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We are encouraged by the improving foreign currency picture, which could result in some upside for earnings if currencies remain at or near their present levels for the rest of the year,

We are encouraged by the company's progress in expanding its installed base while improving its financial model.

Fairchild is making excellent progress in improving the quality of our business through new products and better product mix. We're executing well, demand is strong and I'm very optimistic about our prospects for 2006.

Both symbolically and also because of the job he did, ... No one person is ever at fault. I don't mean to imply that. But symbolically, it was necessary. FEMA in general has serious improving to do.

We're improving every game. We've won five straight (titles), looking for No. 6. We can't afford to lose any more.

We're improving each game on defense, but we have to get even better. We've been playing a lot of close games lately, so it's important to keep our opponents off the scoreboard.

We're improving, but I don't know if we're improving quickly enough. This team has been on its heels for some time. We've been in a perfect storm.

We're improving all the time, there's still improvement to show -- we want to win the league and we're not conceding goals which is a good base to start from.

We've been looking forward to getting back out on the field and improving as a football team. We have a solid group of returning veterans and a number of young players who are anxious to show what they can do. They'll get that chance over the next three weeks.

The defense was really playing good football. They are swarming to the ball and improving each week.

The defense played outstanding, particularly in the second half, led by our defensive line. We're improving every week, which is what we want to do.

Transitioning the data center to a more dynamic virtual model is essential to reducing the complexity and improving the responsiveness of today's IT organization. By supporting the Sun Fire x64 servers, we enable Sun users, for the first time, to leverage the full power of a dynamic data center infrastructure and the dramatic gains it offers in agility, performance and operating expense.

Today we saw the advantage of playing the whole field. Our passing skills are improving and we are not rushing our shots. The defense covered our goal area when Presentation threatened. Everyone stepped up their personal level of play today.

We were disappointed with the outcome, but I'm not disappointed with our effort. We just want to keep improving by working hard and playing with enthusiasm. We have a lot to build on. I'm certain we will get a lot better fast.

While we can work hard at improving our health, size is no more in our control than the color of our skin, our ethnicity, or our sexual preference.

While we believe there is significant growth remaining in the Wendy's business, our initiatives are focused on improving returns and cash flow,

While we are disappointed with the results and expect continued intense competition, we remain committed to our focus on store execution, training, inventory control and effective advertising and promotions. We believe this is the formula for increasing sales and improving cash flow in the long term.

While this has been a tough six months, we are intent upon improving the business by building comparable sales around the world through improved operations, effective marketing and menu development,

While the underlying prospect of the mainland financial stocks' improving profitability and the appetite of foreign institutions over mainland's financial market remains, the recent slowdown is an adjustment for the second phase of growth.

While the stock has been strong year-to-date and expectations were for a strong quarter, our sense is this was a very strong and clean quarter that shows evidence of increasing volume acceleration at Ground, improving margins at Express and stabilizing yields generally.

While the law strengthens a company's controls over financial reporting, SOX compliance also creates an opportunity for financial executives to evaluate their financial processes. These results show that many companies have benefited from their investment in SOX compliance by improving their overall financial operations with a stronger control environment.

While the housing sector is slowing, almost all of its weakness will be offset by the improving factory sector, ... More interest rate hikes will be necessary to slow the economy sufficiently to alleviate the Fed's fears of building inflationary pressures.

to make sure the distribution mechanism (for relief items) improves, and it is improving by the day.

To shut down live music at 12 is unfair and unreasonable. It is a matter of improving community relations and empowering citizens to improve the environment in which they live.

We all have a responsibility to be good stewards of our natural resources. Conserving our soil and water resources is vital to keeping fields productive and improving water quality throughout Missouri.

The recent narrowing in Japan's trade surplus has come as improving domestic demand has pushed up the nation's import bills and thereby offset some of steady export gains.

The recent moves to eliminate the worst-performing 10 percent of brokers and rein in the training program are a good start to improving margins. But these are just the first steps.

There is so much that can be done, you see, the assembly is about improving our democracy.

We will probably see inflation holding around 2.4 percent and it is still benign. Things are generally improving in the euro zone and I don't think this story will be derailed by the PMI.

Two disappointing losses. We can't really hang our heads. We're right there. We had our chances to beat both of them. But we have some improving to do.

Ultimately worms have the same issues as we do for getting their sperm and egg together, and hopefully that will be useful for improving our understanding of human infertility, giving us different insights into reproductive strategies that nature uses to get the sperm and egg together.

This week, we'll work on improving our shot quality and reassuring our defensive responsibilities. We have some tough district matches right off the bat, too.

This team works better than other teams we've had in the past as far as improving themselves on the court, and the attitude is always positive. But this team has its own personality, and unfortunately, it's a passive one.

This was the first game in about a month where I don't feel like we took a step forward. We'd been improving every game up until today.

This was our third loss in as many games, but I feel like we are still improving with each game. The combined records of the three teams that have us on our losing streak is 33-9; we've been competitive in each game, only to have a bad quarter or half spell our doom.

We have a bit to go from going to a bowl game every year to trying to win a national championship. But we're building. We're getting the talent where you don't have to put 50 pounds on them in order for them to play. We're improving from year-to-year and week-to-week.

We had a few things to test today and every step we made seemed to take us in a positive direction, so I couldn't be happier really. The bike is getting better and better and we just keep improving so that is all I can ask for.

We want to get students involved with everything from improving the campus social life to fighting higher tuition.

We knew improving to second place would be hard, but Carlos did really well today and like last year he came frighteningly close to winning the Vuelta's last time trial. Menchov did well as expected and that didn't leave us much hope. But it was a tough fight out there and we're happy the podium spot is ours without hassle.

To get that win and get some more momentum back on our side was huge for our team. We were moving the ball, and we were taking the pressure off our defense. Offensively, we were able to do some things. There were still some mistakes, penalties hurt us a little bit. But that's all stuff we can fix easily. Overall, I think we're improving offensively, and the defense is still doing what they always do.

Today, Minnesota takes another step toward reducing our dependence on foreign oil while improving our environment and our rural economy,

What this latest incidence underscores is the necessity of increased support for local law enforcement to aid improving our border security. If this doesn't open D.C.'s eyes, I don't know what will.

We just need to continue to progress. The season is still young, we're only 20 percent through the season, but we just need to keep working on our skills so that we are improving up to the start of the ACC season against Georgia Tech.

What that comparison told us was that the law was improving business, ... Last year the state collected $4,869,000 (in food and beverage taxes) and this year they collected $5,824,000. When you look at those two numbers there?s clearly no drop in revenue. To the contrary, based on the information we have so far, the law is having a positive effect on businesses.

We have to continue to improve on our team chemistry. We also have to keep improving on our defense and keep playing as hard as we have so far this season.

We will simplify integration between systems throughout our network while improving the user experience. It supports our objective of increasing the value of our development investment while reducing operating costs.

The public is frustrated and disappointed with what they see as a lack of progress in improving the quality of education. Because the issue is so important to them, (voters) want to see officials at all levels engaged, even if they're not directly involved (in education).

We feel we have been improving game by game, our confidence is high and we want to win one match this year.

We improved by 13 strokes as a team from our last match (a loss to East Union). We need to keep improving to stay in the hunt for the league title.

We expect the first half of 2001 could be difficult with fundamentals and stock prices improving in the second half, ... The question now is: 'Hard landing versus soft landing?'

We continue to view ourselves as a growth company and continue to work hard at improving the numbers,

We are very dedicated to continuing - even improving - the tradition of excellence that has been achieved on this amazing piece of land. The magic that has happened here will continue.

We are upgrading our opinion on American Eagle to Neutral Weight from Underweight and raising our price target to $25. Although we still question the sustainability of American Eagle's high operating margin and productivity levels, we see risk to the upside in the story in the near term from potentially improving spring product and want to step to the sidelines.

We think Hewlett-Packard will finally get credit for improving execution, possibly putting to rest concerns (H-P) is a cost-cutting story that is fully reflected in the stock. We think investors are finally realizing that cost cutting is only part of the story.

We're going to be highly competitive. Most of the other teams in the league have a lot of upper classmen; we're heavy in freshmen and sophomores, but they're improving every time out.

We're very pleased that Mark is joining Fairchild's management team. His strong financial acumen will significantly contribute to the execution of our strategy. We had a strong finish to 2005 and enter 2006 with great momentum, focused on improving our gross margins and increasing the mix of higher-value new products. This is an exciting time for Fairchild, and we look forward to Mark's contributions as we continue to improve the quality of our business and drive stronger financial results.

We're very excited to support the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team because they bring so much passion to the sport. Cycling is about always moving forward and improving on everything you do. At Toyota we can absolutely relate to that.

Vice Admiral Thad Allen is a strong choice, ... He is a highly respected leader who should be very effective in improving the coordination of assistance for the hundreds of thousands of individuals and their families who were affected by the hurricane.

U.S. companies are committed to humanitarian relief and do care as well about improving their image abroad -- especially given the anti-American climate.

We know that income disparities are pretty wide, rural households still have to eke out a living and there is not enough trickle-down from prosperous areas. The key is improving agriculture -- there have been draughts and lack of infrastructure makes it difficult for people to market their crops. But I think in many respects Africans are eternal optimists -- AIDS, hunger and lack of long-term opportunities seem to stand in contrast to the poll.

Total company sales for the month of March continued to be down from the prior year. During the month, we experienced improving returns on infomercial spending, and although it is too early to tell if this is a trend, we have incrementally increased spending in this channel. We have over the past several months implemented significant measures to reduce expenses as outlined in detail in our press release dated March 27, 2006. Additionally, we are focused on introducing many new products which we believe will be attractive to our customers.

We are very glad to have been chosen by ITP after such an intense evaluation process. Improving communication and taking advantage of existing best practices will help ITP improve its collaborative efforts.

This one feels great. It's what we've been waiting for. Each game, we're improving more and more and this game topped it off for us.

This one crushes me personally because all the things that I wanted him to improve on he was improving on, and it was happening sooner than I expected, ... I was really expecting him to come out of the bye just playing head and shoulders above expectations and was really looking forward to it. I saw it building.

This offering is not a complete surprise, reducing insider ownership and improving the liquidity of the stock. However, we find the timing of the sale interesting, ahead of the opening of Wynn Macau in the third quarter of 2006.

This new billing standard launched by the BSI offers the opportunity for streamlining and improving the billing process and could bring substantial benefits to both industry and the consumer,

Warren has injected the right balance of enthusiasm and discipline in creating the family friendly atmosphere at Brunswick bowling centers. He has helped expand our very successful Brunswick Zone concept, while improving the operational expertise and performance of this steady contributor to Brunswick's continuing success." ()

We are still in a transition phase with considerable work ahead, but we are improving our operating performance and strengthening our financial position, while continuing to develop leading-edge technologies.

We did a great job tonight. It was a great team effort. We have been improving defensively, and it's been showing.

Bob's message plays very well in particular in the Valley because he's focusing on improving schools and building top-flight schools for all areas, not just for wealthier areas.

Bob showed not only a care for reforming these laws and improving the juvenile justice system, but also taking ideas -- there were just a few -- that the other side had to work in a very bipartisan manner to come up with these changes,

Broadcasters are focused on improving programming in these areas in order to drive advertising revenue growth.

Brittany improving her three-point shot, that was the final deal. That opened up her overall game, because she could shoot, drive on someone or find an open teammate.

Bruce said he's going to be monitoring my every move. I've just got to work hard and keep improving and bring that to D.C. United. If I do that, Bruce is watching, and he might give me that last shot to go in and prove something.

Everything is steadily improving. I've been throwing to the bases a couple of times. It is getting better. My throwing is not 100 percent yet. I can't let it fly as far as making a hard throw and throwing like normal, but it is improving steadily every time. I want to keep that pace. I think if I keep the pace of improving that I have right now I'll be ready at the right time. Hopefully by the end of spring, but it is hard to say.

Even though they're good players, they work hard at improving their game. You like to see those kids get rewarded.

Eventually, if I keep improving that level, I'll be up there mixing it up with those guys. But one step at a time, I guess.

Eastern Maine Electric was the first utility in the state to use widespread automated meter reading. The Turtle meter reading system was funded by research dollars from co-ops like EMEC. Now it's also used by investor-owned utilities like Maine Public Service as well. By improving a utility's efficiency, this technology saves energy users money.

Bill Bennett's remarks were inappropriate and unfortunate given that he's devoted much of his life to improving America's schools, keeping kids off drugs and closing the achievement gap that exists among minority and non-minority school children,

Everyone talks about his upside and how much potential he has. If he keeps improving with us, he could end up being a steal.

Based on improving new product visibility, benefits from restructuring initiatives, and near-term volume boost from Medicare Part D supports our Attractive rating for the U.S. pharmaceutical sector.

As Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich dedicated much of his energy to improving the lives of the children of the District of Columbia. We are blessed that the Newt and Callisita Gingrich Foundation are continuing that work through this generous donation to Cornerstone,

As the local health-care leader, the hospital demonstrates its commitment to improving the health care of this county and the surrounding communities by being tobacco-free.

Assuming the economy continues to improve and the stock market stays healthy, we'll continue to see improving M&A activity.

At this point of the season I am very elated, I can't complain. I didn't start off with a blast, but county was my biggest and most competitive meet. I plan on improving the rest of the season. I want to run real fast times and go out with a blast.

At this point in time, she's shown the ability to come in and be No. 1 on the depth chart. She's doing a good job and is improving each individual practice. I think that's the most critical part in the entire system, and I've always enjoyed being able to have a sophomore setter every year. We're not going to have that this year.

At this point, every game is a must-win. We are focused on improving to get to where we need to be for the national championships, but we are not overlooking the fact that we need to take it one game at a time.

Community funding plays a significant role in helping Prevention Minnesota achieve its ambitious goal of making Minnesota a healthier place to live, work, and play. This is yet another way we're able to get local communities involved in improving the health of Minnesotans.

Corey's getting a lot of Division II looks already, but he's improving by the day.

Confidence is steadily improving from the lows of the second half of 2005, when sharp rises in petrol prices and interest rates uncertainty hampered consumers.

Confidence is steadily improving from the lows of the second half of 2005. Relatively stable petrol prices and continuing good news on the interest rate front have settled consumers.

contrary to my core commitment to improving and advancing women's health.

Consistent with our opportunistic approach to improving our balance sheet, the purpose of this exchange offer is to improve Charter's financial flexibility by extending debt maturities and reducing overall indebtedness.

Crude oil inventories increased once more, improving oil availability further. Another important factor is that above-normal temperatures in the U.S. seem to curb heating oil consumption.

Andy has a focus on improving as an overall athlete. He has focused on improving the technical aspects that will affect his performance in the pool. Andy has had to use the clock to push himself. I compliment him on this difficult task for a long season.

Anne brings an exceptional background, company knowledge and strong leadership capabilities to this position. Her extensive experience in improving the operational and financial performance of reputable organizations will garner us the ability to further expand on our Medicare Part D offerings and services.

Enforcement of labor rights in the Andean countries is a vitally important issue and was emphasized throughout the negotiations with the Andean countries. Both Peru and Columbia are committed to enforcing and improving the rule of law in general, and adherence to international labor standards in particular.

Employers can make a big difference to the health of their workers, while at the same time improving the productivity and profits of their business

Earnings growth is still improving and Europe has the advantage to be late relative to the US economic cycle.

Earnings are expected to be good, and whether you see a stock reaction right away or not, we're still in an upward trend overall, powered by the earnings, the lower interest rates, the tax cuts and the improving economy.