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We did a lot of good things tonight. We've improved an awful lot since the first game of the season. We've got a long way to go still, but we made strides tonight and we've made strides the last three or four weeks.

Joe Muniz

Ryan really came into his own and made great strides last season. We were expecting even bigger things this year and so far, he's delivered.

Bob Holmes

People now live and recover from it and live many, many productive years after having cancer. So often in the early years, the treatment was worse than the disease. That's really improved a lot. We've made great strides in the treatment of cancer.

Becky Nelson

While the cause of the symptoms was not identified, the polling showed that people are listening louder and longer _ habits made easier by strides in listening technology, but ones that may also contribute to hearing damage.

Alex Johnson

He could play up there, and he'll get the chance next year. I knew he had a chance to become a great hitter, and he's made some great strides this year to become a great hitter.

Chris Maloney

Missouri could make huge strides by adopting a state version of the Federal False Claims Act. Millions now wasted by (Medicaid) provider fraud would be available to provide health care to low-income Missouri parents, the elderly and those with disabilities. In 2005, approximately 90,000 low-income Missourians lost their health insurance due to cuts in the Medicaid program.

Jennifer Hill

They called me into their office, they said their piece, I said my piece - it was very professional, just tough to take. They were respectful to me. Did I agree with their decision? No. I would have liked to stick around. I told them that over the past 10 days I had made big strides, was close to busting out and that they were making a wrong decision.

Alan Embree

Those schools that are making strides in literacy - they have literacy coaches.

Sabrina Pellett

He certainly has made some strides in terms of negotiating some fair deals in his hospital negotiations.

Gary Frazier

I think we're making really good strides. This is gonna be a test, the test, to see if we can play at the level I think we're capable of playing. Our goal going into the season was to try to regain the league championship. If we want to do that, this is a must-win.

Mark Buchanan

I think lock is still an area we want to keep developing, James has made great strides, Ali's made tremendous strides as well and Jacko's just been Jacko so if we could find a fourth person that would be great.

Steve Hansen

Defensively this was a very good team we were playing against. We let in three late ones, but I think we were out of gas. We've made some great strides in the past week, I know it doesn't show on the scoreboard, but that's what we have to emphasize to the girls, that we are getting better and it's going to pay off eventually.

Jamie Estes

I've got to make a lot of strides. We've got a good team. I knew when I got drafted that we were going to have good players. When coach needs me, I'm sure he'll call on me.

Luther Head

The biggest thing which nobody sees is how far he has come as a young man. I remember talking to him as a freshman, and his attitude was a little rough. I don't think he even wanted to be here. But he has made huge strides as a person and a player, and I think that is my greatest sense of pride with Darryl.

Dave Wojciechowski

We've made a number of strides in getting information out to property owners. We feel we have more awareness in Franklin County about these issues than this office ever has before.

Stan Dixon

Those were significant strides forward. But that was just laying the groundwork.

Janette Fennell

I think we're making strides, but we're not getting results right now. Who knows? Maybe a trip out of state will help us. Right now we seem to have one guy who's not on the same page with what we're doing, whether it's offense or defense. It's just inexperience.

Tony Bisutti

It's just a wonderful feeling clinching the conference tournament championship. Our program has made remarkable strides. People counted us out early, but our guys showed character.

Michael Gainey

David is still making physical and mental strides. There are small gains, like learning new words. He says 'golf' when we drive by the golf course and 'doctor' when we go by the hospital.

Leone Nunley

I was pretty happy with some of the things I saw from our team. We made strides. We protected the quarterback a little better. Hopefully, we will come out to practice this week with the players emphasizing to making more progress on offense.

Terry Karg

A lot of them made some big changes with their attitudes, and I'd hate to see them regress. We've made huge strides as a team.

Tracy Wendling

It's been as smooth as you can expect for freshmen. It's hard to step in right away from going from eighth grade to varsity. That is a big jump. Good thing is they've all made huge strides in these first couple of weeks and I look for them to have bright futures.

Jeff Todd

Matt has to detail the little things. He has to keep on improving, and learning the offense and the new wrinkles. He has to get better at throwing accurate throws and making good decisions. He's made a lot of big strides over the last year. And we expect him to improve and have a good senior year.

Danny Langsdorf

Tremendous strides have been made in a short time, and it's looking very promising. This is going to be one of the success stories of the Endangered Species Act.

Patrick Kelly

We have no choice but to get ready. We've got to take strides everyday in practice.

Clinton Solomon

I think we've made tremendous strides in the passing game from last year. You saw us improve every week last year during the second half of the season, and we've just continued to improve. So hopefully we can start right there this season and have a big year.

Joel Klatt

Obviously the difficult thing was the inside turn to the plank. The plank was quite tall on five strides, and there was the other inside turn there that everybody did. So with that kind of jump-off, everything has to come your way for you to be able to walk away with it, and that's what happened today.

Rodrigo Pessoa

Molly is probably our most improved player over the past two seasons but she still has big strides ahead. She can cause problems by slipping behind the defense and we could see her get a few more goals as her finishing skills continue to improve.

Randy Waldrum

The latest example is its consumer business. They're not staking out a leadership position. It's very hard for them to get all the pieces welded together. They've made some really good strides but they're just not on the leading edge.

Bruce Stephen

Everybody looks at records, but a lot of coaches look at how far you have come. This team has made incredible strides. They have kept working and believing in each other and what we are doing. The difference between the team heading into the tournament and the one five weeks ago is incredible for anyone that has followed us.

Brett Norris

Georgia is one of the benchmark programs in the country. We've made great strides in improving our schedule and adding a home-and-home series with a Georgia will only help improve the quality.

Tom Jurich

Generally, this problem has been greatly reduced due to use of improved handling procedures from grower to consumer and better rose varieties developed by rose breeders. As seen with the reduction of bent neck over the last five to eight years, the results of this research programs are making a difference with consumers already. We hope to make even greater strides in the next two to three years.

Terril Nell

You don't have to maul people on every snap to be a great offensive line, ... but you do have to mesh together. You do have to be smart, know who you have to get to and how to get to them. Last week I think we made strides in that area. The group that we've got in there now mesh well together, they're smart, they know what to do.

Kurt Warner

We lost Garang at a time when we needed him the most, but we think that we have made great strides toward peace and we believe that peace process should continue.

John Garang

He seems to be real comfortable with the system. He seems like he's been doing it longer than two years. He seems like he's made strides.

Bryan Randall

He has been tremendous. From the start of the year up to now, the games and strides we've made ... He has been awesome.

Brian White

Erin is coming around every day. She has made strong strides from Day 1. She stepped in late from volleyball, so she was really, really rusty, but you know that she has the talent. Right away, she stepped up and hit that big shot from the corner.

Tony Giese

The kids have bought into the program and believe in what they are doing. Most of them have been starting for two years or more, and nothing is a better team teacher than experience in football. The last two years we've made positive strides, so hopefully, this trend will continue.

Bob Holmes

Our midfield has always been a strength of our team, particularly the depth, ... We have plenty of players who can contribute again this year. Andrew Jacobson will return this season and Eric Ebert, who made great strides as a sophomore, looks to have a breakout year.

Kevin Grimes

They're a good team, I think we have gotten better, we're improving. We're not playing perfect volleyball but we're making strides to where we want to be.

Alfred Reft

The labor movement — especially in Queens County — is strong, as evidenced in the great strides that labor has made with future union members — new Americans, ... We're doing a great job of organizing and it's reflecting in our numbers. New York's union membership is actually up, despite the national membership shrinking.

Brian Mclaughlin

We made some great strides today. The girls are feeling more confident. We're just playing, we've made it to State and the girls are excited about that.

Paula Wheeler

The other three have really made strides. They're consistently getting better.

Bill Wright

I'm real hopeful that there can be some real strides forward towards getting the runway reopened.

Warren Wenz

Every day they're making strides, but it takes money for research. That's what we're all about.

Terry Lynn Watkins

You only get better by playing with better people. That's why in this practice gym we have to get better and make our biggest strides and when we are in the games make sure we take care of business.

Nate Meerstein

Great clinical strides have been made in breast, colorectal and prostate cancer prevention.

Scott Lippman

Clay has made great strides in the last year and a half in terms of maturity and his level of play. What a great honor to be named among the top amateur golfers in the nation.

Bruce Brockbank

The catastrophic events of the Dust Bowl were probably the accumulation of multiple factors. Each one of those has been addressed in a different way and I don't know if they will be totally effective but I think we have made good strides.

Jeff Mccutcheon

Since I have taken on the leadership of the commission, we have been working hard to fix the problems that have created the current crisis of confidence, and we have been making enormous strides to correct the mistakes and abuses of the past.

Harvey Pitt

The most important thing is what did we learn from this experience. We made some big strides (Friday), and hopefully we kept learning (Saturday).

Paul Vaith

In my work as an educator in the past 15 years, what I see is a trend: At one point, we were really focused on girls, and they were making strides. What I see now is that there is very little focus on girls.

Donna Johnson

Americans expect that this country's newest residents will proudly wave our flag and make strides to learn our language - English. An official English policy is the state government's manner of endorsing that sentiment.

Mauro E. Mujica

I know we will continue to make strides. Call this a detour, if you will.

Vance Wolverton

In Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K., small businesses are now rivaling the U.S. in terms of PC use, with other countries showing great strides as well.

Raymond Boggs

I just decided it would be best if I just focus on one sport. The (football) coaches said I could be 100 percent baseball now, and I'm looking forward to that. I haven't had the opportunity, yet. I'm looking forward to the strides I can make this season.

Gavin Dickey

We found that while both types of home-based counseling resulted in individuals quitting smoking or making positive strides towards quitting, those in the motivational enhancement group outperformed the standard care group in every measure.

Belinda Borrelli

It may be unfair that he needs to be a leader by example as a sophomore, but that's where we are. But he's making strides. He's not a finished product by any means, but he's making good strides.

Steve Hesser

The team has made great strides in the past few weeks and it will be great to see them make more improvements in the future.

Patrick Taylor

We made some great strides overnight.

Jon Tremayne

Columbus High has made a lot of strides. Beating them twice would be a chore.

John Spurlock

I think the lack of experience has cost us to a degree, but the kids have made some strides and improvements. I've been pleased.

Mike Walton

We've taken big strides in a short time. But we've got a lot more striding to do. Community is key.

Robert Stack

We're making strides. It's a process, and we've got people who are just learning the game at the varsity level. And, we've got other people who've played it before but not a lot. We just have to keep working.

Mark Hannuksela

He's really made great strides in his maturity level and game knowledge. All the philosophies we've been talking about - you know, strike zone awareness, seeing more pitches, things like that - it's always up to the player to take it in and apply it to their game. He's done that, and it's a big credit to him. He's really caught on quick.

Tony Tijerina

He's in a battle with everybody and the inventory we have. Geoff made some big strides. He pitched down a lot better and came up with a sinking fastball and a slider to go along with that. The improvement of being under control and confident is the biggest thing.

Rich Dubee

From the middle of last season, Zach really has made strides dealing with adversity. He doesn't let things bother him. He just keeps playing.

Rob Rowe

I'm making strides. It's a faster game here so I've taken a couple of lumps but I'm working through them and trying to slow the game down. It's one thing learning to play a new position in the Minor Leagues. It's another trying to play a new position in the big leagues. So I'm trying to stay grounded about the whole thing and not get too caught up in trying to be perfect.

Justin Huber

I can't be more happy with the team. We've made great strides since last fall since we lost a lot of good players.

Juwan Simpson

We are making strides. Quite frankly, I thought we played as good or better than they did.

Pat Dennis

An overwhelmingly positive response from our customers and a positive revenue impact for the airline has prompted us to continue spreading our consumer-friendly pricing structure across even more of our network. We've made great strides in introducing a low cost pricing structure to many East Coast markets that were not previously served by a low-cost carrier.

Scott Kirby

Customers are making strides at reducing their inventories, but capacity is still far in excess of demand in some of our markets.

Ned Barnholt

We're making strides. Recently, we've played some games into the fourth quarter we felt we could win.

Brian Doyle

But if you look at the overall system, including the quality of homes we have and the increased permanency and services in the home, we think we're making strides.

Gary Kleeblatt

We're paying for some of the sins of the past. But we have made great strides, and some of that hard work is going to show up in the coming years. And we also have some ideas in place to shore up short-term business as well.

Tim Newman

Today, all of our teams -- minus three or four -- are either competing for a championship or are off the bottom of the standings. We've made huge strides. We've got to do that consistently now. We're getting good in a lot of sports. Now we talk about going from good to great, so we're consistently fighting for the top.

Gary Barta

Before mental skills can really make a difference, a golfer has to develop swing skills and course management. Focusing on the mental is where a guy like Ernie can make huge strides.

Carol Mann

Defensively, we're making tremendous strides. We're playing smarter and better.

Paul Troth

We made some good strides tonight. We played with some confidence [on defense]. We made mistakes. But, fortunately, like it's been well-advertised, we've got Matt Russell.

Richie Meade

She's getting better every game. She's made a lot of strides since the beginning of the year, so you know she's got a good future in front of her.

Don Hoffman

When you look at so many positive things that have gone on here the past several years, to me, it's hard to deny the fact this organization is making strides in a positive way.

Rod Graves

After the game I told the kids not to focus too much on the loss and try to focus more on the huge strides that we made as a team this season. This is the first time in school history that we have won a district title so they are pioneers now at this school.

Aimee Bates

People are more savvy about high-definition television, have experienced its visual impact, and now they want the same 'wow factor' for their own home movies. Sony has made great strides in creating the consumer HDV market over the past two years and now we are expanding it even further.

Linda Vuolo

We're made on being able to run the football, and until we can control the line of scrimmage, that's going to be difficult for us to do. We have a lot of strides to make there.

Kris Thorson

We made mistakes left and right. Now, we're making strides. We're basically through with stupid mistakes.

Will Phillips

He's made huge strides. Last fall I said this guy is going to be the guy and I didn't get a lot of people following me. I saw him make a lot people look bad at the plate.

Brian Leclerc

The efforts of Kodak have been important in further diversifying NASCAR. It is through the support of NASCAR partners like Kodak that we will continue to make strides in this important area.

George Pyne

For the most part, we're making strides. We're getting better. The defense is hitting better. We're starting to come around. This was a good win at home. Our TRC win streak is at 10. We're hoping to get better each week.

Scott Bibler

In that effort we made great strides. That is an ongoing effort and is something that will continue this year.

Gary Wheeler

It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.

George Sand

I'm pleased. That's what I'll say. I'm not happy, but I'm pleased. Given where we started, we've made good strides. I'm certainly proud of that. These guys have put in a lot of work and it's paying off.

Charlie Coe

Enough has not been done and I wish it (progress) was further along. The community has made great strides and their spirit has not been broken.

Susan Haas

I see the team has made huge strides this year, especially when considering Hamilton is part of one of the toughest tennis conferences in the state.

Alan Schneider

You make so many strides between the first and second game, so I like the way this schedule has worked out. We'll have an extra week to do a lot of instructing before taking on Solon.

Kurt Kreiter

His development has come along real well. He's made good strides defensively. His hitting, though, is what really has impressed us. It's good enough to where we feel he'll go to Triple-A and play a big role there.

Al Avila

I think we made huge strides as a team, the defense stepped up huge and the offensive line gave me time to throw. We just jelled.

Matt Pierce

It's going to be a real challenge for us. I know we are improving but we need to keep making strides.

Jen Warden

While the U.K. has made great strides in this area, the police simply do not have the resources to cope with the level of electronic crime. The onus is on businesses to secure their own futures with a multi layered approach to protect systems from the latest virus and security threats.

Tom Newton

Clear Channel Radio has made strides in implementing new initiatives this year that are improving the listening experience, and these Marconi Radio Award winners exemplify the company's commitment to delivering first-rate entertainment. We are extremely proud of these individuals and thank them for their dedication and excellence.

John Hogan

We believe we're making significant strides to building a sustainable growth engine for the foreseeable future.

Hector Ruiz

We're doing well. We're trying to make little strides to get better each week.

Joe Jakubick

We certainly are excited about entrusting our defense to two capable men. This last year we've really shown great strides in our defense so we felt it was really important we stay within the same system.

Craig Bohl

Save the Children has made great strides to address the immediate emergency situation, but huge challenges remain. We are mounting an urgent effort to meet the winter-survival needs of earthquake-affected children and their families.

Bruce Rasmussen

They're making strides with new ads and new drinks, but there are still a lot of weak spots in Europe and volumes in the U.S. haven't been impressive.

Amy Bonkoski

Sara is the most skilled of the three goalkeepers, but they all have different strengths and any of them can play depending on the opponent. Both Jackie and Kristin have made great strides since last fall and all three goalkeepers have the capability to step in and play if they are needed. I think Kristin and Jackie took news of Sara coming here as a challenge and have welcomed the competition.

Lauren Lukis

It's still a victory. I think we've made some tremendous strides.

Ron Fretts

I'm proud of her for overcoming what she overcame at the beginning and the strides she's made over the course of the season. She's been able to do a lot of things to help our team.

Shannon Schonrock

He's just a driven kid. He's just made tremendous strides throughout his career because he wanted it.

Chip Berry

We were third in the conference this year and second last year. The program has taken great strides and this next group, this past group of freshman didn't let up.

Michelle Davis

I think when you look at our record in December at home, it's a real good indication that we've taken great strides since the beginning of the year. Our ability to protect the lead and our ability to win close games now has improved, and we've been gaining confidence.

Jacques Martin

We made some strides defensively. But we just couldn't get a big stop in overtime.

Tony Longa

You can't take away the strides that this program has made this season. This is the start to what we hope is the beginning of a strong program. We are looking forward to bringing up some kids next season that were on the JV team. I think the future looks pretty good for Eastern basketball.

Maurice Nelson

Thanks to strong safeguards, which were generally won after tooth-and-nail battles, we've made some real strides on basic clean air and clean water. Rivers aren't catching fire anymore, and you can see the sky in Los Angeles.

Jon Coifman

We have a couple of other opportunities to run fast and make strides with the New England Championships and the ECAC Championships coming up.

Robyne Johnson

Our pitching is getting better and our defense is getting better and, hopefully, our offense is making strides. We're managing to score runs when we need to. I still think potentially we can be a pretty good club offensively. We've just got to get some guys going at the same time.

Brian Brewer

Chiron has recently made tremendous strides, including returning to the U.S. influenza vaccine market, building a compelling oncology pipeline and extending our growth in the blood-testing business.

Howard Pien

I see him making strides every day in practice. He's just got to show the same [progress] in games. I'll be very surprised if he doesn't start doing that real soon.

Perry Fewell

By adding billions of gallons of motor fuel to the U.S. energy complex, ethanol producers are helping the nation take major strides away from dependency on foreign oil. Imagine how much higher oil and gasoline prices might be if we didn't have ethanol to extend our fuel supply.

Bruce Noel

I think popular music in this country is one of the few things in the twentieth century that have made giant strides in reverse.

Bing Crosby

The results show that tracking how the utility companies provide customer service and publishing this is having a positive effect. We can see the utility companies are making strides to improve their customer service by the number of complaints we are getting.

Beryl Lyons

I am pleased with the strides we've made in our global equipment business where revenues grew 41 percent this past quarter and 37 percent year-to-date, ... The strong dollar continues to negatively impact our European results; constant dollar revenues in Europe were up 23 percent in the second quarter.

Phil Knight

I just think if something were to happen and we were to lose he doesn't want us to look like a failure. Because we have helped turn this program around. I think he is trying to point out that even though we haven't won anything yet we've made a lot of strides and gotten the program back into a national contender again.

Ryan Macmurchy

Individually, we need better fourth and fifth scores. We really need some good numbers out of those spots. We made some strides there. We had some guys step up in those roles.

Greg Pieczynski

They beat us twice and have the confidence that comes with that. We're trying to reverse that. We feel we've made a lot of strides since those games.

Jim Veltman

[Owens said Iraqis are making strides toward improving conditions in their country.] People do not like chaos, ... The basics of police forces and fire departments are desired not only by the coalition but also by the Iraqis.

Charles Owens

We're getting better, but we're running out of time. We need to turn that corner. We've made some strides, but we're just not where we need to be.

Mark Manchester

We all made strides. But let's face it -- Person's got a good football team.

John Hammett

We are pleased with the progress achieved in the first quarter and believe we have made meaningful strides toward improving value for our customers and shareholders.

Vance Coffman

Our goal for this season was to win more than we lose, and we have far surpassed that goal. We've made some huge strides this year, and we didn't perform up to par tonight, we can do much better.

Norman O'rourke

They have made big strides no doubt about that, that's often what comes out of adversity. They are a better side than last year, but that's very evident. It remains to be seen how we foot it next to them.

Robbie Deans

George has made great strides in his time at DMACC. He is a good kid who will be a good division 1 player at Tennessee-Martin.

Orv Salmon

Brandon and Parker have made unbelievable strides since last year. Patrick is having a solid season and Dustin may have improved more than anybody since last year.

Lance Abernathy

Defensively and offensively, I'm very proud of our guys up front. I think we've made large strides going in the right direction in the last two weeks … If we continue to get better, we'll start putting some things together.

Kirk Williams

We thought we made significant strides forward, and we have. And then this.

Ryan Lynch

Miami has been making strides the last five years. This past season (and the new facility) is just another step in being one of the best programs in the nation.

Bryan Jones

Mark has made remarkable strides in his recovery. However, he is still in rehabilitation.

Henry Maldonado

Those site selection consultants and CEOs from within the region do not view Mississippi as it really is. We've made great strides ... but the news has not gotten across the borders.

Blake Wilson

In Illinois, we've made significant strides in tightening up GDL laws to ensure safety all while giving our newest drivers the experience they need to make them responsible drivers. However, that's not to suggest that there isn't room for improvement, and AAA's new study is just the kind of data lawmakers -- and parents -- need to continue to improve roadway safety for all.

Brad Roeber

I was pleased with our situational hitting today. I told our players that we are good enough to take games over and take the pressure off of our pitchers and defense and we really took the game over offensively. I was pleased with the strides we made between the two games.

Dan Hartleb

The program has made significant strides over the last seven years, and I am proud to have made a positive contribution to the Clemson program. But it is the right time for me to make a professional change.

Jack Hines

Well, we've made huge strides since the 1990 World Cup, USA '94, and obviously since '98. Unfortunately, those strides only register with the public once every four years.

Lamar Hunt

This news reflects the great strides that state courts have made to reach out to the public in the past decade.

William Vickrey

This is a good benchmark for our guys. This is only the seventh time we have met and we aren't going to throw the whole thing at them. We are looking for guys to make some strides now.

Mike Sivertson

We have made incredible strides in the last 10, 15 years.

Nick Reid

It was a great team effort. We've been making strides and getting better and so we felt good coming into this game.

Grant Spaite

When you're aggressive, you take real long strides and your leg swing is real long.

Phil Dawson

We're maturing as a team, playing better and better. We're definitely turning things around. We're making strides.

Sarah Murphy

I think I saw our young team definitely improve. They made great strides. The turnovers were young turnovers. It is a shame we came so close and couldn't get over the final hurdle. The mistakes -- they were positive mistakes, aggressive mistakes. It is a learning experience.

Mark Hatfield

I heard, in Jerry's presentation, ideas that resonated to me -- and to my colleagues on the search committee -- as new, exciting, and solid, ... With Jerry's experience and energy, I foresee great strides forward for the Chamber and for greater Brattleboro.

John Redmond

He was not taking his strides as good as last week, ... He wasn't as smooth. You always want to win. ... That's why you race them.

David Miller

As a community, we have made great strides in education.Compared to other places in western Kentucky, we're way aheadbecause we have a quality school system and the Marion Ed-TechCenter, ... I would rate our availableworkforce a B to an A. The only reason it's not an A-plus, isbecause we don't have enough available workers.

Lee Conrad

He was not taking his strides as good as last week. He wasn't as smooth. You always want to win. ... That's why you race them.

Erv Miller

We've shown flashes and made strides, which we're proud of. But we have a ways to go, too.

Eric Jones

This absurd conclusion demonstrates that this action is driven by politics, not on-the-ground facts. It also ignores the real strides the snowmobile manufacturers have made in recent years to create cleaner and quieter machines.

Ed Klim