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I think that our continued survival in a land of the giants over the last five years has proved that strategy works.

I think we have to at least openly consider at what point we can bring our troops home or, at least, to begin to bring our troops home. Not only from the point of view of making sure there is support from the American people for this continued effort but also to consider whether the large presence of American troops here could contribute to or feed the insurgency and whether in any way it makes it more difficult for a government of national unity to be created.

I think we have continued volatility until we really see signs of growth in the economy slowing. When we see the economy slowing, I think that people will be more comfortable with the fact that maybe Greenspan is not going to have to continue to raise rates, then I think the market can move ahead.

I think we've made tremendous strides in the passing game from last year. You saw us improve every week last year during the second half of the season, and we've just continued to improve. So hopefully we can start right there this season and have a big year.

I think you'd see a lot of teams roll over in that situation. We continued to take it one at-bat at a time and it nearly added up in the end.

I thought Chip continued to play well, regardless of where he's at in the outfield, and he's swinging the bat good.

I thought down the stretch of the game, when we needed those two guys to score the points, that?s what they did. That?s what they have to do. We got to the penalty at a certain point, Allen continued to drive the ball, and Chris had wide open jump shots because of it.

I thought we played hard in the third. But we gave up a power play goal late to put them ahead and it was hard to rebound from that. I give our players on the bench a lot of credit after that goal against. They didn't quit. They didn't want to quit. They continued to play hard.

I thought we did a good job and continued to put pressure on them offensively. Our offense is leading the way.

I was at Comedy Central when we launched the first season of South Park and I am thrilled to see them continue through 2008, ... Matt and Trey are creative geniuses and a huge part of the Comedy Central family and we look forward to continued success.

It always provides us with good look at many of our 3A rivals. We swam well there and continued to drop time in many events.

It appears that same-store retail sales have continued to do reasonably well.

It can be an emotional rollercoaster during a ballgame, but we wanted to be a team that continued to play through ups and downs, ... (Mathis) made a great read, made a great break, caught the ball -- and not many people in the league are going to be able to catch him.

I think it's been recognized in every meeting we've had, the need for continued vigilance, the need to be absolutely sure that the macroeconomic foundations, the stability of the economies is assured, ... and that's why so much focus is being on strengthening the transparency and reporting that is done by the International Monetary Fund.

I think it's crucial for people to be able to acknowledge the contributions that black Americans have made. I don't think our history can be limited to a month. It's something that should be continued throughout the year, but it offers everyone the opportunity to be part of our culture. That is something we should all celebrate together.

I think it's generally a positive transaction. It's just a continued refocus of the firm.

I think it's just some disappointment that they're not going to move right away. The message was that ... if the economy shows continued improvement and if price pressure remain as they have, that they'll then hike rates.

It continued to happen but just took on a different feel.

I think we'll close the year in positive territory. But in the next few weeks you're going to see the market in a continued struggle back and forth with people trying to determine whether we have a full economic recovery, even with the labor market struggling.

I think we had some of the first game jitters working against us early on. Once we got through that, we played better and continued to improve throughout the rest of the game.

I thought tonight was a team win. We had four non-starters on the floor and the run continued to the end of the quarter.

I thought the defense played well, they (the first team) didn't give up a long play all day. I thought the young defensive linemen continued to show improvement. They got some good work in this week.

We note the strong gains have continued despite a climate of reduced levels of clearance merchandise and when, there are sales, lower discounting levels, ... We believe the consumer remains primed to shop when the looks are right; with fashion at probably its highest levels since post 9/11, we believe there remains upside on the fashion driven players.

Today's report should convince most market participants that the March softness in the data was primarily a one-month phenomenon. Sounds like a recipe for continued 25 basis-point rate hikes for the foreseeable future.

to lower consumer confidence levels, driven primarily by the volatility of fuel costs. We anticipate these factors, along with a continued shift in product mix, to continue into fiscal 2006.

Today was certainly a positive step in the right direction. I am proud of the way our team has hung together and continued to battle. We now have to take this win and build on it.

We had our chances at the end and couldn't finish those chances. They continued to win every ball in the middle. Every high ball, they won. That was it. That's going to kill us all year until someone reads the paper hopefully or figures out what we're going to have to do.

We believe the December sales performance reflects not only our continued need to update the store base, but also a need to increase the average ticket and to drive more traffic, exposing a broader base of consumers to the new Circuit City,

The quarter was helped by continued strong fully insured enrollment and stable medical costs, as well as lower administrative costs and higher investment income,

The Queen and Royal Family were strong supporters of London's bid and it was a delight to show Her Majesty how the Olympic Park site has continued to develop since winning the bid.

The problem is you can't build a refinery overnight it takes a couple of years, so what we're probably going to see over the next 18 to 24 months is continued increases in prices.

The problems have just continued from October through March. There's been no significant let-up at all.

The problems with the water have not gone away. They have continued unabated and we need to take action to remedy the situation ourselves.

The president and his advisers must accept that continued legal jousting serves no constructive purpose,

You don't bail on something you've had success with all season. I was hoping we could get back on track. But as we continued to press, I think we got lackadaisical. Then they got in a groove.

Unfortunately, the EU member states have continued to grant new subsidies to Airbus, even as our WTO case proceeds. By taking this step, we are ensuring that the new subsidies will be included in our case.

We'll get a little reprieve from it with systems coming through every three or four weeks, but that's not going to cut it. We had a drought in the summer and it continued into the fall - Hurricane Rita did nothing to stop that - and we're in the winter now and still in a drought.

We are committed to continued expense management and strategies to improve productivity in 2006. Execution in these two important areas should contribute to the achievement of our goal of improving operating margins by 50 to 150 basis points for the year.

We anticipate continued growth over the coming years, and we recognize the importance of having a good information system to support our plans. In addition to streamlining day-to-day internal activities, such as production management, inventory tracking, and cash management, an integrated system like AXIOM will enable us to respond more quickly to customer requests and provide us with faster access to the information we need for good business decisions.

We are delighted with the growth of our business and the continued support shown by our clients in the services offered,

We are increasingly nervous about our call for a quarter-point rate cut in February, even if we are not ready to throw in the towel. Continued sluggish growth should mean the next couple of years see a degree of disinflation, justifying lower interest rates.

Thus far, the effects on our economy, though real, are relatively moderate and the most likely scenario for the next year is continued solid growth and low inflation,

Though the economy is weaker than a year ago, this continued high level of warnings is a real concern.

I would like to reemphasize that the liberation of Iraq was carried out to enforce Security Council resolutions. These were the serious consequences with which Saddam was threatened if he continued his illegal acts-his illegal acts.

I would not be surprised to see continued price increases at least in the short term. September could be an unpleasant month when it comes to fuel prices.

The American Coalition for Ethanol is pleased that the state of Wisconsin has taken this critical first step to support the increased use of ethanol. The state has developed a strong local ethanol industry, and ensuring that much of that Wisconsin-made ethanol is used in Wisconsin is one way to secure its continued success and to make the state less dependent upon outside sources of energy.

The American people are demanding a comprehensive plan and the benchmarks by which to measure our success for the war in Iraq, ... The president's continued refusal to provide that plan does nothing to support our troops or their families.

The American people could not be clearer about their opposition to the continued exclusion of lesbian and gay Americans from our armed forces. Support for repealing the military's ban has grown by fifteen percent in the South, eight percent among moderate Republicans and nine percent among Catholics. In virtually every community, constituents are sending a clear message to their elected leaders that the time has come to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' Our nation supports treating everyone who sacrifices for our national defense, whether gay or straight, with the dignity and respect they deserve.

We're really looking at a continued trend in services. Solutions and services are continuing to be on the rise for partners because of diminished hardware margins.

With the economy growing below potential, labor market indicators probably continued to ease. The survey should be relatively friendly for those expecting easier monetary policy later in the year.

US yields have continued to rise in anticipation of tightening beyond normalization, and we should also prepare for a paradigm shift in Japan as well.

Utilizing very sophisticated, very sensitive technical equipment, we were able to locate what we believed to be a listening and transmittal device. We left the device in place. We took steps to protect it. We took steps to minimize any loss that would result (from) its continued presence.

Uzbekistan is an important country and the E.U. must maintain dialogue and cooperation with it. Inclusion of the president on the list would close the channels of communication and prospects of continued dialogue. However, the list is not closed and could be changed during the coming year. The sanctions will be kept under constant review.

Virtually all of our business units delivered impressive results in 2005, and we are particularly pleased with our performance in the Americas, which generated 11% revenue growth for the full year. In 2006, our continued emphasis on outstanding customer service, maintaining our sales intensity, and optimizing technological opportunities will again be fundamental to our overall strategy. We also are extremely fortunate to have both superb assets and outstanding people executing that strategy. Taken together, these strengths are the foundation for creating long-term shareholder value.

We have to look at the GBC meet and be pretty pleased. Not with scoring but with improvements we continued to make. Unfortunately our improvement isn't enough to overcome our lack of numbers.

We have worked hard to improve our productivity and drive increases in operating margins and earnings. At the same time our balance sheet has continued to strengthen with increases in cash and deferred maintenance revenues.

We know that the cell has possessed these attributes and biological devices and has continued to use them for billions of cell generations and years.

We could have crumbled there, but we continued to persevere. We don't like to do anything real easy, but we executed when we needed to.

We could have gone two ways after that we could have gone in the tank and continued to play sub par. But we took it upon ourselves to talk to each other and try to come out and play better.

We have also witnessed members of the task force announcing their intentions to do what they can to stop Broadwater, even before the review and analysis by FERC. This has raised continued concerns about the impartiality of the task force, and this forum.

I was pleased that my kids continued to stand their ground. We knew they were going to make a run, and we just needed to play through it.

The acquisition of Lloyd's Barbeque had a large impact on Minnesota employment figures. We expect continued growth in the coming year; however, we won't speculate that growth will continue at the same rate.

The 2005 holiday season was a gadget year for consumers of all ages, and consumers continued to show their love for free shipping.

Windows Live Academic Search is another example of our continued efforts to bring innovative search offerings into new categories. We are looking forward to hearing from our customers during the beta period, which will help us improve upon what is available today.

Most high governmental officials who speak of education policy seem to conceive of education in this light - as a way to ensure economic competitiveness and continued economic growth. I strongly disagree with this approach.

You can count on the continued partnership of Microsoft and Intel to bring together thousands of developers to work on this category.

You can do better than that by simply getting up and taking a 30-minute walk every single day, ... This was a six-month study. What happens with continued use of this? How much is necessary?

We intend to have continued meetings for days and nights.

That's the most important engine for growth. It's going to be through the service deals and growth within the existing service deals. It's also going to be through continued growth in the U.S. core business and international.

Most of the golf instruction out there does everything but establish consistency on the course. It would be as if I continued practicing my typing once a week, but each time I tried a new style. One week I would hold my fingers over the middle row of keys and bend my fingers at a 90 degree angle, then the next week move to the top row and only bend them 75 degrees, and the next week over the bottom row, etc. At that rate I'd get worse and never finish a Golf Improvement Weekly.

While we look for the Fed to pause in June, we expect continued above-trend growth and inflation concerns will lead to further tightening (to 5.5%) in the second half of the year.

We are well positioned for the holiday season and look forward to continued double-digit growth in sales and, more importantly, earnings,

We got off to a little bit of a slow start but continued to tighten the defensive screws as well as putting our offensive efficiency together.

We are not satisfied with these results, ... We are confident that the restructuring of our primary and fabricating businesses, coupled with our continued focus on implementing the Alcoa business system and our commitment to grow the company, will enable us to resume sustainable savings and profitable growth in 2002 and beyond.

We are now seeing the benefit of our earlier investments in R&D, which have enabled us to expand the product line-up and successfully appeal to new consumers with products like the Walkman phone series. In the fourth quarter, we continued to announce exciting new products at a variety of price points; from high-end 3G products like the new W900 3G Walkman phone to attractive mid-tier clamshell phones like the Z520 model to lower-priced essential phone models such as the J230, J210 and Z300 that will appeal to consumers who want a simple and stylish handset.

We needed to make a dramatic change in the way we approach welfare housing, ... There has been an increasing demand for welfare housing, while the actual supply of homes has continued to dwindle.

Metals prices continued to climb and overall, our operations have performed well, resulting in another quarter of outstanding financial result.

Microsoft's vulnerability to the PC market reaffirms our belief that Microsoft's continued success depends on its ability to transition itself from a desktop software company to an enterprise solution vendor.

We are balancing the need for continued investment to ensure the success of these new products while at the same time delivering continued earnings growth.

While an industry-wide slowdown in semiconductor demand is something management has little control over, of greater concern to us is management's continued difficulty in executing its handset product transitions and cost reductions in an increasingly competitive market. We do not see this improving anytime soon.

While book sales continued to perform well at U.S. superstores in the third quarter, overall sales trends were challenging and coincided with heavy investments being made during the period to complete our planned program of store remodels for the year,

While city people continued their strong spending, rural people have increased their spending only gradually due to lower incomes. This trend will continue for the rest of this year.

While Delta continued to post significant losses in January, the company is making progress in stabilizing our liquidity and implementing our business plan.

We do look at the grandstands for continued renovation, ... We haven't been shy in making improvements to this property.

We do not believe that September was the bottom, but December or March may be. We recognize that carrier capital spending is forecasted to decline, but given our discussions with customers regarding their plans for new product launches and continued inventory reductions, we believe that December or March can represent the low point of the industry downturn.

We're a global band. In 1995, we played 42 countries. So when America did that trend, when grunge came in, we didn't change to be that. We stayed true to who we were, played the world and continued to grow.

We're a little bit surprised by the continued strength, because typically January is a month that shows a slowdown in hiring.

You all (the media) might have made him mad. I think you all lit a fire under him. He's been playing well the last couple of games. He continued to do it today.

We'd really like to thank Circle C Ranch owner, Charlie Crowder, who has generously continued to present the rodeo although his daughters have long-since graduated from Milton.

Wed really like to thank Circle C Ranch owner, Charlie Crowder, who has generously continued to present the rodeo although his daughters have long-since graduated from Milton,

We drove a better balance across all price points of our products and greater operational efficiencies this quarter, and performed at the high level of execution we expect for ourselves. Our success in countries such as China and Germany shows the Dell direct business model is preferred by customers in all regions and provides us with a unique advantage and opportunity for continued growth.

We feel great rage at the continued attacks on Islam and the Prophet of Islam and we demand that the Danish government make a clear and public apology for the wrongful crime.

We continued to play well. We got in some very good work this weekend, and scored a Patriot League win over Colgate. We got our hat trick this weekend and felt we played well doing it.

We continued to produce outstanding results, with nine-month earnings 35 percent ahead of last year's record pace. Our third-quarter results reflect significant breadth, with record operating results in Discover Card and asset management and another outstanding quarter in the securities business.

We continued to put the ball in play. We didn't strike out and we hit the ball hard, but they continued to make big plays.

We continued to search for almost an hour to make sure we had them all, and I am satisfied we did.

We continued to see improvement in the overall economy and particularly in the sectors we have been watching and investing in during the last few years. As we look to 2006, we'll be investing in Internet services companies that can build traction in the marketplace using less capital.

We continued to see solid double-digit sales growth from the vast majority of our businesses in the third quarter, ... This has enabled us to offset the decline in business units affected by Asia.

We continued to strengthen our balance sheet in 2005.

We continued to utilize the branch, but we did not need all the offices that made up the five-story building.