Now, there were some in Washington when President Clinton passed his first economic plans in 1993 who decried them as the end of the economic world as we knew it, that they would surely lead to recession and job loss and broader economic decline.
Which brings us to the conclusion that we already knew: the world hates the United States.
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As consulting chef to Windows on the World, I knew we had a winner in White Clam Risotto with Whole-Poached Lobster in Green Sauce, with its title's promise of festive and unusual flavors.
Going into the Salt Lake Games we were ranked sixth in the world so were not expected to win a medal but we knew if we played at our best we were capable of beating anyone and our first goal was to get through the round robin stage.
We were in touch with the world and knew what was going on.
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God knows what the rest of the world made of patients singing in hospital beds, but we knew exactly what he meant -- and they could work it out.
All of this is to say that these were assessments made by the intelligence community based on the information they had and based on -- they obviously and have spoken to this themselves -- but based on what we knew about what was happening around the world, not just in Libya.
Who knew we were on the precipice of a new wine world?
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The only reason I was able to make that decision was because I knew that we had the finest fighting force in the world, and that if I gave a command to our troops, they would be able to accomplish that mission.
We knew then that we needed to take our celebration to the world.
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Even as World Cup Finals in the 60s and 70s were beamed around the globe we never really knew what to expect from most of the competing nations.
Taking all this learning into account, we knew that by thinking creatively Inspirato could also make a positive difference in the world, even in our earliest days.
"We knew this would cause our site to grow more slowly, but we think the world is moving in our direction, " says Facebook privacy chief Christopher Kelly.
Ms. KORNBLUT: Well, from what we understand, he viewed her as - obviously, somebody who knew a lot about the world, who would give instant name and recognition to that job.
We will finally close it out paying off our headline story, which maybe everyone else in the world already knew.
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