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I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country; corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in High Places will follow, and the Money Power of the Country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the People, until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the Republic is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war. – Abraham Lincoln	added by Normando 4 months ago
It’s possible that it might not work for some people, and it will prolong their abortions, then by the time they get back to the clinic, they’re seeking abortion later in pregnancy. – Ushma Upadhyay	Found on CNN 1 year ago
That would be a completely irresponsible goal and ultimately a shortsighted one. We're thinking about the bigger picture : The best way to prevent the health impact of menopause is to prolong the ovaries' natural functioning. – Kara Goldman	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Pleasing Beijing no longer guarantees big revenues in China, such risk and effort no longer guarantee results, and I expect this lack of certainty to prolong this era of pushback for quite some time. – Chris Fenton	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It's tough to tell because the third shot of an mRNA could not only do what we absolutely know it does, is it dramatically increased the level of protection. But from an immunological standpoint, it could very well increase the durability of protection by things that you can't readily measure by the level of antibodies that you might have a maturation of the immune system that would prolong the durability. – Anthony Fauci	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Vaccine inequity... will prolong the pandemic, the best way to be selfish. – Michael Head	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Climatologically, what ends your hurricane season is too much wind shear, so La Niña tends to prolong the hurricane season since it tends to reduce shear, of course, last year is an example of La Niña prolonging the season... on steroids. – Phil Klotzbach	Found on CNN 2 years ago
While we understand the President Joe Biden administration's goal to further protect Americans, today's decision will further exacerbate global vaccine inequities and prolong the pandemic at home and abroad. In order to save lives, reduce the emergence of variants, and stop the spread of COVID-19, the Sarah Swinehart and other wealthy countries must immediately share more doses globally. – Sarah Swinehart	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Climatologically, what ends your hurricane season is too much wind shear, so La Niña tends to prolong the hurricane season since it tends to reduce shear, of course, last year is an example of La Niña prolonging the season... on steroids ! – Phil Klotzbach	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I want to go when I want It's tasteless to prolong life artificially I have done my share If it's time to go I will do it elegantly – Kirya michael Owen	added by Kirya 2 years ago
The current interventions such as masking, etc., may be necessary for a prolonged time. This may serve to prolong the reduction in respiratory disease. It has been theorized, however, once these measures are reduced or eliminated, there may be a significant increase over historical numbers of these infections. That is, we may see unusually severe cold and flu seasons due to factors such as increase susceptibility to some of these diseases. – Henry Miller	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
This is alarming because it is unfair, and because it could prolong or even worsen this terrible pandemic, let me be clear: In the race to end this pandemic, we are all rowing the same boat. We cannot sacrifice those at highest risk in some countries so that those at lowest risk can be vaccinated in others. – Jagan Chapagain	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Joe Biden would terminate our recovery, delay the vaccine, prolong the pandemic, and annihilate Floridas economy with adraconian, unscientific lockdown -- thats what Joe Biden wants to do, lock it down. – President Trump	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
We can't prolong any further this lockdown... we would risk seriously undermining the socio-economic fabric of the country. – Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
The patient population that is the most vulnerable are the lupus patients because hydroxychloroquine is the only drug known to prolong survival of these patients. – President Trump	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The Senate should not wait to act. I sincerely hope that even our colleagues who may wish to vote against the House GOP bill will not make us prolong this brief lapse in authorities, and we'll be able to get these tools back online this week. – Mitch McConnell	Found on CNN 4 years ago
It's nonsense. It's just going to prolong the agony and prolong the suffering, there is no integrity in horse racing. These animals are confined 23 hours a day. They are whipped, they are drugged, they are forced to train at 18 months and they are racing them at two years of age. – Heather Wilson	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Venezuela's oil... should not be used as a bargaining tool to prop up dictators and prolong the usurpation of Venezuelan democracy. – Steven Mnuchin	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Just Father Time and some procedures Ive had over the time. Just the way its going to be, one of the reasons why Im playing less tournaments this year is that I can hopefully prolong my career, and be out here for a little bit longer. – Tiger Woods	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Brent futures continue rising ... after the Saudi Arabian Energy Minister expressed confidence that OPEC+ producers will prolong their output cuts program through the second half of 2019. – Han Tan	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It is easy to think the State has a lot of different objects -- military, political, economic, and what not. But in a way things are much simpler than that. The State exists simply to promote and to protect the ordinary happiness of human beings in this life. A husband and wife chatting over a fire, a couple of friends having a game of darts in a pub, a man reading a book in his own room or digging in his own garden -- that is what the State is there for. And unless they are helping to increase and prolong and protect such moments, all the laws, parliaments, armies, courts, police, economics, etc., are simply a waste of time. – C. S. Lewis	added by Normando 5 years ago
The NDAA is not really a reversal of the ZTE deal, but will in all probability prolong the ban-lifting process for ZTE. – Nikhil Batra	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
More needs to be done to prolong the life of Semakau landfill beyond 2035. – The NEA	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
If you want to prolong the effects of whatever testosterone you have, you must be thin. – Michael Roizen	Found on FOX News 7 years ago

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country; corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in High Places will follow, and the Money Power of the Country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the People, until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the Republic is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war.

– Abraham Lincoln

added by Normando
4 months ago

It’s possible that it might not work for some people, and it will prolong their abortions, then by the time they get back to the clinic, they’re seeking abortion later in pregnancy.

– Ushma Upadhyay

Found on CNN
1 year ago

That would be a completely irresponsible goal and ultimately a shortsighted one. We're thinking about the bigger picture : The best way to prevent the health impact of menopause is to prolong the ovaries' natural functioning.

– Kara Goldman

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Pleasing Beijing no longer guarantees big revenues in China, such risk and effort no longer guarantee results, and I expect this lack of certainty to prolong this era of pushback for quite some time.

– Chris Fenton

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It's tough to tell because the third shot of an mRNA could not only do what we absolutely know it does, is it dramatically increased the level of protection. But from an immunological standpoint, it could very well increase the durability of protection by things that you can't readily measure by the level of antibodies that you might have a maturation of the immune system that would prolong the durability.

– Anthony Fauci

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Vaccine inequity... will prolong the pandemic, the best way to be selfish.

– Michael Head

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Climatologically, what ends your hurricane season is too much wind shear, so La Niña tends to prolong the hurricane season since it tends to reduce shear, of course, last year is an example of La Niña prolonging the season... on steroids.

– Phil Klotzbach

Found on CNN
2 years ago

While we understand the President Joe Biden administration's goal to further protect Americans, today's decision will further exacerbate global vaccine inequities and prolong the pandemic at home and abroad. In order to save lives, reduce the emergence of variants, and stop the spread of COVID-19, the Sarah Swinehart and other wealthy countries must immediately share more doses globally.

– Sarah Swinehart

Found on CNN
2 years ago

– Phil Klotzbach

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I want to go when I want It's tasteless to prolong life artificially I have done my share If it's time to go I will do it elegantly

– Kirya michael Owen

added by Kirya
2 years ago

The current interventions such as masking, etc., may be necessary for a prolonged time. This may serve to prolong the reduction in respiratory disease. It has been theorized, however, once these measures are reduced or eliminated, there may be a significant increase over historical numbers of these infections. That is, we may see unusually severe cold and flu seasons due to factors such as increase susceptibility to some of these diseases.

– Henry Miller

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

This is alarming because it is unfair, and because it could prolong or even worsen this terrible pandemic, let me be clear: In the race to end this pandemic, we are all rowing the same boat. We cannot sacrifice those at highest risk in some countries so that those at lowest risk can be vaccinated in others.

– Jagan Chapagain

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Joe Biden would terminate our recovery, delay the vaccine, prolong the pandemic, and annihilate Floridas economy with adraconian, unscientific lockdown -- thats what Joe Biden wants to do, lock it down.

– President Trump

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We can't prolong any further this lockdown... we would risk seriously undermining the socio-economic fabric of the country.

– Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

The patient population that is the most vulnerable are the lupus patients because hydroxychloroquine is the only drug known to prolong survival of these patients.

– President Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The Senate should not wait to act. I sincerely hope that even our colleagues who may wish to vote against the House GOP bill will not make us prolong this brief lapse in authorities, and we'll be able to get these tools back online this week.

– Mitch McConnell

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It's nonsense. It's just going to prolong the agony and prolong the suffering, there is no integrity in horse racing. These animals are confined 23 hours a day. They are whipped, they are drugged, they are forced to train at 18 months and they are racing them at two years of age.

– Heather Wilson

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Venezuela's oil... should not be used as a bargaining tool to prop up dictators and prolong the usurpation of Venezuelan democracy.

– Steven Mnuchin

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Just Father Time and some procedures Ive had over the time. Just the way its going to be, one of the reasons why Im playing less tournaments this year is that I can hopefully prolong my career, and be out here for a little bit longer.

– Tiger Woods

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Brent futures continue rising ... after the Saudi Arabian Energy Minister expressed confidence that OPEC+ producers will prolong their output cuts program through the second half of 2019.

– Han Tan

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It is easy to think the State has a lot of different objects -- military, political, economic, and what not. But in a way things are much simpler than that. The State exists simply to promote and to protect the ordinary happiness of human beings in this life. A husband and wife chatting over a fire, a couple of friends having a game of darts in a pub, a man reading a book in his own room or digging in his own garden -- that is what the State is there for. And unless they are helping to increase and prolong and protect such moments, all the laws, parliaments, armies, courts, police, economics, etc., are simply a waste of time.

– C. S. Lewis

added by Normando
5 years ago

The NDAA is not really a reversal of the ZTE deal, but will in all probability prolong the ban-lifting process for ZTE.

– Nikhil Batra

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

More needs to be done to prolong the life of Semakau landfill beyond 2035.

– The NEA

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

If you want to prolong the effects of whatever testosterone you have, you must be thin.

– Michael Roizen

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

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