Imports rose to a record $177.2 billion, while exports also increased, to a record $111.5 billion. This creates a higher probability that the advance fourth-quarter gross domestic product will not be upgraded substantially higher, since a higher trade deficit subtracts from GDP. |
In 2000, the industry felt the impact of the long-distance decline we anticipated when we put our new strategy in place three years ago, ... Our results reflect the acceleration of that decline, but also clearly demonstrate that we are successfully scaling our growth businesses. |
In a sense, the story, or poem or verse or whatever it is you're writing, you can kind of think of it as a kind of projectile. Imagine it is a kind of projectile which has been specially shaped to be aerodynamic, and that your target is the soft grey putty of the reader's brain. |
In a single step, Oracle becomes the No. 1 CRM applications company in the world, ... Siebel's 4,000 applications customers and 3.4 million CRM users strengthen our No. 1 position in applications in North America and move us closer to the No. 1 position in applications globally. |
In an at-large system, when you're elected, you represent the entire city. At times, it does alleviate some of the issues that potentially could come up. For example, you vote for my thing, and I'll vote for your thing. When you represent everybody, that doesn't become an issue. |
In every area, we are trying to make ends meet. We don't have a lot of money here. It's a tough situation. We have lost five coaches in the last four years. It's a situation that hopefully we can address at some point because these guys have done a good job and have worked hard. |
In fairness to him, once we make the decision, let's go. Let's give the guy a chance to go somewhere else and have success. We're not spiteful, we're not vengeful and we're not out to see him fail. I don't think anyone in this organization feels that way. We hope he lands a job. |
In general, given a choice between a device designed to be dedicated for a specific task (or a few tasks) and a general-purpose device that addresses the same needs -- without seeming like a clunky Swiss Army Knife device brick -- I'll take the general-purpose device every time. |
In many countries the bullet or the bomb is a cheap and relatively risk-free way of silencing troublesome reporting. Lack of proper inquiries by the authorities and absence of punishment of the perpetrators encourages more killings and intimidates other journalists into silence. |
In moments of considerable strain, I tend to take to bread-and-butter pudding. There is something about the blandness of soggy bread, the crispness of the golden outer crust and the unadulterated pleasure of a lightly set custard that makes the world seem a better place to live. |
In my experience, I don't care where you're at, whether you're in New York or Florida, California or Louisiana, after disasters, when you have this kind of money being pumped into the community this fast, there are going to be people who are going to try to take advantage of it. |
In my mind how it's been done in the past was a little bit ludicrous. Guys would receive letters. Agents would get calls. Is your guy interested? That's not where we are. We only want players who want to participate, and I have to look them in the eye to find out where they are. |
In order to maintain his 97 percent voting record in the Senate, there are minimal times throughout the year when private travel is necessary. Senator Kennedy's record in the Senate is a clear indication that special interests don't influence him or his positions on legislation. |
In our numerous consultations with our domestic textile and apparel industries and members of Congress, we heard unambiguous calls for a more comprehensive approach to textile trade with China, ... As a result, we will commence negotiations on a broad agreement with the Chinese. |
In the first quarter of 2006, emerging markets and consumer demand in the mature regions were the major growth engines on a worldwide basis. Mobile demand remains strong worldwide, but in the U.S. desktop consumer market demand increased in response to renewed price competition. |