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Another of my colleagues at The Times, Charlie Competello, said he tries to figure out his body's signals for himself.

As a boy, he had learned to watch his mother closely to figure out whether she was going to hug him or hit him.

Sit down with these statements and figure out exactly how much you owe in total on each one and how much interest you're being charged.

This will enable you to figure out how much you need for your secured car loan.

Enron is just one company, but it took a team of JCT investigators a year to figure out how all its tax shelters worked.

You've got to stick at it and then figure out a way to solve the problem, even if it's really, really hard.

"Until the day you die, " Mom says, as if trying to figure out what the words mean.

Her answer stayed with me. Wearing a uniform, she said, helped her figure out what it was that really distinguished her as an individual.

However, we need to figure out if we are able to get it to the surface, and if we do, then it is a question of if it will be commercial.

Scene: Monica's Apartment, everyone is there and watching a Spanish Soap on TV and are trying to figure out what is going on.

You can see that the attribute lst2 would be a bit of work to figure out in a generic way (such as with developer eyeballs).

It took me a year to figure out which projection I wanted to live with for the rest of my life and I stumbled upon the Strebe projection.

Tortured by his double life, Tong studied various medical books, trying to figure out what was wrong with him.

In fact it mystified me so much that it took me a while to figure out that a shoe fetish had anything to do with sexual excitement.

And anyway, this dean really had it in for Dennis, and I could never figure out why because Dennis was a fine fellow.

Kids who grow up around them may spend a lot of energy trying to figure out a parent's mood or guess what that parent wants.

Observers are trying to figure out what on earth Turkey is up to.

Multiple biomarkers are only useful when they allow you to zone in on some salient feature relevant to what you are trying to figure out.

"You've got to figure out a solution, otherwise you're overwhelmed, " Atran says.

Dr. Berman and his colleagues are now trying to figure out exactly what elements of natural environments trigger the cognitive benefits.

I'd rather figure out my net worth in terms of how much I am worth to the world in which I live.

Somebody's got to look at it, figure out if it's wrong and they call somebody.

I can figure out how much gold is underground.

Figure out which part of your work has the greatest results and focus as much of your energy as you can on that part.

Sociologists in particular are trying to figure out how mobile communications are changing interactions between people.

It took me a while to figure out why some of my friends and acquaintances were treating me so coldly.

Analysts are likely to spend the next few days trying to figure out exactly how much the bank has lost on its subprime investments.

We need to figure out how much money we're spending.

There was no light and I couldn't see anything anyway. I was trying to figure out what happened.

Try to figure out a local angle for an international story, as it may encourage your editor to put your story in a more prominent position.

Allow him to figure out what he should have done instead, and force him to own up to the consequences of his choices.

Sometimes it just takes a while to figure out what you wanna say, you know.

It charged the atmosphere and really killed productivity, especially when you were trying to figure out who you should be listening to.

Now, for each item on your list, figure out how much it costs you per year.

What that means is prepping my outfit, (Laughter) prepping options, trying to figure out what I'm coming behind and going in front of.

So Asquith was trying to figure out a new way to understand and sort through all of this data.

His Christmas album left critics and fans scratching their heads, trying to figure out if the singer-songwriter was serious.

The official reason for the delay is a parts shortage, but I'll be darned if I can figure out what part would be hard to get.

Now, I'm going to sum up a year's worth of work in two sentences to say that we have been trying to figure out what the cause of this is.

I put him on the dashboard of the car and kept studying him all the way from Michigan to Erie, trying to figure out what I could do.

Many companies were scrambling to figure out how much exposure they have to such hidden bottlenecks.

Well, I want to figure out how much my vector field is going across that surface.

Just like that, I realized I was in a cycle, and I had so much, I couldn't even figure out what I wanted to wear any more.

Add up your expenditures and figure out ways to cut back, then take a pledge to stick to that budget for at least for a month.

The skin may be a window to our general health, but it is not always easy to figure out what it's trying to tell us.

But younger children are often merely trying to figure out a definition of the term.

As he puts it: 'The universal problem seems to be how hard people have to work just to figure out what to do. '

Or you may spend hours poring over the details and trying to figure out what kind of tests you need to add to your test harness.

The governor's office is trying to figure out how someone got a hold of that information.

And I've got to figure out a way to live on my wits because my back is getting tired.

Helpless for what to do, she sat down at a cafe to try and figure out a plan while keeping her children calm.

Reduce comes first for a good reason: It's better not to create waste than to have to figure out what to do with it.

"We spent a year trying to figure out the best way, " says Mr Weissman.

Her servants on the boat were trying to figure out the same thing.

We'll use this calculation to figure out how much extra (the overage) we are trying to pull out from checking account.

Here are the factors I watch, when trying to figure out if I'm connecting with someone.

We had fallen into a crater, and I climbed out of my hatch with a flashlight to figure out what had happened.

I told him, people are still trying to figure out email.

Many are "either trying to figure out what's going on or trying to time the very bottom of the market. "

Get Smart: Before you leave the house in the morning, figure out how much cash you'll need for the day, then take only that amount with you.

This is all the rule you need to know when trying to figure out what shoes to wear.

When he could not figure out the right wording for a certain part, he would play his violin to help him.

News Reporter: Part of that preparation is to figure out what audiences really want when they listen to a speech. So what do audiences want?

My dad is a bit of a geek. He's an early adopter when it comes to new technology. So it is not hard to figure out what he likes.

Don' worry, I' figure out a way to get it done. There' more t ll s wants you to help her get into the local society.

And I have been trying to figure out how I might answer and, perhaps more intriguingly, why you were asking.

Take a screen shot of a particular page, and then figure out what you want the next page or view of your site to look like.

We were all running around coughing and gagging, including the dogs, and trying to figure out what to do with ourselves.

"I think what we're going to have to do is somehow figure out a way to compromise on both sides and get things back in order, " he said.

A few of us are in a position to live off a super-safe approach, but most of us are trying to figure out how to get back on track.

Why he was the only one there with me, I'm still trying to figure out.

"We're still trying to figure out if we got this, " he said, clutching his golden trophy in his hand.

Michael had got stuck trying to figure out the word essential to the word puzzle for two days before he threw up his hands in frustration.

One other piece of advice I would give anyone trying to figure out how to animate an action or character is, get up and act it out!

"Everybody is trying to figure out the ad models of the future, but nobody is doing it on this scale, " she said.

First, look at the goals on your list, like getting out of debt and saving for retirement, and figure out how much each will cost.

So, I'd like to invite you to come hang out with me this Wednesday, so we can figure out a way to make this not a problem anymore.

At the time, the system was secretive, and domainers were trying to figure out what names were expiring and when.

General "Buck" Turgidson: We're still trying to figure out the meaning of that last phrase, sir.

Paying the bills, trying to get job interviews, and most importantly, trying to figure out what the heck his life's purpose is now.

S. was designed so that you can easily figure out how to get to any city in the country as long as you know how top read a map.

Over the next several months I was in and out of hospitals taking test after test, trying to figure out what was wrong.

Figure out how much you'll save every month.

I stared at the form, trying to figure out how many allowances to claim--or what an allowance was, for that matter.

The remote microphone was not working so we spent some time trying to figure out what was wrong.

About a year ago I found myself trying to figure out how video games relate to traditional, non-interactive forms of artistic expression.

A year ago, I was unemployed, and I was trying to figure out how to make this work.

It took me a few minutes to figure out why, but I realized that the steps tilted inward, just like the ones at the chateau.

Finland's teens score extraordinarily high on an international test. American educators are trying to figure out why.

There must be some sort of optical illusion or reflection of images between the window, but we cannot figure out how it has been done.

S. was designed so that you can easily figure out how to get to any city in the country as long as you know how top read a map.

Over the next several months I was in and out of hospitals taking test after test, trying to figure out what was wrong.

Figure out how much you'll save every month.

I stared at the form, trying to figure out how many allowances to claim--or what an allowance was, for that matter.

The remote microphone was not working so we spent some time trying to figure out what was wrong.

About a year ago I found myself trying to figure out how video games relate to traditional, non-interactive forms of artistic expression.

A year ago, I was unemployed, and I was trying to figure out how to make this work.

It took me a few minutes to figure out why, but I realized that the steps tilted inward, just like the ones at the chateau.

They show that it is possible to define and measure the runner's high and that it should be possible to figure out what brings it on.

Can he ( figure ) ( out ) ( how ) ( much ) money it needs?

It took me a few minutes to figure out why, but I realized that the steps tilted inward, just like the ones at the chateau.

They show that it is possible to define and measure the runner's high and that it should be possible to figure out what brings it on.

Can he ( figure ) ( out ) ( how ) ( much ) money it needs?

No. I just need to be by myself for a while, you know? I just got to figure out what I want.

Finland's teens score extraordinarily high on an international test. American educators are trying to figure out why.

There must be some sort of optical illusion or reflection of images between the window, but we cannot figure out how it has been done.

I have a checklist that came with the paper the other day, and I am using that to figure out how much is enough.

No wonder some animals spend about a quarter of their time pacing. But how did scientists figure out that this was the problem?

I was lying in bed one night trying to figure out a way I could get some dogs when I heard the deep baying of a coon hound.

Popularity is a subjective phenomenon and many a sociologist is still trying to figure out what makes for popularity.

I was lying in bed one night trying to figure out a way I could get some dogs when I heard the deep baying of a coon hound.

Popularity is a subjective phenomenon and many a sociologist is still trying to figure out what makes for popularity.

Johnson lays out four things the company needs to do, which you could pretty much boil down to this: Figure out a way to combat Google.

We figure out how much the plants are using in food and water.

"The American people are trying to figure out, " Mr. Obama said, "how can something have 90 percent support and yet not happen? "

Over the next few days, we'll take a deeper look at this number and figure out what it really means in terms of your life values.

In her studies, Carskadon is trying to figure out what's going on in the brain to produce this delay.

You may still be trying to figure out what you want to be when you grow up.

Today, I caught my dad squishing my stick-on bra cups in his hands, trying to figure out what they are.

'Figure out what you wish you could have said to him, that you weren't able to say at the time, ' she says.

'Figure out what you wish you could have said to him, that you weren't able to say at the time, ' she says.

My advice: Stop trying to figure out the direction of the stock market, and worry more about the value of individual stocks.

At the very least, she wants to return and scrounge for a few possessions, she said, if she can only figure out where to scrounge.

But it seems to me that the trick isn't to become weakly accommodating, but to figure out whether we are being fair judges of ourselves.

With two targets left, you need to figure out the next question to ask, in order to distinguish between them.

Companies everywhere are trying to figure out ways to help employees juggle their work and family life.

The night before he was to leave, I tossed in bed. I was trying to figure out something to say. Nothing came to mind.

Let's figure out how much the total is.

So, it was I who had the pleasure of filling out all of my college applications and then trying to figure out how financial aid worked.

Hunting, loss of habitat and disease are decreasing chimp numbers and it's hard to figure out how much of a factor SIV is, he said.

Hunting, loss of habitat and disease are decreasing chimp numbers and it's hard to figure out how much of a factor SIV is, he said.

'We're all trying to figure out what the business is as it goes through this digital disruption. '

The next time you experience one of these emotions and you cannot figure out where it came from perhaps it came before your physical birth.

Then figure out how much those materials will cost, and whether you can get them any cheaper.

When I found the party I was just trying to figure out why so many people were singing and dancing in park on such a cold day.

I can't figure out what's wrong with my watch. It was just a month ago that I had it repaired.

Now watch this finch figure out exactly how much damage it can do to the booby without getting tossed off.

As the researchers showed, these "random" sources aren't that random and were relatively easy to figure out.

As much of the wealth in China is new, people are still trying to figure out the best way to give, he said.

It can be tricky to figure out if you're just a little down or depressed enough to ask for help.

It can be tricky to figure out if you're just a little down or depressed enough to ask for help.

"I hate computers and I never tried to figure out what he was doing because the bookkeeping all added up, " she said.

The key is to figure out an eating pattern that will work for you for the rest of your life.

It was a very timely book for me, since I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my career and life.

How much MORE time should you set aside to figure out the path that will make you happy?

I'm personally trying to figure out what I can sacrifice, while identifying and pursuing specific goals.

This post is going to attempt to help you figure out how to analyze them, at least at a cursory level.

No one could figure out how he got to be so wealthy.

We can't get caught up in trying to compare to other teams right now. We're trying to establish ourselves and figure out who we are.

Then came the whopper: on July 18, Bear Stearns admitted it could not figure out how much money it had lost.

Figure out how much your teen can put away per week to help him get to this goal.

Often, scientists see large chunks drifting in polar seas, and then have to work backwards to figure out the point of origin.

For the rest of that afternoon, doctors performed test after test, trying to figure out what was wrong.

He starts stalking Malfoy, trying to figure out what he's up to.

Bottom line: the public markets are no place for a young company that's trying to figure out its business model.

Figure out a way where you could quickly have an Apple associate prove that this is a comfortable product.

Don't ask this person to spend any of that precious time trying to figure out where you'd fit in the organization. That's totally up to you!

Bmericans are still trying to figure out how he came such a long way, and what kind of man made the trip.

"They'll answer a question, " she said, "and if it's wrong, their hand is back up, trying to figure out the answer. "

But that actually is a way for her to truly reconcile and figure out and take responsibility for her behavior from before.

(you can see it like some sort of shape - head - hands. ) Take a look and maybe you can figure out some more of it.

"There's room there to help, but whether it's as much as people want we'll have to figure out, " he said.

Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer; if after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death.

He was determined to figure out the pattern, but as yet did not know how.

Rather than trying to figure out why 50 percent of the test suite failed, your team can concentrate on why 50 percent of it was skipped!

I've been racking my brains all day trying to figure out what to do.

When he called on my birthday, I knew he was in utter despair, trying to figure out what life he could possibly have without flying.

But I've never been able to figure out how to tell which methods really are too simple to fail and which ones just look that way.

To that end, part of the census's mission was to figure out what areas of the world's oceans had not been explored.

Just a lot of crap to deal with while i try to figure out how much longer i have to deal with it. . . y'know what i'm saying'?

In Huston, NASA officials are trying to figure out how a contractor got past security with a pistol.

He spends most of his time trying to figure out how economic and financial events fit together in a coherent framework.

you figure out who to call to figure it out for you.

The collector's job is to "try to empathize with the consumer, " he said and try to figure out, if they're angry, why.

The runner is smart enough to figure out which test class depends on which version of JUnit and invoke it appropriately.

But if you are trying to figure out where we are headed as a society, then this sort of data is a must.

"Favorite Toy. " The first step was to figure out how much longer a player could be expected to play at, on average, his current level.

In today's competitive economy, where everyone is doing more with less, you've got to figure out a way to be value add from the start.

To fix the Miami Heat, somebody is going to have to figure out what exactly is wrong with it.

I always feel like I'm going to be able to grind out matches, kind of figure out a way to win sometimes.

When men try to go alone and figure out dating or relationships by themselves they either end up in sexual sin or looking to distractions.

Trying to figure out whether Beijing is cooling or stimulating the economy has never been easy, but it's about to get a lot trickier.

Turkey is full of energy and hormones, and is trying to figure out its new identity.

So I needed to sit down and figure out exactly how much I'd need every month to get by.

Took me about a year a figure out it was that I shouldn't a let you out a my sights.

You know, in meetings, I'm more focused on trying to figure out what the right answer is than making everybody feel validated.

We can measure the speeds of these galaxies, their orbital velocities, and figure out how much mass is in this cluster.

"I'm trying to figure out how we can tell we aren't being kidnaped just like the others, " she said dryly.

And so, gradually over these three days, you start off kind of trying to figure out, why am I listening to all this irrelevant stuff?

LEHRER: Before we go to another lead question. Let me figure out a way to ask the same question in a slightly different way here.

"While most of us were still trying to figure out what we wanted to do, he'd already chosen his own way and went for it, " Shang commented.

Figure out how much room the control bars will take by using the.

It helps you figure out how much money you'll need.

it means that you try to figure out what they are thinking, or ask them to tell you absolutely everything they know about a certain topic.

They said the interpreter was online trying to figure out which of two Moma Towers in Beijing we wanted, causing a lag in communication.

I remembered Tim Wheeler and his wife in Galesburg, trying to figure out how to get their teenage son the liver transplant he needed.

And, for that, we'll have to figure out a way to slice this region nicely. We could do it dx dy.

All we're trying to do right now is just figure out the simplest way to make a chicken or any bird look like a dinosaur.

But still, if it's small enough and it looks like a rectangle, so let's just try to figure out, what are the sides of your rectangle?

ideally, the machine's design would be clear enough to allow users to figure out where to put those parts.

What I would give to rid us ALL of ANY "reality" TV. . . I'm still trying to figure out how these idiots get paid. . .

Trish: So at least you know the weight. Now all you have to do is figure out the other things like the cut, clarity and color.

This extraordinary event will at least lead rival politicians of Japan to put down divergences and work together to figure out a budget.

Ben: [ narrating ] I don't know how long I was there trying to figure out what you wanted to hear.

Now take your first 3-month goal and figure out what you need to do to make it a reality.

"We had to be thoroughly analyzed, " he said. "They saw us as a potentially catalytic force. They just had to figure out for what. "

I've started trying to figure out what I wanna do, who I wanna be, you know?

B I'm dumping in a little bit of B in my pure A, and I'm trying to figure out how the temperature is changing.

Here's how: you've got to ditch the "magical thinking" that somehow you'll lose weight, and you'll figure out a plan as you go along.

We don't figure out back in London, the sun shines from your arse.

You'll hear something that almost sounds like a sentence and you can figure out what she's trying to tell you.

Figure out how you want to live, how much money you want to make and a course of action that will get you there.

So make your choice: but first, figure out how much your sentimentality will cost you.

"The last thing I wanted to figure out was the nuts and bolts of keeping track of receivables and payables, " he said.

"But then, " he smiled, "How much specification is necessary for someone to figure out which end of a telephone to talk into? "

Experts said more research is needed to figure out just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible to offset those effects.

If it's one of your days off, you may find yourself doing nothing because you want to figure out the best way to spend such limited time.

We're trying to get to the bottom of this and figure out what happened.

Oh. I just got a new contract to do maintenance on this application here, just been going through, trying to figure out where everything is.

There's no such thing as a user reading a website manual or otherwise spending much time trying to figure out an interface.

Figure out how much room the control bars will take by using the reposQuery option of RepositionBars.

Figure out how much time you realistically can devote.

While we're trying to figure out whether it's appropriate to tag a tipsy friend in a Facebook photo, software engineers are barreling ahead.

Located about 200 miles west of Shanghai, the city is still trying to figure out exactly what that means, and why.

Then I spend all night tossing and turning trying to figure out what I should've said.

The list helps him focus and keeps him from standing around his North Pole workshop trying to figure out what's next.

He is trying to figure out his luck at gambling.

So far, however, men have not been able to figure out the communication code the dolphins use.

In today's day and age, one doesn't have the time to spend several hours just trying to figure out what you're supposed to do.

C: No, just a few moments. I'll figure out the exchange rate and service charge and then type up the check for you .

JB: I don't get why people notice that more than other things. I'm just trying to figure out where the character goes in the story.

The two students exchanged instant messages about Amy's apparent stalker, trying to figure out what had happened.

Mike Swale: I'm trying to figure out whether you're a total fucking bitch or not.

If you pick up the tomatoes and feel them, it's easy to figure out which one is rotten.

There they spent hours "trying to figure out what else we could do in the face of ever-worsening poll numbers. "

Beijing is trying to figure out whether it can bear to see something so Chinese, become so British.

But the astronauts are still trying to figure out why the computer system on the Russian side of International Space Station crashed.

Figure out how much you're likely to spend, and put NO MORE than that in your wallet.

I can't seem to pinpoint the programming error. Perhaps you could help me figure out what's wrong?

Try different paths. Take action, and then use the feedback from your actions to figure out what you think, feel, and want.

Many cancer researchers are trying to figure out how to turn off telomerase and potentially treat cancer.

If there is some visual defect on the page, it's pretty easy to figure out what piece of code (component) is causing the problem.

trying to figure out if they were more or less than the sum of their parts.

Because trying to figure out the reasoning behind it is like shaking a box and trying to guess what's inside. . . It's a guessing game.

More surprising, I was allowed access to the Internet, and I stayed up until 6 a. m. trying to figure out what was going on in the world.

Bill Venners: You said you've been trying to figure out the basic principles of good design.

I spent years trying to figure out what triggered my fibromyalgia pain, always focusing on things like diet or medication.

In our opinion these types of risks are now emerging and should be taken into consideration when trying to figure out what may lie ahead.

The result has been a Gordian knot of preconditions for resuming talks that even the most ardent expert would be hard-pressed to figure out.

I've been able to figure out how to use some of the alien devices, like this recorder, and I think I know what they want with our world.