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There’s less room for individuality in terms of your little routines that you go through and the motions, but it probably is worth it in terms of the speeding up effect. – Neil Paine	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Our mind is capable of detecting even the smallest hand and finger movements, and if gestures and motions are employed successfully during an utterance or discussion, they can enhance the transmission of information.” – Josh King Madrid	added by JoshKingMadrid 1 year ago
The bill fails substantively in many areas, including its failure to provide any meaningful enforcement provisions. This bill goes through the motions on paper, but lacks any teeth to actually reduce abortions in Indiana by holding those who perform abortions or would intentionally skirt the law accountable with criminal consequences. – Indiana Right to Life	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I definitely took my time, i took, you know, 10 months or something before I dated or talked to anyone. And I just wanted that time to really figure out and go through the motions :' Am I making the right decision ? How do I feel about this ?' So once I went through all of the motions, I finally was, like,' OK, guys, I am so ready to meet someone.' And I randomly did. – Kim Kardashian	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The mood was somber, depressed and resigned, people are going through the motions of their daily lives. – Timothy Fadek	Found on CNN 2 years ago
She started to throw the balls to herself, i looked at it and I was amazed because all the balls were flying over the net and she did the motions perfectly. I said to myself that was the time to work with her because she had so much passion and she wanted it. – Julia Efremova	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Their defensive front is very good, we felt with some of our run schemes and some of our motions, we would be able to hit some creases. And our running backs broke some tackles. They were a good opponent, but I did feel we’d have the ability to run the football. – Sonny Cumbie	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Blanco Fracture zone quakes are strike-slip( lateral motions of the crustal blocks on either side, rather than up-down displacement), so it is very unlikely for them to pose a tsunami threat, even if a bigger quake happened, like a magnitude 7.0 for example. – Harold Tobin	Found on CNN 2 years ago
You can predict those motions years and decades [ in ] advance, but also from a direction perspective, they only really come from two directions and they're almost 180 degrees. – Andrew Scott	Found on CNN 2 years ago
There was a time in the'80s where it seemed like the James Bond films were going through the motions. But I think since 2006, each James Bond film has been carefully crafted, it doesn't mean they've all been masterpieces, but they've given us something really new and visually stunning in the Bond films. – Jonathan Kuntz	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Simon Konecki in 2019's not one of my exes. Simon Konecki in 2019's the dad of my child, i was just going through the motions and I wasn't happy. – Read MoreAdele	Found on CNN 2 years ago
They went through their motions, but you can tell that underneath they were being nice to us, i don't understand it. They are elected for us, the people, and they don't care about that. – Brian Sicknick	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It was like no one really understood the pain and the challenges I was going through, it got worse and worse and worse and worse till it all boiled over... I remember in the morning, just going through the motions, kind of being in a daze, having things to do, but not really having any motivation or any care to really get anything done. Read More. – Raven Saunders	Found on CNN 2 years ago
These particles are intimately associated with the magnetic field, which guides their motions, therefore, any knowledge of particles gives you information on the geomagnetic field as well. – Shri Kanekal	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It was supposed to be just a plan and High School students were supposed to just go through the motions of marketing and figuring out business analysis since it was for economics. And High School students actually went through with it and High School students made the actual book and it's a real business now and that was the crazy part. – Lauryn Hong	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Jellyfish have existed for over 500 million years, and over that time, their body structure has remained largely unchanged, so it's interesting to figure out what makes them so special and how we can learn from them, because we use animals with natural swimming motions, the hope is that they won't disturb the environment in the same way that a submarine might, so we can expand the types of environments we can monitor. – Nicole Xu	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
If any amendments are brought forward to force premature opinions on mid-trial questions, I will move to table such amendments, if a senator moves to amend the resolution in order to subpoena specific witnesses or documents, I will move to table such motions because the Senate will decide those questions later in the trial. – Mitch McConnell	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We should address mid-trial questions such as witnesses after briefs, opening arguments, senator questions and other relevant motions. – Mitch McConnell	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
You can imagine what a mess the trial would be if disqualification motions would be entertained. Everybody would be moving to disqualify everybody, and then the question would be what body decides such a motion. – Frank Bowman	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I've never seen China respond with concessions to someone throwing down the gauntlet in this manner, it suggests to me that the U.S. may have determined that progress was impossible so everyone is just going through the motions. – Scott Kennedy	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
This was our first opportunity to watch the arm and turret move in concert with each other, making sure that everything worked as advertised - nothing blocking or otherwise hindering smooth operation of the system, standing there, watching the arm and turret go through their motions, you cant help but marvel that the rover will be in space in less than a year from now and performing these exact movements on Mars in less than two. – Dave Levine	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
What's so special about S0-2 is we have its complete orbit in three dimensions, that's what gives us the entry ticket into the tests of general relativity. We asked how gravity behaves near a supermassive black hole and whether Einstein's theory is telling us the full story. Seeing stars go through their complete orbit provides the first opportunity to test fundamental physics using the motions of these stars. – Andrea Ghez	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Immigrant Legal Resource Center looks pretty uphill to do anything, since the names are redacted, the likelihood that all the pieces fit together to find the person and file the motions for Immigrant Legal Resource Center to happen seems very low. – Lena Graber	Found on CNN 5 years ago
There are so many candidates this cycle. Last cycle, people thought Hillary Clinton eight years was a foregone conclusion, so they were going through the motions with Hillary Clinton eight years, now it's anybody's game. You want to reach South Carolina voters early and often, so the earlier you can build operations in some of these states, the better. – Christale Spain	Found on CNN 5 years ago

There’s less room for individuality in terms of your little routines that you go through and the motions, but it probably is worth it in terms of the speeding up effect.

– Neil Paine

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Our mind is capable of detecting even the smallest hand and finger movements, and if gestures and motions are employed successfully during an utterance or discussion, they can enhance the transmission of information.”

– Josh King Madrid

added by JoshKingMadrid
1 year ago

The bill fails substantively in many areas, including its failure to provide any meaningful enforcement provisions. This bill goes through the motions on paper, but lacks any teeth to actually reduce abortions in Indiana by holding those who perform abortions or would intentionally skirt the law accountable with criminal consequences.

– Indiana Right to Life

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I definitely took my time, i took, you know, 10 months or something before I dated or talked to anyone. And I just wanted that time to really figure out and go through the motions :' Am I making the right decision ? How do I feel about this ?' So once I went through all of the motions, I finally was, like,' OK, guys, I am so ready to meet someone.' And I randomly did.

– Kim Kardashian

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The mood was somber, depressed and resigned, people are going through the motions of their daily lives.

– Timothy Fadek

Found on CNN
2 years ago

She started to throw the balls to herself, i looked at it and I was amazed because all the balls were flying over the net and she did the motions perfectly. I said to myself that was the time to work with her because she had so much passion and she wanted it.

– Julia Efremova

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Their defensive front is very good, we felt with some of our run schemes and some of our motions, we would be able to hit some creases. And our running backs broke some tackles. They were a good opponent, but I did feel we’d have the ability to run the football.

– Sonny Cumbie

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Blanco Fracture zone quakes are strike-slip( lateral motions of the crustal blocks on either side, rather than up-down displacement), so it is very unlikely for them to pose a tsunami threat, even if a bigger quake happened, like a magnitude 7.0 for example.

– Harold Tobin

Found on CNN
2 years ago

You can predict those motions years and decades [ in ] advance, but also from a direction perspective, they only really come from two directions and they're almost 180 degrees.

– Andrew Scott

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There was a time in the'80s where it seemed like the James Bond films were going through the motions. But I think since 2006, each James Bond film has been carefully crafted, it doesn't mean they've all been masterpieces, but they've given us something really new and visually stunning in the Bond films.

– Jonathan Kuntz

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Simon Konecki in 2019's not one of my exes. Simon Konecki in 2019's the dad of my child, i was just going through the motions and I wasn't happy.

– Read MoreAdele

Found on CNN
2 years ago

They went through their motions, but you can tell that underneath they were being nice to us, i don't understand it. They are elected for us, the people, and they don't care about that.

– Brian Sicknick

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It was like no one really understood the pain and the challenges I was going through, it got worse and worse and worse and worse till it all boiled over... I remember in the morning, just going through the motions, kind of being in a daze, having things to do, but not really having any motivation or any care to really get anything done. Read More.

– Raven Saunders

Found on CNN
2 years ago

These particles are intimately associated with the magnetic field, which guides their motions, therefore, any knowledge of particles gives you information on the geomagnetic field as well.

– Shri Kanekal

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It was supposed to be just a plan and High School students were supposed to just go through the motions of marketing and figuring out business analysis since it was for economics. And High School students actually went through with it and High School students made the actual book and it's a real business now and that was the crazy part.

– Lauryn Hong

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Jellyfish have existed for over 500 million years, and over that time, their body structure has remained largely unchanged, so it's interesting to figure out what makes them so special and how we can learn from them, because we use animals with natural swimming motions, the hope is that they won't disturb the environment in the same way that a submarine might, so we can expand the types of environments we can monitor.

– Nicole Xu

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

If any amendments are brought forward to force premature opinions on mid-trial questions, I will move to table such amendments, if a senator moves to amend the resolution in order to subpoena specific witnesses or documents, I will move to table such motions because the Senate will decide those questions later in the trial.

– Mitch McConnell

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We should address mid-trial questions such as witnesses after briefs, opening arguments, senator questions and other relevant motions.

– Mitch McConnell

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

You can imagine what a mess the trial would be if disqualification motions would be entertained. Everybody would be moving to disqualify everybody, and then the question would be what body decides such a motion.

– Frank Bowman

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I've never seen China respond with concessions to someone throwing down the gauntlet in this manner, it suggests to me that the U.S. may have determined that progress was impossible so everyone is just going through the motions.

– Scott Kennedy

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

This was our first opportunity to watch the arm and turret move in concert with each other, making sure that everything worked as advertised - nothing blocking or otherwise hindering smooth operation of the system, standing there, watching the arm and turret go through their motions, you cant help but marvel that the rover will be in space in less than a year from now and performing these exact movements on Mars in less than two.

– Dave Levine

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

What's so special about S0-2 is we have its complete orbit in three dimensions, that's what gives us the entry ticket into the tests of general relativity. We asked how gravity behaves near a supermassive black hole and whether Einstein's theory is telling us the full story. Seeing stars go through their complete orbit provides the first opportunity to test fundamental physics using the motions of these stars.

– Andrea Ghez

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Immigrant Legal Resource Center looks pretty uphill to do anything, since the names are redacted, the likelihood that all the pieces fit together to find the person and file the motions for Immigrant Legal Resource Center to happen seems very low.

– Lena Graber

Found on CNN
5 years ago

There are so many candidates this cycle. Last cycle, people thought Hillary Clinton eight years was a foregone conclusion, so they were going through the motions with Hillary Clinton eight years, now it's anybody's game. You want to reach South Carolina voters early and often, so the earlier you can build operations in some of these states, the better.

– Christale Spain

Found on CNN
5 years ago

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