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At Choice Hotels we're committed to expanding and diversifying our franchisee base. Truly successful companies continuously find ways to grow and evolve and we're doing just that by educating minority entrepreneurs about hotel franchising and the power of the Choice Hotels system.

As we continue expanding our footprint to support Starbucks, it becomes more convenient for them to sign up.

As we complete this fiscal year, we are focusing our efforts on expanding our services to include mobile entertainment, either through acquisitions or through internal growth. We believe the opportunity within the mobile industry is with mobile entertainment, including such things as ring tones, wallpapers and other sources of media.

Astronomers have been bewildered by the theory of an expanding universe, but there is no less expansion in the moral infinite of the universe of man. As far as the frontiers of science are pushed back, over the extended arc of these frontiers one will hear the poet's hounds on the chase.

It seems that the emphasis on expanding distribution outweighs the quest for positive operating leverage in the near term.

It was our decision to match (the donation) in hopes of expanding competing possibilities and allowing portability and easier access for student use in their classes. Gateway has been a great service provider on campus and their support with this project has been outstanding.

It's a clever way to try to get around the problem of giving investors information about individuals whose pay they wouldn't otherwise know about, without expanding the number to an unmanageable extent.

It means manufacturing is expanding sluggishly and that's probably about what we want.

It's a reasonable start. Once we get rolling we can look at expanding faster.

IT organizations need to implement IT controls for compliance management without increasing architectural complexity. This requires that IT organizations work hand-in-glove with financial, legal and business operations to manage operational risk. Expanding compliance and operational risk demands offer an opportunity for IT to build long-lasting value for the firm, or face the threat of becoming a scapegoat for operational and legal deficiency.

It's all about expanding your fan base. If you educate someone about a sport, they might not like it. But if you add an entertainment aspect to it and market to them, you'll draw them in, and they'll become fans even if they don't like the sport at first.

It is worrisome because it shows that the problem is expanding ... the frontline of the disease is getting bigger and this is not good news.

It's not out of the realm of possibility that the second-quarter numbers could be strong enough to support the stock at a higher valuation, ... If you keep raising estimates, you probably could keep expanding the multiple.

Ford is raising the bar on second-row occupant protection by expanding and adding new technologies to vehicles. These concepts provide us with the platform to explore the possibilities of these technologies.

For example, in 2006 GE is expanding its line of wind turbines by launching its new multi-megawatt turbine platform in Europe, followed by a similar U.S. and Asia commercial roll-out in 2008.

For almost a century, the Universe has been known to be expanding as a consequence of the Big Bang about 14 billion years ago. However, the discovery that this expansion is accelerating is astounding. If the expansion will continue to speed up, the Universe will end in ice.

It's also expanding to serve the needs of a growing residential area.

It's always fun to watch Natalie play on defense because you never know when she will make that great play or make a throw that no one expected. Offensively we've seen a lot of growth in her this last year, expanding her game to include the short game, using her speed to be able to slap as well as drag bunt to get herself on base.

It's an outstanding program. Hopefully we'll be expanding it in Southeast and the rest of the state. I'm going up to Bethel next month to talk to them about starting a program. In a couple of years we could see groups like this all over the state.

It's an industry that does not experience a change in demand whether the economy is expanding or contracting, or whether the market is rising or falling. When you die, you die. The only difference could be the families of the one who passed away, if times are tough, could opt for a less expensive funeral.

It's good that snow leopards are dispersing and expanding their range on the top of the world, in contrast to other places where they are disappearing.

It's hard to say why the losses are so great in Missouri, but a lot of it has to do with heavy manufacturing. Companies are able to expand in terms of new orders without expanding employment. That's not entirely bad. I mean, it may be bad for the workers, but not for the economy.

Despite difficulties for Missouri's vehicle manufacturing sector, durable goods manufacturers overall continue to report expanding economic conditions. I expect the state's telecommunications industry to experience much improved growth for 2006.

Consumer demand for pet products and services is expanding into almost every corner of what has typically been reserved for human consumption.

The normal mode of merging is you buy a company and condense the headquarters and the duplicative operations, ... Now, most companies are expanding so rapidly that they need to keep the other company's employees to meet the needs of that expansion.

The numbers across the board were pretty surprising. I would say that improvements in the leading indicators of the economy, like the employment and manufacturing numbers, is very encouraging and indicate that the economy is expanding and not contracting. It also suggests continued expansion into the first quarter.

The best advice is to acknowledge the degree of difficulty some face with energy prices, but then to highlight the significant investments that are made in expanding refining capacity and in exploration and production.

The addition of Max and Claudio to the Boyden network enhances our capabilities to meet the expanding needs of our clients in identifying and retaining top leaders in this important market.

The AIDS 2006 theme recognizes the need to accelerate scientific research while also dramatically expanding access to the knowledge and tools currently available to prevent new infections and prolong life among people living with HIV or AIDS.

Tax revenues for the state are still far (below) the real potential. I will gather more information and set up a new system to prevent loss of revenue as well as expanding the number of new taxpayers.

Sun's stock has already taken huge blows, is one of the better names in our group and should ultimately benefit from a strong product cycle and an expanding solutions approach, ... For now, however, we think the economic cycle probably has the upper hand.

Supramolecular chemistry, the designed chemistry of the intermolecular bond, is rapidly expanding at the frontiers of molecular science with physical and biological phenomena.

It's definitely the end of the PC market as an expanding industry. I suspect other companies will be looking at similar mergers.

I've essentially doubled the business since I've been here in two years. And we're going to do more. Our corporate award line is really expanding and I've got enough room here to expand operations when it's necessary.

Oil remains the single-biggest challenge for airline profitability. Strong demand gives little hope of significantly reduced prices this year. What is disappointing is the response of the oil industry. Instead of expanding refinery capacity, the oil companies plan to return a quarter of a trillion dollars to investors over the next two years. Airlines alone have contributed $14 billion to this windfall profit. It is time that governments stepped in to encourage investment in new refinery capacity along with research into alternative fuel sources.

No, it really isn't. People who believe we have made a mistake by expanding the classes believe we will generate less revenue with this.

New York is a very attractive and dynamic market. We have a very strong base in California, and we have succeeded in expanding into new market areas. New York has very high growth potential, and we will duplicate what we did in California.

Nothing for the Left, nothing the government does is ever about its superficial reason; it's only and always about expanding government power and control over you.

It will not have much impact on the relations but I think Chinese will be cautious in expanding relations to ensure security of their people in Pakistan.

The USDA may want to consider expanding the scope of the subjective yield surveys it uses in making the forecasts in order to incorporate a wider range of market and industry participants.

They will therefore not be in a hurry to risk their entire business by expanding too rapidly, but they are the major indicator of whether the manufacturing industry accepts there is a sustainable business in RFID production.

Once again we met our performance goals of double-digit earnings per share growth and a return on tangible equity above 18% for the year. This year was exceptional. We took an opportunity to leverage our strong earnings performance by making strategic investments in the future growth of our company through a significant de novo expansion. We grew deposits faster than loans while expanding our margin. We raised additional capital through a very successful equity offering during the fourth quarter. And most importantly, this was all done while continuing to meet our primary financial goals.

On a strategic basis, big companies often are invested in protecting their market share and expanding from a big base. This leaves small market niches to be developed by companies that can understand and help grow 'under the radar' market niches. If the 'undiscovered niches' grow by leaps and bounds then shareholders reap big rewards.

Not only did they solve funding of the current program and projects we have in our community, but they also found a long-term solution for economic development for new and expanding industry.

The network will ultimately provide more services to Asia and the Pacific before expanding with second stage flying to Europe and other destinations.

The nature of the telecom service business is changing -- services are becoming more numerous, varied, and complex. Operators expect to sell hundreds if not thousands of services, which means service delivery may soon require a wide range of policy-based variables, including presence management, time of day, device type, subscriber permission, subscriber preference, subscriber age, location, role, billing arrangement, and many others. Operators will need to store the expanding range of parameters that can be applied to individual subscribers and check against these to see which features apply as soon as a user requests a service.

After two months of integration, the merger is going extremely well. The merger creates many opportunities to strengthen our identical store sales through exciting new store formats, a stronger remodel program and an expanding pharmacy business.

Expanding your menu (as a lender) to include as many loan choices means you get a better opportunity to scour borrowers out of niche markets.

Expanding upon Starwood Capital's longstanding relationship with GE, we are extremely pleased to announce this venture. Private capital has played an important role in meeting growing electricity demand, and in the process, has helped provide efficient, low cost power on behalf of ratepayers. GE, the industry leader, and Starwood seek to provide critical development capital and expertise to developers for select opportunities in recovering power markets,

Expanding our Supply Chain Solutions to include planning capabilities was a logical step in continuing to offer our food and grocery customers solutions that help them effectively balance supply and demand. When you are dealing with perishable items, effective inventory management and accurate forecasting are essential.

Expanding our portfolio to include the STI technology provides our customers with a new way to reduce their energy consumption and costs. The added benefit of being able to control light output to more accurately light the playing area as well as reducing unnecessary spill light and sky glow, is very compelling for our clients.

Expanding our footprint in Oklahoma is part of overall strategic plan. The Tulsa launch went extremely well. We plan on winning this market by offering competitive rates and investing in our popular user-friendly features.

Expanding our energy practice continues to be an important objective both in Texas and nationally. The addition of K. B. is another important step in that process and in the growth of our litigation team in Houston.

Expanding our definition of a healthy lifestyle to include mental exercise is profoundly important. What people have failed to appreciate is that the mind is like a muscle, ... The great news is that working on crosswords, balance exercises, memory games, and other mental exercises is fun and produces results fairly quickly.

Expanding our coated board production in China through this powerful partnership with Sun Paper is core to our strategy for serving our global packaging customer base. As our key customers expand globally into China and other emerging markets, we will be there to help them grow.

Expanding operating profitability in the future will continue to remain a priority focus,

Expanding into new countries will play a critical role in whether or not Wal-Mart meets its aggressive growth goals.

Expanding for big box store is a challenge, especially in the Northeast. Therefore, retailers will have to devise a strategy for using eminent domain.

expanding economic opportunity and democracy (and) respect for the rule of law.

Expanding congressional representation for any territory is a pretty big decision, one that the conference should discuss and debate. Mr. Boehner has great respect for the bill's sponsors and would offer them the opportunity to make their case before the conference and our constituents.

Expanding access to contraception is the best way to prevent unintended pregnancies, and Planned Parenthood continues to work with pharmacies throughout the country to improve access. Women should never have to worry about being denied contraception, which is basic healthcare for many American women.

Apart from boosting our long-term economic strength like other Asian economic powers, Philippine companies expanding overseas and going beyond our comfort zones, or going to some uncharted territories, will help sharpen our management skills.

The Intel Storage Community is a constantly expanding resource that will help enable manufacturers, platform integrators and storage professionals to accelerate the deployment of high-performance, cost-effective storage solutions.

The ISM manufacturing index came in at a decent level in January, just slightly below expectations, but still high enough to suggest that the manufacturing sector is expanding at a steady-as-she-goes pace.

The Chinese want to use Russia in a complicated game with the U.S. and Taiwan. China is expanding its military presence in the region. For Russia, this is mostly about selling weapons.

I'm not convinced that we have data that would suggest we need to expand this program. We're expanding a program where the results have so far shown us that staying home may be better.

I love this idea of expanding the game universe. It has been limited. I guess probably because the genre was so successful, and the people who were creating those games made so much money at it they just had no desire to sort of open it up.

In February we will be expanding our jet fuel production. This is an opportunity for us. We haven't been selling jet fuel -- we've been selling to bases in Abilene and Wichita Falls.

India is a significant market for us in two respects. Over the past two years, it has emerged as our fastest growing market - one in which we have the leadership position with more than 58,000 seats and a set of world-class partners. Further, we are expanding our R&D and customer support hub.

increase the number of special operations forces available for missions worldwide, while expanding their capabilities in some key areas.

Increased demand in expanding economies abroad and continued robust conditions at home support the production outlook, given the low inventory environment. The Fed is sure to view the economy as expanding at too fast a pace now that manufacturing is coming back and consumption remains quite strong.

Indeed, while so much in education reform can divide activists into warring camps, expanding learning time unites reformers around a shared vision of bringing excellence and breadth to our nation's most impoverished and struggling schools.

Including college viewing in the national ratings will give our clients a more complete picture of television viewing, particularly among young adults. Nielsen is continuously striving to improve the accuracy and completeness of its measurements. Expanding the National sample to include out-of-home college students is one of many initiatives we are pursuing.

In its first six months, it has already grown from five schools to 11. The program was started six months ago with the intention of expanding it, and that's already been happening.

In mobile devices, we have been making excellent progress in expanding and upgrading our product offering, which is the broadest in the market and caters to all relevant consumers and trade customers globally,

I'm pleased to announce that we are expanding our efforts to involve an additional one million leaders in the Million Leaders Mandate program by the end of 2006.

In economic news, the Federal Reserve said that manufacturing output was down for the northeast with the Empire state off 20.1 from 26.3 in December. Industrial output nationally increased by 0.6% nationally while capacity utilization was at 80.7%. These numbers are important as the FOMC looks at them closely in determining inflationary trends. These numbers are still pointing to an expanding economy.

In a system which is expanding at such a rapid pace, there has never been a greater need to focus on our operations. We have been very fortunate in hiring Patricia and I am sure that we will quickly benefit from her extensive experience.

In an expanding universe one must move forward to avoid falling back.

If you've made one point many times over during the course of the last three days, it is that as a judge you will be loyal and faithful to the process of law, to the rule of law. But, beyond loyalty to the process of law how do you view the law when it comes to expanding our personal freedoms?

In the 1970s, as historians became enchanted with microhistories, economists were expanding the reach of their discipline. Nations, states and cities began to plan for the future by consulting with economists whose prognostications were shaped by investment cycles rather than historical ones.

Interest in our Z800 3DVisor continues to grow as a result of our strong showing at the January Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where the product was awarded the coveted Best of Innovations award for the display category. To capitalize on this interest we are expanding our distribution through the addition of several highly qualified direct partners. Today's announcement covers the first seven.

Intel is committed to expanding the blade ecosystem. New market segments and broader solutions are already emerging from the Blade.org community, and Intel will continue to work closely with the consortium to create new blade solutions.

Integrating and expanding many commerce functions under the Blackboard Transaction system will offer significant advantages for the students, faculty and staff at Bowling Green. With the Blackboard Transaction System we will be able to better control the costs of campus service offerings while improving efficiency.

Investment is crucial. Because the truth is, you only get jobs and growth in the economy when people invest money, at their own risk, in setting up a business or expanding an existing business.

Investment in some industries is expanding too fast, the pattern of distribution of investment among different industries is irrational, and there is pressure for overheated investment to rebound.

In 2006 the bureau will work on securing business for the expanded Civic Center as well as expanding the market here.

I just think it's expanding a little with more variety. I think we're moving away from the contest shows that go on week after week and toward shows that begin and end in a single episode. ... I think we probably have enough shows with back-stabbing at their core.

By introducing double daily services, we are building on that advantage by offering our customers a choice of flights that provide even more connections to our rapidly expanding network.

Clearly, both are needed. But if we're not getting the basic vaccines we already have today out to these kids who need them, how well are we going to do with expanding access to new vaccines?

By working for free, and I repeat, fair trade across this hemisphere, we will bring all our people into the expanding circle of development -- we'll make it easier for those of us who live in this hemisphere to compete with countries like China and India -- but most importantly, trade means jobs for people

High commodity prices are boosting miners' profits and so they are expanding and employing more people. Economic growth is strong enough to generate new jobs. The labor market remains in good shape.

He's expanding his game. He's been working hard in practice. He tries stuff he's not been able to do in a couple years.

Horror fans not only like this genre, they are passionate about it. This is the first channel of its kind devoted solely to serving this expanding audience and a great advertising opportunity to reach this demographic. The number of horror fans is growing exponentially, and they are hungry for this kind of multimedia experience. This is the perfect time and the ideal platform to introduce a dedicated horror experience.

Before the crisis broke, there was little reason to question the three decades of phenomenally solid East Asian economic growth, largely financed through the banking system, so long as the rapidly expanding economies and bank credit kept the ratio of non-performing loans to total bank assets low,

Because of our current focus in Macau, our Board of Directors decided that any decision we make must enhance the vitality and future of Macau. Making it possible for PBL to enter was a positive and dynamic step toward upgrading and expanding the quality of investment in Macau. What's good for Macau is good for Wynn Resorts. This transaction was appealing from a financial perspective and most importantly sets the stage for other activities done in conjunction with PBL in Asia and around the world.

Checkers/Rally's officially licensed NASCAR Burgers are a great example of NASCAR expanding its relationship with a valued partner.

By expanding traditional prescribing roles, patients can more easily access the medicines they need from an increased number of highly trained health professionals.

By expanding DFS into Canada, we are able to better meet our existing clients' needs while positioning ourselves strategically for future growth opportunities. The Canadian marketplace is a natural expansion of our industry-leading field services business and will allow us to be a single source of inspections and audits for our U.S. and Canadian clients.

By choosing to oppose the University of Michigan, President Bush called into question his commitment to expanding opportunity for African-American, Hispanic, and Native American students,