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The battle against the withdrawal has failed.

Uzi Landau

Pakistan's point of view is when we have agreed to withdraw ... what is the relevance (of this) after the withdrawal agreement is signed.

Pranab Mukherjee

We know adults and children can become physiologically and psychologically dependent on caffeinated soft drinks, experiencing a withdrawal syndrome if they stop.

Roland Griffiths

I hate that. I feel responsible for providing Pilot Pen spectators with the best entertainment we can possibly put on. But, yes, I do sweat with every single withdrawal.

Anne Worcester

If there were to be clear and unambiguous evidence that (Yugoslav President Slobodan) Milosevic was meeting the conditions, and that he seemed to be doing so, then we would consider a bombing pause to allow an orderly withdrawal of his forces.

George Robertson

The time is ripe for decision. For the warring factions to consider the stark reality of U.N. withdrawal.

Michael Portillo

We all want the withdrawal, ... We all believe it is an illegitimate occupation, and it is a legitimate resistance.

Abdul Karim

With a lot of these pills there is a withdrawal syndrome. Anything that's sedating, if you stop taking it, can cause rebound insomnia. The combination of knowing you haven't taken the drug, which is a psychological effect, and the lack of a pharmacologic effect, are both sort of pushing toward a poor night of sleep.

Paul Glovinsky

With this unlikely stop, Bush showed he would go almost anywhere to enlist or retain partners in his shrinking coalition of the willing. The president received a warm welcome here, days after the South Korean government embarrassed him during his visit by announcing the withdrawal of one-third of its forces from Iraq.

Peter Baker

It's very common after hurricanes to see changes in school performance. (An) overall anxiety, increase in fear, increase in worry, maybe more withdrawal, more irritability. Maybe sleep habits and eating habits would be different. And some kids may start to regress, maybe wetting the bed, changing their behavior. Maybe older kids would start to talk in baby talk.

Robert Sevier

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

Iran's withdrawal from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty would be a protest against America and its allies' blackmail.

Hossein Shariatmadari

The president knows we have to win this war. If some of his subordinates are trying to find ways to escape from it, he needs to assert control over them, overrule them or replace them. What the president needs to do now is tell the Pentagon to stop talking about (and planning for) withdrawal, and make sure they are planning for victory.

Bill Kristol

We will not see it as a complete withdrawal should a single Israeli soldier remain at the crossing points.

Nafez Azzam

A U.S. withdrawal would not cause the Sunnis suddenly to want to give up their major demands; indeed, they might well be emboldened to hit the Shiites harder.

Juan Cole

You're going to pay taxes on the (withdrawn) earnings that you've accumulated. The government's also going to tack on a 10% withdrawal penalty.

Stuart Ritter

The U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol endangers the entire process.

Laurent Fabius

The next period [after Israel's withdrawal] will be difficult. We have to be strong and wait... There may be quiet days. We need more and more training.

Ahmed Qurei

We should recognize that most Americans are focused on an exit strategy in Iraq. Even if withdrawal timelines are deemed unwise because they might provide a strategic advantage to the insurgency, the American people need to more fully understand the basis upon which our troops are likely to come home.

Richard Lugar

We are going to finish our task. And as the coalition makes a gradual withdrawal as the Iraqi forces take control, we will do the same at that time along with the rest of the coalition.

Tony Saca

The clock is now ticking toward gradual European Union withdrawal.

Carl Bildt

It would provide tax deductible interest if she needed to make a withdrawal, it would force her to pay it back, and that would discourage her from using it unless it's absolutely necessary, ... If she tries to save up in a savings account, something will always come up.

Cal Brown

We're building a growing movement against the war in Iraq that will give people who feel uncomfortable about the war a place to share their concerns and discuss and work through a solution -- should it be immediate withdrawal or an exit strategy. We want to build a consensus that we want to get out.

Maxine Waters

The enormous popularity of that withdrawal and the terrible blow inflicted upon the status of the settlers indicated ... that the folding up of settlements may not be a prescription for political suicide. This is very significant and means that people say to themselves, 'if even Sharon is supporting withdrawal, then that must be in the vital interest of Israel'.

Yaron Ezrahi

We've given the auto industry steroids, and we might be looking at a period of withdrawal as auto companies wean themselves from these stimulants.

Carl Tannenbaum

Retreating from the Cold War: Germany, Russia, & the Withdrawal of the Western Group of Forces.

David Cox

Inventories for the end of January are looking like they'll be at record level. This is something I certainly cannot remember ever happening at this time of year. Typically, reserves are in withdrawal mode well into March.

Buck Mcveigh

Rightly or wrongly, most Americans look at mortgage equity withdrawal as the closest thing to a free lunch.

Paul Mcculley

The biggest mistake would be to think about an immediate withdrawal, it would mean letting terrorism win.

Fabrizio Cicchitto

Their withdrawal of the Bud Pong promotion would be more impressive if it hadn't followed the bad press they received for this irresponsible marketing promotion.

Chuck Hurley

The Administration is now starting to lose its base on the war, and if this continues, it will come under increasing pressure to accelerate our withdrawal, Squandered Victory: The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq.

Larry Diamond

Even if withdrawal timelines are deemed unwise because they might provide a strategic advantage to the insurgency, the American people need to more fully understand the basis upon which our troops are likely to come home.

Richard Lugar

It is most regretful that no timetable for the withdrawal of these forces has been fixed yet.

Hassan Rohani

If you are inclined to leave your character solitary for any considerable length of time, better question yourself. Fiction is association, not withdrawal.

A. B. Guthrie, Jr.

They do not want to be out there in front if the United States is in the process of withdrawal. They can't be the last ones left standing in Iraq.

Daniel Goure

Because of the sensitivity of the timing and the critical stage we are going through, it is very important for this force to remain committed, ... Any premature withdrawal will send the wrong message.

Hoshiyar Zebari

Cindy Sheehan and the people she's with are not just anti-war. They're also anti-truth and anti-American. There's legitimate debate about the war, but these people are for immediate withdrawal, which would throw the country into chaos.

Tony Mcdonald

This withdrawal from Gaza should be a real, comprehensive one, from the air, sea and our borders. This is our position and on this we agree with Egypt and the Palestinian Authority .

Ismail Hanieh

I dare suggest that the composer would do himself and his music an immediate and eventual service by total, resolute and voluntary withdrawal from this public world to one of private performance and electronic media.

Milton Babbitt

Many of us had serious concerns about the Afghan war in 2001. All previous occupations of Afghanistan by outside forces have ended in their withdrawal.

Jeremy Corbyn

[The White House had no comment, except to point to Bush's past statements rejecting a withdrawal timetable, a position shared by Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.).] Like other members of the caucus, he's been calling for some benchmarks from the administration to measure progress, ... but he is opposed to setting a date certain for withdrawal, concerned that would undercut the troops.

Jim Manley

They say you have to exhibit physical withdrawal for it to be an addiction. But clearly, people will say that psychologically and emotionally, they are addicted to sugar.

Joy Bauer

The war is illegal under international law. We want the immediate withdrawal of the Self Defense Forces and from Iraq along with all foreign troops.

Takeshiko Tsukushi

The reservoir has a lot more expense annually than direct withdrawal. You've got to look at all the pieces and parts. It's not to that point where we have all the pieces and parts. We need some kind of option in place in two years. We need a focus... You have to have time to plan.

Billy Mayes

The withdrawal of the [Israeli] army and settlers from the Gaza Strip does not signal the end of the occupation.

Mahmoud Abbas

The possibility of jail for that long; I don't think he could handle that, ... I'm sure it was drugs, mixed somewhat (with) coming-off effects, withdrawal. That would be tough on me ? to do something, then all of a sudden realize what I had done.

John Wilkins

We will not regard the withdrawal as complete if one single soldier will remains at the crossing.

Nafez Azzam

(Perkins' withdrawal) doesn't affect it. I'm still going to do the same thing - getting to the people and making them realize that there are better choices.

Ignacio Velazquez

His withdrawal from the race was totally typical of the campaign. He was outside the box. Nobody expected this.

Douglas Muzzio

I don't think people need it. They're looking for it because they're in overnight withdrawal.

James Lane

If Island Heights votes to join us in the study, it will join us in the potential tax savings. If they don't, and we pursue withdrawal, it could cost Island Heights taxpayers even more money to send children to Central Regional.

David Meyer

There are lots of questions about what the security situation of Israel will be the day after the last withdrawal.

Dore Gold

We had previously shown that ultraviolet light has an effect on mood that tanners value. Now, in this small study, we've shown that some tanners actually experience withdrawal symptoms when the 'feel-good' chemicals are blocked.

Mandeep Kaur

We're seeing the Democrats moving toward that position. Senator Kerry will be joined by others. There's going to be a consensus around phased withdrawal.

Bill Carrick

By the time I left, I thought I was going to have withdrawal and emotional pain.

Sherry Phelps

It was such a testimony to our kids and their dedication and their hard work ethic to run the drills. We run an awful lot. We told them, 'You've got to put all that stuff in the bank because there will come a time down the line that we will need to make a withdrawal.' Tonight was one of those nights.

Frank Soria

Palestinians are afraid that (the withdrawal from) Gaza is going to be first and last.

Ali Jarbawi

[The withdrawal] doesn't mean we're not going to do an offering, it means, frankly, that we don't need to have an offering right now.

Jim Porter

If we didn't know that Mahler faced imminent death, we would still know that the music could not have been written except by one who is facing the ultimate test, ... But the silence at the end is not the silence of death itself, or ultimate withdrawal, but of acceptance — a peace that passes all understanding.

Benjamin Zander

It is shocking and ironic that this one-sided boycott effort comes at a time when Israel is making a series of dramatic steps toward peace, including the recent withdrawal from Gaza.

Abraham H. Foxman

Seasonally adjusted net mortgage lending fell back to around the recent trend in January and the level of approvals, in particular for equity withdrawal, held up well in what is traditionally a slow month.

David Dooks

We still believe it is only a token effort to give the impression that a withdrawal has begun.

Walter Jertz

The Conservative Party agenda is now renegotiation on the route to withdrawal from Europe, by contrast with a Labour agenda for increased trade, prosperity and opportunity across the EU.

Douglas Alexander

You actually are in alcohol withdrawal during a hangover.

Aaron White

There has already been a first withdrawal of 300 men and it is expected that very soon we will procede with a new reduction.

Antonio Martino

If I didn't sell them I'd have a bunch of paintings under my bed. I went through kind of a withdrawal when the giraffe left, but it gives me gratification when somebody loves my work enough to spend money on it.

Joanna Bowles

I think that this is the appropriate time for all the Muslim and Arab countries to reconsider their relations with Israel, ... I think that it will be a very positive signal to the Israeli public opinion and to the Palestinian public opinion that there are some fruits from this withdrawal from Gaza.

Silvan Shalom

People think the withdrawal of monetary accommodation is about to get under way. People can price it in before any possible change (in monetary policy) on a global basis.

Toshihiko Fukui

The prime minister can be a national hero by announcing his withdrawal so as to speed things up.

Qassim Dawoud

In terms of a country making its case in the context of compulsory withdrawal, there have been few cases where compulsory withdrawal has actually come to a head. But I do believe...it is established under our rules that the representative of the government can and indeed has the right to speak to the board, or come to the board of governors, in certain cases to make their case.

Tom Dawson

And we are confident that our withdrawal was the correct measure and hope that the decision had some effect on a better but still-flawed result.

Susan Pittman

In some respects these presidents are very similar. In the Johnson-Nixon war the military was very micromanaged in efforts to conduct this war. In Bush's war, it is micromanaged as well in the sense of we have not been given an objective, we have not been given a withdrawal time and we see no end in sight.

Dan Dodd

It's a withdrawal of love, coupled with rejection. That combination is hard to accept, and often triggers feelings of not good enough, failure at relationship, insecurity, lack of trust and other (feelings).

John Seeley

I think we have to set a date for withdrawal. The January elections (in Iraq) are a natural time.

Alan K. Simpson

We will be happy to see them getting out from Gaza and northern West Bank and will prepare ourselves for their withdrawal from Jerusalem.

Ahmed Qurie

Withdrawal of the application at the hearing was designed to make sure my client gets a full and fair trial in municipal court. We look forward to my client's day in court.

Francis P. Linnus

We have long been warned, including by some Russian politicians, that if we continue the independence policy we are pursuing, if we insist on the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers and so on, then Georgia will remain without electricity or gas.

Nino Burdzhanadze

Everybody understands that this (withdrawal) is the prelude to the big battle.

Reuven Hazan

The withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is basically unilateral and Israel has not fully coordinated everything in the withdrawal with the Palestinian side. This is why we will not attend.

Abu Khousa

Set up an automatic monthly withdrawal from your account that goes into a mutual fund. It's hard to spend what you can't see.

Bob Wacker

I think Israelis felt that by completing the withdrawal from Gaza, they had created an opportunity for peace for the Palestinians to seize upon. And what they saw was synagogues in flames, and that's something with a very ominous tone for the success of any future negotiations.

Dore Gold

It is in the African Union's interest to prove its ability to carry out its first peacekeeping operation. Its withdrawal would not send a positive message.

Suleiman Awad

We do not consider the withdrawal complete if one Israeli soldier remains in Gaza, especially with regard to the border crossings. Israel is suggesting moving the goods crossing to another position. We do not consider the withdrawal complete if this happens.

Nafez Azzam

It causes the body to release endorphins, keeps the body calm and stress free during the period where most people would suffer withdrawal symptoms.

Jim Flint

The fact of life is, the majority of customers pay bills by mail, through automatic withdrawal or by electronic banking.

Larry Christie

The Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon has been completed and Hezbollah is not active against Israel.

Zvi Rish

Those who think that after the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, there will be withdrawal number two or number three are mistaken about this government.

Zeev Boim