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There is a general consensus in the community of the need for a multipurpose facility. A general consensus doesn't provide the details needed for funding, so we are collecting this data to solidify the consensus into a concrete form.

There is a growing scientific consensus that animals have emotions and feel pain. This awareness is going to effect change: better treatment of animals in agribusiness, research and our general interaction with them. It will change the way we eat, live and preserve the planet.

He is a consensus builder. He really likes the merits and science of these issues. I'm missing him already.

He is a consensus builder who spent a long career with the Bureau of Reclamation and then agreed to join my team to lead the bureau as commissioner. He will be missed.

The people of the coast -- and all British Columbians -- can take pride in these achievements, ... They have reached a hard-won consensus aimed at saving areas of global significance.

Joe was a consensus maker. I think the thing with Joe that I remember more than anything is he could walk into an environment that was somewhat tense and had the ability to deal with it. He also had the ability to take charge.

My philosophy has always been that if you work toward some type of compromise, you've actually got a chance to get the bill signed into law, ... On a lot of issues, we've spent years debating them. Unless we can reach consensus ... we'll spend another 20 years debating them.

Looking ahead, the consensus expectation for a pickup in economic activity is not unreasonable, though the timing and extent of that improvement continue to be uncertain,

Looking to the fourth quarter of 1999, ... we are confident of the continued revenue growth of our business consistent with year-to-date results and the current analyst consensus is consistent with our view of the full-year earnings of the company.

That certainly is not much of a consensus as when you have a 7-1 or 6-1 vote. And I know the board vote weighs heavily in that (TEA's) decision.

Recent comments by Fed officials on indications that the U.S. economy had a fair bit of momentum going into the natural disaster seems to have resulted in the consensus of the Fed continuing to hike rates,

Our reports represents only a small step toward alleviating the public's confusion about global warming, but at least it's a positive one. Our most important achievement is reaching a consensus among a diverse group of experts on an issue that has been hotly contested.

Participants of this workshop are living in their own silos and need to come to a consensus on the business model that will drive the semiconductor industry going forward.

Part of our task is to let a consensus emerge.

I think there are a couple of ways we can reach the same area. Maybe we can get a consensus about which classes should be an hour long.

Lands' End beat the consensus in just eight weeks.

People are really optimistic about first-quarter earnings numbers. Consensus is also that large-cap stocks are what's going to move this market and they are strong today.

I renew the appeal I made most recently at Christmas for a consensus to end the death penalty, which is both cruel and unnecessary.

Janet Corrigan is the ideal person to lead the newly reconstituted NQF. She has extensive experience working with diverse leaders across the public and private sectors, and a track record in developing widespread consensus around strategies to move the quality agenda forward.

Our hope is to have a strong consensus document for the high-level event, ... We're working on that and we're making our views known as are other governments.

Our key consideration is who will be best placed to facilitate the forging of consensus among WTO members in accordance with the Doha Development Agenda mandate, which has clearly provided for the proper address of development concerns in each and every negotiating area,

People are always trying to explain the lack of questions as saying there's a consensus around monetary policy, but there's anything but a consensus on monetary policy. What upsets me more than anything is no one is asking serious questions.

National consensus is being eroded grossly. The government should really reverse course and embark on national reconciliation and reinstitute institutions without militias ... this is the only way forward,

Management assured Wall Street on yesterday's call that the pipeline is full of innovative new products. With our pre-quarter concerns allayed and a significant rise in consensus estimates we are raising our rating.

July was much stronger than expected, but when you factor in the revisions to June, there's only a 0.4 percent increase ... I think these numbers are very close to consensus forecast.

I think this is a matter for local decision-making and local consensus and that seems to be what is happening,

It is especially important to identify a consensus candidate to succeed Justice O'Connor, who has been a voice of reason and moderation.

It depends on how you look at culture. If you look over the course of a hundred years, I think the gradual erosion of the consensus that's held our country together is probably more serious than a few bearded terrorists who fly into buildings.

I think some of the consensus numbers are a little stale some of the estimates that go into that don't reflect the recent thinking many analysts have about Morgan Stanley.

I think that the smaller banks are probably going to have more difficulties in the upcoming six-to-12 months simply because they have relied on loan growth to drive EPS growth to meet consensus expectations. And loan growth is not where you want to be. Bread-and-butter banking is not that great of a business. And you're also the ends in terms of margin pressure. The Fed has raised rates 175 basis points, which usually translates into a much more difficult margin environment. And I think that that is going to hurt the bank below the top 15 in market cap for the near term. I would say the larger-cap banks, once they get over the capital markets issues they're experiencing over the second quarter, should see a little bit more strength.

Last night, Apple pre-announced a massive shortfall in expected revenue for the current quarter as well as for the remainder of the fiscal year. This does not come as a surprise to us, although the magnitude of the shortfall surpassed even our low expectations, ... We believe it is important to note that we have been much more negative regarding the Apple story than the Street consensus over the past several months.

It is clear that the revenue environment is stronger than anticipated and consensus upgrades are likely today.

I think that the numbers weren't as good as Continental's and they were below the consensus estimate,

I think the 'counterculture' believes that there are ways to manage being the world's most powerful country that involve creation of consensus - ruling by virtuous example rather than by force of arms.

I think (Wynne as first pick) is the general consensus -- most people would say he's the likely No. 1, and he's earned that. He's obviously a special kind of athlete. And when you talk about somebody who can adjust and play right away, his athletic qualities allow him to do that.

It is more important than ever to come up with a consensus candidate everyone can respect.

Latest trade figure came in above market consensus forecast. This is because of a steady recovery in Japan's exports.

I think the message that Honeywell's board is sending is that they believe a change in leadership is needed to get Honeywell back on the right track as an independent company going forward, ... The board is not necessarily putting Honeywell on the block or keeping it on the block. That's a very different expectation than current consensus on Wall Street.

I think there was a pretty good recognition that the consensus number was too high and that some of the estimates out there were stale.

I think there's a whole wealth of information suggesting that things are on the mend... I don't think this is really going to disturb market consensus that the German economy will continue throughout the course of this year.

I think there is a consensus on the committee that we do not (support) the criminalization of a large number of people.

I think there is a consensus that is emerging among industry leaders that we need to end the patchwork regulation in Canada, ... It's the only advanced industrial country that has this kind of situation.

I think there is finally a consensus that we need to be securing these facilities.

Right now, our economy is doing very well. We have very low unemployment, good job growth, good growth in gross receipts, so I think $9.50 is working very well. I would like to have a consensus in the community of what the next step should be with the living-wage law.

Our understanding is that the Contact Group in New York has agreed to a consensus text of a U.N. Security Council resolution.

Our upgrade is prompted by an assessment of free cash flow power that concludes the shares are below fair value. We expect the company to consistently meet or beat consensus EPS estimates in 2006.

Our view is that the old consensus of $4 per share, which reflects analysts' current estimates of our entire business before the second-quarter action, is about the right estimate for our new continuing operations, excluding the special charges.

Our goal is to bring building professionals in Northern California the best practices in the construction industry, and this includes bridging the gap between conventional construction and sustainable building and demonstrating the financial, social and environmental return for all parties involved. We believe a valuable consensus is emerging for delivering on this inclusive value proposition and we are removing all barriers to entry to this knowledge.

I think his departure is more a sign of stability and consensus at the Fed than a reflection of disagreement.

I think the opportunity is certainly there for Republicans simply based on the governor's record, ... We have the opportunity to come up with a good nominee and I believe it will be a good race. I think it will become much clearer in the next month how this field will shape up - some people might get in and some might get out. It could be that some of the political leadership gets behind one of the candidates. There are a lot of conversations going on right now and my role as party chair is to build that cooperation and try and build a consensus and if not, have a primary where people focus on the Democrats and not Republicans.

I think the job of leadership is to expand what can be talked about and to get consensus on the nature of the problem, and that is most of the job. Because once you do that, once you have diagnosis, treatment options are obvious.

I think it's really, really important to grow the consensus and to realize that there is always some value that can be shared with another American, on any issue. Starting from those points of common belief and shared values is very, I think, important to forging the consensus that allows these issues to more forward.

I think it was a consensus among members of Congress, and I think the president is receptive to the idea.

It gives them the confidence that there is a foundation for documents that is not controlled by just one company but is a real consensus within the industry,

I think we have to look at, you know, many issues. And first of all, we have to reach a consensus on the level of urgency and the magnitude of the problem before we develop a long-term solution.

I think we have yet to realize how much we are going to miss that. I don't think it's a total coincidence that it's happening at the same time there's an increasingly divisive nature in the country. What the consensus medium of television used to do, and radio before that, was to provide this enormous center that everybody had to go to now and then. ... Now, there is a lack of cultural consensus that even extends to what we consider the body of facts we used to debate.

I think you're locked in a trading range. The good news is, the consensus for now seems to be that if the Fed's done -- if it's not done, it's very close to being done -- so that relieves the interest rate pressures from the market. And you've ended the negative pre-announcement season. You're going into the regular announcement season, and earnings should be pretty good. And that should support the market,

I think it's fair to say that these are difficult issues -- they are difficult moral, ethical, legal issues. And one would not expect that everyone would come to a consensus on this.

It could have an effect, ... It will certainly make it more difficult to reach a consensus on immigration.

We now expect EPS of 15 cents a share, excluding amortization and charges. Our previous consensus level EPS estimate was 55 cents a share.

We believe the growth spurt will be less robust than the consensus and that a softening housing market will hold back (growth) throughout the coming year.

You know, there were five different teams that had it all locked up, and they all lost within the last week. And so Nebraska sort of backed in, and Oregon was the consensus No. 2, and the computer polls didn't like them, so then ended up the Fiesta Bowl. And then it was a rotten game.

The president does not have any obligation to make a consensus appointment here. What the president's obligation is, is to pick a judicial conservative, and I believe that's what he's gonna do.

We agree with the consensus out there about the interest rate environment, and we are taking steps to react to that by working harder on the deposit side,

With the FOMC rate verdict due later today, there's a cautious mood creeping into equity markets as although a 25 basis point hike is widely expected, there's little consensus as to just how long the aggressive stance over interest rates will now continue for.

Unless you address some of the underlying problems in these bills, I doubt there will be a consensus necessary for passage of them,

We never had an agreement on the $1,300. That is what the government is offering and I told them whatever lump sum they were offering I would have to get the consensus from the membership before we could sign off on any deal,

We came to the consensus that we needed a central Web site that anybody could go to.

We have noted in the past that our third-quarter earnings per share estimate of 47 cents (versus First Call consensus of 57 cents) would probably be too low if UPS settled early and a second round of freight diversion did not occur, ... As a result of last night's announcement, we will likely be raising our third-quarter EPS estimate in the next few days, once we get better visibility about some details of the contract.

We have not yet achieved a consensus on taskings on particular proposals that have been put forward,

Michael's position is in the minority. The consensus is the scientific debate is all but over.

We do not expect the negotiations to break down this time, ... Members of the WTO agreed that some consensus should be reached on issues of subsidies and tariffs to agriculture and the service industry. We are prudently optimistic that some consensus will be reached.

We can wait to see what happens, but perhaps he's bitten off more than he can chew, ... They've used the value of Hughes effectively to benefit other shareholders. I don't think there's any consensus among analysts that GM is forgetting about shareholders and should be taken over by raiders.

You are coming off a banner year and comparisons are more difficult. There's no doubt about that, ... But there appears to be a consensus of 3 percent to 4 percent GDP growth in 2005 and with that backdrop, leisure and recreation companies should have a good year.

We have agreement on more aid, we have consensus on debt relief -- now let's complete the picture and deliver a true development round on trade.

We don't have a better crystal ball than you do, but based on our fourth-quarter results and everything we know today about the coming year, we remain confident with the consensus earnings-per-share estimate for 2001, which is consistent with our longer-term business model.

We don't have a broad based consensus in our coalition for me to assert that I can move forward in a big way,

That's their choice. From my standpoint if I want to participate or not that's my choice too so I'm going to wait and see. I'm hopeful that the study will give everybody goals to achieve, ... I've seen many a plan for Downtown El Paso. The important ingredient is El Pasoans committed to investing in downtown, taking their money and investing it. I'm hopeful this study will give confidence to El Pasoans to invest in the heart of the city. There's a general consensus that the time is now.

The fact is, there won't be a consensus agreement reached before the deadline. It's not practical given how far apart the two sides are. But there's no light switch today. It's not turning off of one, turning on of the other.

We have reached a consensus to remain here as this site is the most appropriate one. The massive amount of people need a huge space with strict security measures.

We share the wish for a national consensus for peace as a passport for the reconstruction of our country.

There is no doubt that there needs to be some scrutiny for them but the government must build a consensus on this.

There is broad consensus in Congress to reform the Endangered Species Act,

Indeed, scientific truth by consensus has had a uniformly bad history.

Science is not about consensus, and consensus is not science.

There is a very strong consensus that gold will continue its trend higher this year and that, in itself, is a warning sign.

The proposal as outlined to the White House and the members of Congress represents a carefully developed consensus on how best to resolve public health concerns immediately,

The proposed new council is a major improvement over the old Commission on Human Rights. It would be reckless for the United States to force a vote because that will invite amendments from spoiler states to weaken the council. The time has come to accept the overwhelming consensus behind the council and to work to make it function effectively.

When we're done, piping plover and habitat will still be out there. The consensus is, if we do nothing, the habitat is going to go away.

We're not even close to a consensus yet.

We are confident we will deliver a solid, high-quality first quarter, consistent with the consensus estimate, and we believe we will achieve strong results for the year, in line with our goals.

The overlap was startling, really. There was a great deal of consensus on where to intervene,

We are definitely going to have to look at all of the recommendations, find some sort of consensus and do what we can to implement those, but it will probably be a lengthy process.

Whether it is by consensus or by vote, either way it ends up in New York.

We remain comfortable with consensus earnings estimates for 1998 and expect to increase earnings by an additional 15 percent in 1999.

We believe Cisco will not meet consensus revenue estimates in fiscal 2002 and expect it will no longer be able to rely on appreciating stock as a currency,

The decentralized culture was very effective with addressing academic issues. But was that same decentralized culture serving communication as well? The consensus seemed to be no.

The deficit appeared to be wider than the market consensus but this is due mainly to the Lunar New Year holiday.

We want to at least create the framing of a consensus position on the part of the commission members,

The conventional consensus is these factors will produce a weaker market for farm equipment in 2006. December sales are a reflection of cash flow and tax planning, but do not reflect the outlook for the coming year.