It's a terrible number but typical at the start of the year when you get a replenishment of inventories which boosts imports. But we are also still seeing the affects of the strong rand.

George Glynos

People are just anticipating strong economic data this week. They are also thinking the summer lull may be over and that we may be surprised on the U.S. durables report this week.

Larry Brickman

We are proud of the strong quarter that we have delivered in our first reporting period as a public company.

Paul House

When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life.

Antisthenes

We have a very strong group of players coming back from last year. We still need to get a lot better, but the conference looks pretty even right now and hopefully we can battle and be somewhere in the running.

Donna Mechley

With a three-quarter-billion-dollar order backlog and the first of many A500 deliveries last year, we now look forward to Craig providing his production experience to quickly ramp up deliveries to six aircraft per month to meet this strong customer demand.

Joe Walker

I played college football in an era when 220 pounds was still big enough to play in the line. As an undergraduate, my academics were not what you would call strong.

Larry Jacoby

I don't think you'll see a strong change one way or another in January or February. Things have been going so well and I think that'll continue.

Larry Parker

Alvin had a strong season.

Lee Sterrey

Although most companies start out with a strong focus on customers, as the organization grows beyond a dozen members, people may stop looking outward and become preoccupied with internal processes.

Craig Cochran

I'm confident I can play strong safety at the collegiate level. I just have to keep on working and playing better.

Phil Shepherd

That event cast a big shadow on the company, but the strong support demonstrated by the Defense Department and others in the broadcast, with that wide a national audience, has restored a lot of confidence in the company as a worthwhile investment.

Ronald Opel

The first quarter demonstrates that Siemens' business portfolio delivers strong growth on the combination of innovative solutions, strong presence in growth markets and acquisitions.

Klaus Kleinfeld

Brooke Higgs is going to be a really strong contributor, ... Brooke has done basically anything I've asked her to, and this summer she swam for the Aggie Swim Club as well.

Tracy Campbell

Many market observers are coming out with the belief that the market will break upward after the election. Such strong consensus views often don't turn out to be a reality.

John Augustine

We've had very mild winter weather so far. We haven't heard a lot of customers complaining about their bills. Unless we get a really strong cold snap, it will be until the hot, humid weather returns before people begin noticing a change in their bills.

Bill Swank

We came back and won the game in the last minutes against a strong team. I think the most important thing was to stay out of the penalty box. They have a great power play. We scored some big goals on the power play and then they scored some on the power play.

Patrik Stefan

I think the kinds of programs the IMF [International Monetary Fund] is putting in place are strong programs, I think they're well designed for their purposes, and I think they should work.

Robert Rubin

I believe Google can be bought here. There is a scarcity of companies with high, organic growth in this market, and that is why I expect Google to go up. Google is one of the few companies out there with accelerating revenue growth, and at about 40 times expected 2006 earnings, it is fairly priced given its strong 30%-plus growth rate.

Jim Cramer

We are, to put it mildly, in a mess, and there is a strong chance that we shall have exterminated ourselves by the end of the century. Our only consolation will have to be that, as a species, we have had an exciting term of office.

Desmond Morris

Lyndon has some big post players, and they have really strong guards. But if we can come out and do what we need to do, we can win.

Dan Schmidt

We will offer restaurants and food service so strong people will come here for the dining experience as much as the racing. By mid-meet we should be hitting on all cylinders, which is where we would have been on opening day if not for the delays caused by hurricanes Katrina and Wilma.

Scott Savin

Given that our growth rate is not particularly strong, it is not immediately important to us. Over time it will be though as we retire older servers.

Michael Hodges

We have a strong interest in Richie. Negotiations are on-going with his management - we are not in a hurry.

Michael Searle

I'm a strong believer in commitment to a place.

John Abrams

My aim is to consolidate the party and make it strong. I will also aim to expose the anti-people policies of the present government.

Rajnath Singh

We have a dynamic and compelling plotline, epic scope and strong characters. As the game unfolds, the conflicts between the factions and the characters within them become the flashpoints for player missions, and what begins as a battle to live another day soon becomes a global fight for survival, with the player at the heart of the action.

James Swallow

Bristol will extend the Emerson product portfolio and leadership in flow measurement products and services, enabling us to offer an even broader range of value, performance, and reliability to our customers. In addition, the Bristol Babcock management team demonstrates excellent leadership, innovation, dedication to quality, and strong company performance...qualities that fit well with Emerson.

John Berra

The state is creating jobs at a prodigious rate. It has all the makings of a job-creating machine: good weather, low costs, a growing population, a strong tourism industry and little heavy manufacturing.

Ross Devol

He's changed compensation plans, changed the nature of incentives for portfolio managers, introduced additional discipline in terms of how research was done and how risk was managed within the portfolios, and he takes a very strong personal hand in how we achieve our performance goals.

Stanley O'neal

It strikes me there's a bunch of people in power who have really strong intentions of running the world and adjusting the world to exactly how they see it.

Colin Hay

Overall, defensive?wise we're real strong on infield and outfield. Just real solid. Offensive?wise, we have four to six hitters that have a lot of power that can produce at the plate. I look for the offense to be a lot stronger than it has in the past and defense as well. Things are looking real good.

Melissa Navntoft

She did a very good job. They're a very strong 1-on-1 team. They get ball at midfield and drive down hard. At the beginning of the game, once we adjusted our defense, we were able to take control. We had a lot of caused turnovers on [McCormick]. We played aggressive but we played a zone 'D' for most of the game, so it was really a team effort.

Liza Kelly

I would expect that both sides now are struggling to control the board. It may be that there are directors who were appointed by each side, but outside independent directors are not going to be loyal to someone if there is strong persuasive evidence that that person was involved in fraud.

John Coffee

For years, Butte had a good, strong voice in the Legislature.

Michael Larson

In our view, all communities of Iraq have won in these elections, all will have a strong voice in parliament. We hope the elections will be the start of a new process of strength and unity in Iraq.

Craig Jenness

MOTOR TREND holds a distinctive place in the landscape of automotive journalism. It is a strong and influential publication that is poised for tremendous growth. It is the right time for Ira to take MOTOR TREND to the next level.

Angus Mackenzie

We continue to receive strong orders from our broad customer base across leading edge and mainstream technology nodes. As a result, our revenues and the average selling price of our wafers increased during the fourth quarter.

Richard Chang

We should still have a pretty good quarter for consumer spending. January retail sales, excluding autos, were very strong.

Josh Stiles

We came out pretty strong. I think they had a little bit of a chip on their shoulders. That's what they needed.

Carolyn Compton

The economic picture has not changed and it is still one that shows growth will be strong. The data we are seeing does not argue for a sustainable decline in yields.

Hidehiko Maejima

Margot has a very strong work ethic. She puts a lot of time and effort it in the sport and takes it very seriously.

Peter Mcnealus

He's got unbelievable vision on the ice. He reads the play so well and he's so hard to knock off the puck. He's got legs like tree trunks. For his size he's very strong.

Jeff Carter

There is strong commodity demand still emerging from Asia, which is expected to grow further as most of the demand is emanating from developing economies.

Bharat Sheth

It's one of the deepest teams I've ever had. I have 10 extremely strong players who could play easily in the top six.

Perri Touché

I do everything you can do ... all the exercises for your shoulder to try to get it as strong as possible, to make it as stable as you can. For me, that's the only way I sleep at night, knowing I've done everything to prepare to try and prevent that.

Jaret Wright

Hedge Fund returns were impeded by futures managers who made strong energy commodity bets. However, preliminary results indicate emerging market managers maintained their stance as leading strategy contenders, albeit by a small margin. Approximately 60% of hedge fund managers in the Index delivered positive returns, while just over half beat the S&P 500.

Wade Mcknight

If they come up with strong announcements about the agreed cuts it could easily see $1 to $1.50 added to the price [of a barrel of oil].

Joseph Stanislaw

It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong -- but that is the way to bet.

Cybill Sheperd

The Atlanta metro climate for dance is not strong. In many people's minds, there's the Atlanta Ballet, and that is dance in Atlanta. They're not aware of the diversity and excitement dance-wise.

Douglas Scott

We're pretty strong, especially the top three. We just have to get the rest in, which will play itself out during the season. When we have two returning runners who made state, we have a pretty good chance.

Daniel Gonzalez

We're excited to be teaming with Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain to bring Crush games to our fans. We are looking forward to a long partnership that we feel will benefit both entities. In addition, we are glad to build on the AFL's already strong national relationship with FSN by working together with Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain.

John Elway

The figures were above expectations ... Indoor products looked strong. However, outdoor products was somewhat of a disappointment.

James Stettler

U.S. economic figures are still pointing to strong consumer confidence, which gives positive momentum to Asian exporters to carry into 2006.

Simon Chao

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

Richard Mcginn

In the new workplace, with its emphasis on flexibility, teams and a strong customer orientation, this crucial set of emotional competencies is becoming increasingly essential for excellence in every job in every part of the world.

Daniel Goleman

The ratings continue to reflect the company's good positions in that market and other related industries, strong balance sheet and good cash-flow-generating capacity.

Bruce Hyman

Christ and University hospitals would be the most competitive with those kind of services. Both have very strong services in this area.

Gail Myers

It definitely made us limited on some things. Philip Bates has shown, in the time that he's been able to get in there, that he's a strong back that gets positive yards, and he's hard to bring down.

David Elson

This plan of reorganization is an important milestone for us. With the support of our customers, vendors and employees we have the framework in place to enable Anchor Glass to remain a strong and innovative competitor in the marketplace.

Mark Burgess

The doctors are not giving us much hope, because without skin she cannot live. It's just that the muscles are so healthy and strong, and her organs are perfect -- that is the only thing holding her on. The doctors are saying because of the seriousness of the burns that they are shocked and surprised that she is still here today. It is a miracle every day.

Andre Cohen

My horse worked really outstanding - that's what saved me. My horse was real strong and I just stayed out of everyone else's way.

Jeff Chapman

2005 was another good year for Honeywell. Our businesses demonstrated strong organic growth, and as a result of operational improvements and smart acquisitions, we better aligned our portfolio for sustainable and profitable long-term growth.

Dave Cote

One thing this [deal] does underscore is that the investment banking business has become a global business in a hurry and if you don't have a strong presence on both sides of the Atlantic you might as well not show up.

Michael Ancell

Jenny is just so strong and she really runs the defense well back there.

Margaret Fehrenbacher

Princeton had several strong players who were able to get the ball down the field. They passed the ball well and that made a difference.

Sue Vories

The complaints from wireless customers are as strong as ever. Yet they feel they've got the political strength to fight any regulation, anywhere it pops up.

Dian Grueneich

We are very pleased to add another big strong defenseman that will bring leadership and experience to our team. Chad played 79 games last season making him a reliable horse for the upcoming year.

Bryan Maxwell

We were a little disappointed with our round three because that has always been our strong round. We were only down one point and Rockford hit their round three and we didn't.

Kristi Lafleur

We're looking out here. We're seeing this problem, and I realize that being in Rockford for a while, there's strong feelings about it. But we're going to have to deal with it.

Dennis Thompson

This is a strong entry from F5, and it's a hot market, so other companies will move into this space.

Joe Skorupa

Full year profits will be helped by sustained strong growth in other core sectors like transportation, property development, food & beverage and financial services.

Krishan Balendra

The electric power industry's preoccupation with passing through its biggest single-year fuel increases in history is creating a strong chance that U.S. power markets will not be able to successfully address resource adequacy, resulting in power shortages in some areas of the country within the next five years.

Lawrence Makovich

I was happy with how the kids came out in the second half. They really stepped up and weren't afraid of the contact, and they went up strong with the ball.

Kris Kalivas

Netanyahu, in speaking on settlements, was signaling to the Israeli right that he's still in their camp, he's still someone they can trust. I think he's quite surprised at the kind of coverage that it's gotten and the tremendously strong Palestinian and American response against it.

Leslie Susser

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

Bertrand Russell

There is a standstill situation. We all thought September was going to be a strong month, but that did not happen. The phones did not ring. Turnout at the open houses was low, lower than we had expected.

Jacky Teplitzky

We've made a quantum leap forward in our efforts to prevent the use and abuse of alcohol. We've taken a strong stance and made some progress. Attitudes have changed. We're all in this together, shaping the way kids grow up and look at the idea of drinking.

Diana Greene

We line up pretty well against West Lafayette. They have a strong No. 1 doubles team, but their No. 2 doubles is weak, so if we can get one of those and at least two of three singles, we should win. They have the advantage at No. 3 singles though.

Rick Dukeshier

The winds were just too strong and they kept us on the ground today.

Bruce Buckingham

Some of the companies did it tremendously well - they put very strong privacy policies into place. They never share your data, never do anything you don't tell them to do and allow people to opt in.

Terry Golesworthy

Hopefully we can finish up strong. I guess every chance I have to help the team this weekend, I will take it.

Josh Greenberg

We believe that the FDA's immediate concern level with the products is low and see black box as unlikely. A medication guide is more likely because of the strong panel vote in its favor.

Graham Parry

I had a good run, especially on the upper part of the course, but Michaela was just too strong.

Alexandra Meissnitzer

I like to think of it as we're all equal. Maybe we don't get as many innings as we would like, but if one of us gets into trouble, we always have a strong pitcher to back us up.

Ashley Hill

These results give strong evidence for the simple models proposed for the universe's early development. Inflation has passed one of its most significant tests.

David Spergel

We really want to be strong starters. The first three minutes of the game and the first three minutes of the second half are very key for us. If you look at what we did, we led 8-3 at the start of the game, and then we came out and scored the first seven of the second half.

Joe Balogh

She was an incredible human being, a strong, independent woman, and she did a lot of charity work. It's easy to become enamored with who she was and what she did.

Angela Lawson

The support of Steelers fans is always strong, especially when they get in the playoffs. The farther they go, the stronger the support for Steelers.

Jeff Hennion

Skip Simms has a strong background bridging the equity investment and business worlds. Skip's experience will be extremely valuable in enabling SPARK to accelerate and retain innovation-focused companies in our region.

Michael Finney

The United States is Israel's most cherished friend and ally. We have a strong, ongoing, working relationship at all levels, and in no way would Israel do anything to impair this relationship.

David Siegel

It's a very strong result. They're doing exactly what they said they would and keep adding to it. Of course a lot of the growth comes from Vintage.

James Halloran

If demand continues to be strong we are going to be struggling.

Yasser Elguindi

I'm proud of myself. I knew if I fought his fight it would be tough. He's a strong fighter. But I knew that if I boxed him the fight would be easy for me.

Clarence Joseph

Unfortunately, his successor is likely to face equally strong challenges over the next few years, whether or not pension reform legislation passes.

Doug Elliott

I play against him in practice every day and I know what he's capable of. He's big and strong and he can rebound. I keep telling him that if he plays the way he does against me, he'll be fine. He'll get there.

Matt Haryasz

This is an aircraft a lot of people have jumped out of. Because it does not have strong, verifiable history, that's all the more reason to put it here.

Chad Daniels

This was a particularly strong quarter for eBay across all parts of its business.

Rajiv Dutta

She's a hard worker and totally committed to the game. She's very versatile and is a real strong power hitter.

Kelly Graham

Our leadership in growth markets, our innovation and our efficiencies give us real momentum and we expect our strong performance to continue in 2006 and beyond.

Marjorie Scardino

We think there continues to be some pretty strong price opportunities in the market.

Fred Green

We came on strong after halftime. We got couple of big turnovers and really cashed them in. Our defense played well and our offense started to move.

Jim Sparks

I think what's happening is we're having a struggle between very strong earnings (and) the counterbalancing force is the concern of rising interest rates, and so it's the fight between those two things that I think is keeping pressure on the market.

Robert Froehlich

It is what we were looking for, strong growth especially in emerging markets which has supported group profits.

Sandy Chen

I feel that Mt. Pleasant works together and that the people work together to make the community strong. I want to do my part to keep that going.

Marie Underwood

Merck is trying to send a very strong signal out there: 'Don't think you're going to toss you're hat in the litigation game and wait a couple months and we're going to toss you some money,' ... They're saying, 'If you're going to play the litigation game, you better be serious.'

Chip Babcock

We don't smell too good right now, but we're coming back, and we're coming back strong. We've got a shell. We've got a tremendous spirit, and we're going to come back bigger and better than ever.

Bill Holmes

We were hoping to have a shot at winning our own tournament but we knew Glass was going to be strong. I am very proud of them.

Lance Carter

It felt tough, I felt like I finished strong. My goal was top ten and I was 11th, so I can't be too disappointed. I usually don't like ice baths, but I am going to have one to get ready for tomorrow. I think tomorrow will be easy compared to this. At least I know how to run it.

Blake Russell

While we are still finalizing the fields, already the competitive slates are very strong. With the Olympics on tap, we have a number of runners who are hoping to qualify for their respective country teams in January.

David Chester

We've talked about trying to have guys play a physical game right away. Play some strong defense. That first 10 minutes will be huge.

Andrew Ebbett

I think we have the potential but it is not going to be an easy season by any means. We have a lot of depth in our seniors. Most of them have started since they were sophomores, so they are a strong unit.

Lori Rubino

If I'm riding very strong and I have a chance to win, I have to show them I'm willing to give everything. They need to know I think I can win so they're willing to give their all to support me.

Levi Leipheimer

All of us face difficult times. You do too. It depends how well-equipped you are when the hard times come will determine how you do. And I want to finish strong. I want to be a strong finisher.

Susan Krieg

The guy was strong. I don't know, you just can't sit there and watch that go by. Not in this day and age anymore.

Paul Sigler

We've never considered or thought we really needed a white knight. We're a very strong, powerful company and the end result is really assured.

Craig Conway

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 went into the locker room and I thought we could play with them. Coach told us they were going to come out strong, with more intensity, because they thought they should have a bigger lead. I don't think we matched their intensity.

Roy Booker

I don't want you to get the impression we strong-armed them. We just said it would not be a good career move.

David Livingston

Especially for snowboard cross, endurance is huge. All of us are strong athletes. Ski racers, in the downhill, do one run a day. We did six today, plus warm-up runs. Those are minute-30 [second] runs, so you need a lot of endurance to pull that off.

Seth Wescott

Liberty is a great celestial Goddess, strong, beneficent, and austere, and she can never descend upon a nation by the shouting of crowds, nor by arguments of unbridled passion, nor by the hatred of class against class.

Annie Besant

You simply plug in and play, ... We have tried to create Gizmondo in such a way that all the functionalities work in a way. We didn't want to compromise on any of these applications, so we feel that they would stand as one as different settings strong enough just to be a products selling just for that feature.

Carl Freer

Penn is also a very strong team. But there isn't a big gap in our game. They are more dependent on their post players and play more of a half-court game.

Chris Gobrecht

The second match definitely was more competition. The courts were a lot faster. But everyone came out really strong and we just were able to take care of business.

Suzi Babos

We have a very strong, substantive infrastructure available. Certainly, we're ready.

Bob Herskovitz

For the bond market, it's clearly not bullish, ... At a time where growth is strong, the labor market is still tight, and price pressures are building, the last thing you need is a surge in energy prices that will push inflation up across the board.

Mike Ryan

It's nothing to worry about. I'll be fine. I don't need a day off. I want to finish strong.

Jose Reyes

We have a strong culture base with food, using it to celebrate weddings, birthdays, graduations and holidays.

Sarah Owens

We're expecting operating profits to increase by 20% [to $4.4 billion] for the quarter, aided by strong sales in the U.S. and Asia and the weaker yen.

Tsuyoshi Mochimaru

We have received strong, positive customer feedback about Premium Roast coffee over the past year and we are pleased to have served as a test market. Our customers have now asked for a sweet good offering that compliments Premium Roast coffee and we're excited to bring McDonald's Cinnamon Melts to southeast Michigan.

John Betts

The nearly 15,000 employees at UPS Freight deserve the same strong voice and strong representation that the Teamsters provide to workers at UPS.

Jim Hoffa

One can get caught up in believing China's strong growing economy can continue on forever. The truth is that Chinese businesses expressed concerns themselves.

Robert Quant

Demand for office space will be strong, and there will be minimal new construction. While several new office buildings are being planned, few will be completed by the end of 2006.

Lance Sallis

There seems to be momentum building. The question is whether it's strong enough to carry through to the first and second quarter of 2004.

Jeffrey Joerres

School Specialty is a smaller company. It's the largest distributor of educational products to schools. And simply put, this is a company with a terrific competitive position and a very strong management team that I think is very well positioned for growth over the next several years.

Matthew Fassler

It was a disappointing loss, but it was good to get the young players into the game to see what they can do. We're still building, and that showed when we came on strong in the end.

Jordan Brown

Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a fragrance as before a storm. When a storm approaches thee, be as fragrant as a sweet-smelling flower.

Jean Paul Richter

The impacts of the income-tax cuts passed last year are being equated into higher refund payments sent to taxpayers in February. Our state's economy is strong enough to provide for General Fund growth despite the enacted cuts.

Brad Cowgill

Stocks are only getting cheaper and cheaper, and the U.S. economy is strong as are corporate profits. I was bearish on U.S. equities earlier this year but have now turned positive.

Claes Ahrel

They came out strong and looked good.

Jim Heinzler

He's made my life easier. He's so strong for a point guard that he forces other teams to double him and the kick out is to me for a three. He gets me a lot of easy baskets.

Troy Murphy

What Gore needs, to counter the anti-Clinton, anti-Gore sentiment that's out there for a number of Democrats, is strong labor backing. And this issue is a thorn in the side of organized labor. This is a headache. It's not yet the level of a migraine.

Norman Ornstein

I saw a big, strong lefty who threw in the upper 80s. That grabs your attention real fast.

Jamey Shouppe

I'm strong. I'm a survivor, and I thank God now everyday for my life.

Terrika Cross

Rate hikes don't have to mean the death knell for tech spending. Fundamentals are still strong.

David Joy

We were tracking this project really early on, and it really was about the material itself for us. It felt very cinematic, more cinematic than most videogames and with a real sense of style, with very strong characters.

David Gale

It's all very positive and very strong. They're emailing me and asking about the potential to set up our own Web site ... so that all the kids can log on just for a minute or two and see what kind of problems or successes are happening, and see what kind of ideas are going on out there.

Dr. David Jones

We are giving the government a very strong reason to sit down with the teachers and solve this dispute.

Jim Sinclair

The board naturally has mixed feelings. We are thrilled for Jenny as she moves on to another stage of her life, but we will certainly miss her grace and wisdom on a daily basis. Still, the very nature of her extraordinary professional skill means that she will leave the district on an even keel, with good positive momentum, and a strong leadership team in place to ease the transition.

Victoria Sublette

Last year he had a really strong first serve -- if it went in. This year he is much more consistent with it. His backhand is also very strong this year as well, his ground strokes ... he's just a much more consistent player. I just see him getting better and improve every time I see him play.

Jeff Schulte

In a way they (Burlington Northern) are a victim of their own success. They had a strong quarter and are doing well, but for some eight quarters, the market is used to them coming in significantly above expectations.

Tony Hatch

People are drinking more cocktails, and yes, they do go with food. We try to get people to appreciate the strong or sharp or sweet nose of a cocktail. Aroma is just as important as taste.

Duggan Mcdonnell

We're concerned (the charges) will overshadow what was a very strong quarter.

Colin Devine

Our sales growth in the first quarter was driven by strong order momentum across our product lines.

Gideon Argov

The last thing in the world we even need to be thinking about is raising taxes. A strong economy is what is going to pay for rebuilding the affected areas.

Allan Hubbard

I think those three guys have the ability to really run at defenses. They are extremely fast, strong and skillful and can really break down a defense.

George Gelnovatch

This is obviously a strong quarter, but investors did have high expectations for what the company could do.

Brent Bracelin

After two Federal reviews and strong approvals by shareholders and the international community, it is clear that this combination is undeniably in the public interest, ... The Department of Justice and FCC approvals put us on firm footing as we seek the remaining few state approvals.

Tom Tauke

Tanner is a tenacious competitor with a strong will. He learned early on that conditioning can put you on a level playing field and he has always been in fantastic shape. Tanner has a remarkable set of lungs, he can just go and go. That enables him to control the tempo of the bout, to take the fight to the other individual.

Bruce Burnett

Too big and too strong at every position. It becomes a case of, how do you want to play them? They made one of those phenomenal runs on us and the show was over.

Joe Desantis

He's one of the guys who's familiar with Phil's system, ... Phil's comfortable with him and knows what he can do. He's looked strong, shot the ball well. He's stuck out in a positive way. He's healthy for the first time in a long time.

Brian Shaw

We are pleased to report a strong start for 2006. Our first quarter sales were driven by volume increases across all of our businesses. We continued to benefit from our successful efforts to build revenues while controlling expense growth, resulting in double-digit earnings gains.

Chris Killingstad

The market is sort of following through from the strong rise on Wall Street last night but it's not looking all that convincing though.

Mick Coombes

By keeping the majority of the site free, we will continue to scale the business through strong advertising growth.

Martin Nisenholtz

We have concerns about the way our members would be treated and whether contracts would be honored. I think there is a strong correlation between a good union contract and excellent journalism and community service.

Luther Jackson

[Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Robin Green said cell phone records were crucial in getting the conviction.] We were able to use those records to show repeated contact Albert Kieth Smith had with the victim and the other men his ex-wife was talking to, ... Without those records, our case wouldn't have been so strong.

Robin Green

This is the deepest pitching staff that we've had so far. And since we have three section games a week and our section is so strong, that could help tremendously.

Mark Riggin

The order backlog is very strong, particularly in North America and Europe.

Christian Schindler

This was a very difficult decision for the board given Harry's strong performance, ... The board felt this was a right and necessary decision, given the circumstances. We have fought hard to restore our reputation.

Lew Platt

For the distance guys, we wanted to see if we could double score in every event we could, and we double-scored in all but one. We were real happy with that. We wanted to see if the kids could hit two strong times.

Kevin Harrington

We had a couple of discussions in class about world hunger. It really spoke out to a lot of us. The issue is still really strong around the world.

Tony Rowe

Like I said before, it's a really strong event for us, especially in relationship to depth.

Patty Vavra

We knew our defense would be a strong point but I don't know if we thought they would play that well. We have so many kids back who have been through so much. They have the experience to recognize what's going on and anticipate the play.

Bart Tooley

(Washington is) going to be a great player in this league. She's strong. She can go right strong, and she can finish. She did give us a problem. But I was proud of our defense at times rotating, especially down the stretch.

Jeff Parham

He?s exactly what this country needs -- a military man with a strong hand to make things right and stand up for the little guy.

Oscar Lopez

The more effective it is, the less safe it is, and with a strong product the reaction will be expected to be more.

Wendy Wong

Consumers have a strong reason to procrastinate, ... There will be more and more deals and bargains, and everybody knows it.

Sanford Bernstein

The recent hurricanes in the U.S. have impacted our results. However, underlying performance is strong, amplified by high but volatile prices of oil, gas and products, ... We anticipate production from the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to be back to normal, with the exception of the Shell-operated Mars project, by the end of the year.

Lord Browne

Jamie has some good foot speed. When she sees the gap, she can take the ball strong to the hole.

Mark Yoder

I think it would be barely satisfactory from the strong message I got from (Vilsack), but we're trying to come up with something that a majority of the board could agree on.

Charles Edwards

That's an athletic team and that's a physically strong team. I thought late in the game they seemed to get stronger.

Ron Jirsa

The growth fundamentals really weren't there for the euro. The U.S. has a strong economy, it has high yields and that's good for the dollar.

Steve Pearson

Sex is a more important part of their lives. A, a strong majority say that sex is critical ingredient in a healthy lifestyle. A much smaller number of older folks say that.

Steve Slon

We had to pick our poison: Do we cover the perimeter or inside? They shot the ball extremely well and Devlin was just too strong for us.

Tim Mcconnell

There are very strong winds of change blowing through the continent of Latin America and they seem to be in somewhat of a left-ward direction.

Desmond Lachman

I think we're moving in right direction. Our underlying results ... are strong. We're building a foundation that will serve us very well.

Jack Stahl

We are in a must-win situation right now. We have never emphasized the outcome of our matches because I believe that if each athlete plays her game and brings focus to the match, the results will take care of themselves ... [but] we want to finish on a strong and positive note. There is an urgency now.

Kathy Sell

We've - as a team - been as high as 24,000 feet, and we all had pretty strong, banging headaches at that point. And that was uncomfortable - but not scary.

Alison Levine

Young Life is a nondenominational Christian organization that is committed to providing strong, positive influences in the lives of teenagers.

Carol Cassara

These increases have produced strong accretion to British Land shareholders, while the outlook remains positive.

Stephen Hester

(They) all have a very, very strong commitment to this university and have a strong commitment to this program.

Danny Rocco

We just have a lot of depth. I think we have a strong team. We're a close group, and we work hard.

Shannon Jackson

Jacki beat us by herself. There's no one like Jacki. She plays a different game every time. There's no defense for her. The best thing you can do is let her score and not let the other players score. You've got to be mentally strong to play a team like St. Mary's. They're very disciplined.

Cip Sanchez

That was his best game of the year. He had 31, which is fabulous, but his rebounding and his defense were really strong tonight, and he had struggled in the past 2½ weeks. He did the things we asked him to do.

Tom Maier

Over the long term, they've been quite strong. A lot of these funds have been around for a while and have strong management teams.

Catherine Hickey

Although booking patterns remained strong through early August despite poor operating performance, booking levels have since fallen on the adverse publicity surrounding the cancellations that occurred in early August.

Jim Goodwin

The main purpose of these hearings is to get an idea on where the budget missed the boat with the community. No budget will ever please everybody. The City Council tries to address the concerns they hear about most. Sometimes, if the city does not get any strong message from these hearings, no changes are made.

Ceil Pettle

I feel that Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley is strong and on the right path for establishing an institution that will thrive for many years to come.

Raymond Rodriguez

Given the lack of regulation, the increasing number of deaths, medical concerns and the lack of independent testing, the ACLU of Northern California recommends that the state Legislature and local law enforcement take strong steps to regulate the use of this weapon.

Mark Schlosberg

A versatile player, Amy can play any position. She is quite athletic and good on the ball. She plays basketball, as well, so she is a strong all-around athlete. She is going to help us in many different ways.

Pete Kowall