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I think those (girls) that are gifted and have the ability to become champions in our sport find that out at a very early age and progress rather quickly and become the champions at 16 and 17.

I think we are definitely getting there with the car. We still have some progress to make with our race set-up, but there is no question we are right in the ballpark with the car as far as overall speed. I am really happy working with this team, and so far everything has gelled together really well.

I think we are getting more used to each other. From that point of view we are making measured progress in that area.

I think we are jelling and playing hard. We have to improve in several areas, but I am happy with our progress and where we are at.

I think we are making progress toward getting better jobs and employment here. It's a real fight to land a good company that has good paying jobs.

It is a huge concern that the college can't and shouldn't be putting policies and procedures in place to slow progress towards a degree.

I think it's progress from them. They said when they withdrew from the market that it was because tech stocks were down. They've certainly had developments since then.

I think it's really going to be a work in progress all year, ... But we really have a great advantage with our location so close to Tulsa that access is so easy for any game or practice to monitor and stay in touch.

I think things are on track and we're very enthusiastic about the progress we've made to date. We have just started a long journey. I don't think that everything is perfect.

I think we are still making progress. I think it is slow but it is steady,

I think this is great progress and we ought to celebrate it,

It has been a very good year for the group. The core group has performed strongly and we have made further progress in de-risking the US.

It gives America's native ingenuity and private-sector entrepreneurship the help they need from government that will enable them to build a new century of progress and upward mobility for the American people.

It gives us an accurate picture of students' progress throughout the year.

I think we need to press for progress when it comes to the information-sharing environment, not just internally in the department but among all the various agencies.

I think we did pretty good. We had to get back in our rhythm, but I think our progress was great for being out a whole week.

I think we'll achieve something this week. There's still a long way to go and we'll try and make some progress in the next two or three days.

I think we've come up with a program to start the year that, as we progress in the season, that we'll be able to solve the problem we've got one way or another and we'll be competitive again.

I think we've definitely made progress over there.

I think we've made a lot of really great progress moving things along.

I think we've made nice progress, but it's going to be interesting to see if we lose any of the progress that we've made because of the long layoff. Nobody really knows. ... It's sort of like starting over. They just start over with a little bit more knowledge of what's going on.

I think we've made some progress from the educational standpoint. But certainly if you don't get the ball across the goal line, a three- or four-yard gain is little consolation.

I think we've made some progress in development, ... But overall, we've got a long way to go. I felt very strongly that we needed to make a change at the top in that department.

I thought our defense would be a little better this year, ... We probably need some better coaching to get them to where I think they should be. But the offense made some progress last week. Especially (quarterback) Jared Williams.

I think that people can see the results of everything that's going on and the progress in District 8 during my time in office, ... We've provided everyone a seat at the table.

It certainly doesn't get old. As you progress through a season, you grow closer and closer to the guys on the team. Each season is its own entity. Watching your team grow and get better, that never gets old.

It certainly gives us a lift. Our motto this year has been to earn respect. It's earned. It's never just given to you. It's just another way of validating the fact that we have made some progress at Kentucky.

It builds confidence. The water was challenging. Wind can wreak havoc on you. We felt like we've been making some progress and it's nice to know hard work is paying off.

Italy have made so much progress this year and, to be honest, I think they have played better than us in this championship.

It appears they made some progress on their restructuring efforts. It's far too early to call the efforts a success, but they do seem to have some positive momentum.

It became clear that his bat was not going to progress to the point where it would take him to the big leagues. We talked about the notion of putting him on the mound for a long time. Ultimately, we were waiting for him to really want to do it.

I think it's a step forward. It's not the kind of progress that we would like to have; something dramatic and to see the breakdown of an old regime and the beginning of a new one. This is something in between.

I take great pride in the numerous accomplishments of our management team and the competence, drive and successes of our exploration group which is now being recognized by the growing number of Confidentiality Agreements that are now in place or under consideration. With the largest exploration undertaking on the African Continent, I look forward to more announcements of progress for our investors and potential industry partners.

It comes down to a lot of things, really. Are you going to keep five or six? What can they do on special teams? We do feel pretty good about the progress we've seen in these young guys.

It concerns me when our schools are making significant progress from year to year, and yet are identified as program improvement, ... We should be celebrating the progress the schools are making.

I think we'll get a lot out of playing Notre Dame. They have arguably the best doubles line up in the country and are very deep in singles. This is an opportunity to measure the progress we have made in the week and half since our last match. Our goal is to compete collectively from start to finish and gain as much confidence as we can with each match. We need every one to step up and embrace the challenge.

I think we made significant progress on Hindu issues.

I think we made some progress tonight. If we can keep playing like we did tonight we can turn this thing around.

I thought we accomplished a lot over the weekend. We're making progress as a team and we know what we have to work on heading into the season.

I thought we made great progress in Hawaii, but the neutral site games are over and what we didn't respond to tonight was a pretty hostile road atmosphere. We just didn't have good energy tonight. There are going to be better nights for the Broncos.

I thought we made some more progress Friday. We've still got a ways to go to get where we want to be but there were many positives to build on, both offensively and defensively.

I thought we made very good progress this season. We had a lot of potential last year, but we couldn't overcome injuries. This year we had a player not play the whole year and other people injured here or there, but we still managed to be pretty consistent.

We not only track their progress and help them achieve their goal, we help them to feel connected to the community. The YMCA has an interest in the mind and body. We try to put together fun things that they can do and enjoy and help them reach attainable goals.

Today's news is a forewarning for congress and the administration. If we fail to expand and modernize our public transportation systems, the growing gridlock in many urban areas will strangle economic progress and lessen the quality of life.

Treatment isn't a quick fix, so you have to have a positive outlook and be able to keep people motivated and excited as they progress through the whole process.

True development requires far-reaching fundamental changes in governance and institutions, human capacity and economic structure, so that countries can sustain further economic and social progress without permanently depending on foreign aid.

Tibet has achieved marked progress in various social sectors over the past 40 years.

Time advances: facts accumulate; doubts arise. Faint glimpses of truth begin to appear, and shine more and more unto the perfect day. The highest intellects, like the tops of mountains, are the first to catch and to reflect the dawn. They are bright, while the level below is still in darkness. But soon the light, which at first illuminated only the loftiest eminences, descends on the plain, and penetrates to the deepest valley. First come hints, then fragments of systems, then defective systems, then complete and harmonious systems. The sound opinion, held for a time by one bold speculator, becomes the opinion of a small minority, of a strong minority, of a majority of mankind. Thus, the great progress goes on.

Time is running short for her to show progress.

Time is short to remedy these issues. The next 18 months is very important. It's vital both companies demonstrate progress in turning around their North American operations.

Today was another great opportunity to play against two very well coached teams. While we are developing a new system of play it's great to face two tough opponents. In our game against Georgia we did a better job of capitalizing on their mistakes and made plays defensively. Against North Carolina we made a lot of progress and it was nice to see how much we have improved from the fall.

We'll recognize and respect whoever emerges as a leader through this system. Our concern, however, is that they (the Iraqis) have to make swift progress to secure a leader.

We'll progress him over the weekend in regards to his running, ... and just take it day by day and see how he feels.

The president has made it very clear that he will not sign any budget measure that doesn't put Social Security and Medicare first, that doesn't take those steps forward (and) certainly any measures that would put at risk the progress we've made in paying down the debt,

You have the opportunity to progress according to how hard you're willing to work.

You'd like to put points on the board, but we got some completions and gave the guys a chance to catch some balls. You'd like to come away with a little more progress and run the football a little bit better than what we did.

Even bigger machines, entailing even bigger concentrations of economic power and exerting ever greater violence against the environment, do not represent progress: they are a denial of wisdom. Wisdom demands a new orientation of science and technology towards the organic, the gentle, the nonviolent, the elegant and beautiful.

Those of us in the sport who make our profession at it have seen this coming. We're not as surprised as some other people are. We've seen it building. This has been a work in progress for the last five or six years. It's a nice change.

Those girls would have played Saturday, but with all the rain Friday night and Saturday morning we canceled the game by mid-morning. I'm pleased with our progress thus far. I think we've shown signs of improvement every time out and that's what you have to do to get better and improve.

We'll get better with every game. We're definitely a work in progress.

We are committed to getting it done and we expect real progress at these meetings,

We are committed to the maintenance of peace and stability on the peninsula and support continuation of the six-party talks and look forward to concrete and verifiable progress toward a complete and permanent nuclear weapons-free Korean peninsula.

We agree with the assessment there has been enormous progress since the removal of the Saddam Hussein regime and significant challenges lie ahead, ... We might put into practice elements of the findings as appropriate.

We know it's coming together. You could see the progress from week to week in practices, even when it wasn't obvious in games.

We know Prada have had a strong development lately. But also we have made huge progress.

We are disappointed obviously that the union decided today to set a strike date. Our hope had been that we could get an agreement with the players without the players taking this step that causes such concern to so many of our fans. Our disappointment is magnified by the fact that as a result of compromises by both sides we made substantial progress towards a new agreement over the past weeks. A number of important issues have been resolved and we are close on many others.

We are disappointed with Moody's actions because we are beginning to see signs of progress in product excellence and in a revitalized marketing strategy. There is more work to be done in improving our cost position and health care burden and we are working as quickly as we can to address these issues.

We are in discussions with the UAW and can't comment on content or progress,

We don't have many whiskey drinkers on our team. We've got good guys. Our defensive scheme has to be team oriented. ... That's a work in progress with a team like this that's also very young.

I would it's definitely well deserved because the class sizes are small and the teachers make sure you are learning, and they make sure that your progress is where it should be. And if you aren't where you should be in the class, they definitely help you get up to a passing level or make sure your understanding everything.

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change.

The American people are of good heart ... but do not try in any way to deceive them or let this progress indicate to the world a less than sincere and prompt effort to bring about a new government.

We have had an important and productive week. We made good progress for the first race, and now I want to see how we will perform in race conditions against the competition. I am feeling confident, the car is performing well and the team is more motivated than ever.

With the training available through this program, it is possible to progress from a highway worker to heavy equipment operator, to diesel mechanic, and, with additional education, to civil engineer.

We're very pleased with the progress we're making, but we've still got a ways to go.

We're very proud of the year over year growth that we did see. At the same time, we made progress in our operating loss as a percentage of sales, which is something we really wanted to do.

We have to learn how to be on a varsity team and the intensity it brings. We?re getting there. We made progress from Monday, so that?s the positive.

We have been working on this issue for two years and have seen very little progress,

I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.

We could have made tremendous progress in getting these cells toward clinical application if federal funding had been available.

We couldn't be any more pleased with his progress, ... When he learns how to bend his knees and do the things that he's doing right now, he'll be perennial all-pro.

We have already made a lot of progress this season. A lot of guys have stepped up and competed very well. We've built up a lot of momentum and that will carry over into the outdoor season, starting this weekend.

We have already made big progress in banking reforms.

We have already made great progress in reducing costs and enhancing efficiency. Today's announcement will further our efforts to create value for shareholders and better position Movie Gallery for long-term success.

We have always thought highly of Wendy ever since she was a student here. We've followed her progress over the years, and when an opportunity opened up for her, we made her an offer and she accepted.

We have always welcomed a regular dialogue with Congress. We agree that progress is being made by both the military and civilians in Iraq. The progress is extraordinary and should not be drowned out by partisan politics in Washington.

Till women are more rationally educated, the progress in human virtue and improvement in knowledge must receive continual checks.

I was only operated on a week ago and I have made spectacular progress since then,

the Amendment must draw its meaning from the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society.

The accumulating effects of rising oil-related costs, both on consumer confidence and on our business, are a cause for concern, but we remain confident that we will make further progress in the second half,

You'll see the most drastic change in our lower level kids, because they'll be able to make progress at a rate they've never made before.

We need to progress one game at a time and hopefully end up in the big game.

We need to reaffirm that politics is not merely compatible with economic progress and development in the 21st century, but essential to it.

The UN is committed to the goal of ensuring that all nations share in economic, social, & scientific progress. It delivers humanitarian assistance to the victims of wars and natural disasters.

My budget is a solid, balanced plan that allows us to make real, sustainable progress and provides the revenue necessary to fund our priorities.

My client was not advised as to the progress of the case. In technical terms, this was done without adequate notice.

Understand that most problems are a good sign. Problems indicate that progress is being made, wheels are turning, you are moving toward your goals. Beware when you have no problems. Then you've really got a problem... Problems are like landmarks of progress.

We never forget the suffering of those affected by the Benghazi tragedy, and we are pleased that progress has been made over recent days towards the setting up of a fund to help improve support for families.

While we have made good progress in reducing costs over the last several years, the projected loss in North America reinforces our need to do much more, particularly in the area of healthcare, ... Healthcare has been an increasing drag on North American profits and it's made us vulnerable to profit shortfalls.

While we have made some progress, much is left to be done.