As word got out about an imminent deal, the White House responded firmly that no decision has been made among the various proposals being considered.
"House Republicans believe firmly that no senior should be forced to choose between putting food on the table or paying the rent or buying the medicine they need now, " said House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
The good people of Crete firmly believe that no one should eat alone.
Today Aachen is prospering, democracy is firmly rooted, no passport is required to visit neighbouring, or more distant, countries and much of the continent enjoys a single currency.
But in the last five weeks Rory McIlroy has quickly dispelled that notion by capturing the PGA Championship and the last two FedEx playoff events to firmly entrench his No. 1 status and virtually clinch his first Player of the Year honor.
Otherwise the glass ceiling will remain firmly in place, no matter how hard women bang their heads on it.
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As of Friday night, as many as three dozen were still undecided and at least 21 Democrats have firmly decided to vote no.
From practical necessities such as an alarm clock or a new set of linens to fashionable indulgences such as high-end headphones, we firmly believe there is no reason for anyone--much less a college student--to fork over the big bucks to live the good life in the dorm.
Reports said the group wants to see the European Union debt and financial crisis firmly dealt with, but no solid plans are yet in place to do such.
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Quite firmly and they took absolutely no notice whatsoever.
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In short, when considering there are currently no nuclear reactors in Italy, we firmly believe the answer to whether this will impact the current policy discussion in Italy is no as there is no nuclear power in Italy at present (Italy decommissioned its last nuclear plant in 1989).
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"There is no manufacturer that can firmly lay claim to the number three spot, " said the company's principal research analyst Anshul Gupta.
Companies that embrace the renewed critical nature of the customer experience, and understand that social lives firmly at its core, will no doubt continue to reflect that in the tools and infrastructure adjustments they make to position themselves for the big social win.
No one can spend until firmly establishing the size of future paychecks.
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Healy, author of books such as Let Them Eat Prozac and Pharmageddon, offers a methodology for testing prayer that is no less intriguing for its firmly tongue-in-cheek underpinnings.
And there is no doubt that Obamacare puts us firmly on the path towards government-run health care.
If the FS-X negotiations served no other purpose but to establish firmly such a precedent, they would have been well worth the aggravation.
There's no question of who's firmly in control of her empire.
"These new features bring instant, additional value to Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350 customers at no extra cost and position Slingbox firmly as a device of choice in the living room, " said Sling Media's Senior Vice President and General Manager Raghu Tarra.
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Mr. Motlanthe said last week that he and his partner, Ms. Mtshali, "are firmly of the view that they have committed no wrongdoing of any kind in relation to the alleged events, " and called on the public protector to initiate the investigation into the report.
No, I would say very firmly because marriage is a relationship between man and woman and I don't think it actually helps to confuse terms, I also believe very strongly in the importance of friendship and people can have a deep friendship and call it friendship but we don't have to muddy the waters in terms of calling, calling it marriage.
President George Bush has made no secret of the fact that he firmly opposes the court.
But the prime minister firmly dismissed those fears, saying the government had no plans to impose emergency rule.
Were Parker in charge today, his company would probably have moved firmly and successfully into computer games, which would no doubt be accompanied by instruction manuals of exquisite clarity.
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Not sure what side of the aisle you fall on but make no mistake about it, I am firmly entrenched on the side of the aisle that has comfortable couches and remote controls.
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"No plaques, " Mr. Ortiz said firmly.
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There is no doubt that Mr Jospin keeps his eye fixed firmly on 2002, when a parliamentary election is due in March and a presidential election two months later.
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