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Starbucks has learned several lessons in China. One is that it really doesn't need to go after the masses. All it needs is the upper 10 percent of India's booming middle class to support a base of 100 stores and then go from there.

Stand firm. If you get someone thrown out, you get someone thrown out. Sometimes the situation calls for you to be aggressive. If you coach third base and you don't get someone thrown out, you're not being very aggressive. It's just a matter of when.

Stand at the base and look up at 3,000 feet of blankness. It just looks like there's no way you can climb it. That's what you seek as a climber. You want to find something that looks absurd and figure out how to do it.

Some of the things that we've also implemented that are important to our customers and our channel base is our Wi-Fi multimedia support, which gives you quality of service over Wi-Fi.

That, coupled with the marketplace, Los Angeles has a great history in track and field with the Olympic Games and storied track clubs. There's still a very large active track base here.

That doesn't make them any less tragic, of course. But they may just not be the right kinds of cases on which to base broad social policy.

That definitely hurt us. It allowed them to get momentum, tie the game up and then they put hits together with runners on base. They left three runners on base and we left five. Their clutch hitting paid off.

That arc of conflict has created a sort of regional super failed-state that terrorists and criminals have used to base their operations and to exploit the very precious diamond resources there.

My strategy from Day One was to reconstruct the traditional base of the Democratic Party: labor, working families and agriculture, and the legal community. We have taken labor for granted. We think getting the endorsement of the union leader means you get the votes.

Nate pitched extremely well; he had great control today. All our pitchers did today. I was real pleased with our pitching effort from everybody. Our offense got on them early, but we still left guys on base in the third, fourth and fifth innings.

My wife stood by me like a rock in the rough ocean of mankind. The base was made but I had to brush my knowledge day by day to stay in the race.

My perspective is the customer base isn't as active as they've historically been. We haven't see a whole lot besides an e-mail service.

My idea of manufacturing a run is for someone to hit a home runs, that's the easiest way I know of how to manufacture a run, ... You don't always have a team filled with home run hitters. When you don't, you have to score runs in other ways and the stolen base is one of those ways.

Look at the numbers. How can you compare 25 million people to my core fan base of 2 million? Does it help? Sure. But they aren't the deciding factor.

looking for as broad a base of support and for as stable a government as possible.

Matt is a solid left-handed hitter and base stealer who will provide us with depth and flexibility. He can help us in a variety of roles, including the ability to play all three outfield positions.

(Mary Greeley) is recruiting volunteers through its employee base to provide first aid. The hospital tries to do all the first aid.

Martin seems to have a very, very good base of the quarterback position. I think the position looks like it's in pretty darn good hands.

I wish we had one man to get on base before (Ichiro) Suzuki, ... We might have him now, in the youngster (Betancourt). You go over the records, it looks like he's always up there with no one on.

I was very impressed with our offensive at-bats in both games. I think we had quality at-bats, hard outs and the base hits were hard. Once again, we played very good defense.

I was trying to shift the receivers around, and I asked Roy if he could play the Z (flanker) position for the rest of the game. He said he didn't think his leg was up to that. I had to base things a lot on his decision. I can't feel how much his leg hurts.

I was born on Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento, but we moved around a lot.

I was excited to see him hit the ball like he did. We will have to depend on him and the other guys at the top of the lineup to get on base for the other guys to drive them in.

It follows a set of regulars that come to the Wrigley Field bleachers every Chicago Cubs game. Most of them have quirky little personalities; most of them are addicted in some way, shape or form to gambling. There is a lot of gambling going on, betting on just about everything from who's going to score next to who's going to get on first base to who's going to catch a fly ball.

It felt like every time I was running I didn't have a good base under me,

I think since I've been here, our fan base has gotten larger and larger. I think we're used to playing in front of pretty big crowds. It's not like the men's crowds. I think we have a good amount of fans, and I think we're comfortable playing in those situations, those environments.

I think people will more often than not base their decisions using a pro-forma figure, which excludes the value of the options. It is an expense, but I don't have a problem making an adjustment to eliminate it because it is a non-cash item, like other adjustments such as amortizing intangible items.

I think on any given day, you'll get a base hit on that. The way he was pitching, I thought the decision was to show him respect and give him a chance to do something special.

It doesn't seem like we'll be able to return to New Orleans in the near future. We've got (players and staff) that have kids that need to go to school and a lot of other issues with families. We think it's fair to them that we establish a base here.

I think if our fan base is strong that would speak volumes to the tour,

I think I'd try a little bit of the spread offense a little bit earlier and try and confuse them, ... I felt like they weren't going to be able to stay with us in our base offense. I made some terrible adjustments.

I think I have been a good soldier, ... So you can imagine my shock on May 13 when the only base in my state, which happens to be 10 minutes from my house, was on the list.

I think he's trying to tell a restive populist base in his party that he gets it, ... It's a way to say, 'We understand that we need to get better control of our borders.'

I think he can become a very good player. He can hit, he can run, I think his power is coming, especially when you're strong in the lower half -- that's where the power comes from. You have to learn how to do it, how to use it without abusing it and losing what got you here which is base hits.

I think former Councilman Barrera has strong penetration in the West Side precincts of that district. He doesn't come in as a typical challenger. He comes in with a base of his own.

It damaged what is called the structure course. It's a base course, not the top layer.

I thought I got away from a contact sport, but I guess not. My goal is to get on base any way I can and just start some turmoil.

I thought I saw signs that maybe he was hurting with the leg. He got up to the plate and never swung. It looked like he didn't want to get on base a second time.

I think they're going to have to get a broader base of kids that are behind them. To have it be the most successful, it would be good to get a small group of kids from each group in the high school.

I think they're definitely looking for asset management companies in the U.S.. Certainly, they have a shareholder base that's confident of their ability to do a large acquisition without any hiccups.

Joining the ISC family enables us to expand the ways in which we can reach a significant base of racing fans among our customers, and is further proof of our commitment to the sport as a central part of our marketing strategy.

John will be a great player once he gets accustomed to varsity pitching. In addition to his bat, he has a strong arm. He threw out two of four base runners in the first three games.

I think this is clearly something where technology is leveling the playing field between the bigger companies and smaller companies. This industry has really transformed itself in 18 months in terms of the technology base that it is running on.

I'm staying. It's very fluid right now, ... We're working on several alternatives that would keep the base open.

Maybe now there's enough fear out there to form a base to rally again.

I'm here as an infielder and a ballplayer and wherever they put me in, that's where I'll be. Second base is my spot and that's what I'll compete for in the spring and hopefully there will be enough people who want to see the shortest infield combination in baseball.

Most of the roofs in the district were replaced with metal, so you stop much of the water infiltration. We also do biannual base line air-quality checks in our campuses. Our policy also is that we will not go back with carpets.

Most Seabees live here. This is their home. Frankly, the first day after the storm we had to almost hold them back because we had to get out own base squared away and make the base safe so we could use it to work from.

We need that 500 to become customers in order for us to have the base that we need to pay down the debt.

The ability to build upon one's knowledge base is critical for next generation accountants. They must dedicate themselves to continuing education, including the pursuit of additional certifications, in order to move forward in their careers.

The acquisition of True Temper broadens our lawn and garden product line with outstanding, highly respected brands, ... The purchase also expands USI Hardware and Tool's customer base and provides additional capacity for future growth.

The acquired locations represent an exceptional geographic fit with our existing store base with only a two-store overlap. Additionally, the locations meet our size and market demographics criteria, since the typical B.C. Moore store is located in a market area of less than 50,000 people, is strip shopping center based, and has an average of approximately 14,300 selling square feet. We expect to realize operating synergies as these stores are converted to Peebles stores, incorporated into our existing distribution system and managed from our South Hill, Virginia administrative offices.

The active recruitment of older individuals with a higher skill level and knowledge base is stepping up.

The actions that we take on the counterterrorism front, again, are to take actions against individuals where we believe that the intelligence base is so strong and the nature of the threat is so grave and serious, as well as imminent, that we have no recourse except to take this action that may involve a lethal strike.

The analysis provided the commission by the department of defense about the national homeland security value of the base was seriously flawed.

The American consumer is also the American worker, ... and if we don't do something to protect our manufacturing base here at home, it is going to be hard to buy any retail goods.

That was a tough game for us. We had some runners in scoring position and some runners on base eliminated and that hurt us. But I did like the way the guys kept battling in the latter innings. They never quit.

That was a tougher play, mine was an easy play, ... I thought it was actually a base hit.

That was smart base running. That ball wasn't too far past the catcher.

That was a great throw. He caught the ball and he got it to second base in a hurry.

That was a great call by Garrett at third base and some good running by Miller. It took some guys, but we got it done.

That was a good pitching performance from Holly. They got people on base and got the big hits to drive their people in, and we didn't. We've got to get it turned around for tomorrow.

That was pretty exciting. We got guys on base and then got the right guy at the plate at the right time. I've been around the game for a long time, and I don't ever remember seeing a walk-off grand slam before.

That was an emotional one. He (Betancourt) was down 0-2 and battled his tail off. Willie's stolen base was unbelievable. He's as good as I've ever played with.

That's what happens when you feel good from both sides of the plate, ... I've tried to be patient and have concentration. And I'm healthy. I'm going to home plate to get on base no matter how.

That's what I'm trying to do every time I get up there. I'm still learning how to drive the baseball. Nothing's going to change for me today -- same approach. I'll stay in the middle of the field and work counts and get good strikes to hit and get on base to set up the lineup.

I was battling absolutely as hard as I could. A pitcher would rather have a rocket hit off him than have someone stand up there and keep fouling off pitches. That's frustrating for a pitcher. He thinks this is the pitch and you foul it off. I know as a catcher I got frustrated. ... I think it was a great opportunity for a hit, a walk, anything. Once I was three, four minutes into the at bat, I'm thinking 'I have to get on base some way.

I would like a broader base of business to locate into Monroe County. This way, when there is a downturn in one, not all the jobs will be affected. We need to be looking for business with room for new growth.

My biggest concern is that Sidney gets the proper help and gets healthy and gets his life in order. I touched base with him (Wednesday), he actually called and thanked me for everything, all the support. He said he'd keep in touch me and I wished him good luck and asked him to please keep in touch with me.

My brother, Bob Boots, is a construction battalion and has been for more than 20 years and his home base was Gulfport, Miss.. He had a house that was only 1,000 feet away from the beach. When we were there, we'd walk to the beach from his house.

My challenge as chairman of the 2005 BRAC Commission was to ensure that I and the members of the commission understood the role IT played in the transformation strategy that served as the foundation of the Defense Department's base closure and realignment proposals.

Most employees view base salary as a barometer of their worth, so thinking about a steady decrease in the amount of money being provided to them has had a psychological impact. That's why organizations looked to variable pay as a way to counteract that -- until recently.

Most definitely I'm excited. There's a strong base coming through. We're probably in the same situation the Wallabies were back in 1997.

Most definitely I'm excited, ... There's a strong base coming through. We're probably in the same situation the Wallabies were back in 1997.

Most cities with our tax base have rates in the $0.60s to $0.80s, ... Even by increasing to $0.48, we are still below similar cities.

Microsoft has been relatively less able over time, to persuade their installed base to make the switch. People are just happy with what they have already.

Micron is a beneficiary of the current weaker pricing environment from the standpoint of its relative cost position, market share, and long term profitability as marginal competitors struggle to maintain a current capital base in a weaker pricing environment, ... Further, while pricing hasn't yet bottomed, investor sentiment is likely near a bottom.

Mike and his staff have worked very hard and we all hoped for a turnaround, but it doesn't seem to be happening. We have an obligation to the fan base of the Dallas Burn and Major League Soccer to put a competitive team on the field.

Who knows? No decision is going to be made as to whether he is going to play second base or left field today, tomorrow, the next day or when he comes back. Those decisions will be made before we leave Florida.

We haven't seen this, especially with Mobley. He gets command, gets runners on base and makes some good pitches to get out of the inning. Today was one of those days when he didn't find the rhythm.

We just changed (some) personnel and carried it over to base situations. So, really it was something we had been doing earlier on in the season and having some pretty decent success with. We just carried it over to the base packages.

We just can't string hits together. That's been part of the problem all year. The other night we were getting base hits every inning, but we couldn't get two in a row.

We just brushed the surface. The perception is that we ran a lot of blitzes, but we didn't. We had some success with our base stuff, so coach didn't have to call many blitzes at all.

We just allowed too many base runners. When you're not hitting, you can't afford to do that. Their fast start limited what we could do.

You just can't throw the ball away. You got to take what the game will give you and you can't make spectacular plays when there's nothing there. You have to know your base runners.

will result in the creation of a powerful base for further development in the sector.

Wisconsin will bring people from Wausau and Kaukauna and La Crosse, so you don't only get the good fan base from the greater Milwaukee area, but a lot of people come in, especially with the MARS cars coming in and the Mid-American cars from all over the state, bringing in their fan base, their parents and children and grandpas and whatever, ... It's really a fun weekend.

Where you saw water up to the rooftops. That's where my customer base lived. My employees lived out there.

While we regret the impact of this consolidation in human terms, we believe it is necessary in order to bring the expense base of the company down.

Whilst 2004 was a difficult year of change for Cavanagh, 2005 is one of consolidation whereby we return to profitability and build a solid base for the future.

We continue to receive strong orders from our broad customer base across leading edge and mainstream technology nodes. As a result, our revenues and the average selling price of our wafers increased during the fourth quarter.

We continue to believe that AutoZone is making all the right moves to invest in its store base in the near to medium term.

We'll continue to support organizations that improve the quality of life for us all. We're excited about expanding in Texas, continuing to support our communities and providing career-development opportunities for our growing associate base in the state.

We played great defense. We had no errors and we made every play clean and smooth. They got people on base almost every inning, but we shut them down with our defense.

We played great defense. It's cold (out here), but our kids defended very well. We threw the ball to the right base and we caught the ball when we needed to. I'm excited about that.

We hope that our user base will become even wider with our software lineup, which we believe has enough teeth for experienced players.

We have taken significant steps to expand our product development and manufacturing capabilities in Asia, which will position us to maintain a competitive cost base while continuing to provide a broad portfolio of quality products to our customers.

We have such great interest. We have a great fan base in Mexico. It's been growing dramatically over the last several years, and we're responding to that interest. It's going to be a great opportunity to understand more about playing a game internationally.

We went up a long way quickly. This is some healthy profit-taking in what I would suggest is still very much an ongoing bull market in hard assets -- oil, gas and base and precious minerals. A healthy correction is a healthy thing.

While different people may approach opportunities in different ways, we need to base decisions on a fundamental set of values as we chart our course of action.