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It is a calibrated and preemptive response to rising inflation. They are more concerned with containing inflation pressures arising from higher value-added tax and crude oil prices.

Jonathan Ravelas

A lot of pressure's on me.

Bradlee Van Pelt

If this job has any pressures I haven't found them yet.

Amanda Lamb

Over the past six months, the core PPI is up at about a 0.5 per cent annual rate. There is no indication that higher energy prices have led to broad inflationary pressures.

Dick Green

When we think of life's complexities, it's pressures and it's disarray, we find that the best investment is to take the time to pray!

Gillis Triplett

Violence, arrests, pressures, tailing and threats are the daily lot of the foreign correspondent.

Robert Menard

Many households have two working spouses, so there are time pressures that influence food purchases.

Mary Bush

It's a great way to get away from the pressures of finals and a great way to have fun on campus, even if it means getting people to fling mud at each other.

Leia Biholar

Continued cost inflation pressures and tight labor conditions may keep upward pressure on interest rates longer than currently perceived. It's likely large-cap stable growth will hold up better if earnings falter.

Thomas Mcmanus

These figures will translate into upward pressures on the consumer price index.

Hiromichi Shirakawa

The finance minister may announce a deficit target of about 4 percent of GDP, but spending pressures will mean that achieving such a target will be quite a challenge in fiscal 06/07.

Siddharth Mathur

Steve Jobs' presence at the analyst meeting can help to energize the financial community and offset some of the 'sell on the news' pressures.

Andrew Neff

We're from two opposite backgrounds, but whatever's inside of him, from his core growing up, there's a quality I like in that he enjoys the game still as a kid. I think that's important at this level, because at this level the pressures are there. They will always be there, but as long as you see that core enjoyment of the game, I think that's important.

Greg Knapp

We had to contend with gross margin pressure in all of our major business units in the second quarter due to competitive pressures.

Wayne Inouye

The Beige Book verifies what the data has already been saying - labor markets are tighter and wage pressures are intensifying.

Jay Feldman

Inflation pressures are rising, but at a subdued pace.

Richard Yamarone

What really triumphed here were the pressures exerted by our government, which asked that Pinochet return, arguing he could be tried in Chile.

Viviana Diaz

You can't run a lot of set stuff against them; you just have to be able to play. Our kids did a great job of that against a team that really pressures you off the ball and on the ball.

Brian Cupples

We'll see what kind of pressures will be placed on school boards to budget and how that will impact our students.

Terri Yates

The demands of basketball, the pressures of basketball are different than those in golf. Basketball is much more intense. You can be emotional. In golf, the guys who do well are the ones who are able to control their emotions.

Rick Dissinger

This combination of pressures means that the cost of not having the necessary skills to make sound financial decisions is becoming increasingly significant.

John Tiner

People are done shopping, the pressure's off, and they'll be looking for leisure activities. But certainly, there's competition. This is as crowded a field as I can remember in a long time.

Marc Shmuger

Market pressures which would normally enable competition to bite don't seem to be working in this instance.

Kip Meek

The slightly less negative recent news from the housing and retail sectors contrasts with increasing pressures on manufacturers from the high cost of fuel and materials.

Ian Mccafferty

We believe the Fed will only stop when economic growth cools enough to dull inflationary pressures.

Bob Doll

You have an economy that is mending itself with absolutely no inflation pressures.

Richard Gilhooly

Those two are doing an an awesome job, especially being freshmen, and the pressures that can come with that. They're both phenomenal gymnasts, and it's kind of like a friendly competition.

Tanya Chaplin

When I look at 2006, I see a lot of the same pressures I saw in 2005.

Darren Kimball

It is practically difficult to estimate when [a civilian's] consent was freely given and when the result of obvious or concealed pressures.

Aharon Barak

The numbers are very favorable in terms of indicating that inflationary pressures are very subdued. It takes away any last of inclination of that Oct. 5 Fed rate hike.

Marilyn Schaja

Clearly, as was the case with Continental, the fuel cost pressures are offsetting the yield performance entirely.

William Warlick

I can honestly say there hasn't been a huge change (in the amount of growth). When I got here in '94 there was already development pressures.

Rick Gibbons

It is always a concern, especially if it leads to higher interest rates as central banks deal with inflationary pressures. The question is how would that impact on consumption?

Nizam Idris

When someone hears that, and everyone is nervous ... it pressures whoever is in the way. Right now, it's like 'Oh my God, this has to be bad news for Best Buy and Circuit City' and so their stocks are down.

David Ricci

The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept.

John W. Gardner

[As for economies on the other side of the Atlantic,] there have been signs euro zone growth has peaked and inflation pressures coming through, ... That pinpoints the fact that there is far less dynamism across the euro-zone economies than in the U.S.

Tony Norfield

The market had expected stronger inflationary pressures, so it was natural that players pared back some of their long dollar positions.

Tatsuro Karitani

The sticking point for the Reserve Bank is still inflation. It is likely to be September before the bank is comfortable that pressures have dissipated enough.

Sean Comber

Inflation pressures are still apparent, forcing the central bank to keep tightening its grip on borrowing to contain inflation.

Albert King

The accounting problems in the U.S. seem to have crossed a significant hurdle on Wednesday, and the external pressures on the Japanese market in general have probably peaked.

Norihiro Fujito

We have our own expectations and out own pressures that we put on ourselves. Outside pressure, I don't think anybody was expecting us to do anything.

Shay Doran

He was a very robust man despite serving during horrendous times which increased pressures on him.

Robert Gilbert

We have to watch things very carefully here because there are inflationary pressures and ... (the Fed's) duty is to be especially vigilant on that front.

Richard Fisher

These pressures have flowed through Asia and into our domestic markets. This is not a global steel demand issue - it is a regional over-production and steel supply issue.

Kirby Adams

They've got everything to lose. The pressure's all on them.

Destiny Schang

Inflationary pressures are not relenting. The economy is doing really well. Salary hikes have been phenomenal.

Siddharth Mathur

Just to know we had to work hard to get here is a good feeling. The expectation to win was always there, but we just kind of took it one game at a time. Hockey is about expectations and pressures. How you perform under that pressure is key.

Meaghan Pezon

The moment American growth slows down below, say, 2 percent, trade pressures are not just something that we talk about but are something that are really going to hit policy makers.

Jesper Koll

Imports remain a concern with the currency holding at $US0.75 cents and cost pressures persist, in particular for power and transport.

Chris Drew

I feel great. I didn't have any pressures coming here.

Tianna Madison

For years, Israeli pressures have affected U.S. policy. We feel now it's high time for the U.S. to pressure Israel to change its policies.

Peter Viering

The stock market has been anticipating a slowdown because of pressures from interest rates and energy prices.

Ron Baron

It is wrong. This whole thing is wrong. For medical decisions to be made on the basis of a payer source is wrong. It just shouldn't be. I understand the economic pressures on physicians, but this is wrong.

Mary Frank

We are doing this because ultimately, this new way allows us to control our retirement expenses and at the same time preserve benefits. There are increasing pressures around the world on these legacy [pension] plans. We are one of the few in all of the IT industry that have these . . . plans.

Randy Macdonald

These are two different business units with different competitive pressures.

Forrest Gossett

It's no secret that we have population pressures in all of our correctional facilities across the province.

Andy Weiler

Input price pressures are abating and this should reduce uncertainty and pressure on profit margins in coming months.

David Hensley

Any suggestion as to where inflationary pressures still lie could offer direction with regard to interest rate policy in the months ahead.

Claire Collingwood

You are seeing a major price correction, and it is being blamed on anything you see, including ... inflationary pressures.

Kathleen Stephansen

They're not in the same boat as everyone else, but they're sticking a couple of toes in the same boat. They are feeling the same pressures as everyone else.

David Strine

After [your] normal wear and tear you need to have the free-on pressures okay, your coils are clean.

Shay Beaman

The Fed is still going to be on guard in terms of monitoring inflationary pressures, but this has to be good news today.

Chris Rupkey

If companies are facing the competitive pressures, and not expanding, these are the things we can help companies with. If we?re helping local industry and they?re happy, we think that?s one of the best things that will send the message about our business climate.

David Mcfadden

Capacity pressures remain tight.

Jason Wong

The decline in the prices paid component is good news. It looks as if we're seeing some moderation in pricing pressures, but not a significant drop.

Gary Thayer

Obviously the diplomatic pressures will be stepped up now. There will be I think a greater confrontation in terms of dealing with North Korea.

Ray Jovanovich

It was asking a lot of these kids. The pressures were very demanding and we needed something to motivate them to participate.

Pat Phillips

Indonesia has turned the corner. The market is leading the economy but both inflationary and rate pressures are easing.

Stephen Corry

It's a really good company, but it has been going through a difficult period, particularly in cost pressures with steel and raw material prices.

Stephen Walker

The quarter is likely to see a mix of positive and negative surprises, reflecting the impacts of mergers and competitive pressures respectively.

Simon Flannery

These figures confirm the picture of a manufacturing sector facing pressures from all sides.

Doug Godden

The sharp pick-up in inflation pressures evident in December's data is likely to be temporary and should not concern the [Bank of England] too much.

Jonathan Loynes

As long as you believe in what you're doing and you stay on the path that you believe in, then you're going to be fine. The problem you have is when you start letting outside pressures and outside influences change you. We're going to stay focused no matter what.

Bo Pelini

Retailers and store card credit providers are, we have found, effectively insulated from competitive pressures.

Christopher Clarke

Being involved - even if only through passive ownership - in this steadfast city enhancement, which is relatively risk-free and without the awful baggage of other commercial activities' competitive pressures, is immensely interesting.

Bob Jones

Overall capital spending, although improving, still has a way to go. And we're concerned about competitive pressures that IBM, Dell and Hewlett-Packard are putting on Sun.

Jay Wong

There is no pressure at the top. The pressure's being second or third.

Jose Mourinho

Not only do they have to attain the high creative level of individual writers, they have to do it week after week, often under enormous time pressures.

Daniel Petrie

The pressure's been on quite a bit lately, so to have something like this - it's just a perfect day, with new snow, and the kids are just having fun. It's good to keep it light.

Chris Carson

Independent and impartial exercise of judicial authority is an essential aspect of a free society. Instead of safeguarding judges from political pressures, most election systems invite such influence.

Derek Bok

Inflation is under control and inflationary pressures are subdued. We are looking for opportunities to get into the market, preferably in Treasuries maturing in five years or more.

Masayuki Yoshihara

They are trying to create a united front at home in the face of the pressures Syria is facing.

Sami Moubayed

The way he plays makes me happy. But, it's also how he handles himself, how sure he is, how he handles the media, the students, all the pressures of the situation.

Chad Bolser

Price pressures remain but continue to show a moderating trend.

Philadelphia Fed

The relentless pressures of the so-called marketplace have distorted all our culture industries.

Mark Crispin Miller

The people on the business side in the music business are kind of different from the theatre business. I think it's partly because there are different pressures on the industries.

Tim Curry

Price pressures were fairly mild, despite the economy operating flat out.

Sal Guatieri

We know that it will be a tough fight given the economic pressures we are now facing, but I believe it is critical that our farmers get a fair price for their milk.

Jim Jeffords

Inflation remains under control. We're concerned of inflationary pressures developing in the economy, but they're not here now. They may be here a few months down the road, but they're not here yet.

Gus Faucher

Under the circumstances with the injuries and the club financial pressures, the team did well.

Adrian Hurley

It's done to relieve flooding pressures around Lake Okeechobee, protect lives and property around the lake, and that's why we had to do this.

Kurt Harclerode

This is a new paradigm. The fact that we have higher productivity has allowed the U.S. economy to grow more and grow more rapidly without triggering the usual inflation pressures.

Joel Kent

He enjoys the game and that is the only thing that you can know about him at the moment, ... If he really wants to be a footballer than he will know how to handle all the pressures there will be for him.

Paolo Maldini

The bottom-line pressures at Time Inc. are no secret.

Mark Whitaker

I feel like our freshmen and sophomores are able to handle the pressure, handle the challenge, they've done it all year. A lot of pressure's been on them and they've done very well so I'm not concerned at all.

Rachael Goodwin

He's going to play hard and compete, and that's all I want. How it all plays out as far as tackles and pressures, I don't know. But I know if he's on the field, he's going to give me everything he's got.

Andre Patterson

It looks like growth might be slowing down and that adds to fears of competitive pressures.

Kevin Calabrese

It obviously is pointing out the fact that extreme fuel cost pressures are offsetting a lot of the progress that Continental has made on the labor cost front in the last few months, ... It highlights the problems that all of the legacy carriers are facing now with this spike in energy costs.

William Warlick

The decline in sturgeon populations around the world is leading to pressures for poaching in this country. Caviar is very valuable. It's easy to smuggle. It's like drugs.

Lisa Speer

It's to enhance pressures during areas of peak demand.

John Lovell

There is huge demand out there at the lower levels still, with the funds holding, but prepared to sell on the fall -- that's what consolidation is about. The resolution of these pressures can only make a market healthy.

Julian Phillips

I was kidding around with the guys in the locker room, I said, 'You guys are proven champions, and I haven't proven anything so the pressure's on me, not on you. 'If we don't win it's my fault, it's not going to be yours.

Glen Miller

Rise in inflationary pressures caused by higher energy prices.

Alan Williamson

There's a lot of evaluation going on there with air-fuel mixtures, oil pressures, engine temperatures. That's more important to us than what Kyle thinks right now.

Alan Gustafson

The horrors he saw but could not prevent, as well as some he may have directly participated in -- it can create tremendous psychological pressures that can manifest.

Maurice Elias

Pausing amidst robust data contradicts earlier statements that they are data dependent. If you were someone who was looking for the Fed to protect your fixed-income investment, if they pause and they're wrong, inflation pressures can build in that period.

Scott Gewirtz

I defy anybody to find me any empirical evidence that suggests gambling ... has ever suffered from [recessionary pressures].

Daniel Davila

[Even the] beige book ... labor markets remain stretched and some districts indicated increasing wage pressures.

William Sullivan

There are features of the store card market that effectively insulate retailers and consumer credit providers from competitive pressures.

Christopher Clarke

Even at 10 percent [of body weight], the pressures were still high, and that hasn't been quantified before.

Brandon Macias

We continue to be far from that mark here in New Jersey. Once again, a confluence of pressures, ranging from inadequate payments from governmental payers to a growing number of uninsured all contributed to the stagnant bottom lines.

Gary Carter

It's very exciting for us, It's fun because all the pressure's off; it's just getting up there and having fun.

Bob Elliott

He has to have some peace of mind this year that he throw a couple interceptions, have a bad play or two, and still know he'll be in the game. He won't have to deal with all the political pressures he dealt with the last few years in Buffalo. We had a little civil war going on up there.

Marcellus Wiley

The first six months of college enrollment is stressful all by itself. An opportunity for a young person to come in and not feel the pressures of fall football and be able to acclimate themselves on a daily basis, it's incredible the way it helps them.

Mark Meleney

The central bank is trying to combat persistent inflationary pressures. This is a signal to the market that interest rates have bottomed out and we should expect more increases.

Jonathan Ravelas

That problem left me weak emotionally and made dealing with the pressures of the pastorate more difficult. We're often some of the loneliest people you can find.

Stan James

I think the pressures are culminating in the foreign exchange market. With the pressures easing back, the Korean won is expected to shed some value against the U.S. dollar in the coming months.

David Kim

We need someone who understands the Premiership - its demands, its pressures, the way it functions with its built-in risk of relegation. Probably, we need someone who actually knows what it is to work in this environment.

Mark Sinderberry

Relative to the bankrupt carriers, this is a fairly strong liquidity position, but obviously they face cash flow pressures.

William Warlick

At least the pressure's taken off our backs now. We're TCAL champs, but we want to go beyond that.

Dominik Wilkins

Builders and agents always respond to market pressures. And people now are more demanding because society as a whole is more demanding.

Blanche Evans

We're trying to be as responsible as we can, given the financial pressures the university faces.

William Elliott

There are absolutely no price pressures in our system.

Delos Smith

Climate change in India represents an additional stress on a country that is already facing tremendous pressures due to rapid development.

Brian Pearson

Access line loss, relative to other Baby Bells, continues to be minimal because there aren't as many competitive pressures.

David Mantell

The way he will balance these pressures is making things very ambiguous. He will refer to Taiwan, the Republic of China, one China as an issue to discuss. He will be jumping around.

Tim Ting

The decline in the exchange rate will either be gradual, as domestic spending pressures ease, or it will be more abrupt as global investors reassess New Zealand as an investment destination.

Alan Bollard

Contrary to what people in the market are saying, inflation is not a problem to the Fed, ... because an economic slowdown is invariably followed by a rise in inflationary pressures.

Kevin Logan

You must understand that the pressures on Syria and Islamic Iran are primarily because of their stand on the Palestinian cause.

Ahmed Jibril

The Fed is concerned about inflationary pressures, and more concerned about energy prices feeding through to core inflation than feeding through to (slower) consumption.

David Sloan

We think the overall pressures on pharmacy sales at the drugstores may continue as Medicare Part D begins amidst challenging comparisons from a late cold/flu season last year.

Neil Currie

We can not ignore that there are price pressures in the PC, that is sort of a foregone conclusion, everybody has been seeing it.

Andrew Barrett

When a team pressures you, there are three things you have to do. You can't panic, you have to handle the ball and you have to find the open man. When a team presses as much as they (Lewisville) do, you can get easy lay-ups if you find the open man.

Larry Barbour

The longer you've been exposed to pro-inflammatory pressures, the more damage can accumulate.

Andrew Weil

When you see all three coming together you must be alert, ... The mission of the Fed is to be sensitive to these pressures.

Thomas Hoenig

Being rich and famous isn't all happiness and at times the pressures have got to me.

Anni frid Lyngstad

He is still learning to cope with the pressures of being a Kennedy.

Darrell West

These tendencies, ... may be further exacerbated by additional pressures on pricing created by the recent hurricanes in the Gulf area.

Suzanne Cook

The reserve play effect will allow the South African gold mining industry to mine a larger ore reserve compared to last year when it was constrained by costs and price pressures.

Dr. Roger Baxter

You've got the pressures of people being pushed out of, or jumping out of, high-tech positions. Then you've got the opportunity of brick and mortar companies that are looking to integrate into the dot.com world.

Dave Opton

Right now we are looking at a number of options to try and alleviate some of those pressures on a short-term basis.

Andy Weiler

For 2005, we again generated industry leading operating cash flow, despite lower earnings resulting from industry-wide cost pressures and the impact of several non-cash accounting write-downs.

Wayne Murdy

If we continually try to force a child to do what he is afraid to do, he will become more timid, and will use his brains and energy, not to explore the unknown, but to find ways to avoid the pressures we put on him.

John W. Holt, Jr.

In the short-term yields may increase. Slack is decreasing in the economy and that is leading to inflationary pressures.

Yoshihiro Ishida

Everything points to an economic recovery free of inflationary pressures. Today's cut reaffirms that the bank will implement gradual reductions.

Alexandre Lintz

Japan hasn't seen much recovery in housing. But inflationary pressures in Japan could be very positive for properties.

Chris Reilly

They have the same fears and pressures as adults and nowhere to channel this energy. Music gives them an outlet for this energy, and helps them find a way to relieve stress, while having fun.

Julie Massey

Our business is really increasing with John Deere. We steered clear of the automotive industry because of the volatility of that market and the constant price pressures.

Chuck Norris

There's huge financial pressures on schools from all directions so having to pay additional fees is going to put a strain on school budgets.

Bob Heath

We didn't execute. When you do that against a team that pressures well, you're going to dig yourself into a hole.

Jamie Ullman

He has issued a bit of a caution flag now that he's on the lookout for wage pressures.

Roger Kubarych

I can't answer that. We're twins, aren't we? I'll say me just for the sake of argument. But let's put it this way: I got the best of him last time so the pressure's on him to bring it this time around.

Rob Weedon

The financial targets we originally set for retail in 2003 have become increasingly challenging. Competitive and operating cost pressures have been greater than expected and the turnaround at certain businesses has been slower than planned.

Anders Moberg

I'm taking nothing away from Michigan State - they do a great job with their pressures, with the kind of presses and defenses they throw out - but at the same time, we just weren't making very good decisions.

Cheryl Burnett

The for-profit environment adds to the pressures and potential conflicts of interests.

Barbara Roper

There are some profit-taking pressures coming into the market.

David Ging

While we will continue to carefully monitor inflationary pressures, we do not expect any significant change in 2006.

Kelly Matthews

The impression you get is of an organization that had too little structure on the ground over there, that it had conflicting guidance from the United States. It had a very difficult environment and pressures by that environment to quickly move things.

John Hamre

Other companies facing top line pressures are going to have to cut costs.

Jon Lecroy

If they haven't put up with pressure, the pressure's going to be a whole other element. So we want to put that pressure on them now. ... Gassers are really nothing compared to a loss.

Legedu Naanee

It was like a roller-coaster ride because I would never know what to expect. . . . They would throw things at me to see if I was able to withstand the pressures.

Q'orianka Kilcher

We're seeing an exploding market. The overall competitive pressures are still there. It's intense and the pricing reflects that.

David Cash

The employment cost index report adds to the growing list of evidence that there is very little in the way of cost pressures in the inflation pipeline.

David Rosenberg

Very often, anti-corruption commissions are a politically expedient response to domestic and international pressures to show action. The focus that there has been on creating anti-corruption commissions to respond to pressures to do something about corruption has not generally been successful.

Daniel Kaufman

2005 proved to be a challenging year for Mattel as we continued to experience extensive cost pressures and sales declines in the Barbie brand, which offset much of the growth we experienced throughout our portfolio.

Robert Eckert

I think to win you need a combination of things. You need that veteran leadership and veteran ability to perform in the clutch and understand the pressures of having been there before. But you also need that boyish enthusiasm of rookies who don't even understand the pressures and the fear because they're just so excited to be there.

Terry Mcguirk

Companies have been subject to pressures to look after shareholders by increasing dividends and doing share buybacks and also having to put money into their own pension funds.

Chris Iggo

They're better at every position than us. If we don't execute better than we did tonight, we'll lose by 50. ... They'll see what pressure's all about come Saturday.

Duggar Baucom

Economic growth is better than what was forecast in October, though this needs to be balanced with the fact that inflationary pressures haven't built up as much.

Susumu Kato

The composition of growth is becoming more important. The more it is orientated toward fixed-asset investment and exports, the more we are going to be seeing pressures for a revaluation and a potential trade disruption.

Andrew Milligan

These charges are driven by the impact of significant external cost increases and competitive pressures on some of our businesses in 2005.

Travis Engen

Inevitably, the pressures have affected my family and I owe it to them to take some time off.

Bob Ayling

Alleviating the plight of manufacturing, and countering the downward pressures on the economy, are now key priorities.

David Kern

For the Fink and Alsheikh families there were pressures and pain and sorrow for many, many years. Today they've reached some comfort in that at least there will be a grave.

Ezer Weizman

But they (amusement parks) have other pressures on them as well -- to minimize publicity and maximize profit -- that need to be acknowledged and accounted for to ensure that safety receives its due.

Ed Markey

Citizens will not understand what a quality detective has passed through our doors, ... He cannot be duplicated. He was the one we went to when we had a very complex case, and that was not by mistake. We knew he could handle it and all the pressures that came with it.

Earl Cook