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Before coming to the firm in January 1999, Mr. Casellas had over twenty years of successful leadership and management experience in the public and private sectors. | Mr. Casellas joined the firm in January of 1999. |
Conceived as a theater and emphasizing the decorative space as much as the buildings surrounding it, the piazza satisfies the need of Mediterranean peoples to conduct their lives in the open air. | The piazza is an open air element in the city. |
Especially the phraseology. | Mainly the way it was worded. |
Small villages in the interior remain unspoiled, particularly because of their remote and hilly location. | The remoteness of the area has contributed to its pristine nature. |
Irish handmade chocolates are on sale at Butler's Irish Chocolates in Grafton Street. | You can buy handmade chocolate at Butler's Irish Chocolates. |
In recent years there has been a rebirth in icon painting using traditional methods, both for church renovations, and for commercial sale. | Traditional icon painting has experienced a rebirth in recent years. |
And do you agree with him that it was worth having made the start, even if the end was likely to be bad? | Do you agree that it was probably going to end badly? |
Some of the old houses on the hilltop are admirably decorated with flower gardens, and all have a panoramic view of the sea or mountains, or both. | There are old houses with flower gardens, and the mountains can be seen from some of them. |
If only Susan could read the visions of such a rock, what might they learn of them? | What would they learn if Susan could read the visions of a rock? |
brothers and sisters things like that i suppose they may have exceptions but um i guess it all it would all boil down to i mainly i i guess my question would be what what's the purpose what's what's trying to be accomplished by by that proposal | What is the proposal meant to do? |
The superficial The even split of many of his assets vindicates her argument and bodes well for corporate wives. | The even split of assets is good news for corporate wives. |
If I were on Clinton's side, I would not let them show Ken Starr, says Bain. | Bain said he wouldn't let them show Ken Starr. |
We'll ask Miss Jane Finn to tell us the story that only Miss Tuppence has heard so far but before we do so we'll drink her health. | Jane Finn can tell us after we drink to her. |
Too many ways it could go wrong.' | There are several ways in which it might not go right. |
I wasn't going to let you see the risings, but now maybe I will. | I was going to prevent you from looking at the risings, but perhaps I'll let you see now. |
2) No, he's been campaigning for months. | For the last several months, he has been on the campaign trail. |
and that would be the long the short and the putt of it | It is the long, short and putt. |
yeah the times are different yeah | Yes, It is a different time. |
These outputs are used to develop the emissions inventories. | These outputs will be used to develop emissions inventories. |
He hit Adrin hard in the head with the back of his arm. | He hit Adrin with his arm. |
Finally they altered their tactics. | They changed their strategy at length. |
The Company erected its east-coast installations in the year 1642 just down the road from the Dutch, at Mandaraz, pronounced Madras by the British. | The Company put up installations at Mandaraz in 1642. |
Microsoft says its linkage of IE to Windows yields improved features and functionality. | There is improved functionality now that IE is linked to Windows. |
This is, of course, nonsense. | This is not sensible. |
"Sing's in th' kitchen. | Sing is in the kitchen. |
yeah that doesn't work very well either | That is not a workable plan. |
Everything he got turned out to be the right size, but he couldn't see himself in hauberk and greaves, nor in a filmy nightgown. | Although he couldn't see himself in them, everything he got was the right size. |
a mess when we have to start hunting for places to put the things | It's too difficult when we have to find places to put everything. |
It is a wide arc of sand, shallow and sheltered. | The sand is shallow and hidden away. |
If, after repeated warnings, a State was judged guilty of misgovernment, it was simply annexed by the Paramount Power the British. | States that were guilty of misgovernment after repeated warnings were annexed by the British. |
Adjacent is the impressively deep Pool of Bethesda, where Jesus cured the crippled man with the famous words Stand up, take your mat and walk (John 5:2-9). | Jesus cured a crippled man near the deep pool of Bethesda. |
well i know it's hard for young people to think about giving up their years you know free their carefree years but people that i have known that have done that i like from other countries especially Germany and Finland | Young people from Germany and Finland have few reservations about how they spend their carefree years. |
Before you begin shopping, pick up HKTA's Shopping Guide to Consumer Electronics. | HKTA provides a Shopping Guide to Consumer Electronics. |
He's a proselytizer of newspapers. | The newspaper changes its views based on him. |
Fairness and diversity Take steps to implement equal employment opportunity goals. | Being just is a part of making equal chances for employees. |
these macroeconomic data, we used results from the Federal Reserve's 1998 Survey of Consumer Finance to present a snapshot of individual households' net worth by income level. | The Federal Reserve conducted a survey of consumer finance in 1998. |
uh yeah yeah that's incredible that and um i'm afraid to take the chance when i go down there to eat a meal like that | I am concerned about eating a meal like that. |
how did you first get involved in camping | How did you first get interested in camping? |
These estimates do not take into account any synergies or efficiencies realized from retrofitting multiple units on a site, as are described in Section 2.5 and 3.5, or from a combination of technologies, as described in Chapter 5. Roughly 50 percent of an SCR project man-hours and 40 percent of an FGD project man-hours... | There may be synergies created by retrofitting multiple units on a single site. |
Any blood sport can be barbaric, whether it's boxing or wrestling or ultimate fighting. | Blood sports are barbaric. |
Glad to get this band in on all four legs an' runnin' easy. | Happy to have this group on all four legs and running easily. |
Ellison was not, by any means, the first black writer to explore these issues. | Black writers had explored these issues before Ellison. |
Translated ... | Translation. |
No justice, no peace, barks out a fierce equivalency, although to the uninitiated it may sound like a list of the two things the crowd is justice and peace. | Chanting no justice, no peace is a deliberate demand. |
Organized walks are usually offered on Fridays; check with the Christian Information Centre inside Jaffa Gate. | There are organized walks on most fridays. |
'What are you talking about?' | What are you discussing? |
Jingoistic Java Juggernaut | The Java Juggernaut is Jingoistic |
We will, of course, be hard at work throughout the week for the betterment of Slate, the Microsoft Corp., and the world, in roughly that order. | We'll be working to make Slate better. |
6 percent of GDP, net national saving was 5.7 percent of GDP. | Less than 7 percent of GDP, net national saving was less than 6 percent of GDP. |
In theory, cream skimming of residential service could occur in either city or rural areas. | The residential service skimming can occur anywhere. |
If a fetus is a fully human life, then all abortion is murder and the debate over any particular procedure is beside the point. | Is a fetus a fully human life? |
The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 repeated this theme and provided more detailed requirements. | The Clinger-Cohen Act was written in 1996. |
The method used most often (by 61 percent of grantees) was referral agreements with other agencies. | The way that was utilized by 61 percent of grantees was referral agreements. |
Examples were cited of increased premiums for finding qualified board members and such searches needing to identify 15 candidates for a board position just to get one who is willing to serve. | Qualified board members were selected in many ways. |
He smiled and it frightened me. | His smile was frightening. |
To begin with, the fragment corresponds exactly with a tear in Mrs. Cavendish's armlet. | To start with, the fragment matches the tear in Mrs. Cavendish's armlet. |
GSA recognized that it suffered from conflicting policymaking and service-providing roles and needed to replace its outmoded methods of delivering service. | The conflict between providing service and making policy had caused the GSA to suffer. |
Although she thought age of the interventionist could be an influential factor, she was unsure because there are so many interactions and factors that we have not looked at very carefully. | There were so many interactions and factors that we haven't looked at carefully, and she was unsure because of it. |
His pace quickened into a trot but slackened again as he neared the Four Jacks and remembered all the precautions he must take in Tubacca. | He walked faster. |
His face was pleasantly ugly nondescript, yet unmistakably the face of a gentleman and a sportsman. | He had an ugly face, but it was that of a gentleman and a sportsman. |
There was even less of it showing than he had remembered. | There was so little of it showing than he had seen the last time. |
To do it yourself, or charter bareboat, you'll need to demonstrate proficiency. | You have to be able to show competency in order to do it yourself. |
I don't know anything about the coffee-cups, except that we've got some that are never used, which are a perfect dream! | Some of our coffee cups are in brand-new condition. |
North of the square, rue Bonaparte leads past the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts (Fine Arts School). | Rue Bonaparte leads past Ecole Nationals Superieru de Beaux Arts. |
Never knowed any li'l boy what warn't glad to see th' last o' a book. | Little boys don't like reading books. |
What about him? | What did he do? |
German, who also plays basketball, wants to make sure his new firm's employees have an opportunity for family time while doing good work. | German wants to ensure his employees spend time with their family. |
In fact, many experts believe that the key recovery scheme is so vague and tentative as to be irrelevant. | Experts have roundly criticized the key recovery scheme. |
Because the young lady was knocked down in a street accident, and has sustained slight injuries to the head. | The young lady has injuries to her head from an accident in which she was knocked down. |
i believe that's correct uh-huh | I trust that is right. |
Substantial new resources are essential to increased access to and availability of services to low-income persons. | Substantial new resources are essential to increased access to and availability of services to low-income persons. |
They are not to be used to help a family manage their mother or help a doctor or nursing home get permission for a pill or procedure they feel is in the best interest of a patient. | It does not allow them to do what they want. |
Two days later, she quoted Dole in another They've turned the White House into something else, I don't know what it is. | She quoted Dole two days later. |
So them strays join up with th' wild ones. | Strays get together with wild ones. |
The islanders' heroic resistance, admittedly abetted by a timely typhoon ( divine wind ), earned them a formidable martial reputation. | The islanders were brave and resisted heroically. |
i think it's a it's a definite i think it's essential | I think that it is definitely important. |
of course charged those puppies up and it's oh boy when those bills start coming in they want a lot of money when you start getting them up there | they ask you for large payments when the bills start arriving |
His article describes profit maximization as if it were the central behavioral assumption of economics. | Profit maximization is central to economics per his article. |
The pilot took us a little further up- so I could be reminded that this Field went on forever. | We went higher and I could see the field never ended. |
I am still tempted to do that, but since I encountered that quotation, I have resisted. | I'm still pretty tempted but I've managed to resist. |
Russia invaded Poland and in 1792-1793 it, along with Prussia, imposed a second partition of Poland, annulling the constitution and essentially divying up the country between them. | Russian invaders conquered Poland and together with Prussia split Poland up and nullified its constitution. |
I will wait at our camp in the clearing on the east side of the southern road. | Our camp is set up in a clearing. |
And millions of people have seen the photograph of an unknown Jewish soldier fervently praying at the Western Wall minutes after Israeli forces captured the Old Citein 1967. | The photo of the unknown Jewish soldier praying at the western wall has been viewed millions of times. |
The Internet is an uncertain network because it is packet-switched. | The packet-switching makes the Internet lack certainty as a network. |
yeah it's it's tough on the joints if you jog on concrete or on asphalt supposed to be much better if you find uh grass or or uh dirt to jog on | Jogging on softer ground is better for joint health than jogging on rock hard surfaces. |
but there's always a sell | There's always something they're trying to advertise to you. |
Since then at least one monumental social change has swept across suburbia--namely the entry of married women into the work force--without generating a literature. | Married women's entrance into the work force has been a significant social step. |
Not long before this time, between 2575 2550 b.c. , King Kephren had the Sphinx erected in his honor at Giza. | The Sphinx was erected in Giza in honor of King Kephren. |
I hope that I can count on each of you and others to do the same. | You and the others doing the same is an outcome that I am hoping I can count on. |
I realized that there was an 33 emotional lack in the atmosphere. | I realized there was an emotional lack around. |
He and his party are charged with forging a positive path for the people of Jamaica. | Forging a positive path for the Jamaicans was the charge of his party. |
okay thank you you do the same bye-bye | Thank you, you too, goodbye. |
So far, the former has been more vulnerable to diversion than the later. | The latter is more resistant to diversion than the former. |
The stone was taken as booty from a Crusader church in Acre (now Israel) when it was overrun by Arab forces. | The stone was stolen by a crusader of Israel. |
Push her a bit, George." 202 The car fairly leapt forward. | The car was being driven. |
and i'm hoping especially with those big tall sides on there it that maybe i won't have oh i'll have less of a bug problem anyway at least they they'll have a hard time crawling up the thing | I am hoping because I have the high sides, that the bugs will not be able to get in and I will have less of a problem with them. |
For a great artist like Kazan to immolate himself to protect the rights of lesser artists, or more precisely in a quixotic attempt to protect those rights, would have been heroic. | Kazan is a great artist. |
Yet you speak with a slight American accent? | But you have a slight American accent. |
okay well i'm ready any time you are sir | I'm ready when you are. |
inflation is out of this world and the governments which our government has technically supported for years are corrupt as all get out and generally the people are getting screwed and they're tired of it and they're willing to try anything to get out from under it even if that means going to communism | Inflation is higher than ever. |
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