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A criminal trial is not a search for truth. It is much too circumscribed for that. Rather, a trial is a formalized contest for the hearts and minds of a panel of twelve. It is a quest for a verdict in which information is selected and screened (we can almost say “processed”) before it is allowed to reach jurors. – Phillip Finch	added by Normando 1 year ago
I’ve been watching that World Ranking closely, trying to stay in the top 50, but to take care of it this week, that’s going to be something that’s incredibly special, that par-3 contest can’t come soon enough. I’m really looking forward to that. The whole week, but just to be able to make those memories with my wife and my kids will be awesome. – Chris Kirk	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I don’t think it’s set in, the players I’m going to be associated with for the contest, i think one day when I get older it’ll be something I brag about to my kids but right now I can’t even really digest it. – Mac McClung	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The whole team is there. And it turns into a beer-chugging contest. You have linemen, Julian Edelman, Tom Brady all think Tom Brady are going to win, then someone says : ‘ I heard Tom Brady is really great at chugging a beer. ’ We do n’t usually get to experience Julian Edelman like this, but we finally coax Julian Edelman into doing it. Julian Edelman does it, and let me tell you, you could n’t have poured out the beer faster into a glass. It was unbelievable. And Julian Edelman slams the mug on the table and puts both fists in the air. – Brian Hoyer	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Arizonans deserve fair and accurate election results, incompetence by election officials can cost votes, and Abraham Hamadeh’s election is razor-thin. Proud to join with his campaign in filing this election contest. – Kari Lake	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I know that the gorilla in the room is launching missiles over Taiwan, if we just allow that to happen, and we don't contest that, that'll become the next norm. And that's that's not acceptable. – Karl Thomas	Found on CNN 1 year ago
She was a very talented little girl. She loved to draw. She was real sweet, never getting into trouble, she was drawing to be able to put her drawing in the Google. She was trying to win the Google( contest). – Rosa Maria Ramirez	Found on CNN 1 year ago
If I were a betting man — and these days I am — I would absolutely lean toward Duke in that contest (against North Carolina) and I would absolutely lean towards Kansas in the other semi because of the injury (to Villanova’s Justin Moore). – Trey Wingo	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We’re going to have to make our staple as a team on the defensive end, because if we’re going back and forth in a shooting contest, obviously we’ll still be in the game but can lead to mistakes on our end. – Kyrie Irving	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We had to kind of reacquaint ourselves with who we were defensively, defensively, second half, I thought we were outstanding in just about every facet, our ball screen coverages, side pick-and-roll, mid pick-and-roll, our shot contest, defensive rebounding. – Kelvin Sampson	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
When you look at the issues and the vote preferences, there is a slight wrinkle in Georgia: Republican primary voters are focused on the economy and immigration, which should benefit candidates from the Trumpwing of the party, and you see this with Walker, but Kemp -- so far -- is holding off Perdue in the gubernatorial contest. – Republican Daron Shaw	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
What is wrong in the world today is that the nations of the African are engaged in a bitter, colossal contest for Supremacy. – Kashim Shettima	added by lelescopy 2 years ago
How dare she put our community’s heritage up for a popularity contest or a vote. – Allen Roskoff	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I think what we are now faced with is a new normal in European security. We see Russia being willing to contest fundamental values for our security by the use of force and also by the threat of use of force, we have reinforced and implemented the biggest reinforcement of collective defense since the end of the Cold War, with battlegroups in the Baltic region, in Poland, with increased defense spending every year since 2014 and with a higher readiness of the NATO forces. – Jens Stoltenberg	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I regret to say this is the new normal in Eastern Europe, we do not know what will happen in United States. But the situation has already demonstrated we face a crisis in European security. Moscow has made it clear that it is prepared to contest the fundamental principles that have underpinned our security for decades and do so by using force. – Jens Stoltenberg	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I know he didn’t want to go to overtime, i tried to get a good contest on him. – Miles Bridges	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We thought last year with everyone at home, it would be something fun to do, to have a naming contest, and oh my goodness did it take off. – Anne Meyer	Found on CNN 2 years ago
If it is serious about competing with China, the Biden administration needs to continue intensifying its engagement in Southeast Asia, which lies at the center of the geopolitical contest of our times. – Ben Bland	Found on CNN 2 years ago
When the cubicle decorating contest was announced, I knew I had to do something 'extra' and started stockpiling cardboard right away. – Monika Orrey	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Every ad that he comes out with is an attack on me and making people feel afraid of me or attempting to do so, an honorable campaign would be him sharing the plans that he has for the future of Buffalo. An honorable plan would be him owning up to the fact that he disrespected Buffalo voters by not running a primary contest. – India Walton	Found on CNN 2 years ago
He’s got a series of steps by league mandate he has to go through, so we’ll wait patiently and get the other guys ready as we wait on him. Hopefully, he’s out there to play. We won’t have a definite answer on that until much later in the week. The Rams should be well-rested as their previous game was Thursday, a 26-17 win in Seattle. The Rams have allowed the fewest sacks (four) in the NFL this season. The Giants has been good in this area, allowing eight sacks (tie for fifth-lowest). The over-under of 47.5 is the lowest for a Rams game this season. Rams coach Sean McVay is 2-2 in games after a Thursday night contest. The NFC West is a successful passing division. The Seahawks lead the NFL in yards per passing attempt (9.3), followed by the Cardinals and Rams at 9.2 The Giants are eighth at 8.1. SUN 1:00 PMNFLSPREADTO WINTOTALLOS ANGELES RAMS-9.5-500o49.0NEW YORK GIANTS+9.5+380u49. LOS ANGELES RAMS @ NEW YORK GIANTS (1 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX)Point spread:Rams -10.5 (favored to win by more 10.5 than points, otherwise Giants cover)Moneyline:Rams -556 favorite to win (bet $10 to win $11.80 total); Giants +425 underdog to win (bet $10 to win $52.50 total)Total scoring over/under:47.5 points scored by both teams combined Pick via FOX Sports' Colin Cowherd:. – New York	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
As an immediate corrective step, we are assigning a Grove City Police Department officer to monitor the hallway area around the officials ’ locker room during halftime and at the conclusion of each future contest to ensure everyone will have a safe and positive experience at our athletic contests in the future. – The South-Western City School District	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
That one was more like a kickoff, it’s like you’re a competitor in a long-drive contest. You just let it rip and hope it stays straight. – Justin Tucker	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
*(C)(P) I WILL SAY THIS WITH ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY:-I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS THE CONTEXT AND MEANINGS BEHIND EVERY REGGAE SONGS MADE BY BOB MARLEY, PETER , BUNNY, AND OTHERS FROM OUR TRENCH TOWN REGGAE FAMILY.NO ONE ELSE CAN SAY THAT.I SHARED MANY OF MY LYRICAL TEACHINGS WITH THEM AND LIVED THE EXPERIENCES. WHO WOULD DARE TO CONTEST ME? – RAS CARDO REGGAE**	added by jahmantafari1 2 years ago

A criminal trial is not a search for truth. It is much too circumscribed for that. Rather, a trial is a formalized contest for the hearts and minds of a panel of twelve. It is a quest for a verdict in which information is selected and screened (we can almost say “processed”) before it is allowed to reach jurors.

– Phillip Finch

added by Normando
1 year ago

I’ve been watching that World Ranking closely, trying to stay in the top 50, but to take care of it this week, that’s going to be something that’s incredibly special, that par-3 contest can’t come soon enough. I’m really looking forward to that. The whole week, but just to be able to make those memories with my wife and my kids will be awesome.

– Chris Kirk

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I don’t think it’s set in, the players I’m going to be associated with for the contest, i think one day when I get older it’ll be something I brag about to my kids but right now I can’t even really digest it.

– Mac McClung

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The whole team is there. And it turns into a beer-chugging contest. You have linemen, Julian Edelman, Tom Brady all think Tom Brady are going to win, then someone says : ‘ I heard Tom Brady is really great at chugging a beer. ’ We do n’t usually get to experience Julian Edelman like this, but we finally coax Julian Edelman into doing it. Julian Edelman does it, and let me tell you, you could n’t have poured out the beer faster into a glass. It was unbelievable. And Julian Edelman slams the mug on the table and puts both fists in the air.

– Brian Hoyer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Arizonans deserve fair and accurate election results, incompetence by election officials can cost votes, and Abraham Hamadeh’s election is razor-thin. Proud to join with his campaign in filing this election contest.

– Kari Lake

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I know that the gorilla in the room is launching missiles over Taiwan, if we just allow that to happen, and we don't contest that, that'll become the next norm. And that's that's not acceptable.

– Karl Thomas

Found on CNN
1 year ago

She was a very talented little girl. She loved to draw. She was real sweet, never getting into trouble, she was drawing to be able to put her drawing in the Google. She was trying to win the Google( contest).

– Rosa Maria Ramirez

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If I were a betting man — and these days I am — I would absolutely lean toward Duke in that contest (against North Carolina) and I would absolutely lean towards Kansas in the other semi because of the injury (to Villanova’s Justin Moore).

– Trey Wingo

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We’re going to have to make our staple as a team on the defensive end, because if we’re going back and forth in a shooting contest, obviously we’ll still be in the game but can lead to mistakes on our end.

– Kyrie Irving

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We had to kind of reacquaint ourselves with who we were defensively, defensively, second half, I thought we were outstanding in just about every facet, our ball screen coverages, side pick-and-roll, mid pick-and-roll, our shot contest, defensive rebounding.

– Kelvin Sampson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

When you look at the issues and the vote preferences, there is a slight wrinkle in Georgia: Republican primary voters are focused on the economy and immigration, which should benefit candidates from the Trumpwing of the party, and you see this with Walker, but Kemp -- so far -- is holding off Perdue in the gubernatorial contest.

– Republican Daron Shaw

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

What is wrong in the world today is that the nations of the African are engaged in a bitter, colossal contest for Supremacy.

– Kashim Shettima

added by lelescopy
2 years ago

How dare she put our community’s heritage up for a popularity contest or a vote.

– Allen Roskoff

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I think what we are now faced with is a new normal in European security. We see Russia being willing to contest fundamental values for our security by the use of force and also by the threat of use of force, we have reinforced and implemented the biggest reinforcement of collective defense since the end of the Cold War, with battlegroups in the Baltic region, in Poland, with increased defense spending every year since 2014 and with a higher readiness of the NATO forces.

– Jens Stoltenberg

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I regret to say this is the new normal in Eastern Europe, we do not know what will happen in United States. But the situation has already demonstrated we face a crisis in European security. Moscow has made it clear that it is prepared to contest the fundamental principles that have underpinned our security for decades and do so by using force.

– Jens Stoltenberg

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I know he didn’t want to go to overtime, i tried to get a good contest on him.

– Miles Bridges

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We thought last year with everyone at home, it would be something fun to do, to have a naming contest, and oh my goodness did it take off.

– Anne Meyer

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If it is serious about competing with China, the Biden administration needs to continue intensifying its engagement in Southeast Asia, which lies at the center of the geopolitical contest of our times.

– Ben Bland

Found on CNN
2 years ago

When the cubicle decorating contest was announced, I knew I had to do something 'extra' and started stockpiling cardboard right away.

– Monika Orrey

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Every ad that he comes out with is an attack on me and making people feel afraid of me or attempting to do so, an honorable campaign would be him sharing the plans that he has for the future of Buffalo. An honorable plan would be him owning up to the fact that he disrespected Buffalo voters by not running a primary contest.

– India Walton

Found on CNN
2 years ago

He’s got a series of steps by league mandate he has to go through, so we’ll wait patiently and get the other guys ready as we wait on him. Hopefully, he’s out there to play. We won’t have a definite answer on that until much later in the week. The Rams should be well-rested as their previous game was Thursday, a 26-17 win in Seattle. The Rams have allowed the fewest sacks (four) in the NFL this season. The Giants has been good in this area, allowing eight sacks (tie for fifth-lowest). The over-under of 47.5 is the lowest for a Rams game this season. Rams coach Sean McVay is 2-2 in games after a Thursday night contest. The NFC West is a successful passing division. The Seahawks lead the NFL in yards per passing attempt (9.3), followed by the Cardinals and Rams at 9.2 The Giants are eighth at 8.1. SUN 1:00 PMNFLSPREADTO WINTOTALLOS ANGELES RAMS-9.5-500o49.0NEW YORK GIANTS+9.5+380u49. LOS ANGELES RAMS @ NEW YORK GIANTS (1 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX)Point spread:Rams -10.5 (favored to win by more 10.5 than points, otherwise Giants cover)Moneyline:Rams -556 favorite to win (bet $10 to win $11.80 total); Giants +425 underdog to win (bet $10 to win $52.50 total)Total scoring over/under:47.5 points scored by both teams combined Pick via FOX Sports' Colin Cowherd:.

– New York

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

As an immediate corrective step, we are assigning a Grove City Police Department officer to monitor the hallway area around the officials ’ locker room during halftime and at the conclusion of each future contest to ensure everyone will have a safe and positive experience at our athletic contests in the future.

– The South-Western City School District

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

That one was more like a kickoff, it’s like you’re a competitor in a long-drive contest. You just let it rip and hope it stays straight.

– Justin Tucker

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

***(C)(P) I WILL SAY THIS WITH ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY:-I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS THE CONTEXT AND MEANINGS BEHIND EVERY REGGAE SONGS MADE BY BOB MARLEY, PETER , BUNNY, AND OTHERS FROM OUR TRENCH TOWN REGGAE FAMILY.NO ONE ELSE CAN SAY THAT.I SHARED MANY OF MY LYRICAL TEACHINGS WITH THEM AND LIVED THE EXPERIENCES. WHO WOULD DARE TO CONTEST ME?

– RAS CARDO REGGAE

added by jahmantafari1
2 years ago

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