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On the assumption that there are no further currency fluctuations or decline in the profitability of the larger corporate groups ...we expect that much of this surplus will reoccur next year. – Niall Cody	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Our assumption is that we would not have increase pricing power (if the GE deal goes forward). – Electrolux Chief Executive Keith McLoughlin	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I was there. I was running the business, our assumption is that we would not have increase pricing power (if the GE deal goes forward). – Chief Executive Keith McLoughlin	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Our assumption is that we would not have increase pricing power (if the GE deal goes forward), it's a freight train. – Chief Executive Keith McLoughlin	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
All of us are God’s children ... so I disagree with that assumption that only Christian children should be able to come to the United States. – Republican Senator John McCain	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
At this moment, the most plausible is that the president will appoint a government led by (Socialist leader Antonio) Costa, working on the assumption that there is agreement on the left, but the situation is fluid, unstable and could evolve. – Manual Braga da Cruz	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Because we found a life ring, the assumption can be made that we are searching in the right area, when we commence searching tomorrow morning at sunrise, hopefully we'll be able to find something else. Every little bit helps. – Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Because we found a life ring, the assumption can be made that we are searching in the right area, when we commence searching tomorrow morning at sunrise, hopefully we’ll be able to find something else. Every little bit helps. – Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Zero destroys existing business models such as life insurance company balance sheets and pension funds, which in turn are expected to use the proceeds to pay benefits for an aging boomer society, these assumed liabilities were based on the assumption that a balanced portfolio of stocks and bonds would return 7-8 percent over the long term. – Bill Gross	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
My assumption is that we don't attack any site on the ground in Syria unless we have an excellent picture of who is or isn't there. – Amos Yadlin	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
People still give me s–t about him: ‘I wish you had died instead of Chris Farley.’ That’s on Twitter almost every day. … I don’t like the assumption that I think I was in the same league as Chris. – David Spade	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Use extra virgin olive oil instead of other fats, the assumption is it has to be included as a source of energy in the context of a balanced diet. – Arrigo Cicero	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I'm fairly confident that the money will be there. It would surprise me if it wasn't, my understanding and my assumption is that's not an issue, that the Paul campaign will ensure the funding of the caucus. If for some reason if that were not to happen, that would complicate things. But I have no reason to believe that would not happen. – Scott Lasley	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The assumption that we are not sharing this information is wholly false. – Sebastian Coe	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There is the assumption someone is doing stuff to show everyone. – France Leila Sadeghee	Found on CNN 8 years ago
There is what might be called a cultural assumption in France that whoever is in power will abuse that power unless kept in check, this forms part of the continual tension between government and the citizenry... the muscular action that often accompanies it is part of the negotiating framework, a show of brute strength prior to seeking peaceful resolution. Not for nothing is. – James Shields	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
What he is doing is creating an international voice of conscience that I can't think of any previous parallel for, he is reminding us of what's possible. You never see him saying 'Well this would be a good thing to do if only it was practical.' He is literally saying to us we have to reset our assumption and think more deeply and more morally about our actions because our current sense of practicality is digging our graves. – De Blasio	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The entire history of this region in the past four decades has been based on the assumption that Iran is outside the region. That there is a tight alliance between Arabs and the United States for managing the Middle East that doesn’t include Iran. – Vali Nasr	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There’s an assumption ... that child marriage ... happens only in the most remote and rural areas of Brazil. But the research shows it happens also in urban areas and in state capitals, like Belem and Sao Luis. – Alice Taylor	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think the desire for the photo to be inauthentic speaks to an underlying belief that the flag is tainted by the association with Dylann Roof, this assumption, in turn, is deeply tragic because it (re)imagines the old South African flag as a symbol of dignity. – Eusebius McKaiser	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I was under the assumption that they would never get anything. Their lives would be miserable, and awful. That's what we wanted. – Steven Tarsia	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It's definitely an unproven assumption and we ought to test it. – Bert Vogelstein	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
My working assumption is that the Chinese are going to be able to gracefully manage their slowdown. But if they stumble too much, that'll make it more difficult for the global economy to kick into a higher gear for sure, including the U.S. economy. – Mark Zandi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The most difficult compromises have already been made, but the Iranians could overplay their hand on the incorrect assumption that Obama needs a deal more than they do. – Mark Fitzpatrick	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

On the assumption that there are no further currency fluctuations or decline in the profitability of the larger corporate groups ...we expect that much of this surplus will reoccur next year.

– Niall Cody

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Our assumption is that we would not have increase pricing power (if the GE deal goes forward).

– Electrolux Chief Executive Keith McLoughlin

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I was there. I was running the business, our assumption is that we would not have increase pricing power (if the GE deal goes forward).

– Chief Executive Keith McLoughlin

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Our assumption is that we would not have increase pricing power (if the GE deal goes forward), it's a freight train.

– Chief Executive Keith McLoughlin

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

All of us are God’s children ... so I disagree with that assumption that only Christian children should be able to come to the United States.

– Republican Senator John McCain

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

At this moment, the most plausible is that the president will appoint a government led by (Socialist leader Antonio) Costa, working on the assumption that there is agreement on the left, but the situation is fluid, unstable and could evolve.

– Manual Braga da Cruz

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Because we found a life ring, the assumption can be made that we are searching in the right area, when we commence searching tomorrow morning at sunrise, hopefully we'll be able to find something else. Every little bit helps.

– Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Because we found a life ring, the assumption can be made that we are searching in the right area, when we commence searching tomorrow morning at sunrise, hopefully we’ll be able to find something else. Every little bit helps.

– Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Zero destroys existing business models such as life insurance company balance sheets and pension funds, which in turn are expected to use the proceeds to pay benefits for an aging boomer society, these assumed liabilities were based on the assumption that a balanced portfolio of stocks and bonds would return 7-8 percent over the long term.

– Bill Gross

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

My assumption is that we don't attack any site on the ground in Syria unless we have an excellent picture of who is or isn't there.

– Amos Yadlin

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

People still give me s–t about him: ‘I wish you had died instead of Chris Farley.’ That’s on Twitter almost every day. … I don’t like the assumption that I think I was in the same league as Chris.

– David Spade

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Use extra virgin olive oil instead of other fats, the assumption is it has to be included as a source of energy in the context of a balanced diet.

– Arrigo Cicero

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I'm fairly confident that the money will be there. It would surprise me if it wasn't, my understanding and my assumption is that's not an issue, that the Paul campaign will ensure the funding of the caucus. If for some reason if that were not to happen, that would complicate things. But I have no reason to believe that would not happen.

– Scott Lasley

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The assumption that we are not sharing this information is wholly false.

– Sebastian Coe

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There is the assumption someone is doing stuff to show everyone.

– France Leila Sadeghee

Found on CNN
8 years ago

There is what might be called a cultural assumption in France that whoever is in power will abuse that power unless kept in check, this forms part of the continual tension between government and the citizenry... the muscular action that often accompanies it is part of the negotiating framework, a show of brute strength prior to seeking peaceful resolution. Not for nothing is.

– James Shields

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

What he is doing is creating an international voice of conscience that I can't think of any previous parallel for, he is reminding us of what's possible. You never see him saying 'Well this would be a good thing to do if only it was practical.' He is literally saying to us we have to reset our assumption and think more deeply and more morally about our actions because our current sense of practicality is digging our graves.

– De Blasio

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The entire history of this region in the past four decades has been based on the assumption that Iran is outside the region. That there is a tight alliance between Arabs and the United States for managing the Middle East that doesn’t include Iran.

– Vali Nasr

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There’s an assumption ... that child marriage ... happens only in the most remote and rural areas of Brazil. But the research shows it happens also in urban areas and in state capitals, like Belem and Sao Luis.

– Alice Taylor

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think the desire for the photo to be inauthentic speaks to an underlying belief that the flag is tainted by the association with Dylann Roof, this assumption, in turn, is deeply tragic because it (re)imagines the old South African flag as a symbol of dignity.

– Eusebius McKaiser

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I was under the assumption that they would never get anything. Their lives would be miserable, and awful. That's what we wanted.

– Steven Tarsia

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It's definitely an unproven assumption and we ought to test it.

– Bert Vogelstein

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

My working assumption is that the Chinese are going to be able to gracefully manage their slowdown. But if they stumble too much, that'll make it more difficult for the global economy to kick into a higher gear for sure, including the U.S. economy.

– Mark Zandi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The most difficult compromises have already been made, but the Iranians could overplay their hand on the incorrect assumption that Obama needs a deal more than they do.

– Mark Fitzpatrick

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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