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It is all part of plans Buffett kicked off in 2006 to give away the bulk of his vast fortune to charity.

When the A320 kicked off, there was a slot for me, and I was able to be a part of it.

There may have been a closet regulatory U-turn, since regulators failed to support the deal publicly when the revolt kicked off.

Sometimes, my son was kicked off and he was a little disappointed and a little angry after he joined in a team.

Arkansas kicked off to Texas, forced a fumble on the first possession, and scored less than a minute and a half into the game.

As if fighting with my boyfriend were not enough, I also got kicked off the badminton team.

A: Today the meeting has just kicked off; therefore currently it's too early to predict whether this round will produce a document.

Troy: Me, too. And, by the way, I missed practice. So if I get kicked off the team it'll be on your conscience.

Some competitions of the games have kicked off since the beginning of this year and the whole games will end on August 16.

Back in June, when campaigning kicked off, Lula told the nation that without him there would be a void on the ballot papers.

And if you fail the audition, it's not as though the director can find you another part. You'll be kicked off the production altogether.

Today, Senate majority leader Harry Reid kicked off the Senate debate on her nomination by calling for civility.

On Monday, M&T Bank kicked off the string of earnings releases, saying its profits dropped 25 percent from a year ago.

The size of that initial gathering shocked organizers and security forces alike and kicked off an uprising that has continued since.

Ronnie recently kicked off a U. S. concert tour that will keep him on the road through mid-September.

Months before the tournament kicked off in England, the trophy was stolen while on display at a public exhibition in London.

While on a train, a white man ordered Gandhi to get off. Gandhi was kicked off the train and left stranded in the cold.

Greece kicked off the crisis in the euro zone because of investor concern it would be unable to pay its debts.

His trip up the Mall officially kicked off an election campaign that will end with the general election on May 6th.

But Mr. Bush kicked off his trip to New York by accompanying First Lady Laura Bush to the White House Conference on Global Literacy.

He didn't need to ask; so instead, he had fixed himself a drink, kicked off his boots, and settled himself on the bed while she cried.

With its consultative green paper issued end-March, the European Commission has now kicked off a wider debate on the subject.

As a little girl, my summer holidays in Provence kicked off when my grandmother arrived from Paris for a weeklong stay.

The early twentieth century, the New Culture Movement broke out of the situation, call for "man" kicked off this revolution.

Ronnie recently kicked off aUSconcert tour that will keep him on the road through mid-September.

By the time the games kicked off, the city was in much better shape, though a new litany of woes soon appeared.

Putin kicked off an election campaign on Monday revving up his three-wheeled Harley Davidson at the head of a bikers motorcade.

ENGLAND: With new captain John Terry leading by example, England kicked off the McClaren era with a thumping win.

Wikicandidate has kicked off proceedings with an imaginary candidate based on a real-life American satirical comedian, Stephen Colbert.

The Lean Software & Systems Conference kicked off Wednesday in Atlanta with a great diversity of exciting talks and activities.

Madonna, seen here on the red carpet, kicked off the awards with a poignant speech honoring Michael Jackson.

Hyundai on Monday kicked off sales of its new Verna subcompact sedan with a flashy song-and-dance show in Beijing's Olympic Park.

Gates, chairman of the software giant Microsoft, kicked off the fund with an initial contribution of 100 million dollars.

Oddly enough, this ventilation shift may have kicked off the gradual morphing of the shoulder girdle and pectoral fins .

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao kicked off the new year by reiterating that China will not yield to foreign pressure to appreciate its currency.

That was a momentous observation. We realized that the eggs kicked off the entire sexual selection process.

Alcoa Inc. kicked off the fourth quarter earnings season Monday when it reported that it beat Wall Street estimates.

He kicked off his shoes, wiggled his toes and was settling in when the Arab in the window seat said, "I think I'll go up and get a coke. "

The anomaly noticed by Einstein kicked off one of the greatest revolutions in our understanding of the fabric of the universe.

Q. The season really kicked off for you at Silverstone when you made a change to the braking system. Can you talk a little about that?

kicked off this week with a slew of fantastic electric and hybrid vehicles ranging from the purely conceptual to the near production-ready.

'Thor' has kicked off the summer season in a big way, ' Paramount Pictures Vice Chairman Rob Moore said in an interview Sunday.

In 1985, Shell kicked off the Eco-marathon as a design contest for high school and college students held each year in Europe.

The Rugby World Cup kicked off in Sydney with an atmospheric ceremony featuring aboriginal bush spirits and spectacular fireworks.

The Lakers kicked off the second half of the regular season by kicking the Washington Wizards to the curb Thursday night at Staples Center.

The long-awaited ChiNext stock market kicked off trading with overwhelming buying orders.

She kicked off the plan during the family's Easter break in the Caribbean that left injured soccer idol Becks flat on his back.

Bush kicked off his trip to New York byaccompanyingFirst Lady Laura Bush to the White House ConferenceonGlobal Literacy.

The programme kicked off with a call on the city's Development and Reform Commission and Urban Planning Bureau.

I kicked off my wooden clogs and made a desperate sprint into the nearby forest.

When I asked why he was kicked off, he said to me, "My skill was not good enough. "

It may be that the debris was kicked off recently enough that Saturn has not yet had a chance to destabilize it.

We kicked off the week last Monday with an article on improving IT worker morale.

Barnes & Noble had kicked off the price cuts last month by lowering the price of its Nook to $199.

Furthermore, script or task actions can be kicked off to solve the problem without administrators' intervention.

Ishimaru confirmed the region has been the subject of harsh police crackdowns since the revolts kicked off in the Middle East.

Last February Nokia's management kicked off what is internally known as a "transformation project" to address all these concerns.

A young man kicked off the debate by saying that China is a world power second only to the US.

Disney's $200 million Dickens adaptation is already out, having kicked off the festive movie season one whole day after Bonfire Night.

Joey and his buddies kicked off their summer vacation with a trip to the beach.

After earlier predictions of a dry race meeting, it then rained overnight before the event officially kicked off on Friday.

We kicked off the fund - raising campaign with a rally .

They kicked off the reception with the President's speech.

India's economic liberalization was kicked off by a financial crisis in 1991, when the nation was on the verge of defaulting on its debt.

Goldman Sachs kicked off the US bank results season when it brought forward its figures to Monday.

A new round of military training kicked off the reform, the exercise stroboscopic bright spot market.

The hiring process for the head of the new Federal Insurance Office has only just kicked off.

The weekend kicked off at the Dell Children's Medical Center for a visit with patients. . .

A British man missed the chance to see his dying aunt after being kicked off a flight for being too fat.

Hoyte kicked off the campaign at centre back but played the full 90 minutes against Fulham as a right back.

He kicked off his White House campaign yesterday.

The candidate kicked off his campaign with a speech on television.

Bacary Sagna saw a marked improvement in Arsenal's defensive performance as they kicked off the season with a 0-0 draw at Newcastle.

A galaxy of department stores in Shanghai have kicked off their annual promotions one or two weeks earlier than in previous years.

ois Bayrou, a centrist leader, who kicked off his campaign by publishing a vitriolic book entitled "Abuse of Power" .

With the abolishment of the global textile and clothes trade quota, a global employment and wealth migration has been kicked off.

Well, I know that you're in love with him 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym. You both kicked off your shoes.

Now, if you're really paying attention you'll know it was Koenigsegg that kicked off th is whole Saab buying malarkey.

Construction of the theme park kicked off Saturday near a working mine at Rushan city, East China's Shandong province.

The parade of horse flesh, cowboys and cowgirls has kicked off the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo since 1938.

This row of buildings was also empty when the Games kicked off and today houses a "seven-star hotel" that appears not to have any occupants.

Chinese football fans may be excited about the FIFA World Cup, which kicked off on last Friday, but their employers are not.

S. carbon emissions. On Monday, U. S. lawmakers kicked off debate on legislation creating a 'cap and trade' system for curbing pollution.

The 7th International Tourism Festival of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region kicked off in Karamay over the weekend.

It also kicked off trading of the yuan versus the Australian dollar and Canadian dollar in the mainland market.

My WSFL flow model can only be kicked off once a purchase order has been received.

There was a loud cheer that calmed me and then our rhythm section kicked off a hard-driving beat.

The All-directional and multi-domain economical and trade cooperation between Yiwu and Macao has formally kicked off.

Bieber fever hit Birmingham last night as the teen idol kicked off his world tour.

The whole Harry Potter saga was kicked off because of a prophecy that Voldemort would be done in by a newborn wizarding infant.

Li arrived in Tallinn in August 16 and kicked off his two-day official visit to Estonia, which is the first stop of his European tour.

So what kicked off the push for a larger brain?

A NATIONWIDE selection of the 900 torchbearers for Shenzhen Universiade kicked off Monday at Shenzhen University.

You want to run the data collector without human interaction so that it can be kicked off automatically and completed without any operators.

You've kicked off your shoes, turned the lights down low and put on some slow music, perhaps a little soft soul or gentle jazz.

Taiwan kicked off the new year in retro style, with a bank run that looked more 1997 than 2007.

It is higher still when measured against the start of the year, when talks kicked off.

The NHL has kicked off its season with a game in Europe.

With the world's focus on cutting greenhouse gases and reducing carbon emissions, the world's biggest Zero Emissions Race kicked off.

Construction of China's second undersea tunnel has kicked off yesterday in Qingdao City , east China's Shandong Province .

"I've been kicked off the eBay Forum for seven days. They call it hate speech. "

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The new season of the Chinese Super League kicked off in uncertain fashion on Friday - without a major sponsor.

Tim kicked off his shoes and threw off his coat when he got home.

The schedule kicked off yesterday when Rubens Barrichello attended an AT&T Innovation Day in Montreal.

I would expect that work would get done in the next two to three weeks so that process has kicked off.

The movie festival was kicked off with the showing of a new film.

Each day, Kazim kicked off her heels and started playing with the patients and mental health workers.

China kicked off its annual parliamentary session on Wednesday by declaring war on inflation.

SOMETHING funny is happening to American broadcast television, which kicked off a new season this week.

Ron mounted his broom and kicked off from the ground and Harry followed him, watching his ears turn red from behind.

His letter kicked off the investigation.

Korean-Sino relations have experienced a dramatic expansion since official diplomatic relations kicked off in 1992.

Still, the deal kicked off what Hastings hopes will be an unstoppable virtuous cycle.

The largest annual China International Travel Mart kicked off Thursday in Kunming, with 94 countries and regions attending.

The only thing that matters is when the ball is kicked off and it's time to play.

Kicked off and completed a project which could monitor the retailers' inventory and won the ABCD award from General Manager china in 2008.

Demonstrations kicked off nationwide, involving students and labor unions, and even a lawyers' strike.

The book that kicked off the five-book trilogy.

So when the current general election officially kicked off on April 27th, anyone could be forgiven for struggling to stifle a yawn.

A transit agency chief of Portland apologized Wednesday to two teenage girls who were kicked off a city bus for kissing each other.

" The night also kicked off with Woody Allen's highly anticipated new flick, " Midnight in Paris.

Our adventure kicked off with a rousing start.

The 16th AFC Women's Asian Cup kicked off in Chengdu Wednesday afternoon with the top 3 teams earning their spots at next year's World Cup.

The 18-year-old actress kicked off her summer tour in style with a packed audience!

We kicked off 2010 with record revenue and strong growth in the number of Travelzoo subscribers.

The burst real estate bubble that kicked off this crisis is unlikely to reinflate quickly.

The company's roadshow kicked off on January 18.

She had kicked off her shoes and curled her feet under her.

The New York Road Runner Society kicked off its annual midnight run in Central Park.

He kicked off his slippers and dropped on to the bed.

The week-long China-India joint anti-terrorism training, code-named 'Hand in Hand 2008', kicked off Saturday in India's Belgaum.

Once the send toolbar action event is wired, the handleToolbarActionNewWire function is kicked off.

Too eager to fly again to wait for Wood, Harry mounted his broomstick and kicked off from the ground.

And that, that maneuver called "crisis mapping" was kicked off in Kenya in January of 2008.

The Topkapi Palace has recently kicked off their "Free Admission Week" .

They kicked off a ten day tour of China with a party in Beijing.

Clinton has kicked off a full - throttle publicity campaign to sell his 957- page memoir , which goes on sale on Tuesday .

eg. The Mayor kicked off the party.

The annual London Frieze Art Fair kicked off this week at an odd time for the art market.

I was kicked off the cheerleading squad for being too flexible.

Alaska's famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race officially kicked off last Sunday.

knock much ? - you got kicked off the team.

Greek music and dance kicked off an evening of celebration before the flame was extinguished and the flag lowered.

Deputy Prime Minister Azimov kicked off his working visit to China on May 11 at the invitation of the Chinese government.

It remained more prosperous than the South, until the latter's "industrial miracle" kicked off in the late 1960s.

AS THE holiday shopping season kicked off in America and elsewhere, children have started nagging their parents for the latest toys.

His hiring kicked off a legal battle between Microsoft and Google over Mr. Lee's move.

Our school has recently kicked off a mass fundraising campaign .

The atmosphere was far different from the giddy expectation of August 8, when the Olympics kicked off.

The concert kicked off with a folk song.

President Barack Obama has kicked off the 2012 budget.

Party in a cheerful sound of gongs and drums kicked off.

The keynote speeches kicked off at the Expo this afternoon.

The 2009 World Championships of Magic has kicked off at Beijing's China National Convention Center.

United kicked off and scored almost immediately.

Kick over The engine finally kicked off.

But that didn't keep them from introducing their own tablets at the Computex exhibition that kicked off.

I almost got kicked off the track team because I flirted too much instead of doing the practices.

An industry effort to this effect kicked off in March.

Since the 2010 Taipei Flora Expo kicked off its six-month run on Nov. 6, the number of visitors had broken 1. 4 million.

In 2008, IBM kicked off its Smarter Planetinitiative, which focused on improving how the world works.

She kicked off her shoes with a sigh.

Then we had a few problems when the league kicked off, but we got over it and we're now on track to make our target.

Boxing Day hunts kicked off in Kent, southeast England.

I used to play for the team in my neighborhood and then I moved to Rosario Central which is where my career kicked off.

With capture kicked off and your captureProbe set to the default value, you will always enter your while loop.

A short run will be kicked off to create the agents and start the benchmark for test drive purpose.

The whole process gets kicked off by requesting a lab resource.

He had little time to prepare before the new season kicked off on Saturday and - 115 minutes of action later - Henry is feeling the effects.

In salmon aquaculture, we kicked off a roundtable almost six years ago.

In 2008, the giant department reform kicked off to start a new round of administrative reform.

Marc Anthony's "I Need To Know" kicked-off a trio of Latin-flavored performances.

Brazil's largest beer fair kicked off in Sao Paulo on Tuesday.

Family kicked off plane triggers .

In January ABB kicked off what it claims is the biggest-ever outsourced-maintenance agreement in the pulp-and-paper industry.

We are pleased to announce that 2012 AB InBev GMT recruiting program is officially kicked off today!

The game had just kicked off when his intercom buzzed.

The 47th Paris International Air Show has kicked off at Bourget, a Paris suburb.

She also got you kicked off of the swim team.

The preliminary rounds of the Beijing 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament kicked off at 5: 00pm Wednesday.

The 3-week Rolls-Royce tour in the Arabian Gulf kicked off in Doha, capital of Qatar.

The 24-team Asiad tournament kicked off on Sunday, five days before the formal opening of the 16th Asian Games.

John kicked off and the football game started.

Then, four swimmers and six of Mr Ma's runners were kicked off China's team for the 2000 games because of suspicious blood test results.

A move to regulate the industry kicked off a battle, starting in 2009.

The Humble Indie Bundle 2 kicked off just before Christmas.

'New generation, Greater popularity' being the buzzword, Hefei TV Host Contest 2011 kicked off on the afternoon of April 11th.

"Historically, the past five resumptions of IPOs have all kicked off a bull market. "

South China's Guangdong Province kicked off a 100-day countdown to the 16th Asian Games.

We've got shoes being kicked off over here.

Now you're going to find out what it feels like to get kicked off from the top.

The 2004 Zhuhai Amateur Football League Match was kicked off in the Sports Center on Dec.

The west-east gas pipeline project was kicked off on July 4, a big event in the nation's west development campaign.

The match kicked off 16 days of top-class cricket with 12 teams hoping to lift the trophy.

The new Premier League season kicked off with a record for Chelsea as we made it 64 consecutive undefeated league games at the Bridge.

Guangzou's first flower fair, the Panyu Flower Fair was kicked off Jan.

u both kicked off ur shoes.

It can be said that SINO-US relationship kicked off here!

On Sunday, all of the newly elected Grillini kicked off several days of meetings in Rome to learn about lawmaking.

We have since timed it from when we scored to when the game kicked off again and it was 45 seconds.

When I came home from school, I kicked off my shoes, ate some snacks and took a shower.

De Jong kicked off well in the first 2 days.

The third G20 Summit has kicked off in Pittsburg.

third is that The 2010 China's First (Jinggang) Musical Instrument Festival will be kicked off in Jinggang Town in May.

The event kicked off at 7 a. m. , and it took most of the participants 90 to 120 minutes to complete the approximately 3, 000-meter swim.

Redevelopment work in Qianmen Street kicked off in May 9, 2007.

It already engineered a price fall of about 15 per cent from late 2007, before last year's rally kicked off.

A star-studded lineup of musicians and celebrities kicked off the inaugural festivities at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday,

Steve Mills kicked off day two's keynote, reflecting deeper on current state SOA and its role in the key "Business Agility" theme

The First International Expo on Technologies of Intelligent and Green Buildings Kicked off in Beijing

And I kicked off the moss

Third World Kite Championship kicked off

We kicked off our flipflops and swung from the rooftops again

Girls kicked off bus for kissing

has kicked off its Go West project

You both kicked off your shoes

The World Economic Forum, which was kicked off here Wednesday,

In 1994, micro-credit kicked off in China;