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We understand this is a transition and we think everybody else understands this is a transitional process.

Change, even if unwelcome, forces us to reevaluate what our best options are. Those times of transitions are great opportunities to look for recurring patterns in your life and make adjustments to build on the good and reduce the bad.

To be successful we are going to have to execute at a high level. We need to establish the post. Defensively, we have to find ways to neutralize their transition game.

When you're trying to track a CD, you want to do transitions. But there was no way to do a smooth transition on the CD because everything is so different.

We were assuming a transition between IPv4 and pure IPv6. The good news is that there is also a transition path from NAT and RSIP to IPv6.

We have to focus on getting hitters to transition aggressively and play strong every time, ... We got stuck against bigger teams, and hopefully we can fix that.

We have to get back in transition and keep talking. Ager and Brown are good, and they always sprint the lanes. You have to be ready for them. A key will be if we are able to stop their transition.

We have to get our game onto the court and not play into their hands. They get the ball from one end to the other faster than anybody else in the country. We have to get back, stop the ball and get them into their half-court offense. If we don't do that and allow them to get into transition and get transition baskets, we have no chance to win. If we do stop them, that's the key. We have to get the long rebounds which cost us against Houston.

We've got film on them, and they like to pound the ball. They push the ball and shoot a lot of threes. They're going to score some points. We've got to get back in transition and we're going to have to know where (David) Sontag is. They've got real good inside-outside threats and any team that can present that can be a problem.

We are also in transition talent-wise. We need tougher kids to play at this level.

SDN is a major shift in the networking industry. At Juniper, we think the impact of SDN will be much broader than others have suggested. It will redefine networking and create new winners and losers. We're embracing SDN with clearly defined principles, a four-step roadmap to help customers adopt SDN within their business, and the networking industry's first comprehensive software-centric business model. We're incredibly excited about the value that SDN will deliver to our customers and are committed to leading the industry through this transition.

It doesn't set off any alarm bells. As is typical with T. Rowe, no transition comes about abruptly; they tend to be planned pretty well.

We are always in transition. If you can just relax with that, you'll have no problem.

A man's life from birth to death was a series of transition rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors.

We acknowledge the considerable work that has to be undertaken by publishers to make the transition to a new structure for their electronic journal content. However, by supporting a common structure for e-journal content we have established a shared international context in which such migration can now proceed.

(on making the transition from the comedy "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) to its dramatic spin-off series "Lou Grant" (1977) We were really worried about changing over from a three-camera half-hour comedy to a one-camera full-hour drama. The audience wasn't ready for the switch - even CBS billed us in their promos as a comedy. In fact, the whole thing was impossible. But we didn't know that.

We're making a transition from a seller's market to a buyer's market. Inventory is starting to swell.

When we win and look good winning, it's because we've got some transition and we're knocking some perimeter shots down. We did not have the kind of transition night I wanted but we did stick some shots from the perimeter when we had to.

The one thing we're going to have to have while making this transition is patience. Our community is going to need to be patient because a lot of times we are going to be playing schools two times the size we are.

While job losses may be ebbing, we have yet to see any signs of outsized hiring. This will not come ... until we transition from a slow-growing expansion to a normal economic recovery.

What we're seeing here is clearly a continued attempt and a more concentrated effort by the enemy to try to get all the Iraqis that are cooperating with the coalition to break away and not provide us that support that is so crucial to getting to economic progress and the transition to sovereignty,

Until now, everything has been focused on relief, relief, relief, and on saving lives. But now, people, including the non-governmental organizations, the civilian authorities, the military, and the U.N. colleagues are all starting to raise questions about how to make the transition from relief to recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.

Until we move out of this transition period, and get some clarity on these issues, the market is going to remain very volatile.

There is no need for the public to panic. Our goal is to provide a seamless transition into the next regional plan.

We're going to pick and choose our spots. I think we're at our best when we're getting some transition baskets. We feel like if we can keep it in the low 60s, we've got a chance to win.

With their size, we need to pressure the guards and get some transition points. Any slow-paced, half-court game is going to favor them. But we'll go with our usual stuff. We'll try to trap and fight through picks. This will be a tough game, but we've had our backs against the wall before.

Yelp has been in this business since it really became something worth thinking about in 2004, when the transition started happening from the world of the Yellow Pages to the world of searching online for local information.

We're most effective when we get a lot of guys involved at the offensive end. We did an excellent job in transition and moving the ball to their end. Once we got there, we made sure to get a good look.

We're in the transition between just finishing up a major harvest and waiting for some to grow here.

We're in this transition period of figuring out how to deal with all the new technology that is out there, but television still proves to be the granddaddy of them all.

We're in this transition period right now, getting ready for interest rates to start rising, which will happen June 30, and for second-quarter profit reporting season to start, which will be early July, ... Those things could get the market going again.

We're in the process of transition as an industry, so there's still?a need for a specialist group to handle digital media. It's a matter of maturity.

We're basically removing all of the procedural barriers--such as late fees--and speeding the admission and enrollment process for qualified students so they can enroll for fall semester. Whatever students need to make this happen, we're going to take care of it. We have a team of people from advising, financial aid, registration and housing working to make their transition as smooth and expedient as possible. Ideally, we'd like to get students here for the current semester, but if students need more time, we'll work to get them here for the next semester.

We are pleased to work with Continental to transition our automotive business to an industry leader focused on bringing innovative solutions to automotive customers worldwide. Motorola is proud of the performance and leadership of our automotive electronics employees who will become a valuable addition to Continental. This transaction positions Motorola for continued success by further sharpening our strategic focus on communications solutions that advance our vision of Seamless Mobility.

We are pleased with out performance in the fourth quarter. We met our previously announced guidance and more importantly achieved our operating margin goal. 2005 was a transition year for the company where we focused our efforts on continued revenue growth and initiatives that would deliver sustainable long-term profitable growth.

We are a team in transition and need to play our young guys.

We are a team in transition and need to play our young guys. Out of respect to Aaron, I thought it best for him to be with a team where he has a chance to play and that is in a playoff hunt.

We started out making shots, but that was a little misleading because we didn't get back in transition well or rebound. Then we just started turning the ball over and that compounded our problems.

We're talking about a company that's in transition on all fronts.

We stood around too much in the first half and Lourdes did a good job of collapsing their defense and clogging the middle. They also hurt us with some transition baskets. We were going to have to move the ball better in the second half.

We stopped a lot of their easy baskets. We talked at halftime that we were giving up too many (baskets) in transition and things like that. We gave up a lot of steals in the first half and a lot of easy baskets. We tried to focus on cutting off their dribble penetration. That was really hurting us. We wanted to make them shoot over the top. I think it worked to an extent in the second half.

When you travel for four hours, you're happy to get a win. I was disappointed in our half-court defense and transition defense but I thought our offense was good.

This successful transition... was key to the Sydney, Salt Lake City (Winter Olympics) and Athens Games. We know our Chinese friends will succeed in this transition too.

We are aggressively driving the transformation to an entire new generation of multi-core servers. As the most widely-deployed 64bit platform in the industry, Xeon is the clear server and workstation workhorse for business. And as we support the transition to multi-core enterprise computing, Intel is already sampling next-generation processors and platforms that will consume orders of magnitude less power and incorporate new platform technologies that deliver leadership manageability, virtualization and I/O efficiency.

We started rushing things on the offensive end and that only helped them get into their transition game.

With the rule changes that the league has adopted for the upcoming season, we believe that Stephen is ideally suited to provide direction and guidance to our on-ice officials. His judgment and professionalism on the ice, coupled with the respect he has earned as one of the top officials in the game, will be of great benefit in his transition to the officiating management ranks.

We're reaching out and trying to offer these folks some sort of transition out of this crisis.

Walgreen appears to be gaining share from weaker chains, while 2006 should see benefits from the higher-profit generic transition cycle and potential Medicare traffic.

I use the echo effect a lot when I DJ because it allows for smooth transitions, especially at different BPMs. It also adds a studio quality to live DJ performances.

Ultimately, it comes down to a half-court game. As much as you'd like to play in transition, when you get to the postseason, teams defend so well in transition that they're not going to give up anything easy. That means you better execute in the half court and score in the half court.

We knew they did not handle pressure well, so we wanted to get after them defensively. It gave us a lot of transition and forced turnovers (Pleasant had 24 for the game) which gave us numbers at the other end.

We knew they were great in transition and we tried to get back as quickly as possible. We wanted them to take outside shots and stand around, and we wanted to be able to get the rebound.

I report as a machine; I write as a person. That clear dichotomy softens the transition.

And they also will be granted a period of transition time after we adopt the new taxation systems,

Coupled with weak PC demand, we believe Intel faces significant product transition risk to its next generation Pentium III microprocessor without a good cost structure in 2001.

Beyond a shadow of a doubt, Do you have any excuses tonight Roy Jones? And seven punches later - seven is the number of completion - seven punches later is Roy Jones no more. So you have to look back, it's a powerful, powerful statement. I told Roy Jones when he was the heavyweight champion, You're not even the best fighter in Florida. And I got to prove it. So it's a spiritual thing when you think about it, man. And I'm just so thankful. Going through the transition from amateur to the pros - they can't deny me no more. I refuse to be denied. And I told the world that it will recognize, before it's all over, they will recognize. And now they do.

Bill's knowledge of the industry will be of great value as we work toward a smooth transition of PacifiCorp into the MidAmerican organization. Bill has been an outstanding leader for Nebraska Public Power District.

Each year we've lost guys. We just have to adjust to the transition and that's what we're doing.

Due to the unique strategic fit between the two companies and Level 3's past integration experience, we remain confident in our ability to successfully combine the businesses and conclude a smooth transition for customers. We commenced integration planning immediately after signing the definitive agreement in October, and we believe we are well positioned for a smooth integration process in keeping with our projected schedule.

During this transition period, we will continue to work closely with (Bayer) to enhance the viability and safe operations of our facilities in South Charleston.

Early on, they stuffed the ball right down our throats with a couple high-lows. But eventually I think we got them into a position where they were taking some outside shots. We got a chance to get out on the break, and when we're in transition we're at our best.

At this point the entire transition is at risk. Drug traffickers don't want a functioning, effective government with a functioning, effective police force and customs. They have their hooks in the police, and they have their hooks in parts of the transitional government.

BellSouth is delivering solid revenue growth and strong earnings growth. BellSouth's earnings for the quarter reflect the value of our asset mix as the industry continues to undergo a transition to new services and new competition emerges.

Disney has supported the deployment of HDMI since the first version of the specification was issued in 2002. The widespread adoption of HDMI in conjunction with HDCP has played an important role in enabling the transition to digital TV. We congratulate the HDMI community on achieving the important milestone of 300 adopters worldwide.

Doug could score points quickly and I think a lot of teams seemed to overlook him. He does a great job in transition and he's sneaky on dribble-drives.

Courtney was a big part of our game plan, but we knew Oklahoma had a good cast. Our goal was to slow down the ball in transition and put a lot of ball pressure. I don't think we did it well until the end. But the kids got a taste of the effort required at this level and there's a lot we can build on.

There had been no standardization among desktop computers. Although it seemed as if we were changing only the accounting system (or desktop), we were implementing a large culture change. We faced a training challenge when we asked people to transition to a Windows 95 environment from DOS.

Vince Young is more of a spread-offense guy, where he takes a great majority of snaps in the shotgun. He is not dissimilar to a number of other quarterbacks who have had great success in that offense and didn't immediately make the transition to taking the snap and dropping back. You saw that last year with Smith.

What I've learned with kindergarten students, especially with their parents, it's a big transition with them,

This year is really going to be seen as a transition year away from the booming economy to a more moderate pace of growth.

We don't see any reason that this will slow down anytime soon. The transition of entertainment from analog to digital, of time-shifting and place-shifting, is just getting under way.

We try to use almost 10 players every game. We like to press and get our offense off the transition defense. So far, we've been successful at that. We've been pushing the ball up the floor. It's been good to us so far. We're 10-1, the kids are playing well. They like it, too, because they all get more time in the game, so it keeps everybody happy.

Every day has been an experience and the guys have been great, making the transition easier. The whole experience has been fun and I'm happy to be here.

Every game the boys work their tails off. We had our chances. We didn't let up. We played good defense. They got us in transition a couple of times but give credit to Stevens. They have a good club.

A transition to Intel is technically possible but from a marketing standpoint it could be more challenging, ... Why ruin something that's doing well?

At that point in my career, I didn't have an appreciation how difficult the transition is for young players to the big leagues. It's fortunate that everything's kind of broken right, that we've lived up to expectations. But that was a lofty expectation to place on the public here - no one's allowed me to forget that I gave that.

At Otero, Jen used to hit fourth (in the lineup) and I would hit fifth. This season, I have become real comfortable hitting third and having Jen fourth. It has been a big plus for me to have Jen in the lineup. I do know that playing at Otero has made my transition to this level a lot smoother and easier.

As this transition has taken place, it's taken away the summer spike in unemployment.

I've coached a lot of these girls since they were in sixth grade. So they know me. I know them. The transition was real easy.

Things are going well. We've been working hard and the kids are getting along. The transition was smooth and practice is going well.

The transition area is designed for a combination of homes, open land and agriculture, so we see them all as compatible uses.

The transition as far as our living conditions has been relatively easy. But as far as our mental state, I think everyone's suffering right now.

The transition beds are expected to make some difference.

The transition defense starts it all, not giving up easy baskets. The players have taken pride in defense. And that's good to see.

The transition for any young player into this league is something that takes time. He asks a lot of good questions and we watch his shifts together afterward (on video). Then the next time, it just becomes second nature.

The transition for him hasn't been smooth. He's one of those kids who's trying to find his way right now.

The transition from a CEO founder to a new manager is a very, very difficult one.

The transition from a world of expanding oil to one of shrinking oil will be a shift of seismic proportions. Oil prices may climb higher than any we can readily imagine,

The transition from a world of expanding oil to one of shrinking oil will be a shift of seismic proportions. Oil prices may climb higher than any we can readily imagine.

The transition from Internet to enterprise has been tried a number of times, and failed each time. It really is quite a different thing.

The transition from last year has been a real fun time. We hope we can continue this season.

The transition from one form of percussion to another and the ways in which it's possible to blur those distinctions is quite interesting.

The transition from our perspective is going smoothly overall.

The transition from support act to headliner is an exciting change, as this will be the first time fans get to spend a proper night with us. Our set will be longer with fans hearing songs they've never seen live before and experience production, which we've never had. We can't wait!

The transition from tyranny to democracy is very hard. The Syrian people have to handle this in a way that works in Syria. And the brutality of the Assad regime is unacceptable.

The transition game opens up a lot of things. We got a lot of easy baskets.

The transition has been remarkably smooth. The kids have had plenty of opportunity to communicate with the teachers.

The transition is not going to happen overnight.

The transition is pretty tough, but it's nothing I can't do. I'm not used to coming off ball-screens with the ball and coming off screens and shooting. It's just a whole different level. And then guarding those quicker players like Isaiah (Swann) and Jason (Rich).

the transition of North Carolina's economy from textiles and tobacco to tourism and technology.