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Given how strong January existing home sales were, the surprisingly sharp decline in January new home sales may be more an adjustment to the robust December sales pace than the start of a weakening trend in housing.

If Chris can find a message and draw a sharp contrast, he can pull off a win. He needs to build a coalition of Democrats, independents and moderate Republicans who are fed up with the failed leadership, but it can be done.

If a product is more expensive than another one and more sustainable in ecology, consumers will not buy it. We're in a very sharp competitive market.

If, as expected, the October employment report shows a sharp rise in unemployment and a sharp decline in job growth, it could be a crushing blow to confidence. Having a job is probably the single biggest factor in consumers having confidence.

I don't think he was as sharp as he's going to be, but for pitching against a team that hits the ball well, he battled through it. He did a good job of changing things.

For the successful accomplishment of any work one needs sharp intellect and the will to perform relentless Karma.

I expect him to be as sharp as can be. He's doing excellent.

I don't think we necessarily played bad. But we weren't as sharp offensively as we'd like to be. We didn't get a few things done that we normally get done.

Global imbalances have become wider over the past few years. The risk is significant of a sharp adjustment.

I give Carlyle a lot of credit. They played well. We did a pretty good job defensively, but we weren't real sharp shooting the ball.

I believe the General Assembly would be receptive if we see a really sharp spike in prices because of Hurricane Rita.

But we didn't play our best. We were not as focused, sharp as we'd been in our two previous games. We committed mental errors and didn't play with our usual fire and energy.

Bubble conditions may not be present yet but are approaching such and thus require close monitoring going forward. To allay this concern, housing price increases will need to start to moderate soon from recent sharp increases. Our expectation is that this should occur, since rising mortgage rates should slow the growth in housing prices to a rate below gains in income.

Business concerns about the potential for a sharp fall in future activity have continued to ease.

China stocks are always risky. Many funds sold off the stocks after recent sharp gains, which drove down the stocks. I expect to see further correction in China stocks.

We are extremely pleased with our fourth quarter results, which exceeded our expectations. We continue to see sharp increases in the number of users to the site and the number of pages read, and an even larger percentage increase in our revenue.

When her guests were awash with champagne and with gin,She was recklessly sober, as sharp as a pin.An abstemious man would reel at her look,As she rolled a bright eye and praised his last book.

Her mind was very sharp and never aged.

When I pushed off on that last pitch, I felt a sharp pain. Twinges come and go, but this felt different. It actually felt worse than when I hurt my groin last year. But I feel a lot better today.

He was masterful again today. He wasn't quite as sharp as he would have been had he pitched his last start and been healthy, but nonetheless when he needed to do it, he did it, and that's what he's been doing all year.

Huge swings in energy and motor vehicle prices have masked a sharp retreat in core producer inflation over the past 6 months.

He wasn't as sharp as his first game, but he still had a good fastball. He struggled with the breaking ball and the change-up. But when he needed it, he had his fastball and he located it.

He wasn't his sharp shelf, but I tip my hat. The guy wanted to take the ball to help the team out,

He wasn't real sharp today. When he got ahead of hitters, he couldn't finish them off. There were a lot of pitches in the strike zone.

We may see some profit-taking in energy stocks later following sharp gains in recent sessions but it is likely to be limited on expectation that global oil prices will continue to rise.

He wants to be a little more consistent passing the ball. He's done that this preseason. He's taken giant steps towards becoming a much better passer. Mike's been sharp this preseason with his reads and his footwork and his timing.

He was real sharp for the most part.

He was great. He stayed sharp and made some big saves when we needed them, especially on a couple of their power plays.

He was playing a little catch-up this spring and wasn't as sharp as we would have anticipated him to be. He has quickly turned that around and really has played some great lacrosse in recent weeks.

He was probably not as sharp as he normally is.

We lost to a team who was really composed, really executed their plan well, and we weren't sharp like I expected we would be.

We looked good in the first quarter. But we need to be sharp the whole game. We need to get to where we play the fourth quarter like we played in the first quarter.

We looked like a team that came off a four-day break and weren't very sharp or efficient offensively. Hopefully, we'll get better in the next few days because we're not good enough right now.

He did everything right except win. He broke sharp and (Prado) rode him like he was supposed to. He let the horse (Keyed Entry) go on and took a shot and just couldn't get to him.

He has come a long way. He's gotten through some things and learned a lot. I talked to him and asked him how he could keep in shape and sharp being out (of football) that long. He said he never took a break from anything, and that's the sign of a true player.

He hadn't pitched in a while, so it was a good outing for him. He seemed to be pretty sharp with his location.

He is exemplary because he has such a modern and sharp spirit.

He was dialed in and he was very sharp for this time of the year.

He was a sharp kid, clever, witty. He was very allergic to homework. He was mischievous, but not disrespectful.

He was as sharp as he could be. He was just great. He was so sharp through the seventh inning that I hated to take him out.

He has looked quite sharp in training, although everybody has to be fair. The players in recent weeks have given me everything to turn things around ? and that's something that wouldn't go amiss against Chelsea.

He hasn't had enough at-bats the past two years to be sharp right away. But when you're that good for that long, people just expect you to be.

He was very sharp today with his pitches,

He's going to need at least one full side session to get him sharp enough to pitch, so if that comes Friday or Saturday, he's not going to be ready for this weekend,

Historical relationships have shown that the Australian dollar should be trading around 85 cents to 90 cents, given the recent sharp rise in gold. It does provide the case for the Australian dollar to play some catch up, particularly if the Fed rate-hike momentum loses favor with investors.

H&M makes it easy for a guy to look great every single day and create a personal style. Their men's collection always gives me a choice of how I want to dress, whether it be sharp in a suit and polo-neck, or more relaxed in jeans and a tweed jacket.

His mind was as clear and as sharp as ever,

Going forward from here, I wouldn't expect the kind of sharp gains we've seen in the past 12 months or the last two to three years,

the pain was so sharp that it made me utter several moans; and so excessive was the sweetness caused me by this intense pain that one can never wish to lose it.

He's been training all week and he looks fit, sharp and aggressive.

He's just one of those pitchers who you have to earn his respect and trust before he is going to up to you. When I caught him in Arizona I hadn't really broken into the big leagues. I was scared and nervous, but now it's a little bit different. Plus after catching Wake it's like catching warm butter with a sharp knife. I don't know how I ever missed a ball before.

He's been out running full speed, changing direction. As you look at spring, we've got to give him the ball enough so he stays sharp and stays healthy.

He's been very sharp in every training session he's played with us, but particularly over the last couple of days. I hope that he can take that into the game now.

He's been with some really good football people. We've tapped his mind. He's a sharp kid.

He's a very sharp guy. He's highly intelligent and worked real hard to become the player that he was. He's got tremendous communication skills and knows how to communicate with players regardless of their personalities.

He's a very sharp guy who did a really good job at Mutual Series. They got points for not giving up on their strategy during the growth boom and tossing aside dividends and balance sheet analysis.

He's a very unusual person that has physical gifts and he also has great intellectual gifts. He has a memory that, without question, is sharp as one could have. He rarely forgets anything and he can recall things from eons back. But that helps him, I think, just in terms of being the detail-oriented person that he is. He's able to maximize his study and preparation for our opponents.

He's a special young man. He's sharp and has great people skills. He's a quick learner. J.D. will make the decisions, and most of the time he's been right.

Helping industry' is the elephant pit of socialism, a deep hole with sharp spikes at the bottom, covered over with twigs and fresh grass

He looked OK. He took most of the reps throughout practice. He threw the ball well, he was sharp with it and he was quick in his movements. I was pleased with the day.

He looked sharp tonight. We just wanted to see a couple other guys on the mound and lost it late.

He looks pretty fit and sharp and he is one of the guys we have to look out for in this series.

There is good reason to believe that a sharp weakening in the value of the U.S. currency is essential to the global rebalancing that must begin to take place if the world's current account imbalances are to be corrected,

He has pace, he is sharp and from what I've seen every aspect of his game is up to standard and I want him to help us win the championship.

We talked about scoring in the first inning because we realize how important it is for us. We exploded out, and made a statement immediately. We couldn't quite finish it, but we did get to play everybody. Emily (Turner) wasn't as sharp as she has been, but she was still in total control except for one pitch.

Within the investment data, government-sponsored infrastructure investment projects are in full swing. But the real story is the sharp rebound in the real-estate sector. The rise of property prices in second-tier cities has now evolved into a national event.

He fits into the same category as the rest of our hockey club. We weren't good enough, and he was part of it. He wasn't as sharp as he needs to be, and the team wasn't as sharp as it needs to be.

We took a step back on offense. We weren't very sharp at anything on that side of the ball.

We took some sharp money initially and then the rest has been all public. I guess they just like the Rockets.

We're probably not as sharp as we would have been had we practiced all of last week and played a game, but I think by Sunday we're going to be fine. I think the energy and the quickness and the legs we had will more than offset the little bit of maybe not as good timing.

Jon is a gifted athlete who likes to take the big shots. He is popular among his teammates, has a sharp wit and a great sense of humor. His versatility is a great strength and causes match-up problems for other teams.

My whole game hasn't been sharp this year, but this week it was. I had a very good ball-striking week.

My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

(Lackey) wasn't as sharp as we've seen him, ... He threw a lot of pitches early, and then he settled in. I thought he kept his composure, and he pitched. You look at the linescore and see seven scoreless innings and say he breezed, but it wasn't easy.

Mark was not as sharp as he usually is, but that is going to happen from time to time.

That does throw your plans a little bit. He (O'Loughlin) got through really well though which is a bonus and he looked sharp and fit so he looked further advanced than what we thought.

Stable long-term expectations are a potent headwind against a sharp acceleration in underlying price trends,

Stephen does have game experience while at Michigan State. That's a benefit for him. He is really sharp and he's doing really well coming off the knee injury. We look for him to go through everything we throw his way during spring. Stephen is a guy that will make us all better.

Steven fell awkwardly and tweaked his back. He had a sharp pain.

Survival today means innovating and doing things that no one else does. This is a lesson not only for Sharp but for all of Japan.

Such action could create a sharp upward move in inflation expectations, additional upward pressure on precious metals prices and renewed downward pressure on the dollar, ... If that were to happen, the Fed likely would have to drive rates up much more in the future, which could be disruptive to financial markets.

Players who played less today like Derrick Sharp and Jaime Arnold will have to give us more on Thursday so that we can advance. We knew it would be a battle and it was. It won't be easy on Thursday either. They have an excellent team coached by an excellent coach.

Physically, he's fine right now and his movements are sharp and crisp, but again, getting bumped into or the traffic issues continues to be a distraction for him.

Parker looked real sharp and was real aggressive.

Our movement around the floor was not as sharp as it has been. We did a lot of stumbling around out there tonight.

I saw Sharp Humor break sharp so I just followed him.

I think what we saw yesterday (Tuesday) was a bounce in the bear market. It could continue. There's no question there are going to be sharp rallies all the way along in here. But I think the trend has been as long as the Fed has been active, we've basically seen a down market with some rallies in it.

I think what you have to understand about the armed forces, ... it's a competitive bureaucracy. People enter it at the bottom and they come out at the top. There's a lot of gossip. There are some sharp elbows in there,

JGB prices got off a firmer start today aided by the bullish tone on the US Treasury market overnight, but then they fell back after the sharp gains in stock prices here.

I thought we were decently sharp today. I think the kids had a little energy, a little pop to their step, and it worked out well.

I think sometimes we hit short tracks and everybody feels that they can be really aggressive and slide the car around. Jeff, he's sharp and knows what to do and how to make the car last.

Jean-Baptiste has not looked as sharp as in November and Dimitri made a real difference as a replacement against Italy. It's nothing to do with the fact that he always plays well against England, it's just important to keep up competition.

Jeff is the kind of person we are looking for. He runs a very good operation, and he's already well-known for his Sharp Edge location in the East Liberty area.

Pens are most dangerous tools, more sharp by odds Than swords, and cut more keen than whips or rods

My wife and my children I can correct with harsh words and sharp lessons. I can strike them, but I do not think that this is a good thing to do.

I'm hoping to be in the final -- 8 o'clock sharp at the dance.

Johnston is a very good ball team, they are well-coached and have depth. We weren't sharp for most of the game, so we were lucky to stay as close as we did.

It is critical that, for officer safety and community safety, officers keep sharp on their shooting skills.

Judging by the sharp fall, you could say there was a moment of panic, but we didn't stay at minimum levels for long. It just looked like some wanted to square their positions at any cost.

I think Jordan can be a great spark off the bench. This will give us a little different dynamic. Sharp leads our team in rebounds per minutes (played). And that's got to be a focus for us this weekend.