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It will be good in a sense that it will prevent employees from taking money from the cash register, but it won't be good because the tax man will know everything, the idea of the government monitoring your bank account is kind of intimidating. – Panisa Boonchaiwattana	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
This, to me, sounds like international bodies are intimidating Kenyan athletes. And that’s annoying. – Noah Ngeny	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
If you look at the most challenging and intimidating categories to shop for, it’s lingerie, jeans and swimwear. – Jude Al-Khalil	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
All of President( Barack) Obama’s former Defense Secretaries have complained about micromanagement by the National Security Council, i have personally heard from troops on the frontlines who have received intimidating calls from junior White House staffers. – Representative Mac Thornberry	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
This has nothing to do with insulting the president. This is only about silencing political opposition. This is about intimidating people and scaring the country so nobody would criticize the government. – Murat Belge	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
You feel somewhat invincible, i mean, even today when I look at the videos of us flying in formation, it's pretty intimidating. – Officer Mike	Found on CNN 8 years ago
While his keen 'intellect' can at times be intimidating to mere mortals, nothing else about (Shkreli) is intimidating at all. – Benjamin Brafman	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It bothers me that someone comes to hijack that cause, donald Trump's not a conservative, and he's not a steady hand for sure, and he's not a servant. It's all about him and I'm the only guy going after him. I don't feel like, that he's intimidating. He's a bully. Punch him back in the nose. – Jeb Bush	Found on CNN 8 years ago
They (anti-riot gear) will have an intimidating effect... it's going to be difficult to convince us that these things have been bought for legitimate security concerns. – Cissy Kagaba	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's pretty intimidating, and with a newborn baby, you watch this water get up to where it's inches from those electrical outlets and it's probably time to get ready to go. – Tim Hodge	Found on CNN 8 years ago
For every day that I showed up, even if I was treated badly, it was one more day I could say' you're not going to get away with intimidating someone who spoke up,' the other thing is I have clients, I have connections with human beings I work with, and if I feel like I can handle this on a daily basis, there's no reason to disrupt client care. – Jennifer Morlok	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It is my belief that we stopped listening to each other, we did n’t respond or react. We got frustrated with each other and we forced individuals like Jonathan Butler to take immediate action, unusual steps to affect change. This is not – I repeat, not – the way change should come about. Change comes from listening, learning, caring and conversation and we have top respect each other enough to stop yelling at each other and quit intimidating each other. – Missouri System President Tim Wolfe	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Certain lines should never be crossed. The unauthorized access and distribution of my personal information crossed that line. It was a tactic designed to intimidate and embarrass me and frankly, it is intimidating. – Jason Chaffetz	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
For refugees fleeing from terrifying conflict zones to be met by such an intimidating show of militarized force is shocking, and a woefully irresponsible response to people already traumatized by war and brutality, this 'raise the drawbridge' mentality will simply redirect, but not put an end to, desperate and dangerous journeys. – Amnesty International deputy director	Found on CNN 8 years ago
When I finished up with professional sport, I really struggled to find that camaraderie and find that mate ship outside of the sport itself, i still get intimidated when I walk into some gym environments. They can be really intimidating places. Looking for a way to bring a positive and team-oriented experience into the fitness industry, Luke Milton founded Training Mate, a fitness studio with an ‘ Aussie ’ flair in West Hollywood, California. – Luke Milton	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The Panthers' arms-carrying was often intended to be intimidating, that's one difference between the Panthers and modern open-carry activists. The latter are attempting to convey the message that they are harmless and peaceful. – David Kopel	Found on CNN 8 years ago
They are not being forthright with the information, they are not telling people the truth. They are bullying parents. They are intimidating and they are threatening. – Andrea Lafferty	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Intimidating actions ... have created significant distress among east Europeans and resurrected thoughts of a not too distant past. – Darryl Roberson	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
It is a blast playing the 'Bear Trap' and those holes are really visually intimidating, i'm excited to play them again. – Russell Henley	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The situation inside was very intimidating. – Virgie Suarez	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We know what our intentions are – to help protect the community and the student body, but when public health starts investigating, it can be intimidating for some people to have a government agent with a clipboard asking questions about their lives, that hesitation puts a crimp in our process, but it’s understandable. – Jason Davis	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Obviously, no one will succeed in intimidating us, to deter, to isolate Russia. – Vladimir Putin	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I'm black, so traveling to that part of Germany was, well, very intimidating. – Demetrius Freeman	Found on CNN 9 years ago
One: I don't speak German. And two: There's a heavy neo-Nazi population in the area, i'm black, so traveling to that part of Germany was, well, very intimidating. – Demetrius Freeman	Found on CNN 9 years ago

It will be good in a sense that it will prevent employees from taking money from the cash register, but it won't be good because the tax man will know everything, the idea of the government monitoring your bank account is kind of intimidating.

– Panisa Boonchaiwattana

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

This, to me, sounds like international bodies are intimidating Kenyan athletes. And that’s annoying.

– Noah Ngeny

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

If you look at the most challenging and intimidating categories to shop for, it’s lingerie, jeans and swimwear.

– Jude Al-Khalil

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

All of President( Barack) Obama’s former Defense Secretaries have complained about micromanagement by the National Security Council, i have personally heard from troops on the frontlines who have received intimidating calls from junior White House staffers.

– Representative Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

This has nothing to do with insulting the president. This is only about silencing political opposition. This is about intimidating people and scaring the country so nobody would criticize the government.

– Murat Belge

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

You feel somewhat invincible, i mean, even today when I look at the videos of us flying in formation, it's pretty intimidating.

– Officer Mike

Found on CNN
8 years ago

While his keen 'intellect' can at times be intimidating to mere mortals, nothing else about (Shkreli) is intimidating at all.

– Benjamin Brafman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It bothers me that someone comes to hijack that cause, donald Trump's not a conservative, and he's not a steady hand for sure, and he's not a servant. It's all about him and I'm the only guy going after him. I don't feel like, that he's intimidating. He's a bully. Punch him back in the nose.

– Jeb Bush

Found on CNN
8 years ago

They (anti-riot gear) will have an intimidating effect... it's going to be difficult to convince us that these things have been bought for legitimate security concerns.

– Cissy Kagaba

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's pretty intimidating, and with a newborn baby, you watch this water get up to where it's inches from those electrical outlets and it's probably time to get ready to go.

– Tim Hodge

Found on CNN
8 years ago

For every day that I showed up, even if I was treated badly, it was one more day I could say' you're not going to get away with intimidating someone who spoke up,' the other thing is I have clients, I have connections with human beings I work with, and if I feel like I can handle this on a daily basis, there's no reason to disrupt client care.

– Jennifer Morlok

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It is my belief that we stopped listening to each other, we did n’t respond or react. We got frustrated with each other and we forced individuals like Jonathan Butler to take immediate action, unusual steps to affect change. This is not – I repeat, not – the way change should come about. Change comes from listening, learning, caring and conversation and we have top respect each other enough to stop yelling at each other and quit intimidating each other.

– Missouri System President Tim Wolfe

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Certain lines should never be crossed. The unauthorized access and distribution of my personal information crossed that line. It was a tactic designed to intimidate and embarrass me and frankly, it is intimidating.

– Jason Chaffetz

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

For refugees fleeing from terrifying conflict zones to be met by such an intimidating show of militarized force is shocking, and a woefully irresponsible response to people already traumatized by war and brutality, this 'raise the drawbridge' mentality will simply redirect, but not put an end to, desperate and dangerous journeys.

– Amnesty International deputy director

Found on CNN
8 years ago

When I finished up with professional sport, I really struggled to find that camaraderie and find that mate ship outside of the sport itself, i still get intimidated when I walk into some gym environments. They can be really intimidating places. Looking for a way to bring a positive and team-oriented experience into the fitness industry, Luke Milton founded Training Mate, a fitness studio with an ‘ Aussie ’ flair in West Hollywood, California.

– Luke Milton

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The Panthers' arms-carrying was often intended to be intimidating, that's one difference between the Panthers and modern open-carry activists. The latter are attempting to convey the message that they are harmless and peaceful.

– David Kopel

Found on CNN
8 years ago

They are not being forthright with the information, they are not telling people the truth. They are bullying parents. They are intimidating and they are threatening.

– Andrea Lafferty

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Intimidating actions ... have created significant distress among east Europeans and resurrected thoughts of a not too distant past.

– Darryl Roberson

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

It is a blast playing the 'Bear Trap' and those holes are really visually intimidating, i'm excited to play them again.

– Russell Henley

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The situation inside was very intimidating.

– Virgie Suarez

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We know what our intentions are – to help protect the community and the student body, but when public health starts investigating, it can be intimidating for some people to have a government agent with a clipboard asking questions about their lives, that hesitation puts a crimp in our process, but it’s understandable.

– Jason Davis

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Obviously, no one will succeed in intimidating us, to deter, to isolate Russia.

– Vladimir Putin

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I'm black, so traveling to that part of Germany was, well, very intimidating.

– Demetrius Freeman

Found on CNN
9 years ago

One: I don't speak German. And two: There's a heavy neo-Nazi population in the area, i'm black, so traveling to that part of Germany was, well, very intimidating.

– Demetrius Freeman

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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