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We've been watching Jens closely in recent weeks and have been quite impressed with his performance. We now want to take a closer look in the fitness tests.

We are following the investigation closely and will take appropriate action should the situation warrant it.

We are extremely pleased and energized to join forces with an industry leader that we have admired and with which we have closely collaborated over the past year.

Today I am directing state agencies to work closely with each other and local governments and to make every effort possible to prevent the spread of the West Nile virus,

to ensure that our costs are more closely aligned with our business strategy.

Hertfordshire has had six recent training exercises on site in the last six months - the last one three weeks ago - and has worked closely with the site for many years to prepare for any incidents.

Going forward, we will continue to closely control costs while investing in key markets to maximize our potential for profitability.

He's just got a knack for hitting closely guarded shots. And there aren't many players who can do that.

His speeches are well thought out. After Greenspan, he's the one whose comments are most closely watched by the markets.

Historically, when we see confidence decline, we have to watch and see if it shows up also affecting spending. We'll be watching closely to see ... whether the decline in confidence is more of a psychological factor or a real factor affecting spending.

The pace of technology innovation is accelerating. The investment demonstrates the company's long-term commitments and builds on the foundation we created during the last ten years. Through the Intel Capital India Technology Fund, Intel will help Indian companies drive technology adoption locally and identify new business opportunities globally. We will grow our local operations, boost venture capital investment and work closely with the government, industry and educators to increase the impact of the country's Information and Communication Technology.

We make our own choices about where to go and how to go, consulting closely with our Iraqi counterparts.

We looked closely at our market and business plan once it became clear that sales out of our North American commercial channels were not meeting our expectations. We are putting in place price reductions and aggressive promotions in the first and second quarter to reduce these channel inventories and accelerate the implementation of our Optimized Distribution Model.

We look at the temperature and moisture profile and very closely at the wind profile because...the nasty tornadoes tend to occur on windy days, and that's because it's the wind that helps organize these storms into killers.

We look forward to working closely with the Penguins as well as state and local officials as we move through the application process. Redevelopment of the Lower Hill and Uptown Districts will return the neighborhood to the community, and funding a new multi-purpose arena will keep the Penguins in Pittsburgh, making this project a win/win for the entire community. At the Isle, we believe that downtown Pittsburgh will become the best entertainment venue in the region.

We look forward to working closely with CA as well as IBM and the other leaders in this area as we develop a trusted vehicle and database for administering and encouraging donations to the burgeoning patent commons in which we all have a stake.

We look forward to knowing the results of that investigation. The United States has every intention of living up to the letter of our recent agreement in regard to beef imports into Japan and we will work closely with the appropriate authorities here in Japan and in the United States to ensure there is no repetition of this mistake.

We look forward to continuing to work closely with Minister Chong as a full partner and to ongoing discussions about government support for the new summer sport excellence plan to help Canadian summer athletes reach the podium at upcoming Olympic Games.

He did report back to the cardinal his impressions and findings based on his time there. We have studied what he had to say very carefully. We are continuing to closely look at the situation.

He did get away with it for awhile, but we worked closely with Disney security and with Disney. It was really a collaborative effort to try and catch him.

He (John Howard) follows cricket very closely and did so from New York during the fifth Ashes Test.

He is very closely associated with Bush in the public mind, and George Bush, rightly or wrongly, is fantastically unpopular in Britain. And so to get rid of him would be like getting rid of the millstone round his neck.

Kevin has made significant contributions to American Superconductor since he joined our team. While we are sorry to see Kevin depart, we wish him every success in his new position. At the same time, we are pleased to have Tom Rosa, who has worked very closely with Kevin and me, move into the position of interim CFO.

I would say it's very closely being looked at. Growers want to know, sheds want to know: Are they going to continue dumping duties or are they finally going to drop them?

I think in the world of The Chase, Jack recognizes that you have to make changes earlier in the year than you would in years past. We are dealing with a 26-race regular season instead of 36 races. Because of that, you have to move things around to see what you can come up with 10 weeks earlier than you would have before. But I think anyone who has really watched our race teams closely this year knows that we have run better than the final numbers might look.

I think Internet-enabled cell phones, truly third-generation cell phones, will first be enabled next year in Japan, followed very closely by Europe and the U.S.,

IT budgets remain closely scrutinized and customers continue to exert conservative capital spending strategies.

It can be detrimental to connect too closely to an unpopular president, particularly in a moderate district.

It appears that he is committed to health and education, which are nearly all of the millennium development goals. We'll be watching him very closely over the next few months to see whether he follows up on that.

I thought about it very closely and I felt to illustrate the story it was the right thing.

I think you bring the best out of your players when you sit and study and look very closely at what their capabilities are and then try to find situations where their talents have the best chance to come out,

I think with regard to this issue, last week was really the news rather than today. Xerox has been turning things around, other than their accounting, by cutting costs. With regard to accounting issues, I would say they've been closely scrutinized.

I think the focus will shift toward corporate profits. Whether they (the Fed) raise rates a quarter point or not, I think it's not going to be the main focus of investors' attention. People are going to be watching the earnings pretty closely .

I think the Fed's watching Asia very closely right now. The impact of Asia is still to be felt and that's one factor among many that will keep the Fed from raising rates.

I was especially pleased to see the commitment of credit union officials to help their members and communities with special check-cashing services and lending considerations. NCUA is working closely with all affected credit unions to ensure they have the necessary resources to achieve and maintain safe and sound operational status going forward. We encourage credit unions to evaluate the benefits of joining a shared branching network, because many of the credit unions that were able to regain operations and serve their members, were able to do so through shared branching.

It is something we watch closely but it is not anything of pressing concern.

I think we are both still learning off of each other so much. It's nice to have a teammate that's your brother. In racing, you always kind of have to watch your teammate closely and strive to be better than him. But when it's your brother, it's not like that. We're still competitive with each other, but we're not trying to beat each other-we're trying to make each other better.

I think that we should obviously have good relations whenever possible with our closest ally and our biggest customer. I would hope to talk to the president very closely to start us on that track. But that's not going to take us off fighting on specific Canadian interests.

I think that it is more reason to question him closely at the hearing.

I think we're going to look very closely at our situation to make sure we have things in the right order. I think we've got to make sure we've got that situation where it needs to be.

I will be monitoring the situation closely and, if I am not satisfied that sufficient progress is being made, I will take tougher action," ()

(Jimi) was so into it -- if you listen closely you will see that I stayed on him, ... And when he started 'The Star Spangled Banner,' that impromptu thing, you hear the first four, five, or six notes; I'm in there with him. Then I said, 'Wait a minute, we didn't rehearse this, and it doesn't sound too good with me playing.' I backed away, and he continued and made a classic out of that.

Last week we announced our relationship with Lemieux Group and today we took the next step in the application process. We look forward to working closely with the Penguins as well as state and local officials as the application process continues.

Last weekend was a weekend when a few results kept things very tight. I still believe that it says a lot about the conference that everybody's grouped so closely and that really winning a game at the right time, making a couple of plays at the right time, those are the things that really will determine the standings and the playoff pairings.

I support the decision to bring CIDA more closely to the overall foreign affairs portfolio.

Over the past five months, I have worked closely with Travis and my colleagues in ensuring a smooth leadership transition.

Over the course of the past two weeks, ... NBC News has done a remarkable job of reporting on the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and Steve has been integral in every aspect of our preparation, planning and coverage. . . . We have a talented team in place in the front office, and I'll be working closely with all of them throughout this transition.

Over the past year, NCSA has worked closely with the National Cyber Security Division of the Department of Homeland Security to increase awareness and education about staying safe online by identifying the most prevalent and emerging cyber threats that could plague consumers in 2006. Arming consumers with a list of emerging threats is just the first step to educating consumers about the ever-evolving online security environment, it is critical that we also empower users with the how-to practices to protect themselves against these risks.

Over the past several days I have followed closely the devastating and heartbreaking effects of Hurricane Katrina on our fellow Americans and I have asked myself how I can help. I hope this information is helpful to those who wish to help, and I join all South Dakotans in sending my thoughts and prayers to the victims of this disaster.

Our results demonstrate that chronic noise exposure is associated with a mildly to moderately increased risk of heart attack. The increase appears more closely associated with actual sound levels rather than with subjective annoyance. However, there were differences between men and women, and these need further investigation.

Our security people are working very closely with Strathclyde Police in this matter.

Our staff will watch them closely when they're on suicide watch. That's why they are put there.

Our Transportation Department has followed the progress of the union contract negotiations closely so we were aware of the potential for a strike for many months. As a result we had been having informal conversations with Penn transportation personnel for well over two months in preparation for how we would respond.

Our awards are purely voted on by writers, so you're getting what the writers think are the best-written films of the year. Ironically, we parallel closely with the Oscars.

Robert adds another offensive dimension for us. I like our forwards a lot, but I would consider Robert -- even though he's just 20 years ago and still developing -- as gifted a playmaker as anyone on our team. He opened the eyes of a lot of people at the World Junior Championships. We have monitored his progress closely and feel Robert has the physical ability to make the jump right into the NHL.

Robert adds another offensive dimension for us, ... I like our forwards a lot, but I would consider Robert - even though he's just 20 years ago and still developing - as gifted a playmaker as anyone on our team. He opened the eyes of a lot of people at the World Junior Championships. We have monitored his progress closely and feel Robert has the physical ability to make the jump right into the NHL.

Retail results will also be closely watched. One other factor we're watching related to oil is the effect the high prices could have on consumer spending.

Retailers who plan properly can leverage capabilities across some of these smaller, closely located countries and gain a distinct advantage.

Retailers play a vital role in our success and we aim to offer them unprecedented support. In addition to our above the line activity we have worked closely with our sales promotion agency, 141 Worldwide, to develop a strong retail strategy and provide retailers with an extensive range of bespoke point of sale material.

Pierce Transit has been very proactive and very aggressive in their disaster planning. They work closely with our emergency management plan and public safety plan. When we request their help, there's never a question.

Planned Parenthood has never and would never even consider something like boycotting a Target store. We have been trying to work very closely with Target to help them create a policy that would, number one, put a patient's health care needs first, and number two, accommodate an employee if they have a particular moral view.

Part of getting along well is ... to put what was a good race behind us. We're going to work closely together. To move the region forward, you need a county commission that can really work closely together. Frankly, before the race, Mark and I always had a good relationship and we have a good relationship now.

Our main concern is that anyone who did business with any of these businesses, check their credit card statements closely to make sure all the charges are theirs.

Our legal staff looked into it very closely and carefully, and the train platforms are definitely covered.

That does make us look closely at that relationship. It may only look bad. It may not be illegal.

Terry and I have worked closely together for 19 years. This studio has an exciting slate of films in our future and marketing those movies is a vitally important function. I can think of no one better to lead that effort than Terry and I am delighted DreamWorks Animation will continue to benefit from her experience.

NASA is a scientific and technological agency and we work very closely with our congressional partners.

My pledge to the people of California is that the federal government will work closely with state government and local government to provide assets, manpower, detention space, to do our duty, and that is to make sure this border of ours is secure,

Looking closely at these cases, we found time and again badly flawed investigations, and a lack of command responsibility for what's gone wrong ? especially in cases where victims were tortured to death. The result across the board has been to create a culture of impunity, where no one, especially not command, is held fully accountable for detainee deaths. If the United States is serious about preventing torture going forward, there must be accountability up and down the chain of command.

London's trading is probably more closely linked to that of Wall Street than the other markets in Europe.

Marco really kind of honors these characters ... they are not just these made-up fictitious people, but are based very closely on his family, so I felt confident going forward that he would really respect them and not sell the show out.

Marvin Bell always looked very closely at how lines could break, how you could put over one line into the second line. How you could stop the line two or three times within the line: You could make it stop.

Marshall is a brilliant financial strategist. When it comes to working with Wall Street, he is a star in the food industry. Marshall closely cultivated relationships with analysts and institutional investors.

I will work closely with the Judicial Conference with the goal of ensuring that our federal courts are safe and that judges need not fear for their lives or the welfare of their families.

I will work closely with John Kerry to make sure we beat George Bush in November and turn our country around.

I was very lucky that I fell into a great situation where I could work very closely with coach Martz.

I tend to think of a myth and then explore how it would play out if it were happening in the modern-day world. I modify all the myths I use, but I stick very closely to their structure - it is the hidden teacher in me.

I think some are going to look at it more closely now.

It doesn't get a lot better than that, especially for a company that just hasn't been doing very well for the last year. It's going to be good for them tomorrow, and that should have a positive affect on a lot of the other chip makers, especially guys that are closely related. It will have generally a positive affect on the overall market.

I still follow Princeton football closely and watch the football shows on TV,

Judges selected Intermec as the winner in this category based on its ability to deliver cutting-edge innovative value to customers while working closely with IBM to both benchmark and extend those solutions and technologies. Intermec is combining technology expertise with business insight to help its clients innovate on important business issues and realize real efficiencies.

It is certainly important that they get it right this time round as the offering is big and will be closely observed by global investors and the media.

Mansion will invest money in the English Premier League as we believe it will be a powerful tool to continue our successful international growth. We aim to reach agreement with a club in the coming months and look forward to working closely with a team that is passionate about building our brand around the world in an open partnership.

We've talked about what's real in terms of this league and how close the games are and how closely things are being contested. If you continue to work hard, then you're going to have a chance to get over the hump.

We notified our principals (Wednesday) and our student support service department is working closely with schools to enroll the children, and we will enroll them under our homeless child procedures,

The announcement is a lot about messaging and a lot about focus, ... We said, 'Let's align ourselves more closely with the release schedule of Microsoft and not force developers into something they don't want to use right now.

Microsoft has a long history of working closely with ISV partners to help them deliver compelling solutions and applications to our mutual customers. Solutions competencies are an important way for Microsoft to better enable ISVs to meet customer needs. They allow ISVs to keep and win customers through their deep knowledge of solutions-based Microsoft platform technologies.

While the FBI has always, as a first instinct, sought to work cooperatively and closely with computer network service providers, software and equipment manufacturers and many others to fight these crimes, it also became obvious that the FBI needed its own tools to fight this battle,

When the broad market gets a cold like this, the IPO market gets pneumonia. You really have to look very closely at the proposed deal right now. But, in general, I doubt anything will get priced over the next couple of weeks.

When the broad market gets a cold like this, the IPO market gets pneumonia, ... You really have to look very closely at the proposed deal right now. But, in general, I doubt anything will get priced over the next couple of weeks.

Winning this award is a great honor for Archer because the recognition comes from the readers of SC magazine who implement and use our products. We owe this award to our customers who work closely with us to develop more intuitive products to meet their changing security and compliance requirements. Our product development is greatly influenced by their needs.

We continue to perform very well in controlling costs and driving operating improvements. Increased steel-related costs are being offset by higher price realization, while we closely manage manufacturing costs and SG&A expenses. We are therefore increasing our outlook for operating margins over the coming year to a range of 14.6 to 15.5 percent of sales from the previous outlook averaging 13.3 percent.

We hope to be a destination. Our goal is to move from 1.8 days per stay to closer to 3.6, working closely with the convention center, causing a different type of experience.

While all the sub-functions we closely examined in this study are critical to a sound medical affairs effort, we found that research/clinical operations received the most backing from companies. Clearly the sub- function holds great value to medical affairs.

Without being on the set, I was very closely involved.

We read that Adam and Methuselah lived so many centuries; at that time, it was the custom to marry in the family - marry as closely as possible - so that the tie of blood might be as strong as it could be made.

We effectively managed our distribution channel to closely match our shipments in with distributor sales out. Channel re-sales were seasonally down about 3% during the first quarter but were more than 17% higher than a year ago. We managed our sales into the channel to this level of re-sales, resulting in a slight decrease in absolute inventory levels for approximately flat weeks of supply in the channel compared to the prior quarter.

We're always concerned about children being exposed to substances. Certainly we're working closely with law enforcement.

We must watch North Korea closely to see if there is really a fundamental difference on that point,

We have a lot of events coming up, such as Tennessee Week for the Animals in October. We work closely with the Maryville Animal Shelter, which has been just great.