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The very cause of the problem is that not one church official has been disciplined, not one church official has been suspended, not one church official has been criminally held accountable.

Mary Grant

Official intelligence on Iraqi weapons programs was flawed, but even with its flaws, it was not what led to the war.

Paul Pillar

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain.

George Mcgovern

These (homophobic) leaders give cover to violence already happening and give official support to the violence. They create an atmosphere of impunity.

Paula Ettelbrick

(The official) called it hitting from behind, game DQ. He said it was intent to injure. He said it was head into the boards, I don't know.

Dennis Martin

Their official business is complete now.

Mark Gwozdecky

It's a communication about an official act that the governor took in performing his duties as governor.

Carla Blanton

I tried to protect Harry and not go public but he said this in an official meeting in the boardroom in front of others, including the chief executive.

Milan Mandaric

Our constitution enjoins us to seek opportunities to advance the use of (all 11 official) languages.

Sibusiso Nkosi

The MCA did the right thing when it made the fifth man official because it solved a lot of problems.

Vic Peters

It's irresponsible for the top elected official in any state to suggest blanket wiretapping of houses of worship.

Ibrahim Hooper

[Another Palestinian official called the cease-fire declaration a] trick, ... I invite the Palestinians to use the same trick.

Shimon Peres

We read about these things only in the media, but we have not received anything official from the court and I'm not aware that any of our requests have been answered.

Issam Ghazawi

Each local official donated a certain amount of time, some gave and hour, some gave two hours. Ken McKay actually donated the most time.

Sharon Willard

We only expect it to be hard. You have to respect the game. It could be anything that gets you. It could be the wind. It could be a call (by an official).

Pete Carroll

We have an official down by the mayor's office making sure that we comply with all the by-laws of the city.

Brian Stevenson

Displacement based on race is a form of genocide, as recognized under the Geneva Conventions. Destruction of a people's culture, by official action or depraved inaction, is an offense against humanity under international law.

Glenn Ford

I'm just going to go out there and just let it all loose out there. I'm going to show them why I feel I'm the No. 1 guard going into the draft this year. ... I've heard some good things and I've heard some bad things. I'm just waiting until I hear the official.

Tony Palmer

I have received no official approach, I have a contract with Southampton and I'm enjoying myself in football.

Sir Clive Woodward

For an instant I thought he might be serious, but in the context of the rest of his behavior, it didn't mean a lot. But I guess he was trying to make it official.

Maureen Murphy

Canada's official languages program is arguably the most successful affirmative action program in history.

Bruce Hicks

I have my own concerns about Kinder Morgan. I do not think the acquisition hurts SE2, but I do not think it gives it the official go ahead either.

Patricia Ross

Official aid is more likely to retard development than to promote it.

Peter Bauer

You are not bound to a chapter house until official bid cards are signed at an event at 4p.m. on Friday at Dale Hall. This [event] will be the only time that it is binding.

David Lohmann

The mission has been extended by another three months, although the official announcement will be made in Brussels.

Faye Belnis

We are at the very early stages of planning and development. Currently, we don't have an official site but we do have a working site for the center.

Dick Runner

Today is my first official day and already I have been bombarded by the alumni who have made me feel so welcome. The people I have met are just so energetic about the success, and if I could just feed off of their energy and love for Howard, I will be able to achieve success.

Dwight Datcher

We're in the range of 1,500 acts. But that's just the official artists. . . . It's not like we said, 'You know, we should have more.' Because more isn't necessarily better. But we had to grow. Look at the number of applications we had this year.

Brent Grulke

We visited before Chinese New Year and ... (an official) informed us there were no cases of H5N1.

Thomas Tsang

It was a big-time flop. It's not fair for an official to take everything you worked for away with the blow of a whistle. But what can you do?

Matt Mahar

We are in line to carry the official coin and the opening game ball for the Super Bowl in 2008.

Chuck Jackman

If advertising is not an official or state art, it is nonetheless clearly art.

Michael Schudson

Sounded a bit unfriendly to me, but that was their official answer.

Raul Ramirez

Without earmarks, the Canal Walk, which is now an official cultural district in Indianapolis and a destination place for residents and visitors, would likely not have been possible.

Justin Ohlemiller

I have not received anything official [from Martin]. I'm hoping he will reconsider.

Bob Goin

I don't know what the official saw. With that goal, I thought we had the game under control.

Bob Bauman

I asked, and the [official] told me it wasn't anything [Perry] said. He said he just didn't like the way he was looking at him.

David Pyper

We told Jamaal Brown that we wanted a foul. He said he tried to, but the official didn't see it.

Sean Sutton

We're the official cancer institute for the state.

Susan Robinson

We are currently under investigation by the SEC. We continue to cooperate fully with that investigation, and we'll cooperate with any official investigation.

Karen Rugen

Ted Knapp has given me the most technical fouls of any official. And yet we're friends. We both respected one another.

Rick Moss

[That assessment contrasted with official comments Sunday. Police said then that they were questioning] numerous ... the investigation is going well.

Shivraj Patil

We have not received any official notice. It is all still at a standstill.

Alan Nero

As a local official, any tool that can be given to help effectively manage development is welcome.

Jay Fisette

The organization is now producing 2 million barrels a day over its official production ceiling of 28 million b/d.

Shamkhi Faraj

I knew Josh was on the black line, and when (the official) called that, I knew right away what he was looking at, so I went over to (the official) and pointed on the ground.

Greg Soliz

I couldn't find an official flamingo day.

Jody O'connell

While these concerns, if left unimproved could lead to official 'watch,' I am confident that the district has and will continue to address these concerns.

Michael Clough

With its 24 official languages, India is the most multi-faceted country in the world, and in many regards a paradigm for the integration of different cultures.

Juergen Boos

There is a big fear amongst the membership of their names and their conditions falling into the wrong hands. So there is a large fear that hasn't really been addressed by any official.

Jose Gutierrez

The official world, the corridors of power.

Carrie P. Snow

Yet it is not my blood that has been shed -- it is the bleeding tears from the numerous, nameless, heroes in both the official and underground churches who have suffered for being faithful to the church.

Cardinal Zen

It was shocking to learn that a prominent city official was gagged, which made her unavailable during the so-called investigation. When she complies with the gag order, she's fired.

Michael Morchower

They have to see it in their best interest; that's the only way it gets done. Every elected official needs a little courage. You can give them that push.

Gary Toebben

Pretty much as long as the official authorities at the state or local level agree or, let's say now, don't disagree, it automatically happens.

Roger Payne

If we don't have the complainant, the recruitment agency can always deny the accusation because there is no (official) complainant.

Francis Domingo

Hopefully, the official Task Force page will include all the proposals.

Martha Cotter

We believe the official count represents manipulation and fraud.

Charles Hunter

They're itching to run against somebody besides their other teammates. We've been practicing since the middle of February. We've just gotten one official meet in, so they're definitely anxious to get some live competition.

Mark Riggins

The official word from Ukraine was they cannot sign it.

Sergei Kupriyanov

The de facto censorship which leaves so many Americans functionally illiterate about the history of US foreign affairs may be all the more effective because it is not official, heavy-handed or conspiratorial, but woven artlessly into the fabric of education and media. No conspiracy is needed.

William Blum

It's not official, but he has agreed to play. There are still a few details to be worked out.

Jeff Borris

Right now, we have one official team.

Myra Westphal

There's been no official statement about blood transfusions or the blood products-related AIDS epidemic.

Wan Yanhai

The family has been saying it's her, but we haven't been able to make an official confirmation.

Detective Alvaro Zabaleta

I don't think any official should be editing prayer.

John W. Whitehead

I think it's a daunting task for any corporate official to figure out what their obligations are.

Joel Winston

I am aware of no CIA official who would have -- or possibly could have -- confirmed the details of the New Yorker's inaccurate account.

Bill Harlow

As one (federal Center for Medicaid and Medicare) official told me ... getting approval of a Medicaid waiver without the governor's support would be 'challenging, but not impossible,'.

Greg Moore

It isn't official and until his dad signs it, we don't know.

Robert Prunty

She has demonstrated that in her capacity as White House counsel and a senior administration official as well as an active member of the organized bar.

Leonard Leo

The issue is not whether we should pay (longevity pay), it's whether one elected official should be making $1,000 more (a year) than another.

Mark Roach

He was not acting in his official capacity.

Andrew Bowman

It was close. If he holds that position for any amount of time, he gets two points. But the official didn't think he had it long enough.

Ron Ledbetter

We wanted to jump on them early, especially with the weather the way it was. Five innings makes an official game, so that is why we needed to get the early lead. But then, we decided to just put the weather out of our minds.

Tommy Bailey

I can't believe this would have happened if this was a Haitian official or someone in favor with the powers that be.

Jack Lieberman

Astonished that a high public official would put the federal government at the service of a massive communications company.

Dr. Greg Simon

The club has not so far established an official posture although it is not discarding the possibilty.

Rafael Marquez

We have to be careful and people must be prudent to use only official outlets.

Bernard Lapasset

There was no attempt to determine who was accountable on the 9/11 Commission. This time, there's got to be accountability. If you're an elected official, you should be inviting accountability for yourself.

Kristen Breitweiser

Such in outline is the official theory. I shall often speak of it, with deliberate abusiveness, as 'the dogma of the Ghost in the Machine'.

Gilbert Ryle

I would like to thank everyone for coming out today for my official announcement on running for Staunton City Council.

Andrea Oakes

I think it's ridiculous. Our customers come in, they think it's ridiculous. They think that Key lime should be the official state pie.

Lisa Roth

It's an election year. Would you want to be the elected official who voted against eminent domain reform?

Carol Saviak

Hinson just doubled up on top of him, and I looked up and the stands were clearing. Everything was happening. I dove between them to get them apart, and I looked up and (another official) Jimmy Hudson had the coaches at center court. We met out at center court and the coaches agreed with us that there wasn't any way we were going to complete the game.

Gale Montgomery Park

If you're a public official you need to take care of the taxpayers money and use it where it's supposed to go.

Wade Perry

The headline figures are very much below the market forecast even if you add the official unusual items back.

Brendan Wilders

Our official track brings it to the central part (of Florida), but nobody in the east coast of Florida is out of the woods yet. It's too early still.

Daniel Brown

It was awhile before we had our official first date, but this was where the connection was made. By the way, I didn't drink coffee before I met him.

Ryane Pearson

Our official stance has always been it was a good case.

John Urquhart

It's exciting when citizens give us examples of courage, which it often takes to go up to a government official or someone who has law enforcement capabilities and get government records.

Bill Chamberlin

I didn't get a preseason to iron out our lineup. We were playing matches before we had an official practice.

Mark Zalin

But this race is simply too close to call, and until the recount is concluded and the results in Florida become official, our campaign continues.

William Daley

I demand that brother Abdul Aziz al-Hakim make an official announcement condemning the aggression by his representatives and some extremists.

Muqtada Al Sadr

There is nothing in the Constitution that authorizes or makes it the official duty of a president to have anything to do with criminal activities.

Sam Ervin

It is scheduled for Prime Minister Blair to visit the country next month. However, we haven't accepted any official agenda for the visit.

Dino Patti Djalal

He's anointing someone as a state official, and there are people that are ambitious who will say you know I didn't have to have an election to get in this position.

John Freemuth

That would lead to more bullish analyst reports on the companies, which would help the stock price. We wouldn't change our estimates on the company, but we'd say in the reports the official expectation was conservative.

Stephen Mcclellan

To his credit, he's the first statewide official to say the pay raise was passed in an unconstitutional way.

Gene Stilp

I lost the ball. If anything, I thought it might have went off him. But the official, he made the right call.

Todd Galloway

Those will become official on May 1 but we're starting the transition now. They're great people and we certainly like to see our people advance. That leaves a few gaps that we need to fill.

Hayne Ellis

It was a private conversation between myself and another elected official, and that's the end of it. We can work on other issues.

Joe Allen

I guess I was so busy building my business that I really never gave it much thought until now. We've obviously always been a woman-owned business -- I just wanted to make it official.

Connie Jones

We've said all along that it should be eliminated because the highway's official designation is U.S. 421. We get calls all the time from people who are lost because they are mixed up. Calling that road Business 40 does nothing but confuse motorists because they don't know where they're going.

Pat Ivey

[The Guard's official reporting] constitutes a lie, ... The Guard leadership crosses their fingers and hopes they are never held accountable.

Joseph Dunn

That's the official [Bush] administration's view of what happened.

David Lowe

The problem is that most top coaches have contracts at least until the World Cup, so we may have to wait a bit to make an official announcement.

Vitaly Mutko

Getting an official animal wouldn't be real high up on my priority list, but it certainly wouldn't be something I would mind addressing.

Kathy Patterson

We try to make the first night special. And the opening ceremonies are sort of the official kick off to the season.

Bo Batts

Everyone is in shock. People are going through the process of realizing, wow, it's really official. The mayor is gone.

David Muhammad

As the highest elected county official, I apologize on behalf of the county, ... We have rules in place to prevent this and a mistake was made.

Brian Hughes

It will be the first official memorial that honors these dogs.

Ron Aiello

We didn't know if he made it until we saw an official running out of the fog with his arms up.

Jack Donaldson

It's my understanding that it wasn't an official recommendation.

Jim Dwyer

What we saw today was not Saddam admitting guilt, but admitting to the fact that he acted in accordance with his official duties and powers.

Nehal Bhuta

This is a member of the president's official family.

Sheldon Goldman

I made an unofficial visit there a couple of months ago and an official visit two weeks ago (along with Lowenthal) and decided that it was the right place for me.

Josh Miller

He's been a difficult guy to figure out. He doesn't really have any set official visit dates, so it's hard to tell when this thing is going to come to an end.

Dave Telep

Wages growth is, from what we hear, firmer than you would see in the official statistics.

Anthony Richards

I feel it is my duty to state that the INS official is innocent of the accusation of espionage made against him, and I can help to prove it.

Jose Imperatori

Earlier we talked about 63 dead but we did a recount and this (57) is the official figure we have now.

Ranulfo Marquez

[A U.S. military official] notified us, confirmed our son was one of them. They're in good condition.

James Riley

If a listener calls in and wants to talk about the coastline, Garland Robinette can pull up official numbers and information to discuss or correct [inaccuracies].

Robert Thomas

She was the LPGA advance official here my first year as executive director, and then she took over the McDonald's after that. We've been friends for a long time.

Bill Wheeler

As an elected official, I genuinely agree with that statement. It needs to be challenged.

Larry Gossett

We have high winds. When we get these high winds, they'll be official.

Crae Morton

I don't expect it to go very smoothly, but it's a first crack at it. It's probably gone on too long without making an official attempt at something like that. By and large, most people are in favor of it.

Jim Corbett

I don't know what part the official saw and what he didn't see. It was a pushing-and-shoving kind of thing. He actually got the best of me at the end.

Jon Runyan

We fully expect an official investigation to concur with the Greenpeace version of the event, as Lloyd's Register did after a similar ramming incident in 1999.

Steve Shallhorn

It's on its way. The official listing date will be the day the commissioner signs off on the nomination.

Catherine Jimenez

Nobody official is talking about what the plans are for what's happening here now.

Karen Edwards

We haven't started the official planning process. That could be during the next year.

Heather Jensen

They'll tell me that they circle the date on the calendar as the official start of spring.

Geoff Brown

The position of city attorney is a full-time position in Selma. But he is not an elected official. He is appointed by the mayor (James Perkins Jr.).

Jean T. Martin

I haven't seen the document yet, but I believe it is consistent with what we already do, ... The only thing we haven't covered is the official wellness team.

Robert Hale

He never hit the official but he swung at him twice.

Steve Usecheck

It's not official yet, and the council hasn't voted yet, but it certainly should be named after him. It's going to happen. It's like the name of his foundation. He's the Best of the Batch.

Betty Esper

Invites a question: Can a partisan elected official fairly and impartially handle these kinds of election-related violations, ethics violations?

Rich Robinson

The lieutenant governor is focused on his official duties and making a decision about whether or not this race makes sense for him and his family.

Dan Ronayne

I am sure the ball went in after the hooter sounded, and we have made an official protest.

Asif Bajwa

There was a period of sort of minor deception. Then the book seemed to be being advertised initially as the official history, and I did object to him saying that.

Nick Mason

He is actually an elected official, ... You never really give up your First Amendment right, but there is a duty of prudence.

Joe Cannon

No official authorized by the mayor's office participated.

Luis Martinez

If there is a disclosure requirement, an official should adhere not to just the letter of the law, but the spirit of it . . . If there's doubt, that's what an ethics board is for.

Blair Horner

I am somewhat concerned ... knowing that an Orange County SO (Sheriff's Office) official ... is financially benefiting from this.

Mark Zadra

They got everything shut down. They can conduct official business meetings as they need to do to run the house and manage the house but beyond that, all of the other activities are under suspension.

Tom Evelyn

[In late July, Ritchie held court at the official pre-production] meet and greet ... I'm Gordon Davidson, and I used to work here.

Gordon Davidson

These are just projections but I believe they're pretty close to accurate. I estimated we were near 136,000. So I would say their numbers are pretty close. But nothing is official until the next census in 2010.

Clyde Melick

I run the Web site-that makes me about as official as we get.

Charles Lane

Alexei is our leader, on and off the ice. This just makes it official.

Steve Stirling

Even those who disagree with the official line do not believe they can change anything.

Yakov Basin

We had a 10.55 increase over last week. Even though it wasn't official, it was a good improvement for our team.

Nathalie Miller

We invite the lords decisively to reject the repugnant notion, offensive to all notions of human rights, that the general was entitled to immunity on the grounds that the offenses were committed in the course of official functions as head of state.

Alun Jones

At this point in time [a request for housing] hasn't gone through official channels, but we do have an awful lot of calls from people who are coming forward.

Lynette Miller

But the Internet has made it possible for the box office to have an official record of who is coming. So you don't have to worry about losing your tickets.

Gretchen Shugart

Hell, I could get three assists in a game with the right official scorer.

Andre Miller

It doesn't hurt any public official to remain close to a county executive who has a 72 percent approval rating.

Frank Mackay

There's nothing official. We're still doing our due diligence and looking at all options. We're going to make the best decision possible for the tournament and community.

Jonathan Gruber

I haven't received an official offer yet, but if it comes, then a long-term contract until after the World Cup finishes is possible.

Berti Vogts

We're not in the business of censorship. It is not up to a government official to determine whose opinion is right and whose is wrong.

Linton Johnson

It's pretty much a done deal. When he calls me later this week, I'll make it official.

Joe Harden

You cannot wait for the official MS patch, you cannot block this one at the border, and you cannot leave your systems unprotected.

Tom Liston

He clearly has the best access of any elected official in the country to the White House. And this is a White House plan to open Florida's coast to drilling.

Mark Ferrulo

The look on Maureen's face when the official blew the whistle was priceless. She couldn't believe it. She told us it was her first goal ever and we crashed on her.

Brigitte Geiger

There's no agreement in the industry on this. It's shocking to me that a public official would craft and deliver legislation that directly affects an industry without engaging its leaders.

Jennifer Kopp

It's looking like more of an electrical issue, but we are still waiting for the official word from the state fire marshal.

Don Arnold

A master sergeant in the Army is in danger of losing his lavish lifestyle when a Pentagon official threatens to close Fort Baxter.

Phil Hartman

Every elected [Republican] official in this county supports Charlie Crist. We certainly want to make a very clear statement that this is Charlie Crist country.

Bill Bunting

I pronounced him dead, but the official cause of death is still pending until the autopsy is complete, ... They will notify me of the official cause Tuesday.

Dennis Russell

It is certainly OK for anybody in an official capacity of the Church to minister to and be receptive to people with a same-sex orientation. As long as he follows the dictates of the Church.

Dennis Mcgrath

The official had his back turned. When they scored, there were only about 2 1/2 seconds left. I don't know what we could have done with that.

Gregg Collins

[It is] the most hideous waterfront structure ever inflicted on a city by a combination of architectural conceit and official bad taste. the Cathedral of Asphalt.

Robert Moses

We have repeatedly asked the appeals court that the official count of the votes be carried out with full respect for the law, that is with the maximum precision and transparency.

Sandro Bondi

It was approved and an [official] resolution was passed on Feb. 27.

Larry Price

The city has received no official communication from the county prosecutor as to what his intention are, if any.

Wayne Kramer

We're now at the point where we want to build a large community of like-minded fans on our official Web site.

Jason Turner

It's pretty simple. I think I made the catch, but the official in the press box didn't see it that way, and that's what we've got to go by.

Marcus Pollard

Of course, we heard horrible rumors then we heard good rumors, ... From all the official word it was right on schedule.

Scott Campbell

Even back then, he kept his cool no matter what was going on. He loved to compete. I see that in him today. He may get after an official once in awhile, but they usually have it coming.

Ken Brown

I would have thought an offence against an official would be a greater than something said in the heat of battle between two friends on the ice.

Jeff Hunt

I never had an official photo taken during my term of office. I'm entirely to blame.

Sheila Newman

It hasn't really surfaced in official networks but that is something we have heard.

Doug Gay

It's not official, but ... it's almost certain.

Ron Maclean

AT&T is proud to be the hometown communications company for Greater St. Louis and the official communications company of the Cardinals. We are excited about the new AT&T brand in St. Louis, and we look forward to celebrating opening day in the new Busch Stadium with the Cardinals.

Bill Lane

We don't discuss anything anyway. Unless it appears on Patrick's official breakfast-time agenda. And that consists mainly of food. Minutes of the last meal and proposals for the next.

Alan Ayckbourn

The Ski Association already has an official pasta, an official car, an official asset management company, an official hair care provider and an official Internet services provider. Does it really need an official alcoholic beverage?

George Hacker

Then we also have the official sketch that was drawn by an artist, Peter Craig, of what is now the Texas State Flag.

Chris Laplante

When I walked into the party, Coach Shanahan said, 'Congratulations. We're happy to have you.' ... That really made it official to me.

Wesley Duke

What they're doing is moving forward with the J&J process, which is at this point more official than the Boston Scientific process. Boston Scientific has not yet made an official offer for the company. They've merely proposed an offer.

Robert Faulkner

It's very believable. This guy sounded very official, but it wasn't true.

Keith Mitchell

It's kind of like moving back to where it all began. And the move coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Road Mates Car Club, whose members are official hosts of the show.

Gary Wallace

I guess this is going to be my official return to flying status.

Jim Webb

We certainly respect the concerns raised in their letter. However, we don't consider the letter a formal request for an official protest because that would have had to have been lodged immediately after the events occurred.

Jim Small

This is just basically a formality. We already all serve our three office hours. We're just putting it into a code so that it's official.

Valerie Johnson

When an elected official has broken the law in the process of obtaining office, he or she is unworthy of that trust and of that office.

Roger Holmes

It's all the same. It's an official document from Mexico or wherever they were from. It's been a hassle for us for several years.

Fred Coan

I will be making an official team announcement soon regarding our driver line up for 2006.

Aguri Suzuki

We are considering making an official protest about this to the IOC.

Markus Gandler

They appear to be good human beings and compassionate. I am sure they will release not only my brother but also the elderly jail official who is with him.

Dharitri Rout

When he was recruiting me, he became a friend before I committed (to Denver). And he never pressured me. I decided (on Denver) before I even made my (official NCAA) visit.

Paul Stastny