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I believe that what we do in this Congress over the next year or so will have impact for the next 50 to 100 years, we're going to cautiously go about with subpoenas. ... There would have to be something that has a compelling interest to the citizens of the United States, and would have to be something that comes under our jurisdiction. So there's certain criteria that has to be met. I do not expect to be issuing subpoenas -- even the 64 that we've asked for because there are so many things that are backed up. And we'll never get a chance to do everything. – Elijah Cummings	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Being caught up in the middle could be a compelling force for you to find your own identity. – sindiswa matyobeni	added by anonymous 5 years ago
It inspires people, particularly kids to make creations and figure out how they work, the do-it-yourself, tactile nature really is what drives the experience. Because of the hands-on nature we feel it provides a really compelling experience for kids. – Reggie Fils-Aime	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I found Dr. Ford's testimony to be heart-wrenching, painful, compelling, and I believe that Susan Collins believes what Susan Collins testified to, but we also had a case where Judge Kavanaugh came forward and said,' I'm 100 percent certain that this did not happen,' so here you have two people who are each 100 percent certain of what they're saying under pain of perjury. So then I had to look at the other evidence, and was there corroborating evidence, and that's why I pushed hard for the FBI to do a supplemental background investigation. – Susan Collins	Found on CNN 5 years ago
No one is looking at whether the accusations made are corroborated. Every single bit of evidence and facts that we have seen in this moment have supported Judge Kavanaugh's case, certainly the testimony by Blasey Ford was compelling, but you can't make this decision based on emotion. – White House	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Yesterday, we heard compelling testimony from Dr. Ford, as well as Christine Blasey Ford from Judge Kavanaugh. I wish that I could express the confidence that some of my colleagues have conveyed about what either did or did not happen in the early 1980s, but I left the hearing yesterday with as much doubt as certainty. – Jeff Flake	Found on CNN 5 years ago
There is compelling evidence to show that there is a relationship between the quality of your diet and your mental health, this relationship goes beyond the effect of diet on your body size or other aspects of health that can in turn affect your mood. – Camille Lassale	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I questioned the triad, and I can not solve the deterrent problem reducing it from a triad, if I want to send the most compelling message, I have been persuaded that the triad and its framework is the right way to go. – Defense Secretary James Mattis	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We've gone in and worked in slightly more controversial ways, working strongly with marginalized communities that people don't want to embrace. We get the results and we make a compelling case for it to be expanded, in most places, when a government sees it works, they come on board. I don't think there's been a country that we've worked in that it hasn't worked. – David Furnish	Found on CNN 5 years ago
This requires a bold solution, ifwe really want to make a difference … it’s got to be something compelling. – Jon Gilbert	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
If we discover life with radically different biochemistry to that found on Earth, then that would rule out panspermia, nothing I have told you is compelling evidence for panspermia. But there are some odd coincidences that we should consider. – Professor Lattanzio	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
If you lose a main character, or someone walks out, or there is a controversy, and the fix means it is still a funny or compelling show, then most people will forget very quickly, people will completely accept it - if the show is any good. – Robert Thompson	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
HGTV shows like to feature flips with full kitchen and bath remodels because the before-and-after shots make for more compelling viewing. – Bobby Montagne	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
It's all about compelling DOJ to turn over documents so we could do proper oversight. If they have nothing to hide, turn over the documents. – Mark Meadows	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Taking a child away from their parent and interfering with the basic constitutional right to family unity, that's about the most draconian thing you can do and it needs the most compelling reason possible, deterrence is a policy measure that uses these children as pawns and violates the basic fundamental notion of what's in the child's best interest. – Lee Gelernt	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
A lot of the technology is already available. It's just a question of packaging it together at the right cost for the farmers, if you can reduce herbicides by the factor of 10 it becomes very compelling for the farmer in terms of productivity. It's also eco friendly and that's clearly going to be very popular, if not compulsory, at some stage. – Richard Lightbound	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
If you can reduce herbicides by the factor of 10 it becomes very compelling for the farmer in terms of productivity. It's also eco friendly and that's clearly going to be very popular, if not compulsory, at some stage. – Richard Lightbound	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The suit gives Democrats a useful and perhaps compelling narrative to counter the president's and Republicans' mantra of 'no collusion,' from that partisan standpoint, it is exactly what their candidates and spokespeople need. – Leonard Williams	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I never noticed the nuances of how I set up my speed and the actual takeoff, so vividly. So much of what I do is based on feelings, and not necessarily the visuals, i think that the most basic physical things that we do, or that we take for granted, are incredibly compelling in slow motion. Skate tricks aside, … technology has come so far that it’s incredible to see everyday things slowed down. – Tony Hawk	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
At some point you have to decide why the fourth CR is different than the second or the third and I don’t think there’s a compelling case. – Mark Meadows	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
They remain a highly symbolic presence and the whole situation is a bit odd, in military terms, unlike the situation under the British, there is no compelling strategic need to keep such a force in Hong Kong itself...and even if they do show themselves more, they'll ultimately be kept well away from the broader community. They'll remain deeply cautious about Western influence. – Trevor Hollingsbee	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I was on the way to winning until the combination of Jim Comey's letter on October 28 and Russian WikiLeaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me but got scared off, and the evidence for that intervening event is compelling, persuasive. – Hillary Clinton	Found on CNN 6 years ago
I had a compelling story, which makes anyone a threat to win, i always think it's the right move to get rid of me because I always think I have the best shot to win. – Zeke Smith	Found on CNN 7 years ago
My name started getting tossed around, and the reason why is that nobody wanted to sit next to me in the end, because I had a very compelling story. i felt I was in a position where it was very important to model resilience. – Zeke Smith	Found on CNN 7 years ago

I believe that what we do in this Congress over the next year or so will have impact for the next 50 to 100 years, we're going to cautiously go about with subpoenas. ... There would have to be something that has a compelling interest to the citizens of the United States, and would have to be something that comes under our jurisdiction. So there's certain criteria that has to be met. I do not expect to be issuing subpoenas -- even the 64 that we've asked for because there are so many things that are backed up. And we'll never get a chance to do everything.

– Elijah Cummings

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Being caught up in the middle could be a compelling force for you to find your own identity.

– sindiswa matyobeni

added by anonymous
5 years ago

It inspires people, particularly kids to make creations and figure out how they work, the do-it-yourself, tactile nature really is what drives the experience. Because of the hands-on nature we feel it provides a really compelling experience for kids.

– Reggie Fils-Aime

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I found Dr. Ford's testimony to be heart-wrenching, painful, compelling, and I believe that Susan Collins believes what Susan Collins testified to, but we also had a case where Judge Kavanaugh came forward and said,' I'm 100 percent certain that this did not happen,' so here you have two people who are each 100 percent certain of what they're saying under pain of perjury. So then I had to look at the other evidence, and was there corroborating evidence, and that's why I pushed hard for the FBI to do a supplemental background investigation.

– Susan Collins

Found on CNN
5 years ago

No one is looking at whether the accusations made are corroborated. Every single bit of evidence and facts that we have seen in this moment have supported Judge Kavanaugh's case, certainly the testimony by Blasey Ford was compelling, but you can't make this decision based on emotion.

– White House

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Yesterday, we heard compelling testimony from Dr. Ford, as well as Christine Blasey Ford from Judge Kavanaugh. I wish that I could express the confidence that some of my colleagues have conveyed about what either did or did not happen in the early 1980s, but I left the hearing yesterday with as much doubt as certainty.

– Jeff Flake

Found on CNN
5 years ago

There is compelling evidence to show that there is a relationship between the quality of your diet and your mental health, this relationship goes beyond the effect of diet on your body size or other aspects of health that can in turn affect your mood.

– Camille Lassale

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I questioned the triad, and I can not solve the deterrent problem reducing it from a triad, if I want to send the most compelling message, I have been persuaded that the triad and its framework is the right way to go.

– Defense Secretary James Mattis

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We've gone in and worked in slightly more controversial ways, working strongly with marginalized communities that people don't want to embrace. We get the results and we make a compelling case for it to be expanded, in most places, when a government sees it works, they come on board. I don't think there's been a country that we've worked in that it hasn't worked.

– David Furnish

Found on CNN
5 years ago

This requires a bold solution, ifwe really want to make a difference … it’s got to be something compelling.

– Jon Gilbert

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

If we discover life with radically different biochemistry to that found on Earth, then that would rule out panspermia, nothing I have told you is compelling evidence for panspermia. But there are some odd coincidences that we should consider.

– Professor Lattanzio

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

If you lose a main character, or someone walks out, or there is a controversy, and the fix means it is still a funny or compelling show, then most people will forget very quickly, people will completely accept it - if the show is any good.

– Robert Thompson

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

HGTV shows like to feature flips with full kitchen and bath remodels because the before-and-after shots make for more compelling viewing.

– Bobby Montagne

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

It's all about compelling DOJ to turn over documents so we could do proper oversight. If they have nothing to hide, turn over the documents.

– Mark Meadows

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Taking a child away from their parent and interfering with the basic constitutional right to family unity, that's about the most draconian thing you can do and it needs the most compelling reason possible, deterrence is a policy measure that uses these children as pawns and violates the basic fundamental notion of what's in the child's best interest.

– Lee Gelernt

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

A lot of the technology is already available. It's just a question of packaging it together at the right cost for the farmers, if you can reduce herbicides by the factor of 10 it becomes very compelling for the farmer in terms of productivity. It's also eco friendly and that's clearly going to be very popular, if not compulsory, at some stage.

– Richard Lightbound

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

If you can reduce herbicides by the factor of 10 it becomes very compelling for the farmer in terms of productivity. It's also eco friendly and that's clearly going to be very popular, if not compulsory, at some stage.

– Richard Lightbound

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The suit gives Democrats a useful and perhaps compelling narrative to counter the president's and Republicans' mantra of 'no collusion,' from that partisan standpoint, it is exactly what their candidates and spokespeople need.

– Leonard Williams

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

I never noticed the nuances of how I set up my speed and the actual takeoff, so vividly. So much of what I do is based on feelings, and not necessarily the visuals, i think that the most basic physical things that we do, or that we take for granted, are incredibly compelling in slow motion. Skate tricks aside, … technology has come so far that it’s incredible to see everyday things slowed down.

– Tony Hawk

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

At some point you have to decide why the fourth CR is different than the second or the third and I don’t think there’s a compelling case.

– Mark Meadows

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

They remain a highly symbolic presence and the whole situation is a bit odd, in military terms, unlike the situation under the British, there is no compelling strategic need to keep such a force in Hong Kong itself...and even if they do show themselves more, they'll ultimately be kept well away from the broader community. They'll remain deeply cautious about Western influence.

– Trevor Hollingsbee

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

I was on the way to winning until the combination of Jim Comey's letter on October 28 and Russian WikiLeaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me but got scared off, and the evidence for that intervening event is compelling, persuasive.

– Hillary Clinton

Found on CNN
6 years ago

I had a compelling story, which makes anyone a threat to win, i always think it's the right move to get rid of me because I always think I have the best shot to win.

– Zeke Smith

Found on CNN
7 years ago

My name started getting tossed around, and the reason why is that nobody wanted to sit next to me in the end, because I had a very compelling story. i felt I was in a position where it was very important to model resilience.

– Zeke Smith

Found on CNN
7 years ago

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