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The yen's loss of upside momentum should also come as a relief to the high-yield currency bloc, with a sharp strengthening of the yen perhaps the biggest near-term risk for these currencies.

They are putting their hopes on a sharp snap-back in the market. Management has been in denial for a while, and they continue to be in denial. If the snap-back isn't reasonably sharp, they have to think about very, very deep cuts in spending.

They got a great performance out of Arroyo. He was very sharp and stayed on the attack. Ben was good tonight but Arroyo matched him pitch for pitch.

There were some good and disappointing things on 3-meter. I thought we had dives that were in position to hit and we didn't focus through the finish and those are mistakes that are nice to pop out now because we have a couple weeks to correct it and get sharp for conference and zones. Overall a very productive meet.

It was good to be working under the new coach (Guus Hiddink), ... He seems to like lean, sharp players so I think I fit the mould.

It was good to be working under the new coach (Guus Hiddink). He seems to like lean, sharp players so I think I fit the mould. It's down to the coach now but hopefully I can get the opportunity to represent my country again.

It's exciting for the kids to continue the tradition. Getting both teams back to state is exciting. We weren't as mentally sharp as we could have been Monday knowing going in that it was going to be us against us (third-place Pine Tree finished 53 shots behind the Gold squad). Today, the kids really came out and played awesome golf.

It's a short run to the first turn, but he should be able to put himself in a good spot right behind Sharp Humor, who figures to set the pace. Naturally I'd like to be closer to the inside, but it shouldn't be a problem.

It's a sign that things have bottomed out, but we're not seeing a sharp turnaround in capital spending just yet. So it's encouraging, but it doesn't suggest anything more than a relatively muted and fragile recovery.

With imports now more than one third higher than exports, it will take a sharp reversal in these growth rates for the trade shortfall to narrow on a sustained basis. Although the U.S. economy is slowing and international economic activity is accelerating, it is unlikely that the trade deficit will narrow anytime soon.

Too many Americans look at the Chinese dragon and see only sharp teeth and scales, and too many Chinese look at the American eagle and see only fierce eyes and strong claws.

We expected A.J. to have an immediate impact and he certainly has not disappointed anyone. It's hard sometimes sitting out a year, but he did a good job of playing hard and staying sharp last season during practice. He's gotten stronger over the last year, and A.J. certainly gives us a physical presence on the inside. What really also adds to his effectiveness and opens up opposing defenses is his ability to hit the outside shot.

We expect real consumption growth to rebound above 8% in the first quarter following the sharp slowdown in the fourth quarter.

We expect seasonally normal PC demand and a richer product mix to drive a positive first quarter earnings surprise. PC demand should accelerate in the second half of 2000, (driven by) a strong economy, Windows 2000 and a sharp increase in microprocessor price performance.

We're going into the playoffs with an edge because we really had to be sharp the last 10 games. It's a whole new season, but hopefully that'll help us.

We got pounded tonight, no question. Jeremy (Bonderman) was not sharp and fell behind hitters. It just wasn't his night. They got back on track and we just couldn't stop them.

We gotta be as intense as possible, but at the same time intensity and consistency have to go hand-in-hand. Yeah, we can play our hearts out, but if we aren't sharp and we aren't good, it isn't gonna matter. Our intensity has to breed better play. We just have to be at our best these next couple of weeks of practice and in the playoffs.

It's a big win. Especially since we gave them that first run. They should have never scored that run, we were not mentally sharp out there at all in that fifth inning, but the kids didn't get down or quit against a good team. Then Mo gave us the big hit.

It was a very well-played game, but it all started with pitching and defense. Again, we didn't tear the cover off the ball. We scored one run. This is what we have to do to compete. Hopefully, we can put it together. This is probably the third or fourth sharp game that we have played, but this the best that we played.

This week is expected to be quiet with no major earnings reports, ... reached a bottom but a sharp upturn is unlikely.

We cannot decide if she is blunt or sharp

We kind of helped them out a little bit, but that's baseball. We made the plays when we had to, ... I wasn't so aggressive when I got ahead in the count. I felt like I was trying to pick a little bit and my curveball wasn't as sharp at times. Those are the things you've got to battle through.

We weren't very sharp tonight. But I've got to give Park Falls credit, they played very well and made things very tough for us.

We weren't real sharp in front of goal.

We weren't real sharp today. I thought we played a little tired, and New Boston played inspired ball. Fortunately, Zach (Fowler) pitched a great game and proved he deserves some time on the mound.

We weren't sharp on either end. We didn't do anything on offense; we didn't do anything on defense. You put that combination together and you get beat 9-4.

We weren't sharp tonight, but we did a lot of things well enough to find a way to win. You're not going to be sharp every night, and tonight was one of those nights that we weren't.

We just got here yesterday, so we haven't really had any off time. We're just getting into the routine, getting the group together and trying to get to know each other. But I like everyone's attitude; everyone's working hard. Everyone looks pretty sharp for this time of year.

We just play pretty good defense. The girls just do such a good job. In the first half it was big to get Sharp in foul trouble. We wanted to take the game right at her and they get small (in height) when she's not out there.

We just saw Jon Sim in one game and it was excellent, so we know that has potential, and that's a place where Sharp may play some minutes.

We just self destructed with turnovers and those illegal procedures, ... All those things would take us out of our game plan. Our pass offense was not as sharp as it had been tonight.

It's a normal pullback after a sharp rise that was driven more by speculation than fundamentals.

It's hard to imagine that Jay Lefkowitz would be taking this job to be window dressing on a separate track. I'm confident that he is not going to be a potted palm no matter how many people at the State Department seek to stick sharp elbows in him.

It's been an upside down time for him over the last week or so. He's not going to back away from a challenge, he just wasn't as sharp as he could have been.

There were lots of good performances, particularly up front, while Matthew Watkins looked sharp in the centre and full-back Lee Byrne did a couple of special things, so there were a lot of positives,

This is without a doubt the biggest win we have had since I've been at Mercer. Our pitchers were as sharp as they possibly could be and really set the tone. We took advantage of the chances we had at the plate and played outstanding defense.

They have some good athletes. We've got to be as sharp as we were against Romulus.

They really want to see something more obvious and tangible as they have been at the sharp end of IRA violence. The unionists want to see the melted-down guns.

I don't like to individually make comments about players, when it's from a negative point. The assessment I look at is, he wasn't as sharp as he needed to be and our team wasn't as sharp as it needed to be.

If I feel that sharp pain on the court, it's impossible to play. That's what happened in Paris. I couldn't do anything. But normally the pain I live with is just during the cool down, the recovery. I don't mind a little pain in the evening after a hard day's work, to be quite honest, as long as I can go back out there the next day and be fully ready to go.

I couldn't have asked for anything more offensively, defensively or pitching-wise. The kids were pretty sharp today.

I don't think Dorn was his usual sharp self tonight. I really don't think he has had his really good stuff the last couple of starts. I don't know why, but that's how it looked to me.

He (Pettitte) wasn't quite as sharp as we've seen him,

Healthcare is growing now at about 10 per cent per annum in the U.S. top line, versus 3 per cent for the economy. As someone with a sharp pencil and an eye for this kind of thing, this can't last.

He came back and threw strong. He wasn't as sharp as he usually is, but he had almost two weeks off. He's fine. He's healthy.

Amy will pitch 50 percent or more of our innings. Her pitches have been sharp and she has built her stamina. She deserves a great year and we have great confidence in her.

The last few weeks, we haven't been too sharp from the starting whistle. But today we put them under a lot of pressure and it worked in our favor.

The last two outings were as sharp as we've seen him. Hopefully he's through his little slow start and on the right track. And now maybe other guys feed off what he's doing.

The market has not seen a negative sharp change in fundamentals, ... You haven't seen a sharp rise in interest rates or a signal that the money isn't there to keep lifting prices.

The mere fact of having a Security Council meeting at ministerial level will send out a very sharp message indeed to the Syrians.

The markets are rebounding a little after several sessions of weakness that stemmed from rising oil prices, rising fears of terrorism and a sharp decline in the dollar. Those issues have somewhat abated today, but they are issues the market will continue to face over the next few weeks. As a result, you could see more profit taking.

The market saw a technical rebound after recent sharp fall, with scores of investors hunting for bargains in select blue chips.

The market turned lower in late morning due to profit-taking after the sharp gains of 200 points yesterday.

And all the new stuff has no chains, no hooks; everything is welded or on bearings so there's no sharp corners. And it's all low-maintenance.

And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

The main reason for the euro rebound is the sharp slowdown in the U.S. economy, ... The European economy is slowing, but the deceleration is going to be much quicker and harder in the U.S.

The main reason (for the price declines) is that we saw very sharp falls in commodity prices pretty much across the whole spectrum.

The limited correction in the Halifax house price index in January following the marked rises during the latter months of 2005 reinforces our strong doubts that house prices will see sustained sharp rises over the coming months.

For most men, and most circumstances, pleasure --tangible material prosperity in this world --is the safest test of virtue. Progress has ever been through the pleasures rather than through the extreme sharp virtues, and the most virtuous have leaned to excess rather than to asceticism.

For most men, and most circumstances, pleasure /tangible material prosperity in this world /is the safest test of virtue. Progress has ever been through the pleasures rather than through the extreme sharp virtues, and the most virtuous have leaned to excess rather than to asceticism.

The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.

I'm feeling so good. I feel like a million bucks. I'm focused, I'm alert, I'm zippy and top of my game.. I've never felt better! I'm sharp as a tack right now. And what's weird is that I didn't get a good nights sleep last night. And they say that's the most important thing..Or is it breakfast they said?..That's the most important meal of the day, breakfast...yes. And then it's 'i' before 'e' I know that..Um.. diamonds are a girl's best friend. Dog is a man's best friend.. What was I talking about?..Oh that's right, that I feel great and I'm at the top of my game. And it's odd because I didn't get hardly any sleep last night. And, they say that's the most important thing.

Hot things, sharp things, sweet things, cold things

Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp goad.