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This means limiting or ending the practice of building in areas deemed high risk by flood mapping and having a hard discussion about where to build in areas that are close to our boreal forests. – Don Forgeron	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
From such a low base, there's only one way to go and that's up, i don't expect that there's going to be a flood of IPOs, but they will be an increasing number of companies in a variety of industries that will go public. – Jay Ritter	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
By decluttering our mind we can liberate mental forces that can inflame inspiring sparks of creativity. A singular flash or a particular flair on an unusual day can arouse a flood of stimulating thoughts. When we take ourselves off guard and our mind-set by surprise we can stir an array of inventive ideas. ("A flair of inspiration" ) – Erik Pevernagie	added by anonymous 8 years ago
For example, in India and Pakistan, to some extent, there are building codes in place but they are very weakly implemented. You see construction going on, on the sides of landslide-prone mountains or in flood plains, in theory, there's urban planning. – Richard Hewston	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
You are protecting yourself from the detonators with shields of bamboo, and from the flood with a ring of wood. – Abdul Qadr al-Najdi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We will do our job thoroughly and let the chips fall where they may, i have every confidence in Todd Flood, Andrew Arena and our team to work with me on this independent investigation. This investigation is about beginning the road back, to rebuild, regain and restore trust in government. – Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette	Found on CNN 8 years ago
San Francisco-based Uber has the financial ability and the network to intimidate local government because if you go up against them, they tweet and email-blast their drivers to flood that office with complaint emails, most officials just don’t have the time or staff for that, so they fold. – George Fiorenza	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
If there is a policy move to spend a lot more on flood defences, that could be good for some of the infrastructure players. – Eric Moore	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We believe the worst of this is already here, we're well above flood stage now, but we're not seeing major disruptions at this point. – Dale Lane	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The event is ongoing, but given under-insurance or a lack of any ... flood insurance across some of the hardest-hit areas in Missouri and Illinois, much of the flood loss is not expected to be covered by insurance. – Steve Bowen	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Investors are worried about a flood of share supplies coming to the market. – Shen Zhengyang	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I have seen at first-hand the devastation caused by flooding. And that's why this work to repair and improve flood defenses is so vital. – Prime Minister David Cameron	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
You would not believe what goes into a cleanup, i would rather flood than clean up after a flood. – Christie Helminger	Found on CNN 8 years ago
This is 4 feet (1.2 meters) above the worst flood we ever had, the town looks like one huge lake. – Mayor Kevin Coffey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This is 4 feet( 1.2 meters) above the worst flood we ever had, the town looks like one huge lake. – Kevin Coffey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We're continually monitoring the rivers of the Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois rivers. They're at very high flood levels. – Sean Haley	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Let's have a look and see whether more needs to be done and whether the flood defenses need to made even higher than they are already, and that's exactly what we'll look at. – Prime Minister David Cameron	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
A new front is coming in today and another on Saturday but they are not expected to be as bad, we still have rivers over flood stage in eleven counties as of 6 a.m. (local) but most of the rivers have crested and are falling. – Mark Stewart	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
A typical flood claim is about 30,000 pounds, but it would not be exceptional to have a 130,000 pound claim. – Jill Boulton	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Many roads are closed from downed trees, active power lines, flood waters, it's a hell of mess here. – Merlin Halverson	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We were not expecting this. Flood waters suddenly swelled around us so we evacuated to higher ground. – Reynato Simbulan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
At present these dams cannot hold back flood waters long enough to put them to productive use, by repairing them storage would be increased and water supplies augmented. – Jerry Meral	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
My grandfather applied with the rest of the family to come and join (my father) but he was told he could not because of the flood, he eventually came in '56. – David Miliband	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's been a big shock to the market, this massive flood into the LME warehouses. – Stephen Briggs	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

This means limiting or ending the practice of building in areas deemed high risk by flood mapping and having a hard discussion about where to build in areas that are close to our boreal forests.

– Don Forgeron

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

From such a low base, there's only one way to go and that's up, i don't expect that there's going to be a flood of IPOs, but they will be an increasing number of companies in a variety of industries that will go public.

– Jay Ritter

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

By decluttering our mind we can liberate mental forces that can inflame inspiring sparks of creativity. A singular flash or a particular flair on an unusual day can arouse a flood of stimulating thoughts. When we take ourselves off guard and our mind-set by surprise we can stir an array of inventive ideas. ("A flair of inspiration" )

– Erik Pevernagie

added by anonymous
8 years ago

For example, in India and Pakistan, to some extent, there are building codes in place but they are very weakly implemented. You see construction going on, on the sides of landslide-prone mountains or in flood plains, in theory, there's urban planning.

– Richard Hewston

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

You are protecting yourself from the detonators with shields of bamboo, and from the flood with a ring of wood.

– Abdul Qadr al-Najdi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We will do our job thoroughly and let the chips fall where they may, i have every confidence in Todd Flood, Andrew Arena and our team to work with me on this independent investigation. This investigation is about beginning the road back, to rebuild, regain and restore trust in government.

– Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette

Found on CNN
8 years ago

San Francisco-based Uber has the financial ability and the network to intimidate local government because if you go up against them, they tweet and email-blast their drivers to flood that office with complaint emails, most officials just don’t have the time or staff for that, so they fold.

– George Fiorenza

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

If there is a policy move to spend a lot more on flood defences, that could be good for some of the infrastructure players.

– Eric Moore

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We believe the worst of this is already here, we're well above flood stage now, but we're not seeing major disruptions at this point.

– Dale Lane

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The event is ongoing, but given under-insurance or a lack of any ... flood insurance across some of the hardest-hit areas in Missouri and Illinois, much of the flood loss is not expected to be covered by insurance.

– Steve Bowen

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Investors are worried about a flood of share supplies coming to the market.

– Shen Zhengyang

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I have seen at first-hand the devastation caused by flooding. And that's why this work to repair and improve flood defenses is so vital.

– Prime Minister David Cameron

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

You would not believe what goes into a cleanup, i would rather flood than clean up after a flood.

– Christie Helminger

Found on CNN
8 years ago

This is 4 feet (1.2 meters) above the worst flood we ever had, the town looks like one huge lake.

– Mayor Kevin Coffey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is 4 feet( 1.2 meters) above the worst flood we ever had, the town looks like one huge lake.

– Kevin Coffey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We're continually monitoring the rivers of the Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois rivers. They're at very high flood levels.

– Sean Haley

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Let's have a look and see whether more needs to be done and whether the flood defenses need to made even higher than they are already, and that's exactly what we'll look at.

– Prime Minister David Cameron

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A new front is coming in today and another on Saturday but they are not expected to be as bad, we still have rivers over flood stage in eleven counties as of 6 a.m. (local) but most of the rivers have crested and are falling.

– Mark Stewart

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A typical flood claim is about 30,000 pounds, but it would not be exceptional to have a 130,000 pound claim.

– Jill Boulton

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Many roads are closed from downed trees, active power lines, flood waters, it's a hell of mess here.

– Merlin Halverson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We were not expecting this. Flood waters suddenly swelled around us so we evacuated to higher ground.

– Reynato Simbulan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

At present these dams cannot hold back flood waters long enough to put them to productive use, by repairing them storage would be increased and water supplies augmented.

– Jerry Meral

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

My grandfather applied with the rest of the family to come and join (my father) but he was told he could not because of the flood, he eventually came in '56.

– David Miliband

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's been a big shock to the market, this massive flood into the LME warehouses.

– Stephen Briggs

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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