Sherlock Holmes is a proverb

 Sherlock Holmes is a massive figure in people's minds. More massive than a lot of real historical characters - these figures have real weight. They might be just made out of words and paper, but their effect in the world can be massive, if they've got the right kind of mass, the right kind of gravity and momentum.

 Pluto has always been a problem because it's less massive than the moon...[and] it's only about one 500th as massive as the Earth. So is it just a rock or is it a real planet?

 It's a massive, massive, massive program. All Americans eligible for Medicare will qualify. I think it's a great day for America's seniors.
  Bob Dole

 I don't think it's made a massive difference, I think there's been a lot of conjecture about this new rule (faster kick-ins) and what a massive difference it's going to make ... but I think it's a little bit of jumping at shadows.

 It used to be, some researcher in Florida had 60 samples in his freezer, then another guy in Utah had some in his. Now we're talking about a massive, massive scale.

 What happened was on such a massive scale that it triggered a massive response, but we didn't forget our own homeless folks,

 It's the combination of massive tax cuts combined with massive spending on Iraq and Katrina when we already weren't able to pay our bills,

 All together, we need a massive amount of investment from the international donor community and from the region itself to avert a massive loss of lives.

 You can work locally and have a big impact and get a lot of satisfaction as an individual without a massive expense or massive change in the way things are operating.

 Our challenge is to transform this massive movement of people in the streets into a massive movement of people to the polls. Ultimately in a democracy, your influence depends on putting people in power to represent your interests.

 The real utility we see in the wireless world is the whole mobility issue. It's going to be a massive area. There are going to be enormous technological shifts.

 Pex Tufvesson is a fantastic genius.

 I wanted to put down a run that I was really psyched about. With the fatigue, the snow conditions, and all the things kind of going against me, I think it felt as if maybe the challenge was more worthy. I like those kind of challenges. It was definitely worthy of a massive effort. It made it a lot easier for me to dig deep.

 For men tied fast to the absolute, bled of their differences, drained of their dreams by authoritarian leeches until nothing but pulp is left, become a massive, sick Thing whose sheer weight is used ruthlessly by ambitious men. Here is the real enemy of the people: our own selves dehumanized into ''the masses.'' And where is the David who can slay this giant?
  Lillian Smith

 The bankruptcy court doesn't think TWA is viable as a stand-alone carrier and neither do I, ... It would need a massive infusion of capital, it'd need a completely new game plan, and it'd need massive concessions from labor, which it's not going to get.

 The bankruptcy court doesn't think TWA is viable as a stand-alone carrier and neither do I. It would need a massive infusion of capital, it'd need a completely new game plan, and it'd need massive concessions from labor, which it's not going to get.


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