[Not every audience member was hostile to Goss, the sources say. A Goss sympathizer complained:] People are turning this into an agency version of the 'Jerry Springer Show'. ... The director is a strong believer in candor and open communication within the CIA family. |
[So what information had the Orioles acquired? Precious little. They had learned that the wheel play was not on. Not on the first pitch, at least. Which did not surprise Johnson:] Our reports were that they did not run the wheel. ... That's what you get for assuming. |
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[Tampa Bay was pleased to get WR Joey Galloway back and he made several key plays against the Chiefs before he strained his groin.] I am sure he is going to struggle throughout the season, ... He certainly delivered in his first game, having been out for two months. |
[The glitch turned up during continued testing of the agency's systems, which were declared Y2K-ready in June.] We're continuing to test right up to the last moment, ... We erred on the side of caution. The patch is in. It's been fixed. It's a very, very minor issue. |
[The Kinks'] Ray Davies had that great symbiotic relationship between the music and the emotional content of the lyric. Think of 'Waterloo Sunset.' It had all those great backing vocals, and that change of key from major to minor that gives it such soaring poignancy. |
[The local event starts at the Beach Strip pumphouse (located between Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital and the canal lift bridge.] It's a beautiful location, ... We have pictures showing the route to people whose events are away from the lake and they are very envious. |
[The loss isn't sending Dent home frowning.] I go out there in a match saying, 'This is what I've got today, this is all I can do,' ... It is a little disappointing ... but I'm not too worried about it. Maybe once, you know, I'll curse myself and get back on the job. |
[The lunch also brought the elusive Allen Franklin, retired Southern Co. CEO, back to the city from his farm in LaGrange.] I grew up on a dirt road. Worked hard all my life. And ended up back on a dirt road, ... I haven't gained anything, and I haven't lost anything. |
[The Web site also gives the creator a way to fight back against the sense that you are only as good as your last cartoon.] I've done 600 cartoons for the New Yorker , ... Now I feel like I'm as good as my last cartoon, and my first cartoon, and every one in between. |
[There has been talk that ticket prices for the smaller venues will skyrocket.] The Stones had a fantastic time playing the arena shows, ... Playing arenas like Madison Square Garden reminded the band of how much they enjoyed that kind of intimacy with the audiences. |
[This might be the right season for Gateway's approach.] Holiday time is when consumers get out and are price sensitive and want quality, ... They don't necessarily want a high level of sophistication. [Gateway has] had some success with their plasma screen products. |
[What's more, there's little evidence that many businesses could survive the same kind of public scrutiny that federal agencies are subjected to.] Everyone else is just as bad, ... I think if you gave that same grading to corporate America, you'd see all the Fs also. |
[When rescue teams arrived on the scene, they could not determine Patrick’s location. The truck had to be lifted out of the ravine before EMTs could get to him.] It looks preliminarily like he was speeding, ... It looks like he was just going too fast for the road. |
[White admits there is some pressure to keep the Pride's run of success going.] There is definitely pressure there, ... We're one of the better teams in the state and everyone knows who we are, so you have to live up to that all the time. It comes with the territory. |