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France wants to be a partner in the development of Saudi Arabia.

Furthermore, it justifies the significant investment in the event by title sponsors Dunlop and hosting partner Manchester City Council .

From a partner standpoint, if you're interested in making partners happy, that's pretty good.

I feel fantastic. It's something really special. It means a lot to me. Now I guess I can concentrate on my singles career, especially having a partner like Mahesh, it makes it even more special.

If you are embracing violence, if you insist on maintaining an independent militia, if you reject the idea of coexistence, you are not a partner and we will not deal with you, ... The point is to be very clear; don't try to be overly subtle on this one.

GM is proud to support Cure Autism Now's innovative research programs and partner with an organization that is aggressively working to make a better life for individuals affected by autism. WALK NOW events provide a wonderful venue for Chevrolet to highlight our commitment to families and to showcase new products such as the hot HHR crossover. The Gala is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us to align the Cadillac brand with a marquee event, celebrating a ground-breaking organization.

Giving back to the community has always been a huge focus for Starbucks and each year we strive to create new ways to become more involved in the neighborhoods where we do business. With the launch of the California Giving Program, Starbucks has the opportunity to partner with some of the most amazing non-profit organizations in all of California that work to build stronger communities by nurturing kids and inspiring grownups.

Fort Lewis has been a great partner over the years. They have worked hard to be good stewards of the prairie habitat on the base, even as they advanced their training objectives. We're pleased to have Fort Lewis as a neighbor now and look forward to continued collaboration to improve and care for our rich natural heritage.

I don't run any of my companies. I always partner with somebody who wants to operate.

For this series to work, we needed to find a partner that would give us the access we needed around the clock. Frontier gave us that access, and we think it worked out great.

I don't want people to be afraid of skiing because it's awfully fun. It's a darn good time. I really think you need to have a partner where you partner up and the two of you work it out where the top person watches the first person go down. That person stops and watches the other. And make sure they're nowhere near a tree.

Global Crossing has always been a great business partner to us. They've helped us understand how converging voice and data would help meet our company's growth objectives while saving us money -- and indeed, our response times have improved, reliability has beaten expectations and costs have come down. We look forward to continuing a rewarding relationship with Global Crossing.

I had one situation when Jerry went out as my partner on an eviction, and the house had steel doors. The guy locked us in the building and wouldn't let us out.

I believe that this partnership with Gehry Technologies is a great step forward in our objective to bring innovative and real-world solutions to our industry. The ability to move out into the marketplace with a partner like Gehry Technologies is a value-added benefit and coupled with our solutions, we can allow the industry to benefit from our history of building technologies to address issues faced by owners, developers and strategic planners on a daily basis.

IBM has taken a leadership role in this area and is prepared to be a technology partner with companies around the world to take advantage of these new developments.

IBM's unwavering focus -- from one end of our organization to the other -- is on delivering open, on demand solutions and services that are channel-ready, as well as offering partner programs that truly stimulate an ecosystem of growth, collaboration and innovation. We are dedicated to being the IT industry's partner of choice and we are honored that the Business Partner community selected IBM as the company they most want to partner with.

Century considers the SBA to be a valued partner in our mission to provide significant lending capital for the small business community in Massachusetts. Our successful partnership has enabled the region to maintain a favorable climate for small business growth.

Certainly. I mean, unequivocally, there's no question about it. Backup support and having a partner or having additional partners there is absolutely a better and more safer situation.

But excess funds from operations will not completely fund these critical parts of our mission. We continue to partner with foundations, benefactors, government and industry to accomplish mutual aims.

I feel very strongly that we've done our share. Frankly, we're still waiting for our partner to step up.

China is a very important economic partner to Nigeria, because it is a bastion of economic cooperation between Nigeria and Asia. China has invested a lot of funds in our economy.

China is now a more important trading partner than Japan.

China's reform and opening-up programme and Europe's integration process have both contributed significantly to global peace, development, and prosperity. China firmly supports the integration of Europe and regards the E.U. as a strategic partner that deserves our confidence.

Barry was a dear friend, a valued partner for many years and a decent, genuine person. What a great baseball fan he was. I'll miss him dearly.

Because of their dedication to the negotiation process, DISH Network has guaranteed that their customers will not miss a pitch of the 2006 Cleveland Indians season. We are thrilled to have DISH Network as a partner and are extremely appreciative of their dedication to their subscribers.

Basically what it shows is that NBC is not confident that Matt Lauer can carry the show in the short term until a new partner gets up to speed.

To gain momentum quickly, Toshiba is working with us to develop and execute on an effective partner program that offers VARs the support and resources they need to move the needle and drive sales.

We are extremely focused on being the employer of choice in our markets and our new, on-site pharmacy fits in well with our company philosophy, ... The three primary goals of our on-site pharmacy are to lower the company's rising healthcare costs, pass some savings on to our associates and provide our associates with the convenience of handling their pharmaceutical needs during their work day. We view CHD Meridian Healthcare as a valuable partner in this new venture to not only provide high quality pharmacy services for our associates but to also provide us with direction to help alleviate the healthcare expenditure pains that both we as a company and our associates have been facing.

We are extremely pleased and proud to partner with the State of Florida in support of NASA's CEV program. The point of final assembly and testing for each mission will be critical to the viability of NASA's CEV program and the ideal location to do that is here in Florida adjacent to the launch site. Florida has an extremely talented existing workforce with the skills, experience, dedication and track record to meet the challenges and requirements of NASA's human spaceflight program. They also have facilities that can support the highly specialized work that the new Crew Exploration Vehicle will require. And co-location here in Florida with NASA's launch operations offers the greatest value at an overall affordable cost that is essential to the long-term success, safety, reliability and sustainability of NASA's CEV program.

We are extremely pleased to extend our collaboration with Campbell, our long-standing partner and a leading global provider of soup, vegetable-based beverages, and other premium quality foods.

We are extremely pleased to have attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program because the benefits provided through our Gold Certified status will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that we provide for our clients without impacting our objectivity. Our clients get the best of both worlds -- unbiased advice and strong relationships with vendors like Microsoft.

We are extremely pleased to partner with ETV Capital and Bridge Bank. Together with the support and backing of our other financial investors, 3i and Scottish Equity Partners, this facility gives us the flexibility and financial resources we need to take advantage of the ever increasing demand for high-performance FPGA computing solutions in the U.S. military and aerospace sector.

Having a partner of this quality should enable us to accelerate our industry roll-up strategy and realize many of our short-term and long-term goals.

What I look for in a project or partner is integrity and character; I love the concept of family entertainment and crosses over the generations, where you can sit kids with their grandparents and everyone has a good time. Those are the qualities that I want to bring to viewers.

What woman doesnt believe that her husband had better taste in choosing a partner than she did?

Her innate humanity, her basic decency and her involvement with others certainly describe Lori. She is a remarkable community leader and she is a wonderful wife, partner and a loving mother.

We are firmly committed to helping Mauritius overcome this temporary phase and India can be a partner and can fully share its experiences, particularly in the areas of sugar and textile with you.

We think China is a growing regional power and we want to partner with them to manage their gradual rise.

We're offering so much for families at this week's Farmers Market. After you buy your locally grown produce, children can participate in crafts and games at the Family Fund's Big Pumpkin Fair. We're very pleased to partner with the Family Fund again for this memorable event.

HP needed a carrier-quality and 'ready-to-run' operating system proven to address the demand for highly available, dependable and reliable communications platforms. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is powerful, versatile and proven across a host of industries, including telecommunications. We're pleased to be working with our longtime partner HP on the initiative and look forward to our continued collaboration in support of our shared customers.

He was not only my father but my best friend, fishing partner and confidant. I did a lot of things with him like golfing, fishing, hunting, hanging and all kinds of things.

He was just a wonderful person, a jokester, professional at his job, a great partner and teammate. We were partners on every mission. (I remember) his warm heart and his excitement to be at work every day. He always had something new for you when he walked in the door of the office.

We must consider closing those (car parts) operations that are far from being competitive. Or we find a partner that will take over these activities who is in a better position to secure jobs.

We may have been the junior partner in the enterprise, but the ace up our sleeve was that America did not want to go it alone.

He was a critical partner in our efforts to enact legislation to curb corporate abuse. ... We were united in our objective to restore investors' confidence in the integrity of our capital markets, which had been so egregiously undermined,

He was one of the best baseball announcers, too. You talk about painting a picture of a game, he was so good at it. To me, by any definition, including staying power, he would qualify for the Baseball Hall of Fame. He'd have my vote. He'd have (broadcaster partner and Hall of Fame second baseman) Joe Morgan's vote, too. But in the Bay Area, Bill was so good in other sports that it overshadowed what he did in baseball.

We look forward to continuing to work closely with Minister Chong as a full partner and to ongoing discussions about government support for the new summer sport excellence plan to help Canadian summer athletes reach the podium at upcoming Olympic Games.

I always speak so highly of my mom because she's my partner in crime, and none of this would be possible without her love and support. Always have to make time for Mom.

I always found it helped if my partner and I had similar approaches and attitudes to our work, but we didn't need to be in love!

If the control tire is adopted, Michelin would seriously consider withdrawing from F1 competition, ... We could withdraw in 2008, but what about (before the start of) 2007? We will consider it very carefully and discuss the situation with our partner teams.

He's constantly talking to (Foran) and helping him. Especially with his partner being so young, he really encourages him and makes sure he doesn't get down. He's a real strong team leader in that way.

I'm a huge NASCAR fan, ... I loved performing at the NASCAR awards banquet last year and I can't wait to sing the national anthem in November at the championship race in Homestead. It's a real honor to partner with NASCAR in promoting the cup challenge.

I'm a huge NASCAR fan, ... I loved performing at the NASCAR awards banquet last year and I can't wait to sing the national anthem in November at the championship race in Homestead. It's a real honor to partner with NASCAR in promoting the cup challenge.

We've been trying all over town to partner with a developer.

He looked at both me and my partner right in the eyes and took his life. Apparently, he was going to surrender, to be honest with you.

My partner and I had our first son in 1996, and the office became the baby's room. Our second son was born in 2001, and the office became the kids' room.

My partner and I, we were talking about Christmas. And it's a holiday of the heart, and you know, like we listened to 'Silent Night' and 'In the Bleak Midwinter,' and that to me was like a lullaby, ... And after all, this holiday's about a baby. So I wanted to put a human face on this, and I said, 'Well, what would you say if you were singing to your baby, telling your baby about Christmas? What would you say?' And so I came up with this song.

My partner (her word) John hates politics. But he's been most supportive of me, and knows how important politics is to me.

My partner is 11 years older than me, and I'd like for him to be able to retire.

My partner turned around and said, 'That car is driving at a terrible speed. I bet you anything when we get up there it's wrapped around a lamp post'. When we came up and saw the body that was it. It just really tore us apart.

Thankfully, Palm Beach Animal Care agreed to partner with us. They've been very supportive to us so far.

Labor's only hope is to become a collaborative partner with management. They used to have a choice between gold and silver, and they got gold every time. Now, it's between silver and lead.

Lime offers a uniquely targeted and passionate audience that represents the growing consumer trend toward wellness and sustainability. We are happy to partner with them on content distribution and customer acquisition for this unique audience.

Logicalis has helped us manage our IT resources proactively for optimum performance over the last three years. Technology is central to the success of any racing organization, and Logicalis has been a critical partner is helping Rahal Letterman Racing continue to be a championship team. We are looking forward to the next three years with Logicalis.

Mark Martin is the man. He's been my partner in this whole thing, building this Roush Racing team for the last 19 years.

That brings focus to the fact that there is such a need. If folks that are high-profile in sports lend their name and they care, then you should care, too. It's just a wonderful opportunity for us to partner with the Braves to help keep the spotlight on affordable housing needs.

is an option, but not a likely option. It's cleaner to have a deal with one partner than with multiple partners.

Some of these companies are going to have to look for creative ways to either get more cash, or perhaps to partner with somebody that has cash.

Stanford has been fortunate to partner with Apple in a project that allows us to share the intellectual and cultural life of the university with our alumni.

Regardless of the job Shimon picks, it is crystal clear he will be a full and central partner in the diplomatic process.

State Street Global Advisors is honored to be recognized among the elite financial institutions in the world. Our leadership in providing institutional investors worldwide with a wide variety of sophisticated strategies designed to meet their goals distinguishes us as a trusted partner for asset management.

Ping has leveraged the insights of Fidelity Investments as a design partner to create its market-leading Security Token Server for Web Services security and federated Web Services.

Please know that I will continue to be a full partner in that effort, trying to get whatever federal Funding and assistance is possible,

Our partner must be experienced in futures exchanges.

Real might need to look for a merger partner and I think the assets are valuable.

Passport Health has been a competitor for many years and we are honored that they selected us as the claims management partner for their customers. We are excited about having the opportunity to serve the Passport Health customer base, and look forward to meeting their claims management needs with our comprehensive solution.

Partner disclosure is where we really have the opportunity to break the chain of HIV infection.

Our merging with the NRF is indicative of the times too. We actually were negotiating this agreement with NRF 12 to 18 months ago. We realized that the world was converging, and in order for Shop.org to remain powerful and lucrative, we were looking for a more traditional partner as well.

Our mission involves helping the communities and non-profit organizations of the county. We want to partner with communities and non-profit organizations to help them with programs and projects that might otherwise not be available to the individuals, families and visitors to our county.

Janet Corrigan is the ideal person to lead the newly reconstituted NQF, Janet's leadership vision and ability to bring diverse interests together to work for quality will help to make NQF even more effective as a key partner in quality -- and we are looking forward to working with her.

Jerry is an extraordinary leader who has the experience and talent to help propel this division forward. He is known among his peers and team as a thoughtful and analytical leader who brings a strong base of diverse banking experience to the role. I am confident that Jerry will continue to manage this division efficiently and partner effectively with other Wachovia leaders to support our customer service and business growth goals. We are incredibly fortunate to have an individual with Jerry's talents assume this position for Wachovia.

Jefferson University Physicians is a world-class organization and we are excited to partner with them as they continue to lead the transformation of the delivery of healthcare in the Philadelphia area. With their outstanding reputation as an organization and level of commitment to this project, there is no question that JUP will quickly become one of the premier EHR reference sites on the East Coast.

Man I'm telling you, I am still shaking like a leaf. I had a pit bull for a partner and I knew if I just got him in a spot where he could do his magic, it would happen and he did it again.

I'm still looking for a partner for him because he's the best doubles player we've got, really. If Ryan and Colin decide they want to play singles, then I can put Taylor and Mitch at No. 1 doubles and I don't think anyone can beat them.

I'm here to make senior partner in my firm,

I was just happy to get a few balls over the net and let my partner run around.

It is inappropriate to discuss rumors and speculation about our business. As it relates to the Partner Brands, we have confidence in them and are always looking for ways to maximize their potential.

It is my belief that, if the proper partner were allowed to have control of AOL, shareholder value would be much more greatly enhanced than through a half-hearted joint venture that might only serve the purpose of entrenching management.

Launching the new partner program less than one year after one of the largest software mergers in history is a testament to Symantec's commitment to its partners and our unswerving focus on delivering both the programs and infrastructure to help ensure our mutual success in the market. Our partners are a valuable part of our company, and they are key to delivering value to customers. This first phase of the new partner program will provide partners with a simple, complete framework for doing business with Symantec.

Laurel's in a lot of physical pain, and to have that exacerbated by this emotional agony is one of the most disgraceful things. Imagine what it's like to have terminal cancer and knowing your partner may not be able to keep the home that the two of you built together.

I think there still were some hoping that BellSouth and Qwest would come together, so this takes away a possible merger partner for Qwest.

I think there's enough untapped water there to satisfy our customers' needs and the fishes' needs. It's a great opportunity for public agencies to partner up in search of a win-win solution.

I think any channel partner that's too dependent on just the technology part is going to struggle relative to one that has a strong solutions and services orientation.

Rock Financial has a presence in most everything we do, ... We have a highly collaborative relationship with an incredibly enthusiastic partner who constantly challenges us to be better. We are constantly trying to one-up each other to see who can come up with the better way to make the experience that much more enjoyable. A relationship like that is healthy and there are great benefits for each of us. In the end, however, the real benefactors are our fans.

Our ability to effectively serve customers and offer a program such as Microsoft Across America is due in large part to our strong network of business partners. We are pleased to partner with local IT providers, like Computer Doctors Onsite because these companies offer many of the tools and advice our customers consistently ask for, including easy-to-use technology, local expertise and integrated solutions.

Over the past couple of years, our consulting group was really targeted to increase revenue, but we really couldn't differentiate our service from a partner service. It was just very competitive. We've made the decision as a company to have the business model of our services business be a cost-recovery business and to have our primary targets not about increasing revenue or margin.

Parents want to be involved, they really want to be involved in the day-to-day process, but also in projects in terms of really being a partner in their child's education.

Our Government is committed to pursuing policies and programs which facilitate a further lowering of the interest rates in order to fuel investment and growth. We call on the commercial banks to partner with us in this effort.

Palm's ... expertise, combined with Access' leading software development capabilities, will allow us to continue to deliver great products. Access is currently a software technology partner and we look forward to continuing our strong working relationship to advance the Palm OS platform.

Panama has become the fifth trading partner of China in Latin America while China is the second largest user of the Panama Canal.