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If the prime minister had wanted to show real action he would have announced a suspension to the licensing legislation.

I found the rules absurd, and I didn't attend the thing with those rules in mind, ... This was something Dick Parsons announced by fiat, ex post facto, and no one paid attention to it.

If you announced a shelter, what we would have had is people who were fearful would have rushed to the shelter and they would have been overwhelmed and the people on the streets would be crowded out,

If you examine anyone's contributions, you find they receive contributions from the people they know and they work with. People know that Tom Gallagher has a record of fighting for consumers in this state and he's the only candidate who's announced a plan to deal with rising insurance rates.

If you liked October, you are going to love November, ... because you can anticipate some further softness in these core items like new cars. G.M. has already announced the next incentive program.

If you consider that PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards put together the best financing approach when they announced their original merger, this sub-optimal approach can only be a ploy to preserve management's self-interest.

Intel aims to implement 300 mm wafers as soon as we can. We've already announced a capital allocation for 300 mm facilities.

In recent months, both General Motors and Ford have announced plans to close numerous facilities, eliminating roughly 2.4 million units of North American capacity through 2008. We estimate that once these restructuring initiatives are complete, North American capacity for the 'traditional' Big Three will likely drop below 10 million units, down from over 12.5 million in 2005.

In Ontario, job losses in manufacturing have accelerated in recent months alongside announced layoffs in the key auto sector. However, Ontario's economy is well diversified and strength in the service sector, which accounts for more than 70 percent of overall employment and economic activity, should support vehicle sales of about 590,000 units in 2006 - in line with the average of the past two years.

In Volvo's most recent quarterly report we announced measures to adapt the level of Group costs, and since then signs of a weakening market have not declined,

Investors who are in an actively managed small-cap fund that has had high returns for several years and has grown in size should expect management to eventually close the fund to new investors. Two examples of funds that did this are Dreyfus Mid Cap Value and Artisan Mid Cap Value , which announced they were closing in early 2002.

Interest rate uncertainty and the fact that major blue chips have already announced results force a new correction on the market.

In September, Steve announced some significant cross-company organizational changes intended to achieve greater agility, better manage future growth, and drive our software-based services strategy. Today, I'm excited to share the plan for how our new Entertainment & Devices Division will align itself to deliver on these company-wide objectives and the E&D charter while simultaneously ensuring our continued focus and momentum on existing efforts.

In addition to the strong U.S. performance last night, there is already talk in the market that February revenue figures (to be announced before March 10) may turn out to be better than expected.

In 2007, Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would become a 'platform,' meaning that outside developers could start creating applications that would run inside the site. It worked.

I guess there were a couple days when Melissa came out when both of these stocks jumped up a little bit. But then Network Associates announced their poor quarterly results.

Cisco has laid out a vision and architecture for Carrier Ethernet that provides service providers a broad selection of flexible options across all network domains. Cisco announced products today that deliver a number of important network services at cost-effective price points, adding to Cisco's already large portfolio.

Because Amazon announced that it could no longer guarantee that it would not disclose customer information to third parties, and in the absence of legal or technical means to assure privacy for Amazon customers, we have decided that we can no longer continue our relationship with Amazon.

CABBAGE, n. A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head. The cabbage is so called from Cabagius, a prince who on ascending the throne issued a decree appointing a High Council of Empire consisting of the members of his predecessor's Ministry and the cabbages in the royal garden. When any of his Majesty's measures of state policy miscarried conspicuously it was gravely announced that several members of the High Council had been beheaded, and his murmuring subjects were appeased.

C&W has announced a sharply lower outlook for UK profitability in 2007, underlining our fears about dire performance in this division. There may also be doubts about the dividend cover from here.

But I think that once the results are announced then it should be accepted by everyone, even if unwillingly.

I didn't even know this was a first. I found out when they announced it. I knew it could be possible to win again, but all I really wanted to do was my best because I figured last year was as good as it could get. Well, I topped that, and then some.

I didn't hear coach when he announced it. I just couldn't believe it.

But, to date, the Liberty Alliance has delivered no technology at all, ... It's just delivered a bunch of statements by Microsoft competitors that somehow some unannounced technology is better than proprietary technology, when in fact Passport is totally on path, announced in public to embrace an open industry standard that anybody can implement on.

Homeland Security issues warnings of further terrorist attempts to use airplanes for suicide attacks. Number five. December 17, 2003. 9/11 Commission co-chair Thomas Keane says the attacks were preventable. The next day, a federal appeals court says the government cannot detain suspected radiation bomber Jose Padilla indefinitely without charges. And the chief U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq, Dr. David Kay, who has previously announced he has found no weapons of mass destruction there, announces he will resign his post. December 21, 2003. Four days later, the Sunday before Christmas:

I cannot imagine Delta making any changes at Tampa International beyond the few seasonal changes they previously announced for September.

I don't see the whole picture yet, and I'm not sure GM does either. If they do, they certainly have not announced it. I'm not sure they've got a plan all together yet. But it's clear they've concluded that this plan isn't going to work and they need a better idea.

I am very pleased that the separation is completed, and we start the new year with clear decks and tremendous focus and energy. Since the split, we announced a 14% increase in our dividend to demonstrate our confidence in our ability to generate strong free cash flow, a measure which showed double-digit growth for us during 2005.

I believe it is a certainty that all four of the nominees announced today by the president will be viewed favorably by most senators,

I don't want to underestimate the importance of this large return on the vote they've announced already. That's a pretty significant vote and it's pretty rare," ()

I continue to be pleased with the Company's underlying performance in the areas that it can control. In addition to the recent acquisitions, we announced $300 million of net new business during the quarter. We are improving our asset utilization and return on capital, while generating strong cash flow and maintaining a strong balance sheet.

You know, the clock continues to tick. The negotiators, I think, have left things perilously late in light of the date of the summit, which was announced well in advance.

You could be approaching $80 billion in announced deals for this month.

The major reaction when EA announced their exclusive deal in December was, 'God, this is a huge loss, not just for sports games but for the industry in general,'

The key point is that the two fundamental problems which lead to Wal-Mart insuring so few of its workers is the fact they have extremely high deductibles and very strict eligibility requirements, ... Nothing that they announced today addresses either of these fundamental problems.

The House and Senate have the ability to name whomever they would like, but we think the members that we've announced today are people that can bring a lot to these discussions. The members that it has as of right now bring a lot to the table and have a lot to offer our state.

The hotel capital markets continue to be flush with cash, due in part to the record profits the U.S. industry will have earned in 2005. There will be several major trophy hotel sales that will be completed or announced in the first half of 2006 with more to come after.

The hope was still there until they announced the last team. But there's nothing we can do about it now. We just have to get prepared for our games in the NIT.

The encouraging thing is that, after a couple of days, the Yugoslav government has announced that they will be treated as POWs,

The great, unreported story in globalization is about power, not ideology. It's about how finance and business regularly, continuously insert their own self-interested deals and exceptions into rules and agreements that are then announced to the public as "free trade.

You've got some mergers that were announced today that are very favorable to the market. People who thought the market was going lower are finally throwing in the towel and putting their cash positions to work.

All this speculation surrounding my role in the third round of voting for the 2012 candidates is totally unfounded. I state that I did not vote in the third round - as I had announced at the time of the vote.

The class action settlement is consistent with the settlement principles announced in connection with our major advertiser settlement program and is intended to treat all advertisers fairly,

The car was flown here from England and arrived here Friday afternoon. It did not turn a wheel until this test. It was a very sleep-deprived weekend for the boys. It has been a big push, but thankfully the car was delivered as we expected. We are lucky that we are dealing with two companies like Lola and AER that are small, nimble and responsive. When ALMS announced this date a couple of months ago, we were looking at a late January delivery and Lola and AER stepped up and answered the call when we said we would like to make this event.

The centre-left will win and revive the fortunes of an Italy thrust to its knees by the complete failure of the 'miracle' announced by Berlusconi five years ago.

The final results will not be announced before the beginning of next year because we have more than 1,000 complaints.

The company has been successful, in our view, in implementing its recently announced turnaround program.

The company's public relations people spread the word that the super-heating and cooling had produced a strangely high-quality wine. They announced to the press, 'Of course, this is a very expensive way to produce fine wines, and the Association will certainly not endeavor to repeat their success.' These wines were supposedly cased with a special label as a souvenir of the disaster.

The company officially announced that we were locked out.

The commission is investigating what is behind the statements at Farnborough fair when they simultaneously announced price rises.

The Cisco Unified Communications system is the first true second-generation Internet Protocol (IP) Communications system providing not just telephone services, but rather a rich communications environment that seamlessly integrates voice, video and data collaboration in one system. It is also the first new Cisco system to fully support Cisco SONA, announced in December 2005. Cisco SONA extends the power of the network to optimize applications, processes and resources to deliver greater business benefits to enterprises. By building on Cisco SONA, Cisco Unified Communications leverages network intelligence to greatly simplify the day-to-day challenges of collaboration with colleagues.

All speculations regarding my role in the third round of candidate cities for 2012 are completely unfounded. I declare that I did not vote during the third round, as I had announced during the election in question.

The measures we have announced are aimed at reducing costs as well as addressing loss-making units and non-performing assets,

The lawsuits announced today are a necessary step to help ensure that those who knowingly and repeatedly violate known and widely accepted standards will not be given free rein to do so. We want to protect the business of honest resellers and try to ensure a level playing field for our partners.

The list will be announced regularly to warn cities of deteriorating air quality,

When we announced the Microsoft deal six months ago in Boston, we heard boos which I thought was crazy. In an industry of 'flash-in-the-pan' partnerships, this has turned out differently. Microsoft is out to continue a very healthy application business on the Mac,

The regime only allows interviews with inspectors in the presence of an Iraqi official, a minder, ... The official Iraqi organization charged with facilitating inspections announced, announced publicly and announced ominously that, 'Nobody is ready to leave Iraq to be interviewed.'

We hear you loud and clear. I don't comment on anything we haven't announced yet.

Despite the lack of precedent, a negative coupon security seemed possible in the present interest rate environment ... I asked Goldman Sachs to create such an instrument and they responded promptly with the innovative security being announced today.