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We are pleased with our third-quarter results, and we are confident that our significant sales growth and continued market share gains in the online book market are further evidence that Barnes & Noble.com is the destination of choice for more and more book buyers on the Web.

We are pleased to welcome Witan Investment Trust plc to the NZSX Market. NZX is keen to see a broader range of products listed on our various markets to provide greater choice for investors wanting to expand their investment horizons. Listed Investment Trusts are such products; and represent a great opportunity for investors to diversify their portfolios.

We are pleased to offer consumers this technology, but consumers should make the choice rather than have it made for them. If they don't have children or pets and they don't feel they need it, they shouldn't be compelled to pay for it.

We've also had the opportunity to work with Dr. Long for six years. We've seen him grow professionally. I have the utmost confidence that Dr. Long is the right choice for this job.

There are choices to make and someone will be unlucky. That is how life is.

There are some choices that we have in the United States that makes us what we are. But then sometimes our choices can be made for us, that is how the government works.

We're in an age of enlightenment, and we have a choice as a society which path to take.

Wherever he is extradited depends on the country where he is. We are well advised to give the U.S.A. the first choice because the attacks took place in America. We will not make any demands (to go first).

When you take a step of faith, obstacles are removed and doors are opened. Do not stand there wondering if you made the right choice, but keep on moving as your destiny lies ahead.

There is no one else who can do it and there is also the face issue -- if China switches leaders after just two years it will be an admission that their first choice was wrong.

There is no more perfect choice to host this year's Emmy show than Ellen. She brings her own distinct style and talent to everything she does.

Until now, Prism users have been faced with a difficult choice continue using an aging ERP system with limited support and no plans for future development, or invest considerable time and resources to converting to a new solution.

We don't have any choice but to pay it back, but it shouldn't have been borrowed to begin with.

We believe that giving consumers a choice of safe, effective and reasonably-priced alternatives is extremely important to the economy and well-being of the American public.

We believe that consumers perceive issues such as privacy and e-mail as part of the same problem -- consumer protection. They may be concerned about unwanted e-mail and how an e-mailer got their addresses. But they also like choice and competition and the occasional targeted pitch tailored to their interests.

Writing is communication above all, and I've made the choice to communicate with a large audience, which again is very hard to do.

Whether SQL or Oracle or another database is your platform of choice, it's likely the big moves that impact ROI beyond integration will be made in the BI and analytics world in the next few quarters.

When it came to choice of subjects, science was obvious - since I was uninterested in anything else - but a decision that caused consternation in some eyes was my demand to take biology for A-level.

We're making fun of people who pick ridiculous targets to blame anything about what's going on in their lives, so Canada was just the perfect, ridiculous, innocuous choice for a target.

We're going to go with two kickers until John is healthy, and then we'll make a decision, ... We are thin at some other positions, but we don't have a choice at this point.

What all the ads and all the whoreoscopes seemed to imply was that if only you were narcissistic enough, if only you took proper care of your smells, your hair, your boobs, your eyelashes, your armpits, your crotch, your stars, your scars, and your choice of Scotch in bars--you would meet a beautiful, powerful, potent, and rich man who would satisfy every longing, fill every hole, make your heart skip a beat (or stand still), make you misty, and fly you to the moon (preferably on gossamer wings), where you would live totally satisfied forever.

Wharton was my only choice to co-produce this project with me. I want to get back to my roots with this release and what's really cool is that we are actually using the same tape machine that we recorded our first two albums with. The whole thing is also going to be done in all analog to give it that classic Helmet sound. We're very excited about it.

What he's done is disloyal to the Democratic Party, ... If a candidate wants to choose his own running mate and not accept the one chosen by the party, that's being disloyal. He's offending a majority of the people who voted for their choice as selectman at the primary.

What has us most upset is the short time frame and short notice we were given about this, ... They said they were going to tear up our brick sidewalks, and that we pretty much didn't have a choice in the matter.

What Live 8 did show is that when there is a connection between the TV event and the choice of on-demand consumption after the event, everybody wins.

We're going to have to make tough choices and we're going to have to make them together.

We're going to have a vote Tuesday morning. Everyone knows there are not enough votes to support a filibuster, but it's an opportunity to people to express their opinion on what a bad choice it was to replace Sandra Day O'Connor.

Unfortunately, I think we made the wrong choice on our race setup, and the Marlboro Team Penske car had a tremendous push in Turns 3 and 4. Those corners were my biggest problem. I could barely touch the throttle going through there. The team made front wing adjustments on both of our pits stops, but it didn't really help. All considering, I'm pretty happy with a fourth-place finish.

With the lineup we had out there, we really didn't feel like we had a choice. Brittany (Powell) and Erica aren't our two quickest players, so we had to play a zone just to keep (Ledford) contained.

With the launch of this website, Choice is opening the door to a new generation of hotel owners. The site will continue to evolve as we are focused on providing first-timers with the tools to make the right business decision, with the right partner.

With no outs and a runner on second, it's a good play. It was his choice to get the runner over like that, and it was his second great bunt in two nights.

We're proud to say that we're moving ahead per discretion of law and making the right choices for the building of our recreation centers,

We're fair priced, and all our entrees come with choice of soup or salad. They also come with vegetable and potatoes.

We're investing a lot at being able to store massive amounts of storage in the cloud, as cheaply as possible. We want to give customers the choice of what they put up in the cloud and what they keep on their PC.

Yahoo is very concerned about conversion right now. We do everything we can to trace conversion for our merchant. That means experimenting with things like one-page check-out or multi-page check out. The flexibility for customers to make that choice can change conversion. The design world is waking up to conversion.

We're quite convinced the elections will be held on schedule and will unfold, we hope, with no incidents so that everyone can make their choice democratically and freely.

Vendors will continue to look for ways to reach new audiences. The key determining factor on channel choice is profitability. I don't think we will see Dell moving into third-party retail anytime soon for that reason.

Ultimately, we want consumers to have a comparative choice.

Ultimately US companies in China face a choice -- comply with Chinese law or leave.

Ultimately, it came down to a choice, ... This way, I could make sure both defendants were convicted and sent away for a long time.

Ultimately, if employees are given the choice to watch key matches it may result in reduced absenteeism and a more responsible approach to personal workloads.

With this new version, we continue to enhance Berkeley DB Java Edition with a focus on performance for highly concurrent systems. Berkeley DB Java Edition is the ideal choice for developers seeking fast, local persistence with zero administration and a pure Java solution.

We have to give modern women the possibility to choose, because now the moment of choice is like an investment. Women want to buy something not for one week, for one moment. She would like to have something that she can have for a long time.

We have to follow the law. We don't have a choice in this matter.

We have no other choice. Those who say nothing create the impression that they secretly want to see the prophet be insulted.

We have no other choice. It's bad for emissions, it's bad for safety. But it is what it is.

We have no other choice but to stay positive. We have no other choice.

We have no choice, ... This is a crisis. We can sustain this as long as we need to, to get them back with their families or absorb them into the community.

We have no choice but to revisit the question on other bills. Especially given the relationship between guns and schools these days, I think it's a natural assumption that one could make that there could be some amendments which will be offered,

We have no choice but to pull Scott out. I am hoping that the fight can be rescheduled for later in the month but I just don't know what the prospects of that happening are at the moment.

We have no choice but to pick up what the state has refused to fund,

We have no choice but to open any bags that raise concern,

We have no choice but to manage these forests to get the fuel loads down. We can't abandon this program. What we've got to do instead is to correct the mistakes,

We have no choice but to invalidate the agreement signed in 2002.

We have no choice but to initiate foreclosure.

We have no choice but to go to LSU and fight. We have to give it our best shot.

We have no choice but to get ready. We've got to take strides everyday in practice.

We have no choice but to do what we're doing. We're coming through.

We have no choice but to dismiss with prejudice,

We have no choice but to bounce back. This was a tough loss, but we can't dwell on it. We have to come back and be a little better tomorrow -- period.

We have no choice but to ask a state court to step in and protect the breathing public.

We have no choice but to add density and to go vertical.

We have no choice but to act. Climate change is the worst threat the world is facing from an environmental perspective. It's putting at risk our relationship with the planet.

We have no choice and it's going to be a tough game. It's going to be a competitive game and I'll be very disappointed if we don't bring the fight and spirit that we had here tonight.

We want landowners to know they have choice when they are approached to lease their mineral rights. There is a difference among the independents and we want the communities where we operate to know that we have their best interests at heart. We always try to do the right thing for landowners and their property, drill safely and efficiently, and clean up the well site area once we've completed.

We want them to put a label on the fur that tells exactly how the animals lived and died. If the furs were labeled and consumers could make a choice with all of the information, I think the protest would end.

We'll be fine, ... They have no choice other than to be fine. We've got a game to play, and we can't put it on hold for them. They've been getting pounded in camp about not being productive enough, but they'll be all right. I'm proud of the way they worked through all that stuff.

Therefore, sustainable development is the only choice for the country to shift from 'Made in China' to 'Invented in China,' so as to get rid of the tag, 'the world's factory'.

The referendum will boil down to a fundamental debate on the future of this great state. The referendum campaign will be a choice between those who support the status quo versus those who believe in greater economic prosperity.

Women who make the choice to have grey hair - I think that's beautiful.

We actually back it up by file and give you the choice on which files are most critical to you.

This was a setback, not only for AT&T but for any consumer who wants a choice of cable providers.

We are honored to participate in this Consumer Choice Initiative, and we applaud the Mayor for recognizing the importance of consumer choice and especially for educating consumers about the benefits of pollution free electricity from renewable sources. Most people don't know that making electricity is the leading cause of industrial air pollution in the United States. Green Mountain Energy Company provides customers with an easy way to purchase clean, affordable electricity.

There are no bad friends who influence us in bad things, its all our strenght and choice to take it or not.

There are more choices for consumers. You see what's happening in the broadcast area. TV is becoming more fragmented and I do believe that will happen on the Web with more niche type sites and community type sites.

The Openbucks Gift Card Payment Network taps into a whole new market of consumers that either by choice or due to limited resources may not have been able to previously buy goods online.

The Open AIM program will provide online businesses, Web sites and third-party developers everywhere with direct access to one of the largest and most active online communities in the world. We are extremely excited to see the creative new ideas that developers will bring to the table. Together, we will usher in a new era in real time communications services, offering consumers increased choice and making it easier than ever to connect and communicate online.

There are a lot of reasons why California is no longer as strong a location of choice for international migrants as it once was. Housing is one. In California and in San Diego, wages for low-skilled jobs aren't very different than those in Arizona and Nevada, but the cost of housing is much higher here.

We're absolutely thrilled that Stephen has made this choice. His collection is about as comprehensive as you can get, with a full range of classical and concert music.

We had no other choice. There's good people in the world. This really is all we have. We have friends here. We have our lives here.

We did precisely the right thing, ... We had no choice but to respond the way we did.

We didn't want needy kids to be disadvantaged. We wanted them to be able to make the best choice for them.

We have received permission to interview and possibly sign Herman Edwards as the next head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. If an agreement is reached with the coach, then we will give the New York Jets our fourth-round draft choice in 2006. The NFL has approved the compensation if or when we come to an agreement with Herm.

We've served the Houston market for four years and look forward to participating in the Consumer Choice Initiative. We're taking an extraordinary step to support this program with a store in Houston. This location is a convenient place for Houstonians to shop for electricity with straight talk and the opportunity to enjoy real savings.

The extraordinary rise in both human populations and consumption levels leaves us no choice but to take innovative and ambitious actions to reverse the widespread destruction of species and ecosystems,

The extended line of Denny Cook-in-sauces was developed to include a wider scope of classic dishes that are loved by the family but are time-consuming to prepare, giving consumers more choice and versatility without all the unnecessary fuss.

The fact is that since the passage of the Maryland electric industry restructuring law in 1999, BGE residential customers have benefited from a substantially lower rate structure ... well below the market rates paid in other parts of the country. BGE has no choice but to procure power at prevailing market rates. Every dollar deferred is a dollar that might not be invested in infrastructure for the utility.

The Cowboys were the best fit, the most logical choice. It's going to be a match made in heaven.

The fact is Gov. Bush's plan would leave the Social Security Commission only two choices: insolvency in 2023 or a 50% cut in guaranteed benefits.

The facilities no longer fulfill the expectations and requirements of our guests. Today's travelers have more choices and alternatives which include new state-of-the-art accommodations.

The reality is that the special interest groups that have lobbied against Free Choice Vouchers object to any measure that would empower employees to have a say in their health benefits because it begins to erode their power in the current health care system.

There are a lot of billionaires in Silicon Valley, but in the end, we are all heading to the same place. If given the choice between making a lot of money or finding a way to make people live longer, what do you choose?

There is a lot more choice for students in terms of housing, whether they want to rent or if their parents want to make an investment. Condos are on the market that parents will buy for students and investors who will rent to students.

There is clear repudiation of the government's absolute position that the courts have no role. The Supreme Court did offer the executive a real change to balance how much procedure the detainees would get, it's not that they have all the rights of a U.S. citizen in every court case, but it does absolutely reject the president's claim that it is only his choice who gets to go to court and when.

There is no doubt that these are real people making real choices for high stakes, and we rarely get to observe such pure decisions.

When I was 13, listening to Choice FM, I would listen to a lot of R&B from America, and whenever a British person tried to do it, it didn't really work, they just sounded like they were trying to copy that whole style. Now the music sounds British, something real rather than an imitation.

We use wrestling to help teach kids to make better choices. It's the social skills they get. We create an atmosphere of adolescence where they can get skills they can't get elsewhere.

The people of Serbia want to have a say in the decisions affecting them. And I hope that this choice and their voice will be heard.

The people of Belarus have made their choice and it's absolutely irrelevant here whether the United States likes this choice or not.

We have a serious, serious problem with obesity in our children, and when they're at school they're a captive audience. The issue at hand is about providing our children a healthier choice of snacks.