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My anthem includes words slightly adapted from Psalm 98. I have scored it for the Westminster Abbey choir and organ, the ceremonial brass and orchestra, i hope my anthem reflects this joyful occasion. – Andrew Lloyd Webber	Found on CNN 1 year ago
If you pinch the sea of its liberty, though it be walls of stone or brass, it will beat them down. – John Cotton	added by Normando 1 year ago
Typically, such kits include a rubber mouthpiece to prevent cuts and burns, brass screens to filter contaminants and disinfectant wipes, according to Harm Reduction International. – The Washington Post	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Conservatives criticize such programs as fueling substance abuse. But activists and many public health experts say these sorts of programs provide a significant degree of safety and support to vulnerable people, while HHS declined to specify any elements of smoking kits that may qualify, non-governmental organization Harm Reduction International lists some typical items, including brass screen filters, rubber mouthpieces to limit burning, lip balm, and disinfectant wipes. – The Daily Beast	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I was released from the Marine Corps today, Thursday, December 23rd, 2021. I am filled with mixed emotions. I would like to sincerely thank the Marine Corps for forging me into a man, and from the bottom of my heart, I ’d like to thank all the Marines who served, led, bled, and suffered alongside me the past 17 years. MARINE OFFICER BLASTS MAJOR GENERAL FOR CALLING HIM ‘ NARCISSISTIC ’ IN REPRIMAND LETTER Austin is not the first brass to be criticized for his comments about threats to the military. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley came under fire for testimony about. – Marine Lt. Gen. Stuart Scheller	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It was the CNN brass itself that took the Cuomo situation too lightly in the first place.That lack of action and transparency is largely responsible for the credibility crisis now faced by CNN. – Tom Jones	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
He spoke out as you saw and he said many service members both former like myself and current believed – which is the withdrawal from Afghanistan was completely botched and no one took accountability, you have the general staff, the high brass, basically trying to pass the buck – and so he spoke out. – Tony Buzbee	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
You have the general staff, the high brass, basically trying to pass the buck – and so he spoke out. – Tony Buzbee	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We've always talked to the brass or the people who would have been in charge on that day who are no longer with the Capitol Police, but we've not talked to the Capitol Police -- the people who were sprayed with bear spray, the people who were called the N-word, the people who were called traitors. They need to tell Homeland Security Committee what they experienced, we think Homeland Security Committee's instructive for the committee to hear, but also Homeland Security Committee sets the right tone for why Homeland Security Committee's so important that we do this work. – Bennie Thompson	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Being a female in a male-dominated sport is not an easy task, especially for as long as Jennifer has been competing in NASCAR. I hope that she has a successful first NASCAR Cup Series debutand look forward to Arrowhead Brass making their NASCAR Sponsorship debut at Talladega as the primary sponsor on Jennifer’s car. – Rick Ware	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I used metal picks -- they’re brass and copper -- which I always held in my mouth, in the exact place where I got the tongue cancer, plus, I basically live in a recording studio that’s filled with electromagnetic energy. So that’s one theory. I mean, I was smoking and doing a lot of drugs and a lot of everything. But at the same time, my lungs are totally clear. This is just my own theory, but the doctors say it’s possible. – Ethan Miller/Getty Images	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
It's hard to imagine the commitment to this fantasy simply falling away of its own accord — certainly not when President Trump is fueling it every day, it's possible that the Fox News brass eventually will get people like Sean Hannity to acknowledge reality after January 20th. But I wouldn't bet on it. And those who work for fringier outlets will never drop this, at least not until something even more compelling comes along. So, unfortunately, you have millions of Americans thoroughly convinced — forever — that Biden is an illegitimate president. Maybe they don't take to the streets over it but that's still a very destructive force in our society and politics. It's really distressing to contemplate but at the moment, I don't know of any way out. – Julian Zelizer	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I have an issue when the father-in-law is a wealthy Chinaperson. There's a lot of connections to some of the brass, if you will, in China. – Don Blankenship	Found on CNN 6 years ago
The top brass at VW group and Audi are so preoccupied with the diesel issue that the company's management is lastingly distracted. – Christian Strenger	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Simplicity is the end, and not the beginning, of design, we developed clean and uncluttered interiors, weaving in ancient metal jaalis screens, antique brass embossing, block printed fabrics and hand-picked artifacts. – Sandeep Khandelwal	Found on CNN 7 years ago
This should tell you all you need to know about Cooper and Senate Democrats’ motives, they aren’t interested in moving past this issue or protecting the privacy and safety of North Carolina families. They’re brass-knuckled politicians who want to wage a nasty culture war with divisive issues, so they can keep filling their campaign coffers with cash from fringe liberal activists. – Phil Berger	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
A gang of armed youths ... vandalised pipeline along Azuzuama axis of the Tebidaba-Brass pipeline with dynamite and ignited fire on the line. – Desmond Agu	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
It’s a very old plane, but definitely one of the most capable, air Force has been moving toward multi-mission aircraft, but when Air Force comes to this particular mission this plane is unrivaled in Air Force ability. There is no weapon in our arsenal that offers more effective close-air support to American ground troops serving in harms way than the A-10 aircraft, - Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. First designated for retirement in 2011, a planning document the Air Force published in mid-February reveals that 2022 is the flying branch's newest deadline for the last A-10 flight. The extension was announced by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter during a preview of the Pentagon’s budget at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. according to the Arizona Daily Star. The venerable plane, first built for destroying Soviet tanks, has been on the chopping block since the sequester of 2011 mandated steep cuts in the Pentagon budget. Although the planes haven't been built in more than 30 years, the Department of Defense believes it can save maintenance costs by phasing them out. Air Force brass believes newer, faster aircraft like the F-16, F-15E, and, eventually, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 can do a better job of the Warthog’s mission of providing close air support to soldiers on the ground. But the Pentagon disagrees and has pushed back, leading to Air Force brass to extend the end date for a phase out. The plane has survived year-to-year, with powerful lawmakers such as Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., fighting to keep it alive. – Omare Lamrani	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
If you make 80 decibels the limit in the French Quarter, you're never going to realistically have a brass band that can perform. – Ethan Ellestad	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This is the country's last chance, i am mature. I'm ready, with a plan, with the party's top brass and a united parliamentary group, to pull the country out of the crisis. – Vangelis Meimarakis	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
No one should be under any illusion that it’s as simple as moving a brass plate from one city to another. It is far more complex than that and involves local, regional and global regulatory frameworks, costs and the future strategic shape of HSBC. – Hugh Young	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
He's not a brass polished politician, not a walking mannequin... A lot of candidates, it's like they have multiple personality disorder, rand is very consistent. – Anthony Neutout	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Perry Brass is a pioneer of gay literature," ForeWord Magazine – Perry Brass	added by anonymous 9 years ago
The lustre of a virtuous character cannot be defaced, nor can the vices of a vicious man ever become lucid. A jewel preserves its lustre, though trodden in the mud, but a brass pot, though placed upon the head, is brass still. – Panchatantra	added by anonymous 12 years ago

My anthem includes words slightly adapted from Psalm 98. I have scored it for the Westminster Abbey choir and organ, the ceremonial brass and orchestra, i hope my anthem reflects this joyful occasion.

– Andrew Lloyd Webber

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If you pinch the sea of its liberty, though it be walls of stone or brass, it will beat them down.

– John Cotton

added by Normando
1 year ago

Typically, such kits include a rubber mouthpiece to prevent cuts and burns, brass screens to filter contaminants and disinfectant wipes, according to Harm Reduction International.

– The Washington Post

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Conservatives criticize such programs as fueling substance abuse. But activists and many public health experts say these sorts of programs provide a significant degree of safety and support to vulnerable people, while HHS declined to specify any elements of smoking kits that may qualify, non-governmental organization Harm Reduction International lists some typical items, including brass screen filters, rubber mouthpieces to limit burning, lip balm, and disinfectant wipes.

– The Daily Beast

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I was released from the Marine Corps today, Thursday, December 23rd, 2021. I am filled with mixed emotions. I would like to sincerely thank the Marine Corps for forging me into a man, and from the bottom of my heart, I ’d like to thank all the Marines who served, led, bled, and suffered alongside me the past 17 years. MARINE OFFICER BLASTS MAJOR GENERAL FOR CALLING HIM ‘ NARCISSISTIC ’ IN REPRIMAND LETTER Austin is not the first brass to be criticized for his comments about threats to the military. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley came under fire for testimony about.

– Marine Lt. Gen. Stuart Scheller

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It was the CNN brass itself that took the Cuomo situation too lightly in the first place.That lack of action and transparency is largely responsible for the credibility crisis now faced by CNN.

– Tom Jones

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

He spoke out as you saw and he said many service members both former like myself and current believed – which is the withdrawal from Afghanistan was completely botched and no one took accountability, you have the general staff, the high brass, basically trying to pass the buck – and so he spoke out.

– Tony Buzbee

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

You have the general staff, the high brass, basically trying to pass the buck – and so he spoke out.

– Tony Buzbee

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We've always talked to the brass or the people who would have been in charge on that day who are no longer with the Capitol Police, but we've not talked to the Capitol Police -- the people who were sprayed with bear spray, the people who were called the N-word, the people who were called traitors. They need to tell Homeland Security Committee what they experienced, we think Homeland Security Committee's instructive for the committee to hear, but also Homeland Security Committee sets the right tone for why Homeland Security Committee's so important that we do this work.

– Bennie Thompson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Being a female in a male-dominated sport is not an easy task, especially for as long as Jennifer has been competing in NASCAR. I hope that she has a successful first NASCAR Cup Series debutand look forward to Arrowhead Brass making their NASCAR Sponsorship debut at Talladega as the primary sponsor on Jennifer’s car.

– Rick Ware

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I used metal picks -- they’re brass and copper -- which I always held in my mouth, in the exact place where I got the tongue cancer, plus, I basically live in a recording studio that’s filled with electromagnetic energy. So that’s one theory. I mean, I was smoking and doing a lot of drugs and a lot of everything. But at the same time, my lungs are totally clear. This is just my own theory, but the doctors say it’s possible.

– Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

It's hard to imagine the commitment to this fantasy simply falling away of its own accord — certainly not when President Trump is fueling it every day, it's possible that the Fox News brass eventually will get people like Sean Hannity to acknowledge reality after January 20th. But I wouldn't bet on it. And those who work for fringier outlets will never drop this, at least not until something even more compelling comes along. So, unfortunately, you have millions of Americans thoroughly convinced — forever — that Biden is an illegitimate president. Maybe they don't take to the streets over it but that's still a very destructive force in our society and politics. It's really distressing to contemplate but at the moment, I don't know of any way out.

– Julian Zelizer

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I have an issue when the father-in-law is a wealthy Chinaperson. There's a lot of connections to some of the brass, if you will, in China.

– Don Blankenship

Found on CNN
6 years ago

The top brass at VW group and Audi are so preoccupied with the diesel issue that the company's management is lastingly distracted.

– Christian Strenger

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

Simplicity is the end, and not the beginning, of design, we developed clean and uncluttered interiors, weaving in ancient metal jaalis screens, antique brass embossing, block printed fabrics and hand-picked artifacts.

– Sandeep Khandelwal

Found on CNN
7 years ago

This should tell you all you need to know about Cooper and Senate Democrats’ motives, they aren’t interested in moving past this issue or protecting the privacy and safety of North Carolina families. They’re brass-knuckled politicians who want to wage a nasty culture war with divisive issues, so they can keep filling their campaign coffers with cash from fringe liberal activists.

– Phil Berger

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

A gang of armed youths ... vandalised pipeline along Azuzuama axis of the Tebidaba-Brass pipeline with dynamite and ignited fire on the line.

– Desmond Agu

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

It’s a very old plane, but definitely one of the most capable, air Force has been moving toward multi-mission aircraft, but when Air Force comes to this particular mission this plane is unrivaled in Air Force ability. There is no weapon in our arsenal that offers more effective close-air support to American ground troops serving in harms way than the A-10 aircraft, - Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. First designated for retirement in 2011, a planning document the Air Force published in mid-February reveals that 2022 is the flying branch's newest deadline for the last A-10 flight. The extension was announced by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter during a preview of the Pentagon’s budget at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. according to the Arizona Daily Star. The venerable plane, first built for destroying Soviet tanks, has been on the chopping block since the sequester of 2011 mandated steep cuts in the Pentagon budget. Although the planes haven't been built in more than 30 years, the Department of Defense believes it can save maintenance costs by phasing them out. Air Force brass believes newer, faster aircraft like the F-16, F-15E, and, eventually, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 can do a better job of the Warthog’s mission of providing close air support to soldiers on the ground. But the Pentagon disagrees and has pushed back, leading to Air Force brass to extend the end date for a phase out. The plane has survived year-to-year, with powerful lawmakers such as Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., fighting to keep it alive.

– Omare Lamrani

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

If you make 80 decibels the limit in the French Quarter, you're never going to realistically have a brass band that can perform.

– Ethan Ellestad

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is the country's last chance, i am mature. I'm ready, with a plan, with the party's top brass and a united parliamentary group, to pull the country out of the crisis.

– Vangelis Meimarakis

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

No one should be under any illusion that it’s as simple as moving a brass plate from one city to another. It is far more complex than that and involves local, regional and global regulatory frameworks, costs and the future strategic shape of HSBC.

– Hugh Young

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

He's not a brass polished politician, not a walking mannequin... A lot of candidates, it's like they have multiple personality disorder, rand is very consistent.

– Anthony Neutout

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Perry Brass is a pioneer of gay literature," ForeWord Magazine

– Perry Brass

added by anonymous
9 years ago

The lustre of a virtuous character cannot be defaced, nor can the vices of a vicious man ever become lucid. A jewel preserves its lustre, though trodden in the mud, but a brass pot, though placed upon the head, is brass still.

– Panchatantra

added by anonymous
12 years ago

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