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The fact that they didn't raise their dividend any further -- we expected 0.70 euros per share -- was a disappointment when viewed against the 11 percent increase in net profit. We would hold the stock.

The fact that they didn't raise their dividend any further - we expected 0.70 euro ($A1.14) per share - was a disappointment when viewed against the 11 percent increase in net profit. We would hold the stock.

We only had one shot on net when we had the 5-on-3. We need to put more shots on net.

We let down a little bit when we got scored on, ... Ordinarily, when someone scores against us, we get the ball out of the net and we're back down midfield in less than five seconds, so that our opponent doesn't have the lingering edge that they scored. We want to take the game back right at them.

With 1.6 million net square feet and 2,500 exhibitors, it's a record-breaking year for CES.

While net exports corroborate the bank's view that the external sector poses a downside risk, the fact that the record deficit was driven by stronger domestic demand, means that they don't feel the need to respond with lower rates for now.

We outplayed them the first time, but we just didn't get the puck in the net. We've been practicing going hard to the net and tonight we scored much more easily.

UBS gets one of the top-flight U.S. high net worth distribution systems. PaineWebber gets a global platform, by which it can continue to pursue its high net worth retail business.

We are working on a new safety net process as a backstop, ... Somebody who has Medicare and Medicaid can go to the pharmacy and show proof and get his or her prescription filled.

We are working on a new safety net process as a backstop. Somebody who has Medicare and Medicaid can go to the pharmacy and show proof and get his or her prescription filled.

We have been aggressively reinvesting our net income to deliver new energy supplies in the U.S. and to the world market. A big chunk of our refining in the U.S. is to meet U.S. energy demands and supplies.

We have been asked to do a complete analysis of safety net services, and the strengths and weaknesses of that system. Any issue is on the table.

We weren't able to find the back of the net again in the first period, and they found the back of ours. I think that works against you. We came out in the second period and started firing it in the net and found some success. We could've had a few more, but it didn't happen for us.

We're not a big team compared to other teams in the NHL, but we are a quick team and I think we can handle our own in the physical areas, in front of the net and in the corners, ... I don't see us being disadvantaged in size.

This reminds us that the fight over Net neutrality is even more important. AT&T has already made it clear that they intend to engage in discrimination and pick and choose who has access to the Internet's fast lane.

This report shows a race between factors boosting net worth such as home ownership and factors pushing the other way such as weak wage growth. Unless we start to see better income growth from jobs and wages, it is hard to see major gains in net worth for the typical family.

There has got to be a change in that rule. The puck is going into the net anyway, the net coming off the mooring had nothing to do with the goal itself. That was a big goal, too.

We just haven't been able to find the back of the net like we have in the past.

We're trying to find a solution that works for the federal government, the (government of Northwest Territories), the peoples of the North, the producers and consumers. We all agree that if we can get this thing constructed, that this is in the net best interest of all concerned,

We're never going to secure the Net if we don't air and criticize vulnerabilities.

We thought that providing a coach's challenge would act as an additional safety net and give the coaches more involvement in the process.

We just worked hard. We weren't too cute. We threw pucks at the net and created traffic and got goals.

We kept on a lot of pressure on them and restricted their chances. Sometimes they were so happy to get a shot in front of the net that they would rush their shots. I think we did everything we wanted to.

We understand very clearly the difference between protecting a goaltender from injury and helping the goaltender protect the area of the net from a goal,

I'm very active in pushing for net neutrality and an open Internet. There are countless other causes I support personally and privately, but I try to keep my public activism fairly focused.

We were trying to get guys open in front of the net and it just didn't happen. We didn't generate anything there. When you get a chance like that, you have to create havoc and make something happen.

We have to get close to 40 shots again and keeping pounding the puck. Fancy passing plays, those things are not going to get it done. We have to keep driving the net and find a way to score goals.

We want to put the puck on net a little bit more. There were times we did it, there were times we could have done it more.

When he first came, his play was OK and then it's dropped off of late. I think he's lost his confidence a little bit. He's got to shoot more. He's got to go to the net and be a little more greedy with the puck.

The referee, for an outlet stretch pass, will now have to get from one end to the other in order to cover the net in a time frame that is not realistic, so there will be an added responsibility on the front linesman to cover for the referee as he's high-tailing it down the ice to cover at the net. In our games you're going to see more linesmen covering the net than you've ever seen before.

We were hovering near the bottom and it was nice to rebound and get some big ones. We needed to get more pucks to the net instead of making that one extra pass. Establish a shot first and that will open things up.

With this initiative, FDA intends to improve the way it monitors the safety of medical devices and provide a strong safety net to protect public health.

We're still comfortable with our current guidance of at least 20 percent revenue growth and a net margin of around 8 percent.

We want to stay in the port; we feel we have been a good tenant. We provide an economic benefit, a net positive revenue flow, which goes to the general revenue of the state.

We want to talk about outcomes for the people who benefit from the United Way and how just a few dollars out of a person's pay can help improve the community. We have spent a lot of time here talking about improving our campus and building new buildings, but we can't lose sight of the fact that every community needs a safety net nonprofit agencies that support the needs of the people who live there. There are numerous United Way agencies around our campus, and one way to ensure that East Baltimore's safety net is both available and thriving is to invest in the United Way.

We abandoned what worked in the first period. We wanted to pass the puck into the net, not shoot it. It goes back to very simple hockey. Pucks to the net create excitement for everybody.

We achieved our fourth consecutive quarter of net income in excess of $1 billion and the highest net income ever reported by the company in a non-Christmas quarter in our history.

When it comes down to it, it is a net positive. But there are so many more important things.

The positive news in our view is the dividend... however, the headline net profit looks light.

The One who established the Universe He alone knows the Way, what can anyone say? The One who established the world cast the net over it, accept Him as your Lord and Master.

We've beaten them before and we've played pretty good against them. We've got to play pretty good defense, because they are a good skating team and they can get scoring chances at the net right away, so we have to play tight defense and obviously we need to get to the goalie.

What they will do is capture all kinds of other people in their net and reduce our privacy in the process, ... This is government we are talking about and government tends to use whatever it has.

We're going to get a net so he can't go through the dugout.

Until we get more clarity for further resolution to the investigation, it will be difficult for the stock to move forward. Our net view is that we expect it to trade in a pretty tight range now.

With Net Neutrality, the level playing field that gave us Google, YouTube and eBay when they were start-ups would suddenly start to tilt in favor of the big, established players.

With the improvement in oil prices, second quarter net income increased 18 percent from the first quarter of 1999, in contrast to the seasonal earnings decline that we usually see from the first to the second quarter of each year,

With the meltdown of the Net and the rise in unemployment, we'll see a return to punishing job hoppers. That's mostly because when the power shifts back to human resources, HR people with no power seem to get off on deciding what is acceptable,

What little empirical evidence is out there points to eBooks and free downloading increases sales on a net basis.

Web sites are extremely important to the investment industry, ... Companies can benefit from the independent evaluation recognition of their online efforts that the award judges provide. That is the goal of the WebAward Competition - to provide a forum to recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing some of the most effective websites on the Net today.

Web sites are extremely important to the technology industry, ... Companies can benefit from the independent evaluation recognition of their online efforts that the award judges provide. That is the goal of the WebAward Competition - to provide a forum to recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing some of the most effective websites on the Net today.

Web sites are extremely important to the travel industry. Companies can benefit from the independent evaluation recognition of their online efforts that the award judges provide. That is the goal of the WebAward Competition - to provide a forum to recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing some of the most effective websites on the Net today.

We're far from a well-oiled machine on the power play, but we're starting to recognize plays and make quick decisions to create better shots on net through traffic. With the chances we had early against Spokane on the power play and the results we had late, we can gain some confidence.

We?re pleased with our performance in the second quarter. The 3% net sales gain was on top of a 4% increase in last year?s second quarter, and all three of our business segments posted sales growth for the period.

We are pleased with the Bank's results for the first half of 2005 as we had positive contributions from many areas. Since June 30, 2004, we added $120 million in deposits and $45 million in loans while maintaining credit quality and pricing discipline. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, net income continued to reflect good organic growth and benefited from a general increase in interest rates. In the first quarter of 2005, the bank raised its per-share dividend 5.89% from $17 per-share to $18 per share. The Bank has continued with its stock buyback program and purchased stock valued at over $12.2 million during the six month period ended June 30, 2005.

We are pleased with the financial performance and operational improvements that are demonstrated by our first quarter financial results, ... Our eighth consecutive quarter of double-digit sequential revenue growth and net earnings in the quarter of $2.8 million reflect a continuation of the momentum that was generated last fiscal year and put the company on pace to achieving our annual guidance.

We started out by looking at profitability, but we found by talking with partners, they viewed their business performance in a number of dimensions that goes beyond simple net profits.

We still see no prospect of a return to net profits.

We utilized his leg strength to kick it over the net because he had that ability, and that assured our defense would be in a situation where the offense would have to go 45 yards to score. Clay is more than capable of backing off a little and putting it into the net. We are working with him now on some things on where we want him to kick it. They want returns as part of the game for the excitement.

We're really firm in our desire to keep the National the tremendous value it's always been a full season will cost a competitor well under $40,000. With a cash season-end prize fund, a driver's net expenditure can be even less than that.

Through more than 200 years in private banking, The Bank of New York has gained a collective wisdom that supports high-net-worth individuals in planning, investing and transitioning their wealth. Our high net worth clients will value access to unbiased advisors who help manage their financial strategies and deliver objective solutions that meet their wealth management goals.

We know campaigns that combine extensive advertising with stepped up law enforcement get positive results. Thanks to 'Click It or Ticket,' our safety belt compliance rate has gone from 76 percent in 2001 to almost 90 percent today. We expect the net effect will be 185 fewer traffic fatalities and 3,000 fewer injuries every year.

We know he?s going to be solid for us. He?s very good from the baseline and he?s improved his net game.

As I look at stuff like this I say to myself, it's kind of odd because you always think of coaching as an opportunity for your players to stand up their on that podium and put the net around their neck and celebrate winning championships. You never think of yourself as being in that situation. You're only as good as the people that you get to direct, and if you're fortunate enough to have the best people to direct then you're one of the lucky few. I think that's kind of what this is all about. So it's hard for me to put it into perspective from a personal perspective.

Crop insurance is a key component of the farm safety net and it is crucial that this Subcommittee continues to stay abreast as to the health of the crop insurance industry.

Bill Gates is worth $97 billion. Ninety-seven billion, that is equal to the net worth of 120 million Americans. How did he get that rich? He ain't that smart.

Due to the prolonged flatness to slight inversion in the yield curve, the company is focused on stabilizing our net interest margin, controlling expense growth and maximizing generation of capital. We are disappointed that operating/cash earnings per share were lower than a year ago, but are hopeful this trend will change by the second half of 2006.

Elliott has parlayed his doubles skills into a solid singles player. He has a great net game and I thought he mental toughness really showed through. He could have folded, but he came back and won it.

At the end of the day, whoever is in net will do a good job. And that will be what we need.

Connor and Trent took off. Connor hit four 3-pointers in a row. He drilled the bottom of the net with those. And Trent made some big shots down low.

Compounding the problem is that commodity prices are pretty ordinary at the moment, and this is not helping net returns

Consistent with existing BP practice, we remain committed to returning excess free cash flow, including the net proceeds of this sale, to shareholders,

Consistent with higher revenues, our third-quarter net loss, excluding the impact of recently concluded financing arrangements, is expected to be approximately at the mid to low end of the range guided previously.

Corporations may be ultra-cautious, but at least they're not slashing jobs, and that's a net positive.

What I've noticed over the last two years is that all of our supply houses have done the same thing. The net result of all these increases is that a brick walkway that might have cost $4,000 two years ago now costs close to $5,000 due to fuel costs alone.

What is interesting about the fall in life insurance net profits is that it was reported even though there was a considerable change in the net flow of funds position for the industry.

Even though 2005 was the Company's second-best level of net income and EPS, the effects from various operational issues that arose throughout the year at our US Argo facility hurt the bottom line. However, the year had several important positives, with our South American business posting its best year ever for sales and operating income and our Asia/Africa segment continuing its recovery to near-record sales and profit levels. We also strengthened our balance sheet and achieved record operating cash flow.

To get that many goals, I never expected that. I just wanted to contribute to the team's success, and luckily I've just been finding the back of the net this year.

Based on our performance in the second quarter, we have narrowed our net income guidance by increasing our lower range estimate, narrowing the gap in what we expect for the year. While our marketing expenses for the first six months are down from last year due to timing, we expect to increase our investment through the remainder of the year.

It would have been nice to get an empty net goal. We had a little scare when they came back in the second. But it was a good test for us, a test of character. It showed the confidence we have in each other now to come back.

The trend in claims has risen this year, in tandem with the clear drop in business confidence in the period before the war with Iraq. If claims are sustained at this level they will signal an acceleration in the rate of net job losses recorded in the payroll numbers.

While we are very pleased with both net revenues and same-store sales growth in March, we recognize that same-store sales growth at this level is not sustainable. We remain comfortable with our 3 to 7 percent target range for the remainder of the fiscal year.

We need to score more goals. We had opportunities to put the puck in the net and weren't able to get the job done. I've said we're not going to beat this team 1-0 and we lost in the third period. We just have to take advantage of our chances.

As the Nikkei moves up in price, it signifies growth in the Japanese economy, ... That will signal higher yields in Japan, which will make them at the margin less net buyers of U.S. Treasuries.

As the Nikkei moves up in price, it signifies growth in the Japanese economy. That will signal higher yields in Japan, which will make them at the margin less net buyers of U.S. Treasuries.

As the number of public hospitals continues to decline, the concern remains to what extent non-profit and for-profit hospitals are taking or will take on greater responsibilities as safety net providers, and to what degree their focus is on attracting the healthiest of Medicaid patients, leaving the sickest and costliest patients to the care of the remaining public or major safety net hospitals.

As the plant grows it is drawing carbon dioxide out of the air. When you burn it you put that carbon dioxide back, so the net effect on atmospheric CO2 is zero.

is likely to occur globally and this company has the media or the content that's going to be distributed and it trades at a discount to its net asset value.

The sooner we find the net the better. We know that we must slot a fair number of goals to compensate for a possible away victory by the Swiss.

The strong net sales increase in the first quarter is the continued reflection of our dynamic growth trend of the last year. These excellent figures will propel us towards reaching our set goals for 2006.

The social safety net is in place and intact. That's not the problem. The problem is a hurricane just pushed out hundreds of thousands of people, ... You're seeing people trying to pile unrelated agendas on top of this tragedy, which I think is unfortunate.

The shot he got off after he cut toward the net was just a blur, ... I don't think that any goalie could have stopped it.

These data again show that when people have substantial net assets, slower income growth need not kill spending,

These results are not spectacular. If you don't take one-offs into account, the net profits are lower than expected.

The tax laws are written by men with considerable net worth, and with little understanding of what wage-earners must do to make ends meet.

The team has the confidence to throw me in the net every night and that makes it a lot easier when you know you're going to get over 65 starts every year.

The second quarter results reflected the initial benefit of the cost-savings measures introduced in January, 2006. With a strong backlog in our electronic counter measures business and a lower operating cost structure, we now have enough visibility to project an even stronger third quarter as well as a net profit for the fiscal year overall.

These loans will help finance economic revitalization in areas that have experienced trade-related job losses attributable to NAFTA. NAFTA has been a net plus for the nation's economy, and the Clinton/Gore Administration's free trade policies have been a big contributor to our nation's economic prosperity.

It was a judgment call by Kelly, ... He felt that someone pushed (Schaefer) into the net before the puck went across the line, and it couldn't be reviewed.

The program is designed to cover you damages or buy your house at your pre-storm equity. It's capped at $150,000... net of other insurance proceeds or other FEMA aid.

With so much happening in our society, that was an additional safety net we needed. It just gives us another layer of protection.