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We are just delighted to establish an advertising and marketing partnership with The Woodlands. Our creative team will enjoy developing and implementing a strategic plan that promotes the wonderful assets of The Woodlands.

Gina Manlove

It is characteristic of the military mentality that nonhuman factors (atom bombs, strategic bases, weapons of all sorts, the possession of raw materials, etc) are held essential, while the human being, his desires, and thoughts - in short, the psychological factors - are considered as unimportant and secondary...The individual is degraded...to 'human materiel'.

Albert Einstein

Cultivating an all-round cooperation through a strategic partnership contributes to the steady growth of our relationship, and as well peace, stability and prosperity of Asian Pacific region and the world at large.

Ambassador Lu Shumin

Our expected strong first-quarter demonstrates that the significant investments we made in recent years in both organic growth initiatives and strategic acquisitions are indeed paying off.

Barry Perry

The fact that it came up during strategic planning, we decided to research it further.

Diana Baltimore

Once we had made the strategic decision to sell PacifiCorp, which changes significantly the shape and scale of the group, it was necessary to review our management, operating and cost structures for the continuing businesses.

Brian Russell

Our 2006 capital expenditure budget will be approximately $1.1 billion, which will be scalable depending on market conditions. In addition, we will pursue alternative opportunities to expand our capacity through the use of strategic alliances.

Richard Chang

A lot of churches out there don't think through the use of the Internet as a strategic tool. They simply think, 'We need an Internet site -- put something up.' So that, I think, really lends itself to an incomplete use of what the Internet does have to offer.

Ron Sellers

Those strategic advances, however, are being made in the context of a difficult operating environment marked by dramatic raw material cost increases that have significantly depressed near- term gross margins.

Patrick Wang

The results (of the assessment) indicated the need for strategic initiatives. As leaders we must work together to address the needs of our entire community.

Mario Contreras

The move has overcome the last technical hurdle preventing overseas institutions from making strategic investments in mainland-listed companies. It has provided a channel for foreign investors to sell down shares in the markets after a lockup period.

Lu Chengde

We are exploring strategic options for the whole company and we have no interest in selling individual newspapers or groups of newspapers.

Polk Laffoon

I am delighted with this appointment. Gareth is a proven operator at a senior strategy and operational level in economic development in Wales and, as chief executive, has provided strategic direction to the WDA over the past 15 months.

Andrew Davies

Just like a company, he now has a strategic plan. And someone to support him and hold him accountable.

Barry Demp

I suspect that Leahy and the Democrats' position is strategic: to defuse Republican charges that this is strict partisanship - that interest groups are controlling the show.

Sheldon Goldman

We are making the strategic choice to establish two financially strong and independent companies that will deliver greater value to our shareowners.

Richard Mcginn

It was simply a strategic business decision as to where to invest our money. There was a lengthy evaluation process and we gathered information in order to make a strategic business decision. We put a lot of time and effort to consider bidding on the naming rights, but in the end we decided to bid solely on the pouring rights.

Amy Polacko

For China nowadays, North Korea is important for strategic, not ideological, reasons.

Shi Yinhong

This is a tremendous project for Orangeburg County and the state of South Carolina. This is part of strategic initiative our County Council and Development Commission have been working on for years.

Gregg Robinson

The Russian military would say removing these mines would threaten strategic nuclear rockets.

Pavel Felgenhauer

Based on McDonald's business performance, shareholders have demonstrated continued confidence in McDonald's management and strategic direction.

Anna Rozenich

I think the Princess line has been the single strongest initiative Disney has done in years. (The campaign) is a really strong strategic move.

Christopher Byrne

We took a look at dentists' offices and industrial customers and sampled at strategic locations. It's hard to know exactly where it comes from. We went business to business in certain areas, asked them if they use mercury compounds and told them they can't dispose of it down the sewer.

Glenn Dishong

He (O'Connor) can't be indiscriminate. He can't tear down a house here and tear down a house there, because then it looks like it's more for show. But if they can do three, even though they need 30 taken down, if those three are strategic, it's a tremendous plus.

Jerry Shuster

In closing, we are extremely enthusiastic about all of our strategic plans. We remain committed to our long-term strategy. Simply stated, we believe that our core objectives position us well for positive results going forward.

Tom Kilian

Although the strategic rationale for combining Boston Scientific and Guidant appears compelling, we have lingering concerns.

Larry Biegelsen

Commercial Texas helped us find the right space for our launch and ongoing expansion. We had several specific needs and appreciated their strategic understanding of the market.

Bob Brewer

We are pleased with our continued progress in meeting strategic goals and continue to see good customer flows across many business lines, ... It is clear, however, that the increasingly weak economic environment is making it difficult for our efforts to show up on the bottom line.

Hugh Mccoll

Last year, the global market was dominated by deals by U.K. and U.S. companies, but we are seeing some revival of the Japanese presence following a degree of economic stabilization, while in Europe, with the Euro successfully introduced, European business is turning to strategic M&A.

Stephen Barrett

We remain confident that our continued strategic focus on profitable branded growth will positively impact fiscal 2007 and beyond.

Bruce Wood

Bringing our companies together accelerates both companies' strategic plans and creates a biotechnology leader with the products, pipeline, infrastructure and financial resources to grow faster and create sustainable shareholder value beyond what either company could achieve separately.

James Mullen

We're not going to see any return on our investment in this program. But it's so much more important from a strategic point of view to see what really interests people. And honestly, some of the ideas that students have come up with are better than things we've venture-funded to the tune of $2 million.

Dan Scheinman

By engaging directly with the international private sector, we can help facilitate the enhanced development and implementation of effective anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures, particularly in regions of strategic importance and jurisdictions that may lack fully functional AML/CFT regimes.

Patrick O'brien

As she gears up to run for President, it's a broader stage, and these issues matter in a way that perhaps they don't when she's in the Senate. That's bad strategic analysis that is being passed around as common knowledge, and I think it's false thinking.

Jeff Soref

We are committed to providing an integrated solution for our customers in the sterilization industry. Our solution encompasses securing long-term strategic partnerships, complemented by a full breadth of advanced sterilization technology and services.

Steve West

We filed for bankruptcy and set up this process to flesh out the real interest from potential buyers, ... We feel the greatest value to our creditors would come from a strategic arrangement that preserves the company as a going concern.

Kerry Skeen

Growth in Asia is strategically very important to us. From a strategic point of view Hong Kong is what we were after.

Charles Owens

He's very strategic, has a lot of compassion for children, and we just love him.

Janette Fennell

U.S. Strategic Command did not track any objects for re-entry.

Jeff Jones

Trading would definitely benefit people on both sides of the border and this could be termed as a strategic partnership.

Pranab Mukherjee

P&O is a strategic asset in terms of the ports in the Far East.

Chris Murphy

In our discussions with Transitional, we were impressed with the quality of its operations and the strategic potential of our combined company.

Bruce Lunsford

However, it did not happen then as the requisite permission from the Indian Navy could not be obtained due to strategic reasons. After the tsunami, he contacted us and we thought it was imperative for the islands now.

Samir Acharya

About four or five years ago, at a strategic planning session, the Lombard Village Board came up with a vision.

Bill Mueller

At a strategic level, we look forward to Geoff's contribution to our plans for the Australian market and beyond. His insights will add tremendous value to the positioning of our solutions with retailers.

Chris Leach

We look at it as an opportunity to align our people, technology and investments against strategic growth targets.

Trudy Muller

This is a very exciting time for us at Celtic. Growing our healthcare- related services into new markets is part of our strategic plan. Service excellence with staff members and the community will always remain our top priority.

Arnie Burchianti

The third-quarter and nine-months revenues not only illustrate the balance Lehman Brothers has achieved among its equity, fixed income and investment banking businesses, but also show the financial and strategic potential of new businesses the firm has been building, including private equity and high-net-worth activities.

Richard Fuld

You can start a war but it won't be you who finishes it. The Americans know that their troops are vulnerable. I would advise them not to commit such a strategic error.

General Yahya Rahim Safavi

The increase in gasoline supplies could partly be just the release of U.S. strategic reserves being accounted for now.

Mark Pervan

He's going to have to take the lead, or fall in and make it a strategic race, ... I could see it going either way. I'm hoping he takes control and is aggressive, but with the likes of what the Razorbacks have, it's going to be interesting for the crowd and for the other athletes in the race.

Derek Hood

This is real imperialist penetration, ... They are taking sensitive and strategic information.

Hugo Ch

When combined with previously completed repurchases of nearly $1 billion this share repurchase authorization, if completed, would represent the remaining balance under the company's strategic realignment plan.

Mark Mays

It's a strategic decision that also serves our mission, ... There are more people in our service area who need specialty services than labor and delivery, and OB has, historically, struggled at Porter.

Peter Boyle

And there's a strategic moment now to adopt a new approach.

Alex Neve

Richard is an outstanding leader and strategic thinker who has the experience and vision to grasp the challenges and opportunities facing BBC Children's. I am confident he will build the output and reputation of the department both nationally and internationally.

Alan Yentob

The reality is that China is a much stronger power today, because the economic dimension has been added to the military and strategic one.

Sugata Bose

These kinds of accusations do not help the relationship and are not conducive to the development of this strategic partnership between the two countries.

Ambassador Lu Shumin

This is not a snap move in reaction to changing market conditions. This is a strategic move to reposition the company's client product line offering.

Brian Gammage

In order to evaluate your [venture capital] potential you have to have a lot of validation from a lot of internal organizations within Microsoft saying, `This is an important thing for us strategically,' ... Our access to people at Microsoft is good, and to other people of strategic importance outside Microsoft.

Steve Petrucci

I think it is also extremely important to revive Bulgaria's relations with Russia, Ukraine and other strategic partners.

Georgi Parvanov

With the market deficit slowly being filled by the big three producers at increasing unit capital cost - greenfield projects are likely to be much harder to justify, highlighting one motivation in the strategic advantage of bringing forward these expansions.

Credit Suisse First Boston

Texas Genco is an ideal strategic fit with NRG. The strengths of its people and its assets align closely with our own, bolstering NRG's platform for growth and our ability to drive value for our shareholders.

David Crane

When we wrote the strategic plan for 2004-05 it most definitely represented a very enthusiastic undertaking, to say the least. However, we were able to once again, accomplish everything we set out to do, and more importantly, exceed what we originally intended to accomplish.

Steve Bloomberg

I am also glad to see that the initial launches of our key strategic products have been successful and that subsequent business expansion plans are taking place.

Carl Yankowski

We hope that we can conclude an agreement this year and with that we can have our own state by agreement, ... The decision last night was to recommit ourselves to peace as a strategic option.

Saeb Erekat

That is preying on people's minds particularly if it hits areas with some key strategic oil facilities.

Kamal Sharma

[Over a year ago, the New Haven school system launched a strategic road map that shares some goals and methods with No Child Left Behind. The plan, called] Kids First 2008: Growing from Good to Great, ... a sense of urgency.

Catherine Sullivan

In our strategic plan, our goal is to have 100 percent reflection of the state of Florida's population in our universities.

Carolyn Roberts

Deferring deposits to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is more symbol than substance.

David Sandalow

At $41.29 per proven barrel and $111 per 1,000 barrels a day production, the price more than doubles recent deals. Clearly this is a strategic move.

Deutsche Bank

That would change the entire strategic equation in the Persian Gulf.

Michael Gordon

We believe management continues to explore strategic alternatives, including potential acquisitions and joint venture opportunities, and as a result, we expect WMS to participate in the consolidation of the equipment industry over the next 12 months.

Jason Ader

For being shrewd about doing good, for rewiring politics and re-engineering justice, for making mercy smarter and hope strategic and then daring the rest of us to follow, Bill and Melinda Gates and Bono are Time's Persons of the Year.

Nancy Gibbs

I think an agency has to have time to build a relationship with a client to do their best work. It may be all right for strategic hot shops to work on projects or even creative agencies, but media agencies really have to get to know a client's business.

Sandra Collins

We believe the transaction and the strategic rationale for this combination are in the best interests of our patients, employees, customers and shareholders -- reflecting the full value of our firm.

James Cornelius

We cut here, we cut there, but it's not done in a strategic fashion. We can't continue to gnaw away at the core. That's a recipe for disaster.

Kevin Patterson

The acquisition of the Marconi businesses has a compelling strategic logic and is a robust financial case. As fixed and mobile services converge, our customers will substantially benefit from this powerful combination.

Carl henric Svanberg

Completion of this acquisition adds a number of strategic benefits to the partnership, including additional fee-based revenue under long-term contracts.

David Kyle

It gives Raul's side a tremendous strategic advantage, either way. It freezes the opposition. It's brilliant, if you think about it. And you have to be really popular to pull this off. You have to be really sure.

Dario Moreno

The results are good but the expectations for the bank meeting the return on equity target have been priced into the stock. Deutsche Bank has not yet addressed the issue of its new strategic step. They're relying too much on revenue streams that are highly volatile, for example fixed income.

Nick Sloane

This strategic acquisition completes our foundation for accelerated and sustainable profitable growth. With our balanced portfolio of assets, scale, and financial flexibility, we can deliver the growth and value that our shareholders expect.

Jim Mulva

We have the attitude that if it is strategic, that's great, but if it's a financial bath, then it's not strategic.

James Holden

I am nevertheless confident that we have the strategic wherewithal and resources to manage the challenges ahead and successfully seize the considerable opportunities ahead of us.

Louis Camilleri

We will do everything in our power to ensure that Spain's energy companies remain Spanish. The government believes Spain should have strong national companies with independent decision-making power in strategic sectors such as energy.

Fernando Moraleda

You see hedge funds more willing to do private equity-type deals. You've suddenly got a whole new pool of money with a very different perspective from strategic buyers.

Kalpana Desai

Our industry is dynamic and we have conversations with all the major players in our industry. We will only do an acquisition when it helps us to fulfill our strategic mission, that meets our goals and objectives.

Charles Lee

The results for the third quarter reflect the impact of the strategic initiatives to reposition our worldwide business that were announced in September.

Robert Nakasone

Jeff is a key addition to our executive team. He brings with him a wealth of industry knowledge and strategic business experience that will enhance our ability to meet the demands of our industry in this very dynamic business environment.

Neil Jones

In our view, the concept outlined at today's Value Investing Congress would not create significant value for McDonald's shareholders. McDonald's and two separate outside advisors have carefully evaluated the ideas presented and concluded that they would pose serious strategic and financial risks to McDonald's and our overall system.

Matthew Paull

We charted a new course from what we'd been following the previous 35 years. We went from (promoting) jobs, jobs, jobs, to (promoting) jobs, amenities and housing downtown — a strategic remixing of those kinds of uses in the city's core.

John Gower

We have a budget that we set; we're on target with that plan. Campaigns make strategic decisions. You can decide to put somebody in a room on the phone for six hours a day (raising money) or you can try to get them out in the public, and that's what we did this cycle.

Kevin Griffis

There are no big transactions in sight, ... We are established in all the major sectors which we consider to be strategic.

Peter Brabeck

The year under review saw good progress in pursuing our strategic objectives, while generating profit growth and cash.

John Peace

While there has been an increased retention of funds within the region, we expect the flow of capital out of the region to accelerate in 2006, partly due to the over-priced nature of regional markets and partly due to an increased desire to use the petrodollars to make strategic acquisitions.

Steve Brice

We want to assure our customers that this strategic approach will validate that our plans are in line with the projected growth.

Brandon Gray

I think Christchurch City Holdings will have to pay a premium to gain control of a strategic asset in the Canterbury region.

Grant Williamson

Alltel is a strategic asset with regard to its wireless business and balance sheet. The same applies to Sprint.

David Janazzo

Hybrid vehicles are gaining broader appeal among Americans. But a majority are also aware of the benefits of diesel powered vehicles, which presents a strategic conundrum for the auto industry.

Raghavan Mayur

This acquisition in northern Mexico is an excellent strategic fit, allowing us to better serve both Mexican and U.S. customers. In addition to growing our business in the region, this also brings an experienced manufacturing workforce and strong customer relationships.

Ilene Gordon

The acquisition of Shell Coal is a major strategic step in this regard, and represents a springboard for Anglo Coal into Australia.

James Campbell

The Hornet shows how our Dodge portfolio could be strategically expanded easily. The B-segment could be a strategic addition to Dodge's portfolio.

Thomas Hausch

From a strategic standpoint the merger makes a lot of sense. It's combining strong content with a whole new means of distributing that content.

Linda Bannister

Chirac is saying: France is adapting. We are applying the same strategic thought but to deeply different circumstances.

Dominique Moisi

I think the thing that impressed me is (AT&T CEO Michael) Armstrong's strategic vision and the fact that he's got John Malone (TCI's chairman) to go along. There's a real commitment to build a new AT&T.

Mark Morris

Toy retailers and manufacturers are trying a different strategy so that they don't keep coming back to the same places. In some instances, it's a strategic decision. Toymakers need to expand their options in order to grow their market share. It's also a way out if Wal-Mart rejects their products.

Reyne Rice

Obviously, we feel very good about our location. It is strategic to a number of densely populated areas.

Rob Stillwell

Our planned investment is the strategic answer to this risk.

Wendelin Wiedeking

It's no longer about strategic development. It's about financial management.

Michael Diekmann

From a strategic standpoint, the acquisition gave us instant (scale) across the U.S. in the next-day market, which is the fastest growing segment of the industry.

Bill Zollars

I'm really looking forward to taking a more active role in guiding the company's strategic direction.

Rob Katz

I think it was an awesome team effort, ... We helped bring it all together, but the credit really goes to Jim Dodson and the generals and other retired military officials who formed the strategic think tank to save Eielson.

Brian Rogers

We understand it is an important issue and that is why we are making sure to be very strategic and thorough in our planning.

Sean Kevelighan

We continue to add key distributors across Europe so aviation customers keen to use Exxon Elite and our other premium aviation lubricants can do so easily and cost effectively. These two quality distributors are the latest in our growing list of strategic distributors that add value to what we offer customers.

Bill Dennis

A durable, long-term U.S.-China strategic relationship is even more important now than in previous decades. The relationship will continue to grow and prosper to the mutual benefit of all peoples.

Alexander Haig

Donor-advised funds are part of a fundamental shift in philanthropy toward more strategic and thoughtful giving by a broad spectrum of donors -a shift that we believe will continue to result in more dollars flowing to the nation's charities.

David Guinta

I don't think the criticism that this agreement has been geared to further augment (India's) strategic nuclear program holds water.

Ronen Sen

It was our desire to secure an investment or strategic partnership before we filed, and the environment just did not help us on that front at all.

Kerry Skeen

What we find so objectionable is that these public-service agencies are involving themselves in recruiting hunters and now, in some cases, have even made it part of their strategic plans.

Heidi Prescott

They started raising issues like 'What's the training the CEO has to deal with financial planning, strategic issues, personnel management, marketing?' It's had a significant impact on the thinking.

Frank Goodyear

Bristol International will continue to carry out a strategic review of car parking options, so that a suitable and practical solution can be developed to meet the future needs of passengers parking at the airport.

Alan Davies

Despite the difficult near-term environment, we will continue to do what's necessary to improve our margins and take the strategic actions to strengthen our leadership position in digital signal processing solutions.

Thomas Engibous

This move is an effort by Doug to put a little more daylight between himself and the operational side so that he can free up his own time to do more strategic thinking about the markets.

Martin Romm

The proposed takeover of Schering is in line with our strategic objective to further grow our health care business, especially in the area of pharmaceutical specialty products.

Werner Wenning

This transaction is a major strategic step in Deutsche Post's development and represents the continuation of our strategy to become the leading global logistics company.

Klaus Zumwinkel

He will have complete control of team selection, tactics and coaching issues. I will concentrate on strategic issues that affect the club in less obvious but equally important ways.

Sir Clive Woodward

For all intents and purposes, our new strategic plan will become our application to the federal government.

Wayne Sanford

[The Bush administration has had difficulty mustering support for the India deal.] The U.S. gave everything India wanted and got little in return, ... They framed the deal as necessary to cement a strategic partnership with India, and then this partner turns around and sides with Iran. That's not very strategic.

George Perkovich

Pepsi has proven to be a true strategic partner and understands our need to continue to differentiate ourselves in the marketplace.

Greg Creed

This new triad is designed to transform our strategic capabilities to deal with an uncertain future, and it reflects new thinking about the meaning and purpose of U.S. strategic capabilities.

Peter Flory

This is another significant step in consolidating and strengthening the independent bottling system in the U.S. It will further enhance the strategic alignment between Dr Pepper/Seven Up and its key bottlers.

John Sunderland

What did people expect? It's strategic communications.

Michael Novack

We are going to be using kiosks extensively ... and we will begin deploying them in strategic locations in stores where customers are placing special orders in the next couple of years.

Harvey Seegers

Speed to market is critical to retaining and gaining market share. Companies must have the ability to identify shifts in demand and respond to these shifts quickly. Strategic component reuse provides fast-moving companies with an innovative, cost-effective way to produce a new product or service and deliver it to meet fluctuations in demand.

Nancy Koenig

That was very strategic for us.

Dave Ranhoff

That could be a key driver behind a strategic alliance.

Kevin Lee

A potent force of around 1,000-strong and equipped with the full range of combat power at my disposal has been deployed by air and by land to first secure... a large and challenging area in what is a strategic key location for our enemy.

Roger Lane

France sees China as an important part of that. China and France have declared a strategic partnership and both sides think about how to restrain US power and France would like to play the China card.

Adam Segal

Our view is this is just the initial payoff of the disciplined execution of our strategic plan. We have always taken a long term approach toward building our business.

Dan Dimicco

Organizations in every industry vertical are becoming more and more aware that high-performing employees are the most critical source of their strategic success. And employee performance management, along with training and development, is the fastest growing category of strategic human resource functions.

Dan Boccabella

I wouldn't be at all surprised if we're going to see a strategic partner or partners coming in, one to provide actual further capital and support but also to provide content and make sure that content is coming thru.

Justin Urquhart Stewart

It's an important goal of ours to have strategic relationships with all the major platform suppliers. Specifically noteworthy, we have a desire to work with IBM. But people say, 'IBM has a database.' We don't see that as an issue.

Marten Mickos

[Allen said the streamlining measures at his company would lower costs as compared with the last two years and lead to] significant productivity improvement. ... possible strategic acquisitions in the current industry downturn.

Wayne Allen

I can understand why the market is reacting the way it is, ... On the surface, the deal looks strategic.

Desean Jackson

It is all about strategic positioning and competition.

Michele Hutchins

Having evaluated different strategic options, we became convinced that the sale of the foods business was the best solution for our company. This step will enable us to concentrate on our core businesses in home and personal care.

Ulrich Lehner

That was the attraction. It was a tremendously strategic location.

David Strow

The search engines are increasingly aiming their strategic efforts at traditional content originators and aggregators like newspaper publishers. The irony is that these search engines exist, largely, because of the traditional news and content aggregators and profit at their expense.

Gavin O'reilly

The North American business was only one of the many strategic rationales behind our decision to acquire Reebok.

Jan Runau

Accounting software is the first strategic business application that many small firms purchase, making it an important on-ramp for other business applications, which need to integrate with the accounting solution, and a first step towards higher end financial solutions.

Laurie Mccabe

The deal looks interesting from a strategic point of view because the Spanish market offers stronger growth rates (than Germany).

Nils Machemehl

We believe sourcing is the next strategic high ground for B2B -- it is fundamental to our customers and partners as we work together to build liquidity in the B2B economy.

Keith Krach

This is a major piece of (the restructuring), and highly strategic.

John Matthews

It is a game that somebody ought to put a stop to - trying to get dirt on jurors. We shouldn't be asking about 40-year-old arrests. Why do we need it? So these lawyers can play all of these strategic games?

Albert Alschuler

The visit is significant in view of the strategic partnership between the two countries.

Navtej Sarna

The potential universe of strategic buyers is quite limited. The people most likely to put in a bid is another publisher but then they have to consider antitrust concerns.

David Nadel

We have no strategic reserves for natural gas.

Steve Reynolds

The smokeless business is attractive for its growth. We view it as a strategic initiative for Reynolds and Philip Morris.

Herb Achey

The purpose of engaging strategic investors in the shareholding reform is not to collect funds to raise the capital adequacy ratio of the state-owned commercial banks, but to learn the expertise of our foreign counterparts in service, management and internal control to improve the competitiveness of China's banking sector.

Tang Shuangning

We are pleased to enter into the agreement with Nekoosa Coated Products, a company with a well-earned reputation in the industry. Also, the sale advances Nashua's strategy to exit non-strategic and mature businesses and focus on growth opportunities.

Andrew Albert

However, we will take this opportunity to re-examine the strategic direction of Gateway to fine-tune our products, services and approach to our professional and consumer direct markets.

Rick Snyder

Rick greatly contributed to the success of the bank, and we all appreciate his efforts. This change enables an increased focus on our strategic business plan, which will accelerate our success, moving forward.

Tom Ray

New federal regulations have changed the rules governing the incumbent providers. Having the ability to provide an alternative access solution has grown our Carrier Services business and allowed us to enter into strategic partnerships that have benefited both Choice One and our Customers.

Nick Sgroi

The idea that the brand essence can come from anywhere brought a lot of energy to us. It made advertising a practice, not the be-all and end-all, and it gave credibility to our strategic planning people as more than tacticians.

Jay Farrell

We have more strategic alternatives available to us than we realized, and we need more time to properly explore all our alternatives.

Alex Yemenidjian

The needs of the Lebanese and regional economy are changing dramatically, and young people must adjust to the market and opportunities for enterprise that require education institutions and curriculum to adapt. Business and education partnerships are central to this process, and IBLF is pleased to have facilitated more strategic engagement of leading employers.

Robert Davies

We are aware that in 2005 our efforts to preserve the stability and prestige of the Republic of Bulgaria in the area of foreign policy, and our efforts to attain fully our strategic goals will be mostly contingent upon the way we address our domestic priorities.

Georgi Purvanov

This was a very important and strategic move by Oracle, which is certainly good for them in long run.

Noel Yuhanna

There's a good strategic fit if you look at it that way.

Bertrand Bidaud

We see a very compelling strategic fit and see our combined companies strongly positioned to compete in the marketplace.

Larry Glasscock

It was a case where he had to make a strategic decision, and he stuck it out, but the jury is still out whether it pays off for them. So far it's been a huge hit (with customers), but the timing was tough. It happened at the same time rental business fell off.

Stacey Widlitz

It's a good strategic platform for taking off in the U.S..

Bill Alexander

We're upgrading the talent across the company from a strategic marketing standpoint, and we are making sure there is one approach to marketing that is followed all across the company.

Arun Sinha

Successfully resolving the placed-in-service issue has been a top priority for the company, so we are very pleased by the outcome. This positive ruling removes a major uncertainty for the company and will allow our management team to focus on strategic uses of the cash benefits provided by the synthetic fuel tax credits.

Bob Mcgehee

The destruction of the 1972 ABM Treaty will result in the annihilation of the whole structure of strategic stability and create prerequisites for a new arms race including one in outer space.

Sergei Ivanov

The Z22 is a fairly strategic product, ... The goal is to bring new users into what they call the 'Palm economy' in the hope that, in a year or two, they may upgrade to a more fully featured model.

Todd Kort

To be able to provide what we're providing and have only 50 employees is huge. How we do that is through strategic hosting partnerships and security partnerships—the two major areas for any Web-based company.

Scott Larsen

The traditional model has been to fund a start-up to get a seat at the table to see whether it's going to be a strategic acquisition. The thing that's changed is that the guys at the table are often getting beat out of the acquisition. So they're not waiting anymore; they are cutting the deal right at the beginning.

Susan Green

Jerry is a strategic and analytical thinker who could be the chairman to pull GM out of this crisis.

Thomas Stallkamp

That was a fantastic show that both teams offered. Some times these big games are dull strategic affairs. Not this time.

Thomas Schaaf

The strategic utilization of new technologies to meet consumer needs is of paramount importance to the growth of the Disney Media Networks Group.

Anne Sweeney

Our long term goal to develop local offices in strategic points around the country. The Northeast Corridor is home to many well established technology and manufacturing companies and our unique position as one of the only technology specific design and interactive agencies makes us a terrific match for that area.

George Morris

We are evolving into a company with multiple platforms for growth. Over time, we expect an increasing penetration of our businesses in the professional contractor space. Consistent with our growth strategy, you shouldn't be surprised when we make strategic acquisitions like National Waterworks.

Bob Nardelli

This is a further important step in putting these matters behind us and focusing our full attention on the strategic and operating initiatives that we have undertaken to grow our businesses.

David Dyer

We are taking this step to secure permanent capital to grow; to share ownership broadly among our employees now and through future compensation; and to permit us to use publicly traded securities to finance strategic acquisitions that we may elect to make in the future.

Henry Paulson

There is no compelling reason today for these businesses to remain together. Almost every strategic decision regarding AOL has been wrong.

Bruce Wasserstein

We had an outstanding first quarter with major wins for all product lines in every geography and the successful completion of several strategic initiatives.

Jim Armstrong

I'm going to recommend that we repeat this cycle every 24 months so we can have the most updated information in terms of community perception. The broader picture behind that is that community input is extremely important in helping the hospital make strategic decisions that will benefit all area residents.

Tim Strickland

His expertise in successful acquisitions and integrations will complement our organic growth plans. Several strategic investments will expand the OH Logistics network and allow us greater opportunities to provide value-added services to our clients.

Scott Mcwilliams

Without access to the huge amount of capital needed to go the traditional route, we are establishing sound relationships with strategic partners among quality suppliers to help us achieve our objectives.

Beverly Farmer

While our revenue performance in the quarter was negatively impacted by our own strategic decision to focus on more profitable revenue streams going forward, this is a strategy that should yield healthier shareholder returns both now and in the future.

Ted Waitt

This seems to justify the Westinghouse acquisition from a strategic perspective.

Yoshiharu Izumi

Under no circumstances should we now ease our restrictions on arms sales to Iran. Such a policy reversal would be seen as inexplicably inconsistent by those nations whom we have urged to refrain from such sales, and would likely lead to increased arms sales by them and a possible alteration of the strategic balance in favor of Iran while (the Ayatollah) Khomeini is still the controlling influence.

Caspar W. Weinberger

When you consider the people that we're with, there really isn't any sense of strategic information they would have.

Nita Zelenak

It is also a clear signal to the international community that we are serious about it, we mean business and are willing to pool our resources to help maintain safety and security in the strategic waterway.

Najib Tun Razak

One of our key items of strategic focus is developing the next generation of leaders in the firm and the community.

Jack Walsh

Basically, what they would learn (at the seminar) is how to take a topographical map, an aerial photo, or both, and be able to look at that map and be able to pick out strategic funnels that mature bucks would use in moving around.

Brad Herndon

We don't have to make an IPO for financial reasons. We would like to do it for strategic reasons.

Ron Sommer

The fact that it's based on the Web doesn't make the project any easier, ... You need to do all the due diligence that you'd do on any outsourcing project, especially one that's this strategic.

Ajay Singh

Our strong financial performance is a result of successful execution of strategic objectives set in motion several years ago. Improved industry dynamics and iron ore prices have coincided with our increased ownership in the mines we manage.

John Brinzo