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We would hope that sanctions will be lifted soon since they provide no effect anyway, but we can make no assumptions and so can't be reliant on the possibility of international capital markets reopening. We have to have alternative financing. – Alexander Morozov	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If you stay on the current path, we believe the potential penalty for being wrong is just too great, and the potential reward for being right is not materially better than the other alternative. – Jeff Smith	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The Portuguese people's stance at the election was one of rejection of the policies of the center-right, the Portuguese have already been punished. This idea of an alternative is creating hope. – Carlos Carreiras	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
While we do block terrorist (e.g. ISIS-related) bots and channels, we will not block anybody who peacefully expresses alternative opinions. – Wednesday Telegram	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I hope that what follows allows many alternative mechanisms to imprisonment to be found, because experience shows that someone who goes to jail for something minor ends up back there after being let out - a sort of revolving door. – Deputy Interior Minister Roberto Campa	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We have long had our eyes on the fast growing $ 100 billion alternative accommodations space and have been building on our partnership with HomeAway, a global leader in vacation rentals, for two years. – Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It is important that this agreement is fleshed out before the government program debate in parliament because our commitment is that we'll only contribute to ousting the government if we simultaneously bring a responsible alternative, a durable solution that gives Portuguese calm and confidence, if there is no deal ... we will not leave the country without a government. – Carlos Cesar	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Today the European markets opened on a softer note, possibly pondering the alternative scenario of less market friendliness by the Fed, along with some profit taking on recent strength. – Emanuele Rigamonti	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There is really no alternative; it has to be mandated, i know that can be a politically loaded word these days, but I assure you that nothing short of a mandate will provide future generations of Americans enough income for a secure retirement. – Tony James	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I'm in full agreement this is not the way to run a railroad, but remember the alternative. – John Boehner	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The program that I have outlined … largely eliminates the need for people to be dependent on government programs like that, i would never get rid of the programs. I would provide people with an alternative. – Ben Carson	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
if you fart in a jar and give it to someone with a note saying,"open for a blast ftom the past." that would count as a present item with a past-tence gift in it--of which holds no value, unless you can make it into an alternative energy source... then everybody wins, apart from the one who opened it of course. – liam mahone	added by liam09 8 years ago
We will continue with the business as long as we are on track with the scenario of breaking even next year onwards … Otherwise, we haven’t eliminated the consideration of alternative options. – Kazuo Hirai	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
O'Malley has the best shot to [gain momentum] and this is a make-or-break moment for his campaign, it would require a dominating performance that showed him to be an exciting and electable alternative like Fiorina had in the last GOP debate. – Dan Pfeiffer	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I have already said, and want to say one more time, there is no alternative to the Minsk agreement. – Russian President Vladimir Putin	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The quartet was formed in the summer of 2013 when the democratization process was in danger of collapsing as a result of political assassinations and widespread social unrest, it established an alternative, peaceful political process at a time when the country was on the brink of civil war. It was thus instrumental in enabling Tunisia, in the space of a few years, to establish a constitutional system of government guaranteeing fundamental rights for the entire population, irrespective of gender, political conviction or religious belief. – Nobel Committee	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I ’m offering Jason Chaffetz as an alternative. – Jason Chaffetz	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Is it a reasonable price to pay? And the answer is, of course it is, by far. Because the alternative is to continue 30 more years of war, mASS GRAVE. – Juan Manuel Santos	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Certain traffic has been diverted to alternative routes, which can be more expensive. – Arpad Vasarhelyi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Russia is challenging everyone and saying there is no alternative to Bashar. – Haj Ali	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
An alternative but illegitimate social order has been established in Caracas. – Victor Maldonado	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They hate that alternative work schedule with a purple passion. – Carl Greenwood	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Is this the price we are paying in terms of sacrificing some justice? is it a reasonable price to pay? And the answer is, of course it is, by far. Because the alternative is to continue 30 more years of war. – President Juan Manuel Santos	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I am quietly optimistic we will get there. But if we don't we are going to take alternative action. – Chief Executive Paul Wright	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

We would hope that sanctions will be lifted soon since they provide no effect anyway, but we can make no assumptions and so can't be reliant on the possibility of international capital markets reopening. We have to have alternative financing.

– Alexander Morozov

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If you stay on the current path, we believe the potential penalty for being wrong is just too great, and the potential reward for being right is not materially better than the other alternative.

– Jeff Smith

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The Portuguese people's stance at the election was one of rejection of the policies of the center-right, the Portuguese have already been punished. This idea of an alternative is creating hope.

– Carlos Carreiras

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

While we do block terrorist (e.g. ISIS-related) bots and channels, we will not block anybody who peacefully expresses alternative opinions.

– Wednesday Telegram

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I hope that what follows allows many alternative mechanisms to imprisonment to be found, because experience shows that someone who goes to jail for something minor ends up back there after being let out - a sort of revolving door.

– Deputy Interior Minister Roberto Campa

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We have long had our eyes on the fast growing $ 100 billion alternative accommodations space and have been building on our partnership with HomeAway, a global leader in vacation rentals, for two years.

– Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is important that this agreement is fleshed out before the government program debate in parliament because our commitment is that we'll only contribute to ousting the government if we simultaneously bring a responsible alternative, a durable solution that gives Portuguese calm and confidence, if there is no deal ... we will not leave the country without a government.

– Carlos Cesar

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Today the European markets opened on a softer note, possibly pondering the alternative scenario of less market friendliness by the Fed, along with some profit taking on recent strength.

– Emanuele Rigamonti

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There is really no alternative; it has to be mandated, i know that can be a politically loaded word these days, but I assure you that nothing short of a mandate will provide future generations of Americans enough income for a secure retirement.

– Tony James

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I'm in full agreement this is not the way to run a railroad, but remember the alternative.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The program that I have outlined … largely eliminates the need for people to be dependent on government programs like that, i would never get rid of the programs. I would provide people with an alternative.

– Ben Carson

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

if you fart in a jar and give it to someone with a note saying,"open for a blast ftom the past." that would count as a present item with a past-tence gift in it--of which holds no value, unless you can make it into an alternative energy source... then everybody wins, apart from the one who opened it of course.

– liam mahone

added by liam09
8 years ago

We will continue with the business as long as we are on track with the scenario of breaking even next year onwards … Otherwise, we haven’t eliminated the consideration of alternative options.

– Kazuo Hirai

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

O'Malley has the best shot to [gain momentum] and this is a make-or-break moment for his campaign, it would require a dominating performance that showed him to be an exciting and electable alternative like Fiorina had in the last GOP debate.

– Dan Pfeiffer

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I have already said, and want to say one more time, there is no alternative to the Minsk agreement.

– Russian President Vladimir Putin

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The quartet was formed in the summer of 2013 when the democratization process was in danger of collapsing as a result of political assassinations and widespread social unrest, it established an alternative, peaceful political process at a time when the country was on the brink of civil war. It was thus instrumental in enabling Tunisia, in the space of a few years, to establish a constitutional system of government guaranteeing fundamental rights for the entire population, irrespective of gender, political conviction or religious belief.

– Nobel Committee

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I ’m offering Jason Chaffetz as an alternative.

– Jason Chaffetz

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Is it a reasonable price to pay? And the answer is, of course it is, by far. Because the alternative is to continue 30 more years of war, mASS GRAVE.

– Juan Manuel Santos

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Certain traffic has been diverted to alternative routes, which can be more expensive.

– Arpad Vasarhelyi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Russia is challenging everyone and saying there is no alternative to Bashar.

– Haj Ali

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

An alternative but illegitimate social order has been established in Caracas.

– Victor Maldonado

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They hate that alternative work schedule with a purple passion.

– Carl Greenwood

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Is this the price we are paying in terms of sacrificing some justice? is it a reasonable price to pay? And the answer is, of course it is, by far. Because the alternative is to continue 30 more years of war.

– President Juan Manuel Santos

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I am quietly optimistic we will get there. But if we don't we are going to take alternative action.

– Chief Executive Paul Wright

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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