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This new plan is intended to challenge the company over the next five years to again double sales, earnings and earnings per share, to create 'mega-blockbuster' products of several billion dollars and to pursue 'mega-blockbuster ideas' that can also add billions of dollars in revenue growth,

This one is a direct challenge to the city's perception of itself. It's made people angry. And it's created a movement we haven't seen around here in a long time.

We literally just found out about this as school was starting. We are a quarter of the way through the season and we have only had two practices. Our biggest challenge is getting the meets under out belt.

We have faced adversity all year. How you handle adversity is extremely important. Our problem is that we have not had the total depth that we have had in years past. What it presents now is a challenge for someone else to step in and take over.

Both London and ourselves will fancy our chances in a fortnight. And we must perform on the day as the Challenge Cup could prove to be very lucrative.

Boomers are entering their peak earning years, and Southwest Florida has become a very attractive location for them ... . Our challenge is to maintain the high quality of life that first attracted them to this region.

Boosting the industry's workforce with fresh animators to enable the studios to meet global demand is the most formidable challenge the industry faces.

Bob's big challenge is developing the perception within his own system that buying proprietary funds won't hurt you.

Bodies change as we get older, and most people do not maintain the strength per pound or the flexibility that children have. Risks get higher as you advance in gymnastics and the fear factor comes into play, and therefore the mental challenge increases.

Both days it was a little bit of a challenge with the weather.

Both of those guys played extremely well. Those two are going to play a challenge match this week for the No. 2 singles spot in our upcoming tournaments. It will be an interesting week of practice.

We do not think a serious terrorist challenge is emanating from Afghanistan.

Bottling is the one thing that is more challenging than harvest. Harvest is a process. Bottling is an event, like a performance. It's a firm date, and you have to be ready. And even when you are ready, you discover that the tolerances of the bottling line are much tighter than the tolerance of the glass manufacturers. We use tapered bottles, which always poses a challenge to the labeler.

Bottom line is, we've got better players and a better coaching staff this season. We need to take it as a personal and collective challenge to be better than we were last season and from the guys I've been talking to this summer, I think we are going to do that.

Boxing fans and the media have waited for me to step up and challenge the best in the world, and now we're ready - and I mean immediately,

Brown is one of the better guards around, she's very quick. They're probably one of the top three or four teams in central Ohio. It will be a big challenge for us.

Bruce being gone out of this game was a good thing for me because I got to skip a Challenge, and pretty much every Immunity Challenge coming down the road, I've got to take. It is really imperative to try to make some allies and hopefully tie up one or two members before the next Immunity Challenge.

Bree really exceeded the expectations of a lot of people, I think even including her self. I think it will be a good challenge for her to keep progressing and moving forward while everyone is gunning for her.

Brandon gives us someone with speed who likes the challenge and wants the ball in his hands. He has been a playmaker for us ever since we've had him.

Brandon has made some great strides. There was a little bit of question that he would be too big to play shortstop, but he has proved to be a premium talent. He has dynamite in his bat. His challenge now is to step up to better pitching and to excel at a higher level.

Being a mom to my son has taken precedence over everything in my life, and I think that's the order it should be... It's a great challenge that I don't think's ever gonna stop.

Being and playing away from home is something we've talked about at length. We're making some progress on the issues relating to it. It's true of every team. Conditions are very extreme in Sri Lanka, that's why all teams have difficulties playing there. Sri Lanka know their back yard inside out, but stepping out of that environment is a challenge for them and maybe one they haven't taken as well as they could have. Now is the time to set the record straight.

Even though the college man raises no more wheat than his neighbor, he will have more satisfaction raising it. He will know why he turns the clod; he will challenge the worm that burrows in the furrow; his eyes will follow the field mouse that scuds under the grass; he will see the wild fowl winging its way across the heaven. All these things will add to the meaning of life and they are his.

Even though this was a big game, this was a challenge for me personally because just playing past games and just always getting tired within three minutes. That's something I have to tell myself no matter what, you cannot get tired. Honestly that's what I had in my mind all night. I didn't want to get tired and I think I did a better job.

Even though we have invested a great deal into building a brand-new car, we remain realistic about the challenge we face as a private team against the world's top motor manufacturers.

Even though we lost, I felt it was a game we could've won. There were some tough circumstances we were facing, including playing the second day of a tournament after having to travel a significant distance. I think we'll meet the challenge this time and have a good game.

We went into this meet missing five girls due to illness or injury. We didn't know really how we would handle this. The rainy, cold, windy weather made this a tough meet to compete in, but the girls' team rose to the challenge and really were 'mentally tough' for the circumstances.

We went out and did our best at Tualatin. We knew it was going to be a challenge (against Newberg) and we rose to it. It was not going to be anything easy. We had good spirits throughout the whole meet.

We had solid net earnings in PCs, strong profit performance in printing and imaging, and significant profit improvement in our measurement business. Clearly, our challenge is to convert order growth into stronger growth in revenue.

We are going to challenge the arbitrary, capricious and arguably unlawful assessment of these taxes with every fiber of our being. We are bewildered and frustrated.

We are studying ways to challenge the government decision to freeze tariffs.

We are very much aware...We are pre pared. We are ready to take the challenge on board, should it occur.

We are very pleased that, after six months of Toshiba's efforts to challenge the jury verdict, the Court has rejected those challenges and entered judgment confirming that verdict in every respect,

We are going to get down to basics. Hopefully, we will still compete in the division and challenge for a playoff spot.

We are going to have to contest their shooters and challenge their shots. We'll also need to make sure we take care of the ball and not give them any easy baskets.

We didn't know much about Sac State, well now we do. They are very good. ... They are certainly going to be a challenge in the WAC.

We didn't know much about them and they didn't know much about us; it was a challenge in that way,

We didn't lose. You lose when you don't go out and apply the ability and talent that you have to the challenge that faces you. When you apply yourself like we did, you don't lose. You get beat.

We didn't lose. You lose when you go out and don't apply the talent that you have to the challenge that you have. When you do the best that you can do with what you have to do it with, you don't lose, you get beat. There's no shame in getting beat. The shame is not fighting the fight. We fought the fight.

We did achieve revenue growth in the (newspaper) segment for the year, but we didn't convert that revenue growth sufficiently to profit during the year. Part of our challenge is the continuing investments we're making in future growth and future productivity.

Strengthening the social contract in societies with pervasive poverty and highly unequal distribution of income will continue to challenge many Latin American governments for some time to come.

Actually we would be close to sold out (without the game), ... It was quite a challenge when the NFL asked us to switch weeks.

Actually we would be close to sold out (without the game). It was quite a challenge when the NFL asked us to switch weeks.

Proviso East is one of the great programs and traditions in Illinois. We always challenge ourselves by playing the best competition available.

After all, cinema has been around for more than a century. There are many great masters. I feel like doing a very classical movie now, to challenge the giants.

After 9/11, many of the most important news outlets in America abdicated their role as a check to power - the journalistic responsibility to challenge the excesses of government - for fear of being seen as unpatriotic and punished in the market during a period of heightened nationalism.

The older I get, for me it's about fear. If I read something and it scares the hell out of me, that's what I want to do. If it's a challenge and a massive risk and I'm going out on a limb ... those are the ones I want. And they are few and far between. I don't work very much because I'm very specific about what I want to do.

The one certainty is that the resolution of the nation's demographic challenge will require hard choices and that the future performance of the economy will depend on those choices.

The one-day series is a big challenge for us. India is a great one-day side but we are looking forward to carry forward the momentum of the Test series.

Operating in one community doesn't lend itself to a big TV buy. You get a broad reach, but it's cluttered. The challenge is breaking through...intercepting consumers where they shop or are entertained communicates that we are a local company investing to give them more TV and broadband choice.

Texas Tech is a very talented team. We will have to play extremely well to win, but I don't think intimidation will be a factor. It is an honor and a challenge at the same time to play a team like Tech.

I wanted to challenge him inside, but I threw it right over the middle of the plate. He's hot now, and that's what good hitters do. Maybe I should have thrown him something off-speed. I don't know. But I'm not going to back down from anybody.

I wanted to challenge him. I went further than usual, and I waved my glove hand in his face and tried to get his attention. It worked out well. I don't know if he looked at me or not, but I was moving everything I could.

Prince Caspian not only gives me an opportunity to challenge my imagination with another classic story, it also allows me to work alongside the many talented artists who contributed to the first film.

Princeton always is a big challenge for us. The Nottingham boys we have to take seriously. We're down to crunch time now. There's still some areas we have to swim better in. We're getting a good effort from the kids. That's the most important thing.

Of course we'd like to challenge for the win. But realistically, if we could finish top three in the conference, with those (graduated seniors), it'd be a productive year for us.

Again the kids were up to the challenge and everyone gave maximum effort. That's the way it's been all season.

After the break, it doesn't get any easier for us. We're excited to play Rice, who is coming off a great season, and Virginia, one of the best teams in the ACC, at home. We know we have an awesome challenge after that in DePaul, continuing what has been a great series over the years.

No single donor can face the enormous challenge of financing the basic infrastructure of the (African) continent.

North Carolina believes a challenge should be brought before the Census (Bureau).

Northeastern has had our number in this building for several years and we were fortunate to come out with a win. This was a game that could have gone either way and the momentum swung several times, but we were able to carry it for most of the third period. We have not been the most consistent team over sixty minutes this season, but we were very focused i the third period tonight and I was impressed with that. Saturday night will be another challenge for our team.

Some people like the challenge of trying to compete under certain environmental conditions, and if that's the case, ... then Badwater is right up your alley.

Somebody needed to stand and challenge it who didn't have a vested interest in it,

Strengthening human capital and bringing about a cultural and mindset change will be a key challenge during the plan period.

(Fields') next challenge is to lead The Americas automotive operations back to a sustained level of profitability while producing the best cars and trucks in the industry,

There has to be the political will. The challenge they face is how will these plants be lined up and told this will happen?

Undoubtedly, we still have a major challenge on our hands as far too many students are still getting their music for free. The general notion is that the more logical alternatives there are for college students, the better, but we still have yet to see how a legal file-sharing service fits into the larger market.

The president is saying through his plan that by saving instead of squandering the surpluses brought on by our discipline and prosperity, we can address much of our long-term retirement challenge in a way that lifts that burden off our children and grandchildren.

But the other thing is the question are you willing to take the first punch, and how big a punch would that be ...? Could it be an explosion of a nuclear or dirty bomb or the use of chemical or biological weapons, and are you willing to live with that. That is the challenge for policy makers and it is no small challenge.

Both teams were tired. I saw a lot of spikes hit the top of the net. Of course, it was the same for both teams. It was a challenge for both teams.

The good news is that they're still going to vacation. The challenge is they're going to vacation differently. We're going to find that more and more they will spend less.

The governor has a big challenge ahead of him.

We are excited about this opportunity. It's going to be a new challenge ? trying to win three games in four days.

We are excited about this year's schedule. The N.C. State game gives our fan base a marquee home game in September against a team from the ACC. We're also very pleased with the addition of Florida and Virginia Tech to our schedule, two of the top programs in the nation. Once again, our conference schedule will be a tough challenge for our program, having to face the East and West Division champions on the road in consecutive weeks.

We are excited for the opportunity to play one of the traditionally top programs in the nation in Creighton. Our focus is now on that game and we will do everything we can to prepare to challenge them on their home field.

We have 20 million users in the U.S.. The big challenge is to get these people to use the site more often.

Russia know they only have a chance to challenge for the first or second place in a life-or-death match with us. We have to know how to deal with that kind of game.

Rutgers was another team that posed a great challenge to us. Rutgers had two really tough losses during the season ... It was really close.

Do you wish to challenge the legality of the extradition warrant issued for you by the governor?

Drake is coming up next week, which will make a four-day week for us. We will have to regroup quickly. They are a good team and will offer a big challenge for us." ()

One challenge is having an arena be part of a casino project and expecting events. Colleges can't play at two beautiful venues, the MGM Grand Garden and Mandalay Bay Events Center (because of the casino connections). Having another one of these will compete with them for events.

One challenge you have when facing a ranked team is how you prepare. It is difficult to prepare for a team with that much talent who you do not face on a regular basis.

One gets the personal satisfaction of achieving a difficult physical challenge ? it is 150 miles on a bicycle in hot/windy conditions, and also of doing something good and noble. It is a complete win-win situation and is one of the most positive experiences in my and my students' lives.

Sometimes I get a little confused because with dancing I can express my emotions with my body. With acting you have to do it with your face and your expressions, and then with animated shows you have to use your voice and use your inflections. So it's definitely a challenge to transfer from each genre of entertainment.

So the challenge was to revitalize what a three-row vehicle could be. We needed to appeal to more people, with more functions for the lifestyles of buyers who are outside the definition of the usual minivan buyer. This vehicle needed to show the advantages of what three rows can do as a way of serving a market that's mostly being ignored, We know how vans are used and how they're configured. We wanted to look at the social aspect, and at how we could use an interior to bring families closer together to enhance their experience. So we created this relaxed lounge environment.

Developing countries will face a particular challenge in order to compensate for a decline in long distance travel

Despite the heroic efforts on the local level by our sheriffs and our chiefs and our deputies and our officers, this is not a challenge that we have, by and large, been succeeding at defeating. Now it sounds like it's different here in Kirksville, and that's great, but we have been losing ground in most places.

Oil is the biggest challenge for the company. About 30 to 40 percent of the company's operational costs is oil.

So we know they're going to challenge in that area, and we can't have a punt blocked. Some of that was our punter didn't go straight ahead when he kicked it.

So we will do our part to work together with our Indonesian counterparts to try and control this problem. I think more importantly, ASEAN should come together and see this as an ASEAN challenge so that we can tackle this as quickly as possible.

Some people travel to escape. There's nothing wrong with that. But those who want to challenge themselves, to immerse themselves in the variety of talent and lifestyles available on this planet, must open themselves up.

Some people would say: 'Stay in Dallas. The situation there is good.' We're three-quarters of the way through building a brand new house in Dallas. Hopefully I'm not viewed as a young, naive coach coming into a situation here. I'm excited about this opportunity. I know it's a challenge and we're going to roll our sleeves up.

Some days, it's a real challenge to get the offense going. Our game relies on pitching, defense and timely hitting.

Now it is to prepare Dwight (Thomas) to win the Common-wealth Games and to challenge the world record.

Now it's on Court TV in America, so that's taken the challenge out of it,

Companies have made tremendous gains in efficiency in response to the challenge of the oil bill. In 2006 the revenue growth will slow, but we think airline costs will not be rising as fast as revenue.

Competition is another biggest challenge for Thai Airways. We are seeing very, very tough competition. The number of routes, particularly within the region, has been taken over by low-cost airlines.

Deepening our understanding of the global environmental services, in addition to the local environmental services provided by no-till activities, is of critical importance as the world faces a major challenge in reducing the risks associated with greenhouse gas emissions and global climate change.

Delta employees continue to rise to the challenge every time something is asked of them, ... Delta employees know how important their job is and how every passenger matters.

Defense set the tone; it's what did it last night (Friday night in Roaring Fork's 45-35 win over Cedaredge) and tonight. Everyone I put on the floor took their man to the one-on-one and said 'I challenge you to beat me' and for the most part they (the Bulldogs) choked. It was awesome.