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GARY NAIDOO There is a very strong public perception that an unregulated ownership of land, such as housing by f...
JOE MATTHEWS I think it's a great fit at the right price, ... At a high price it's a lousy deal, but at a lower p...
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BRAD ANDERSON It's a diversity of high-density.
DENNIS ROGERS Our life is a series of moments. Let them all go. Moments. All gathering towards this one.
NOW IS GOOD We've had a look at it and the area where we have the least experience is midfield. Our target is to...
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HANK AARON Building an urban high density subdivision on this postage-stamp-sized piece of property is simply a...
LINDA HOWARD I'm totally opposed to this high-density situation that is invading the atmosphere of the community.
ED MOORE The Lexmark C522n was designed to offer big-business performance and a space-saving design at an aff...
PAUL ROOKE Every working family in America knows how hard it is today to find affordable childcare or early chi...
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DOUG REYNOLDS There's an opportunity now to take a large piece of land and use it to address what's probably the m...
BRAD HUNTER The capacity of the land should drive decisions on density, which relies on local dispersion of wast...
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MICHAEL CROWLEY Right now there is an influx of people coming in right after work and that is a hard situation to av...
DEBBIE MARTINEZ The cost of land here is such that developers can buy it at a very reasonable price.
DAVE ZOLLINGER We have to recognize that there is a problem of taking farmers' land at a very low price.
DU YING The most difficult person to find in American industry right now - and it's no different for us - is...
BRIAN MCNELIS There's so much gloom out there it's hard to find any reason to buy right now.
HIROAKI KURAMOCHI Coffee is at a relatively low historic price relative to other commodities right now. Coffee is in t...
JAMES CORDIER Obviously, it's great farm land, We've got some folks on staff who understand the land there, the mi...
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BRIDGETT WILLIAMS Our strategy is to spend money on the right player at the right price,
GEORGE MCPHEE When I'm done playing basketball, I want do something bigger. I'm working on my doctorate ri...
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL More troublesome is the inability to find affordable starter homes.
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JAY WALKER There's issues with the availability of the right-of-way.
JACK HOFFMAN Right now, we're just in the middle of trying to find ourselves, that's where we are. We're not a ba...
BRENDAN HAYWOOD Right now, the only thing Ranger has going for it is price.
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JUERGEN LUKASSER The price of success is hard work, dedication and determination to the endeavour which he loves utmo...
DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA June cackled with delight, muttering, "Whoops!" as a car almost killed them.
RICK RIORDAN To die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture.
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GREG COLLINS Businesses generate enormous amounts of data that is critical to their own operations as well as the...
LARRY SHEFFIELD To consider high-density development, it would be appropriate that we have a moratorium until such t...
CHARLES BOGGS There's a full range from the entry models at an affordable cost to feature-rich ones with 100-gig h...
GARY ROBINSON We have designed these two new projectors with features that are essential to business and education...
FRANK ANZURES Data growth was one driver, but the availability of affordable systems that support multiple tiers o...
BRAD NISBET [SCOTLAND have] high hopes ... Hopes are high that Barry Ferguson will overcome the injury he sustai...
BARRY FERGUSON It's going to be a challenge. Right now, Pensacola has a little perception problem with affordable r...
DAVID BAILEY We are happy to welcome Spirit to DFW International Airport. Spirit will add to an already impressiv...
JOE LOPANO This is the last remaining property in this area to assemble this land to create affordable housing....
BARBARA KAISER The i5 gives customers exactly what they want -- a compact, affordable, portable GPS device with pre...
GARY KELLEY I have been looking at a number of things in affordable housing because I do know that the price of ...
DAVID IGE Clearly, much of this high level of pay is due to the high price of gas.
SARAH ANDERSON According to the standard model billions of years ago some little quantum fluctuation, perhaps a sli...
SETH LLOYD High current density changes everything. It makes everything faster and more powerful. If you want a...
CEMAL BASARAN At most, a quarter of an inch is what we're looking at right now.
LYNN KENNEDY We're usually looking for 94% density. That's a pretty high number.
DALE DECKER Today is about the now, the moment you live in, so do now what you want to do
SOTONYE ANGA I believe that Palestine is an occupied land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River, and thi...
HASSAN NASRALLAH The land trust is a tool we're using to ensure there isn't a lot of displacement as the city continu...
JOE GRAY In summary, as neighboring property owners we object to the development of the park into such a high...
VIKKI WOLFF The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high.
J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT Rick stared at him. "Your brother is an alien."
"Yeah, but he's a cute one.
MIRA GRANT Right now, the timing of this is difficult. There's no doubt a price increase of this magnitude woul...
DOUG ROCKEL We're looking hard at tight end, and we're looking hard at a slot receiver type of guy. That's exact...
RON TURNER That's the middle of our central core. We obviously want high density there and a physical statement...
GARY PATTON I would say land is a crisis. Absolutely a crisis. And it's just putting affordable housing out of r...
ROSEMARY WALKER It's hard to find the houses now. There is nothing now, just earth and mud.
EUNERIO BAGAIPO It is pretty hard to find the right result to a controversial issue.
MAX BAUCUS The board has to make sure that the educations in Collin County is affordable, available and of high...
MAC HENDRICKS The board has to make sure that the education in Collin County is affordable, available and of high ...
MAC HENDRICKS I'd rather have a full house at a medium price than half-full at a high price.
GEORGE SHINN To have a real chance at a good job and a high quality of life, you almost have to have a college de...
BRITT KIRWAN With increasing population density, wealth in people becomes problematic. Land is scarce, water is s...
MIKE MCGOVERN This is really good for everyone. With the double-digit price increase we had last year, at some poi...
GENE COLLINS We're doing pretty well price-wise right now.
BARRY GREENBERG Do we believe housing is a right and that affordable housing is part of what it should mean to be an...
MATTHEW DESMOND Confidence is really high right now with everybody. Because everybody swam so well at sectionals, th...
BEN RUSSELL Residents in the area said they heard an explosion. Air rescue teams are traveling to the area right...
FRANCISCO PAZ We are excited to be working with Allied Concert Services to share with Sterling top-notch talent fo...
TRACY TRIMBLE To be willing to die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture.
ANATOLE FRANCE It is very hard for land-based banks to start an online-only bank.
ALENKA GREALISH I'm trying to work hard from the bottom of the depth chart and just trying to find a place on the te...
EARL CAMPBELL Being named a great school at a great price means that we offer both high-quality academic programs ...
DAVID MCFADDEN It's the ideal solution for small to medium business, and offers enterprise capabilities tailored an...
HANS GEYER Tackling affordable housing via land use planning won't necessarily solve the problem.
KATE BROWN We try to provide decent, safe housing at an affordable rent.
KRISTIN ZACCARIA Are we gearing up to start developing that land? The answer is no, not at this time. We don't have a...
GREG EDEN It's the availability to get the land on good-size parcels. There's a lot of acreage in Lehigh Acres...
DENNIS COWAN It was the right place for the right price at the right time.
JAMES MARTIN We have strong demand from existing customers for coverage in high density and high profile location...
GEORGE POLK The cost is being paid for by gas and impact fees. The price depends on material costs and availabil...
GARY VARGAS The secret to our success is that the product we developed is flexible and simple enough at an affor...
DON ELLIOTT A bigger issue is how do we find ways to ensure the citizens of Texas have affordable medical care, ...
FRED BROWN You know," Daddy said, "it's some that can live their whole life out without asking about it and it'...
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RICK RIORDAN Two hundred Romans, and no one’s got a pen? Never mind!"
He slung his M16 onto his bac...
RICK RIORDAN There!" Mars finished writing and threw the scroll at Octavian. "A prophecy. You can add it to your ...
RICK RIORDAN Jeez, Hazel," Percy said, "tell your horse to watch his language."
Hazel tried not to laugh. "W...
RICK RIORDAN Hey!" said the guy in the video. "Greetings from your friends at Camp Half-Blood, et cetera. This is...
RICK RIORDAN Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
RICK RIORDAN Now, come over here so I can pat you down."
"But you don't have-" Percy stopped. "Uh, sure." RICK RIORDAN Can you surf really well, then?"
I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh.
"Je...
RICK RIORDAN Hera, do not dare take credit! You have caused at least as many problems as you fixed!
RICK RIORDAN He wondered if...his dad, Zeus, would write him a note: “Please excuse Jason from eternal damnatio...
RICK RIORDAN Usually I give demigods something simple like a shopping trip, singing a funny song, that sort of th...
RICK RIORDAN Nico danced around like he needed to use the restroom. "Does Zeus really have lightning
bolts t...
RICK RIORDAN If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron w...
RICK RIORDAN Thalia blushed. "Hi, Lord Apollo."
Zeus's girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be...
RICK RIORDAN The god of wine looked around at the assembled crowd. “Miss me?”
The satyrs fell over...
RICK RIORDAN My faithful companion, Zoe Nightshade, has passed into the stars. I must have a new lieutenant. And ...
RICK RIORDAN Wait just a minute," Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. "These two are dangerous. It'd be mu...
RICK RIORDAN But I've never even been to Olympus! Zeus is crazy!"
Chiron and Grover glanced nervously ...
RICK RIORDAN Kronos couldn't have risen if it hadn't been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their paren...
RICK RIORDAN Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done w...
RICK RIORDAN I looked at Thalia. "You're afraid of heights."
Now that we were safely down the mountain...
RICK RIORDAN Doesn't miss many meals, does he?" Zeus muttered. "Tyson, for your bravery in the war, and for leadi...
RICK RIORDAN The Council agrees," Zeus said. "Percy Jackson, you will have one gift from the gods."
I hesita...
RICK RIORDAN As for my brothers," Zeus said, "we are thankful"-he cleared his throat like the words were hard to ...
RICK RIORDAN It's just Annabeth mom jeez!
RICK RIORDAN