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There has been catch-up in the mega-caps. These companies haven't done much in recent months, and they are going to have to participate to some extent to have the traditional year-end rally.

The rebound is expected to continue in coming weeks and the extent could be pretty significant.

We will co-operate to the extent that our laws allow and that does not insult national dignity,

We think you cannot evaluate a program based on the results of a single case, that overall, the rules that we negotiated are designed to be strict but fair with the overall goal being to deter use. To the extent that anyone disagrees with the result in a particular case, it might be the result of our desire to deter use.

to the broadest extent that the Supreme Court has ... authorized.

To the extent clients want sub segments of the strategies we provide, we can accommodate that assuming we can make it work economically. We have a variety of things in the pipeline.

To the extent Florida can pass some kind of deregulation - and I know the word isn't politically correct - you'll see board rooms look up and take notice.

To the extent it's an issue they want to discuss, they can bring it up and we'll study it. My sense is there's a deep satisfaction that the (64/65-team) symmetry and how it works now fits. We've never really talked about expansion or studied it the last several years. ... It's just not something that's been on the table in serious consideration.

To the extent of being competitive with them, I'm pleased. I think we should have a very good game in Springfield and who knows, maybe down the road.

To the extent of wanting me there and wanting to know everything about the scene, I think he realized it was important.

To the extent such a payback is likely after the current spending burst, it could act as a sharp depressant on overall demand growth in subsequent quarters, ... That development, in the context of a lingering jobless recovery, could raise serious questions about the staying power of America's current cyclical resurgence.

To the extent that '60s guys own things, yes... but I don't have the publishing, just like most '60s guys, and that was an error, you know... part ownership in publishing was the kind of era that started a little bit later, when real businessmen started to manage artists.

To the extent that a Phillips curve exists, it's a moveable feast.

To the extent that bank panics interfere with normal flows of credit, they may affect the performance of the real economy.

To the extent that China succeeds in building its capital markets, it will increase the size of the Chinese economy and the world economy as well.

To the extent that consumer sentiment reacts to movements in the unemployment rate rather than the meager increase in non-farm payrolls, we have to take this ... report as delivering good news to the troops.

To the extent that fund companies had operations in the World Trade Center, they typically have backup files, so there shouldn't be any problems. Beyond that, the question is what happened to key investment personnel, and the initial response seems to be good. Oppenheimer Funds had offices in that building, and most of their personnel seems to be accounted for. And all personnel from Salomon Smith Barney was evacuated from 7 World Trade Center before it collapsed.

To the extent that GM takes any action to get more competitive, that has to influence the urgency of Ford's strategy.

To the extent that hearing it directly and forcefully from the Russians can serve that purpose, then that's all well and good.

To the extent that he has moved back to the middle, Democrats, independents, liberals, moderates, like that better, that's why his numbers went up. The downside for him is that conservatives and Republicans like it less.

To the extent that hiring in high-wage, developed economies continues to lag, the sustainability of any impetus to private consumption can be drawn into serious question.

To the extent that human spirits are made gentle by the social state, sensibility increases; as it increases, the severity of punishment must diminish if one wishes to maintain a constant relation between object and feeling.

To the extent that independent means you're willing to attempt to put your own ideas, personality, and commitment to the material on screen, then of course I hope I'm independent until the day I die.

To the extent that Israel does face threats, like from say Hamas or Hezbollah, those are threats that do not jeopardise Israel's existence.

To the extent that Jim Padilla was in charge of operations, he certainly deserves some of the blame.

To the extent that libraries wish to offer unfiltered access, they are free to do so without federal assistance.

To the extent that opportunities are now available to enhance value at AOL, which we believe there are, we implore management and the Board to move more decisively than they have in the past.

To the extent that people do not know of anything happening to them, there is an issue about whether they can complain. So, I think that's a legitimate question.

To the extent that she attempted to keep the Democrat flame burning in the Schwarzenegger administration he snuffed out that flame.

To the extent that someone is there to keep dredging it up, it's going to be an albatross around her neck forever. Blagojevich is going to drag this out again. That's the real test. This is just a preview.

To the extent that SUV makers can solve the rollover problem, we may see them becoming the safe haven for children that they have the potential to be.

To the extent that tenure supports academic freedom, I support tenure. I want no person or system to have any power, real or apparent, to chill academic freedom.

To the extent that the architectural or engineering services are connected to home construction, they could slow down more in the future.

To the extent that (the colleges) are willing to work with us on that, we certainly want to.

To the extent that the Fed has emphasized how important benign inflation expectations are in maintaining price stability, ... the June results are disturbing.

To the extent that their discussions related to general personnel policies, as opposed to specific employees, it is my opinion that part of the meeting should have been open.

to the extent that the Palestinians will fulfill their pledges and their commitments.

To the extent that there is some uncertainty, and there's less uncertainty now, then that's a good thing with the bank.

To the extent that there remains pressure on stocks even when the company reports some good news means that on a broader level, people don't want to own anything right now.

To the extent that there's more people involved in the daily trading of the markets, it's a good thing.

To the extent that the subject comes up again, he will repeat that. It is a testament to the strength of our relations, of U.S.-Italian relations, that this hasn't soured the relationship.

To the extent that they're at the beginning of their cycle, much as we were 12 months ago, that suggests a negative outlook for their bonds.

To the extent that they're shifting the focus on shareholder value, that's a good thing and people want to hear that,

To the extent that those reports disappoint us, you may see rebounds.

To the extent that ultimately there is a wide settlement, this win plays in Merck's favor.

To the extent that we came up short, we're going to offer a remedy.

To the extent that we have a better understanding of the brain, we will have a richer appreciation of ourselves, of our fellow men and of society and, in fact, of the whole world and its problems.

To the extent that we might have been hurting these children it's only been for a short period of time.

To the extent that you know a little more about your opponent, that's good. How we match the intensity and skill is the real key getting where we need to go.

To the extent the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility.

To the extent the Legislature wants to give the department some direction as to how these private-public partnerships should be done in the future, we would be more than happy to accept that direction. To the extent that the objective of having the auditor or anybody else review what we have done is to establish those types of parameters, we ... would cooperate fully.

To the extent the market is not aware of it, the market is going to look particularly strong. There will be disappointing news in the near future once the Katrina boost abates, just not next week.

To the extent the UAW wants to negotiate a contract that all manufacturers can live with, there is an outside chance for some accommodation to be reached.

To the extent they were talking about things to be the subject matter of future decisions, then they were deliberating agency business.

To the extent this helps us in any sort of competition, that's great, but that's actually a side effect. It's a happy side effect, nonetheless.

To the extent we can get the project back on track, we want to do that. But we're not going to get the project back on line until we can get the information the contractors want and that we want for our own employees.

To the extent we can prepare for that (a strike), we are preparing a contingency plan.

To the extent we detect rapid awareness in the marketplace, we are cautiously optimistic on the company's 2006 prospects. However, if momentum builds more gradually, we believe sentiment is likely to erode further before it improves.

To the extent we make ourselves more dependent on imports, we put ourselves a little under the gun, ... Hopefully the Senate will take note of Iraq's decision today and act accordingly.

To the extent you don't repay, you'll be charged very high rates.

To this point it's probably a good thing he hasn't had to do that. To what extent he could do it if he had to throw, I don't know.

When you're writing personal stories, you have to be totally uncompromising - to the extent that you can be - about yourself. I know that if I am uber-uncompromising with myself, that gives me some latitude to write about others.

We have no aversion to peer-to-peer technology. For us, it is in some respects kind of a promising delivery method. We obviously have issues with its illegal uses, but to the extent that the use of the technology can be legitimized, we're all for it.

We have seen a lot of interest from Chinese developers on Google Play because the extent to which Android is used. If we can figure out a model by which we can serve those users, it would be a privilege to do so. So I don't think of China as a black hole.

We were impressed with the extent of margin improvement given flat adjusted revenues.

We were in dire need of moisture because some of the plants were bone dry. We're still evaluating what the storms meant to the crops because we had reports that pea-size hail fell later in the morning. Some plant leaves were damaged and possibly fruit as well, but it's too early to tell the extent of the damage. We'll be monitoring the situation over the next couple of days.

We're making an effort here to contain the fire. We've seen it from a couple of different places but we don't know the extent of it. The teams are in the process now of trying to fight that fire and get it under control.

When we were buying, many others were also buying, and to a great extent in fact and at prices that we never would have wanted to pay.

Whether or not this consumer caution becomes a persistent theme in 2006 will depend to a large extent on labor market trends.

When we arrive on Monday, we may or may not know the full extent of Hurricane Rita. The stock market can attempt to discount what is discernible, but when it comes to acts of nature, it can only make assumptions.

What we're looking for and what I think to some extent we're getting is both much stronger commitments from the G-8 countries as to how they will implement their obligations ... and then to make sure that they are not the only contributors here,

We're going to first and foremost start working with customers to commercialize the technology, that's the first priority, and to the extent that we can find companies in complementary markets, who don't compete with us head to head, we may look at licensing agreements with them.

We're going to take into account the status of the relief and rescue efforts in Louisiana and the entire Gulf Coast and apply league policies and precedents in as much of an extent as possible. NFL teams play their games outside their home stadiums either in another NFL city or in a city in their home territory. There is no precedent for playing any games in a non-NFL city.

With the market's oversold condition, a small rally is expected. The extent has surprised everybody.

What makes Charlotte's case unique is the extent to which she has defied expectations in the past.

We would pursue it to the extent the law entitles us to.

What he's likely to do is to continue writing and speaking, as he has done to some extent at the Fed, and pursuing his interests in economics, which are very intense, ... He loves working with data and thinking of new ideas about the economy. I suspect we will get some of that, and in some ways, he'll be a little bit freer to speak.

We experience God to the extent to which we love, forgive, and focus on the good in others and ourselves.

We're hoping that that money will make its way to the workers, ... To some extent that is out of our hands.

We applaud the courageous person that made this referral, and congratulate our investigators and fiscal managers that have worked hundreds of hours investigating this case. We mean business when we say we are going to clean up programs and run a tighter ship. We will urge prosecution to the full extent of the law for those who abuse the system and misuse public resources taking them away from those who need them most. This agency is on course to reform its operations; those that are defrauding DSS may want to consider coming forward of their own accord.

The ongoing issues are the strength of the economy and whether or not the pace of the recovery is in fact slowing down. One of the important things this week will be to see the extent of the damage.

We're in a period of denial about the extent to which racism still exists as a structural phenomenon. It was just so evident in this storm. Even in the language people used.

We're in a transitional period, and I want to make sure I have a team in place that is with us for, at a minimum, the remainder of this year and to some extent beyond that.

We're insulated a little bit from the recession because of our cost structure, but our business is to some extent cyclical, ... With pressure on network TV, rising (interest) rates against inflation and lower, declining audiences, clearly clients are looking at alternatives.

We?re interested, maybe intrigued, but not to the extent we would pursue it.

We stopped a lot of their easy baskets. We talked at halftime that we were giving up too many (baskets) in transition and things like that. We gave up a lot of steals in the first half and a lot of easy baskets. We tried to focus on cutting off their dribble penetration. That was really hurting us. We wanted to make them shoot over the top. I think it worked to an extent in the second half.

Three words: George W. Bush. His personality to a large extent got him his victory.

Ultimately, the consumer is going to be affected to the extent that they will have less discretionary money to spend,

very dramatic news about the extent of Syrian involvement and involvement by top officials in the Lebanese government in this assassination.

Crude supply is no longer an issue. We have plenty of it. However, that crude number is being countered to some extent by the large decline in gasoline stocks.

Beyond guidance for favorable structural cost performance in 2006, and details on material cost savings goals, no specific guidance on the extent or cadence of structural cost savings was given. In addition, the company offered only limited details on the timing of plant actions.

Beyond that, we have no specific information on the extent or form of Pershing Square Capital's position in McDonald's.

disturbed by the extent to which the United States' intelligence officials have classified the pleadings, orders and memorandum opinions in this case.

Congress can't do much more damage to us than they already have. To this extent we're liberated to do what is right. ... Our successors will be living in a nightmare if we don't do what is right.

Cop shows are by definition melodramatic; they're larger than life. They create very stark contrasts and conflicts emotionally. They're provocative, assuming they grapple with - to the extent that cop shows are mirrors of the culture.

Currently, we are fine with respect to distillates and natural gas. But the extent of damage to production facilities in the Gulf and to refineries will determine how things unfold over the next few months.

What is really new in the commodity world is the extent to which hard commodities have been converted to financial assets through exchange-traded funds and hedge funds.

What is so striking about the 50-year period since independence is the extent to which African states have suffered so many of the same misfortunes, ... a flamboyant, autocratic figure, accustomed to living in style and demanding total obedience.

To her, ... celebrities at the party were not movie stars but the actual characters they'd played. Unfortunately, these movies had overlapped in her mind -- to the extent that she'd merged the plots of several different films into one incomprehensible epic. ...

We don't really know much about their condition, ... other than that they had some bear bites and possibly other trauma from the fall. We just don't know the extent of their injuries yet.