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Prices are going to be driven directly by the projected path of the storm,

(Prices) are going to be volatile and they're going to be driven by the weather. It's a very tight market right now.

Often when people go through trials, they can either draw near to God or be driven away from him. For both Brian and Mel, this made them grow in their faith.

Some successful kids are so driven they have in mind what they want to achieve and that is more important to them than hanging out or going to senior skip day.

While it is convenient to speculate whether or not the talks this week are driven by the visit is not the case at all.

Firms in the FIRE sector are heavily dependent on data and need IT professionals to help manage, mine and safeguard it, especially in light of recent corporate governance regulations mandating better internal controls. Hiring activity also is being driven by business growth in sub-sectors such as residential and commercial lending.

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

But the intent is still there and the drive is there, and we see that at home. People may not see it as much out here. They don't think he works as hard as Vijay, but he's every bit as driven as Vijay is. He just brings it here. He doesn't try to find it here, he brings it with him.

We are driven as a company to bring not only an efficient technology to the marketplace, but also one that is environmentally friendly.

We are driven by images, ... and the Tiananmen images are the most powerful images we've had for years.

Scientists don't work for medals, we are driven by curiosity, and the chance to do something to help others. But the medal is a comforting recognition that what one has done has made a difference.

The month-to-month gas price hike was driven primarily by increasing oil prices and speculation over adequate production. Higher gasoline and oil inventories have eased these concerns. However, when gas stations begin to sell the more expensive summer blend fuel in March, prices may start to increase again.

Action is being driven by the news of the day, namely Microsoft, Nortel, Qwest, ... The fact that we're hanging in there with so much negative news out there is good.

Despite this latest boost in confidence, holiday spending will be driven by the bargains consumers have come to expect.

Despite the fact that we had a lot of consumption, it seems to be driven by consumption of imported goods. That also sets stage for weaker growth going forward.

Despite the prevailing media driven opinion that the Olympics were a 'disappointment' in terms of total viewing, compared to 2002 Salt Lake City, we were very happy with the viewing levels it brought to our station.

Oil prices have been exceeding the most bullish forecasts for the past year and a half, and that's not driven by industry fundamentals, but largely by speculation and fears of a potential supply disruption,

Companies and consumers are going to keep driving economic growth this year. There is no doubt this recovery, which being is driven by domestic demand, is sustainable.

Compensation policies are to be driven by the nature of the business and its philosophy on how to compensate employees for their past services and how to provide incentives for the future.

Dedicated is the right word for my group of runners. I feel the reason kids compete in cross country is their personalities. Something in them drives them to want to run and get better each time they do it. Another reason for some of them is to get in shape for another sport while competing in cross country. Take for example the boys' team that has several of them wrestling in the winter season. So, it's in their nature to want to be competitive in whatever they do. Also, I have kids out here that do it because they love to run. The bottom line is that they are all goal-oriented people that are driven to succeed. And, for the most part, they are all the same way in the classroom.

Demand continued to accelerate during the second quarter, driven by the widespread adoption of our ... core technology,

During the first quarter our revenue growth was driven by a combination of fleet expansion and increased revenue per mile. We benefited from the opening of three new service centers and increasing business at our existing centers.

During the fourth quarter our revenue growth was driven by a combination of fleet expansion and improved revenue per mile. We benefited from opening new service centers, increasing service in existing centers, and a full quarter of revenue from Edwards Bros. , which we acquired in August 2005.

Cody is smart. He is driven to be successful. Ultimately, he is someone I trust and respect.

I've always thought of the project as a sort of sexually driven digestive system, that it was a consumer and a producer of matter. And it is desire driven, rather than driven by hunger or anything like that.

A source of support to the screen appears to be indications of increased refinery maintenance that should prove capable of reversing a dramatic 23-mil bbl up-trend in gasoline stocks during the past seven weeks. Production declines should also be driven by some slippage in gasoline yields.

A slowdown is baked in the cake, ... A big part of economic growth has been driven by consumer home-equity loans and if home prices are subdued, you won't have more loans driving spending.

A slowdown is baked in the cake. A big part of economic growth has been driven by consumer home-equity loans and if home prices are subdued, you won't have more loans driving spending.

a small group driven by Liberal interests and personal greed almost effortlessly breached walls built to separate politicians from the treasury.

A solid upside quarter (was) driven by tight expense controls and an improving rate per contract.

Athletes are driven personalities, completely focused as people pleasers, almost obsessive-compulsive. People who have addictive tendencies gravitate toward athletics.

The miss relative to our estimate was primarily driven by California, where a number of communities we expected to open in the fourth quarter were delayed into 2006.

Alien smuggling organizations are driven by greed with little regard to the health, well-being, dignity or motivation of their human cargo. Attacking and dismantling these criminal groups is critical to securing our borders and ensuring compliance with our immigration and customs laws.

Zinc prices are up on low capacity utilization rates at Chinese zinc smelters due to concentrate shortage, and strong demand driven by galvanized steel.

That's going to be driven by the decision making of the new Fed chairman.

As anybody will tell you that's ever driven one of those races, so many things can happen. Just staying out of everyone's way is half the battle.

Although the CAN-SPAM Act has helped catch some spammers, and driven some to base their operations overseas, it has an obvious flaw: it relies on people to 'opt-out' of receiving spam rather than 'opt-in' in the first place.

A lot of the slowing has to do with all the talk about a housing bubble and with affordability, which is being driven partly by price and partly by mortgage rates. The overall mood has changed.

A lot of this is capital improvement project driven. (And) a lot of this stuff is driven by growth; it's got to be paid for somehow.

Americans are notorious car abusers. When Volkswagen cars are driven like typical Americans drive them, that's when they start having significant problems.

Ambassadors International clearly has established itself in the cruise industry through its outstanding operations of American West Cruises. Even though we are privately-held, we continually look for opportunities to improve corporate value. Our decision was driven by the need to focus on growth opportunities in our core business and because of other investment considerations. Delaware North Companies decided it was in its best interest to find a company that could continue the tradition of excellence that has always been part of the Delta Queen. We have found that in Ambassadors International.

A lot of investment internationally is driven by people's understanding of the places that they visit.

A lot of it really is earnings driven. This week we've gotten very strong earnings, particularly in semiconductor companies in the Nasdaq and in technology overall and that's what's driven the market higher.

They say the markets are driven by fear and greed. We're certainly not in the greed part of the equation anymore.

Public opinion on Iraq is overwhelmingly driven by events on the ground,

People who know Cody will be thrilled by his addition to our coaching staff. He knows Iowa State but has also been a head coach the last three seasons and will bring unique experience to the wrestling room. Cody is smart. He is driven to be successful. Ultimately, he is someone I trust and respect. He did a lot to help our wrestlers during his time in Ames. Our wrestlers will attest to his contributions.

Revenues turned the corner and were up slightly from last year, driven by significant year-to-year growth in the Intel architecture business,

Schools are not clear about the mission of the school. They're not clear about what they're trying to do besides get the kids into college. I think American education right now is driven by test scores.

People said things like public transport will not cope, London will become a ghost town, businesses will be driven out and nobody will come to central London to shop any more. None of that has turned out to be true.

Our affluent society contains those of talent and insight who are driven to prefer poverty, to choose it, rather than to submit to the desolation of an empty abundance. It is a strange part of the other America that one finds in the intellectual slums.

Our excellent third quarter results were driven by continued outstanding performance at Rockwell Collins and impressive gains in operating margins at Rockwell Automation compared to a year ago,

Our expectation for gross margin percentage in the third quarter is 47 percent, plus or minus a couple of points. The change from the second quarter is driven largely by lower average selling prices of microprocessors.

Our decision was driven by the need to focus on growth opportunities in our core business and because of other investment considerations.

Our emergence in the industry standard marketplace may get to the point where we are driving that marketplace rather than being driven by it.

Technology stocks are being driven by Nasdaq gains and money is still flowing in from both local and foreign funds.

Technology stocks continue to advance, driven by expectations about their earnings. Better-than-expected results at U.S. technology companies are also prompting investors' speculation.

(Techs) are being psychologically driven with the mentality of 'I've got to get out, I've got to have closure', and that's what you usually need for market bottoms,

Predicting what is going to happen in the next month is difficult. Prices probably will go up just because troubles in the Gulf (of Mexico) have driven up prices worldwide.

Right now the market is not reacting to fundamentals but is driven by the psychological. That's certainly the reaction you're seeing after the Fed news.

Right now, the stock is just being driven by government propaganda. I think come the fall election, getting a more reasonable judge involved in this case will get this thing resolved.

Our earnings growth and cash flow continue to be significant, driven by the worldwide demand for high-quality career education. Our track record of growth and innovation, coupled with our commitment to outstanding service delivery, has positioned us well, and we remain confident in our strategic direction.

Our efforts to get this convention adopted by member states of UNESCO are driven by our unshakeable commitment to protect and promote Canada's rich cultural diversity,

Our consolidation was largely driven by crisis. US Airways needed it to survive. And as the industry improves, there will be fewer crises.

Festivals today are driven by female perspective. My film is about heterosexual men over 40. And it was very much alone.

Fear, hype and misinformation over mold in 2001 and 2002 created an insurance crisis in Texas that we're still paying for today. Our court system was flooded by questionable lawsuits driven by personal injury lawyers who preyed on people's health fears, despite the lack of any scientific evidence.

Ever since Pitt was wearing one, collectors were dumbfounded; they were saying that it wasn't an expensive watch, what's all the fuss about. I understand the prices have been driven up since then; people are even paying $1000 for them. I've met people that tell me that they spent two years looking for one.

There's a general concern about the economy and corporate profits, ... The deals seem to be driven by the ability to reduce costs or create greater synergies of scale, so it's not something that's going to help them meet next quarter's earnings.

There's a general concern about the economy and corporate profits. The deals seem to be driven by the ability to reduce costs or create greater synergies of scale, so it's not something that's going to help them meet next quarter's earnings.

There's only so much a Fed rate hike can do to thwart an inflation threat that's predominantly driven by oil prices. Raising the fed funds rate won't stop people from speculating about higher oil prices,

The result was ahead of our expectations. Business lending has driven growth and buoyed their earnings.

There's not a whole lot you have to do as far as preparing for a bunch of different stuff. You don't have to worry about who is lining up where. We have to motivate our kids and get them to compete. They've got to stay low and not get driven off the ball.

The pharmaceutical industry is an industry driven by new products, by value-added products coming out of research and development,

Without the True One, the false ones are bound and gagged and driven off.

There are guys that have been at it for 30 or 40 years, driven more than 4 million miles and never had an accident. You think about how far that is and it's astounding.

We believe precipitous declines in NAND prices are being driven primarily by excess supply, as NAND makers have invested significant capital over the last several quarters. In addition to capital investments dedicated purely to NAND, the transition of DRAM capacity to NAND capacity has further exacerbated the supply problem in NAND.

We go through cycles, where one category is popular for a couple of years, and then another. Since 1997 scrapbooking has really driven the industry. The last five or six years yarn has been going like crazy. Now, beads are taking off.

We got in the first fairway -- he'd driven it down the middle, I was in the right side in the rough, just past him -- and it started to rain, then it started to pour,

This was a nice way to start off the new year. A lot of this was driven by the fact that the Fed confirmed that end is in sight. We've held onto the belief that when the Fed ends that stock prices will go up. We'll still have rate hikes but the market is celebrating that we'll see an ending sooner than later.

I used to get in trouble with my old agent, because I've never been driven by fear or need or greed. I want my work to represent me as a person, so I can be quite fussy.

The unwarranted accusations by the U.S. against China under the pretext of so-called human rights questions are completely without reason and driven by ulterior motives.

The upside to the quarter was driven by strong cost control and benefit from its fuel surcharge,

This conference is long overdue. The staggering progress in PC rendering and simulation technology that has been relentlessly driven by the game industry for years is now poised to turn the entire adult entertainment industry on its ear.

This decision, while difficult, was driven by a realistic, clear-sighted view of the clock. The result needs to be right but prompt, and this course seems the best realistic strategy to secure a remedy that is timely, effective, and certain.

This could totally backfire. Virus writers are very much driven by the same motivation that makes people climb mountains. To put a bounty on their heads will just increase their notoriety and increase their ego.

This dear soul is caught and driven off, when the pre ordained Order is received, all the relatives cry out in mourning.

The weakness could be driven by earnings, or a slowing own in the economy, or even uncertainty over the Iraqi elections. The violence is escalating and it's an overhang for the market.

This investment represents an extraordinary opportunity to position Guidant for leadership in the $3 billion global business for (cardiac rhythm management) devices, which we believe will be driven both demographically and technologically to increase significantly over the next few years,

This is a customer driven event. Our joint customers have consistently recommended this transaction to both companies for over a year.

This isn't the most talented team I've had. And in some ways they've driven me crazy. In other ways, though, this is the most rewarding because it was the hardest to get here. We really hit rock bottom at one point this year.

This is somebody who is driven to succeed. Whatever it is that she focuses on, get out of the way, because she's gonna get there.

This is a city where you can go from Bernini to Michelangelo to Julius Caesar to Meier. This is what we want to protect, Rome's double identity. The city as a rigorous protector of its past but also driven towards the future.

You're having a little bit of digestion today. The Wal-Mart news is going to an issue that is concerning investors in 2006, which is namely the health of the consumer. Is consumer spending, which has really driven the economy, going to hold up?

You're looking at an economy driven by consumers and consumers are getting killed. The price of everything is rising. The consumer is getting caught in the crossfire.

This is an example of the resiliency of the market, of what has driven stocks higher for months. You've got PPI, GE, not so great, but they find a positive angle and take the market up,

This is an ongoing process, on a project-by-project basis that is driven by customer and industry requests. Our customers have specific requirements to grow their businesses, and they need advanced technology to do so.

This is definitely being driven by Microsoft's desire to position Windows as a home entertainment hub, and to do that they have to make some concessions. They're walking a line, trying to please both sides (content companies and consumers) at the same time.

This is driven by the concept that you can preserve farmland while creating housing, instead of just taking the land and chopping it up.

This is entirely driven by two composers who changed music. That being said, if Jim came to me and said I need Schoenberg and Stockhausen, or Schoenberg and Milton Babbitt, I probably would have had a different willingness for proceeding with the plan.

This is a series of photo-ops entirely driven by polls that tell the president that he isn't doing enough on energy. The president is talking a good game, but his budget doesn't back it up.

This is not a plan that is motivated by what the citizens need or want. This plan is not driven by need.... but by greed.