bodies in states they live in.

Manjit Singh

The representative also explained that your new 2005-2006 policy term would begin on Nov. 20 and that the first payment would be electronically withdrawn from your account Dec. 7.

Deborah Grey

Since there are people who can deal with politics better than I can, I have come here today to say farewell to you as the general political representative of the KLA.

Adem Demaci

If they don't step up to the plate and start negotiating, not with a take it or leave it offer that's a pittance, but with real money that is representative of their ability to pay ... we are going to walk away from these meetings.

Mel Weiss

Paula Smith has been an outstanding coach and an exceptional representative for the University of Illinois.

Ron Guenther

I'm absolutely convinced of that. Israel is the representative of the United States in that part of the world. Its policies are so integrated with American policies that they use the same language.

John Pilger

As far as standards and academics I couldn't have made a better choice. I had high expectations for her and she's exceeded those. As a representative for IVC, she's been wonderful. I think she (represents) our best foot forward.

Gary Rodgers

Why should an electric company peg what it charges on the cost of natural gas when it generates most of its electricity from nuclear power plants? I believe the state representative needs to ask the tough questions to protect the citizens from predatory practices.

Rick Koster

It's representative of the mood of the population. There is a general sense that Mr. Charest is selling Quebec.

Amir Khadir

Representative Baker is an embarrassment. He is wrong on the issue of enforceability, ... His response to our settlement is explained by his failure to grasp the issues at hand and his failure to do anything to protect small investors.

Eliot Spitzer

It is representative of the industry at large. About 12-to-18 months ago, there was this common belief amongst retailers that in order to have longevity and a long-standing business, we all need to be considering multi-channel operations. This is what consumers are going to demand of us.

Elaine Rubin

The selection of these actors portraying foul-mouthed, drug-using, petty criminals as representative of East Coast music is ludicrous at best and an insult to every music-loving Canadian in general, and East Coasters in particular.

Edward Marsh

I am here in Baghdad as a representative of the Canadian Islamic Congress and other Muslim organizations all across Canada.

Ehab Lotayef

Our hope would be that he can (come back). Mark has been a wonderful player and representative for our program. If the end result is that we do lose him, as difficult as that would be to absorb from a basketball standpoint, we'll hurt that much more on a personal level.

Ed Kohtala

There have been bombings by extremists, ... They are not representatives of Islam, they're not representative of the vast majority of people who love this country, but nonetheless, they exist. The response to that is what I am interested in.

Ed Zwick

In order to legitimize ourselves, we had to do something to ensure that the Cabinet itself was more representative and democratic.

Ed Rowe