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clear evidence that Iraq had taken advance actions at certain of the locations planned for inspection in order to defeat the purposes of inspection.


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We have also taken note that the inspection is ongoing and there are certain pending issues.
ZHANG YAN China hopes for an early resumption of diplomatic efforts to solve the issue concerning the weapons ...
ZHU BANGZAO Dialogue is good, ... America used to talk to Iraq all the time. Members of Congress don't have any ...
DENNIS KUCINICH It is my first visit to Iraq ... (and) I have come to prepare the ground for the inspection of the e...
JAYANTHA DHANAPALA a qualified mechanic was dispatched to the aircraft and conducted an inspection of the entire wing, ...
TIM WAGNER In order to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear country you have to introduce a system of verificat...
SHIMON PERES Upon closer inspection many of the allegedly negative implications of rising international trade and...
JOAQUIN ALMUNIA Cease dependence on inspection to achieve quality. Eliminate the need for inspection on a mass basis...
W. EDWARDS DEMING In addition, it is very likely that United States action in Iraq caused Iran to open its nuclear fac...
JIM GERLACH We have an annual district inspection and a five-year thorough inspection with the Corps.
MILES WALDRON We had specific guidelines that we had worked on with Sushi King to implement prior to them reopenin...
ANN WRIGHT Utopias are presented for our inspection as a critique of the human state.
WILLIAM GOLDING Overall, there's nearly 2,000 inspection stations in the province of Manitoba, they know exactly wha...
BRIAN SMILEY We passed the state inspection and we are open for business.
DEVON WELLS And while I'm sure they're very admirable and brave and all the rest of it, I don't personally fancy...
J.K. ROWLING So, obviously, we won't be able to get in to do that inspection.
SARA EVANS information related to that company's bid for an inspection contract under the United Nations Oil-fo...
DAVID KELLEY We will seek injunctive relief, prohibiting demolition of the structures until the court determines ...
JEFF BAKER it's time to implement tougher inspection regulations.
CHRIS SHAYS There is no conclusive evidence to show that there's any difference in the nutrient value. And when ...
LOIS FERGUSON Virginia enjoys an equal-to status with the federal government when it comes to meat inspection. Rig...
ANDREW SMITH On inspection, Gaudi's architecture isn't whimsical at all.
P. J. O'ROURKE It's the end of a week of inspections that had been planned, and (Ritter) will be returning back to ...
CHARLES DUELFER One of the lessons I have learned is that clients understand the need for X-ray inspection, but some...
JAY ADAMS I liked myths. They weren't adult stories and they weren't children's stories. They were better than...
NEIL GAIMAN Technically, even on inspection, it was against camp rules for two campers of the opposite sex to be...
RICK RIORDAN The inspection is Thursday, but they are nearly done.
DAWN KELSCH May I never neither turn left nor turn right in my journey of life, but may I go straight to Christ ...
ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Censor, n. An officer of certain governments, employed to supress the works of genius. Among the Rom...
AMBROSE BIERCE Ukraine rejected the option, which shows that the Ukrainian authorities had planned a conflict in ad...
SERGEI KUPRIYANOV He felt even angrier that Dumbledore was showing signs of weakness. He had no business being weak wh...
J.K. ROWLING The packaging error was detected during a store inspection process.
ANNE HENDRICKS But I've sure worked at jobs where I have been under inspection.
JACK VANCE We discover part of our true self only by conspicuous inspection of the depths of our conscience.
KILROY J. OLDSTER I wish we had the staff for annual inspections. The (latest UI power plant) inspection was precipita...
MARY BRYANT I wish we had the staff for annual inspections, ... The (latest UI power plant) inspection was preci...
MARY BRYANT Among other things, we will be providing full details of how we intend to approach our Special Inspe...
NEIL SHEEHAN It's hard to be the first. It's almost as if I'm subject to a different level of inspection.
CAROL BRAUN It's hard to be the first. It's almost as if I'm subject to a different level of inspection.
CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN Watching an inspection is like watching paint dry.
BOB BAKER Every time we opened an apartment we painted and they had to pass an inspection from Weld County.
JAVIER RODRIGUEZ The Orkin people did an inspection and didn't find any fleas.
KYLE BORDELON It's being taken to a safe anchorage for inspection. There's no apparent damage to the cargo, no lea...
MIKE ZAMPA Nobody can describe a fool to the life, without much patient self-inspection.
FRANK MOORE COLBY Nobody can describe a fool to the life, without much patient self-inspection
FRANK MOORE COLBY It's exciting that you've got an entire season to experience 24 hours of highly dramatically...
XANDER BERKELEY We're going to take into consideration the inspection cycles, but keep in mind poles don't deteriora...
MAYCO VILLAFANA This voluntary inspection should alleviate public concerns following the Alaska Airlines accident.
BOB BAKER I don't know if I have a favorite color.
KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl.
KATE MIDDLETON The mind can never foresee its own advance
FRIEDRICH A. HAYEK We've got a good inspection system in Arizona managing products that come from other parts of the co...
CARL OLSON ICE agents conduct operations every single day in locations around the country. Operations are not r...
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“In a slum somewhere in India
As...
THE PROPHET OF LIFE The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w...
ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Typically, we advocate if there is a complaint-based system in place, utilize that rather than go to...
KRISTIAN JAMES You get an annual physical every year. It seems your credit should be worthy of the same inspection.
JON GROLINGER The inspection by the police will continue into the night. A count of the dead or injured is unlikel...
DALTON DI FRANCO One of the city officers noticed that the inspection sticker on Mom's car was expired and gave her a...
DEAN COX The agency calls on Iran again not to start any activities in Isfahan before the IAEA inspection sys...
MELISSA FLEMING Harry dreamed he was back in the DA room. Cho was accusing him of luring her there under false prete...
J.K. ROWLING Yes, but the world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters,' said Sirius with a wry smile.
J.K. ROWLING Is it true that you shouted at Professor Umbridge?'

'Yes,' said Harry.

'You ca...
J.K. ROWLING I don't think there would have been any inspection but for outside pressure, including U.S. forces,
HANS BLIX Science must constantly be reminded that her purposes are not the only purposes and that the order o...
WILLIAM JAMES I was told during the inspection that I should anticipate that they [7th and Wabash LLC] would be th...
JOHN HANLEY This is a privately owned bridge by Lowe's Motor Speedway. They are responsible for maintenance and ...
DON IDOL (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes...
JEAN SASSON A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection.
ARTHUR BLOCH Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
TACITUS Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
PUBLIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
PUBLIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS Guantanamo is still open, but it's unlikely that serious torture is going on at Guantanamo. Ther...
NOAM CHOMSKY How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine."
The Q...
LEWIS CARROLL You could say that's the equivalent to a council inspection but it's quite a different beast altoget...
CHRIS DEE We're usually there more than once a month. We were just there on a routine inspection.
CHRIS MCCLOUD All of the connections are inspected, but we don't have all the shutters put up to pass that inspect...
REBECCA CALDWELL Show Dr. Princi your teeth. That's right, let's see 'em all. Christ, Sparks, is that your tongue or ...
THOMAS HARRIS Everybody passed inspection and all of the shocks, in regard to parts and pieces, were completely le...
JOHN DARBY Rather than rush through with the inspection, to get the planes up right away faster, that they shou...
ANDREW KLUGER Life begins somewhere and ends somewhere with time but to get somewhere with the life you have depen...
ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH We are against duplicity of inspection. We believe in the building of safe and affordable homes, but...
PAT SULLIVAN Why be an ostrich?
MARGARET MITCHELL We have taken account of all aspects, including scientific evidence, but it is clear that public opi...
CATHY MARET [Asked if he believed it was standard procedure for inspectors to allow cars that fail an initial he...
RYAN NEWMAN By rights, satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the li...
FRANK MOORE COLBY On close inspection, this device turned out to be a funereal juke box - the result of mixing Lloyd's...
CECIL BEATON Most don't last past 50 on the job. They'll move on to building inspection or another related field.
FRANK RIZZO Everyone should get a home inspection; it really makes sense. The cost relative to the investment is...
ANDY ALLEN There is no greater glory than to die for love.
GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Together they had overcome the daily incomprehension, the instantaneous hatred, the reciprocal nasti...
GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ She would defend herself, saying that love, no matter what else it might be, was a natural talent. S...
GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which i...
NANCY PELOSI All members of the international community should make due efforts in accordance with that. China wi...
ZHANG QIYUE It's clear that we have a lot at stake in Iraq. Failure is not an option for Iraqis or for us here i...
ZALMAY KHALILZAD What kind of knife is this?” Locke held a rounded buttering utensil up for Chains’ inspection. �...
SCOTT LYNCH The purpose of the UN mechanism, this inspection mechanism, is not to engage in a cat and mouse game...
DOUGLAS FEITH We can leave a place behind, or we can stay in that place and leave our selfishness (often expressed...
JOHN H. GROBERG At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to defeat...
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SAMUEL BUTLER Science, after all, is only an expression for our ignorance of our own ignorance.
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SAMUEL BUTLER The thief. Once committed beyond a certain point he should not worry himself too much about not bein...
SAMUEL BUTLER The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously.
SAMUEL BUTLER The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them.
SAMUEL BUTLER Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it.
SAMUEL BUTLER Union may be strength, but it is mere blind brute strength unless wisely directed.
SAMUEL BUTLER The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by all that is.
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