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We've tried to jump ahead of teams early to get our confidence and maybe shake the other team's. But Duquesne believes they're the best team every year, so we know they'll have their confidence.

We want to score points first, to be ahead in the first two rounds. And then that's when you go in the last two rounds, digging in there, trying to finish him off. That's our plan. We'll see if it works in Colorado.

We want to progress the pipeline, China wants to progress the pipeline but they are a bit concerned about reserves, ... Also we are yet to finalize equity interest in the project. That is key if we are to go ahead with financing.

We have as much to gain this year as every team out there. We feel like a team that is 0-0 and we have our goals ahead of us just like everybody else.

We have some detailed and painstaking work ahead of us in what are not the best weather conditions.

What the terrorists have done has caused us to take an assessment of what's important, ... I have been concerned for too long about a culture that says if it feels good just go ahead and do it. I believe that this nation is strong enough, and focused enough, and dedicated enough to usher in a culture that says each of us is responsible for the decisions we make in life.

When you see a married couple coming down the street, the one who is two or three steps ahead is the one that's mad.

We want people to have enough time to go ahead and get out in time.

We want negotiations on building a government to move ahead swiftly.

We wanted to win this series and we got that done. To get out ahead of that team for the first time in a long time, that's a good thing.

We were at the captains meeting last night and discussing the storm and we decided the only alternative to postponing was to move it up. That way, we figured we could get the boats back here Friday ahead of the weather and then they can either stay in safe harbor here or make it back to their home port. We gave them that option and also the option of withdrawing.

We were traversing across a snow field and he was ahead of me and then the avalanche broke above him, and just took him away and, you know, you're always running against the clock in a situation like this and I tried to do my best. I found him and he was still alive, eventually the doctor got there and it was out of my hands at that point.

We want to stay ahead of the competitive curve.

We are already ahead of where we were last year. The only thing we have to rent is the casino equipment.

The referendum is the public's right to decide. It's time for the public to decide if we go ahead with these reforms or not.

Way before it was popular, he said that I could go far in this business. He kept saying I'd be president and then I said I'd be state president. He encouraged me, and I never thought that I, a little boy from Brooklyn, New York, could do those things. Mel was always ahead of the curve.

We are going to make a decision later, probably in March ahead of the Slovakia game.

We did have champagne in Pittsburgh that we were going to break open, not for a champagne party but for a toast, ... We were going to have a champagne toast to put losing seasons behind us and look at the winning seasons ahead of us. We didn't pop it open because we didn't win another game.

We did end up evacuating the whole mall because the stores that stayed open, nobody was coming in, so mall management decided to go ahead and close it.

We deserved to be tied or ahead after the second period.

there is a readiness to move ahead toward a peaceful political solution to the Kosovo issue.

There are polls out there that have us even. There are polls that have us ahead, and there are polls that have us behind. And the two things that all the polls agree on are that John Kerry is ahead in battleground states -- and that people who have yet to make a decision are very negative about the president and very negative about the current direction of the country.

There are Poles who maybe say, 'I waited 15 years and did it legally before I got citizenship, so why should these others be able to jump ahead of the line.

There are no major positions being taken ahead of the Fed. I think people are just being very short-term oriented - you see a stock that has a good story and you invest. But you do have to be careful - you don't want to overstay your welcome in any stock.

There are nine species ahead of the grizzly bear. We are already eating into next year's budget for species listings.

The only way to begin, change, and success is to simplify and go step by step. Don't even bother writing everything down or thinking ahead of what you have to do, for this will make things seem complicated, overwhelming and too much. Simplify and begin step by step without the process of thinking too much.

There are faculty members there I know I will keep in touch with for the rest of my life. They have taught me extremely valuable skills, and the best thing is I was able to utilize resources available to me for high school and my brief undergraduate career. There is a real push for high school ... to become more of a jumping board. With LCC I got my general education out of the way. Even if I flip majors, I am ahead of the game. And all of my credits are transferable to a four-year university.

There (are) enough people ahead of us that could knock each other off, so we're still in a chance to move up, ... We didn't lose as much ground as I thought we would. ... What you and I and all can see, if Southern Cal don't lose and Texas don't lose, that's probably cut and dried.

We decided we could go ahead and be proactive.

We decided to go one-on- one at first so we don't get overwhelmed and this way we can stay ahead of the game.

We decided to go ahead and change the theme. Picking the name probably took longer than anything else.

We decided it was in our best interests to go ahead and talk about broad parameters, ... The devil is in the details. But we think FedEx is an excellent company, and they could provide some excellent help for us.

We're playing on a really good field over there and against a good team. It's a good opportunity to get ahead of the game. We need to win the series over there bad.

We're absolutely focused completely on Spanish Fork. If you get caught looking too far ahead then you don't get far ahead. The bigger picture takes care of itself.

We're about two episodes ahead on a good run.

We ran into some bad luck early in the day. A couple of kids were ahead in their matches and got caught in head locks. We didn't emotionally handle the meet very well.

We?re a struggling club, and they took advantage of us. They had a plan ahead of time. It just went incredibly bad.

We're a step ahead of where we were last spring. People have filled their roles already. That's something that didn't come around until fall camp.

We're as optimistic as we've ever been about the long-term future of the company. The company is executing well. The market fundamentals are very, very good, and we see nothing but blue skies ahead in the Internet business.

We're announcing products that put us literally years ahead of our nearest competitors in terms of performance,

We hope your days ahead are as dark and empty as the hole you left in our hearts.

We did our best the last couple of weeks, we really put on a push. But the teams ahead of us were also playing playoff hockey.

We didn't think the game was over, that's for sure. We knew there was a second half ahead of us.

We were disappointed that they decided to go ahead with the filing of the lawsuit. It has utterly no merit whatsoever, and we're convinced that we will prevail in court.

We have problems ahead of us. I will not hide the fact that the management issues are very difficult and we face a polarization of the membership.

We have probably moved ahead of ourselves. The market is not expensive but it has moved quite forcibly upwards.

We've seen markets get ahead of themselves in bonds and in currencies as well. There are signs that markets have now gotten too optimistic about not only the size of the U.S. recovery, but the speed; our medium-term forecast is still very much of euro strength and dollar weakness.

We've seen markets get ahead of themselves in bonds and in currencies as well, ... There are signs that markets have now gotten too optimistic about not only the size of the U.S. recovery, but the speed; our medium-term forecast is still very much of euro strength and dollar weakness.

We've seen great progress in Scott throughout his two years with the Fire, so it's unfortunate that the timing of the roster deadline didn't allow us to secure a Senior Roster spot for him. He was a great young profession with our club since day one. I feel he still has a future ahead of him in MLS and wish him all the best.

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We've still got a lot of work ahead of us, but we're going into games now feeling a little bit different knowing we've gotten somewhere and we're totally in control of our own destiny.

We've still got a grind and battle ahead of us. I think we're going up against a great team and we're going to have our hands full. I think the rivalry is there regardless of which team is in front.

The procedures will go ahead and who has done wrong will pay.

The problem with these delays is you can't go ahead with the merger plans straight away. It's a very difficult situation. It probably means the share price will slightly be on hold.

There is a lot more to the processor business than selling processors. Controlling the supply chain and controlling product offerings is almost more important. And it's not just the supply chain, it's their manufacturing ability. They are way ahead in terms of manufacturing ability and economies of scale.

There is a long future ahead for the Mac. I don't think Apple would switch to a new processor core if they weren't looking to carry the Mac ahead for the foreseeable future.

There is almost a state of euphoria for the group. We don't have a strong current interest in the group at this time. With highly cyclical stocks, they can crest ahead of earnings.

There is a little bit of a weather delay but not much. The electrical conduit is continuing to get installed and this will give the electrician time to get a little bit ahead in the project. That is a good thing.

There is certainly a growing body of data that correlates investments in women with a country's general prosperity; a recognition that no country can get ahead if half its people are left behind.

There is no doubt that quarterback is a critical position in every organization. That really has to be something that we look at to make a good assessment on how we move ahead at that position. We like all of the quarterbacks that we have here, but if we get an opportunity to improve the quality at that position, we most certainly will.

We set some aggressive operational and financial goals in the middle of last year, and I'm pleased to report that Fairchild has delivered impressive first-quarter results, ahead of our expectations.

The producer price numbers on Wednesday and the productivity number on Friday are the most important events we have ahead of the Fed meeting. There's still some uncertainty in the market about what the Fed will do and those numbers will be key to figuring that out.

We?re just trying to play faster. From what I saw with some of the kids we have I thought we could tap into some of the offensive resources they had. As we moved along our focus has been to get better every day, not get ahead of ourselves and just get ready for the next game.

We're just trying to keep one step ahead of our competition.

The poor taxpayer may wipe his shoes on a $3 doormat when he goes home, but not the Navy. It is, damn the cost, full feet ahead on a doormat you would be ashamed to get muddy.

We have a reason to celebrate. Ahead of the decisive battle, they decided to join the party.

We have just digested so much news in the last week or so, ... Fourth-quarter earnings have been much better than expected, but you have people reluctant to make big bets ahead of things like the payroll report Friday, or the G7 meeting, which will be important for the dollar.

We have it all in our strategic mix of professional alliances. We planned ahead of time the obstacles that we may encounter.

We have institutions that work, we have pressed ahead with enlargement which will take place on May 1, ... There is no drama or crisis with a capital 'C'.

We have important work ahead of us to strengthen computer security but we've also come a long ways in a short time, and the fact that we were able to see these arrests in less than two weeks and see them halfway around the world really drives that point home.

We are taking this one week at a time. If we start getting ahead of ourselves, we get lost in practice and we can't concentrate on the things we need to make due for next weekend.

We're looking to fight for that third spot. We have one game in hand with L.A., we're two points behind and if we win that game in hand then we're ahead of them.

We?re here for the long haul, ... I don?t look back. I?m a business guy, always looking ahead to the future.

We're happy this process has reached a conclusion and look forward to moving ahead together.

We're happy because this was a big win for us and it puts us ahead in the standings. They did enough to get the job done.

We're halfway through the trip and still have a lot of games left, and then we come home with no rest before we get Colorado. We're like a lot of teams. We have a tough month of January ahead of us because of the Olympics.

We're going to work with the members of the Security Council in the days ahead to make it clear to Saddam that the demands of the world and the United Nations will be enforced,

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This probably did come a year ahead of schedule. We're young. We're going to learn from this and get better.

This win shows progress. We don't want to get ahead of ourselves, though. A lot of people picked us to finish last in the conference, so it would be nice to prove them wrong.

This win shows progress. We don't want to get ahead of ourselves, though.

The reason Canada has dropped is because Canada is way ahead in doing this.

There are typically 70 fires each year, so we're way ahead of pace (for one month). We were behind. We should have known it was too good to be true.

When you're ahead in the game, or you're not a long ways behind, you can stay with your game plan. I'm anxious to see how we respond if the tables are turned and we're not ahead. That's one of the things this team has not faced yet, is some adversity like that. As we get into the meat of our schedule, things aren't always going to go our way like they did last week.

When you?re 4-16, gaining a little confidence is everything and getting ahead early really gave us a boost and allowed us to play our tempo.

We had (Carlos) Beltran and (Jeff) Kent and (Jeff) Bagwell, and they could all put us ahead with one swing. This year, we rely on pitching, we play defense and we look for timely hitting. The biggest thing is, we're not relying on one person.

When I have a good game, that's that I do, ... I'm able to get guys out with the fastball. I was able to locate it and was able to get some guys chase it up. You just want to work ahead and stay ahead and let the guys get themselves out.

When I had been left out of the national team it was disappointing but I never gave up. I was only in my mid-20s. I'm 28 now so... there are still another seven years ahead of me.

When I got to college I simply decided that I could speak French, because I just could not spend any more time in French classes. I went ahead and took courses on French literature, some of them even taught in French.

When I made the decision to go ahead with the project, I said I was going to try and write as if no other biography of Lincoln had yet been written.

When I looked in Aaron's eyes during the timeout, I knew he would make those free throws. He looked very confident. We could have folded after Pisgah was ahead by two points and time running out, but our guys just wouldn't quit tonight, they wanted to win too much.

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The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those you are going to lose, because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins. In order for somebody to win an important, major fight 100 years hence, a lot of other people have got to be willing - for the sheer fun and joy of it - to go right ahead and fight, knowing you're going to lose. You mustn't feel like a martyr. You've got to enjoy it.

We were caught on our heels in the second half thinking we were going to coast through. We were comfortable we were going to win. We got a little ahead of ourselves. We got a little cocky. That was our downfall.

When you come to a decision and all parties concerned, it's best to go ahead and talk with whoever you need to talk to and make that decision. Why not try to keep it quiet? ... Nothing's ever quiet. Any time a final decision is made on anything, if it's going to be public knowledge, try to get it out.

When we started out, there was a lot of trepidation caused by the uncertainty. We got ahead of them and explained that is all about enhancing capacity. We need to go from 100 IT staff to 200 to take on new products but can't afford them in the U.S.

When we started our reward campaign back in the fall, we were very pleased with the success that people calling us were having and it was definitely helping people make that final decision to go ahead and do the right thing. Many had been contemplating calling us for a long time. We just decided that if some is good, more is better. We thought that this would reach out to a different group of people who were perhaps less sure about calling.

When they went ahead 10-0 at the beginning, my head was spinning just like the girls'. Everything we did, we didn't execute. I said, 'It's time to stop looking up in the stands. It's time to stop being star struck. It's time to play.' But we went on a run and that was a great answer.