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He (Howard) is great, young and energetic and always fighting. On that last play where a lot of players just stay put after a shot, he continued to play and ended up getting the big play.

Had the deal flow continued at the same pace, it would have been an incredible year.

He was asked on several occasions not to approach the children or Miss Anderson and despite these warnings, he continued to make contact. This was done mostly to protect the children and allow them to feel safe in their environment.

He's continued not only as a good player, but as a leader on that team, as a guy who takes young players under his wing and teaches them how to play.

He's continued to get better and better and better. Different guys are going to play out there. Whoever's No. 1, whatever that means, there'll be more than one guy out there.

He's continued to go out there each time and be consistent for us. He's thrown well and has made the necessary pitches when he's needed to.

He will be there through today and tonight, and the doctor will decide whether he will stay another day sometime tomorrow morning. His condition continues to improve. He had quite a setback with everything he's been through, and continued rest and doctor's care will enable him to come back sooner than later.

He had some rapid-fire stuff for me. I think he wanted to keep me on the move. It's a good thing I've continued to work out hard.

He was very, very critical, ... But throughout the days, his vitals continued to improve. We feel that we've seen some response to voices, and some head movement.

Gold continues to rally on continued U.S. dollar weakness, a trend I expect to continue over the next week.

Gold, silver and platinum started the week off on positive footing with continued excitement in the silver markets regarding the proposed silver ETF in the United States.

Going forward, our strong market position and continued focus on growth and productivity should enable us to deliver financial results that reflect the quality of our people and our technologies.

The overwhelming success of this year's event shows the continued momentum we are experiencing in this space. It was exciting to see the number of executives interested in improving their pricing processes. Overall, this year's event attracted a diverse group of corporations and organizations representing over 25 industries.

The Palestinian Authority ... worked day and night so Bethlehem could be ready for this fabulous occasion. We worked under a very difficult situation -- a lack of infrastructure and continued (Jewish) settlement activity, and the suffocation of this city.

He showed no character on that particular play. I was shocked. I thought he was a better type of person than that. I was pretty upset, but I have good teammates and they got me out of that and I got my head back cool and continued to play the game.

He's following right in his brother's footsteps. There is a similarity in the fact that their work ethics are the same and any time you get somebody with a little talent that wants to work as hard as they do, then they're going to be successful. The fact that his time has continued to drop every meet shows the commitment that he's got. He's working hard in practice.

I feel the odds strongly favor a broad washout before this bear market is over, if only because the lack of a broad market breakdown beyond tech is the single strongest factor supporting the continued high hopes for a rapid stock market comeback,

We expect to see continued adoption of stream processing within the securities industry as firms move beyond low latency trading and focus on other vital aspects of the business, such as risk management, compliance analysis and liquidity management.

This was nothing new. He just continued what he's been doing all spring.

We can expect continued increases in the U.S. East market.

He missed a shot and got frustrated and accidentally hit himself on the head with his own putter and needed stitches on the course. It was hysterical, ... He continued playing. He didn't get hurt. It wasn't serious.

He mixes talent with great work ethic. He had a great freshman campaign and continues to improve. We hope with the continued strength development and experience that he will get faster and faster.

He loved Alabama football and he still loved Alabama football after that. He wasn't a part of it any more, but he continued to follow Alabama football. We talked nearly every day about it.

There is huge strength in employment ? It shows continued strength in the labor market, which supports the Canadian dollar. The Bank of Canada may look closely at this number and sit up and think about whether they should increase interest rates further. There is probability they may go beyond 4 percent.

There is a distinct possibility you will see more very large tech companies paying a dividend. It's a reflection of the continued maturation of these companies,

We've been to seven bowls in eight years, and when we missed out, we decided in January that wasn't going to happen again. We knew we had a tough schedule. We knew we had to play at Norman and had some tough games on the road in the Mountain West Conference. We just continued to improve as the season progressed.

We've been very fortunate here, we've hired some great coaches that have moved on and done great things. That's what I want to continue doing. I knew there was a chance when I took the job here a year ago that if we continued winning I may lose a great coach. That speaks very highly of our program.

We talked about the fact that yes, she was going to spend a great deal of her life taking care of Chris. But they were very smart about that, and continued on with their careers.

Hence my continued dislike of the way the Privy Council interpreted the constitution, keeping it sort of rigid and stereotyped and unable to adapt.

We're probably going to see some post-2014 military presence - some U.S. presence and a NATO presence - and while we've got much work to do in the next 29 months, we'll have additional time later for the continued professionalization of the Afghan security forces.

Joe Roby's leadership during his 28 years at DLJ was instrumental in building that firm into a leading investment bank, ... We wish Joe continued success in his new role at CSFB.

John and the Optus Business team have continued to win key corporate and government customers despite fierce competition,

John came in as skipper in Rio and has had a careful look at all aspects of our campaign. The team has gained much from his input and will benefit from his continued involvement. I will be happy to take over as skipper again after the in-port race. We are very fortunate to attract such talented new sailors to the team and I very much look forward to working with them. We will work hard to keep on improving, and hope that our results will reflect the team's true potential. We will certainly keep on giving it all our energy.

Myrtle Beach International Airport has continued to show impressive growth numbers and I am pleased to see these funds directed for maintenance of their infrastructure, ... As this airport grows, this money will help make sure they have the facilities necessary to keep up with demand.

I was with my dad 20 years ago as he was dying. I was there at the moment of his death, and I kept wondering the whole while what it must feel like from his point of view to still be there thinking, hearing all that was going on as people came and went, and life continued all around him.

Longer term, trends underlying the home improvement industry remain favorable for continued sales and market share growth at The Home Depot, ... We remain committed to our goal of 23 to 25 percent earnings per share growth for fiscal 2001.

Looking at server sales and continued strength in particular on the PC side, it should be a pretty solid quarter with that kind of backdrop.

Loan and deposit growth was strong across all markets. Total assets at year-end were $5.9 billion, a 15% increase from a year ago. Loans increased $144 million during the fourth quarter, or 14% on an annualized basis, and helped drive the increase in net interest revenue. Our net interest margin rose to 4.20%, up 15 basis points from a year ago and up three basis points from last quarter, as increasing short-term interest rates continued to positively affect our slightly asset-sensitive balance sheet. Fee revenue, excluding securities losses taken in the fourth quarter of 2005, was up 12%, reflecting increases in nearly every category.

I was especially proud of the fact that they refused to lose. Different players stepped up for us all day long. The timely hitting that we had yesterday continued today.

I was concerned that we'd be a little rusty after not playing for two weeks. I was impressed we were still able to execute at the plate. We started a little slow, but we made some adjustments and continued to put the ball in play.

Lance, Brandon and Barry continued to battle. That height makes it difficult to get any kind of inside-out (offense going).

Market momentum in the blade market continued in the quarter with blade volumes up 50% year over year. Blade shipments increased more than 60% year over year in 2005 as IT managers began to adopt blades as a standard building block in their virtual IT infrastructures.

Looking ahead, I'm confident that our well-received new offerings, fueled by consistent product flow and a focussed gift assortment, will ensure continued superior financial results through the important holiday quarter and into calendar 2003,

Looking ahead, Medtronic is exceptionally well-positioned to maintain its growth momentum, ... Significant investment in research and development promises to usher in a new era of medical technology, with continued advances in multi-chamber cardiac pacing, the increased use of device-biologic combinations, and the increasing role of information technology in transforming physician practice and patient care.

Looking ahead, this swift regulatory response, an increasing number of private equity deals and a continued surge in outbound investment bode well for future M&A activity in, and by, Chinese companies.

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.

Looking to the remainder of our fiscal year, we anticipate stronger fourth quarter sales, but expect a much weaker third quarter in light of continued delays in our customers' purchasing decisions. In response, we have cut back our production of potash and phosphates to limit increases in our inventories, especially because of current high raw material costs, and to better match supply with current purchasing activity. As a consequence, the industry may face acute logistical challenges when spring season begins if domestic shipments don't accelerate soon.

Marshfield Columbus has a very good team. Our keeper had a good game and I am proud of the way that we continued to play hard all the way to the end.

That being said, we are not satisfied with our recent performance and have responded by taking decisive actions to improve our results. We are implementing a comprehensive set of initiatives to drive revenues, maximize margin opportunities, further improve our operating efficiencies, cut costs and increase asset utilization. We expect this plan will help offset the continued revenue softness we are seeing and expect to continue to see in the near-term, and will contribute to the long-term success of the Company, which is our goal for stockholders, partners and associates alike.

Ironically, these rains bring little respite. While they have alleviated the immediate need for water, there is increased risk of people falling sick from drinking contaminated water, while livestock deaths have continued because the animals are too weak and vulnerable to diseases such as pneumonia when temperatures drop at night.

Irrespective of market conditions, the board looks forward to another year of continued progress in 2006.

Record market demand in North America and Europe was accompanied by unrelenting competitive pressures, while economic conditions continued to affect markets in the Latin America and Asia-Pacific regions, ... We're particularly pleased that GM Europe improved its profitability during the period, and that both GM Latin America/Africa/Middle East and GM Asia Pacific were profitable, a significant improvement over the first quarter last year.

Refined product fundamentals are quite strong and likely to pull up crude prices. If one adds to all this the possibility of continued 'hot' news from Iraq, Iran, Nigeria and Venezuela, crude prices are likely to rise next week.

Red Hat expanded its sources of revenue by introducing strategic solutions to our global customers, which contributed to our strong operating results. Our management team has continued to accomplish the operational and financial goals stated a year ago.

Reducing our common stock dividend is one of a series of prudent and realistic steps we have taken and are taking to address our current business environment, ... ...The right path for our company during this period of deteriorating market liquidity and continued credit concerns is to strengthen our finances and limit our exposure to the marketing and risk management business.

Steven has had a really good spring. From Day 1, even when we were out there in shorts, his demeanor was what you want in a football player. He has worked extremely hard and has continued to improve every week and every practice.

Steven Spielberg is one of the most creative and successful directors and producers in the history of filmmaking. I have the highest respect both for him and for DreamWorks, and I look forward to many more years of continued collaboration.

Suddenly the already wealthy were reaping all the benefits. While other stories held our attention, that trend continued for 30 years.

Our relationship is strong, and we look forward to our continued partnership. This transaction will allow us to preserve our business relationship, while further building up GM's already significant liquidity position during this critical phase of our turnaround.

Our relationship with MP4 demonstrates GE's continued commitment to personalized healthcare by providing transformational medical and information technologies to bring our customers closer to their patients.

Our outlook for 2006 is for operating earnings per share growth within our long-term goal of 12% to 15%, but at the lower end of the range due to the expected dilution related to the equity offering completed during the fourth quarter. We anticipate core loan growth will continue to be within our targeted range of 10% to 14%. Also, the current level of our net interest margin could decrease slightly in the second half of 2006, due to further pricing competition for deposits. Our outlook assumes a stable economic environment and continued strong credit quality.

Our outlook for the balance of the fiscal year remains cautious as we expect continued softness in our Canadian conventional television business and stable performance from our remaining operations.

Our research showed that a significant amount of people were planning to shop later in the season. That attributed to continued increase in sales through Christmas and the weekend after.

President Bush and his surrogates can justify this program all they want, but they cannot change the underlying fact that it remains an illegal program. The continued approval for this unlawful program undermines the very freedoms and values that define America.

Particularly in high-end design, there was always that sensibility that they have continued to do: To keep it classic and understated.

Particularly interesting is that Internet shopping included all age groups up to 65, with 53 percent of consumers making Internet purchases. People with incomes over $75,000 were twice as likely to use the Internet compared with people with incomes under $30,000. The Internet continued to attract the most desirable customer, as the higher the income, the more the likelihood to buy on the Internet.

Our quarterly financial results reflect the continued difficult industry environment but also show some encouraging trends. Both US Airways' and America West's stand-alone results, excluding special charges, are much improved versus last year despite a nearly $200 million increase in expenses due to higher fuel prices.

Our operating efficiency ratio of 58.80% for the quarter is within our long-term efficiency goal of 58% to 60%, reflecting the success of our recent expansion efforts and the continued strength of our existing franchise.

Our organic revenue growth was 2% in the quarter, which was a bit stronger than expected in Fire and Security but weaker in Healthcare, primarily due to the challenges we are facing in our retail business. Electronics continued to grow at the 3% pace we had anticipated,

Peace and the stability in the western Pacific and that part of Asia depends very much upon a continued U.S. presence and upon everybody in the area being comfortable that none of the nations out there has hostile intent toward any others,

Our mother is coming home and we are so grateful and thankful. We are pleased that she is able to move to the next level at home with continued rehabilitation. We are convinced in our knowledge that she will see a full recovery.

I support the offshore oil and gas leasing moratoriums that the Bush Administration has continued off coastal states including California and Florida. Now I want to ask the coastal states, the Bush Administration, and Congress to support leasing moratoriums for some ecologically sensitive onshore areas, as well.

I think that conventional political wisdom was that there were high expectations with Mayor Schmoke going in. His tenure as mayor on a whole was disappointing, particularly with the continued deterioration of public schools and a substantial increase in crime.

I think what you look for in a person to replace him is a person of integrity, someone that's honest and someone who knows the game and understands that it is the players that drive the game as well as the fans. If you have that, you have an opportunity for a great future for the National Football League and continued success.

I think when he died it got us into so many different areas of the world that people started to recognize NASCAR. And then it stayed in the mainstream of the press and the people and things just kind of took off from there. The sport was growing and with the massive outlets the media had, when everything happened with his death, I think it just continued after that.

Last year as gas prices increased, we didn't see a decline in our visitation. In fact, we had a slight increase. As long as we don't have any dramatic or traumatic fire seasons, which we have experienced in the past, we hope to see a continued incremental increase in visitation each year.

Last year continued to be a strong year for deep-water activity in the Gulf of Mexico. There is intense interest in oil and gas potential in the deep water.

Jazz may well be considered America's most treasured and most influential export, ... From its earliest days until now it has continued to grow creatively -- yet the people who have given us this art form deserve far greater recognition.

Jim enjoyed a successful career at Michigan State and we look forward to his continued development at the professional level. He has a great deal of potential which will be enhanced as he competes for a spot on our roster.

Jim Gibbons has continued to run a positive campaign. He's talking about the future of Nevada.

(Jimi) was so into it -- if you listen closely you will see that I stayed on him, ... And when he started 'The Star Spangled Banner,' that impromptu thing, you hear the first four, five, or six notes; I'm in there with him. Then I said, 'Wait a minute, we didn't rehearse this, and it doesn't sound too good with me playing.' I backed away, and he continued and made a classic out of that.

I think Dirk will look for continued opportunities to bring the federal mandate down to the state level.

Landmark has always had a tremendous commitment to promoting independent film. Having Mercury as such an important and strategic ally in our continued efforts will immediately create opportunities essential to the continued growth and success of independent film.

Larry has done a good job as our general manager. We look forward to his continued growth and development in the future.

Larry Kennedy would not have chosen to have ALS - none of us would. But he has accepted his diagnosis with grace and dignity and continued to live by faith.

People are sitting there and are willing to watch a Victoria's Secret fashion show with choppy video because it's content they couldn't see anywhere else. Streaming media has already penetrated the mainstream. What needs to happen next is continued development of content and publishing to Web sites.

Japan believes that the continued presence of the U.S. Navy will contribute to safety and stability in Japan, the Far East and the world,

Japan needs to follow through with its promises. The continued embargo costs the U.S. beef industry $100 million a month. If Japan is going to keep throwing up roadblocks, we need to take retaliatory action.

Our international businesses both had a tremendous quarter. Our results demonstrate the continued strong momentum across our life and pensions businesses.

Our intention is we'll sell the business as a whole and presumably, they (workers) will be continued to be employed by Lord & Taylor.

Our guys showed a lot today. We go down, give up a home run, don't score. We continued to battle and have good at-bats.

Our guys were pretty hungry, and it was a good win for us. We continued to pick up the pressure and were able to start running the court, which is what we like to do.

Our high street travel shop business is forecast to make ever increasing losses in the years ahead despite continued efforts to reduce costs and improve revenue. We are therefore also proposing to close all 17 shops by the end of August.

Our junior and ladies clubs have always been a significant part of our business, ... We've decided to concentrate our efforts on these areas of our business and are looking forward to continued growth in these segments of the industry.

Our guys continued to fight. But as we all know, it's a four-quarter game.

National consumer confidence levels continued to climb through the end of April. The tourism-related sector posted reasonable gains in total visitation during the past three months.

Natalie did a great job calling the game for me, and I'm just glad it all worked out with the wind blowing the way it was. My screwball was working real well and has been recently. I've been getting everyone to pop the ball up and it continued in this game.

July was a transitional month as our brands continued to clear summer merchandise.

John Morrell's major investment illustrates the company's confidence in Sioux Falls and its commitment to our economy. John Morrell is a proven leader in our business community, and we wish them continued success.

John was a role model for me who led to a lot of the reasons why I continued running after high school and college. He was the guy who most of the (local) teens aspired to be like as a runner.