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We've got so many talented guys. As long as someone's stepping up, we don't need a (consistent threat), but in the long run, we'll need someone consistent.

We really love the outpouring of support from the Potomac area. They're stepping up and helping us.

That's the thing we are happy about. The kids have really been stepping up since we lost some guys to injury. That's a real testament to their character.

That was our first (MLS) game in 17 days, but little by little, things are coming together. We have minimized our mistakes. It has been a roller coaster, but I'm giving credit to whoever is stepping in.

That was great. Pete's a captain and he's really stepping it up. I had complete faith in him in that situation.

We used to have strong representatives like Todd Martin on the player council, ... But now a lot of the players are stepping back, they say (the ATP Council/Board system) is not working anymore.

We've won the tight games and before we didn't. Before we were receiving the brunt of the bad things that would happen. You see what happens at the end of the games now. At the tight part of the game we're stepping up and playing through it.

There are moments when you're stepping out of a really nice car on to a red carpet, and you feel inside like, 'This is quite nice,' but I'm never whisked off my feet.

Yesterday's sell off created a little bit of a bargain today, and investors are stepping it up and taking advantage.

We didn't talk about me scoring, but we talked about me stepping up on defense and stopping Grim.

We had no idea so many people would actually go out on a reef. People need to be educated that they're stepping on living creatures.

This was a stepping stone win for us, something we really needed to accomplish.

We are here for a reason. We honestly feel they are the favorite but we are not a stepping stone for them. They are not going to step on us. We are a road block to the state title and they have to go through us.

We're good at stepping up, as seniors, in those situations.

Failure is a stepping stone to success.

We've said all along that we are stepping up our marketing capabilities. We're thrilled to have someone with Woodward's background and experience. She's a big hitter.

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Upon stepping foot on the moon, Buzz remarked to Houston, 'Beautiful, beautiful. Magnificent desolation.'

We're doing something other than going out on the ice. We just felt that with our travel schedule and the games that it was getting monotonous, redundant. What we're trying to do is just bring everybody down, regroup and focus. The mental preparation is as big as the physical preparation when you're stepping into this Game 7 scenario.

We played a great ball team. We had our shots in the end, but lost by three. The kids played hard, stepping up to the occasion. We had our chances at the end. The kids should be proud of themselves.

We played a lot better on defense against Lyford and our offense is stepping it up.

We played well. Different guys are stepping up.

We're going to be right there. This kind of reminds me of my second year (2000-01) with the depth we have at the forward position. Guys are stepping up. We're going to be fine.

We're not stepping out on the field for the first time. We're not in California staying at a nice hotel for the first time either. I think we'll be a little bit more relaxed.

We're not stepping up and making shots as a team. We had a lot of open looks.

We didn't have a very good start defensively. Coach talked to us about stepping it up on defense, so we began forcing turnovers and went on a run.

We didn't have much of a choice. We are not going to be in the clear for a while. Sometimes you just gain a lot by stepping back a little. We have to focus on the positive things. We all here believe in good, hard work ethic.

We definitely had a very dangerous route through the sectional. But you've just got to find ways to win and these kids have done a great job of stepping up and finding a way of getting it done.

When there's adversity, you have to respond to it. You have a choice, you can sit around and mope and say what if, or you can rise to the occasion. We don't know whose stepping up yet, but we are excited to find out.

We'll take a tie on their fieldnot many teams are going to accomplish that this year. We played only three seniors today. They provided great leadership, and the 10 juniors who played are really stepping up.

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Those young kids have been stepping up and playing well. The fact that we're competing well right now speaks a lot for what we're doing.

We commend Ford for stepping up, being very cooperative and voluntarily recalling these vehicles, ... Our investigation is ongoing, and we intend to keep it open because we want to find the root cause of the failure and make sure that we've identified the totality of the problem.

We are working really hard. I'm impressed with our young guys stepping up. We are going to surprise some people in the fall.

We really came out ready to play, especially on the offensive end. I thought we got some great ? not good, great looks early and we were stepping into our shots. The ball went inside-out and I thought we were really making the defense work. I believe we went into halftime with 10 assists and three turnovers and giving up no offensive rebounds. When you do that, it's usually a recipe for success.

We have been playing really well the last three or four games. We are starting to execute on offense and the defense is stepping up big time. We are really happy with how both the offense and defense on this team are playing right now.

When people ask what my best work is, it's the bus. I thought you ought to be living your art, rather than stepping back and describing it.

When people come to Stepping Stone, they are extremely resistant. We work with that.

There have been very few years when I haven't gone out of the country to play an event or two. It's interesting to go to new places where fans haven't seen you play. The reaction to my swing is like stepping back in time 10 years ago.

This whole team is stepping it up this year. We still make mistakes that we shouldn't, but we're getting better.

There is absolutely no question of his stepping down as the leader of opposition. We have accepted his desire to leave the party chief's post.

We kept hammering away, getting a couple an inning. It was nice to see other girls stepping up in clutch situations and hitting with runners on base.

We kind of cover the full spectrum, we have houses from 11,000 feet down to 4,000 feet, ... At this showcase in particular you definitely get a good feel for what's out there you get the high end homes stepping down to the mid-level homes.

We showed a lot of character here today. People are stepping up when they are called upon and that is the type of effort that we are going to need to stay in this league.

We started to play very well at the end of the quarter and from that point on defensively we did a good job. We moved the ball real well and had other guys stepping up. I thought Antoine was really good tonight and we got the win.

We've come a long way since last year. Hopefully, this will be a stepping stone for this football team. I think we've got great talent, I think we've got guys with great character, all the things you want. I hope we can keep this group intact. It's difficult to do nowadays. But if we can, I expect some good things next year.

We have some backs that are good runners, but our offensive line is really coming on. That was one of our questions coming into the season, and we've got some guys that are really stepping up.

We've got a range of people committed to making this happen, which is a beautiful thing. This is not just about tribal leaders stepping up with millions. It's a home that represents all of Indian Country.

We've got guys who can fill in, it's just getting the guys in there and getting them reps and getting them up to speed. Chad Mock did a terrific job stepping in last week.

We've got kids stepping up and playing in positions they haven't been in all year, so it's taking some time. They built up a huge lead, and we put together a good comeback, but it's hard to come back from that far down.

We are almost where we need to be. It was last year at this time (the UA) started stepping on people's throats. That's what we have to do next.

We're stepping up negotiation with their captors so that they can be off the hook imminently.

We're still looking for our go-to guy, but I'm starting to see senior leadership start to form. I sat the seniors down and talked to them about stepping up. I don't know if it just hit them or if they're tired of losing, but they're starting to step up.

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We've beaten Dallas and some other teams when we've had guys out. Every week there's a different guy out. We're used to it now and guys are getting used to stepping up. So it hasn't been a problem for us but it would be definitely better to have (Ford back).

What we're hearing is that today was predominantly short covering, ... I know that there's people that have cash and are stepping in when the market's down.

We both wanted to celebrate senior day with a win, and I think we were both a little off, but that's why you have underclassmen stepping up for us. It's nice to see.

We're just 14- and 15-year-old guys playing against juniors and seniors, and these guys are just stepping up. Most kids, not mine, but others I think would falter.

We refuse to wait any longer for the government to rule on our challenge -- we are stepping up the fight against these regulations that put Teamster drivers at greater risk.

We refuse to wait any longer for the government to rule on our challenge. We are stepping up the fight against these regulations that put Teamster drivers at greater risk.

We're getting better and it's been a gradual (process) and it's been obvious to us. It's one thing if coach says we're getting better and we're getting better and no one notices it. But as a group, we realize we are getting better at this, this and this. People are stepping up. It's not always consistent. Some people will falter, but as a group, in general in practices and in games, everyone is slowly coming together.

We're just real excited about our track team this year. Our kids competed well in some tough conditions. We have a lot of young kids on the teams who will be stepping up and they performed well today.

We appreciate your ... stepping to the plate. This is a step forward.

We are possibly facing one of the worst periods, with profit warnings likely to come out some more, and banks and corporations are stepping up unloading of cross-held shares into September,

The people who tend to get hurt while running are those who are just getting started or those who are stepping things up a notch.

We started off 0-4 and, for this team, it is just a matter of everybody stepping up their play to the level of the captains. I am still not pleased with the way we are playing. It is the small things, but this win shows that we can play with the best.

We stood and waited too much instead of stepping toward the ball. We did not shoot well although we got some good looks.

We know guys are banged up and hurt, and then Brevin goes down. When that happens, other guys have to step up and make a play. Right now everybody is stepping up to the challenge.

We know we have to work hard to keep earning that support so we will be stepping up our activities in the local communities and our communications efforts in the months ahead.

We know we're capable of doing it. It's a matter of going out and doing it. We can't keep talking about it. It comes down to everybody stepping up. You don't point fingers; you look at yourself. You work from the inside out and just try and build on the simple things.

We knew when we recruited Megan that we were getting a quality ball player. But what she's been able to contribute to this team has gone far beyond what we expected from her stepping into the program as a freshman.

As I look around the league and the scores the last two weeks, it's just clear that there's not a lot of difference between the teams. Just one or two (freshmen) stepping up would make a critical difference.

CU and CSU are stepping up with much greater depth in their teams. But if we can win conference, we can win nationals.

Each week is going to be something different. Just as long as we keep stepping up to the challenge. Like this week it was the run game, then shut down the pass. Next week it's going to be shut down the pass and then make sure they don't get any runs out.

Each year we have had a group of seniors to lead the others. This group is capable of stepping into that role next season.

Each guy has got to get his (meeting) room. That's where my leadership comes, (by) kind of stepping aside, and that way they take ownership. That's one of my better qualities.

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At this point, our players are very well skilled and conditioned to hit. It's all frame of mind - stepping into the batters box with a lot of confidence. We felt really good about everyone in our lineup, but we reached a point where we went flat. We know we can't do that as a team. Someone has to ignite the offense and play relaxed.

Bill was a safe pair of hands, but when it came to dealing with a dynamic market and a bruised company, I think there is just a little bit of lost momentum. He is doing the right thing by stepping down. A lot of lesser men might not have been willing to step down.

Bobby did a great job of stepping up and filling in for Mike (Hanson) when he got hurt. He made some great plays and helped us out a lot.

Betz is our sixth man but he probably plays only 10 minutes a game. He's never been in that position before. Those are the kind of things you got to have to make a post-season run; somebody unknown stepping up like that.

Different people stepped up tonight. That's the way it's been all season, different people stepping up. I just feel like when this team plays as a team that they're unstoppable.

Corporate spending will be very critical in 2006, and it appears that businesses are stepping up to the plate.

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Every game is a stepping stone to getting to the final game. We had a really good first period and all of a sudden the tide turned.

At that point in time, everyone was looking to Matt to carry the team. He was putting a lot of pressure on himself and other guys weren't stepping up.

At that point in time it was just about stepping up, doing the little things, making free throws, giving them one shot at the basket and making them earn every shot they got. The kids really showed tonight that they have a lot of heart. To be down seven and go back up seven, that's a 14-point turnaround. For the kids to turn it up a notch and believe they can do it, they just had a belief in one another.

I see no reason to buy banks now. Their fundamentals are shaky with bad loans and companies are stepping up selling of bank shares ahead of the September implementation of mark-to-market accounting rules.

I used the group work as a stepping stone. I always wanted to get into police work.

I've been there several times and helped him cook. It's quite unique. He looks at what he's doing as just another stepping stone of learning. He wants to learn from the best, and his satisfaction is that people enjoy what he makes. He's my son and he's good at what he does.

I've been driving the bus for 26 years. We're stepping back, now. The business has grown amazingly in the last few years, and it's gone past the Mom & Pop stage.

They are all taking turns stepping up. They are all coming to play. We're just playing with good confidence now and playing hard.

The world today will either be stepping forward into an era where conservation and the environment really matter, or it will be stepping back into the Dark Ages, where the people of the world think that slaughter of whales using grenades, electric lances and shooting them with rifles is something that we should accept,

Things are falling into place and we're finding ways to win. There weren't really any big stars, so to speak, because everyone was stepping up when we needed them.

The governor is stepping in to provide a system until the Medicare problems are fixed. We're not taking (the Medicare prescription drug plan) over. We're providing a payer of last resort.

The GOP leaders are upset with me, but the Republicans around the district are thanking me for stepping up to the plate and giving them a choice in this election of a real common sense conservative Reagan Republican.

Todd played really well stepping up. He has a good attitude and I thought he did a good job all around.

We're hurting a little bit. The good thing is we've got some guys who are really stepping it up for us, and Aaron Jenkins is one of the main guys to do that. Hopefully, he can continue with the good pitching, and we'll be in good shape.

We've been playing really hard at home and guys have been stepping up. Kevin stepped up again. We just need to bring this intensity with us on the road. I think we'll be fine on this trip as long as we play hard.