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A specific performance expectation to lead and facilitate change could be a critical element as agencies transform themselves to succeed in an environment that is more results oriented, less hierarchical, and more integrated.
A specific performance expectation to lead and facilitate change could be a critical element.
He is like a trussed chicken!" The frank amusement in her tone jarred on the boy; but at that moment, to his amazement, he felt her hand running lightly over his bonds, and something small and cold was pressed into the palm of his hand.
Something small and cold was placed into the boy's hand.
From the very first I took a firm and rooted dislike to him, and I flatter myself that my first judgments are usually fairly shrewd.
The first impression of him was very negative.
In the window was a big roll-top desk strewn with papers at which the master of the house was sitting.
The master of the house was sitting at his desk, which was covered with papers.
In the antebellum era, New England-based Conscience Whigs denounced the North's pro-South Cotton Whigs as corrupt.
The Cotton Whigs, who were pro-South, were berated by the Conscience Whigs as corrupt.
yeah yeah where you calling from
can I ask you where you are?
they have benefited from it and um you know although i wouldn't want
It has helped them.
Serbia Turns Down American Express
American Express was turned down by Serbia
Bush's wife and daughters provide another handy shield.
Bush's family deflect.
Not even the surest magic is reliable.
Magic is almost always unreliable to some degree.
The Daily Mail Monday quoted the pendant's inventor, chiropractor Dr. Charles Brown, as saying that it contains a 'magical configuration' of quartz and other crystals which deflect electromagnetic radiation from modern office equipment--and counter 'negative vibes.
Dr. Charles Brown invented a pendant to protect its wearer from negative vibes.
Accordingly, such an office was established by and for LSC.
LSC opened such an office.
Put that pair in your personal ad, and you'll be dating my aunt Helen (if you're a man) or my uncle Morty (if you're a neat and prudent gay man) or my uncle Herb (if you're a straight woman and his mother, my great-aunt Selma, says it's OK).
Uncle Morty is gay.
The nucleus of classical Rome is around the Colosseum, with the Forum to the northwest and the Baths of Caracalla to the south.
The Colosseum is to the southeast of the Forum.
yeah i don't know any statistics either but it's it's probably going to be the same type of situation that that uh the black people have gone through it took them well black men long time to to get up to the pay scales of the white man and now i think it it's feasible for a black man to be president
It took black men a long time to be paid the same as white men for the same job.
oh yeah yeah that's matter fact that's one of my favorite hobbies is uh reading
Reading is one of my favorite hobbies.
(Interestingly, there's an elegant white statue of a veiled woman outside the church.)
There is a statue outside the church.
for example, motor vehicle records to detect crashes; police records to assess criminal activities; and state vital statistics registries, the Social Security Death Index, and the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) to detect mortality.
The Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) detects mortality in accidents.
Along the Liffey to the west is Temple Bar, center of nightlife and home to many of Dublin's cutting-edge artists and artistic endeavors.
The Temple Bar is a hot-spot for new art.
We don't know, for example, if Earthlike planets are common.
Planets similar to earth are not something we know are common.
did you finish it
Have you finished it?
well we uh my husband always usually always pays with cash but i never seem to have cash
My husband tends to pay with cash.
Will you take a picture of us with the underwear for our album cover?
We need a picture with the underwear, for our album cover.
As an example of her broad appeal, she is the all-time bestselling author in France, with over 40 million copies sold in French (as of 2003) versus 22 million for Emile Zola, the nearest contender.
She has sold almost double the amount of novels in French as the second most popular author.
you know during the the time because we've got a thirty day grace period on the credit card as long as you pay it you know within that time and that's usually enough time for the insurance to get back
It's a good idea to pay a credit card within the 30-day grace period.
I do, replies the man, but how did you know?
The man does
It's funded through congressional appropriation.
Congressional appropriation find it.
But I like this machine.
This machine is one that I like.
Kells is good with horses, so you needn't worry.
Don't fret, for Kells is good with horses.
Save us the trouble later.'
Save us from having to do that at a later time.
so anyway well we seem to be one in favor and one against
We have one on each side.
He looked away as he spoke.
He looked a different direction as he was talking.
Others are less enthusiastic.
Others aren't that enthusiastic.
Jon listened to the hooves as they approached.
Jon could hear the hooves approaching.
oh i'm with you i have to check T News every everyday it's my noontime dose of facts
I check T News in order to read facts.
Televisions are expensive these days.
Televisions cost a lot of money in the current year.
i'm that's my case also i've got a new born and and there's just no time
I have a newborn, and there's just no time.
No, come on out of it.
No, exit that place.
Th' Don has him a high-steppin' hoss every hoss thief in this here territory'd like to run off.
The Don has a horse that every horse thief in the area would like to steal.
From the farmer's point of view, the opportunity to buy infertile seeds can be a great boon.
Farmers see the opportunity to buy infertile seed as a great boon.
The Spanish resisted and, aided by British troops commanded by the Duke of Wellington, drove the French out.
The Spanish were able to drive the French out thanks to the help of British troops.
Only a fool underestimates his capabilities.
Anyone who underestimates his abilities lacks either wisdom or intelligence.
um-hum that's too much isn't it
That is too much, right?
Once the development is taken over, it's very difficult to take them back.
It's hard to recover from a development take over.
White sandy beaches and gentle sea breezes are for many the perfect recipe for a holiday from the stresses of modern life, and in Malaysia the offerings are plenty.
The perfect recipe for a holiday from the stresses of modern life is gentle sea breezes and white sandy beaches.
You've been too darned close about the whole business, Julius accused him.
Julius accused him of being too close to the business.
Toward Greek Independence
To Reach Greek Freedom
In addition, these central groups were able to achieve some efficiencies and increase consistency in the implementation of the organization's security program by performing tasks centrally that might otherwise be performed by multiple individual business units.
The central groups were able to achieve efficiencies.
Some projects require a higher degree of boiler integration and less erected steel and, therefore, have a higher percentage of boilermaker labor.
Some projects have a percentage of boilermaker labor that's higher.
As you've said, they're honest.
Like you say, they tell the truth.
Jon turned and fired twice out of the cave's entrance.
Jon was in the cave and firing out of the entrance.
And, quite as evidently, they were unaware of my vicinity, for before I could move or speak John repeated the words which had aroused me from my dream.
The words that woke me from my dream were spoken by John.
Speed Racer's musical theme--Go Speed Racer, go!
It was the theme from the cartoon show.
Local lore says that you tan better on black sand.
There is a local belief that black sand makes you tan quicker.
Many of the street names are still French Rue Suffren, Rue Lauriston, Rue Dumas (Alexandre), and Rue Dupleix, today known as Rue Jawaharlal Nehru.
Several of the streets still bear French names.
I see it in plain sight.
It is easy to spot.
Although you will find venues scattered throughout the city, the main theater district is found south of the west end of Princes Street.
Near the shoreline there are cottages styled as luxurious plantation homes, with covered porches and occasionally hot tubs.
Some critics describe the top-rated drama's live broadcast as a welcome throwback to 1950s television.
The highly rated drama's live broadcast has been praised by some critics as a great throwback to what was on TV in the 50's.
Rents, royalties, and bonuses on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and other petroleum and mineral rights.
The OCS has petroleum and mineral deposits.
the tax basis is actually uh less than the full price of the house
The tax basis is in fact less than what the house cost.
and uh for me that's uh mostly newspaper and radio i almost never watch television as a matter of course so i don't get news from television except during the war i watched a lot of CNN because it was so good
i get my news from the radio and newspaper unless there is a war on
Nevertheless, the Holy Land is not the ideal place for a family holiday.
A trip to the Holy Land is not suitable for tourists travelling with their family.
Nominal purely nominal.
It is nominal.
Whatever conclusion you may reach, this beautifully laid-out garden, containing a typical rock-hewn cave tomb of the first century a.d. , is a highlight of many pilgrimages.
No matter what you think, this elegant garden is the highlight of many excursions.
But putting Greenspan (or his successor) into the picture restores much of the classical vision of the macroeconomy.
Greenspan represents the traditional vision of the macroeconomy.
Postal Service, we use a model of postal operations that follows the structure of FY 1999 costs in the U.S.
A model of postal operations that follows the structure of FY 1999 cost in the U.S. was used.
BLM, FHWA, IRS, and VBA recognize that they are in the early stages of implementation in using a balanced set of expectations as part of their senior executive performance management systems.
BLM, FHWA, IRS, and VBA know they are just beginning implementation in incorporating balanced expectations within their senior executive performance management systems.
I had infected his sister with the spawn of my loins, he said.
I had infected that girl.
While the SEC found that it would be inconsistent with the Coordination Act to grant an exemption for the above-described small entities, the Commissioner has written to the congressional committees concerned urging that the sunset provision be eliminated and the ERISA exemption be made permanent.
The Commissioner is at odds with the SEC because he wants an exemption for small entities.
John strode on ahead and I took the opportunity of whispering to Poirot: "There will be an inquest then?" Poirot nodded absently.
I took the opportunity to speak to Poirot when John walked ahead of us.
well you know still be on yeah yeah now they got a lot other crap involved and so i don't know you're right i think some of the tones uh of the the the daily prime time is is questionable that could be uh
The daily prime time shows are questionable.
and i don't know what else i don't really remember what else
I can't remember anything else.
It does not report whether he has sought the services of Catherine Oxenberg.
The report sought the services of Catherine Oxenberg.
um-hum well see what else can we talk about food
What else can we discuss about food?
oh yeah they are um-hum um-hum um-hum
Yes, they are.
and now that was in fifty one that's forty years ago that it was already a problem so it's now uh
It was already a problem forty years ago.
so let's see what else have i seen i saw
Let's think, what others I have watched?
This site promotes the sharing information and knowledge pertaining to the internal auditing profession across associations, industries, and countries.
The site promoted freedom of knowledge and information.
Beyond 3a, less attractive customers and relatively more difficult mail would begin to convert to presort.
The mail begins to presort after 3a happens.
The Wither had given the Kal a strong herbal drink that made him gag and wrapped his wound with dark blue crushed leaves.
The Wither was treating his injury.
He had real skill.
He was very talented.
The syndrome may even be several illnesses, they say, but the common thread is exposure to toxins in the Gulf.
The illnesses are caused from exposure to toxins in the Gulf.
so well keep up the good work and i'm going to i'm going to
We'll keep doing it.
they don't know how to sit there and look at the interest rate and say well this one is only sixteen percent and this one's twenty two hum
They don't know how to tell the difference between interest rates.
In America anything that can happen, Strangers kidnap children; mathematicians become terrorists; executives find themselves flipping hamburgers.
In America, executives sometimes find themselves flipping hamburgers.
With a population of 120,000, it is a larger city than most expect to find on such a tiny island, but in fact you can walk across the center in just 10 to 15 minutes.
The city located on the tiny island has a population of 120,000.
well that's that's the that's because we're supposed to be the rich ones with all the money to give away
Supposedly we have a lot of money to use for other people.
Outcome measurement may include an assessment
Assessments are used to measure outcome
uh to uh uh have uh uh games and uh work on crafts and work on projects and and refreshments and you take Indian names and wear headbands and act like in and uh learn a little about Indian
Work on games and crafts, also act and learn about Indians.
Fifty-one parties filed comments and 34 parties filed replies in response to comments.
51 parties files comments and 34 parties replied to the comments.
yeah he's going to have a debt going out the ear
Yes, he will have a lot of debt.
In response to the Notice, 31 parties filed comments, 45 parties filed informal comment letters, and 6 parties filed reply comments.
In total over 10 parties responded to the Notice.
'We can let him rest a bit, now that we have an understanding of the process.
We understand what's going on now.
And a lack of perfusion fluid to prime the heart bypass machine had held up all his operations.
Since there wasn't perfusion fluid for the bypass machine, he hadn't been able to have his operations on time.
Boris's words, "I believe you would sell us!" and her answer, "The price would have to be enormous," given lightly, it was true, yet might not there be a substratum of truth in it?
Boris was just joking when he said he believed she would sell them, but she was really thinking of actually doing it.
Maybe he sets up th' war shield an' does th' shoutin' back thar in front o' all them soldier boys.
There were soldier boys.
it doesn't always work that way
"Sometimes it works that way, but not always."
Apparently, the restaurant business could fund some pretty serious hobbies.
The restaurant business is lucrative.
um-hum um-hum i i agree we're the largest munitions producer in the world and so um there's a lot of money to be made there and it's uh be very difficult to to cut it back to a level where it should be and and then it will come back to haunt us it seems to come in cycles
We make a lot of money on munitions.
Those retired for disability reasons
Some people retired because of disability.