So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.
Lee Iacocca
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There are various hidden uncertainties if we look at the main growth engines. Exports depend on external factors and it will be a big question as to whether China's exports can be a single flower blossoming if the world economy slows next year.
Qu Hongbin
Given the economic uncertainties, it is difficult to predict how the remainder of the year will transpire.
Rijkman Groenink
That's the biggest uncertainty about HP. You have this big chunk of people leaving, so the question is, will that affect morale, and how is it going to affect this quarter and the next? They have a lot of uncertainties away from the PC business.
Mona Eraiba
Recognizing the many uncertainties about the broader economy, we are carefully walking the line between realism and optimism, ... Although it appears that our revenue stream will improve as the year plays out, the pace and timing of recovery is uncertain.
John Loose
The Fed has and must have a commitment to price stability. The uncertainties on the upside (for inflation) have only gotten bigger since Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast.
Janet Yellen
Better predictive tools will reduce the uncertainties involved in defeating very hard targets and therefore reduce the need for higher-yield weapons to overcome those uncertainties.
Irene Smith
Bank blue chips were hurt by the concerns that they may not meet target loan growth this year in this environment of political uncertainties and high oil prices.
Pichai Lertsupongkit
In the presence of the uncertainties in the measurements, we don't know how to assign weights to these two factors (natural and human). It might be all one, all the other or a mix of the two.
John Wallace
We watched Peter Jennings' beard grow, and we were somehow reassured that he did not shave, that through morning, afternoon, evening and on into the night, he did not leave the desk, that he confided in us his uncertainties, that he shared the confusions of each hour. He grew more pale and more vulnerable, as if he knew that we needed him to be human, so that we could be together.
Marc Fisher
I find these results troubling, disturbing, scary. Because despite the uncertainties, we're playing dice with the whole Earth here.
Michael Oppenheimer
The solid investment-grade ratings on Amgen Inc. reflect the strong performance of the company's newer products, the growing diversity of its drug portfolio, and its conservative financial policies. At the same time, the ratings are constrained by uncertainties about Amgen's still relatively narrow drug offering.
Arthur Wong
Investors need to be able to stomach this ride, must keep at the forefront of their minds that they're buying into this for the long-term, because there are lots of short-term uncertainties.
Jason Tsai
The true nature of science is very creative, full of uncertainties….
Dorothy Warren
In the long term, this will provide strength for the Canadian dollar. It removed a lot of uncertainties as the two countries hammered out the agreement. This should benefit the Canadian economy and the currency.
Linda Jespersen
Ford postponing the event would be their judgment that market conditions are becoming disorderly. (Ford is) betting that conditions will improve once upcoming uncertainties are out of the way, one of which is the FOMC meeting.
William Sullivan
There are some loose ends. But we have to live with some uncertainties in criminal cases.
Terje Nyboe
The study indicates that the contribution of the ice sheets to recent sea-level rise during the decade studied was much smaller than expected, just two percent of the recent increase of nearly three millimeters a year. Continuing research using NASA satellites and other data will narrow the uncertainties in this important issue.
Jay Zwally
Congress hadn't planned on providing funds to resolve all the scientific uncertainties this year, ... But if we don't want to see a repeat of this disaster, the restorations we thought might take decades must now be completed in years.
Scott Faber
I wouldn't yet rule out the chance we could be as good as last year. It depends on how things turn around now that the uncertainties of the war have played out and how aggressive the automakers continue to be through rest of the year.
Bob Schnorbus
Due to current uncertainties surrounding the non-reimbursed costs to Texas of Hurricane Katrina, I think it is prudent to wait several weeks until we know what Texas' post-Katrina obligations are for evacuees before we start spending our limited reserves.
David Dewhurst
The uncertain current status of the shuttle return to flight as well as uncertainties in the early stages of development of the robotic mission lead us to believe that the key technical decision points are at least a year in the future. Keeping both options open would be a prudent direction for the agency to take.
Louis Lanzerotti
Uncertainties in the telecommunications industry -- such as acquisitions and mergers -- have created several challenges for providers when it comes to raising customer confidence and satisfaction. However, the issue of customer uncertainty can be overcome through the presence of well-informed sales representatives and account executives who are prepared to address customer questions and concerns.
Steve Kirkeby
Many builders appear to be taking a more cautious attitude because of uncertainties in the economy and this post-Katrina environment, particularly with regard to sales expectations in the near term.
Dave Wilson
Demand is growing, and we still have uncertainties in Nigeria, and the ongoing situation in Iran continues to worry. The sentiment is still very positive and the market in a very bullish mood.
Bruce Evers
This record performance was the result of strength across virtually all of our businesses. While the second quarter was characterized by uncertainties that roiled the interest rate, credit, commodities and equities markets, the third quarter saw trends reassert themselves.
David Viniar
Iran and Nigeria are uncertainties that hang over the market and can change the fundamentals very quickly.
David Fyfe
Gold has found follow through buying in the post-COMEX and Asian sessions which has led it to a fresh 25-year high of $570.50/oz and in the current climate of inflationary concerns due to rising energy costs and geo-political uncertainties, particularly in the Middle-East, gold looks set to continue higher, targeting $575/oz and potentially $600/oz in the short-to medium term.
James Moore
Fortunately for children, the uncertainties of the present always give way to the enchanted possibilities of the future.
Gelsey Kirkland
The biggest uncertainties before today were operational costs and iron ore prices. With costs out of the way, all eyes are now on the iron ore outcomes.
Rob Clifford
It's tough to call. I can say that in the long term, Atlantic Coast is a very interesting growth story, a lot of potential, but there are a lot of uncertainties since it is a high p/e (price to earnings ratio) stock.
Michael Linenberg
The forecast annual growth rate over the next 10 years of just over 1 percent reflects the chronic underinvestment that plagues the Russian oil sector because of persistent regulatory uncertainties and growing state interference.
Valery Nesterov
It brings spiritual warfare and suffering for the priest as he identifies with those who suffer, and shares the frustrations, anger, and incomprehensibility of that suffering in what it does to those who suffer. The priest shares in these struggles of his suffering people, the uncertainties it brings, the sense of divine abandonment it induces, and the loneliness caused.
Arthur Middleton
Considering all the uncertainties he faced with the team (last year), he did a remarkable job. He deserved his coach of the year (award), clearly.
Oliver Luck
It's a reminder that the political uncertainties and the exciting areas of the world to which you have to go to find this stuff, leave oil vulnerable to supply disruptions.
Gavin Graham
The market's performance is a reflection of uncertainties over the energy rationing, and in relation to the hike in interest rates.
Luiz Marcos Prudencio
Our revenue growth of 14 percent in the third quarter reflected the start of a major product transition in the corporate market, production constraints in the consumer market and adverse currency movements. Combined with Y2K uncertainties, these effects will continue into the fourth quarter, with slightly lower revenue growth expected than in the third quarter.
Paul Curlander
All these factors create apprehension in the market and reinforce the view that we're on a knife's edge in terms of supply and demand. The uncertainties heighten the risk premium applied to this market.
Daniel Hynes
This may be a natural reaction to the war, but the losses are deep and spell increasing trouble for the economy if uncertainties do not lift very quickly.
Stephen Gallagher
Uncertainties over the situation in Iran have led us to dust off our $70 per barrel oil price scenario.
Brian Coulton
Nothing more certain than uncertainties; / Fortune is full of fresh variety: / Constant in nothing but inconstancy.
Richard Barnfield
Because of these uncertainties, the best strategy for now is to cut positions and seek new investment opportunities when shares fall to low levels.
Simon Wang
[There are] just too many uncertainties to expect these prices to back off by much, ... very shortly.
Kevin Kerr
[But he was tripped up by a question posed by Lehrer on how he would handle the difficulties and uncertainties of the presidency. The presidency Lehrer said, is] 90 percent having to deal with the unexpected. ... crisis under fire.
Jim Lehrer
Generally, markets are mildly up. But this hides the growing nervousness or uncertainties that really have developed in the second quarter.
Jerry Evans
Due to the uncertainties, and the [new] special education [charges], we decided not to.
Lester Young
As Administrator Johnson indicated yesterday, there are a number of uncertainties remaining, and we, as well as the administration, do not want those uncertainties to delay actions that affect people's health.
Bill Holbrook
Because ice sheets are a large source of uncertainties in projections of sea level change, this represents a very important step toward more accurate prediction.
Isabella Velicogna
Uncertainties over how Toshiba will run the nuclear power business and its financing scheme for the acquisition prompted investors to sell.
Hideo Mizutani
Some institutions may want to withdraw from the market to avoid policies uncertainties during May 1 holiday, but the downside should be limited.
Chen Huiqin
Consumer confidence in March dropped significantly in all categories because consumers were worried that political uncertainties would continue and would negatively affect economic growth.
Thanavat Phonvichai
What we are talking about is engineering solutions on a planetary scale and there are a huge number of uncertainties that need to be resolved before we go that way.
Paul Johnston
Historically, spare capacity of 1 to 2 million b/d is still very low considering all the uncertainties on supply in Nigeria, Iraq, Iran and the Gulf of Mexico and it means there's not a huge margin of flexibility if anything should happen to those producers.
David Fyfe
I can't see the possibility of the party doing better this time when it has lost most of its urban support. Thailand will be trapped in political uncertainties for month after month.
Prinya Thaewanarumitkul
Prior to the war, bookings for April travel were good. Since the war began, booking trends have been inconsistent, ... Uncertainties created by the war with Iraq render it impossible to predict future bookings and traffic.
James Parker
Economic growth uncertainties plus war fears do not bode well for the market and that's set to continue for the time being.
Henning Kelch
Uncertainties have never been great for markets.
Arthur Lim
Domestic political uncertainties carried more weight in the session than positive cues from overnight gains on Wall Street.
Pichai Lertsupongkit
There are a lot of uncertainties. Polls don't really mean a lot.
Kirby Daley
Regional borderline uncertainties had long existed in China, resulting in many regional disputes. In previous Chinese atlas, 70 to 80 percent of the borderlines were marked in broken lines as an expedient to blur the border controversy.
Dai Junliang
The compressed merger of high school innocence with life's uncertainties during that turbulent weekend has forever linked our small play cast with an historical moment in time.
John Sargent
If you have more money to do things, that's certainly encouraging. The whole process between the owners and union seemed like a puzzle inside an enigma inside a riddle. There's a lot of money out there and a deal needed to be made, and I'm glad they made it. The uncertainties were greater than the agreement.
Harry Henderson
Because of the uncertainties and the risks to our earnings model should any behavioral remedies be implemented, we continue to advise investors to stay on the sidelines until further clarity can be gained.
Melissa Eisenstat
Right after Katrina it looked like a no-brainer. Uncertainties about where things were going as a result of Katrina would force the Fed to pause. But since then, the idea of the Fed pausing is fading.
Charles Dumas
Currently, we are facing slower-than-expected demand due to economic uncertainties which we believe is an industry-wide phenomenon, ... These economic uncertainties make us cautious about 2001, when we believe CDW will continue to increase market share, but grow sales at lower rates than recent quarters.
Michael Krasny
There are still so many uncertainties with the Fed, with what's going on in Iran. Until those get resolved, where are we going to go? What's going to be the catalyst to buy this market?
Ryan Larson
The scandal isn't greed in the nonprofit sector. The scandal is under-investment in our own organizations. We're not ready to respond to the uncertainties out there.
Paul Light
Journalists do not like to report on uncertainties. They would almost rather be wrong than ambiguous.
Melvin Maddocks
(They've) helped to ease the uncertainties and concerns of families by providing information support, quality of life programs and assistance in personal matters.
James Scott
Despite uncertainties on interest rates and oil prices during 2005, about 70 companies would be listed on the Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) this year and the amount of fund raised could reach 192 billion Hong Kong dollars (24.61 billion U.S. dollars).
Edmond Chan
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