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Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense.

Carl Sagan

He told them that they needed to submit to full scrutiny and they needed to make their proposal safer and more secure for America's ports.

Jay Carson

Once again the Bush administration seeks to promote a 'compassionate conservative' image by repackaging old money for Africa, and once again greater scrutiny reveals this image to be disingenuous.

Salih Booker

There's going to be the regular scrutiny and judgment of whether a particular company is worth investing in, ... We don't look at the short-term profitability. We look at the long-term integrity. That has to be part of the mix of any review.

Alan G. Hevesi

They know they're under considerably more scrutiny now. They're aware of the legitimate concerns of observers, and they're trying to accommodate those concerns.

Hossam Bahgat

Terrorism doesn't just blow up buildings; it blasts every other issue off the political map. The spectre of terrorism - real and exaggerated - has become a shield of impunity, protecting governments around the world from scrutiny for their human rights abuses.

Naomi Klein

Successful farmers and gardeners have been swearing by the Almanac for many years, ... Our predictions have withstood a lot of scrutiny.

Sondra Duncan

I have never heard amaranth being seized, ... It's never been used as a narcotic. It has no history being under government scrutiny.

Robert Myers

This is an opportunity for citizens to amplify their voices. Sometimes it's easy to go along with what government officials say without scrutiny. Questioning your government officials can make a difference.

John Mchale

It's really the first time you've seen the Republican-led Congress acknowledge that these issues require public scrutiny.

Theresa Hitchens

Because it's high-stakes, there's obviously a lot of concern and scrutiny. I would really put them up against any industry. It's just that their mistakes are really magnified. Their mistakes are really a very small percentage of the volume of tests.

Don Long

This investigation and the public scrutiny that has gone with it could have become a serious distraction for Mark.

James Sutherland

You tend to have less hearing loss listening to something you like versus something that's just scrutiny.

Joseph Smaldino

The door is now open to some kinds of corporate activity with very few checks. Scrutiny by the court is good, but one consequence is that you almost have the death of control over mergers.

Chris Bright

In the past, those non-listed companies' stock offering were under several regulators' scrutiny and the overlapping always resulted in confusion.

Li Wei

For the individual investor, it's going to require a lot more scrutiny. Just because it's a brand new fund doesn't mean you have to buy it. Just because a sector is hot doesn't mean you have to invest in it.

Reuben Brewer

The government's attempts to shield evidence of its own misconduct from public scrutiny ultimately proved to be futile.

Amrit Singh

[To allow such a dense development] on what is really the boundary of a neighborhood to me is a hard decision, ... It's going to take very close scrutiny by me and I'm sure by the other commissioners. This is one giant step.

Betty Baker

For a long time, there wasn't much board scrutiny. Things worked on almost auto-pilot.

Gene Cisewski

Our next step is we'll try stockholder resolutions and other ways to bring much greater scrutiny to these companies. These are the people who have to be held accountable.

Martha Burk

We believe evolution should be taught as a scientific theory that is open to critical scrutiny, not as a sacred dogma that can't be questioned.

Casey Luskin

[Dryden's long-form style of answering questions means] he's almost never invited on TV, ... He's the despair of every TV producer who's ever had him on. That's a high-class problem, because it also means he faces less scrutiny.

Paul Wells

As is the case for a lot of conventional medicine. We have not subjected everything in conventional medicine to that level of scrutiny.

David Eisenberg

I really like having that feeling. I'm just so happy for the kids. They've been under a lot of scrutiny lately. But they kept our inner circle tight and kept believing.

George O'leary

I just think we played really well, under all the scrutiny of the Missouri Valley -- we pretty much shoved it right back in their face.

Matt Braeuer

We are continuing our intense scrutiny of conduct in the petroleum industry in the aftermath of Katrina.

John Seesel

Is it going to stop the practices? By and large, yes. Completely? No, ... The big issue is not what Wall Street does under scrutiny of the regulators but what Wall Street does when the regulators are off on something else.

Bill Singer

There were very high expectations. He's a beautiful horse, and he withstood the scrutiny of all the major buyers all week long.

Boyd Browning

We're under scrutiny, and we know it.

Charles Gephart

It was a tactic to avoid the rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. The government has been trying to avoid scrutiny of the facts.

Dr. Jeffrey Harris

I go into this with my eyes open. There are a lot of expectations with this position. There will also be a lot of scrutiny of this position. I'm expecting it. I think that's a good thing.

Mike Freeman

I'm providing a new mechanism that may or may not be true, but it's very suggestive and deserves further scrutiny.

Adam Burrows

The amount of scrutiny and review that the WTR has undergone over the years is enormous, yet the work that was done has held up and remains critically important to safety concerns.

George Carlo

I think the gear could stand scrutiny against any other designers we have seen so far this week.

Stuart Rose

You can't have a crummy game and win like you could in other sports, because it's all up to you. There is a saying in wrestling, ' If it is to be, it's up to me'. It takes a lot of guts to take on that responsibility and scrutiny.

Roger Ferguson

The last thing in the world they wanted was scrutiny.

Bruce Henderson

It's like the sun coming up on K Street right now. There is the possibility and hope of there being a lot more scrutiny and accountability.

Roberta Baskin

The ski industry is going to come under more scrutiny than ever before.

Jeff Berman

The provisions that are a problem are those that minimize judicial scrutiny of searches and surveillance and that increase government secrecy.

Timothy Edgar

I think this is going to get close scrutiny. This raises the bar as far as the nervousness [about regulatory approval] the companies should be feeling right now.

Robert Wilkes

He doesn't want to do it where he's asked questions about this by opponents, ... The nature of science is to submit your ideas for scrutiny.

Hector Avalos

Some companies went public too early and had to face the scrutiny of the world. They had to immediately worry about quarterly numbers rather than building the business.

Andy Weissman

The act hadn't been enforced and it was kind of a paper tiger. This will just potentially allow any acquisition to go through a little quicker and with less regulatory scrutiny.

Gregory Phelps

People who come under scrutiny as part of an investigation deserve protection as well. We want to protect the integrity of the investigation.

Attorney Christopher Morano

She has helped keep that school stable and moving ahead during a time in its history that it has been undergoing great scrutiny because of the building project.

Jeff Young

The higher up you get, so does the public scrutiny.

Chris Butler

If the banks didn't want a lot of this scrutiny we would see prices pretty close to cost in these markets (PPI), and we're not seeing that.

John Fingleton

If you're both single and available, go for it. But be impeccable with your behavior and your work. You're going to be under more scrutiny in this relationship than you would be if you were dating someone you didn't work with.

April Masini

I do not want us to be starry-eyed about our normal way of doing legislative business. We should not suggest that the alternative to what is being proposed is some splendid mechanism of detailed scrutiny.

Tony Wright

The terrible tragedy of Katrina brought a silver lining and that's more scrutiny of Bush's foreign and domestic policy.

Bill Dobbs

We're under tremendous scrutiny from the environmental community and operating under a supplemental Environmental Assessment. We need to be careful.

Stacy Hephner

I think we are eager to finish negotiation of the contract and to make it public. We expect the contract to receive significant public scrutiny.

Ronnie Chappell

As government and public scrutiny intensify, managed care executives need to be adept at making staff accountable for improving operational efficiencies, successfully adapting to new regulations, and increasing customer satisfaction. This type of change requires complex leadership skills and highly evolved leaders.

Debra Walker

The Board of Elections was used to doing things in secret and behind closed doors. Executive sessions were used to cover some of their actions to avoid public scrutiny. Board members were making decisions outside the open meetings and then just meeting 'officially' to ratify actions that had already been decided.

Linda Huber

We have no knowledge of whether Ms. Stewart committed any improprieties. However, the continued scrutiny, especially in the current environment with increased emphasis on corporate governance, is likely to cause extra volatility in MSO shares, until more clarity emerges.

Karl Choi

The investment community follows those stocks and scrutinizes quarterly earnings reports very carefully. The fact that we're privately held means we're not under the same scrutiny and our ownership isn't under as much pressure to produce quarterly profits.

Richard Peddie

My sense is, if the deal would have involved anyone in the world except an Arab country, it would not have raised scrutiny.

David Hamod

Unless we keep the scrutiny up, there's nothing to suggest this case will be any different.

Max Lawson

Laws fashioned after Maine may now proliferate. With the legislative genie out of the bottle and opponents in possession of model legislation that has withstood judicial scrutiny, we believe that the march of regulation over time is now inevitable.

David Veal

There could be more consolidation, but there will probably be more scrutiny.

Maria Azari

We undergo extraordinary scrutiny.

Jack Kessler

She got a very bad feeling about him and had to walk away -- she could not listen to him, ... I think he certainly is someone that the police have put a high degree of scrutiny upon and probably deservedly so.

George Peterson

I would have thought the aggregation of such scrutiny by 16 coaches would produce a team that would have even more esteem than the current process affords.

Steve Harris

There has to be a better scrutiny both in terms of copyright issues and in terms of taste and decency, if only to make sure that no one is breaking any criminal law.

Ashley Highfield

They're not willing to subject their designation to the scrutiny of any outsider except under an extremely loose standard.

Mark Tushnet

Presently in Ottawa, that technical committee is a committee of cabinet ministers which means, obviously, operating without any public scrutiny.

Greg Thompson

Certainly multiple trips could invite scrutiny.

Charles S. Phalen

Investor scrutiny of executive compensation continues to heighten, although it has not led to a moderation in pay.

Margaret Whelan

Certainly half a dozen of the team will be looking anxiously over their shoulder and their performances will be under close scrutiny in the coming months.

Allan Border

But people are so tired from the rhetoric on the right and the left that what Cindy is doing resonates with them. And she's fearless about it. I don't know if I could stand up to the scrutiny the way she has.

Judith Ross

We've got our videos of Wasps in place for a detailed scrutiny but when it comes to a personal assessment I know Frank has recent first-hand experience so I dare say a call will go in.

Phil Smith

From the outset your evidence was unconvincing. You are a young man entering the bookmaking profession and we know you have expressed a desire to continue the family tradition. You have got to expect scrutiny.

Ray Murrihy

It is very clear that the FTC is the limiting factor right now. They seem to have a much higher level of scrutiny than their European counterparts.

Corey Davis

We have to tackle these recommendations one evening at a time. We have to look at this with that level of scrutiny.

Mayor Michael Hassig

Willingness to embrace scrutiny from outsiders is a hallmark of well-managed companies. You don't invite Lincoln Almond into your house if you have something to hide.

Carl Hayes

The District welcomes the scrutiny, since we believe that most procurement in the city is handled in an efficient and cost-effective manner. We look forward to an outside review, which will certainly counter the misleading picture painted by the Washington Post.

Vincent Morris

They've got $3.6 billion in pension and healthcare liabilities. The deal would make sense from a strategic point of view, but there are a lot of issues that would need to be addressed. It would attract pretty thorough scrutiny from the government.

Chris Olin

There's a certain amount of (scrutiny) that needs to be done. But you cannot comply 100 percent.

Frank Mueller

We're going to be asking our federal witnesses about the grants he's received and the scrutiny such grants received.

Michelle Gress

I'm just so happy for him -- he's been through so much. The reputation, the expectations, the scrutiny. He's had to overcome so much.

Jordan Farmar

What the goal of that financing was is something now coming under close scrutiny.

Sergei Ignatchenko

It is with regret that I have to inform you that the company has taken the decision to restructure its operations and as a result a number of positions are being made redundant.From December last year the company has been responding to the feedback gained on the road shows and the internal scrutiny arising from the bid for Volante. Other reasons behind this decision relate.

Adrian Coote

Creating these companies and operating under the public scrutiny has changed the real estate business pretty dramatically.

Sam Zell

It's a tough political issue. Quite frankly, the law affords a lot of discretion to churches. But there should be some close scrutiny and difficult issues addressed when the churches are of a large magnitude such as Bethel Outreach.

Nick Shelton

If a lot of the same people are there and have the same attitudes and habits, it may regress. Once this intense FAA scrutiny passes it may go back to its old habits.

Wayne Williams

From what I do know, outsourcing in the Andean region is a way to avoid congressional oversight and public scrutiny. The use of private military contractors risks drawing the U.S. into regional conflicts and civil war. It's clear to me this practice must stop.

Jan Schakowsky

To think I was foolish enough to believe I lived in America and there were these things called the First Amendment and freedom of the press. If my unpublished communications aren't safe from government eyes, then the tools of every business reporter in this country become fair game for any company that doesn't like scrutiny and chooses to play the 'conspiracy' card.

Herb Greenberg

The law could simply have required redaction of personal information as a means to protect privacy. Instead they are using privacy as the excuse to keep the facts from public scrutiny, and to prevent innocent drivers from gaining access to evidence that the cameras make mistakes so they can defend themselves in court.

Joe Scott

You have obvious valuation discrepancies between the two for a start. You have also got a slight issue that the number of London casinos could come under scrutiny from the Competition Commission.

Andrew Lee

Doing their best to carry out their father's last wishes under difficult circumstances, made more difficult by the intense scrutiny the entire family is enduring.

Bob Goldman

Most fears cannot withstand the test of careful scrutiny and analysis. When we expose our fears to the light of thoughtful examination they usually just evaporate.

Jack Canfield

I had never been a regular lead on a TV show before, and I was amazed at the scrutiny that's involved with it. And this Internet thing is new [to me]. It's odd to do work, have it air and then get people immediately commenting on it, having chat rooms and critiquing it.

Robert Patrick

With a case this notable and with the death-penalty issue, it makes it more difficult to seat a jury. It's a much tighter scrutiny of jurors in this type of case.

Erik Friedly

That's not the way we're looking at it. We're looking at it from the standpoint the judges are protecting their autonomy. But they're not afraid of the scrutiny. They work hard and that's one of the unfortunate parts of this, the suggestion they don't work hard.

Enrique Moreno

We hope that voluntarily agreeing to further scrutiny demonstrates our commitment to our long-standing relationship with the United States.

Edward Bilkey