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He emphasised that there should be a thorough review while the deadline is still a long way off, so that we don't encounter obstacles when we're already halfway. – Minister Sudirman Said	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Children are curious and, even if told repeatedly to stay away from guns that they encounter,( they) can not be counted on not to continue to explore. – Carol Runyan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Child labor is an issue I think about a lot, as these are kids as old as me, younger than me, working instead of going to school like me, we encounter it every day, so getting the community involved is an effective way to check child labor. – Kunaal Bhargava	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We encounter it every day, so getting the community involved is an effective way to check child labor. – Kunaal Bhargava	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We estimate that Anbang's fees could be $60 million or so, due to the cross-border regulatory issues they are likely to encounter. Not a bad haul for a firm that just disclosed $286 million in total advisory fees for their fiscal 2015. – Jeffrey Nassof	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
A product like this could only be used in the extreme case of a close physical encounter with someone meaning to do harm, i wouldn't want this product to give a person a false sense of security. – Sal LaBarbera	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I've learned a lot from him. He is somebody who is a deep thinker. He's somebody with a big heart, but also a big brain, and for me to be able to count on a friend who has lived through many of the things that I'm about to encounter on the political stage, on the international stage, it's a great comfort to me. – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Every encounter between law enforcement and a resident is a teachable moment, the trust factor is not just a goal, it is a key ingredient to effective community policing, which is what you need for safety. – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I've seen a few reports alluding to how dangerous and scary this shark might be, which is pretty funny to me since the largest one we found (a full grown adult) was 515 mm long (20 inches) from head to tail, since we don't have a lot of specimens we can't confirm if they grow larger, but since it lives in the deep sea, it would be too challenging for people to have a chance encounter in the water without a submersible. – Victoria Elena Vasquez	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Since we don't have a lot of specimens we can't confirm if they grow larger, but since it lives in the deep sea, it would be too challenging for people to have a chance encounter in the water without a submersible. – Victoria Elena Vasquez	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Be patient, slow down and listen to your internal clock and rhythm. There’s no reason to race through life. Moments count. Enjoy and cherish each encounter and relationship. – Dr. Nabil El Sanadi	added by Scott Murphy 8 years ago
If oil prices remain at this level a few years ahead, there will be some companies who encounter problems. – Hans Kjelsrud	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It is just a very brief fragment where Mr. Clark and one of the officers encounter each other and then they disappear from sight. – Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This event should have been a peaceful encounter. It was the actions and choices only of Mr. Clark alone that determined its outcome, the officers’ actions are going to prove to be justified. – Bob Kroll	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Replica guns have become a big issue for us, we all too often encounter young people who are carrying these fake guns and even though they are fake, the public and police don't know they are. – Boston Police	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If he didn't have the encounter with the shark, and given the fact that he's a healthy 39-year-old man, the tumor probably would have grown over the next five, six years. The surgery could have been significantly less successful had the tumor not been located early. – Ingolf Tuerk	Found on CNN 8 years ago
If people encounter something that slows them down, that makes them have to be conscious of what they're doing, that may psychologically cause them to not do it. – Steven Vannoy	Found on CNN 8 years ago
If you look at the numbers, it's almost 77 % of youngsters that encounter homophobic hate speech online, and almost 65 % encountered homophobic hate speech among their peers, we focused on homophobia because we saw those numbers and we found them very alarming. – Batory Foundation spokeswoman Agata Szypulska	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It's another signal that the Pope wants a church of encounter that journeys with people, he recognizes the church is anchored in the Gospel when mercy trumps finger-wagging judgment. – John Gehring	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It's too early to tell what will happen and that will be a great problem to encounter once I get beyond the primary were I to be the nominee. – Ron Paul	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I never leave home without my weapon, you never know when or what you ’ll encounter. – Darrell Standberry	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
We have to keep thinking about the blessed opportunity we had to encounter her presence, everyone knew her drive for success : academic success, behavioral success, any success – kickball success, jump rope success. – Teressa Kindle	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
It's not going to be easy. We are certain to encounter problems in the years to come. But I believe we will be able to resolve them. – Jeroen Dijsselbloem	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I've come to this spiritual encounter to ask the pope to heal me because I have cancer. – Franklin Borbor	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

He emphasised that there should be a thorough review while the deadline is still a long way off, so that we don't encounter obstacles when we're already halfway.

– Minister Sudirman Said

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Children are curious and, even if told repeatedly to stay away from guns that they encounter,( they) can not be counted on not to continue to explore.

– Carol Runyan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Child labor is an issue I think about a lot, as these are kids as old as me, younger than me, working instead of going to school like me, we encounter it every day, so getting the community involved is an effective way to check child labor.

– Kunaal Bhargava

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We encounter it every day, so getting the community involved is an effective way to check child labor.

– Kunaal Bhargava

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We estimate that Anbang's fees could be $60 million or so, due to the cross-border regulatory issues they are likely to encounter. Not a bad haul for a firm that just disclosed $286 million in total advisory fees for their fiscal 2015.

– Jeffrey Nassof

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A product like this could only be used in the extreme case of a close physical encounter with someone meaning to do harm, i wouldn't want this product to give a person a false sense of security.

– Sal LaBarbera

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I've learned a lot from him. He is somebody who is a deep thinker. He's somebody with a big heart, but also a big brain, and for me to be able to count on a friend who has lived through many of the things that I'm about to encounter on the political stage, on the international stage, it's a great comfort to me.

– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Every encounter between law enforcement and a resident is a teachable moment, the trust factor is not just a goal, it is a key ingredient to effective community policing, which is what you need for safety.

– Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I've seen a few reports alluding to how dangerous and scary this shark might be, which is pretty funny to me since the largest one we found (a full grown adult) was 515 mm long (20 inches) from head to tail, since we don't have a lot of specimens we can't confirm if they grow larger, but since it lives in the deep sea, it would be too challenging for people to have a chance encounter in the water without a submersible.

– Victoria Elena Vasquez

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Since we don't have a lot of specimens we can't confirm if they grow larger, but since it lives in the deep sea, it would be too challenging for people to have a chance encounter in the water without a submersible.

– Victoria Elena Vasquez

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Be patient, slow down and listen to your internal clock and rhythm. There’s no reason to race through life. Moments count. Enjoy and cherish each encounter and relationship.

– Dr. Nabil El Sanadi

added by Scott Murphy
8 years ago

If oil prices remain at this level a few years ahead, there will be some companies who encounter problems.

– Hans Kjelsrud

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is just a very brief fragment where Mr. Clark and one of the officers encounter each other and then they disappear from sight.

– Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This event should have been a peaceful encounter. It was the actions and choices only of Mr. Clark alone that determined its outcome, the officers’ actions are going to prove to be justified.

– Bob Kroll

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Replica guns have become a big issue for us, we all too often encounter young people who are carrying these fake guns and even though they are fake, the public and police don't know they are.

– Boston Police

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If he didn't have the encounter with the shark, and given the fact that he's a healthy 39-year-old man, the tumor probably would have grown over the next five, six years. The surgery could have been significantly less successful had the tumor not been located early.

– Ingolf Tuerk

Found on CNN
8 years ago

If people encounter something that slows them down, that makes them have to be conscious of what they're doing, that may psychologically cause them to not do it.

– Steven Vannoy

Found on CNN
8 years ago

If you look at the numbers, it's almost 77 % of youngsters that encounter homophobic hate speech online, and almost 65 % encountered homophobic hate speech among their peers, we focused on homophobia because we saw those numbers and we found them very alarming.

– Batory Foundation spokeswoman Agata Szypulska

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It's another signal that the Pope wants a church of encounter that journeys with people, he recognizes the church is anchored in the Gospel when mercy trumps finger-wagging judgment.

– John Gehring

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It's too early to tell what will happen and that will be a great problem to encounter once I get beyond the primary were I to be the nominee.

– Ron Paul

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I never leave home without my weapon, you never know when or what you ’ll encounter.

– Darrell Standberry

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We have to keep thinking about the blessed opportunity we had to encounter her presence, everyone knew her drive for success : academic success, behavioral success, any success – kickball success, jump rope success.

– Teressa Kindle

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

It's not going to be easy. We are certain to encounter problems in the years to come. But I believe we will be able to resolve them.

– Jeroen Dijsselbloem

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I've come to this spiritual encounter to ask the pope to heal me because I have cancer.

– Franklin Borbor

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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