But underneath, it was about the slow but sure progress toward user-centric computing.
We have seen -- and the President has been briefed and I think General McChrystal made mention of the steady but sure progress in training and retaining an Afghan national army and police, and some improvements that Ambassador Eikenberry mentioned on the governance side.
They always establish a timeline with follow up for when the problem will be fixed and make sure that progress is communicated throughout the process so everyone feels the urgency and care with which they are correcting the problem.
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We better fight to make sure that the progress we've made on things like "don't ask, don't tell" don't get reversed.
However, the Dutch held firm to make sure of their progress.
Number one is to make sure that we keep making progress wherever we can on things that are important to middle-class Americans and those who are fighting to get into the middle class.
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We have to improve governance, a lot of which will be discussed this week at the Kabul conference, which builds off of a whole host of events around making sure that we sustain our progress in Afghanistan.
But I am confident that we can actually meet the goal that we set in the first Washington summit, which is in four years to have made extraordinary progress in making sure that loose nuclear material is not vulnerable to smuggling or to potential terrorist plots.
There has been important progress, to be sure, most evident in survival rates.
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"I'm sure this will be for peace, for progress and for the well-being of the Afghan people, " Karzai said.
We're integrating those goals with funding streams to make sure -- and holding agencies accountable for progress on the goals.
We're used to coming second now, what we've got to do to progress and move on is make sure that we come first.
So given that these things aren't entirely scientific, if they don't make progress we won't be sure how much David Ford's honesty will be to blame.
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By using very advanced visualisation tools like Qlikview, we can disect the data and combine them in any dimension we needed, to make sure we have good ways to track out progress, and do not miss any markets or any products or any customers.
After meeting with President Obama, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House leadership several times, I am happy to say that significant progress has been made on making sure that health care reform is good for small business and good for the economy.
Was it agreed that talks would progress more smoothly if all participants could be sure that they would not be held responsible for past atrocities?
You know, the purpose of No Child Left Behind was to make sure that all kids are learning and that the lack of progress by some kids isn't hidden behind the accomplishments of the other kids.
Because know this for sure: All of our hard work, all of the progress that we have made, it is all at stake.
So, taken together, we made enormous progress this week on Wall Street reform, on making sure that we're eliminating waste and abuse in government, and in providing immediate assistance to people who are out there looking for work.
Bush wants to make sure these ties are binding, and he'll look to build upon recent progress.
And now we want to make sure that BP is paying up, but it seems like we're making progress on that front.
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But of course he can't really be sure of that, not until his son has taken tests and shown some real progress in reading.
That's all a ways off, sure, but recovery in some form seems like a very real possibility, given the progress Nathaniel has made this year.
And I think that, you know, I'm not so sure that Reagan would have responded the way you suggest, because some of this democratic progress began under Reagan.
But we do need to make sure that as we send support for them, that this is tied to them making progress on matters that would lead them to becoming a civil society.
To be sure, the economy faces a host of challenges that could slow or even halt the recent progress from tax increases that are cutting into the pay of many Americans to a global slowdown that has sapped demand for U.S. exports.
As well as helping mothers care for babies and keeping a diary of their progress, the Dutch nurses help with chores such as cleaning and laundry, make sure older children are properly fed and ensure mothers' rest is not interrupted by too many visitors.
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