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The transition period was tough, but this now allows us to keep moving forward with what we were doing. If a new coach came in there would be a new system and it would take everyone time to adjust, but with coach (Dempsey) we already know him and he knows us. I think it?s great.

The transition period was utterly chaotic until we regained control and caused an unusually high level of stress in the facility, ... We were so busy working our flights and trying to manage the situation that there was little time to take care of routine, but essential work. Instead what you had were controllers finding a flight in their airspace and having to find out from the previous controller where that flight was and where it was going. It definitely slowed the system and we couldn't work as many planes as quickly as we usually do. Controllers did a remarkable job to keep the system together.

The transition plan was pretty clearly laid out in the legislation,

The transition to 64-bit computing is not in everyone's forecast. PC and server growth should be much higher than people are expecting and numbers for Dell will continue to come up,

The transition to go to school is easier for younger children, ... Once you start puberty, the transition gets tough, since now the brain tells you to stay up later, but parents and school tell you to get up earlier.

The transition to high-definition content demands an architecture for digital content delivery that is robust, high-performance and cost-effective. With today's announcements, Silicon Image continues to drive the architecture and standards that will define the consumer electronics and PC markets of tomorrow.

The transition to increased use of outside repair facilities is not the issue. It is that maintenance, wherever it is done, requires oversight.

The transition took place long before you guys knew it, ... Look at the game last year. I was playing more than him toward the end of the season. The change happened before the announcement. You guys just didn't know it.

The transition to the Chase brand should be smooth and easy for our customers.

The transition to the Chase brand should be smooth and easy for our customers. Our merger has given our customers access to more than 7,300 ATMs across the country as well as improved products and services. Now, we're moving to the Chase name on our signs here.

The transition to the NEXTEL Cup Series isn't going to be an easy one, but I'm looking forward to the challenge. It's going to be a busy year, but our goals are to contend for rookie of the year honors and also get the Target Dodge into Victory Lane.

The transition was a little difficult at first. That was just because the girls had been doing the same things here for a lot of years and we made a few changes. We also played a tough non-league schedule and I think that has also helped us.

The transition was good compared to New York because the inner city schools were so jam-packed. I felt it was a good decision for me to come here.

The trend toward project-based operations is gathering momentum. Since IFS is one of the few companies offering a comprehensive, completely integrated, project-based solution, the company is well positioned to support enterprises in their transition toward the Project Economy.

The town is favorable to doing what it can to make this transition happen. The town is just asking the county to take over service of the fire department.

The governor is doing a terrific job of leading, not only as the governor of Texas ... but he's also doing a great job of leading during this transition period. He's getting ready to be a great president.

Traffic in the area is no longer sufficient to support a store. The hope is that many of the employees ... will transition to other stores in their market.

Transition and turnovers were key to this game. It really came down to our inability to keep them off the glass, and the turnover ratio.

Transition is a key for us. We can run with the best of them.

Transition, we said if they make a 3 we're going to get it out quick and run the transition game. I told A.J. to push it. We did a really nice job of executing right there at the end.

While the new surface demands adjustment, we are also excited about our field and know that it will provide us with a new attitude and home field advantage. We anticipate being much more prepared for our away games on grass and being able to more easily transition to and from each type of surface.

While these data are of little comfort to any senior who has experienced a problem, they do put the scope of the issue in perspective. Our community's job is to work collaboratively with beneficiaries, pharmacies, physicians and advocacy organizations to resolve any remaining transition issues.

While we believe there are some near-term risks to earnings upside due to the transition to Intel processors in the first half calendar 2006, we believe several fundamental positives position Apple for continued growth and share price appreciation over the long-term.

While we believe the transition to Intel remains a risk, so far the impact has been negligible. We believe Mac momentum will likely carry into the December quarter.

We were in pretty good shape except for the second quarter. We struggled to contain their transition game and didn't shoot the ball like we normally do.

We need to get out and run, play in transition and score off that. We need to get better defensively so we can be better offensively, and so far we've done a pretty good job of that.

We've been a little better than I thought we'd be. We have a lot of wonderful senior leadership and talent, and they've made the transition a lot easier for the new girls on the team. I'm very pleased to see them not just win but put up good numbers.

We're talking about it, getting back to what we were doing early in the season, when we were getting stops that would lead to easy baskets. Where everybody was getting buckets in transition and forcing teams to turn the ball over, everybody getting out and running. ... Now, we're just trying to get back to where we were.

As the transition from the bond business to the stock business takes place, the stock business needs to recover.

As the Fremont Street Experience enters its second decade of operation, the Board appreciates what Joe has accomplished, and is pleased that Joe has agreed to assist with a smooth transition of leadership over the next several months.

As such, it represents that transition in space today. The next phase of space development will see the intermingling of these two trends.

I see us as in a transition phase. It's not all there, not all together, yet.

The third quarter summed it up for us. We got to rushing. When we do that we don't take good shots. When you don't take good shots it hurts at the other end in transition going the other way.

The third was the transition quarter. We stole a lot of passes and got out on the fast break.

The staff that he hires is going to have a lot to do with how quick the transition is.

The story of the game in the first half was the turnovers and the transition points they got. In the second half, it was the free-throw shooting. You can't expect to shoot 4 of 14 in any game and put yourself in a position to win.

The strategy we are pursuing is designed to transition Channel 4 from a single analogue channel to a multi-media operation, capable of delivering its public remit via whatever platform audiences choose.

The tempo was right where we wanted it. We were able to pass the ball up the floor and score in transition and that plays to our strength.

These days of transition are of great importance, ... The transition has a direct bearing on the quality of people who are going to serve, it affects the quality of planning, and the building of relationships between the president and the Congress. It affects the capacity of the new administration to develop and execute a legislative program.

The task force report, which we will carefully study, has done a good job reporting the pension situation in New Jersey. During the transition period, the governor-elect and an advisory group, which will be announced shortly, will be reviewing the pension issue.

The strength of the management team at Symantec gives me comfort in deciding to use this transition to take a break after almost 25 years in the high technology industry.

The second half we got out to a pretty quick start. We forced some turnovers and really clasped on their big guy and that got us some easy buckets and led to some transition points.

The senior leadership was big for us. They made the transition smooth for me.

These bold initiatives are designed to immediately improve our competitiveness and position GM for long-term success and today's transition is a further step in that direction.

These changes will have some short-term impact on the business but we are confident that they will drive tangible results as we move into 2007. While 2006 is a transition year, we remain focused on our long-term objectives, which are to fundamentally change our business, enhance profitability and attain the financial goals we set out for ourselves by 2008.

The state's combination of abundant renewable resources, high fuel prices, limited geographic area, and recognized expertise in hydrogen technology R&D, makes it an ideal location to lead the state's transition to a renewable energy-to-hydrogen economy. By attracting considerable investments of capital and expertise to Hawaii, we will be investing wisely for our future needs.

When you are talking about a Bob Knight-coached team, you know they are going to run motion offense, play man-to-man defense and not beat themselves. Our transition defense will be huge. And we have to prevent Jackson and Zeno from having great games.

Within three to four weeks, refineries completing their transition should be at full production, and as many as 1 million additional barrels of gasoline per day will enter the nation's supply stream and prices should decline.

With so much time off, we got in a lot of extra training. We threw in some new plays, and switched up our counterattack and worked on keying off the 2-meter offensive player, Sydney ---- she's made a pretty big transition in a week and a half.

When you don't do the little things - the boxing out, the transition defense, all the things you have to do - you leave it to a chance or you leave it to a bounce.

When you grow up in life and you're poor, and because you're an athlete or you got rich overnight in music, unless you have access to financial advice or for the transition or matriculation of that process, then of course, you're going to go broke.

When you have to take the ball out, you can't run. This last couple of weeks our defense hasn't been the same. When you have to take that ball out, you can't get transition baskets.

When we've lost games it's been because of our transition defense and we've been selfish. I think we're over that.

We wasn't getting back in transition the first half. We kept putting them on the foul line. We stepped up our defense in the second half.

We've just have to make sure we get back on transition and stop penetration. Memphis was real encouraging and gave us a lot of confidence. We feel if we play the right way we can go out and beat just about anybody.

We always talk about (scoring in transition). We're fine scoring in transition if the opportunity presents itself. Sometimes it doesn't. Tonight our guys did a good job of getting some stops that led to some transition opportunities for us.

We always use the transition to cut costs and align our teams to the new priorities. We've been in this place before.

We've got to be able to rebound in order to get our transition game going, so that is a big key and like any game, the team that executes and doesn't turn the ball over much is usually the one that comes out on top.

We've got to focus on two things: taking care of the basketball and getting out of the situation of letting our offense dictate our defense. Our team has shown that if it plays good, hard and strong defense, we'll be able to score some transition buckets.

We've got to get back on defense, control the boards and stop their transition game. We've got to guard their sets and rebound the basketball. They're a tremendous rebounding basketball team.

I've seen them on tape against Carthage. They are a good team. They're well coached. They like the transition game. They are very similar to North Central. I don't know if they have a dominant player like (Anthony) Simmons, but they have some really good players.

I've worked with Kirby and Bo and know the qualities they possess. They both have coached at successful major college programs, allowing them to make a smooth transition to the NFL. They are excellent teachers and will be positive additions to our staff.

I've said many, many times that people who run the transition exercise shouldn't go into government. To do it otherwise is almost to be in a conflict of interest.

The wireless telecom sector is facing a difficult transition right now, ... The competitive advantages of a year ago have become less meaningful.

The world economy is entering a global monetary transition that will see incremental monetary policy tightening resulting in reduced global liquidity.

I've requested that Bill Smith oversee the transition and wrap his hands around the program. He's already had several conversations with current players and recruits.

It was a little bit of a transition year for me learning how to play Ron Wilson-style hockey. It's different than anything I was ever used to. It's a lot of hard work, but I think I got a handle on it by the end of the year. This year I'm looking forward to a great start.

It was an easy transition and putting her in that role was a no-brainer. It was a really easy decision.

It was an easy transition for me. Much of the park's entertainment is theatrical, which is my training, plus I used to go to theme parks a lot in the US when I was growing up. This is also a chance to work with brilliant people and create new material.

You guys, you go to work, and when a new colleague comes in you have to form chemistry and try to work with that. Sometimes that transition is a rough one.

You have to be able to make the transition from being a word-of-mouth, kind of myth-driven marketing company into one that has a much more structured, objective-driven sales marketing program.

With six consecutive quarterly earnings misses and a 2006 forecast to be a transition year, management has much to prove.

With Gulf Coast, we always know every game we'll have to do a great job on the backboard, a great job on defense because they have so many weapons and we really have to stop their transition on offense.

You get it to 44-all, I think we got a little too excited. You're not going to score in transition against Syracuse at their place. I thought we forced the issue. Even when we got it down there, we took some bad shots.

You have to stop their transition game and you have to make them take tough shots. We gave up 20 points in transition in the first half in that (loss). You just can't do that.

We were only up four (32-28) at halftime. We really tightened up our defense and we got some baskets in transition and we didn't let up.

What was most exciting about our transition to Atlantic is there wasn't much change. We know a lot of musicians who've gone to major labels, and some have had great experiences, but we also know some who've had terrible experiences. People were full of warnings.

We scored 14 points in the first half and that's usually a quarter for us. We usually get a lot of points in transition and they handled our press pretty well. This is a tough gym to shoot in, it's so wide and expansive. We're used to shooting in a box.

We do see spring in our future. There will be a block of dry weather early next week that could transition us into more typical spring weather than the persistent rain we've been experiencing for so long.

We feel now that the kinds of things we felt were needed to make the transition down to the waterfront were not there. We realized it would not work without the support of the entire community.

We think that transition should be easier the second year around. We're clearly up for the challenge.

We're different than the gas companies in that the pass-through charge for us is fixed as part of the transition to deregulation in Pennsylvania.

We shot the ball well from the outside and we got good transition baskets, too. We just had a little different attitude out there tonight and we got a win on Senior Night which is what we wanted.

You do the best you can to make the transition as easy as possible. It doesn't guarantee that a kid is going to make it, but it gives you a better shot if you help him along.

With every transition there are good parts and parts that leave you very sad.

We all talk about how we've been in a transition period. ... We have a lot of good young players and a lot of guys coming in, and we can take the positives out of that.

The absence of fossil evidence for intermediary stages between major transitions in organic design, indeed our inability, even in our imagination, to construct functional intermediates in many cases, has been a persistent and nagging problem for gradualist accounts of evolution.

There is a lot of overacting on Spanish TV, too, ... Maybe that will make the transition easier.

We've got 180 truckloads of equipment we're going to take up there beginning at 5:30 a.m. after our last flights out, and we've got to get that all set up to handle the Friday night flights, ... So we're going to be busy, but so far, the transition has gone smoothly.

We had a good lead on New Mexico State down there and got into a transition game with them and they beat us. Louisiana Tech has always played us tough here. We've got our work cut out.

We had a good transition game and passed the puck up quickly. We got the puck behind people and deep. The best way to beat the trap is not let it set up.

We had a great week of practice. We were able to rebound pretty well, and transition against them. The entire team responded tonight.

We will push the ball and try to get transition baskets. We like to force the ball down the court more than most teams.

We wanted the album to be able to stand on its own as a whole, as opposed to just being a collection of singles. You've only got 80 minutes on a disc, so we made our decision based on the songs' abilities to fit together and transition into each other.

We wanted to educate, enlighten and sensitize the ninth graders to the issues they are facing and the issues they will face in order to ease their transition into adulthood. Kids need to learn to get their needs met in productive ways.

We had a strong finish to 2005, a year of major transition for Fairchild, by delivering solid fourth-quarter sales and gross margin growth.

We've had some good practices over the holidays. We got a lot of turnovers, turned them into transition and got some momentum going our way.

This new facility is an excellent example of how a school-to-work transition initiative should be orchestrated.

This new position will enable Jim to participate directly at a policy-making level and provide the other Directors with the benefit of his considerable technological insight and expertise as we guide our company through this dynamic period of transition and growth.

We are very fortunate to be able to draw upon Jim Adamson's many talents and experiences at this time of transition at Kmart. Now that the company has taken the difficult, but necessary actions to stabilize its finances and operations, he is the right executive to move Kmart forward.