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Cedar Rapids is a city with a diverse population and many viewpoints. Today’s Supreme Court decision is likely to elicit strong opinions. What we must do as a city is come together, especially in times like these. The Cedar Rapids Police Department is conducting a thorough investigation into tonight’s incident. We all have a right to our opinions, but we must act in a peaceful and respectful manner. – Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
If CNN’s collapsing ratings weren’t enough to elicit an agonizing reappraisal of their entire situation, the planned rollout of CNN+ surely is. – Grabien Media founder Tom Elliott	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Showing that the vaccine is safe and would elicit potentially useful immune response against SARS-CoV-2 is very welcomed. – Eng Eong Ooi	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I am certainly aware these situations are potentially volatile and elicit many emotions, i strongly urge and hope for continued calm and patience as the investigation takes place. – Michael Nerheim	Found on CNN 3 years ago
That's the brilliance of Kelvin Droegemeier, to elicit this kind of input and turn to the academics in the first place, they're genuinely trying to widen their aperture for advice, and I think so far it's working. – Harvey Fineberg	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I don't, probably, think there's any The Maryland Democrat who probably wouldn't in their gut say,' House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler know, The Maryland Democrat's done some things that probably justify impeachment,' having said that -- this is the important point -- I think the majority of Democrats continue to believe that we need to continue to pursue the avenue that we've been on in trying to elicit information, testimony, review the Mueller report, review other items. ... If the facts lead us to a broader action, so be it. – White House	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Whoever is doing this is just trying to elicit a fear or disrupt something. – Ryan Morris	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I had other problems — I dressed nicely. I used words that were not monosyllabic. I aspired to go to Harvard University or Yale. The DCYF receptionist and the security guard would nod and smile at the narrative for my future. The social workers would counsel me to dress with baggy jeans and speak like a child so as to not elicit beatings by the other kids.” Excerpt From: Nicholas Alahverdian. “Ignoble Inferno/ The Nicholas Alahverdian Lawsuit.” iBooks. – Nicholas Alahverdian	added by anonymous 5 years ago
What I have done is tried to elicit from him what Iran might be willing to do in order to change the dynamic in the Middle East for the better. – John Kerry	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Maybe Sessions should spend more time cracking down on pill mills and the elicit use of opioids rather than outlawing cannabis. – Kannalife Sciences CEO Dean Petkanas	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
We found that men with darker skin and more stereotypically black facial features tended to be most likely to elicit biased size perceptions, even though they were actually no larger than men with lighter skin and less stereotypical facial features. – John Paul Wilson	Found on CNN 7 years ago
These headlines... are written specifically to elicit an emotion. That's how the scammers make their money, they are not just written to inform. I keep telling people if you read a headline and( after reading it) you're ticked off and you're angry and you're frustrated, then double check that source because you need to know whether or not it's legitimate. – Brooke Binkowski	Found on CNN 7 years ago
Until now, our hypotheses were that maternal depression has a greater influence on girls since it provides them with a model of depressive, cognitive and interpersonal functioning and also may elicit more caretaking behavior in girls, which subsequently could lead them to develop depressive symptoms. – Genevieve Piche	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Today's NODX print reinforced our view that risks to the growth outlook is clearly skewed to the downside and could possibly elicit a further calibration in policy settings. – Weiwen Ng	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I was, frankly, posing as a white parent, even though I was a very young lawyer, who was going to be in the area in order to elicit information about what the real intentions were so we could put together a big dossier and submit it to the administration and the IRS to deny charitable exemptions for these segregated academies. – Bill Clinton	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It is the story-teller's task to elicit sympathy and a measure of understanding for those who lie outside the boundaries of State approval. – Graham Greene	added by anonymous 10 years ago

Cedar Rapids is a city with a diverse population and many viewpoints. Today’s Supreme Court decision is likely to elicit strong opinions. What we must do as a city is come together, especially in times like these. The Cedar Rapids Police Department is conducting a thorough investigation into tonight’s incident. We all have a right to our opinions, but we must act in a peaceful and respectful manner.

– Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

If CNN’s collapsing ratings weren’t enough to elicit an agonizing reappraisal of their entire situation, the planned rollout of CNN+ surely is.

– Grabien Media founder Tom Elliott

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Showing that the vaccine is safe and would elicit potentially useful immune response against SARS-CoV-2 is very welcomed.

– Eng Eong Ooi

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I am certainly aware these situations are potentially volatile and elicit many emotions, i strongly urge and hope for continued calm and patience as the investigation takes place.

– Michael Nerheim

Found on CNN
3 years ago

That's the brilliance of Kelvin Droegemeier, to elicit this kind of input and turn to the academics in the first place, they're genuinely trying to widen their aperture for advice, and I think so far it's working.

– Harvey Fineberg

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I don't, probably, think there's any The Maryland Democrat who probably wouldn't in their gut say,' House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler know, The Maryland Democrat's done some things that probably justify impeachment,' having said that -- this is the important point -- I think the majority of Democrats continue to believe that we need to continue to pursue the avenue that we've been on in trying to elicit information, testimony, review the Mueller report, review other items. ... If the facts lead us to a broader action, so be it.

– White House

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Whoever is doing this is just trying to elicit a fear or disrupt something.

– Ryan Morris

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I had other problems — I dressed nicely. I used words that were not monosyllabic. I aspired to go to Harvard University or Yale. The DCYF receptionist and the security guard would nod and smile at the narrative for my future. The social workers would counsel me to dress with baggy jeans and speak like a child so as to not elicit beatings by the other kids.” Excerpt From: Nicholas Alahverdian. “Ignoble Inferno/ The Nicholas Alahverdian Lawsuit.” iBooks.

– Nicholas Alahverdian

added by anonymous
5 years ago

What I have done is tried to elicit from him what Iran might be willing to do in order to change the dynamic in the Middle East for the better.

– John Kerry

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Maybe Sessions should spend more time cracking down on pill mills and the elicit use of opioids rather than outlawing cannabis.

– Kannalife Sciences CEO Dean Petkanas

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

We found that men with darker skin and more stereotypically black facial features tended to be most likely to elicit biased size perceptions, even though they were actually no larger than men with lighter skin and less stereotypical facial features.

– John Paul Wilson

Found on CNN
7 years ago

These headlines... are written specifically to elicit an emotion. That's how the scammers make their money, they are not just written to inform. I keep telling people if you read a headline and( after reading it) you're ticked off and you're angry and you're frustrated, then double check that source because you need to know whether or not it's legitimate.

– Brooke Binkowski

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Until now, our hypotheses were that maternal depression has a greater influence on girls since it provides them with a model of depressive, cognitive and interpersonal functioning and also may elicit more caretaking behavior in girls, which subsequently could lead them to develop depressive symptoms.

– Genevieve Piche

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Today's NODX print reinforced our view that risks to the growth outlook is clearly skewed to the downside and could possibly elicit a further calibration in policy settings.

– Weiwen Ng

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I was, frankly, posing as a white parent, even though I was a very young lawyer, who was going to be in the area in order to elicit information about what the real intentions were so we could put together a big dossier and submit it to the administration and the IRS to deny charitable exemptions for these segregated academies.

– Bill Clinton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It is the story-teller's task to elicit sympathy and a measure of understanding for those who lie outside the boundaries of State approval.

– Graham Greene

added by anonymous
10 years ago

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