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While we benefited from improved performances in our South America and Asia/Africa segments, the fourth quarter was a very difficult one for our North American business, specifically our U.S. operations. Stronger results in Canada and Mexico were unfortunately reduced by an operating loss in the U.S. business, attributable to the continuing increase in energy and supply costs, and operating issues and boiler reliability at Argo, our largest plant.

While we deeply regret having to part with any of our employee family, the continuing impact of restrictive Medicare policies leaves us no choice.

We were extremely pleased with the number and quality of the nominations we received. It was a reflection of the contributions that women are continuing to make in the business community.

We were faced with some difficult markets in the fourth quarter. particularly the continuing financial problems in Asian markets.

The governments continuing refusal to negotiate is proof that these illegal regulations were designed to eliminate collective bargaining.

We need to start tackling global warming and sea rise, and alternative energy is an important part of that. The alternative is continuing to allow dirty coal plants from Pennsylvania and Ohio to dump on us.

We've been bad offensively all season. We're just continuing the trend. It's nothing new.

We've been conducting a follow up investigation all day long continuing to try and track down various witnesses and at the same time trying to get a better feel of what took place.

We seem to be continuing to defy these natural limits of the economic cycle and we should be able to push forward at a decent pace in the second half without risking inflation,

We see prices continuing to rise during the year but the real question is whether we have pushed up a bit too high with speculative interests. I wouldn't be surprised if it came off a little.

We see the current situation continuing through the first half of next year.

We see the participants in the Australian health care market continuing to do very strongly,

As the world's leading travel service provider, Expedia, Inc. has the unique privilege of being able to quickly support our travel industry partners in the Yucatan Peninsula during times of need by sharing timely information and education that helps to rebuild international traveler confidence. We look forward to continuing to work closely with our travel partners to provide the latest information, updates and trip ideas to our travelers -- reassuring them that one of their most beloved destinations is indeed open for business.

As Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich dedicated much of his energy to improving the lives of the children of the District of Columbia. We are blessed that the Newt and Callisita Gingrich Foundation are continuing that work through this generous donation to Cornerstone,

As Starbucks continues to accelerate its international expansion, we must perpetually build stronger infrastructures that will allow us to meet the Company's strategic growth objectives. Cliff's and Julio's past successes, extensive experience, knowledge of the business and Starbucks culture, as well as Phil's credentials in the restaurant and retail industries, are strong indicators that these leaders will provide the foundation we need in the region to reach our long-term goal while continuing to deliver our legendary service and the Starbucks Experience to our customers.

is known for his marketing expertise, and his skills as a motivator, as he proved in leading the recovery of Mazda and as seen in the continuing progress in our Premier Automotive Group and Ford of Europe. His 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.

The songs seem like they are continuing to evolve, they seem like they're continuing to be written.

The third quarter results demonstrate the continuing competitive challenge we face and the vital importance of securing a consensual restructuring which will enable us to move forward with our strategic capital program,

The strong flows of international capital into emerging markets reflect a number of important trends. In addition to continuing significant global economic growth, national authorities in numerous emerging market economies have improved economic policy management in recent years, which has led to greater growth, lower inflation and reductions in the ratio of public debt to GDP.

The strong wind gusts occurred along and just behind the cold front. We're looking at temperatures continuing to plummet.

The study indicates that the contribution of the ice sheets to recent sea-level rise during the decade studied was much smaller than expected, just two percent of the recent increase of nearly three millimeters a year. Continuing research using NASA satellites and other data will narrow the uncertainties in this important issue.

The so-called risky assets are continuing to outperform.

The story is one of continuing boom conditions in mining and very strong nonresidential construction activity. The Reserve Bank is still very much on hold, watching both the inflation outlook and domestic demand.

The spirit of the fighting men, and the driving power behind the armies, depended upon the support of the whole people and their continuing loyalties.

The staff felt that starters were set. Eddy Ramos is more suited for the closer role and I thought with all the managers down here and all the administrators there's a better chance to get Timmy a job. So rather than continuing and have him throw (Monday) we just said let's make a move now.

These proposals are part of the secretary's continuing strategy to dramatically increase America's engagement and dialogue with the world.

The three girls in our top rotation seem to be taking turns at the top spot. The best thing would be for all three to hit their top zones Saturday. They have the potential to do that. The other girls are contributing and continuing to build. They're cleaning up their routines and things that cost you 10ths (of a point).

The sustained high level of oil and sharply increased gas prices have driven up energy and raw material costs and manufacturers are continuing to respond by cutting employment to curb the wage bill and boosting investment in efficiency-improving measures.

The talks are sufficiently constructive and serious that we're going to continue them. President Ahtisaari and I have accepted an invitation from Mr. Chernomyrdin to return next week. So we're continuing them,

The talks (with the union) are continuing and they have been constructive, but we don't have anything definitive to announce yet.

The team is continuing to push the stadium forward.

The strike is continuing very well all across the country. No work is being transacted in any part of the country.

These results show the ongoing strength of our broad business portfolio, ... We saw very good customer response to our new System/390 servers and continuing strength in services and hard disk drives.

These results underline yet again the continuing squeeze on consumer spending and, contrary to the Bank of England's expectations, there is no sign of an upturn.

These brands are continuing to mislead thousands of Australian consumers,

The situation is worsening with each passing month and the threat of an influenza pandemic is continuing to grow.

The status of the bargaining is that we are continuing to talk. We continue to frankly plug through some of the more difficult issues that confront us. It's become sort of an intense, exhausting sort of a process. We're working through the issues one at a time.

The statute inflicts immediate, continuing and real injuries that outrun and belie any legitimate justification that may be claimed for it. Moral disapproval of a group cannot be a legitimate state interest.

The problem is that good economic performance rests on a shaky foundation, because of large and continuing global imbalances.

The problem is that the two sides didn't have enough sitting-down time to work out what are the needs of the charter schools and what space is open to them. If we have the Board of Education continuing to make decisions without the charter schools, this will continue to happen.

We have maintained for some time that Spinifex Ridge is rapidly emerging as a mineral project with solid prospects for a mining operation. With the continuing high world molybdenum prices there is a need for an early completion of feasibility work. WorleyParsons' industry experience, delivery of projects of similar scale, innovation and capacity to move through to a bankable study within tight timeframes, were key criteria in securing this contract.

With some notable exceptions, manufacturers continue to experience difficult times, with high energy costs continuing to add pressure to profit margins.

With still strong domestic demand and improving international demand, the factory sector is continuing to recover from the sluggishness that resulted from the Asian economic crisis.

When you follow the demographic trends, there was a lot of business formation back in the middle-1940s continuing through the 1970s. Now transactions are being driven by ownership transitions or estate planning.

We will have to continue to improve our human intelligence system-something that was, unfortunately, lacking in the years which led up to September 11. This is going to be a continuing process of change.

When you look at the details on the positive revision, it's a fairly robust figure. The consumer is continuing to drive a lot of the growth that we're expecting in the first quarter.

I've seldom seen the likes of this continuing fine stretch of weather.

I've watched the run-up in wholesale price ? 22 cents in two days ? and there's nothing to prevent it from continuing to go up. I think we're going to continue seeing an up-tick in pump prices.

I've seen an immense improvement in environmental compliance and it's continuing to get better.

The search is still continuing in Jakarta ... We believe that he is still in Jakarta, and (there has been) no indication that he is out of Jakarta or the country.

The vision is to restore Avon to an iconic beauty brand and to our leadership position in global direct selling, as well as continuing to ensure that we live up to our mission of empowering women.

The way it works is that you can spend forever continuing to do things. It could be this thing went wrong plus that thing went wrong and another thing went wrong. But the likelihood is extremely remote and so we sort of draw the line.

These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise, it's continuing mission to explore a strange new world, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before.

These arrests, combined with the heightened restrictions on civil and political rights over the past week, highlight the government's continuing disregard for human rights.

The season has come for Americans to look homeward ... instead of continuing to spend billions of dollars in Iraq ,

The village is running smoothly and people are continuing to build relationships with one another, friendships across lines, ... mayor.

The Saints represent Louisiana and New Orleans, and we are continuing to keep a focus on the region's needs and the role of the Saints in the recovery.

You folks are not willing to go beyond any step beyond what we agreed. I am not even interested in continuing the housing development,

Viacom turned in an outstanding performance in the second quarter of 2002, particularly in light of the continuing challenges of a slow recovery in the overall economic environment,

We're working with the operators to try and ensure that they're vigilant. So it is an issue and we see it continuing to be an issue as long as the gas prices are as high as they are,

We see growing revenue from vertical and horizontal applications developed by Salesforce.com and partners, as well as continuing momentum for the core sales force automation offering, ... We believe the deployment of these applications will result in more subscribers to Salesforce.com.

We feel pretty good about where we're at. We're still continuing to do whatever outreach and awareness, consciousness raising, that we can.

U.S. employers are continuing their healthy hiring pace.

You don't worry about what happened last year, ... We just think about continuing to play Angel baseball -- put good swings on the ball and play good defense. To me, that's why we're successful.

With education costs continuing to rise at both public and private institutions, I believe that increases in grant aid are needed.

With energy prices at least roughly flattening out, and with the labor market continuing to strengthen, those are probably two of the main reasons people are starting to get more optimistic.

The reigning theme has been the interest rate differentials that have propelled the dollar higher and the market thinks that theme won't be unwound any time soon. People are continuing to buy dollars on that theme.

The original and very basic 'Law & Order' series has always seemed to me to be 100-percent exposition, with no filler, no pesky nuances and almost no background about the series' continuing characters - just the hard nuts and bolts of pure storytelling.

The Race to GED is making a difference in many Virginia communities and I am proud to be a part of it. By joining the Race to GED, working-age men and women can earn a GED quickly and get on with bettering their lives, either by qualifying for a higher paying job or by continuing their education.

The reason for the bonus cash offer is a continuing sell-down of 2005 inventory.

very happy as an independent company and very focused on continuing to be an independent company.

There is a lot of momentum in this economy. Consumer spending is continuing to march along, business spending is solid and you have a pick up in foreign demand.

We've got a continuing threat from terrorism, the health service is in financial chaos, there's a possible petrol price crisis, and yet the prime minister doesn't even seem to think it important to spend time at his own desk back in Britain. It's just not good enough.

We all know this team likes to get on the break and play freely. And we wanted to defensively make it tough for those guys and make them run a set offense and move the ball a little bit. We did a great job as far as staying poised and continuing to play ball.

The other issue for H-P is going to be the competitive positioning, ... Are they continuing to lose share to the likes of Dell?

The record wasn't in my thought process at all. All I was focused on was winning the game. I'm glad it's over so the team can get back to focusing on continuing to improve.

There could be a lot of things. It could be they're continuing to investigate. Typically, it means they're trying to get locations, so they can get everybody arrested at the same time. As you know, there's two indictments connected to the defendants. I think all together, it's going to end up 10 or 12 persons, so it's a lot of people to at one time.

We wanted the guys to come out and respond. We didn't have any (batting practice) before the game because we were running late, but we still had the guys step up. They're just continuing to do the things they do well.

We've had a great relationship with the Hartford tournament and the Greater Hartford Jaycees for a long time. We are talking to them about continuing as the official car of the tournament and hope to be involved for years to come.

We've had a pretty successful year following the launch of Firefox 1.0 and we're continuing to see very strong demand,

We've had a run of bad luck lately when it comes to calls and various things like that going against us. It's frustrating. But I'm proud of our guys. They haven't hung their heads, and they haven't given up. They're continuing to improve with their fundamentals and their attitude.

Everything that the company is saying says that things are continuing to progress. (But) it is hard to verify that independently. You are taking it with a lot of faith.

Beth threw well again tonight. It's continuing a trend for Beth this season. She's hitting her spots and limiting her walks, which is keeping opposing batters from focusing on a certain pitch. She's handling herself very well.

This new hurricane presents enormous additional challenges and hardships for everyone affected, and Aetna will do what we can to help our members get care and comfort, ... With so many people cut off from their usual physicians, hospitals and pharmacies, we are expanding our efforts to help members, in addition to continuing coverage even if they are unable to make premium payments.

We have decided to waive a plan to provide loans for the fiscal 2005, considering the current situation surrounding the Japan-China relations. We will monitor future development in Japan-China relations while continuing discussion (on the loans) within the government.

We have deep ties to this community and are strongly committed to continuing our corporate presence here in metro Louisville and in the commonwealth of Kentucky.

We have disagreed with the suspension and are continuing to work at resolving it.

We have enjoyed our affiliation with MCI since 1987, and we look forward to continuing and expanding that relationship.

Bob (Patterson) was a tremendous leader and the firm has benefited from his foresight and direction. I look forward to continuing the firm's focus on strategic growth and excellent client service.

Bond investors are discounting a slowing economy in the months ahead. Equity investors see a rebound ahead, and that instead of acting as a brake on the economy, the Fed's continuing hawkish stance is likely to serve as a sign that all is well, ... If you ask me, it sounds like at least one group of investors has been smoking something.

We do not think the flat yield curve is signaling economic weakness. We do expect it will become steeper over time as it becomes clear economic growth is continuing at a robust pace.

Broadband connected branch offices require high-performance and advanced security processing. Juniper Networks is continuing to answer the needs of our customers with the new Secure Services Gateway product line, which provides best-in-class security and connectivity options for branch, regional and medium-sized offices.

Broadway has had a long tradition of performing even during the most difficult circumstances, and we look forward to continuing in that tradition during this transit work stoppage.

Even though our offensive line did a really good job this year, it is an area of our team that we may be able to add something to that might enhance it even more, especially with the kind of running backs that we have. I don't think we have an older guy on our team who is not capable of continuing to play. I think the issue becomes, can they do it and sustain it for the season? Those are the tough decisions that we have to make, but we are going to have to do that with defensive players because we need to get younger.

Even though there are probably a lot of nonvoters among the people who are undecided, this proportion of uncertain voters indicates continuing movement even shortly before the election.

Even if the economy recovers smartly for the rest of this year and the next, the ongoing slack in the economy may still lead to continuing disinflation,

We are still challenged by the continuing increases in cost of goods. As a result, we plan to implement price increases on certain products during the third quarter of this year.

We are still in a transition phase with considerable work ahead, but we are improving our operating performance and strengthening our financial position, while continuing to develop leading-edge technologies.

We are still in the early stages here. Almost every day, there is another supplier filing for bankruptcy. We are continuing to make acquisitions.

We are still making plenty of openings, and it is a case of continuing to work hard, maintaining the same spirit and just going for it. We have to accept this is happening at the moment, but the team is playing well.