[Provost] is one of the most important positions at the university for students and faculty, ... The provost sets the academic standards. I just feel so fortunate that I was able to attract someone of Ivan's caliber and experience here. He's been very good for NIU. |
[Ravens officials estimate that negotiations with first-round draft pick and 22nd overall selection Mark Clayton are between $50,000 and $60,000 apart.] Take No. 21 and No. 23, add them together and cut it in half, ... Anything beyond that, it's hard to understand. |
[Republican officials were also surprised at the reference.] Ronald Reagan is an icon, ... He's viewed as a world leader and identified with the best of the Republican Party. Ronald Reagan was who he was, whatever the criticism, and Al Gore is exactly the opposite. |
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[Roberts] wasn't practicing for three weeks. That hampered him enough. And now he's trying to play with a mask, too? Those two things combined, there's no question they hurt him. But nine points and 12 rebounds, for a guy who hadn't done anything -- that's not bad. |
[Several agreed that the concentration of refineries had created a dangerous dependence on the gulf region to process a large share of the nation's fuel supplies.] We are just in the beginning of the hurricane season, ... What happens if there is another hurricane? |
[The Columbia County Board of Elections made the decision Thursday, October 6, citing the late filing of a certificate of nomination.] The deadline to file caucus papers was September 20, ... We received the caucus papers from Town of Chatham Republicans October 4. |
[The Downtown was no CBGB, but it became a goal for up-and-coming local bands. It was clean, well-lit and boasted a fine sound system.] If you could headline there, regardless of whether you sold out, it was just a real milestone, ... It meant you were on your way. |
[The electrical grid handled by Hydro One, which has 17,000 miles of high-power electric transmission lines throughout Ontario, managed the blip] very well, ... we continue to be disappointed with the striking staff who seem to want to scaremonger on this incident. |
[The SFO] spent 18 months [sic] investigating the company and then found out there wasn't the fraud or theft of money, ... Try to explain to a bureaucrat why a company that has never made a profit can be worth 30 million pounds [$48 million]...it sounds like a con. |
[Tufts microbiologist Stuart Levy, who was invited by the FDA to speak about anti-microbial resistance at today's meeting, is blunt in his assessment.] There is no place for anti-bacterial chemical additives in the healthy household, ... they work and they're gone. |
[With the evacuations firmly underway, recriminations abounded. Michael Brown, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), blamed the city. Mayor Ray Nagin] can order an evacuation, ... the resources to get the poor, elderly or the disabled out. |
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A difficult retail environment resulted in significant discounting, so lower prices for clothing, household appliances, tools and computing equipment are possible. A low CPI number obviously increases the odds on the Reserve Bank continuing to sit on the sidelines. |
A flat or inverted curve has been difficult for banks to manage. But if there are associated inflation expectations built into the lower end of the curve, it might make it easier for banks to price loans, so the cost of funds is less than the yield on their assets. |