Simply saying no, simply discussing why we oppose -- why some people oppose one idea without bringing to that table a series and set of solutions that will help the problem is not fulfilling a role in representative democracy that's intended through their representation.
More and more major investors are saying that simply investing to maximize profit is a bankrupt strategy.
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But some officials found that risky, saying it simply put off the problem.
So take the sting out of that saying and simply observe yourself and learn what those observations tell you about your attitudes, intents and desires.
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But it is still a very dangerous drive, with many Lebanese saying they simply won't go past the town of Sidon, which in normal circumstances is only about a half hour drive south of Beirut.
He's simply saying he trusts Karl Rove and that he's an integral part of his team.
So what they are doing is they are simply saying it works because we know it works.
Some economists and MPs criticised it the following day, saying it might simply make houses more expensive.
Mr. Weberman didn't address the judge before being sentenced, simply saying "no thanks" when given the opportunity.
She got a friend to phone my father, who was still in London, simply saying I was ill.
I'm simply saying that this whole thing could be resolved in a minute.
The Court was simply saying that there was enough in question in the issues presented to permit it to go forward.
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Is he simply saying the things he thinks we want to hear but doesn't have any intention of carrying out this program?
According to Plutarch, the ephors sent back a message simply saying "if".
Simply saying that because executives are paid too much they will receive a reduction in pay is a hard thing for boards to do.
Mr Dotcom's lawyers reject the charges, saying the site simply offered an online storage service and that the majority of its traffic was "legitimate".
Mr Dotcom's lawyers deny the charges saying the site simply offered an online storage service and that the majority of its traffic was "legitimate".
Videoplaza is simply saying, this is a new market, think differently.
Following these basic steps can take you from simply saying "We need to be more strategic" to actually doing so and reaping the rewards that follow.
And even some of the conservative religious groups that this measure was clearly aimed at pleasing are saying this is simply a bone being tossed their way.
It is simply saying, you, the United States of America, can continue to borrow the money you need to pay the bills you have already rung up.
I'm simply saying that there's -- we assume fairly soon that the commission looking into fraud will make a determination, as will the international commission looking into this.
"We're simply saying, 'We know you know, '" Ms. Greenwald said.
Cruz criticized Holder for not simply saying "no" in response.
There have been many times when I have felt like throwing in the towel and simply saying: all right, I'm not a conservative, if that's what it now means.
But simply saying no over and over and over again, keeping the rules of the road in place, leads you to where we were when we got into this mess.
We are simply saying that it is the right thing to do and the American people expect their leaders to do it, to engage and have a conversation about these issues.
I'm just simply saying that we know what -- and you know I'm not going to talk about internal discussions that have been taking place or proposals that are changing hands.
Jeter brushed off questions about whether he would return as the same player in the field, simply saying "yes" when asked if his range would be the same as it was before.
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