We're sure that they'll come to a satisfactory arrangement.


Ian Thomas

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It seems that today we reached a satisfactory conclusion.
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We anticipate a satisfactory resolution.
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All parties reached a satisfactory settlement.
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John cooks, that is the arrangement, ... John's a wonderful cook.
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I held you in my hands, Wanderer, and you were beautiful.
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Hardware: The parts of a computer system that can be kicked.
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Your mum pounced on her and started sucking away. Would’ve been arousing if not for all the scream...
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Christ girl, Ι wasn't even going to bite you. Well, not the way you're thinking."
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STEPHENIE MEYER
They've got a nice arrangement.
MIKE WILTON
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We came a long way. Was it satisfactory to everyone? Probably not.
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To kill a mockingbird. If you haven't read it, I think you should because it is very interesting.
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I will never forget the vision of Jamie walking towards me.
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You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them.
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SHARRON ANGLE
I think what Ian said has a lot of merit,
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EDDIE TRUNK
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DWIGHT D EISENHOWER
Thomas made birdie there and I thought, 'Here we go. It's down the stretch now'. But I've been in th...
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If you don't get satisfactory answers, don't do business with that person.
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He visualized that (Ian) would kill his sister, stab her in the back,
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A Ritual to Read to Each Other


If you don’t know the kind of person I am
and...
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PAUL MERTON
not an arrangement.
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JOAN DIDION
I lacked a bit of freshness to clock a better time. But overall, it's satisfactory.
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Of all the world's enjoyments That ever valued were, There's none of our employments Wit...
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STEPHENIE MEYER
Think it more satisfactory to live richly than die rich.
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As I swallowed the last bite of my bagel, my fear gave way to anger. “And just what the hell did h...
LISA SHEARIN
You do that, and I take back every nasty thing I've ever said about you."
He grinned, his mood ...
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Charles, mate, you fret too much. I'm a grown man, I am, and I can blood my handle."
"Handle yo...
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But it can only be modified or amended in ways that are satisfactory to the other parties.
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This year, we are going to more of a co-selling arrangement.
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It could well be that she is in the tradition of Clarence Thomas or Antonin Scalia, as the president...
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We have supported the school throughout this process and are pleased that a satisfactory resolution ...
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But he did say that the character would be on the sidelines in movies One and Two, and move into the...
IAN MCDIARMID
For me it's even more interesting, because my character comes out of the shadow. It's a chan...
IAN MCDIARMID
I suppose it's easy to play a hypocritical politician with a smiling face; it's also quite g...
IAN MCDIARMID
I'm the blackest villain of all time.
IAN MCDIARMID
The part that I think is one of the most interesting is of course the one that Hayden Christensen pl...
IAN MCDIARMID
If you got the DVD you can see that George Lucas has taken that person out, as well as the voice, an...
IAN MCDIARMID
That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.
IAN MCDIARMID
There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne...
IAN MCDIARMID
To start your life as a character of 120 years when you are in your late thirties, and then go back ...
IAN MCDIARMID
When George asked me to be the prequels, it was the same kind of meeting - it was very short and to ...
IAN MCDIARMID
And also, it's sort of my job to make you believe things about him that aren't true about me...
IAN MCDIARMID
Consistency is very important when you're making films.
IAN MCDIARMID
It was a scene I was really looking forward to, and one that I embraced, and when we were filming it...
IAN MCDIARMID
Ultimately, I'm not the most prolific person, but I've been doing this for a long time, and ...
IAN MACKAYE
At every election, my vote goes to the candidate less likely to declare war. You're dropping hug...
IAN MACKAYE
I was into Ted Nugent, I was a Nugent guy. I was a skateboarder listening to Ted Nugent.
IAN MACKAYE
Yeah, if someone's selling downloads and collecting money for our songs I would be unhappy about...
IAN MACKAYE
Basically we just created our own label, but again we just did it to document our own music and crea...
IAN MACKAYE
I consider the guitar a tool for the most part. I do pick up the acoustic now and then, I certainly ...
IAN MACKAYE
I have thousands of tapes, and photos and fliers, letters, posters, artwork - basically everything t...
IAN MACKAYE
I feel completely fortunate to have this outlet for something I don't really feel like I have a ...
IAN MACKAYE
I stand behind all the lyrics I've ever written; I don't have a problem with that.
IAN MACKAYE
What I find interesting as a 40-year-old is the idea of trying to be a part of a pronounced, continu...
IAN MACKAYE
I'm not a religious person, and I'm not too interested in being a part of a religion, but I ...
IAN MACKAYE
I never, ever had it in my mind that I wanted to be in the record industry, because I still contend ...
IAN MACKAYE
I just have work to do; I just do it.
IAN MACKAYE
The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out....
IAN MACKAYE
To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
IAN MACKAYE
Music is a language and different people who come along are each using that language to do something...
IAN MACKAYE