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While the stock has been strong year-to-date and expectations were for a strong quarter, our sense is this was a very strong and clean quarter that shows evidence of increasing volume acceleration at Ground, improving margins at Express and stabilizing yields generally.

The defense played outstanding, particularly in the second half, led by our defensive line. We're improving every week, which is what we want to do.

The defense was really playing good football. They are swarming to the ball and improving each week.

While the underlying prospect of the mainland financial stocks' improving profitability and the appetite of foreign institutions over mainland's financial market remains, the recent slowdown is an adjustment for the second phase of growth.

While this has been a tough six months, we are intent upon improving the business by building comparable sales around the world through improved operations, effective marketing and menu development,

While we are disappointed with the results and expect continued intense competition, we remain committed to our focus on store execution, training, inventory control and effective advertising and promotions. We believe this is the formula for increasing sales and improving cash flow in the long term.

While we believe there is significant growth remaining in the Wendy's business, our initiatives are focused on improving returns and cash flow,

While we can work hard at improving our health, size is no more in our control than the color of our skin, our ethnicity, or our sexual preference.

We were disappointed with the outcome, but I'm not disappointed with our effort. We just want to keep improving by working hard and playing with enthusiasm. We have a lot to build on. I'm certain we will get a lot better fast.

Today we saw the advantage of playing the whole field. Our passing skills are improving and we are not rushing our shots. The defense covered our goal area when Presentation threatened. Everyone stepped up their personal level of play today.

We're improving all the time, there's still improvement to show -- we want to win the league and we're not conceding goals which is a good base to start from.

We're improving, but I don't know if we're improving quickly enough. This team has been on its heels for some time. We've been in a perfect storm.

We're improving each game on defense, but we have to get even better. We've been playing a lot of close games lately, so it's important to keep our opponents off the scoreboard.

We're improving every game. We've won five straight (titles), looking for No. 6. We can't afford to lose any more.

We've been looking forward to getting back out on the field and improving as a football team. We have a solid group of returning veterans and a number of young players who are anxious to show what they can do. They'll get that chance over the next three weeks.

As the local health-care leader, the hospital demonstrates its commitment to improving the health care of this county and the surrounding communities by being tobacco-free.

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,

The solid waste industry is in the early stage of an improving industry cycle, highlighted by some of the best fundamental business conditions seen in the past five years.

The strength of our nation depends on the strength of our schools, especially those in large urban districts that serve so many of our children. Broad Prize finalist districts are doing what some say is impossible -- improving students' performance, regardless of their race or family income -- while at the same time closing persistent achievement gaps. Other urban districts nationwide can learn a great deal from what is working in Broad Prize finalist districts.

The show basically charts life. Youthful optimism, brash idealism, first love, setbacks, relationships, the drive to keep on improving one's self and life, ending on an optimistic note for the future. There is no definite script of the show. Instead we follow musical paths.

These data are consistent with still-strong domestic and improving international economic activity.

These days, awareness and three dollars will get you a cappuccino no more. As vital as awareness is to the process of improving your life, to suddenly be awake and aware means nothing if you simply leave it at that. Awareness only matters if it impacts my actions.

These results are disappointing. Our rail and container-shipping businesses are taking steps to regain earnings momentum by lowering costs and improving efficiency,

These results represent further progress in our ongoing effort to return TWA to sustained profitability. Our plan is working and we intend to continue improving in the months ahead.

The three have moved up in the rotation and are improving with each game. We need to give the starters a break whenever possible.

The teachers at Lake Powell Academy, as well as the parents and students, put a lot of effort into improving the programs, so that result is not surprising. Achievement was not an issue in our closing; it was strictly financial.

The second place finish at the Cal Poly Invitational was a confidence builder for the team. What we learned during the fall is that we've got to be mentally tougher. Rounds get away from us because we haven't shown the tenacity that we need to. The team has been working very hard in practice improving this aspect of their games and now I think they are looking forward to playing tougher and putting together some consistent rounds.

These changes clear the decks, taking risk out of the balance sheet and improving transparency for the market,

These closings set the stage for fundamentally improving our Texas operation,

The situation is still appalling. It looks as if it is improving a bit, but it's still massively worse than elsewhere.

We have made headway at improving the standards and accountability for setting high expectations for all learners. We haven't made as dramatic and important steps as we must.

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 exclude those ... dealerships, the fact that sales were up 15 percent and orders were up 19 is additional evidence that the U.S. office furniture market is improving and Herman Miller is sort of riding the wave.

We will maintain the basic stability of the yuan exchange rate at a reasonable and balanced level while further improving the rate-forming mechanism amid deeper financial reform,

When we just started we were concentrated on impressive graphics with our products. Currently, we are number one on web templates market. We achieved this position because of premium quality of graphics of our templates mainly. However, they were not ideal if to examine them from a tech point of view. Now the situation is so that we can proceed with improving this side of our production process. This is why we started this new product line. Stretched templates also known as liquid templates are available as both HTML templates and Flash templates.

When the door opened in April and had market conditions improving you had pent-up backlog for these deals.

We've played 12 matches in only eight days and our team is improving with every match. Our doubles teams are starting to play the way they should be being consistent from the baseline and aggressive at the net.

We've played a tough non-league schedule. Tonight doesn't get any better, but our young guys are improving and it will be good to see if we've improved.

We will be working on improving positioning, how to finish stronger, how to crank up the heat, just total mat sense.

We've improved a little each week. Hopefully we're doing a better job of improving from week to week than we did last season. It's hard to judge, but we have a better attitude than we did last season.

We've improved on so many different things being able to stop the run, dropping back into pass coverage. We just learn so many things from week-to-week we just get better every day, so we'll always keep improving through the season.

We've invested a lot in improving our stores and we're working heavily on our marketing. But it all starts with the merchandise. If you don't have the things people want, they're not going to come in.

We've got to continue improving in all phases of the game. We need to focus on playing the entire game and the rest will take care of itself. We've got work hard every week and get prepared for a tough conference.

Anne brings an exceptional background, company knowledge and strong leadership capabilities to this position. Her extensive experience in improving the operational and financial performance of reputable organizations will garner us the ability to further expand on our Medicare Part D offerings and services.

Andy has a focus on improving as an overall athlete. He has focused on improving the technical aspects that will affect his performance in the pool. Andy has had to use the clock to push himself. I compliment him on this difficult task for a long season.

These actions, along with our previously announced on-schedule wafer sort consolidation efforts into our Manila, Philippines facility, are examples of our ongoing commitment to improving efficiencies. Customer satisfaction and quality are of paramount importance as we execute on this consolidation,

These are all things we have to work on to continue to maintain and improve our quality of life. Quality of life is our number one issue and we have to constantly work on maintaining and improving it.

These are scientific recommendations, we have no legal authority over any physician or regulate their adhering to these standards. We are committed to achieving and improving the nation's health.

What this latest incidence underscores is the necessity of increased support for local law enforcement to aid improving our border security. If this doesn't open D.C.'s eyes, I don't know what will.

Vice Admiral Thad Allen is a strong choice, ... He is a highly respected leader who should be very effective in improving the coordination of assistance for the hundreds of thousands of individuals and their families who were affected by the hurricane.

We know that income disparities are pretty wide, rural households still have to eke out a living and there is not enough trickle-down from prosperous areas. The key is improving agriculture -- there have been draughts and lack of infrastructure makes it difficult for people to market their crops. But I think in many respects Africans are eternal optimists -- AIDS, hunger and lack of long-term opportunities seem to stand in contrast to the poll.

U.S. companies are committed to humanitarian relief and do care as well about improving their image abroad -- especially given the anti-American climate.

This new billing standard launched by the BSI offers the opportunity for streamlining and improving the billing process and could bring substantial benefits to both industry and the consumer,

With every development we plan, the goals for preserving, improving and protecting the environment are set to exceed what is required.

With exceptionally strong business fundamentals, an outstanding new product platform and gradually improving global conditions, we look for a return to our more traditional sales and earnings performance levels in the second half of the year.

We all have a responsibility to be good stewards of our natural resources. Conserving our soil and water resources is vital to keeping fields productive and improving water quality throughout Missouri.

The recent moves to eliminate the worst-performing 10 percent of brokers and rein in the training program are a good start to improving margins. But these are just the first steps.

The recent narrowing in Japan's trade surplus has come as improving domestic demand has pushed up the nation's import bills and thereby offset some of steady export gains.

To shut down live music at 12 is unfair and unreasonable. It is a matter of improving community relations and empowering citizens to improve the environment in which they live.

to make sure the distribution mechanism (for relief items) improves, and it is improving by the day.

There is so much that can be done, you see, the assembly is about improving our democracy.

Ultimately worms have the same issues as we do for getting their sperm and egg together, and hopefully that will be useful for improving our understanding of human infertility, giving us different insights into reproductive strategies that nature uses to get the sperm and egg together.

Two disappointing losses. We can't really hang our heads. We're right there. We had our chances to beat both of them. But we have some improving to do.

We will probably see inflation holding around 2.4 percent and it is still benign. Things are generally improving in the euro zone and I don't think this story will be derailed by the PMI.

This offering is not a complete surprise, reducing insider ownership and improving the liquidity of the stock. However, we find the timing of the sale interesting, ahead of the opening of Wynn Macau in the third quarter of 2006.

This one crushes me personally because all the things that I wanted him to improve on he was improving on, and it was happening sooner than I expected, ... I was really expecting him to come out of the bye just playing head and shoulders above expectations and was really looking forward to it. I saw it building.

This one feels great. It's what we've been waiting for. Each game, we're improving more and more and this game topped it off for us.

We are very glad to have been chosen by ITP after such an intense evaluation process. Improving communication and taking advantage of existing best practices will help ITP improve its collaborative efforts.

Total company sales for the month of March continued to be down from the prior year. During the month, we experienced improving returns on infomercial spending, and although it is too early to tell if this is a trend, we have incrementally increased spending in this channel. We have over the past several months implemented significant measures to reduce expenses as outlined in detail in our press release dated March 27, 2006. Additionally, we are focused on introducing many new products which we believe will be attractive to our customers.

Bob showed not only a care for reforming these laws and improving the juvenile justice system, but also taking ideas -- there were just a few -- that the other side had to work in a very bipartisan manner to come up with these changes,

Bob's message plays very well in particular in the Valley because he's focusing on improving schools and building top-flight schools for all areas, not just for wealthier areas.

Bruce said he's going to be monitoring my every move. I've just got to work hard and keep improving and bring that to D.C. United. If I do that, Bruce is watching, and he might give me that last shot to go in and prove something.

Brittany improving her three-point shot, that was the final deal. That opened up her overall game, because she could shoot, drive on someone or find an open teammate.

Broadcasters are focused on improving programming in these areas in order to drive advertising revenue growth.

Eventually, if I keep improving that level, I'll be up there mixing it up with those guys. But one step at a time, I guess.

Even though they're good players, they work hard at improving their game. You like to see those kids get rewarded.

Everything is steadily improving. I've been throwing to the bases a couple of times. It is getting better. My throwing is not 100 percent yet. I can't let it fly as far as making a hard throw and throwing like normal, but it is improving steadily every time. I want to keep that pace. I think if I keep the pace of improving that I have right now I'll be ready at the right time. Hopefully by the end of spring, but it is hard to say.

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 did a great job tonight. It was a great team effort. We have been improving defensively, and it's been showing.

Store and brand loyalty--a winning combination for retailer and supplier--increase when trading partners collaborate and share sales data with each other, improving customer satisfaction and building destination-faithful traffic.

A critical part of improving the system for drug safety is remembering, admitting and learning from past mistakes.

Realistically, if we keep playing and improving the way we have, I think we have a great chance of going deep into the playoffs because of two factors. No. 1, the strength of our district. Plus, our experience in the playoffs and our tradition of being in the playoffs is the second factor.

Providing clean, dependable and affordable electricity is the single most important commodity we can contribute to improving the quality of life in underdeveloped countries.

Texas is an important race track for us. We struggled here last year, and we've been really focused on improving our intermediate track program.

Realizing it will take a while to get these documents where the EC wants them, Microsoft decided to buy a little bit of time by releasing the source code while it continues to work on the documentation. I think they are going to have to continue improving that documentation.

No single factor is responsible for more wasted effort, rework, or failed projects than inadequate requirements. For many companies, improving the communication of requirements between IT and business managers-both gathering the requirements from the business and confirming understanding to the business-is the single improvement with the biggest measurable impact.

North America was stronger than I was anticipating in terms of bookings growth. While the reported results were in line to slightly better than expected, they certainly point to improving order activity and some encouraging signs on that front.

Some sports are more challenged than others, but we're committed to improving the numbers. We don't want any sport below 925. It's not an easy job. We just need to make sure that anybody who is admitted to the university has the ability to graduate, has the right support and is monitored appropriately.

Fairchild is making excellent progress in improving the quality of our business through new products and better product mix. We're executing well, demand is strong and I'm very optimistic about our prospects for 2006.

With the closing of this acquisition, PMC-Sierra now has a broad storage semiconductor product line with more integrated end-to-end solutions for our enterprise storage customers. We have acquired a highly skilled team and are moving quickly to integrate our operating and development efforts so that we can provide customers with innovative storage solutions while at the same time improving the overall profitability of the acquired business.

While improving consumer confidence probably suggests downside protection against a slump in spending, it does not suggest we will see spending take off. We still need a sustained improvement in the jobs market, including a significant decrease in unemployment with a solid increase in real wages.

While improving operations is certainly important, we do not necessarily believe that it will be enough. With the company running at 30 to 50 percent capacity, and given a business that scales with volume, this must be a revenue story. More efficient operations can only take you so far.

While improving water quality is an important part of this project, (best management practices) that are implemented are also aimed at improving the landowners' operation as well,

Both symbolically and also because of the job he did, ... No one person is ever at fault. I don't mean to imply that. But symbolically, it was necessary. FEMA in general has serious improving to do.

We are encouraged by the company's progress in expanding its installed base while improving its financial model.

We are encouraged by the improving foreign currency picture, which could result in some upside for earnings if currencies remain at or near their present levels for the rest of the year,

We are enormously proud to be the first to deliver a truly affordable 3-D printing solution to our customers, one that will no doubt go a long way towards improving our customer's bottom line.

We are excited to extend the resources available to first responders in the Wallace Incident Communicator. Through our new partnership, first responders will save time and lives by having critical information at their fingertips. Since our inception, we have been committed to improving response time by providing accurate information quickly in any situation. This partnership brings us closer to dependable, accessible and accurate emergency response.

Despite improving international economies, the strong dollar is limiting the expected rebound in exports.

Companies continued to build their e-businesses, resulting in increased revenue and pipeline, and improving our confidence in our ability to meet our goals for the first half of fiscal 2002, even in this challenging economic and IT spending environment.