Cushion Quotations | Page 2

If the recovery turns out to be even stronger than the market currently thinks, then we'll see some more selling, but we have some cushion (for recovery) built into prices now.

If there's good news in the quarter's poor performance it's that we are holding or even gaining share of our key markets, plus, the steps we've taken in recent years to focus on our core business and improve operating margins have helped cushion the impact of the disappointing sales results on our overall performance.

One sits uncomfortably on a too comfortable cushion.

These are job cuts, but they're happening in a rather humane way compared to what could have occurred. They were going to happen anyway. Now those people have more of a cushion with which to make adjustments in their lives.

There was a cushion that was barely smoking, so I threw it out the back door.

There's a cushion but it doesn't prevent the fall. It eases the pain but it's not the same as having the stability of a successful company.

It looks like we've stretched out a little cushion over a couple of guys,

Lower energy prices will cushion the blow to the economy from the higher prices so far. Psychologically, it helps the consumer and that means the hit to the economy will not be as great as feared earlier.

Last year we had to really try to disguise it because we were limited in what we could do down the field, and there was no cushion for the receiver there.

I think we have a comfortable cushion to push worthwhile legislation.