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We've got to quit shooting ourselves in the foot. Defense did an excellent job allowing only 76 yards of offense, and that's our bright spot of the night.

When he went down last year, it was a big deal for us, so we're happy he's back and doing an excellent job.

When he (Zwolsman) tested with us in December, he did an excellent job, provided us with great feedback and there immediately was a good chemistry between him and the team. He is also very pleasant to work with and I think we can expect great things from him.

He's a good, solid big-man recruit. He's long; he runs the floor really well, excellent shooting touch from outside. Very, very physical kid around the basket. He doesn't mind contact.

He's a big, strong, athletic kid. He's got a good fastball with excellent movement and good sink. He's got a major-league slider. Obviously, the stuff is there and the ability is there. He needs to pitch a little bit more and get consistent outings.

(Harding) is an excellent classroom instructor who relates very well with his students. He is organized, intense, motivated and successful.

He's a good boardman, an excellent one in fact. His focus has always been on children.

He's a complete player. He is going to be an excellent pro and he could be playing for the Sonics right now just as much as for the Huskies.

We think Courtney can step in and contribute right away. He comes from and excellent junior college program that traditionally is a national power. We are thrilled to be bringing a Chicago product back home and this is proof of our commitment to recruit the Chicago area. Courtney will fit in nicely as both a basketball player and as a student. We are excited to add him to the program.

I admit that twice two makes four is an excellent thing, but if we are to give everything its due, twice two makes five is sometimes a very charming thing too

I actually had shirts printed up for the kids that say F.O.O.L because as linemen they usually don?t get the credit they deserve, so we have to stick together like a fraternity. The line did an excellent job clear the way tonight.

He's pitched two excellent games. Why would we send him back? I like the way he conducts himself, handles himself on the mound. He seems to have excellent composure out there, veteran composure.

Humor's an excellent way to make a point more palatable and/or relatable.

Hunters are doing an excellent job. The heavy mast crop kept the deer in the woods which made them less vulnerable.

We made runs. We broke our backs to get back in the game. They just hit big threes in big spots. It was an excellent game.

We may not have one name that people can latch on to, so we're somewhat nondescript. But this has been an excellent basketball team the whole season.

He was better early than he was late. He kind of lost his release point towards the end. He kept us right there, though. That's an excellent job against that lineup.

He was a freshman and he was feeling his way. As the season progressed, you could see him getting better and better. He's more mature now. He's more confident now. He's doing a great job now on his route running. You can see that he has a year under his belt. He is having an excellent spring. He really is.

He was a great person and an excellent educator.

He keeps his pitch count down. He's able to hit his spots exactly where he needs to hit them. He's had an excellent start.

He just really latches on to close friendships and relationships, and that is excellent to see. To be on the other side of it and see how much you can count on the kid.

He cares for his players. He gives them that individual touch. And he's honest. When he tells you something, you can go to the bank with it. He's an excellent human being. If you can't get along with Jim Tracy, then you've got issues.

He certainly fits the kind of excellent judges that we were looking for and that President Bush is looking for.

He decided he likes it where he is. He's obviously having a lot of success, and he wants to continue with the Steelers. He's an excellent coach, and this won't be his last opportunity.

He definitely has state potential. Technically, he's very sound. He's excellent at takedowns as well as with his pin combinations. He's really lethal when he gets on top.

He was excellent in both games. It's nice to have a lefty coming out of the pen that you can count on to throw strikes.

He was pretty much responsible for hiring the faculty early on in that department. His confident leadership helped to develop the School of Planning into the excellent program that it is today.

We look forward to building on our own demanding high standards and our excellent working relationship with Shell to deliver this new MEG plant safely and successfully. This award further confirms Foster Wheeler's position as one of the leading engineering, procurement and construction contractors in Singapore.

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We looked at him when he came here three years ago. This guy does an excellent job in the classroom and he'll make an excellent coach. I really listened to how he responded to questions in the interview and I was very impressed.

We looked at videos of several possibilities, and we think Greg Gumbel will do an excellent job, ... In addition to his experience with the NFL and the Final Four, he's covered the Olympics a number of times. He's an entertaining speaker with inspirational stories.

He can run out of trouble, has excellent mobility. When the protection's a little suspect, like it is right now, he'd give us the best chance to win.

I am always looking for a new challenge. Syracuse had everything I expected - great water, great facilities and excellent alumni support. It was a great foundation.

I am extremely happy for Sam to join our staff. He is an excellent teacher of volleyball and he separates himself because of his love and passion for the game as well as his players.

If the door of the West is closed, the door of the Arab and Islamic east should stay open. We have heard good promises and excellent commitment (from Arab and Islamic states).

He did an excellent job in that situation. He mixed up his pitches. He located real well.

He did an excellent job of defending. He did an excellent job of rebounding. He provides us with so much energy. For 32 minutes he gives you everything he has. His effort and energy is consistent every game.

He did an excellent job of solidifying our defense and keeping up our shutout.

He has a lot of talent. He won a very tough race and is an excellent speaker.

He has a real knack for coming up with balls. He's picked off some passes and he's excellent at reading quarterbacks. A lot of that is instinctive, but he's gotten better over time. He's a kid back there that surprises you with some of the breaks he gets on the ball.

He has enough ability to be an excellent player. Unfortunately, he's been hurt the last couple of years.

He has excellent control. The ball spirals off his foot. His golf bag is full of clubs, too. He can go right and left equally well. He can hit that Aussie-style end-over-end in close. He can angle it out of bounds. He can do a lot of things.

He had everything you would want in a quarterback. He had a great feel, great instincts, played the game in a natural manner. He made things happen. He made excellent decisions. He was a consistent player at a high level.

He has great recruiting ties and outstanding basketball knowledge. He really understands the game. Walter also has an excellent rapport with the players in our program.

He (Howard) was very focused. He attacked the basket. He was really active on the defensive end and on offensive boards and he did a excellent job.

He improved his mark with about 20 feet and had an excellent day.

He is a very astute, very knowledgeable, very committed person. He loves baseball, but more important he's an excellent student.

He is a youthful starting pitcher with an excellent track record that includes an All-Star selection, and will bolster our starting rotation.

He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to any circumstances.

He is an excellent coach, an excellent recruiter and a good person. We think he will fit in extremely well here as he has in the past. He has a wonderful reputation as a coach and as a recruiter.

He is an excellent doctor, an asset to our company.

He is an excellent iron player and very good putter,

He is an excellent player. I saw him play in high school. He was in my recruiting area. I have a good understanding of what kind of player he is, and he's excellent. An excellent athlete, an excellent runner and a better passer than he showed at Utah. We expect a huge game out of him.

He is an excellent running back. He's stronger and faster this year. He's physically better than a year ago. He's a tough kid to hit and bring down and should be very good for us this year.

He is an excellent team-mate and an excellent person, ... He had to go through some tough times recently when his father died, but that never stopped him showing concern for all of his team-mates. He has great humility. Generally, at Inter everybody looks after everybody else, but he is especially good this way. And as an opponent - well everybody already knows - he is like a bulldozer, very tough to play against - one of the best strikers in the world.

He is a proven leader, and we think he is an excellent choice to assume this important new role at Fred's,

He is a seasoned one-on-one defender, an excellent run-support corner and an outstanding tackler.

He helped CDM in and outstanding season. He was the leader of that team and is a tough driver and an excellent shooter.

He was always in the manager's office after the game, talking baseball. I think he was destined to be a manager. The way he handled himself, he's a smart man. He would be an excellent choice.

He was an excellent football coach. He had a lot of success here. He was a real gentleman. I knew him pretty well. He was one of the finest men I ever knew.

He was an excellent young man. He had a strong interest in technology. Looking for his next challenge, he decided to join the Marines.

He has a good basketball IQ, he shoots well and potentially is an excellent defender, ... He has no choice but to play because we'll need him.

He has a good calming effect. He has an excellent fastball, changes speed. He's a guy we needed in there.

He has a great mix of pitches. He has an excellent breaking ball, a great slider, and probably his best pitch is the straight change off the fast ball.

He's a young player who had not played center; we moved him to center when he got here. He's got excellent toughness and good strength. He is lost right now, learning how to play the position. Centers have to make all the calls and are in charge of a lot, so he's got to learn that and it's going to take some time. He's made very good progress, but he's got a long way to go.

He has long-standing ties in the community, and will have an excellent temperament for the bench, ... He has litigated some very complex cases and clearly has demonstrated a keen knowledge of the law.

He has become such a complete player. He's an excellent shooter. He's a terrific defender, although no one seems to agree with me on that.

He has been an excellent partner, but I told Frank that we are not yet at the point of talking to people for 2007.

He has been our most consistent two-way player all year, and I can use him in any situation. He's an excellent offensive player with great speed and he is unbelievably strong on the puck. He cares about the team's success and winning more than individual stats. He's an important part of our club and he deserves the recognition he is getting.

He hasn't been a very successful guy, but I like the movement of his fastball. I believe SBC Park will be an excellent place to pitch. He'll gain confidence and be a better pitcher there.

He was unusual in the fact that he was also an excellent (math) teacher. In those days, most coaches taught P.E.

He would make an excellent Assemblyman. Running Clifton Park, which is a growing community, is a big-time job and, as a banker, he has a good financial background.

He would make an excellent lieutenant governor for all the people of Maryland. He has a knack of being able to work on issues that have many competing sides, and manages to get people to work together.

I'm all for it. If I know my taxes are going toward something good, like the education of my children, I'll pay for it. We've got an excellent school system as it is, and once we get the buildings in shape, it'll only get better.

Holding the Olympics in Beijing will be a major event that will remain in Chinese history, ... It will be an excellent opportunity for China to demonstrate the rapid development it has made. As athletes, we will be called upon to produce good results for our home country.

Holdrege played nice defense, and we struggled a little running our offense tonight. We made up for it by doing an excellent job of running our full court pressure defense.

His work ethic is outstanding; he's the guy that's first on the ice and last off. He's committed to being a goalie and moving on, and he certainly has an excellent opportunity. I honestly believe he has a huge career in front of him. Colorado sees great things in Tyler. They feel he's a prospect, and he's been nothing but great for us.

Going through the list, there's a lot of really excellent older funds.

There is an excellent chance for Europe to contain the Asian flu.

There is an excellent chance that I'll win the title. It shows that you are constant over two or three disciplines and that's something that is important to me.

There is an excellent team here and I am at a place in my career where I am ready to focus on one project to have a greater impact.

He showed some excellent leadership qualities that will go a long way in our season. He grew up a lot today.

He's having an excellent season so far, ... He had a great game at Holdrege and ever since then he's played well. He's a tough kid with some definite talent.

He's dong an excellent job. Do I expect him to be perfect all year? No. but he's doing an excellent job.

He sees a discussion about moving FEMA from under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security as an excellent starting point in efforts to make the federal government more responsive in emergencies.

He's doing a fine job with that team. But I'm not surprised. I thought all along he would do a good job there because he's an excellent coach. Anytime you go to a new conference there are going to be adjustments. He seems to be making those adjustments well.

He's got Cleveland on his back right now. He keeps on getting better. His jumper is excellent this year. The best thing he does is make his teammates better.

He's a smart player, and that jumps out on film, ... We like his size, his length, his speed and game savvy. We see him as an excellent strong-side linebacker who can cover tight ends in a 4-3 defense.

He's a legit point guard with size, he's an excellent defender, and he still hasn't entered his prime, ... The other thing we like about Chauncey is that he really wants to be here. He chose us over 12 to 14 other teams. That means a lot.

He said it's a bad draw and he thinks we have our hands full. I don't know a lot about them and we'll have to do some study. They're an excellent team.

He's been doing an excellent job. When he goes out on defense, he's got more energy. (Porters Chapel) made some good adjustments, double-teamed him and did a good job of running away from him. We did move him where they were running, and it was a chess game. But he's turned into his own.

He's been excellent this year. He's a key part of our success.

He's getting excellent medical attention there. But to be close to home, to be back with friends and family that want to support him and take him through this. For that he needs to be here.

He's been working with Tony Gwynn in the winter and you can't find a better guy than that to work with. He works hard, he appears to be an outstanding teammate. I think he'll be an excellent catch for us.

He's better than I thought he was, ... And he managed the pocket a little bit better than I thought. I knew he was a fast learner, but he picks up things really well. We've just got to be patient, and we're going to have two excellent quarterbacks.

He's going to be excellent as time goes on. He's got nice footwork. He's strong.

He's a tough guy, he wants to make the kick. He looks forward to helping us win games with his leg. When he goes in there, he has an excellent chance to make it.

I feel great we won this game. We lost our last six so I feel excellent and I feel happy. We played hard.

I find Pat a terrific academic leader, very straightforward and a good communicator, and well-versed in the workings of a complex university. He is decisive and responsive in decision making, seeks and incorporates input to important decisions and has an excellent interpersonal style.