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Today it's not a question of passing judgment on this choice, which was made in an era marked by the dramatic development of AIDS and contaminated blood, and in which only safety of the blood was taken into account. Yet today no one can deny that this exclusion is seen as the presumption of homosexuals being HIV-positive. – Marisol Touraine	Found on CNN 8 years ago
There is a presumption that job performance decreases with age despite all the research showing it doesn't. – Michael Campion	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I operate on the presumption that Iran is a fundamental danger, that they are engaged in negative activities throughout the [Middle East] region, that they’re destabilizing places, and that they consider Israel a fundamental enemy at this moment in time. – John Kerry	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
But at this time we have nothing more than allegations and we have to respect the presumption of innocence for the athletes. – President Thomas Bach	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
But at this time we have nothing more than allegations and we have to respect the presumption of innocence for the athletes, i LAUGHED. – President Thomas Bach	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The United States Attorney General has already stated that these officers of the FIFA executive committee have committed a crime, as though (the) prosecutor is unaware of the presumption of innocence, only a court can find a person guilty or not guilty, and only after that can anyone say anything. – Russian President Vladimir Putin	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The presumption of expertise is a natural impulse. They asked me for advice, ergo I must know something about that subject! – David Garvin	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
You do still see large amounts of U.S. dollar longs amongst the asset manager community, those positions were made on a presumption that U.S. data would pick up, and now that it's not, I think those positions are getting challenged. – Ian Gordon	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There is a presumption of guilt and a punishment of success that this industry has achieved that I have never witnessed in my life. – Michael Fries	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
In meetings, I've heard Republicans say to me that black people are Republicans, they just don't know it yet. I don't need you to tell me I'm conservative because I go to church. What I like about Rand Paul is that he doesn't make that presumption, he has taken affirmative steps to become more aware of how black people view certain issues. But he has been forthright about what he is willing and capable of doing. – Michael Steele	Found on CNN 9 years ago
There's a strong presumption now that Greece and the Eurogroup will find some language which essentially extends the program. – Steven Englander	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
None have been removed from duty yet because there is a presumption of innocence. – Alejandro Gomez	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
It's a na?ve domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption. – James Thurber	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Nothing could be further from the truth. The value of his life is incalculable. The purpose of setting a bond is to validate the presumption of innocence, while assuring the defendant's presence at trial.” -On Trayvon Martin – Kendall Coffey	added by anonymous 12 years ago
We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered. – Tom Stoppard	added by anonymous 14 years ago
It must require an inordinate share of vanity and presumption, too, after enjoying so much that is good and beautiful on earth, to ask the Lord for immortality in addition to all. – Heinrich Heine	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Presumption means nothing more than as stated by Lord Mansfield, the weighing of probabilities, and deciding, by the powers of common sense, on which side the truth is. – Sir William Draper	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Today it's not a question of passing judgment on this choice, which was made in an era marked by the dramatic development of AIDS and contaminated blood, and in which only safety of the blood was taken into account. Yet today no one can deny that this exclusion is seen as the presumption of homosexuals being HIV-positive.

– Marisol Touraine

Found on CNN
8 years ago

There is a presumption that job performance decreases with age despite all the research showing it doesn't.

– Michael Campion

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I operate on the presumption that Iran is a fundamental danger, that they are engaged in negative activities throughout the [Middle East] region, that they’re destabilizing places, and that they consider Israel a fundamental enemy at this moment in time.

– John Kerry

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

But at this time we have nothing more than allegations and we have to respect the presumption of innocence for the athletes.

– President Thomas Bach

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

But at this time we have nothing more than allegations and we have to respect the presumption of innocence for the athletes, i LAUGHED.

– President Thomas Bach

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The United States Attorney General has already stated that these officers of the FIFA executive committee have committed a crime, as though (the) prosecutor is unaware of the presumption of innocence, only a court can find a person guilty or not guilty, and only after that can anyone say anything.

– Russian President Vladimir Putin

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The presumption of expertise is a natural impulse. They asked me for advice, ergo I must know something about that subject!

– David Garvin

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

You do still see large amounts of U.S. dollar longs amongst the asset manager community, those positions were made on a presumption that U.S. data would pick up, and now that it's not, I think those positions are getting challenged.

– Ian Gordon

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There is a presumption of guilt and a punishment of success that this industry has achieved that I have never witnessed in my life.

– Michael Fries

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

In meetings, I've heard Republicans say to me that black people are Republicans, they just don't know it yet. I don't need you to tell me I'm conservative because I go to church. What I like about Rand Paul is that he doesn't make that presumption, he has taken affirmative steps to become more aware of how black people view certain issues. But he has been forthright about what he is willing and capable of doing.

– Michael Steele

Found on CNN
9 years ago

There's a strong presumption now that Greece and the Eurogroup will find some language which essentially extends the program.

– Steven Englander

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

None have been removed from duty yet because there is a presumption of innocence.

– Alejandro Gomez

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

It's a na?ve domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption.

– James Thurber

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Nothing could be further from the truth. The value of his life is incalculable. The purpose of setting a bond is to validate the presumption of innocence, while assuring the defendant's presence at trial.” -On Trayvon Martin

– Kendall Coffey

added by anonymous
12 years ago

We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered.

– Tom Stoppard

added by anonymous
14 years ago

It must require an inordinate share of vanity and presumption, too, after enjoying so much that is good and beautiful on earth, to ask the Lord for immortality in addition to all.

– Heinrich Heine

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Presumption means nothing more than as stated by Lord Mansfield, the weighing of probabilities, and deciding, by the powers of common sense, on which side the truth is.

– Sir William Draper

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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