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There are two big categories of people that do not go to the opera. Some who will never have the financial or cultural means of doing it.

The Plan of Reorganization reflects the financial foundation of the much stronger, much more competitive United that we have built,

We need to plan for our social future, just like we plan for our financial future.

We need Congress to consider financial relief (for businesses) to make it more competitive,

We're looking at different ways to build a fund that will provide financial incentives to production companies for money they spend in the state.

Much has been accomplished to date, and we expect continuing improvements as we drive our actions and initiatives this year. All in all, we are optimistic about our Company's prospects in 2006 and our ability to continue to pursue profitable growth opportunities and achieve our stated long-term financial targets.

Much of Avon's premium valuation is built on the market's expectation that the firm will continue to tick off positive financial results with the precision of a fine watch. While we think Avon has a stable business model, it's not immune to business hiccups.

Mr. Ingle also indicated that the fair is concerned that it will not be able to meet its financial obligations beyond the end of this month.

Mr. O'Neal met with the financial advisors for about an hour, and we believe the meeting was very constructive, with a good deal of give and take.

Mohan joins a successful and rapidly growing transaction team at Burrill & Company. Our clients value the operating experience and technical expertise we bring to transactions -- and Mohan brings a blend of skills to deal making that extend far beyond the financial perspective of many service providers.

Since I left Halliburton to become George Bush's vice president, I've severed all my ties with the company, gotten rid of all my financial interest,

Since last August, the new chairman of the board, Roel Pieper, came up against a cesspool of financial issues,

Singapore is a serious world financial center and serious financial crimes have to be dealt with appropriately. Many investors, including small investors, have lost significant amounts of money.

Since the provisions of Medicare Part D became effective on January 1, 2006, a number of questions have arisen regarding the proper accounting for these transactions. Through this proposed Technical Bulletin, we are providing guidance on how best to apply existing accounting standards and to report these new federal payments in state and local government financial statements.

MDM really is centered around the capability to coordinate operations, in addition to reporting. MDM has been around for years, but using master data for specific domains, such as customers, products or financial accounts, is giving rise to Applied MDM and Infrastructure MDM.

Medical Protective made a commitment to Texas policyholders, legislators and regulators that we would closely monitor the impact of tort reforms passed in 2003. We are pleased that the emerging data continues to suggest a moderating trend in loss costs and that we are, therefore, in a position to reduce our Texas rates again. We are also pleased to confirm that last year's acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway has helped us attain the industry's highest financial rating, allowed us to expand our underwriting appetite to additional practice specialties that meet our underwriting criteria, and provided us with the capital to open the door for even more Texas healthcare providers who desire the strongest carrier.

Maybe we only know when 'you are there' when we get the first financial calamity, which has been part and parcel of every tightening cycle over the past three decades,

Most of what we're seeing is financial fraud.

Most people get into financial trouble because they don't know where their money goes.

Motorola is making tough, but deliberate and strategic, business decisions in order to remain competitive in the slowing economy. Unfortunately, reductions have been necessary for us to improve financial performance, and this is something that we will have to continually evaluate as we monitor market and economic conditions.

Movaris' customers require technology to automate tens, to hundreds of thousands of control activities across multiple worldwide business units and manage large volumes of changes in those activities. Certainty delivers broad Financial Control Management functionality to automate the day-to-day work performed in finance organizations, such as enforcing corporate policies, GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), Sarbanes-Oxley, and other regulations.

Since the start of the new financial year the key drivers of performance have remained unchanged, ... In premium drinks, top line growth ... has been maintained despite some weakening of economic conditions.

Share buybacks are just a necessary financial function in modern markets, something you have to do almost regardless of stock price. It's almost like paying your bills.

She'd talk about it ... the struggle. The financial questions. Not knowing what to do.

She felt she had been given such financial blessing and wanted to help others. She really touched a lot of people.

She brings a budget director's experience to our state and I'm pleased that she has decided to help us create a secure financial future for New Jersey.

She herself feels comfortable now and that should help ease pressure on the financial markets. Many investors had thought that the sooner (she ends the emergency rule), the better for the economy.

She really is my financial advisor. If it was up to me, I'd give away everything.

She is a working mother, she works hard to provide for her son and herself, but (to provide) for something like this is overwhelming her financial situation.

She not only has a deep knowledge of finances, she has deep knowledge of Huber Height's finances. Council has decided that she is the person who can help us return to the financial condition we want.

She did not even work for me. I will not allow her or anybody, man or woman, to use me as a pawn for their financial gain.

Madrid is not obsessed with financial results. But the model guarantees our freedom,

Mainly, I want to bring up their level of knowledge on the tournament in terms of history, facts and how it fits into other financial plans,

Maintaining a single view of products, customers, locations, and financial accounts is a significant challenge. At its heart, master data management involves changing, consolidating, and rationalizing core processes such as new product introduction or customer (or patient/citizen/supplier) registration and ongoing management. The greatest complexity comes from these business process changes and process integration issues, over and above the data integration requirements.

Luxury consumers' attitudes about the economy and their personal financial status have sea-sawed over the last six months, but ended 2005 with a strong upward trend. Significantly more luxury consumers feel their personal financial situation is better now than three months ago and that the country overall is better off. But while they feel better, the residual effects of the ups-and-downs they experienced in the recent past makes them a little tighter when it comes to luxury spending. In other words, they are more likely to take any windfalls to the bank, rather than to the store.

Lucas Oil will be a great partner for us. Their enthusiasm about Indianapolis and Indiana and the Colts is incredible and their financial commitment will help us keep the best coaches and players on our field and winning for our fans.

Many communities, faith-based entities and the state of Texas have drained assets to save lives and help with the enormous multi-state national emergency, and they will need reimbursement to avoid massive financial failures,

Many core MBA accounting courses more vigorously attack issues of ethical dilemmas and awareness in accounting. And many courses help users of financial information unearth inconsistencies and potential accounting red flags.

Many corporations are starting to embed financial education for their employees.

Many stocks have already built in good earnings. A stock like Goldman Sachs had a tremendous run over the last two or three months, so my sense would be you'll have a 'sell on good news' for a lot of these financial stocks that have rallied.

Many people don't realize that hiring a financial planner can be a good investment. If you find yourself letting important financial decisions go because you just don't seem to get around to them, you might want to talk to a financial planner to get those jobs done.

Many of our clients receiving a buyout package have broken down and cried in our office, either from anger or joy. Emotionally, people need someone to turn to so they can get everything out, if not a financial planner, then their spouse or friends.

Many just don't want a conviction on a drug charge, even a misdemeanor, because it can affect their employability or ability to get financial aid.

Solid financial results and excellent prospects for future success enable us to continue our long history of consistent dividend payments for our shareholders. We continue to achieve success in our core business activities especially the growth in loans, which becomes the foundation for our future earnings prospects and provides the capability to provide dividend increases such as we're announcing today.

soft drink, financial institution and automobile product categories.

Since China moved on the currency last July, the economy has been charging along. China should feel comfortable and confident in driving through reforms. There has been no economic or financial turbulence.

Simply the size and complexity of the global financial system, just what occurs on a daily basis, legitimately, it's 24 hours a day, when you look at Asia, Europe, Latin America, the U.S. And to track all that, it's an impossibility.

Signature's operating structure affords me the ability to better serve my clients by positioning me as the single point of contact for their financial needs. I know clients will recognize and appreciate the higher level of service, and I look forward to growing my book of business with Signature Bank.

significant flexibility to look at the special circumstances surrounding an individual's financial situation.

Signs of financial stress still are present. The persistent interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve and record high gas prices in the third quarter provided a one-two punch that continued to inflict pain on personal budgets.

Sign the ticket, put it in a safe place, take the phone off the hook, tell as few people as possible, talk to financial person, and come tell us.

Should globalization be allowed to proceed and thereby create an ever more flexible international financial system, history suggests that current imbalances will be defused with little disruption,

Security and compliance requirements should boost IT spending by financial services firms, while resurgent demand for networking technologies should give the telecoms sector a shot in the arm. Unemployment has hit new lows. Two years ago, 13% of IT contractors went more than 90 days on average between contracts; now only 3% experience this level of uncertainty and difficulty in finding work.

Seniors can be vulnerable to deceptive sales practices in the financial services arena. Sometimes, seniors are specifically targeted by bad actors who try to use scare tactics to sell fraudulent or inappropriate financial products.

Secrecy can be a killer. Many couples get married in their late 20s or even early 30s and are used to being independent. Having separate accounts allows the couple to maintain some financial independence while being completely open about it.

Setting a new guidepost by the Bank of Japan is crucial. There are growing concerns in financial markets about how to gauge the Bank of Japan's next move after the conditions are met, including when it will start to raise rates.

Several poor crop years and some family health problems had put us into a financial crisis. We were looking at selling out and moving into town.

Older couples bring obligations such as support payments and debt as well as decades of financial experience to a marriage.

Olin's many accomplishments include negotiating on behalf of the US Government a number of financial market agreements with other countries. China is a very important market for AIG.

On all measures of financial performance, Pfizer/Warner-Lambert significantly outperforms Warner-Lambert with American Home Products.

She was very energetic, very good at the financial end of things, and she dedicated herself wholeheartedly to her projects.

The primary impetus for this reporting line is to provide an additional tool to detect and investigate financial fraud.

The primary thing we're doing here is taking financial donations. That's the best way to help out.

The only other thing I can do to get this kind of gas would be to get a hybrid. And, right now, we just don't have the financial backing to get a hybrid so the bikes are a better deal.

We were clearly happy with the overall financial performance.

We have since put in financial controls and oversight to try and prevent something like this from happening again.

A good financial planner is going to do more than pick your funds.

She [Carolyn Maloney] understands the whole picture. She is comfortable with these issues 'cause she is chair of the committee, and she's dogged and will make sure the average woman and man is represented as well as making sure that our financial system stays afloat. In other words, she gets it and she has represented the financial district, but she also represents the average person and definitely the average woman.

She [Carolyn Maloney] knows the financial issues, that's why we thought she was perfect because we're in a - we're in, as you know, a financial crisis, an economic crisis, and I know that she'll see the whole picture.

Happiness may be difficult to obtain. The obstacles are not primarily financial.

All financial doors are open; all financial channels are free, and endless bounty now comes to me.

I have little doubt that my successors, and theirs, will continue to sustain the leadership of the American financial system in an ever-widening global economy,

King County has completed a remarkable financial turnaround that any corporation would envy.

Growth should decelerate through the final three quarters of the year and once that happens inflation pressures we've seen will begin to ease. That should lead to a more benign tightening cycle, which won't be threatening to the financial markets,

Kids need to learn financial lessons early when they have their parents as a safety net. If you're just learning about saving and budgeting when your first car payment is due, you could be in trouble.

Jacques agonized over it. Not so much in a financial way, but it increased our recognition factor - it's become a hook for us.

James has an impressive and extensive background in accounting and finance. His experience as CFO in two other publicly held companies also prepares him to provide the essential financial leadership we will need as we transition from a period of consolidation to a new stage of dynamic growth.

I wouldn't be surprised if we were now to see the other side of the equation: that is, these companies raising money in other ways than coming to the City (London's financial district).

Half the businesses we surveyed are family-owned. About a quarter of these owners expect to retire or sell sometime in the next five years -- but only 13 percent expect the businesses to stay in the family -- with 35 percent having no idea what they will do or expecting to close down. Owners often spend an entire lifetime building their businesses -- but rarely give thought to what will happen when they are ready to retire. As a family-owned business ourselves, we strongly encourage businesses to start planning now -- to minimize taxes and address other financial and emotional considerations.

Hal is an talented chief financial officer who has made valuable contributions to the company, and we wish him well in the future,

Harvard's endowment is critical to the university's academic and financial aid programs and to its capacity for growth, ... the endowment will continue to be overseen and invested with the highest level of professionalism and expertise.

He is very, very good about getting lots of information from people who actually run companies, who actually make financial and business decisions. ... When he sees them socially, he'll find out what's on their minds. He does that a lot. And people in turn are very discreet and they don't turn around and say he's called them.

He left us without saying anything to anyone. The league said they hadn't heard from him. So we had no financial backing.

There are so many different kinds of motivation for investing or giving or parting with your money in whatever other way, and plain old financial return is obviously attractive. But people are not always rational and are not just looking for that.

He is the single most successful architect of a financial services colossus of our time.

I'd also like to thank Samuel for his contributions to the squad last season and wish him the best of luck in the future. Samuel is a player with valuable international experience and is a tremendous professional. As we looked at our overall team needs for 2006, though, we simply decided it was more prudent to invest our financial resources in other players.

Given that these two businesses have very different financial models and compete in different market environments, they represent two distinct investment opportunities for shareholders,

Given the critical nature of our financial situation, this provides much needed financial relief while we seek to reach a comprehensive agreement with ALPA. We greatly appreciate the additional sacrifices Delta employees - including our pilots - are making to help save the company. Working together, everyone's efforts are contributing to the operational progress and network improvements being made under the company's transformation plan.

Given the current financial climate, it would be enormously challenging to advance that bill.

Given their financial acumen, they are pretty much self-sustaining for the foreseeable future. They've managed that by tapping into the capital markets. These folks have learned very well; they don't want to be caught at the mercy of anybody.

Given the massive catastrophe losses absorbed by insurers in 2005, the increase in income during the first three quarters is a testament to the underlying financial health of the industry.

Given the massive catastrophe losses absorbed by insurers in nine-months 2005, the increase in income and surplus during the first three quarters of the year is a testament to the underlying financial health of the industry. But we can't afford to lose sight of the fact that, as bad as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were, insurers and the public remain exposed to far more devastating catastrophes that could strain insurers' ability to fulfill their obligations to policyholders. According to PCS, Hurricane Katrina caused a record $38.1 billion in direct insured losses to property. But catastrophe modeling by AIR Worldwide shows we face the prospect of hurricanes causing more than $100 billion in damage. Even as we applaud insurers' success coping with the catastrophes of 2005, we must do more to assure that insurers and the people they serve will survive when even more devastating storms strike.

Grow Fast Grow Right's educational events and training are organized around three pillars: financial capital, intellectual capital and human capital. We believe that the products and services offered by Profiles International address those pillars -- specifically human capital.

I am very concerned, ... We can't carry this financial burden for months and months.

I am proud to have played a senior leadership role in creating key strategic and commercial relationships, in overseeing the company's financial growth and in building the infrastructure to support the company's burgeoning activities,

I can't go into any of the financial details, but some things were worked out that will help us,

I can't imagine what it would take to lure someone who is obviously qualified to be the chief financial officer of a $20 billion corporation. I have to believe they have people inside who are fully qualified to do the job.

I can't see why someone with their financial house in order would want one of those loans. People who are pushing to get payments clipped so desperately may not have the resources to deal with any problems that may arise. Many of these cars will be out of warranty at the time that there are still loan payments. Maybe the better answer is to buy less car. You don't always have to go up in class and features.

Four thousand agents are still assigned to portions of the investigation, are still following leads to determine whether or not there are any associates, financial supporters or others who are still in the United States.

Franchising can be a fulfilling and financially rewarding career. But franchises aren't for everyone who dreams about leaving the corporate fold. When buying a franchise, you should carefully review the fees, the long hours, the financial commitment and the terms of ending the franchise agreement if things don't work out.