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The nature of the encroachment upon American constitution is such, as to grow every day more and more encroaching. Like a cancer; it eats faster and faster every hour. The revenue creates pensioners, and the pensioners urge for more revenue. The people grow less steady, spirited and virtuous, the seekers more numerous and more corrupt, and every day increases the circles of their dependents and expectants, until virtue, integrity, public spirit, simplicity and frugality become the objects of ridicule and scorn, and vanity, luxury, foppery, selfishness, meanness, and downright venality swallow up the whole of society. – John Adams	added by Normando 1 year ago
We see NATO as a defensive alliance, Putin sees it as an encroaching offensive alliance. – Keith Kellogg	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Wyoming deserves a congresswoman who will combat the disastrous Biden administration and hold them accountable for their policies which are ravaging our energy industries, destroying our sovereignty by obliterating our southern border, robbing our citizens of prosperity through catastrophic inflation, and encroaching on our constitutional rights. – Harriet Hageman congressional campaign	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The pendulum of the political environment really swung in the past 10 years, there were more and more protests, which would snarl traffic. Opioid problems. Homelessness. Crime. It was encroaching where we lived. – Julie Halstead	Found on CNN 3 years ago
So far, we were able to identify six novel coronaviruses in Myanmar, these are areas with lots of wildlife biodiversity, a growing human population encroaching on the natural habitat, good travel networks and a large amount of livestock, which means there is a high potential for virus spillovers between species. – Suzan Murray	Found on CNN 4 years ago
These are areas with lots of wildlife biodiversity, a growing human population encroaching on the natural habitat, good travel networks and a large amount of livestock, which means there is a high potential for virus spillovers between species. – Dawn Zimmerman	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people. When the people give way, their deceivers, betrayers, and destroyers press upon them so fast, that there is no resisting afterwards. The nature of the encroachment upon the American constitution is such, as to grow every day more and more encroaching. Like a cancer, it eats faster and faster every hour. The revenue creates pensioners, and the pensioners urge for more revenue. The people grow less steady, spirited, and virtuous, the seekers more numerous and more corrupt, and every day increases the circles of their dependents and expectants, until virtue, integrity, public spirit, simplicity, and frugality, become the objects of ridicule and scorn, and vanity, luxury, foppery, selfishness, meanness, and downright venality swallow up the whole society. – John Adams	added by Normando 4 years ago
It’s relentless, at some stage, one or more of these vessels will rupture. Usually it’s associated with minor trauma or it can be spontaneous, and this will lead to a huge, massive hemorrhage and these hemorrhages can be fatal. In addition to this problem, Zoubir’s venous malformation was encroaching on his airway so at some point it would affect his ability to breathe. – Milton Waner	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
For investors who have a longer time horizon, that is more than a couple of months, we think the railroad stocks present compelling opportunities, there aren't going to be competitors encroaching upon their returns and they have a cost advantage over trucking companies. – Keith Schoonmaker	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There aren't going to be competitors encroaching upon their returns and they have a cost advantage over trucking companies. – Keith Schoonmaker	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Zawahiri is clearly very angry and frustrated that the Islamic State has been attacking him, attacking his soldiers on the ground, attacking him personally. you can compare it to two drug gangs, or two mafia mobs. One is encroaching on the other's territory. – Georgetown University Nicholas Palarino	Found on CNN 8 years ago

The nature of the encroachment upon American constitution is such, as to grow every day more and more encroaching. Like a cancer; it eats faster and faster every hour. The revenue creates pensioners, and the pensioners urge for more revenue. The people grow less steady, spirited and virtuous, the seekers more numerous and more corrupt, and every day increases the circles of their dependents and expectants, until virtue, integrity, public spirit, simplicity and frugality become the objects of ridicule and scorn, and vanity, luxury, foppery, selfishness, meanness, and downright venality swallow up the whole of society.

– John Adams

added by Normando
1 year ago

We see NATO as a defensive alliance, Putin sees it as an encroaching offensive alliance.

– Keith Kellogg

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Wyoming deserves a congresswoman who will combat the disastrous Biden administration and hold them accountable for their policies which are ravaging our energy industries, destroying our sovereignty by obliterating our southern border, robbing our citizens of prosperity through catastrophic inflation, and encroaching on our constitutional rights.

– Harriet Hageman congressional campaign

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The pendulum of the political environment really swung in the past 10 years, there were more and more protests, which would snarl traffic. Opioid problems. Homelessness. Crime. It was encroaching where we lived.

– Julie Halstead

Found on CNN
3 years ago

So far, we were able to identify six novel coronaviruses in Myanmar, these are areas with lots of wildlife biodiversity, a growing human population encroaching on the natural habitat, good travel networks and a large amount of livestock, which means there is a high potential for virus spillovers between species.

– Suzan Murray

Found on CNN
4 years ago

These are areas with lots of wildlife biodiversity, a growing human population encroaching on the natural habitat, good travel networks and a large amount of livestock, which means there is a high potential for virus spillovers between species.

– Dawn Zimmerman

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people. When the people give way, their deceivers, betrayers, and destroyers press upon them so fast, that there is no resisting afterwards. The nature of the encroachment upon the American constitution is such, as to grow every day more and more encroaching. Like a cancer, it eats faster and faster every hour. The revenue creates pensioners, and the pensioners urge for more revenue. The people grow less steady, spirited, and virtuous, the seekers more numerous and more corrupt, and every day increases the circles of their dependents and expectants, until virtue, integrity, public spirit, simplicity, and frugality, become the objects of ridicule and scorn, and vanity, luxury, foppery, selfishness, meanness, and downright venality swallow up the whole society.

– John Adams

added by Normando
4 years ago

It’s relentless, at some stage, one or more of these vessels will rupture. Usually it’s associated with minor trauma or it can be spontaneous, and this will lead to a huge, massive hemorrhage and these hemorrhages can be fatal. In addition to this problem, Zoubir’s venous malformation was encroaching on his airway so at some point it would affect his ability to breathe.

– Milton Waner

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

For investors who have a longer time horizon, that is more than a couple of months, we think the railroad stocks present compelling opportunities, there aren't going to be competitors encroaching upon their returns and they have a cost advantage over trucking companies.

– Keith Schoonmaker

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There aren't going to be competitors encroaching upon their returns and they have a cost advantage over trucking companies.

– Keith Schoonmaker

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Zawahiri is clearly very angry and frustrated that the Islamic State has been attacking him, attacking his soldiers on the ground, attacking him personally. you can compare it to two drug gangs, or two mafia mobs. One is encroaching on the other's territory.

– Georgetown University Nicholas Palarino

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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