The rise in wages of 6 cents might cause jitters, but wage inflation is less of a worry now, especially with productivity still growing at a healthy clip. As the economy slows, the unemployment rate will continue to inch up and wage pressures should ease further. |
The school spirit for the game is just not there. Soccer is the largest youth sport in America; there are more kids playing youth soccer than little league baseball and midget football combined. A lot of it has to be because this is a rural, football-minded area. |
The second record didn't sell as well and I think if we were on a big label, we might have been passed up on for the third, but they're a smaller label and the owner (Steve Gottlieb) likes us. So I think we deserve that chance with the first record doing so well. |
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The Series has shown real momentum from one season to the next, and we have no reason to expect that trend not to continue into 2006. There is a growing appetite for this form of quality racing and we intend to answer that demand well into the foreseeable future. |
The sibling relationships in this book are profoundly affecting. The book combines the shrewd, detailed portrait of everyday life that Anne Tyler excels at, with a really poignant exploration of how loss can affect love that Dave Eggers's memoir did so memorably. |
The signing of this memorandum of understanding forms an independent professional approach to handle the actual situation of human rights violations in northern Uganda. The situation in northern Uganda seems to be quite unique compared to that of other countries. |
The signs are about as bright as they've been for a long time. We've got the highest confidence in hiring that we've seen since we started doing the survey, with the biggest spread between employers planning to hire and those planning to diminish their workforce. |
The situation with his hip is very positive, ... He has a lingering Achilles (tendon) problem from last year. He has been taking treatment on it the last couple of months. I think his timetable to play at 100 percent is going to be a little further down the line. |
The solution not only allows us to access the information, but it also allows us to be confident that if anything's been changed, we know who changed it and why. From a regulatory standpoint, we're able to provide a third-party solution that's doing the auditing. |
The spiritual quest was always the predominant aspect of my life. It's always been there. But there's also an incredible passion connected to it; it's not just a dry investigative process. I have been extremely emotional about it, and that comes out in the songs. |
The state is in this situation, and now that competition is coming in Pennsylvania, there's not many alternatives other than offering something they will not. Wheeling Island attracts most of their customers from Pennsylvania, so they have to keep them coming in. |
The statute appears to cover the conduct of third parties and not pregnant mothers. If you compare statutes from other places, they read significantly different. They clearly would govern the conduct of a pregnant person, but this is not at all clear in Virginia. |
The strategy of putting justice on hold for an elusive peace settlement has emboldened human rights abusers on both sides of the conflict. This approach has fueled a pervasive culture of impunity that has led to ever-increasing acts of violence against civilians. |
The success of Hollywood & Highland has brought scores of Los Angeles residents back to Hollywood Boulevard for shopping, dining and entertainment. This, coupled with the large number of tourists, has given the area a significant daytime and nighttime population. |