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There are continued expectations of more Fed rate increases, whereas with other central banks we may only see a one- off move here and there. The reasons to be in the dollar outweigh any other currency.

There are continued uncertainties, ... The U.S. economy is slowing and commensurate with that is slowing consumer spending and corporate spending.

We are at a crucial period now and we need their continued engagement.

We are seeing a lot of new buying of the Canadian dollar. The central bank continues to tighten and everyone is talking about the election. We expect continued strength in the Canadian dollar.

We believe that since Intel's pre-announcement in early December that consumer and commercial demand has continued to get worse with commercial showing the most disturbing trends. In addition, we believe that servers, which had actually been on track for part of the quarter, saw some softening that we believe is related to corporate IT budget stretch outs.

We believe that Sun clearly should be more profitable than it is. However, the mix shift to lower-end products and the continued pace of heavy investments may continue to pressure operating profits.

We believe that these results shine a clear spotlight on the high costs Americans are paying for their continued inactivity. I don't believe that people in general have gotten lazier -- it's more that they are working too hard or are at their desks working on computers with fewer opportunities for exercise. The situation is out of balance.

We believe that the settlement is in the best interest of the company and supports the continued trend of emission reductions that has occurred at our refineries.

We are looking forward to continued momentum into the second half, with the 15-market launch of Avon Wellness, our new global line of women's health and well-being products, and beComing, our new beauty and lifestyle brand that will launch at retail in the U.S. this fall.

Where the Mike's concept started was in smaller towns and has continued to develop in smaller towns, and we have done well with that.

We are pleased to be able to enter into a contract that will secure the maximum return on the British taxpayers' investment and cement the continued leadership of Westinghouse in the nuclear energy field through the stewardship of the Toshiba Corporation.

We've also got to weigh the costs and time involved in continued legal activity and potential for damages if we're not upheld through the levels.

We are pleased to be increasing our investment in California as the State has made progress with regard to capacity markets and long-term contracting options. As we've said, we will continue to pursue market development that supports the continued operations of existing plants that Californians need and investment in the next generation of energy infrastructure.

We are pleased to expand on our existing relationship with RLJ, who we have come to respect as consummate professionals, and look forward to continued growth as we work together to enhance the value of this high-quality portfolio.

We are pleased to report a strong start for 2006. Our first quarter sales were driven by volume increases across all of our businesses. We continued to benefit from our successful efforts to build revenues while controlling expense growth, resulting in double-digit earnings gains.

We are lowering our risk rating to High from Speculative as we believe Children's Place risk profile has improved through better execution and a rising cash balance. We reiterate our Buy rating and expect continued solid growth in sales at both divisions, and significant improvement in gross margin at the Disney Stores.

We're quite excited about all of these terrific young people, ... It also positions us very competitively for continued growth and as one of the country's powerhouses in biomedical research.

We're real happy with Kevin this spring. He's healthy, feels good, all his pitches are there, he hasn't missed a beat. We like what he's done in his career and he has continued on that path.

Yahoo's branded business should benefit from a combination of volume and pricing growth, driven by the holiday shopping period and by continued migration of ad dollars online.

Throughout my 20s I spent a lot of time just playing and not really working, but fortunately for me I continued to get just enough work, and have a reason to wake up in the morning. I really empathize with some of my peers who had success in the early years then it dries up, and so there's no reason to get up in the morning.

Throughout the lean years following 9/11, Disney continued to invest at a heavy pace in its parks as it anticipated this turnaround in the market.

Throughout the process, I continued to be impressed with the fact that he was winning at programs with far less resources and tradition than what exists at Murray State.

Very calmly, we went out to the sidewalk in front of our office and continued our discussion.

Crude oil prices that continued to stay below $65 a barrel this week, fueled by the warmer than normal winter weather across the U.S., have helped drive retail gasoline prices slightly lower. It remains to be seen however, if these relatively modest declines in retail gasoline prices will continue with the geo-political concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Cricket highlights are one of the jewels in our crown and will play a big part in our continued development as a broadcaster. We are planning to invest significantly behind them, while the cross-media promotional benefits of our deal with the Telegraph offer a unique opportunity to deliver something innovative and heavyweight.

Biggie was part of a dying breed of real lyricists. He continued the East Coast tradition of Big Daddy Kane or LL of being heavy on lyrics with metaphors and similes. He was a great storyteller.

Bill and the BIBR team have built a quality magazine that serves a unique and much-needed mission in publishing. We are excited about the opportunities for continued growth and greater service to our readers that will come from joining our businesses.

BHP opened stronger and continued to push higher throughout the day as traders scrambled to get on board as the stock continues to break record high after record high.

Due primarily to continued robust demand from our customers, our fourth quarter business exceeded our previous guidance. Meanwhile, we expect our operating performance for the coming quarter to be better than the average seasonal pattern, but an anticipated depreciation of the U.S. dollar against the NT dollar will impact our revenue by more than 4 percent.

Due to continued unexpected demand weakness, we now expect sequential unit growth in the mid-single digits, which is well below consensus expectations.

Due to wet weather conditions, our wood costs were much higher than expected. However, these costs were partially offset by lower purchase prices for other raw materials and the continued success of our cost-reduction program.

Each major customer segment -- residential, business and wholesale -- showed continued progress.

Dwight was sensational. As I've said all year, he's continued to grow and grow and grow and has gotten better in every phase of the game. But to get 26 rebounds. That's a monster effort for anybody and you don't see that too often in today's game.

Earnings have been growing faster than stock prices. We've continued to have a cheaper and cheaper market.

EDS continued to perform well in a very challenging economic environment, ... Our robust contract signings over the past two years have kept revenues growing well ahead of industry rates.

Ella continued to improve everyday throughout the season. She had a lot to learn but she got much better at being in the correct position defensively and and she started really understanding the plays. She always had a great desire to learn and improve and that kind of attitude is contagious.

Ellie is one of most enthusiastic players. She always hustles and she communicates with her teammates. In this game she hit a big 3, got us another big basket and she continued with her knack for getting some key rebounds.

At this point in time, it is in the best interests of the association for me to pursue new opportunities in my professional career. I have no doubt as to the organization's continued success.

At this point, James put down his notebook. He stood frozen on the bridge for several minutes as it dawned on him that his house was drowning, that there would be no coming home when this was over. Then he shook himself back into reporter mode, grabbed his pad and continued writing.

At the beginning of the quarter there was a considerable EMU-related portfolio flow from domestic markets into the euro-zone, ... While this has continued in months two and three, there has been renewed interest in non-European asset classes, mainly Japan and the far east.

BNP Paribas has continued the trend of European banks beating at revenue level, but experiencing significant cost growth.

Bobby has continued to become more comfortable communicating with the guys in front of him, sorting out problems quickly and leading the defense. All of his teammates have a great amount of respect for him and listen to him when he has something to say.

Bobby Ryan is an exciting player that we are happy to officially add to our young group of skilled forwards. He has a rare combination of size and skill and we look forward to his continued development.

Belize pledges it continued support to the aspirations of the 23 million people of Taiwan to be full participants in all organs and agencies of the international community.

Between the finite and the infiniteThe missing link of Love has left a void.Supply the link, and earth with Heaven will joinIn one continued chain of endless life.

Between the move in the employment index and continued strength in new orders it suggests that the economy should continue to expand in the near term.

Doug is one of the most highly respected executives in baseball and this extension validates our belief that his leadership is vital to the Milwaukee Brewers continued development,

Down the stretch, when we needed those two guys to score the points, that's what they did. We got into the penalty and Allen continued to drive the ball, and Chris had wide-open jump shots because Allen continued to drive the ball, and that's what those guys have to do late in the fourth quarter.

Consistent with our goal to enable users to find information, connect with anybody, or buy anything, we continued to expand our media, communications, and commerce services during the quarter.

Continued cost cutting is going to help the bottom line. The company is making money in one of the worst markets and there's room for earnings to go a lot higher.

Continued cost inflation pressures and tight labor conditions may keep upward pressure on interest rates longer than currently perceived. It's likely large-cap stable growth will hold up better if earnings falter.

Continued declines in gasoline prices, an upbeat stock market and high levels of employment all contributed to gains in consumer confidence this month.

Continued demand growth and a high rate of capacity utilization for production and refining drove crude prices and refining margins to very high levels in the second quarter of 2005,

Continued developments in Iraq will be the main factor driving markets.

Continued efforts in this direction will be necessary in devising 'a road map' for implementation of the agreement just reached.

Continued focus on (employee) turnover is of critical importance, because of the direct relation of turnover to improvements in labor costs and guest satisfaction.

Continued fund flow into Hong Kong and positive market performance overseas helped support gains in the market.

Continued good strong cost management will be implemented in the fourth quarter,

Continued growth in the custom sector of our business has fueled our rapid expansion, along with a high client-retention rate.

Continued hospitalization for Andrea will help her withstand the pressures and rigors of one more time of going back to this situation in front of a jury and in front of the public.

continued innovation on the Internet and the growth of electronic commerce.

Continued instability in Iraq is hampering America's plans for the Middle East. Iran is ready to use its Iraq card to protect its nuclear achievements before it is too late.

Continued job and real wage growth is needed to increase a household's pool of cash and to strengthen discount retailers' sales, ... An improved labor market would make consumer spending more self-reinforcing and less dependent on tax and interest rate-related stimulus.

Continued job cutting as a result of a slowing economy and increased outsourcing could prompt a significant decline in job security and a subsequent reduction in consumer spending just as we head into the all-important holiday shopping season,

Continued operation of our facilities has allowed us to improve our technology and increase throughput efficiencies. This increased capacity is very important in any plant, but particularly for a ship-based design where deck space is limited.

Continued steady growth across the industry is exhibited in May chip sales and, as announced in our forecast last month, we expect the industry to close the second quarter with growth of 4.7 percent.

Continued strength of commodity markets has been beneficial to the $A, but traders haven't been getting a lot of loving being long.

Continued strength of the consumer electronics and home office categories and the recent substantial weakness in major appliances accelerated our decision to reformat all existing superstores. The major appliance business carries high fixed costs and tends to be more cyclical than other retail categories." ()

Continued strong economic growth and falling gas prices in the fourth quarter leaves me hopeful that delinquencies will continue to fall.

Continued their course west till the afternoon, then southwest and discovered that what they had taken for land was nothing but clouds.

Continued traffic growth, customer base expansion, and the scalability inherent in our pay-for-performance business model contributed to strong financial results for the quarter.

Continued traffic growth, customer base expansion and the scalability inherent in our pay-for-performance business model contributed to strong financial results for the quarter.

Continuing to do nothing in the face of continued threats to our people and our way of life is hardly what the American people elected us to do.

Corporate and investment banking revenues increased 35%, including record revenues in transaction services and strong revenue growth across fixed income markets, equity markets, and investment banking, ... In Smith Barney, revenues grew 13%. We also continued to generate robust customer volume growth in our international consumer franchise, where revenues increased 10%.

Corporations held back over the past few years while profits remained strong, so they're now investing in people and building capacity for continued growth.

Cooperation with the International Monetary Fund is to be continued along with the pro-European course.

Consumers show more likelihood to adopt a device recognition solution, and therefore the implementation bodes well for positive ROI and continued use of the online channel.

Consumers, who have kept the economy from drowning during this recession, continued to spend, albeit cautiously, in January and may be leading the way to recovery.

Continued capacity restraint by the industry is resulting in a more stable price environment.

Don was responsible for this and the city has just continued his work,

Today's settlement is positive proof of the continued progress we are achieving in the grain industry, through the co-operative enforcement efforts of federal, state and local agencies.

Washington's employers continued to add new jobs at a healthy rate in August, though not at the same extraordinary pace as in June and July, ... The exceptional job gains we've experienced over the summer have encouraged many more Washington residents to look for work. At the end of the day, demand for labor remains firm and the outlook for continued job growth is quite positive.

Virginia is moving in the right direction, and we wanted to make sure it continued to move in the right direction, so he has made selections that will keep that continuity.

What's amazing is that when the first Renaissance fair started 35 years ago, and when there was a surge of them in the late 1970s, everyone involved anticipated a 10-year life span for the phenomenon, ... But with the resilience and continued popularity of the fairs, we're still on a growth curve.

What's driving the market higher is continued evidence that the economy is stronger than expected. While people are waiting for rates to peak, they are missing out on a lot of rising stock prices.

This year's continued success for the girls is owed to a combination of new talent and returning runners who have worked hard to improve.

The piracy numbers have continued to climb in the U.S. and abroad. We have to create legitimate alternatives for consumers that want to download these movies.

Besides the continued trends of carrier consolidation around the globe, we see convergence and competition to new IP-based solutions called IMS leading to price pressure and lower margins.

Earnings momentum now favors Europe. Given the continued divergence in unit labor cost behavior between the two regions, coupled with the recent weakness of European currencies vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar, momentum should continue to favor Europe.

Either the new Iraqi government with U.S. backing starts to fix Iraq's problems or continued failures will propel Iraqis in to the arms of the militias, likely generating a full-blown civil war.

Even my record company, who earned millions of dollars with me, abandoned me. They took my records out of the stores. The gay community continued singing my songs. The transvestites continued imitating me. Against all odds, I love them. . . . They support me and take care of me.

Even in a slow economy, we anticipate modest increases in domestic volume and in revenue per piece, and continued generation of industry-leading margins.

Unbelievable basketball game. We did not shoot the ball well and it looked as though it just wasn't meant to be, but these girls just continued to battle.

We are building on the success we achieved with the formation of Global Systems and Services at the time of our merger in August 2002, as well as our recent achievements with our Human Resources leveraged service center. Continued consolidation of service groups will enable us to further capitalize on opportunities to capture efficiencies and increase the value they provide to our business units globally.

With Kellogg stock down 3.5% over the past 12 months, we now feel there is sufficient upside in the stock to justify an upgrade. Market share gains have continued in cereal despite General Mills' return to competitiveness.

With last week's Fed tightening, mortgage rates have continued to rise, so that further declines in housing activity are likely over the balance of the year. Nevertheless, robust labor markets and rising incomes have helped sustain housing at a relatively high level.

With little excess capacity left in the labor market, we expect continued upward pressure on wages.

Based on McDonald's business performance, shareholders have demonstrated continued confidence in McDonald's management and strategic direction,

At one time this was a national program. I don't know if the program is under the same name, but we have continued to teach and tutor the children from Sunrise Elementary.

Concern about the continued high level of energy prices and its impact on economic activity is again the number one topic on which survey respondents commented.