Advantage Quotations | Page 6

My teammates gave me the ball in the right places. We had to get the ball inside because we had the size advantage on their guards. My coach told my teammates to give me the ball. That was the difference late in the game.

My sense is that we have a lot of (uninsured) folks out here who would take advantage of it.

Nobody else is even attempting to do what SnapNames does. They'll have the first mover advantage for at least six months if not a year.

No. 1, you have to make sure he's OK so this thing doesn't linger all year long. Fortunately for us, he did get some at-bats during the World Baseball Classic and the fact that he did pretty well shows he's not that far off. He saw better quality pitching in that than he would down here. It was to his advantage and ours that he did play.

Ninety-nine-point-nine percent of people abide by the regulations. But there have been occasions where people have taken advantage of the loophole, (the fact) that we haven't had it spelled out.

NBC has been the market leader for a long time. They didn't replenish their programming...and it gave us an opportunity and we took advantage of that opportunity.

NBA people want to see versatility, ... That was one of the things I talked about with coach, just stepping out toward the perimeter more. Rebounding is a great skill, and not too many people realize how hard it is to pull down 10-plus per game for your career -- so that can't go away. The main thing for me is stepping out more, while still taking advantage of my rebounding ability.

Nay, if the result of crossing is to place a difficult gully behind us when we are on the point of engaging, ... surely that is an advantage worth seizing.

On one hand, it helps farmers in the collar counties take full advantage of their land. But on the other hand, it's real tough for the local farmers, who are more established in the area, to compete.

On the other hand, Litchfield feels he is being taken advantage of. What else is he supposed to do? In his mind, Oracle is the irresponsible party. He's doing free work for them and they're dismissive. That's a big, big problem in this industry.

One of the big things was that we were able to take advantage of our opportunities. But, the real key was pitching. Hoffman and Waldron got the job done for us.

One of the big things spring practice is for is for the kids to be seen. I just hope the kids take advantage of this opportunity. Even the young kids have a chance to be seen. (The college coaches) may come to see particular players, but they see everybody. They're looking at everything.

One of the biggest barriers research and academic institutions face is the ability to get discoveries made in the lab into clinical testing. The new Exploratory IND guidance emphasizes the flexibility available to researchers when conducting early clinical testing of these cutting-edge treatments. As we enter the era of personalized medicine, these exploratory approaches enable scientists to take full advantage of new technologies to target the development of more individualized therapies.

One of the perks of my injuries is the chance to take advantage of graduate school.

One of the percentages in baseball, I believe, is that 86 percent of the time whoever scores first wins. It?s always an advantage to get the lead. It puts the other team on the defensive to get back in it.

One of the ideas was, let's take advantage of this wonderful trademark and launch a wine.

One of the primary purposes of this rapid branch expansion has been to take advantage of opportunities as they become available in attractive markets. Although these new locations have increased overhead expenses, we are confident they will contribute to profitability within the next few years.

I was taken advantage of. I was a victim just like anybody else, ... I'm not who everybody has claimed that I am.

I was so into it and so hyped about the game that I just saw the seams and just took it, ... The line opened up the holes for me and they were just big. I saw them opening up and I just took advantage of them.

I wouldn't think we deserved to lose. We dominated but had a dip in maybe 15 or 20 minutes in the second half, and they took advantage of that.

I wouldn't say there was any pressure. I would say there's an advantage in that you know you can play well and you have played well.

I wouldn't even venture to say how things are going to look a year from now. So much can happen. This may turn out to be an advantage more than a disadvantage for Republicans. This is the wrong time to make that judgment, even though there's pressure to do it.

I wouldn't even call myself the hero the first half. It's just seeing the open spots and taking advantage of that.

I would only hope the we would have enough seniors wanting to use it that we need additional days or to add another bus. I'd like to see the citizens take advantage of it.

I would have loved to get a 2-0 lead, there's no question. We talked about it going into the third and it would have been a big advantage for us, but now we didn't so we've got to move on.

I would consider that to be an advantage -- in that we don't have to travel, and the rink is five minutes from our district. We expect a very high turnout from our community, and even though they had a lot of fans at their game in their district, we'll see how committed their fans are.

I would argue that using our software, all things being equal like in NASCAR, our software would give you an edge that could be 10 to 20 percent advantage over the other drivers either in fuel efficiency or in top speed.

I was pleased with the effort but not the outcome. We moved the ball better tonight than we did in the scrimmages and I think as the season progresses will take better advantage of our strengths and improve.

I guess I just didn't prove without a doubt that I belong here. I had an opportunity last year, and I didn't take advantage of it.

I guess if I'm not doing something I'm wasting my time. I was blessed to be in school and to be here, and I want to take advantage of that. A lot of people don't understand that it's not a right to be in school - it's a privilege.

I grew up playing hockey and baseball, so I wish I had time to get back into it, but living in L.A. and North Carolina, you have to take advantage of the golf.

If we get it down to the other end and have something, we'll take advantage of it. If not, we're going to get us a good one.

If these were really 'high wage jobs,' there wouldn't be any issue at all. They were using roughly 32 union members. They wanted to take advantage of their skill and expertise, but they didn't want to pay union wages and benefits in return.

If the same punishment is prescribed for two crimes that injure society in different degrees, then men will face no stronger deterrent from committing the greater crime if they find it in their advantage to do so.

I got the ball up in the fifth inning and they took advantage of it a little bit. Joe said that was enough. I'll just go forward from here. I was a little bit happier with my slider today. I threw it for strikes a little more. ... It was an all right performance, I would say.

If they're gainfully employed, most employers offer health insurance. Take advantage of everything that's offered, including flexible spending accounts.

If we can do the job positioning ourselves (for rebounds) I think we can take the height advantage away from Notre Dame.

If this comes to bear, the current 200 basis points advantage for U.S. cash will be preserved through July and ensure the U.S. enjoys sufficient foreign capital inflows.

If we can?t establish anything inside that gives perimeter players a reason to be more aggressive on the outside. I think they took advantage of that tonight they were all up in us the whole night.

If we can put the ball in play, good things will happen. We did that today, and we were able to take advantage of some errors.

If we could predict early response, it would be a huge advantage to patients.

I have had so many problems withy my bad back that when I get out there and actually feel healthy I really feel I want to take advantage of it.

I have great confidence that Rick will lead the organization to take advantage of the many opportunities in both areas of our business.

I have friends of mine that are actors or singers, and they're the classic guys where, they're onstage, and they're like, 'Okay, the blonde in the third row, seat 24, bring her to my dressing room.' I've never, never taken advantage of that, I swear to God.

I have been working very closely with Brandon and his family and it is with our blessing that he has put his name into the draft. Brandon will be able to take advantage and benefit from the rule and find out where he stands in the eyes of NBA coaches and general managers, while still maintaining the option of returning to San Diego State. We will continue to work closely with Brandon and if he is a first round pick, we will advise him to go. We are extremely proud of what Brandon has done for himself, for the University and San Diego State basketball, both on the court and in the classroom.

I didn't wrestle good today. It was just an off day. I wasn't finishing any of my moves or taking advantage of anything.

I didn't want to be at just one hospital. There would surely be enough general surgery, but in the colon/rectal surgery it was an advantage to go to hospital to hospital so we could get in on all the big, interesting cases.

I didn't want to get into a transition game because they've been over 100 five times, but what I found out during the first half was that their big guys were sucking wind. We were able to take advantage of that and give us a little cushion, and I was surprised because I knew they wanted to play in the 90s if they could.

I'd just as soon describe it the way it is but I think, at the same time, I don't want to give anybody any kind of advantage with others that others don't seem to share. If those are the rules, that's fine with me.

I don't feel like we have this big huge advantage at home. I feel a little more distracted at home for whatever reason. Maybe we've gotten used to playing on the road. The biggest difference, for me is that I'm not going to have a very long drive home after the game.

I'd like to improve that area of my game. Whenever I go against the big girls, they like to take advantage of my size. I will have to be tougher.

I'd like to say we feel a bit of an advantage playing in our own stadium, but we don't, not with Boyle County here. They're a well-coached team and they've got so many people that can hurt us.

I don't know that live shows are anything other than a loss leader, unfortunately, these days. I don't know that there's any advantage to going that route.

I don't know really what happened to me. She just took advantage and didn't let it go. I just lost my attention a bit. Off the long wait, I don't know. I could really never feel comfortable.

I don't know of a single Five Star dealer who hasn't taken advantage of the situation. Buyers have to step up to the plate if they want the car right now.

I don't know why someone would take such advantage of her like that.

I do not think this is indicative of housing being strong, but rather that fact that people are expecting rates to rise and they are taking advantage of that.

I could see the school take advantage of this.

I'd be lying if I said no. But it's kind of a good feeling, knowing that the Reds are giving me this opportunity. It's about taking advantage of your opportunities. The situation over here I'm feeling is that they're counting on me and some other guys. I feel like I'm up for the challenge.

I'd be lying if I said five or 10 years from now that this year was a success. We had plenty of opportunities and we didn't take advantage of them. It's a learning experience and you find that success is a very delicate item.

I'd be in the air right now. ... But I'm glad it didn't (come to that). There was significant interest (from other teams), but we had the opportunity to stay here and we took advantage of it. I think both sides are very happy.

I am delighted that we have reached our goal. We have acquired a great company and are working with our new colleagues as we get ourselves in shape to take advantage of the many opportunities that lie ahead.

I am greatly concerned that known sex offenders who may have relocated to your state may take advantage of their anonymity and harm children once again.

I am hopeful that some changes at second and third doubles positions, a new varsity player at third singles and the home court advantage will give us the edge we have been looking for.

I am here to play football, I am here to have fun, ... I don't take advantage because I was put on a good football team.

I amiably pawn my mind, body and soul to my vocation; in return I gain an advantage position in heart, love and lasting legacy along side of our beautiful Angels.

IBM has taken a leadership role in this area and is prepared to be a technology partner with companies around the world to take advantage of these new developments.

I am very confident that our model will show in coming years how efficient it will be, taking advantage of our ability to continue to decrease costs and also to develop very sophisticated and original, high-end products for our customers and also taking advantage of our healthy growth projects.

I am upset because I didn't take advantage of the opportunity of being in the last pair and being able to really go for it.

Casey and Maurice played very well and our guards did a great job of getting the ball inside. We had a good size advantage and we passed up a lot of perimeter shots to get the ball inside.

Certainly the first quarter was better than anybody expected, but we're still looking for a very good year, ... The consumer is king right now and we're going to take advantage of that.

. . . But we're trying to win Super Bowls, not just playoff games. Obviously, we'd like to win our division, have home-field advantage . . . we're going to keep on working and, hopefully, we can get over the hump.

But they would be unwise just to shoo the coalition out, because they cannot handle the army and the police areas on their own it would give too much advantage to the people perpetrating violence.

but there ain't a lot of folks who'll drop what they're doing to take advantage of a cheap fare in such a market.

But the airline might file sooner, maybe in the next couple of months, to take advantage of the more lenient bankruptcy laws.

Businesses that decide to be reality based and identify where they're vulnerable to climate impact, that start thinking about how to buffer against it, are going to be able to take advantage of shortages. When the water runs out, not everyone is in the same pickle.

Businesses need almost exclusively year-to-year planning cycles. It would be impossible for anybody to take true advantage of any lower-cost power program if it didn't exist for the entire year.

Businesses are interested in taking advantage of mobility; they understand it offers them a number of ways to help improve employee productivity.

Buffalo's goaltending wasn't the best they had, and we took advantage of that. When you get off on the wrong foot, it's tough to get back, and I think that's what we did to their goalies.

Buffalo's goaltending wasn't the best they had, and we took advantage of that, ... When you get off on the wrong foot, it's tough to get back, and I think that's what we did to their goalies.

Bryan kept us in the game by pitching to advantage counts.

Business is excellent and we want to grow the company to take advantage of the sales opportunities that are coming our way,

Business has been good, but gaming is very competitive, very capital-intensive, very dynamic. This is about maintaining our competitive advantage and positioning the business for longtime success. We want to become a destination resort.

Business firms are still unwilling to take advantage of this low rate structure. The failure to borrow could be a hint that business planners do not foresee a significant resurgence in the economy over the quarters to come.

But complications are good. It may not be good for the player who winds up not playing, but it's an advantage for the team as a whole.

But certainly we are not forging ahead with the smelter on the basis that we have some global competitive advantage in capital or labor,

But because traders tend to trade so frequently, those aren't major disadvantages, ... And the advantage of being able to deduct all of your losses is very attractive.

(Battle and Brinkley) feed off each other. We had a size advantage inside, so we had to take advantage of it.

Because of the AMT, some people are not able to take advantage of the tax cuts that Bush made available.

Barring injury, barring something crazy happening, I definitely think we're a playoff team. I think we're a team that certainly has a good chance to get home-court advantage in the first round.

Because of the way the academy has crunched down the Oscar season, you have to look at positioning your key titles to take advantage of that.

China, with its low cost of labor, has a comparative advantage in shoe manufacturing.

China's real advantage over India is leadership and vision.

China can quickly take advantage of these important advances and thereby 'leapfrog' in the development of its financial sector,

Chris stepped and took full advantage of the opportunity he had in the fourth. We needed someone to play tough inside for us, and he came through in a big way.

I'm a strong believer in an open venue. I think it is a big advantage to have some of the other teams come up to our nice, warm Minnesota winters, so they can enjoy playing football up where it hurts, a la Green Bay.

I look like a mailman, like the average Joe. I roll up my shorts, I comb my hair funny. I pull my socks over my ankle brace. And that's all an advantage for me. I can feel it before the game. I can see the way guys look at me on the court. I may not look pretty but I get the job done.

I lost a lot of points and gave her a big advantage. It's not my favorite shot to do. I'm trying to get better.

I loved doing Elly May. She was a slice out of my own life. And of course the The Beverly Hillbillies was a story about the American Dream. No matter who tried to slicker us or take advantage of us, we always came out on top. We were never the losers. So the right attitude was important. We set a good examples. The Hillbillies set high standards.

I had a tough time scoring. They were really tall and they knew how to rebound. That was their advantage this game.