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Our parents taught us by example the importance and joy of giving. Our community has taught all of us the value of working together to achieve goals beyond our own needs. We are contributing to more than a building - we're contributing to a caring environment of hope and healing.

Previously, Pope John Paul has taken a position on capital punishment . . . and given clear teaching on the value of all human life, not just innocent human life.

Price competition and the availability of quality scanning technology have encouraged and enabled the counterfeit tape market. We are aggressively exposing this business as it may put our customers at risk and negatively impact the perception of our quality and value of our brand. It's important that companies realize that they may be contributing to the problem by selling their used tape - or by buying from un-authorized resellers and distributors.

Price, price, price. We're looking at value instead of price and trying to offer good value to a broader range of people coming into stores.

President Bush has nominated Roberts to become the most powerful judge on the nation's highest court. The public has a right to see documents that will give us more information about his judicial philosophy. If the White House continues to stall, then it begs the question, 'What is the president hiding, and why?' ... I applaud Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold for stating they will ask Roberts the tough questions and expect clear answers. We are urging Wisconsinites who value freedom and privacy to call their senators and urge them to oppose Roberts' nomination.

Relatively little value may actually be able to be unlocked through the simple act of splitting the company into three parts.

Rehabilitating this facility is a great investment for us -- the facility itself is of tremendous value to TransPORT and the region, and a great location for our first port development -- it puts us in a whole new ball game.

Particularly with the volatility in the stock markets and bond markets, they ended up undervaluing the investment assets by about $130 million. When you understate the value of the state's assets by $130 million, which is fairly big piece of change, it could have some affect on investment decisions and potentially on bond ratings.

Partnering with Reebok is a natural fit for me because they truly value artists who are not afraid to be different and stand out from the crowd. I am excited to work with Reebok on my new music video and thrilled to be part of their I Am What I Am campaign.

Partners play a critical role in delivering solutions and applications to customers with the Microsoft Office System. The value of Solutions Competencies is that they enable Microsoft to deliver resources and training to partners that are meeting their customer needs. And for partners, the opportunity to highlight their expertise to customers is tremendous in the growing IW solution market.

Part of being a senior is you've been able to learn, overcome and grow from the sum total of your experiences, both the good and the not so good. These three young men that we'll honor have had terrific basketball careers and all have added great value to our program.

Patent infringement is a reality in the wireless space. It's an operating distraction, yes. There are only so many fights that you can pick. Though in a way, it also has a value because it ultimately shows people the value of what's being developed in this space and how important it is.

Organizations are placing a premium on the value of accurate, complete, and timely information. Enterprise information management provides Business Objects with a significant competitive advantage in what we can offer our customers, and we expect it to play an important role in our future growth plans.

Our rapid SOA development tools are specifically designed to enable mainframe developers to deliver more than just Web services from the mainframe. With Ivory, companies can quickly and easily incorporate the full value of their mainframe resources in their SOA.

Our open spaces can be saved while at the same time our public schools receive fair value for the trust land that belongs to our students.

PC vendors have succeeded in increasing the unit share of higher-margin mobile PCs. But this has resulted in a significant sacrifice of desk-based revenue as vendors struggle to maintain the value proposition of desktops at the low end of the market.

Oracle had a nice run and no longer fit our value parameters.

Oracle has to bend to what the customer needs. If they don't do that, they're not going to get the value of the investment they made buying Siebel. They're not a dumb company.

Our mission, vision and core value statements are in writing and posted on our Web site. Every staff member wants to go where we want, so we are moving along smoothly and having fun on our trip.

Our nation is a $10 trillion-per-year economy currently possessing $19 trillion in household asset value and $11 trillion in homeowners' equity. Losses of $110 billion - spread over several years - would come to only about one percent of the total national homeowners' equity.

Our members have been asking for this benefit since we began producing the online sessions, and I am pleased that our application with NASBA has recently been approved. This offering will add value to HFTP membership, and make earning educational credit more convenient for CPA members.

Our legacy of innovation is beginning to return. Customers will see the value of this phone.

Our offer represents full and fair value for Sears Canada. We firmly believe that our offer provides the best alternative for all Sears Canada shareholders and that Sears Canada's current market price reflects unrealistic market expectations for a higher bid.

Our officers are very aware of the value of a human life -- nobody in our department is going to (open fire) capriciously.

Such changes in the business environment have created limitations to our clothing sector, it is perhaps also a timely call on the need to move up the value chain.

People made out I was very, very greedy and was asking for an extortionate amount of money. That was never the case. I asked to be put in line with the top earners at the club and I was not offered that option. I value myself a lot higher than what the club offered me. I think my performances on the pitch have proved that.

People have more faith in Hong Kong's logistics. Low value products are shipped directly out of Shenzhen to the world, higher value products come out through Hong Kong. It's the guarantee of safety.

People have positive associations with George Foreman. Part of the value of having a good, positive brand image, like George Foreman does, is you can take that brand and you can put it on new products.

I think Eric is due that respect by the Buffalo Bills. We need to find out what his fair market value is and we're going to determine that by finding what other teams out there are willing to pay him. ... We'll never determine that if we just continue to go back and forth with the Buffalo Bills.

I think what's driving it is Helena is still recognized as a value in the western Montana markets. When you compare Helena to Kalispell or Missoula or Bozeman or any other nice place to live in Montana, it's relatively speaking still a good buy, which says the average could continue to go up for the next three or four years.

I think what they've created is the fastest growing company in the media space focused on interactivity. In a nutshell, you had the Internet bust, valuations go bust, but clearly there is value to the businesses that can be done on the Internet.

I think what we have is a recognition by investors that there is some decent value at this price. But whether they have the intestinal fortitude to stay during further adverse times is still unanswered. Today, they seem to have rallied based on the expectation that there is cheapness in some of these stocks.

Last year, growth was so ahead of value that people were wondering why they even had value (holdings).

Just as the institutional long-only market has become more focused on value added, retail funds are likely to follow gradually in the years to come.

Just being more productive and doing those things that add value to the product. Customers want value, and our employees, both salaried and hourly, must contribute to the value.

Just don't switch from value stocks to growth stocks.

I think everyone is looking for partners to take advantage of the Internet, and take advantage of the growing value of content. But does that mean Disney has to sell out? I don't think that's necessarily true either.

I think condo conversions will continue to be a more feasible option for people looking to buy. As opposed to the higher priced high-rises, and with the median price for all condos continuing to rise, the value provided by conversions makes them more palatable for a lot of buyers.

Landowners who earn credits would have a vested interest in increasing the value of their credits. The value can be increased by either more stringent regulation or reduced species populations that require a reduction in the number of credits available.

Land value has to be held in check a little bit if incomes go the other way.

Larger companies have divisions that all of a sudden have value now after this bear market. Nobody would have been interested in a semiconductor company a year ago.

People are sitting on fortunes and they don't even know it, ... The face amount has nothing to do with the actual value of the bond.

People are beginning to understand the value of heart screening, and Sharon has been instrumental in promoting that effort.

Opening ourselves up to a far greater degree of competition in Europe will ensure in the long run a far more efficient industry, which in turn means far more value for money.

Open source is not a threat. Open-source databases have been around for decades. We've had to compete for 25 years. The way we do that is to add real value for customers.

Jeez, Louise, the subsidy value is roughly three-quarters of the investment. Aside from whether this is right or wrong, when you get right down to it, this kind of behavior can't continue for very long. . . . Taxpayers are going to go broke.

Japanese authorities seem very comfortable with the value of the yen and investors are keen to buy. Given that there are questions about the U.S. rate cycle, people are becoming more confident in betting on the yen.

Our homes are priced competitively. Our goal is not to be a low cost provider; our goal is to offer the best home value for our customers. Excluding land, homes may range from under $100,000 to several hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on the home style, size, floor plan and amenities chosen by the consumer.

Our job as coaches is to get everyone to value that part of the game, value being a teammate, and understand that their actions are responsible for the good of the group.

Our imports increase as long as the economy grows. But there's certainly a concern that our exports are down despite the fact that Asian and European economies have begun to rebound. Maintaining the high deficit is dangerous because that means a huge debt, and if our creditors lose confidence in the U.S. economy and begin selling dollars, which drives down the value of the currency, that could spark a serious inflation threat.

Our input regarding fees within the Corporate Travel market helped steer the Evolvi development. Because of our strong relationship, we think the TravelPower Interface increases the value Evolvi brings to the travel industry. The new Evolvi Interface is already generating a lot of interest and will soon be developing a new automated reconciliation feature based on the Rail Settlement Plan (RSP),

Our intention is to support the company and its management in executing a strategy of long-term value creation for all stakeholders in a collaborative environment.

Our guys will understand the value of the ball, or they won't play. That's always been the case. We're still making a lot of mistakes.

Our goals are clear: maintain a superb standard of performance of core classics, renew and refresh our tradition with contemporary music of value and relevance, reach out to all segments of our heterogeneous society, tour nationally and abroad as ambassadors of the true face of America.

Penguin servers are designed and custom built for high volume dedicated hosting environments like ours. And because the servers were pre-integrated by Penguin's experts, we can deliver increased reliability through a superior quality control process. This allows us to focus on tailoring servers to each customer's unique needs and providing even more value to our customers with these high end machines.

Namco Networks recognizes the prevalence of arcade and video games in our culture and that consumers of mobile entertainment find value in, and identify with, these popular games. Pac-Man's Arcade Corner gives consumers the opportunity to personalize their mobile phone experience with their favorite video game sounds.

Names that are broad, like Food.com, have no value unless you create meaning underneath them. It approaches the generic and defines what you do. It has a short-term advantage but in the long run limits you.

My parents placed a high priority on education of their children, as their whole generation has, ... They saw the value of the opportunity that it presented to my generation.

Man strays away into misery and pain, because he loses the sense of value and runs after the temporary and the trivial. He ignores the voice of God which warns and guides him from within; and he pays the penalty for the transgression.

Manufacturers must reawaken passion for cars and trucks and restore the value to the minds of our customers.

Management is basically going home on Friday and coming in to work on Monday in the same job with the same responsibilities. I can't imagine how any self-respecting director would agree to an arrangement like that . . . In Calgary, in particular, it seems like it's just a standard thing to do. When there's a corporate development of any kind, management just put a lot of money in their pockets in the process, regardless of whether they created value or not.

Justin had a definite time line in Australia. We'd get a lot of value out of trying to win Test matches trying to play him now but in the end we'd only have him until now.

Julius Baer's business model is very similar to that of the three private banks and GAM. The sale of the complete unit pays special attention to the preservation of continuity between clients and their advisers creating value for all parties.

July was a tough month for us, and the remainder of the year looks like it will be just as challenging. But we believe that we have the right plans and the best people in our industry to build sales in every market, reduce spending, consider thrift as a way of life and continue to provide the best service and value to our customers.

I think the stock is a good value here, ... There is a lot of uncertainty, but from a valuation standpoint, this stock is as cheap as it's ever been and it has one of the best balance sheets in the business.

I think the stock will trade down significantly because of lower profits for the next year, but the long term value (will rise) -- in two years -- because of our actions today, being decisive and taking the steps to ensure our continued leadership in this larger market with larger competitors.

I think this is an affirmation of the value of Public Broadcasting. I think it's going to lead this week to hundreds of people changing their wills.

It is difficult for the woven exporters to meet the 30 percent value addition requirement due to scarcity of raw materials at a rate equivalent to 70 percent.

Just because bar codes are used extensively in distribution centers does not mean RFID will be. Businesses are beginning to discover business value in places where they cannot use bar coding, which will be the force that moves RFID forward.

Judges selected Intermec as the winner in this category based on its ability to deliver cutting-edge innovative value to customers while working closely with IBM to both benchmark and extend those solutions and technologies. Intermec is combining technology expertise with business insight to help its clients innovate on important business issues and realize real efficiencies.

It has really gotten beaten down from a value perspective. It's a way to get a more diverse approach to the infrastructure in the B2B market, right now.

I think LOVE stands for Letting Ourselves Value Everyone ... give yourself a chance to understand the value of everyone around ... it is not always YOU it is US that matter

I think it would have value for everybody, but let's face it, Tom is a celebrity.

I think more businesses are recognizing the economic value of having the arts as part of town life. It's exploding. It's a very exciting development and a testament to how vibrant the arts community is.

I think it will turn out to be a very astute investment by Sirius. The value of what (Sirius has) already gotten from him in promotional appearances alone is worth tens of millions of dollars in free advertising.

Most of the real estate prices are so expensive and they do not match their real value. The owners of these companies misunderstand that Egyptian expatriates, who work in UAE, have a lot of money to buy these properties.

It depends on what your goals are, your career goals, and what the organization values. Salaries do increase with levels of education. ... There's certainly value in terms of networking with other people in your programs.

It all boils down to passion. If you love what you are doing, you will excel in it. To us, S&P is more than just a business. We love it, and because we love it passionately we make sure that everything - from our products to our service - is first rate. We value our customers, and that, I believe, is the reason behind our longevity.

It all comes back to the basic. Serve customers the best-tasting food at a good value in a clean, comfortable restaurant, and they'll keep coming back.

It is likely that the carrying value of these assets is below the current market value.

I think that we are in good position to start up the talks again. We are going to make a commitment to try to get it done. Where I'm sure that there are other people who are saying that it will sure be nice to have him, his value to this organization is much higher than just his ability as a football player, believe me. We are going to make the effort that needs to be made to try and get it done.

I think that the training benefits are the most valuable to customers because that's something that has been slashed out of budgets. Any time these folks can get out and mingle and talk to professionals and have it bundled in as a free service, that really does add to the value of a Microsoft license.

It addresses the bye issue, but then again it puts the No. 8 seed playing the No. 1 seed in Week 1 of the playoffs. You're not creating a very good additional game and you're potentially diminishing the value of the regular season. And that's the No. 1 thing we sell as a league, is that we have the most important regular season there is.

I think the economy is already in the process of slowing to a more moderate pace. Oil has both an immediate impact on spending and lagging impacts. Even though oil has stabilized in recent weeks, we still have to play out effects. We're still waiting for the shock value of the winter heating bills hitting people.

I think the evidence of the tragedy from this hurricane is all that is needed to make changes. All you need to do is look at what has happened and the devastation this hurricane has caused to understand that there is a value in making a change.

I think the brokers, Schwab included, are really redefining themselves as asset gatherers, and as they look at where the growth is in the asset management sector, it's at the top of the food chain. This deal is a great value proposition for both shareholder groups.

I think the greatest contribution that she left for those kids was the value of playing hard and competing.

It is important that an aim never be defined in terms of activity or methods. It must always relate directly to how life is better for everyone... The aim of the system must be clear to everyone in the system. The aim must include plans for the future. The aim is a value judgment.

It is my belief that, if the proper partner were allowed to have control of AOL, shareholder value would be much more greatly enhanced than through a half-hearted joint venture that might only serve the purpose of entrenching management.

Launching the new partner program less than one year after one of the largest software mergers in history is a testament to Symantec's commitment to its partners and our unswerving focus on delivering both the programs and infrastructure to help ensure our mutual success in the market. Our partners are a valuable part of our company, and they are key to delivering value to customers. This first phase of the new partner program will provide partners with a simple, complete framework for doing business with Symantec.

It is becoming increasingly clear that the global economy is improving, ... As customers feel more confident to invest, we believe that we are well positioned to provide compelling value as a strategic business adviser and technology partner.

(It is) an acquisition which we would value as 'not really expensive.

It is a remarkable honor to win these two national awards because they represent a new measure for the value of architecture architecture that balances beauty with performance and productivity.

It is as easy as selling the losers and buying the winners. It's a continuation as investors are buying the successful stocks and ignoring the value stocks.

I think the message has been delivered. Baseball is baseball in all parts of the world ? be it in the big leagues, be it amateur. You have to value baseball as such. It's not about the price of the player but the heart with which the baseball is played. Our team is a team that has fought for unity. The soul of our team is unity. There aren't any stars.

I think they'd get the most value out of a large media company or a big retailer on the e-commerce front. But there are a lot of different things that can accelerate growth.

I think they get it. I finally think they get it. It's not like they've been obstinate, but when you experience success by doing something consistently well - playing defense - then they get it. ... I can't tell you how excited I am about that because I've seen teams have amazing ends to their season when they figure out the value of defending.

I think there is some value in people raising little turtles if it gets them interested in reptiles. But we don't need them raising red-eared turtles if they are subsequently released in nature.

I think there's real value to having the party line.

I think there's a variety of options for what could be done with this property. The district will have to assess the value and determine if it's worth selling to someone to develop.