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The entire North Polar ice cap is disappearing before our very eyes. It's been the size of the continental United States for the last 3 million years and now 40 percent is gone and the rest of it is going.

~Al Gore

Topics: Been Before Cap Continental Disappearing Entire Eyes Going Gone Ice Last Million Million Years North Now Our Percent Polar Rest Size States United United States Very Years

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The plumbing and pluvial dynamics of the Amazon, the largest freshwater system on Earth, are still far from understood. This is partly because it is a semi-open system. Moisture flows in and out unpredictably. A lot of nonlinear feedback loops and 'remote influences' - continental, transcontinental, oceanic, meteorological - come into play.

~Alex Shoumatoff

Topics: Amazon Because Come Continental Dynamics Earth Far Feedback Flows Influences Largest Loops Lot Out Partly Play Plumbing Remote Still System Understood

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There was no male vampire type in existence. Someone suggested an actor of the Continental School who could play any type, and mentioned me.

~Bela Lugosi

Topics: Actor Any Continental Could Existence Male Me Mentioned Play School Someone Suggested Type Vampire Who

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The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort is at a duck hunt in the company of corporation executives at the retreat of Continental Motors, Inc.

~C. Wright Mills

Topics: Any Company Continental Corporation Duck Encounter Executives General Hunt Modern Motors Nearest Retreat Sort

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You know how Bette Midler always says her obituary will read, 'Bette Midler dies. Started her career at the Continental Baths?' Mine will say 'Chris March died. He was on Season 4 of 'Project Runway.'' It's an amazing show, it did a lot for me, and I'm fine with it. Unless it becomes terribly disreputable.

~Chris March

Topics: Always Amazing Baths Becomes Bette Career Chris Continental Did Died Dies Fine He Her How Know Lot March Me Mine Obituary Project Read Runway Say Says Season Show Started Terribly Unless Will You

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China is one of those vast, continental conglomerates that... I mean, if they were to start a tourist trade in China, they'd just bus people in from another province, you know what I mean? They're very self-contained.

~Damon Albarn

Topics: Another Bus China Continental Just Know Mean People Province Start Those Tourist Trade Vast Very Were You

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Well, as a general remark, I would say that I was discouraged by the physical and economic conditions in continental Europe after the war.

~David K. E. Bruce

Topics: After Conditions Continental Discouraged Economic Europe General Physical Remark Say War Well Would

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Continental directors, as opposed to British and American, tend to be somewhat high-handed in their approach.

~Donald Pleasence

Topics: American Approach British Continental Directors Opposed Somewhat Tend

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Margaret Thatcher, growing up in a bombed and battered Britain, derived a distrust which has grown with the years not just of Germany but of all continental Europe.

~Douglas Hurd

Topics: Battered Bombed Britain Continental Derived Distrust Europe Germany Growing Growing Up Grown Just Margaret Margaret Thatcher Thatcher Up Which Years

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It would be nice if we didn't have to drill for oil in the gulf. We have this shallow continental shelf on the west coast of Florida, and it would be a real disaster if we had a major oil spill there. It would be wonderful if we could find some other source of energy.

~Eugenie Clark

Topics: Be Nice Coast Continental Could Disaster Drill Energy Find Florida Gulf Had Major Nice Oil Other Real Shallow Shelf Some Source Spill West West Coast Wonderful Would

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