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We must create legacy wealth, something of value for future generations, ... and that means giving our kids the kind of education that can help them get a good job and have a good life.

We must have seen 600 clients and agencies before we launched the paper. We talked them through it - the vision, why it was so important, the design, the layout, how the ads looked - and every single media company has bought ads at the same value as before.

He wanted to make sure the board understood that they (Gonzalez and her volunteers) do an outstanding job and are a value to the county. But the recent disasters have really drained community support at this time.

He was acutely aware of market value and what he felt was a fair price. He could have bought anything he wanted. He was wealthy enough, but he often passed on things if he felt they were overpriced.

I actually think that there is definitely a value in studying art at an art school. I myself went to an art school for five years and I have to confess that I don't use, right now, any of the things that I supposedly learned while I was there; if I learned anything at all. I was very arrogant and I didn't feel that I should be studious because I felt that I knew more than they did.

Having a clear, stable royalty policy was of value to independent producers.

We look forward to collaborative work with a broad spectrum of Internet2's members to develop new technologies that will enable us to produce and distribute digital content over next-generation networks in ways that protect and enhance the value of creative works,

We look forward to David's strategic insight, not only as a global logistics industry veteran, but also as a successful executive familiar with the tremendous value that logistics technology can bring to transportation and logistics services provider markets.

We looked for durability and consistency. In today's game, 200 innings is the benchmark that defines consistency and durability. The inherent value is that it takes you directly from the starters to the back end of your bullpen. It allows you to bypass the more unpredictable parts of the pitching staff.

He did his best, and cleverly, to imply that he's sympathetic to Roe and its value as precedent. But we'd be foolish to take his testimony as an assurance that he's supportive of the right to choice or even the more fundamental right to privacy.

I am always asked, "Who was/is your mentor?" One person.... Howard Lorber. He has given me the advice I always value and enhanced my approach to business.

I am highly gratified that the board shares my determination to maximize AOL Time Warner's tremendous potential, ... As we address the challenges facing our company and the industries in which we operate, I will work together with the extraordinary people in this company to focus on increasing value for our customers and our shareholders.

I am grateful for what I went through because it was temporary. But it also showed me more than I thought it would have. It helped me to be more sensitive to others and what they may be going through. I learned just what a value things we take for granted can be. And God really strengthened my faith through this whole ordeal.

If the economy slows down, if housing moves back down, then at some point late in 2006 the Fed starts to lower rates. That's why a 10-year note yield at 4.55 percent is a decent value as opposed to overvalued.

If we only knew the real value of a day

If the community and board are comfortable with the perception that everything looks disrupted, being able to continue in the space we have at the middle school is of better educational value than trying to move 100 kids to one location and 80 kids to another location.

If the deal value were to drop below $75, J&J might start to look like a better deal, although J&J's $71 bid no longer necessarily exists.

He is a real football star, not just for Sweden but for the whole game. Having Larsson on the pitch increased the value of the game and while I am not pleased he scored I am pleased he played.

He has to make other teams respect his presence on the floor even when he's not scoring. He has to make the other people around him better. If he will value his worth in all aspects, if he makes his presence felt every night, we have a chance to be a good team.

If it's a condominium now, what makes it special? I see a lot of conversions; they look like rentals. They're not going to hold their value as well.

I make theater for myself, and if someone else can derive some value from it, fine.

He's going to help us. When, I don't know. It could be tonight. It could be whenever. With his size, he's going to have a value for us. You don't realize how big he is until he walks into your own locker room. He was a No. 1 pick and hasn't done what people thought he would, but I think there's still time.

His value is clear. People know what he can do for the team.

His value is never going to be higher. We got him here for nothing and now get a first-round draft pick, perhaps a second, and Martins.

Hockey will be a marquee sport for the network. Adding hockey to our lineup when the NHL returns to the ice with a fresh season, new energy, new players and new attitude adds tremendous value to OLN.

His versatility and value to the offense can't be overstated. If he were healthy for the entire season, even as inconsistent as we were in the pass game, Arnaz would probably have been a 60- to 70-catch guy.

Good developers have always known the value, but it's become much more prominent in the last five to 10 years that more developers are seeing the value of working around trees.

God's love doesn't seek value; it creates it. It's not because we have value that we are loved, but because we're loved that we have value. So you don't have to prove yourself -- ever. That's taken care of.

Gold Certification is a key milestone in our growing partnership with Microsoft. It demonstrates our commitment to leveraging Microsoft core technologies to deliver timely and innovative solutions to our customers. We are delighted to have earned this highest level of Microsoft Certification, as it acknowledges both the value of our solutions as well as our focus on customer satisfaction and quality.

Gold is a commodity; over the long run, as we look back, it has not been a good investment. You can't look at the intrinsic value of gold as you can a business. Gold doesn't give you cash flow, and, at the end of the day, cash flow is what is important. Gold doesn't give you dividends.

There is a natural link between the effective running of my businesses and the effective direction of philanthropic funds. I apply business principles to my philanthropic work so that maximum value is given to the causes I support.

There is an emotionality and vulnerability. She knows what is of value and what is not. And for another thing, she's a legend in her own time. I think everyone in Hollywood takes her very seriously.

His reputation is as a thoughtful and responsible person who's interested in shareholder value and doing the right thing to get there.

I find the entertainment value of the playoffs is out the door. It's all about competition. This, to me, brings it back to grassroots where it's one team playing another team and it doesn't matter who's covering the game or who's watching.

I feel the importance and value of winning more and more. Unfortunately, I couldn't find time to meet with my parents who were here to watch my performance. Hopefully, I'll share time with them after coming back home to Japan.

There is a lack of value creation, particularly around consumer electronics,

There is a strong relationship between the money we need to meet our goals and the value of our water rights at $10,000 per acre foot.

What makes this a much longer process in the U.S. is the FTC is looking not only at products on the market, but also ones under development. For one, those are very hard products to assess the value of ... and to decide if they're anticompetitive.

What mediation is designed for is to resolve disputes on the value on a claim, not whether there is a claim.

What do you do to both realize the value of that asset and save the building?

What establishes value is something that is going to move humanity forward. If humanity is not in the equation, it's like the planet without any human beings on it.

We feel it is natural that we should look for shareholder value-creating opportunities in a market in which we are already in and where we expect to see more growth.

We can give them a voucher and say you can go anywhere you want to go, and we will support 100 percent fair market value rent for up to 18 months from the date of the hurricane. The big presumption is that where they want to go has housing available.

Having grown up in the housing projects of North Philly, I understand the profound value of Olympic dreams.

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,

There is no good valuation model to determine the fair value of unexercised employee stock options. Including an unreliable estimate of the fair value of options in the income statement would distort earnings.

There is much more value in small and mid-cap stocks. Their multiples are much more realistic.

There is a fundamental change taking place in terms of how corporations create value and arguably, in terms of the core architecture of the corporation. I think it's the biggest change in a century in the ways that companies build relationships and interact with other entities, institutions in the economy and in society and arguably, the nature of the corporation itself.

There is a growing population of consumers that value the imaging function of their mobile phone. These consumers are willing to pay more for their handset; tend to take, share, and print more pictures with their camera phone; and spend more per month on wireless services. Vendors need a product and marketing strategy to appeal to this lucrative imaging-centric market segment.

He is 100 percent loyal to the president, and if the president or Andy Card asks him to do anything, he does it. They value him and his wisdom and what he adds to the team, so they let him do things his way.

He is a highly regarded industry leader with the skills and experience to enhance our success going forward and create opportunities and value for all of our stakeholders.

He is not the chairman of a public corporation. He doesn't create shareholder value. He is essentially a regulator, and he is running an unregulated monopoly in a way.

The purpose of the report was to quantify and explain the economic value of aviation in South Carolina.

Henderson Investment's net asset value should be worth more than HK$20 and its units, Miramar Hotel and Hong Kong Ferry, still have room to develop.

He fell in love with them and the city. I think they understand the value David brings and what he does.

We're pretty excited about that. We definitely miss the value of the larger transaction that was prepared . . . but the good news is we were able to secure what we wanted even though that deal fell through.

We're proud that we're the leaders in the category and we continue to be, and the fact that more college sports is on television and two big media companies have launched their college sports offerings, we think that's great for college sports. It just illustrates the value of the category.

John brings experience and background in global capital markets that will add value to our board. His experience with many companies in a broad range of industries as an investment banking advisor over a 20-year career is a perspective we want serving on our board.

My property value has been stolen from me and my family.

Test and Learn is a great business tool which delivers value.

I went straight method for my part, ... My character and Morgan's character go through an interesting arc. A lot of my scenes are with Morgan, and what I value and look up to are his subtleties.

I was waiting in line to go into the cafeteria, and I told a joke to someone and realized that it was funnier if I didn't laugh when I told the joke. I actually had to bite my cheeks to keep from laughing. That's when I first discovered for myself the value of deadpan.

(Local governments) still have to pay for those services. Gas prices still go up, teachers' salaries still go up, pensions still go up, ... You can have the growth in the underlying value of property taxes exploding even though there is this so-called 30 percent reduction.

Living is not enough; it has no value by itself. It is the motives, the feelings, the thoughts, the attitudes that prompt the day to day life that matters.

Many entrepreneurs have shifted their focus to pursuing VC funding as a primary strategic priority instead of concentrating on generating value for their users. This is worrisome because raising capital alone is misleading as a benchmark for success.

My main value is better on offense. I love to run the ball. Don't get me wrong, I love to hit, but I love running the ball more.

My parents taught me the value of money and working hard. And I kind of got that in me intuitively.

I was a farmer during the Depression and didn't have many toys-and I missed that. We decided to collect toys because it's a lot larger hobby and the items hold their value so much better than other things.

Like the entire Provide Commerce family of brands, Secret Spoon is in a league of its own when it comes to delivering freshness, quality, value and convenience. Secret Spoon has found a way to deliver the perfect array of the freshest and highest quality sweets and confections all over the country. We've worked hard to get Secret Spoon ready for Valentine's shoppers and are confident they'll find us to be a sweeter shopping experience.

Like the Security Council, I take at face value their promise to offer full cooperation.

Like many countries, they would like to develop exports of higher-value products, including fruits, such as mangos, and also fresh fish. To do that, they have to implement the very high health and safety regulations enforced by developed-country importers.

Linux is legally sound, provides bottom-line business value and technical superiority,

Market demand in 2002 is expected to be generally flat compared with the previous year in both Europe and North America, ... The group should achieve an improvement in operating income and value creation for the full year 2002, excluding items affecting comparability.

Looking ahead, our focus will remain on accelerating sales growth and enhancing shareholder value by implementing the record number of new product introductions and leveraging the strategic acquisitions initiated this year,

Loews Cineplex is dedicated to providing the best movie-going experience to our patrons with state-of-the art technology in world-class theaters. Given the richness of entertainment we offer, we feel that our tickets are priced at a fair value for everyone to enjoy the show.

Looking past the short-term price risk inherent in essentially any asset -- real or financial -- there is little doubt that housing represents a good long-term investment. Since the mid-1950s, real home prices in Canada have increased, on average, just over two per cent per year . Of course, home ownership also carries intrinsic value beyond its investment potential, including lifestyle benefits.

Look at Philip Morris. Its stock value was depressed for a long time on litigation risks, but after all these years the value has finally come through.

Martha brought added value to the product. Consumers bought a 100 thread count sheet that was blessed by Martha. If you remove her name, the product still exists. Consumers may buy it but maybe won't pay the premium price for it,

Massachusetts and Vermont do not represent the majority of Californians. The people of California have spoken on this issue (with the 2000 measure). We put marriage on a pedestal because of its value to society. We will do everything we can to strengthen the family as we've always known it.

Marin is a wonderful place. It feels like such an artists' community. I really feel how people who live here value all types of art.

Someone of means, who for his entire life was able to appreciate the value of freedom, and enjoy his success, is now having his life in many respects controlled by mid-level penal officials.

Some franchises might have doubled in value since the labor contract was signed, though not all.

Some of the value depends in how you calculate it.

Some of the fossils are up to 230 million years old with a total value of between four and five million dollars,

Some people are disappointed with the outcome of meetings, which was not as substantial as they have expected, ... However, we should highly value efforts made by all sides in this process.

Irrespective of the management board's recommendation, the decision to accept our offer lies with the shareholders. We are confident that they will consider this offer, which represents full and immediate value as attractive.

ISDA is committed to working with public policymakers and market practitioners to further encourage the prudent and efficient development of the privately negotiated derivatives business in China. A fundamental part of that commitment involves educating constituencies on the importance of sound risk management practices. The Glossary will enhance understanding of collateral arrangements and their value as credit risk mitigation tools.

Step back and review your practices to make sure all your inputs are adding value and paying their way. In particular, you've got to give the high-cost items some attention. Where you get the most savings on a percentage basis may be in finding even a small reduction on a very expensive item, like fertilizer.

Realtors have been selling properties by telling investors they can't lose -- that their investments will be home runs. But the value of real estate can go up or down. If it goes down, you'll see speculators suing brokers. You'll also see lenders suing speculators as speculators walk away from their payments or fail to meet their closing costs.

REALTORS(R) in Denver already rely heavily on the Denver Board to provide the resources and support necessary to be successful in this profession. We intend to significantly increase the value of membership in DBR by applying exciting new technologies and business models to help our members be even more effective advocates for the consumer during the home buying and selling process.

Refrain from entering a profession where you are selling your time; as you will never receive fair value in return.

Really the value of this is huge for video editors, production companies, media based industries like mine.

People who think prices don't vary much online need to shop for hotels on Search Party. Search Party helps prevent consumers from overpaying for hotels. We understand the cost of a hotel stay is significantly more than just the average nightly rate and we've created Search Party to provide a complete view that helps our users compare the total 'real' cost of the stay to find the best all-around value that saves time and money.

steadfastness in defense of principle has won her admiration from around the world, wherever people value a free, aggressive press.

Steve has a good reputation for turning businesses around and creating value for shareholders. His short tenure is surprising and cannot bode well for the share price in the short term.

Steve is a seasoned business executive who will be a valuable addition to our Board. We are confident that his experience and insights from many years in executive leadership, and his commitment to educational excellence will prove helpful in guiding the company as it executes its strategies for growth and value creation for shareholders in the for-profit education sector.

Such an increase in market value is too often viewed by market participants as structural and permanent, ... To some extent, those higher values may be reflecting the increased flexibility and resilience of our economy.

Players see the value of hydration for career extension. Getting to play longer drives home the point.

Please assure that America will value the life of my father and my sister more than the value of a cable car. Has America forgotten about this tragedy and about our families?

Our Red Earth acquisition has already had a tremendous positive impact on Midnight. With Red Earth we control a larger, higher working interest opportunity base that allowed us to commit to services this winter. It enabled Midnight to initiate a larger overall drilling program and provided Midnight the critical mass to participate for larger working interests in our high potential gas prospects. Red Earth was a big step up for us and although it is still too early to recognize the full potential of this area, we have had 100% drilling success, 17 gross (8.8 net) wells and expanded the prospect base. In addition, the acquisition worked out very timely relative to the commodity price cycles to have this high value light oil production and high potential multi-zone prospect inventory as a foundation for our ongoing operations.