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We are deeply sorry for this mistake and for the emotions that the logo has evoked by its semblance to a swastika and, by extension, to the atrocities that were committed under its banner, unquestionably, we condemn anything associated with the Nazi regime in the strongest manner possible. – Michael Gill	Found on CNN 1 year ago
But I have a feeling it will probably just be myself for Calumet County, and now, us as women feeling like we don't even have control over our bodies anymore, this allows us to have some semblance of control as a human being of what we do. – Emily Voight	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
It is exceedingly rare for someone who is tagged as the respondent who has been put in the crosshairs with the false allegation of domestic violence — the silver bullet — to come out and get any kind of semblance of a victory, let alone have a voice, so, the fact that he was able to speak for the first time, and I think we saw from the trial as well, his humanity and the spirit and gentle nature of the man. He was consistent and only took responsibility for his faults and the mistakes that he made. He's never said he's perfect. – Greg Ellis	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The most important things for us is to try and bring some kind of semblance of normality back to their lives, by starting school [and] by starting lessons. we're working on many fronts in order to save and get out as many people as possible. – Rabbi Mendel Cohen	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Today my heart is with the Adler family. This indictment will not bring her back. And while her parents are not here to experience this day, it is my hope that those who knew and loved her will have some semblance of closure. – Fairfax County for her murder	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I have to tell you it's been Baltimore that's been chopped at and bitten at in 1990 and 2000 and 2010 and here we go now in 2020. So the city can't give anymore. It's got to have some sort of unification where communities have a semblance of having things in common and having the same sort of goals and aspirations, the counterargument is if you've got three people representing the city that the city is stronger. The argument to that is if you've got three people doing that, they're also representing other areas at the same time. – Kweisi Mfume	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We have to find a way to make sure that we're able to make Baltimore City a little more whole than it is, i have to tell you it's been Baltimore that's been chopped at and bitten at in 1990 and 2000 and 2010 and here we go now in 2020. So the city can't give anymore. It's got to have some sort of unification where communities have a semblance of having things in common and having the same sort of goals and aspirations. – Kweisi Mfume	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We all well know that there are many systems in countries around the world that do not offer any semblance of the safeguards our constitutional concept of due process provides. – President Trump	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Our goal has always been to empower big, important ideas and foster a community to address shared challenges, we’re also bringing SALT to NYC for the first time to help spur revitalization efforts in the city, and want to demonstrate leadership by returning to some semblance of normalcy while maintaining a safe environment for our attendees. – Anthony Scaramucci	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
No, it’s worse, at least with Iraq, you had the semblance of a government that we supported. – Yet Kellogg	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I felt a little bit nervous just because being around people is such a surreal thing after so long, i was really excited and I was thrilled for my kids that they were able to get out and get back to some semblance of normality. – Andrea Moran	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
While accountability for the officer might have led to some semblance of justice, real justice would have been Jacob Blake never being shot in the first place. – Carl Takei	Found on CNN 3 years ago
By the time we get to the early fall, we will have enough good herd immunity to be able to really get back to some strong semblance of normality - schools, theaters, sports events, restaurants. – Anthony Fauci	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Ninety-two percent of our state's 105 counties have moderate or high levels of community transmission, i know we all want this to be over, we all want to turn to some semblance of normal but we can not return... until this virus is under control, until we flatten the curve, until a vaccine is available, widely distributed and vaccination rates are significant. – The Governor	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Because whenever we look to President Barack Obamas White House for some leadership or consolation or any semblance of steadiness, what we get instead is chaos, division, and a total and utter lack of empathy, empathy : thats something Ive been thinking a lot about lately. The ability to walk in someone elses shoes ; the recognition that someone elses experience has value, too. Most of us practice this without a second thought. If we see someone suffering or struggling, we dont stand in judgment. – Michelle Obamas	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The assurance that people in this community, in my community, that they're safe, i think of the people that may not have the means that I have, I think about the children that are at home that may not be in great situations. The strain that this is putting on our entire community. I think about the people that are working at Tyson's. I think about just people, and the ability to return back to some semblance of, I'll say, normal life. – Quentin Hart	Found on CNN 4 years ago
If we're going to move out of everyone staying at home and get back to some semblance of normality, we need much wider testing, we need the rapid point-of-care tests, we need rapid numbers and we need them right now. – Art Reingold	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Absence makes the heart grow fonder and, assuming the world returns to some semblance of normalcy, I expect fans to have a greater appreciation of sports than ever before, attending live events will take on extra significance, the enthusiasm and fervor in stadiums and areas will be more intense, the passion for favorite teams and players heightened. – Bob Dorfman	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We're not just getting information about the public health situation but we are trying to replicate some semblance of business online with their help. – Bhaskar Chakravorti	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
As for the hearing scheduled for December 4, we cannot fairly be expected to participate in a hearing while the witnesses are yet to be named and while it remains unclear whether the Judiciary Committee will afford the president a fair process through additional hearings, more importantly, an invitation to an academic discussion with law professors does not begin to provide the President with any semblance of a fair process. Accordingly, under the current circumstances, we do not intend to participate in your Wednesday hearing. – Pat Cipollone	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
It's the final nail in the coffin of any semblance of independent decision making. – Ashley Tabaddor	Found on CNN 4 years ago
It will take years to get back to any semblance of what we had over in China. – Vanessa Kummer	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
In this highly tense situation, we've now poured gasoline on the fire by removing the Iran nuclear deal, which provided some semblance of constraint. – Bruce Riedel	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Trump is genuinely interested in making peace. He's been very consistent about that. I think he sees it as a personal challenge, and he had to get over bad relations with Gulf countries, especially Saudi Arabia, and part of that is that the Saudis have made it clear to him that if he's thinking of creating (a regional) anti-Iranian bloc, at least part of that has to be a semblance of a peace process with the Palestinians. – Chemi Shalev	Found on CNN 7 years ago

We are deeply sorry for this mistake and for the emotions that the logo has evoked by its semblance to a swastika and, by extension, to the atrocities that were committed under its banner, unquestionably, we condemn anything associated with the Nazi regime in the strongest manner possible.

– Michael Gill

Found on CNN
1 year ago

But I have a feeling it will probably just be myself for Calumet County, and now, us as women feeling like we don't even have control over our bodies anymore, this allows us to have some semblance of control as a human being of what we do.

– Emily Voight

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It is exceedingly rare for someone who is tagged as the respondent who has been put in the crosshairs with the false allegation of domestic violence — the silver bullet — to come out and get any kind of semblance of a victory, let alone have a voice, so, the fact that he was able to speak for the first time, and I think we saw from the trial as well, his humanity and the spirit and gentle nature of the man. He was consistent and only took responsibility for his faults and the mistakes that he made. He's never said he's perfect.

– Greg Ellis

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The most important things for us is to try and bring some kind of semblance of normality back to their lives, by starting school [and] by starting lessons. we're working on many fronts in order to save and get out as many people as possible.

– Rabbi Mendel Cohen

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Today my heart is with the Adler family. This indictment will not bring her back. And while her parents are not here to experience this day, it is my hope that those who knew and loved her will have some semblance of closure.

– Fairfax County for her murder

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I have to tell you it's been Baltimore that's been chopped at and bitten at in 1990 and 2000 and 2010 and here we go now in 2020. So the city can't give anymore. It's got to have some sort of unification where communities have a semblance of having things in common and having the same sort of goals and aspirations, the counterargument is if you've got three people representing the city that the city is stronger. The argument to that is if you've got three people doing that, they're also representing other areas at the same time.

– Kweisi Mfume

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We have to find a way to make sure that we're able to make Baltimore City a little more whole than it is, i have to tell you it's been Baltimore that's been chopped at and bitten at in 1990 and 2000 and 2010 and here we go now in 2020. So the city can't give anymore. It's got to have some sort of unification where communities have a semblance of having things in common and having the same sort of goals and aspirations.

– Kweisi Mfume

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We all well know that there are many systems in countries around the world that do not offer any semblance of the safeguards our constitutional concept of due process provides.

– President Trump

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Our goal has always been to empower big, important ideas and foster a community to address shared challenges, we’re also bringing SALT to NYC for the first time to help spur revitalization efforts in the city, and want to demonstrate leadership by returning to some semblance of normalcy while maintaining a safe environment for our attendees.

– Anthony Scaramucci

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

No, it’s worse, at least with Iraq, you had the semblance of a government that we supported.

– Yet Kellogg

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I felt a little bit nervous just because being around people is such a surreal thing after so long, i was really excited and I was thrilled for my kids that they were able to get out and get back to some semblance of normality.

– Andrea Moran

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

While accountability for the officer might have led to some semblance of justice, real justice would have been Jacob Blake never being shot in the first place.

– Carl Takei

Found on CNN
3 years ago

By the time we get to the early fall, we will have enough good herd immunity to be able to really get back to some strong semblance of normality - schools, theaters, sports events, restaurants.

– Anthony Fauci

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Ninety-two percent of our state's 105 counties have moderate or high levels of community transmission, i know we all want this to be over, we all want to turn to some semblance of normal but we can not return... until this virus is under control, until we flatten the curve, until a vaccine is available, widely distributed and vaccination rates are significant.

– The Governor

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Because whenever we look to President Barack Obamas White House for some leadership or consolation or any semblance of steadiness, what we get instead is chaos, division, and a total and utter lack of empathy, empathy : thats something Ive been thinking a lot about lately. The ability to walk in someone elses shoes ; the recognition that someone elses experience has value, too. Most of us practice this without a second thought. If we see someone suffering or struggling, we dont stand in judgment.

– Michelle Obamas

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The assurance that people in this community, in my community, that they're safe, i think of the people that may not have the means that I have, I think about the children that are at home that may not be in great situations. The strain that this is putting on our entire community. I think about the people that are working at Tyson's. I think about just people, and the ability to return back to some semblance of, I'll say, normal life.

– Quentin Hart

Found on CNN
4 years ago

If we're going to move out of everyone staying at home and get back to some semblance of normality, we need much wider testing, we need the rapid point-of-care tests, we need rapid numbers and we need them right now.

– Art Reingold

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Absence makes the heart grow fonder and, assuming the world returns to some semblance of normalcy, I expect fans to have a greater appreciation of sports than ever before, attending live events will take on extra significance, the enthusiasm and fervor in stadiums and areas will be more intense, the passion for favorite teams and players heightened.

– Bob Dorfman

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We're not just getting information about the public health situation but we are trying to replicate some semblance of business online with their help.

– Bhaskar Chakravorti

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

As for the hearing scheduled for December 4, we cannot fairly be expected to participate in a hearing while the witnesses are yet to be named and while it remains unclear whether the Judiciary Committee will afford the president a fair process through additional hearings, more importantly, an invitation to an academic discussion with law professors does not begin to provide the President with any semblance of a fair process. Accordingly, under the current circumstances, we do not intend to participate in your Wednesday hearing.

– Pat Cipollone

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

It's the final nail in the coffin of any semblance of independent decision making.

– Ashley Tabaddor

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It will take years to get back to any semblance of what we had over in China.

– Vanessa Kummer

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

In this highly tense situation, we've now poured gasoline on the fire by removing the Iran nuclear deal, which provided some semblance of constraint.

– Bruce Riedel

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Trump is genuinely interested in making peace. He's been very consistent about that. I think he sees it as a personal challenge, and he had to get over bad relations with Gulf countries, especially Saudi Arabia, and part of that is that the Saudis have made it clear to him that if he's thinking of creating (a regional) anti-Iranian bloc, at least part of that has to be a semblance of a peace process with the Palestinians.

– Chemi Shalev

Found on CNN
7 years ago

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