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It's a lot of competition in a relatively small market, and it's unclear how profitable it's going to be.

Rod Bourgeois

He needs to make an unequivocal statement that he opposes any ballot initiative that takes away the rights of gay and lesbian couples. That is unclear in his statement.

Geoffrey Kors

[The long-term status of Letterman is unclear. After spurning an offer to jump to ABC, the host renewed his CBS contract in a deal that the network says will carry him through 2007.] How long he will continue is entirely up to Dave, ... I don't see any sign of him stepping down.

Rob Burnett

It's really unclear. There's a good chance we will never know where it came from.

Marc Maiffret

It's unclear when the nose gear collapsed.

Laura Brown

It's still unclear exactly when the economy and spending will return.

Patricia Russo

I can see the bill raising revenue in the short run, and maybe some revenue from overseas will be brought back. But there's no guarantee, and it's unclear that the money would go for new investment or anything that would stimulate jobs in the short run.

Joel Friedman

In the week after the federal elections, businesses had to reckon with clear reductions in sales. The unclear political situation is a brake on consumption of the first order.

Hermann Franzen

Frankly, it is unclear how this regional process would work and what would make it superior to the process we have today, which seems to work very well elsewhere in the country.

Marcia Macclary

We can't let down our guard, ... The motive of these particular individuals remains unclear. However, my greatest concern is that they were able to gain access to the installation at all.

Robin Hayes

The person you called could not hear everything that you said. The audio was unclear. We want to get it right. Call us back so that we can clearly understand.

Charles Moose

If they get a message from a sender that has images and links enabled one day, and another one the next day where they're not, they tend not to trust that so much, or think there was an error. It sends an unclear message to the consumer.

Charles Stiles

With near-term market outlook fairly unclear and not helped by current oil prices and the [post-Q2 earnings] lull, we expect the STI to continue to trade within the parallel channel.

Carmen Lee

There are still unclear points about the U.S. investigation of the cause and steps to prevent similar incidents.

Mamoru Ishihara

It's still unclear how Mr. Stringer will create growth, ... If I were to give him a grade, it would be a C plus.

John Yang

The Army opened the door to these kinds of abuse through unclear rules. Since then, there hasn't been clear guidance that this was not OK.

David Danzig

Can we think of this as a 10 or 11 percent top-line story again? That's unclear.

Bruce Cranna

Most [foster children] probably evacuated, but some may not have. It's unclear.

Nanette White

It's still unclear whether it's going to lead to something in the future.

Paul L. Scham

It's unclear whether he would be as committed (as Hashimoto) and as forceful on fiscal consolidation. Hashimoto has a past record to go on. So for Koizumi, there's a question mark there as well.

Richard Gibbs

We understood these flows in a general way, but the details were unclear, so we could not use them to make predictions before.

Mausumi Dikpati

We are still unclear about what's in the water. We don't know the potential impact on food resources. Long-term assessments are needed.

Karen Steuer

It is a simplification of the system but the detail is still unclear. The only certainty is that in the short term it will produce more work for employment lawyers.

John Philpott

Of course, longer-term prospects are unclear, given the current fund shortage.

Valery Lyndin

Things look bleak. It's unclear when things are going to start to look better.

Linda Bannister

It's unclear on which ship (Hickok) died. There were seamen who were killed on shore, in attacks, or he could have been between ships.

Larry Greer

We're unclear whether there is a direct connection.

John Mccauley

They are making promises that they may or may not be able to keep. It's unclear whether the money is going to come in.

Jesse Reynolds

I doubt anyone can speak with authority about this number, since even the definition of what constitutes a hotel is unclear when you leave the U.S..

Jan Freitag

Given that they haven't said off the record or on the record that they are going to clarify this, leaving it unclear will and already has had a chilling effect on employees' interactions with the public.

Chris Knight

I don't believe the people of Illinois want a governor that is unclear on the basics of legislation or one who plays loose and fast with the facts.

Bill Brady

So far the actions of these tourists is unclear, so to speak, and an investigation is being conducted.

Andrei Orlov

The proposed mechanism of action of ginseng is unclear.

Ronald Turner

They have such a complex capital structure, and the subordination of some of the issues is unclear. You're going to have a lot of contentious fighting going on with bondholders on what kind of recovery they're going to get.

Caesar Silvestro

It's unclear why the two others didn't jump.

Steve Mccausland

Who is more deserving: a young healthy person, with many years of life ahead? A person at great risk? Someone who's pregnant? ... It's very unclear.

John Sinnott

It's unclear how the insurance industry is going to survive in the sort of world that we're expecting.

Andrew Logan

It is unclear whether a round of international trade talks can be launched in 2001, so it wouldn't be right to set a timetable for launching the round now.

Supachai Panitchpakdi

At this point we are not sure if the chlorine source is a solid or a gas. That is one of the pieces of the dioxin formation mechanism that is still unclear.

Paul Lemieux

It's unclear when the Fed will stop raising interest rates. Even if the rate hike comes to an end, Hong Kong's stock market may not rebound immediately.

Louis Wong

What's causing the bunching is unclear, and likely involves unknown features on Titan's still largely unexplored surface.

Caitlin Griffith

This is a terrible disease whose causes have remained unclear and for which no treatment exists, ... Our findings provide convincing support for a genetic basis. But it's more than that -- development of the disease takes a second hit. One such hit is cigarette smoking.

Mark Steele

My client cannot respond to the allegations since we don't know what has pointed to him. We don't know where the DNA samples were found. It is unclear to us whether the DNA was found on clothes, a wall or in a car. So for the time being we can't comment on the strength of the evidence.

Leif Silbersky

I am unclear about the situation and am still trying to find out what is happening.

Simon Thompson

Overall, with the plan having been noticeably compromised in certain areas and the timing of implementation now unclear ... it is indicative of the government's never-ending gradualist approach.

Ryo Hino

It is unclear how this occurred, but we must find out.

Carl Feldbaum

Although the reasons for the rise in deaths when a parent sleeps with their infant on a sofa are unclear, we strongly recommend that parents avoid this sleeping environment.

Peter Fleming

The global atmosphere is still unclear and the local picture is also generating some tensions. The near-term outlook for the market is not good.

Francisco Andrade

The enforcement arms of Congress have been missing in action for quite some time and it's unclear whether adding more rules for them not to enforce would do any good.

Massie Ritsch

I think there would be some reimbursement, unclear what that reimbursement would be.

Maggie Brooks

If the rules are unclear, you have to fight it out case by case. If the rules are clear, there's no reason to litigate.

Richard Fallon

Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.

Dan Quayle

The timing of the election is quite unclear, and it's unclear even who will participate. It's safe to say that nothing will happen before the elections.

Yuli Tamir

It remains unclear, of course, what role economic data really are playing in markets just now. Despite evidence that the recovery continues both in the U.S. and abroad, equity markets continue to struggle.

Maury Harris

It is unclear when refining capacity will be restored, but it is estimated these refineries will be up in two weeks or so.

Alan Wright

(The yen) is still in a state of confusion and it's reflecting itself in its price patterns. The market is really unclear as to where to go right here. There are concerns about inflationary fears and that is explaining why the currency is narrowly trading.

Dennis Hynes

It appears that Intel's significant shortfall in Europe is company-specific, although the exact cause of the shortfall is still unclear.

Charles Boucher

The negatives outweighed the positives but it was unclear to what extent that reflected the opinion of the general population.

Kathleen Trever

Things look unclear until such blue chips companies as high-tech and heavy machinery firms announce their earnings later this week.

Shinji Igarashi

We had no idea of his motivations. And even now some of his motivations are unclear.

Carl Bernstein

Internet funds certainly smack of being gimmicky. It's still unclear who the ultimate winners and losers will be. It's a squishy area.

Peter Diteresa

We want to have some certainty that we're going to continue. It's a little unclear, at least in my mind, what council's direction will be.

Mike Coll

It is unclear whether the mutation occurred in the person or whether it occurred in the chicken.

Anthony S. Fauci

I certainly understand everyone's frustration. I have to pay these prices just like everyone else. It's very frustrating and there are some answers that need to be given. There are a lot of things that are unclear and even the increases that we've seen around the state over the last couple of days are really difficult to explain.

Greg Seiter

All across the country, cigarette taxes have gone up, and I think that's led to a reduction in smoking. It's a little unclear whether that's caused people to trade down from premium cigarettes or just smoke less.

Patrick Carroll

Customers of course can weigh the risk of deploying a third party 'patch' but it's unclear what impact this will have on the system.

Mike Reavey

The real problem from a consumer perspective is a shortage of refined product, and it is unclear to me how they are going to get crude from storage facilities on the Gulf Coast to refineries on the Gulf Coast.

James Lucier

I don't think it changes anything too much, in terms of what he might do at the next meeting -- it's unclear but he's very much in the minority.

Ian Gunner

The court itself is unclear on what direction it is going to take in these redistricting cases. Texas may clarify the confusion.

Michael Ariens

We know that the postal privatization bills will now pass fairly quickly. He has this huge majority which almost gives him dictatorial power but how he wants to use it is still pretty unclear.

Peter Morgan

AOL would command a premium and it is unclear Comcast would be willing to pay. Comcast will back out of a deal if the price isn't right.

Gerald Faulhaber

However, the governor's proposing a lot more spending than we are. It's unclear how he plans to pay for it.

Don Perata

Telecom operators in China have developed a clear business model for streaming mobile video services over a 2.5G or 3G network. But unclear regulations need to be straightened out so responsibilities and value chain positioning can be settled; otherwise, market development will be inhibited.

Anty Zheng

This is a fight over power, prestige and patronage. Violence has broken out when the legal outcome is unclear, which it is now.

David Pollock

Although there is a definite relationship between lung function and vitamin D, it is unclear if increases in vitamin D through supplements or dietary intake will actually improve lung function in patients with chronic respiratory diseases.

Peter Black

All of those stories about my interview-fear date from the beginning of the band. At the time of our first interviews everything was new and unclear, so I usually was staring at a reporter with this big question mark above my head. I just didn't know it then. It was too new, and I was nervous and paranoid.

Beth Gibbons

At this point, which function is cheaper is unclear. When GM offers XM, it's included in an audio package, with 6 speakers and a CD changer. In other cases, you might see it offered in cars for $300 or less.

April Horace

It was unclear whether, as it did last time, it would take another five days to get Unit 2 up and running again.

Tony Stott

Do you believe there could still be one person in the car? Well we're unclear on that, there is some indication that there could still be one more person, but we're unclear on that. Information is a little sketchy right now.

Kelly Collins

I'm very unclear as to why our team didn't respond well to the challenge. We had a good week of practice and felt real confident coming in, [but] when we hit the field it was like there was no energy and no enthusiasm.

Arrington Jones

When anything of this seriousness happens, it always bears a second look to try and see what happened. It's still unclear why a warrant was not presented to the prosecutor's office.

Maria Miller

I'm certainly pleased they are extracting cash from a non-core asset. The actual value they are attaining for it ... is unclear as it depends on how Citadel shareholders react.

Rich Greenfield

The evidence is unclear. There's research on both sides.

Bill Modzeleski

There are a lot of new technologies that could address battery problems, but it is unclear now which will capture the market's attention.

Alan Varghese

Big 5 Sporting Goods continues to be hampered by distribution center inefficiencies and higher accounting/auditing costs. It remains unclear when distribution center problems will be corrected.

Rick Nelson

Unfortunately, it is unclear whether federal law would allow us to offer in-state rates to undocumented aliens. It would be unwise for us to move forward on this bill until the lawsuit against a similar bill in California is settled.

Shirley Turner

But a sour-loan solution remains elusive, the supplementary budget is unlikely to do much for the economy, and the future direction for Wall Street remains unclear.

Masatoshi Sato

The timing is unclear. In terms of priorities for next year, that's up - I'm going to leave it up to him to share his priorities with the American people.

Al Hubbard

The language in it is really unclear and hazy on a lot of things. You would think that's something that would be the most specific where exactly campus begins, where it ends. That's something that should be very clearly defined.

Jared Axelrod

What people are feeling is that Iran is a longer-term issue. The risk to supply is lying much further out, and is still somewhat unclear.

Justin Smirk

I think this is an area that is unclear. I think it would help for people to know what's allowable.

Michael Connolly

We should definitely be looking at something lower. The exact value is unclear, but somewhere between 65 decibels and 75 decibels. It is particularly important to focus on people with known cardiovascular disease to improve prevention for them, either by not exposing them chronically to heavy noise or by lowering the threshold for protective wear.

Stefan Willich

The opposition parties don't want to compromise. The situation is still unclear right now.

Thanavath Phonvichai

It is unclear why they are not providing gasoline to some of the unbranded stations, ... When I say unclear, I mean it is unclear if there is a supply problem such that it cannot be provided to those independent stations.

Lisa Madigan

The extent of the U.S. economic damage caused by Katrina is so unclear, and that could weigh on stocks there.

Toshihiko Matsuno

Though the prospect of Sino-US textile trade remains unclear, there is no evidence that these businesses will stop expanding production.

Cao Xinyu

Across the board, the times we've seen dissatisfaction and disappointment in any outsourcing scenario typically has to do with the client organization being unclear as to what exactly they are hoping to have done and how they will measure their success. If you outsource any particular department within your company and it's a mess, you'll just end up with an outsourced mess.

Frank Casale

The election result is a big challenge for politics, because of the unclear majorities it will become more difficult to form a stable government.

Peter Mueller

We, in the military, our hearts are not satisfied because there are a lot of unclear things. A lot depends on the good faith of our partners in the political mediation.

Leonid Ivashov

It is still unclear whether the victim was shot by a BB gun or by a real gun.

Jessica D'onofrio

The person you called could not hear everything that you said. The audio was unclear and we want to get it right. Call us back so that we can clearly understand.

Montgomery County

It's a little unclear at the moment where I am going to go but the Eritrean government has given me a visa.

Jendayi Frazer

Online auction sites have been a fairly active area of dispute, ... is still unclear.

Jonathan Zittrain

We're still in the process of evaluating overall whether this system is going to work for us and if we can roll it out to the rest of the (schools). It's unclear what we'll do until we find out if we can work these kinks out.

Joshua Kaufman

I don't know that the studios will see major income from this at first, as it takes about 90 minutes to download and it's unclear whether people currently have the ability to do that, but it's a good beginning.

Jay Cooper

It's unclear at this point whether there's been an actual drop in the number of families returning their renewal packets or a difference in how the contractors report this information to the state.

Stephanie Goodman

Yes, it's true that he was found dead along with the bodies of his bodyguard and driver. We can't say anything at this moment. A lot remains unclear. We have yet to find everything out. We don't have enough information.

Zharmakhan Tuyakbai