Not only did we not die, or get lost, but we came in second.
We didn't win, but we came a lot closer than I think that we should have.
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This period was a very stressful time for our family but we came through it.
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But we came here and we needed to build, and we put our heads down and we built.
They wrote us off but we came back and did what we had to do and we made history.
We had troubles with penalties in the third period, but we came through.
When we joined the government last August, we were assigned to six different agencies, but we came up with three common goals.
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"Non-defence aircraft orders tend to be quite weak in January, so it tends to be seasonal, but we came off a very strong December, " he said.
But we came around to the fact that learning to mouse is a feat in and of itself, and to make it as simple as possible, with just one button, was pretty important.
But we came to Cannes with no illusions.
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But we came together because of a shared commitment we made to each other as American citizens, a basic compact that defines this country -- that says if you're willing to work hard, if you're willing to take responsibility, then there's nothing you can't accomplish.
There were differences as to the law, but eventually we came to one conclusion together.
Our luck did eventually turn, with everyone spearing at least one bug by the fourth day, but we never came close to our six-per-person limit.
In his days as an apprentice, his mentors tried to tell him how demanding his profession could be, "but because we came in so young, half of you is listening, half of you isn't, " he says.
But we also came into office with another goal, another obligation -- not simply to do what needed to be done to deal with an emergency crisis, but to make those long-term investments necessary to build our economy stronger than before.
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It wasn't flattering, we came to do a job, prepared really well, we got two set-piece goals in the first half but knew if we came and closed them down we would get our just rewards.
It hasn't gone as quickly as it came but we can't believe how much it's dropped.
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But this meeting we just came from, as Dick Parsons said, represented trillions of dollars in potential investment.
"We were negotiating with Johnson but then Calzaghe came along and he dropped everything and we didn't hear anymore, " he said.
We seldom cite the Bible, but the passage came to mind this morning as we reflected on an e-mail chain among several of our business partners and acquaintances.
We all want to know where we came from, but because our earliest beginnings are lost in the mists of prehistory, we have created myths about our forefathers that are not historical but help to explain current attitudes about our environment, neighbours and customs.
But as we grew, we came to see this personal interaction for the competitive advantage it is.
We looked down and out but we stuck to it and came up trumps in the end.
We each had chances but it came down to winning on the key points.
Ms. Lerner's apology on Friday was unexpected but we're doubtful that it came as a sudden bolt of conscience.
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