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We need the White House to take charge and get the upper hand with the likes of the Kremlin, as far as I can tell, there is no creative strategy to get Paul Whelan home. – Elizabeth Whelan	Found on CNN 1 year ago
People in the upper basin are dealing with feet and feet and feet of snow. The snowpack is still increasing, it’s a completely different trend than we’ve seen the last three years. This is definitely going to make a huge difference in the short run. But people don’t want to go too far because they don’t want to go back to complacency. – Bill Hasencamp	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We’re going way, way beyond a pure safety net program, here we’re looking at a retirement program for middle income and upper income people. – Andrew Biggs	Found on CNN 1 year ago
These people know each other, often travel to the same destinations, communicate and have a closed system. Tatarsky occupied a significant place in this community, at the same time, he was also a critic of the Russian officer corps and the upper echelon making decisions about military actions. Sometimes his … analysis caused a wave of negative reactions among officers, because he, as a staunch defender of Russia and its army, wanted to see this army more successful than it actually was. – Ruslan Trad	Found on CNN 1 year ago
With snowpack in the upper Colorado River system running upwards of 130% of the 30-year median, we have a unique opportunity – perhaps once-a-decade opportunity – to repay the loan, aridity is our present and future and we’re trying to adapt to this unique set of circumstances. – Chuck Cullom	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Basically, you’re getting heat stirred into the upper layer [of water] around the Antarctic. – Ted Scambos	Found on CNN 1 year ago
President Biden has claimed the upper hand … and tomorrow Putin will have to reply to what happened today. – Kira Rudik	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There is a tension throughout the Chinese system – it’s a feature of Chinese governance, where lower levels fight for their own autonomy, and upper levels fight for greater control. – Drew Thompson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I always thought that the way These Muslim women were clothed was grounded in discrimination and that it constituted a significant barrier for women participating in society, i listened to, especially the women from Egypt who were in full burkas and with their face covered up to the lower part of the eyes( and) upper cheekbones … They saw it as a source of freedom. – The Women	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The fire spread up quickly to the upper floors and then to every side, engulfing the whole building. – Peerapan Srisakorn Peerapan Srisakorn	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It was very windy last night, the fire spread up quickly to the upper floors and then to every side, engulfing the whole building. – Peerapan Srisakorn Peerapan Srisakorn	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I think it’s Putin’s way of sending a message to the Europeans that I can affect you. You may have the upper hand on me, But I can also affect you. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The economic situation in Russia is deteriorating, and that gives China an upper hand in the relationship, ties between Moscow and Beijing have been asymmetric before Russia was a needier partner, but now this is an asymmetry on steroids where China has the commanding position, and definitely will be not shy to use it going forward. – Alexander Gabuev	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Since the bill was signed into law, this money was going to be spent regardless. If there's federal money on the table she is, of course, going to do everything she can to make sure it is reinvested in Iowa. That's why she worked with a bipartisan group of her colleagues in asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize NESP construction along the Upper Mississippi River. – Read MoreA spokesperson for Hinson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Employers have the upper hand, it's very hard to prove that's the reason they closed. And the penalties are not even a slap on the wrist, it's the wagging of a finger. – Todd Vachon	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It was written after one of the wettest years ever, so all this water was over-allocated to the lower basin states, as a result, there has been this tension with New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah -- the upper basin states where all that snowpack has been diminishing. That was the water table for the Western United States, and now it's gone. – Bill Weir	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The center of the upper ridge looks to be situated over Kansas during the weekend ensuring the return of triple-digit heat to many areas. – National Weather Service	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Conditions deteriorated so quickly, there weren't really alternative options. We had to move forward with the curtailment process. We developed an emergency regulation, that resulted in all kinds of surface water users... in the upper part of this watershed having to stop diversions. – Sam Boland-Brien	Found on CNN 1 year ago
My work in the Rajya Sabha( upper house of parliament) is over, but my political and social work will never be over. – Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Perpetrators such as the person stealing millions from the depositors often get shielded by accomplices in governments and in the upper-level management of the banks, the core problem is that China's financial system simply expanded far too fast relative to the size of the economy over the previous decade. – Frank Xie	Found on CNN 1 year ago
This is a market that has been pressed to the ceiling. On top of that, the expectation is that new leasing will peak in August, which is expected to keep upper pressure on prices in the near term, i'm not sure how long this lasts after that, because at some point, for affordability, the math just doesn't work. – Jonathan Miller	Found on CNN 1 year ago
You build a lot of upper-body strength when you climb, especially in the hands and fingers, but a lot of people don't realize that if you're using proper technique, your lower body gets quite a workout, too, with all of the squatting and jumping. – Zack DiCristino	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It has a lot to do with weak leadership, whether its upper level leadership in law enforcement agencies or the local politics and mayors and county judges or even some governors, over the last couple of years, it's almost like there's no enforcement of the laws, especially the lower level stuff. – Police Zach Farley	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
And that will give them a direct line into the administration — and the upper levels of the administration — in terms of communicating their concerns and their needs. – Nancy Cantalupo	Found on FOX News 2 years ago

We need the White House to take charge and get the upper hand with the likes of the Kremlin, as far as I can tell, there is no creative strategy to get Paul Whelan home.

– Elizabeth Whelan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

People in the upper basin are dealing with feet and feet and feet of snow. The snowpack is still increasing, it’s a completely different trend than we’ve seen the last three years. This is definitely going to make a huge difference in the short run. But people don’t want to go too far because they don’t want to go back to complacency.

– Bill Hasencamp

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We’re going way, way beyond a pure safety net program, here we’re looking at a retirement program for middle income and upper income people.

– Andrew Biggs

Found on CNN
1 year ago

These people know each other, often travel to the same destinations, communicate and have a closed system. Tatarsky occupied a significant place in this community, at the same time, he was also a critic of the Russian officer corps and the upper echelon making decisions about military actions. Sometimes his … analysis caused a wave of negative reactions among officers, because he, as a staunch defender of Russia and its army, wanted to see this army more successful than it actually was.

– Ruslan Trad

Found on CNN
1 year ago

With snowpack in the upper Colorado River system running upwards of 130% of the 30-year median, we have a unique opportunity – perhaps once-a-decade opportunity – to repay the loan, aridity is our present and future and we’re trying to adapt to this unique set of circumstances.

– Chuck Cullom

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Basically, you’re getting heat stirred into the upper layer [of water] around the Antarctic.

– Ted Scambos

Found on CNN
1 year ago

President Biden has claimed the upper hand … and tomorrow Putin will have to reply to what happened today.

– Kira Rudik

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There is a tension throughout the Chinese system – it’s a feature of Chinese governance, where lower levels fight for their own autonomy, and upper levels fight for greater control.

– Drew Thompson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I always thought that the way These Muslim women were clothed was grounded in discrimination and that it constituted a significant barrier for women participating in society, i listened to, especially the women from Egypt who were in full burkas and with their face covered up to the lower part of the eyes( and) upper cheekbones … They saw it as a source of freedom.

– The Women

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The fire spread up quickly to the upper floors and then to every side, engulfing the whole building.

– Peerapan Srisakorn Peerapan Srisakorn

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It was very windy last night, the fire spread up quickly to the upper floors and then to every side, engulfing the whole building.

– Peerapan Srisakorn Peerapan Srisakorn

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think it’s Putin’s way of sending a message to the Europeans that I can affect you. You may have the upper hand on me, But I can also affect you.

– Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The economic situation in Russia is deteriorating, and that gives China an upper hand in the relationship, ties between Moscow and Beijing have been asymmetric before Russia was a needier partner, but now this is an asymmetry on steroids where China has the commanding position, and definitely will be not shy to use it going forward.

– Alexander Gabuev

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Since the bill was signed into law, this money was going to be spent regardless. If there's federal money on the table she is, of course, going to do everything she can to make sure it is reinvested in Iowa. That's why she worked with a bipartisan group of her colleagues in asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize NESP construction along the Upper Mississippi River.

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Employers have the upper hand, it's very hard to prove that's the reason they closed. And the penalties are not even a slap on the wrist, it's the wagging of a finger.

– Todd Vachon

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It was written after one of the wettest years ever, so all this water was over-allocated to the lower basin states, as a result, there has been this tension with New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah -- the upper basin states where all that snowpack has been diminishing. That was the water table for the Western United States, and now it's gone.

– Bill Weir

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The center of the upper ridge looks to be situated over Kansas during the weekend ensuring the return of triple-digit heat to many areas.

– National Weather Service

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Conditions deteriorated so quickly, there weren't really alternative options. We had to move forward with the curtailment process. We developed an emergency regulation, that resulted in all kinds of surface water users... in the upper part of this watershed having to stop diversions.

– Sam Boland-Brien

Found on CNN
1 year ago

My work in the Rajya Sabha( upper house of parliament) is over, but my political and social work will never be over.

– Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Perpetrators such as the person stealing millions from the depositors often get shielded by accomplices in governments and in the upper-level management of the banks, the core problem is that China's financial system simply expanded far too fast relative to the size of the economy over the previous decade.

– Frank Xie

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This is a market that has been pressed to the ceiling. On top of that, the expectation is that new leasing will peak in August, which is expected to keep upper pressure on prices in the near term, i'm not sure how long this lasts after that, because at some point, for affordability, the math just doesn't work.

– Jonathan Miller

Found on CNN
1 year ago

You build a lot of upper-body strength when you climb, especially in the hands and fingers, but a lot of people don't realize that if you're using proper technique, your lower body gets quite a workout, too, with all of the squatting and jumping.

– Zack DiCristino

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It has a lot to do with weak leadership, whether its upper level leadership in law enforcement agencies or the local politics and mayors and county judges or even some governors, over the last couple of years, it's almost like there's no enforcement of the laws, especially the lower level stuff.

– Police Zach Farley

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

And that will give them a direct line into the administration — and the upper levels of the administration — in terms of communicating their concerns and their needs.

– Nancy Cantalupo

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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