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A few of the bigger factors contributing to that increased satisfaction are cheaper airfares, better on-time performance, an all-time low bump rate (and) less mishandled bags.

– Michael TaylorRate it:

A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is like the Mafia getting together to bump off the Godfather for not going to church on Sunday.

– Russell Wayne BakerRate it:

Abe can argue that denuclearization talks will take more time, it's unlikely to hurt his public approval at home, and it will give Trump a bump.

– Takahashi KawakamiRate it:

About 3 ounces of chicken breast is 26 grams, so bump it to 5 ounces and you’re set for the day.

– The Nutrition TwinsRate it:

Airline staff have been given a lot more power and have become policemen in the skies since 9-11, i think many are abusing that authority. Most of your rights and company policies—including when you are entitled to compensation for your inconvenience— are spelled out in the conditions of carriage which can be found on an airline’s website. The lengthy terms are filled with jargon and legalese, though they’re still worth eyeballing to understand the basics. Here are key reasons why an airline can bump you or otherwise make travel difficult for you: 1. The airline priced tickets for this flight too low.If a carrier realizes through its electronic reservation system that a non-stop flight fills too fast, that could indicate the ticket fares are too cheap. In such a case, your flight could be switched from a non-stop to a connecting flight. 2. The air marshal needs your seat. Because air marshals protect the public, they are sometimes seated in first class without prior warning. If one of them shows up and needs your seat, you can be bumped, reassigned to another seat, or put on the next available flight. And you won’t even get an explanation; the government doesn’t want you to blab that there’s an air marshal on board. 3. The carrier abandons the route. Consolidation within the industry has prompted some airlines to cut back on the number of available flights. Some, such as Allegiant Air and Frontier, have also abandoned routes that are no longer profitable. An airline should be required to put you on another carrier for the price you paid, says Hobica. But that’s not the case.

– George HobicaRate it:

Anne Frank wasn’t a star pupil. She was a likeable child. Sometimes I’d bump into her in the mornings on her way to school. Then she’d sometimes tell me stories that she’d made up together with her father. They were always really funny stories. She told me a lot about her father, but not much about her mother and sister. I also knew that she wanted to be a writer. Maybe she would have been…

– Mr. van GelderRate it:

Be careful out there. There are things that go bump in the night. Actually, there are things that go 'Give me your wallet or I'll kill you' in the night.

– John LarroquetteRate it:

Bump stocks should not be available for sale to the general public, and they should never have been allowed to be sold. Bump stocks serve no purpose other than to create the functional equivalent of a machine gun.

– Avery GardinerRate it:

By understanding your market worth, you can determine what a fair salary bump could look like for what you bring to the table at work. For instance, for some industries, a 2 % to 3 % yearly salary increase may be the status quo, while others may average closer to 5 % to 10 %.

– Sarah StoddardRate it:

Capital gains and the expectations for future gains will become Giant Pandas – very rare and sort of inefficient at reproduction, i'm saying that developed and emerging economies are flying at stall speed and they've got to bump up nominal GDP growth rates or else. Cross your fingers.

– Bill GrossRate it:

Even if we hit a road-bump we have sufficient cash through 2017, this doesn't mean if we have good opportunities to raise cash or lengthen maturities we won't do it.

– Chief Executive Officer Almir BendineRate it:

Failure/Mistake is synonymous with speed bump which is never meant to permanently stop anyone or any car. Rather, it's strictly meant to slow one or a car down i.e. it is designed to temporarily reduce one's speed in his or her journey to genuine success or Greatness. Yes! that's just what failure or mistake does. Thus, never stop forging ahead come what may (regardless of failures or mistakes). ~Emeasoba George

– Emeasoba GeorgeRate it:

Having a baby is high on Tom’s bucket list and we’re both thrilled, but it’s bittersweet as Tom knows he won’t be around to see our little bump grow up. I still feel in denial about that, but at the very top of Tom’s bucket list is raising the money for Kelli. Tom is the love of my life and my hero.

– Joely AttwaterRate it:

He has shown in some of the early states the ability to do well among late deciders, and that has given him better numbers than he was perceived to have, but how large a bump that is, it's not quantifiable.

– Quinnipiac University pollster Peter BrownRate it:

I am feeling less confident about this -- maybe its just their convention bump got to me, but Im feeling less confident than I was a month ago, i feel very nervous, the same way I did four years ago at this time.

– Bill MaherRate it:

I am not pregnant, it looked like I was pointing to a bump or something but I’m not.

– Amy SchumerdoesRate it:

I didn't even bump into her kid, i just passed her and she pushed me and she hit me until she was done.

– Rodolfo Rodriguez of MexicoRate it:

I didn't even bump into her kid, i just passed her, and she pushed me and she hit me until she was done.

– Rodolfo RodriguezRate it:

I don't buy the nonsense that this is somehow a victory for either side. It's not, it's just a bump on the road to justice, and you know, the road to justice has lot of bumps.

– Bill MurphyRate it:

I don't think the market's going to give any bump in value as long as the current management is in place.

– Eric JacksonRate it:

I dont know if this stuff works, but it might, i am feeling less confident about this -- maybe its just their convention bump got to me, but Im feeling less confident than I was a month ago. Bill Maher RESPONDS TO DONALD TRUMPS CRITICAL TWEET ABOUT Bill Maher TV SHOW, APPEARANCE : REALLY ? MSNBC host Joy Reid agreed that the GOP convention was a.

– Bill MaherRate it:

I dont think this is a mandate against live-action remakes. But sometimes when you dont have the reviews, it can affect it, for Disney, the bar is set so high. This is just a little speed bump on what is already a spectacular year for Disney.

– Paul DergarabedianRate it:

I had a job to do, and if it ultimately ever came down to choosing between getting Medicare reauthorized, getting 100,000 Montanans healthcare versus getting in earlier just to try to bump up on yet another poll, I'd make that same choice time and time again.

– Steve BullockRate it:

I have had to bump back scans and appointments because they were scheduled at a big hospital in the city and I didn't feel comfortable going there right now, i don't know when I will be able to shop for anything baby-related, let alone get a nursery ready. I was really worried about the pharmacy running out of prenatal vitamins. Things like that make it very difficult.

– Meghan McCainRate it:

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