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A plan has already been put in place for the Rio Olympics the Games venues in the lead-up to and at Rio Olympics the Games time, which will see them inspected on a daily basis in order to ensure that any puddles of stagnant water -- where the mosquitoes breed -- are removed, therefore minimizing the risk of athletes and visitors coming into contact with mosquitoes, rio 2016 will also continue to follow the virus prevention and control measures provided by the authorities, and will provide the relevant guidance to Rio Olympics the Games athletes and visitors. – The IOC	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The focus remains on oil and the impact of low oil prices, which points to slowing growth and possibly, even stagnant to negative growth here in the United States. – Peter Cardillo	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
After years of stagnant wage growth, we finally saw the increase we were looking for in last month’s numbers. But that is only one month of data and these numbers can be volatile. because we see that demand continuing to grow, we expect wages to increase as well. – Tara Sinclair	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
We'll also be looking for stronger wage growth as proof of an improved economy, after years of stagnant wage growth, we finally saw the increase we were looking for in last month’s numbers. But that is only one month of data and these numbers can be volatile. – Tara Sinclair	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I just think we have to do a better job all together, i thought we were very stagnant offensively, and we were better defensively doing what we practice every day. – Alvin Gentry	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The reason why New Orleans has been so stagnant is that it's so incestuous, the incestuous politics, the incestuous business relationships, the incestuous clubs -- all of that has to be mitigated to a certain degree. – Calvin Mackie	Found on CNN 8 years ago
On some courses, the lakes are more like sewers, in those stagnant pools you can catch diseases, so you have to wear a head guard, a bit like an all-in-one wetsuit, so nothing can get on you. – Sam Harrison	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Selma is a very resilient place but it's a place that is stagnant, the sad thing is that it has so much potential. – Robert Stewart	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Depending on how many street lights are on, the scenery ranges from stagnant to nonexistent. – Kevin Cordaro of Whitman	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I will be a fighter for the next generation on the critical issues facing our country, i will be a fighter for middle-class families who are feeling the pinch of stagnant wages and diminishing opportunity. – Kamala Harris	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We’ve had stagnant wage growth for a long time - a lot of people can’t save and cover their living expenses. – Alicia Munnell	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Power! Did you ever hear of men being asked whether other souls should have power or not? It is born in them. You may dam up the fountain of water, and make it a stagnant marsh, or you may let it run free and do its work; but you cannot say whether it shall be there; it is there. And it will act, if not openly for good, then covertly for evil; but it will act. – Olive Schreiner	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind. – Leonardo da Vinci	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Look around you. Everything changes. Everything on this earth is in a continuous state of evolving, refining, improving, adapting, enhancing… changing. You were not put on this earth to remain stagnant." – Steve Maraboli	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Iron rusts from disue; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. – Leonardo da Vinci, The Notebooks	added by anonymous 13 years ago
If there is any one proof of a man's incompetence, it is the stagnant mentality of a worker who, doing some small routine job in a vast undertaking, does not care to look beyond the lever of a machine, does not choose to know how the machine got there or what makes his job possible, and proclaims that the management of the undertaking is parasitical and unneccessary. – Ayn Rand	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool. – John Mason Good	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Consistency is the quality of a stagnant mind. – John Sloan	added by anonymous 14 years ago

A plan has already been put in place for the Rio Olympics the Games venues in the lead-up to and at Rio Olympics the Games time, which will see them inspected on a daily basis in order to ensure that any puddles of stagnant water -- where the mosquitoes breed -- are removed, therefore minimizing the risk of athletes and visitors coming into contact with mosquitoes, rio 2016 will also continue to follow the virus prevention and control measures provided by the authorities, and will provide the relevant guidance to Rio Olympics the Games athletes and visitors.

– The IOC

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The focus remains on oil and the impact of low oil prices, which points to slowing growth and possibly, even stagnant to negative growth here in the United States.

– Peter Cardillo

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

After years of stagnant wage growth, we finally saw the increase we were looking for in last month’s numbers. But that is only one month of data and these numbers can be volatile. because we see that demand continuing to grow, we expect wages to increase as well.

– Tara Sinclair

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We'll also be looking for stronger wage growth as proof of an improved economy, after years of stagnant wage growth, we finally saw the increase we were looking for in last month’s numbers. But that is only one month of data and these numbers can be volatile.

– Tara Sinclair

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I just think we have to do a better job all together, i thought we were very stagnant offensively, and we were better defensively doing what we practice every day.

– Alvin Gentry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The reason why New Orleans has been so stagnant is that it's so incestuous, the incestuous politics, the incestuous business relationships, the incestuous clubs -- all of that has to be mitigated to a certain degree.

– Calvin Mackie

Found on CNN
8 years ago

On some courses, the lakes are more like sewers, in those stagnant pools you can catch diseases, so you have to wear a head guard, a bit like an all-in-one wetsuit, so nothing can get on you.

– Sam Harrison

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Selma is a very resilient place but it's a place that is stagnant, the sad thing is that it has so much potential.

– Robert Stewart

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Depending on how many street lights are on, the scenery ranges from stagnant to nonexistent.

– Kevin Cordaro of Whitman

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I will be a fighter for the next generation on the critical issues facing our country, i will be a fighter for middle-class families who are feeling the pinch of stagnant wages and diminishing opportunity.

– Kamala Harris

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We’ve had stagnant wage growth for a long time - a lot of people can’t save and cover their living expenses.

– Alicia Munnell

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Power! Did you ever hear of men being asked whether other souls should have power or not? It is born in them. You may dam up the fountain of water, and make it a stagnant marsh, or you may let it run free and do its work; but you cannot say whether it shall be there; it is there. And it will act, if not openly for good, then covertly for evil; but it will act.

– Olive Schreiner

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.

– Leonardo da Vinci

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Look around you. Everything changes. Everything on this earth is in a continuous state of evolving, refining, improving, adapting, enhancing… changing. You were not put on this earth to remain stagnant."

– Steve Maraboli

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Iron rusts from disue; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.

– Leonardo da Vinci, The Notebooks

added by anonymous
13 years ago

If there is any one proof of a man's incompetence, it is the stagnant mentality of a worker who, doing some small routine job in a vast undertaking, does not care to look beyond the lever of a machine, does not choose to know how the machine got there or what makes his job possible, and proclaims that the management of the undertaking is parasitical and unneccessary.

– Ayn Rand

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool.

– John Mason Good

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Consistency is the quality of a stagnant mind.

– John Sloan

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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