These negotiations were done in a positive, cooperative, problem-solving spirit, ... While it may have taken some time to reach this cooperative solution, I think it was time well-spent.
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Related I think that our cooperative conservation approaches get people to sit down and grapple with problem... GALE NORTON Germany is paralyzed at the worst time for European diplomacy, ... were looking for a stronger, more... DOMINIQUE MOISI A lot of time, effort, energy and a lot of cooperative spirit has gone into identifying and selectin... DON SCHONHARDT A positive attitude may not solve every problem but it makes solving any problem a more pleasant exp... GRANT FAIRLEY It's a very good start. For the Congress, which hasn't done this before, we think it's a bold, coope... JEFFREY NADANER He was cooperative, ... We were thankful for that. GEORGE BLACK They were real cooperative fish. JEFF SCOTT He was cooperative, BUCKY BURNSED There has to be some cooperative effort. DONALD BLACK Solving a complicated problem can be frustrating. You can have good problem solving skills, but some... ERALDO BANOVAC They were very cooperative about that. DAVE WILKERSON Everybody who put in their time, I think they saw that it was well-spent. ANDY BEAN The applicant has been extremely cooperative. I prefer that the land not be developed, but I underst... STUART COOK This is really a cooperative effort. ED LYMAN Being involved in cooperative reduction really implies expense on our part, which we had felt, in te... RICHARD LUGAR He was very cooperative, ANNE SCHWARTZ He was very cooperative, ANNE E. SCHWARTZ The commissioner and the treasurer have been very cooperative. The entire team has done a great job ... BOB STRIPLING I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it. FRANK A. CLARK The station was operating on a backup transmitter that they don't normally use, and that was creatin... KATHLEEN BERGEN The door's open to doing some cooperative work there. BILL HERRING I bet a lot they would do that. As in every basic problem-solving process, the most important ingred... JIM MCTEVIA Each of my books took roughly one and a half years to write. Some may have taken a shorter time to w... ALEX FLINN Nearly everyone was agreeable and cooperative. TOM BRIGGS He understood, and he was cooperative. BILL MERCIER I would characterize it differently. We think that it's a positive development. It's a message to al... DONALD BERNSTEIN This is the only time I have a problem, when I think of this. It was a bad dream. BERND SIBRAVA If you don't investigate a problem before solving it, any solution will do. JIM GENOVESE While problem solving, think slower to move faster. JIM GENOVESE While both these statements refer to eggs, the main difference between these two rather irking state... CHRISTINA ENGELA She was completely cooperative and very remorseful. KAREN SPRINGER If a problem has no solution, it may not be a problem, but a fact - not to be solved, but to be cope... SHIMON PERES Only time will tell if it was time well spent JIMMY BUFFET There were points in time throughout these negotiations that neither one of us was necessarily confi... HENRY THOMAS We would be cooperative if state parks wants it. MAXINE SHANE This is a cash flow positive company. Right now their customers, advertisers and publishers are havi... ERIC HANSEN I am personally hopeful that this time there will be a solution to this problem. CARLOS RODRIGUEZ We're heading for a very sensitive time in these negotiations and I believe it is imperative that th... DICK LAMM Our system was spared from the damage that the southern cooperative received, ... That's the great t... MAX DAVIS The two towns are very much interested in doing this as a cooperative venture. TOM MAZIARZ In its first 30 years of existence, up to the mid 1970s, the practical applications of game theory w... JOHN HARSANYI People are very cooperative and I think our boys are doing their work diligently. RAMLEE RAHMAT These coins have been around well past their expected time changes. It may have just been time to up... RUSTY GOE I saw it, he wanted to buy something he was near to the store I went to see little far from him what... DEYTH BANGER We have spoken to her, and she's been cooperative and answered our questions at this stage. JAMES WALTERS We know this won't solve the problem, but this gives them another tool to work with, ... The freight... DAVID GUNN distraught, remorseful but cooperative. RANDY ADAMS distraught, remorseful, but cooperative. RANDY ADAMS Oh, I forgot to mention it: My brother is the kind of man whom women stalk. In cooperative packs. JIM BUTCHER This is not the first time this has happened. It may be some kind of internal bureaucratic problem. ANDY FISHER As a result, you did not have the time to fully communicate with the board on some issues. It is cle... BRUCE CHRISTIANSON It may have taken us awhile to play this well. That's okay. This is the perfect time for us to get g... ERIC BRAUMANN I've never been in on a big number like this before, but the vet and the humane society were very co... GEORGE STROBL They love their brother and their relative and they care for him deeply, but at the same time they h... DREW CARTER Overall, it's been a good week. We're very pleased. I've never seen this many people in the city ove... JAMES TATE They were cooperative. We asked them to leave private property and not to bother our guests. JEFF HANLE However, it now appears that a cooperative resolution of these issues is quite unlikely and we must ... LOUIS LUPIN [Sgt. Jim Cooper, a spokesman for the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, said tests] seem to be goi... THEODORE KACZYNSKI I think I would have done very well as a writer in the Forties. I think the last time America was a ... AARON SORKIN She's not in a coma or a vegetative state; she is responsive, cooperative and alert, and she is doin... DAVID PATTERSON You know, now it's sinking in. It's taken me a long time to realize - and it is sinking in -... ERIC CARLE he said. ''They do it for love. We love the romance. It's a cooperative creation. WILLIAM HUNTER I had spent some time in the outback, but to meet Aboriginals and work with them was wonderful. It g... HUGH JACKMAN It sounds better than the truth, which is that DOD is not cooperative. MARK ZAID It is therefore time to look past legislation and litigation in favor of cooperative efforts to acco... DOUG LOWENSTEIN So far, he's been very cooperative, FRANK CASSELL We're satisfied with it. It's a temporary solution for a year. It will give us some time while the t... BILL CLARKE Harrah's Entertainment is working in conjunction with us in this removal and is furnishing marine en... WAYNE BROWN We have offered to work cooperatively with corn growers and governments to find solutions that do no... IAN MCKILLOP Cats can be cooperative when something feels good, which, to a cat, is the way everything is suppose... ROGER CARAS I don't have an agenda. I intend on working toward a cooperative (effort), and opening the communica... JUDITH BONDUS The whole thing is helping these kids that may want to go into engineering understand what it is to ... BILL LARSEN Never be rigid to your point. Other person may have some good points that may be helpful in finding ... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Elvis was incredibly cooperative. He would try anything. He wasn't a diva, no prima donna. When ... JERRY LEIBER Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every h... H.L. MENCKEN While we firmly believe the contributions were legal at the time of receipt, the plea indicates that... BURSON TAYLOR I've said this before, but I think one of the reason so many of the cartoonists I know have beco... RYAN NORTH I think maybe we were just a little bit overdone. It was saturated. People may have gotten tired of ... ROBIN ZANDER I think women have a hard time not apologizing their way into negotiations. We tend to back in to th... MIKA BRZEZINSKI I decided I can't pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it. SERENA WILLIAMS We are seeing a lot of good, cooperative efforts. GEORGE R. JUNCKER All of the countries are very cooperative, HU SHIXIANG As an engineer, you learn there is a solution to every problem. It may take you a while, but eventua... TONY CARDENAS Tires were a constant problem, which was a direct result of the roads, ... They spent a lot of time ... DAYTON DUNCAN Obviously the commonwealth is not a bank, and it is not in a position to provide loans to county or ... KATE PHILIPS We may see some of the capital expenditures spent this year were more or less pulled through from ea... BARRY RITHOLTZ Most of my ambitions were seeded at St. John's. My time there was some of the best time I have s... BURTON CUMMINGS People who look for the first time through a microscope say, 'Now I see this, and then I see tha... ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK They have had the benefit of being with us all spring and playing those positions and I think have r... GEORGE GELNOVATCH A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the peo... RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN We work with zoos and other wildlife centers in cooperative programs. BRUCE WILLIAMS Some people have spent a lot of time on this proposal already, BILL BULLARD I do a lot carpentry work and you're either done or not done. You did a good job or you didn't. In t... MARK OBERST I know they've been going through a tough time. When you score some runs like that against probably ... JAMEY CARROLL A multi-age classroom is good teaching taken to a higher level. Students here work with a variety of... KATHY REED As I've said, basketball has been, I think, a real cooperative venture. There have been a lot of... BOBBY KNIGHT One of the workshop participants had shown me a single 8 X 10 photograph of a power plant where he a... JOHN SEXTON If you want to have a more pleasant,cooperative teenager, be a more understanding, emphatic, consist... STEPHEN R. COVEY There may be civilians being used as human shields and at this point while it was dreadful, while it... MARK KIMMITT I am pleased that three Sun Belt (Conference) schools could come to the aid of LSU at a time when it... NORVAL POHL
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Frank said. The horse whinnied angrily. "I don't think so... RICK RIORDAN Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tyson pounding the Earthborn into the ground like a game of wha... RICK RIORDAN Frank imitated the voice of Vitellius: 'They're wimps! Back in my day, we died all the time, and we ... RICK RIORDAN He [Death] pulled a pure-black iPad from thin air. Death tapped the screen a few times and all Frank... RICK RIORDAN Just his luck he was related to this grubby old dude. He hoped all sons of Neptune didn't share the ... RICK RIORDAN Look," Percy continued, "I know I'm new here. I know you guys don't like to mention the massacre in ... RICK RIORDAN Part of their problem was Percy. He fought like a demon, whirling through the defender's ranks in a ... RICK RIORDAN Juno: "All roads lead there child. You should know that." Percy: "Detention? RICK RIORDAN They all ordered massive plates of eggs, pancakes, and reindeer sausage, though Frank looked a littl... RICK RIORDAN Percy tried to remember. He really did. For some reason, Annabeth and he had visited a spa and decid... RICK RIORDAN That's because we keep weapons in the attic, silly boy. Do you think this is the first time m... RICK RIORDAN Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon." "Brother!" Tyson crushed Frank in a hug. Percy ... RICK RIORDAN Elections only happen in two ways," Reyna said. "Either the legion raises someone on a shield after ... RICK RIORDAN You speak horse?" Hazel asked. "Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mea... RICK RIORDAN Frank stared at him. "Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hu... RICK RIORDAN They're Lares. House gods." "House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but large... RICK RIORDAN I'm fine!" Percy yelled out as he ran by, followed by a giant screaming bloody murder. RICK RIORDAN This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..." "Repair boy." RICK RIORDAN Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?" "Yeah," Percy said. "He sla... RICK RIORDAN Percy scowled. "I-I know you." Nico raised his eyebrows. "Do you? RICK RIORDAN Annabeth's face, her blond hair and gray eyes, the way she laughed, threw her arms around him, and g... 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