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These companies are making long-term bets on the continued strength of the economy and visitation in Las Vegas. I don't think anybody knows for! sure what the total capacity will be in 2010 and what the demand will be four to five years from now to support the increase in supply. We only know about a portion of the potential supply out there.

These bigger guys come in and they take a portion of your market share and it just makes it more difficult to operate in some of these major metropolitan areas.

These expansions represent a significant portion of the estimated $21 million investment we intend to make in China over the next three years. One of Tenneco's key growth strategies is to expand in emerging markets and China is our greatest opportunity in this area.

The so-called black leaders of this nation have convinced a large portion of the black community that blacks aren't capable of self-advancement.

The siding of the cabin was metal and . . . they would light the stick on fire and use the blackened portion of it to write their names with. And, as they were doing that, burning embers would fall onto the grassy area. That's how we feel the fire started.

The teachers know which students need help on which portion of the test. We hit the floor running at the beginning of the school year.

The terminal is 98 percent completed and the two percent unfinished portion will be completed by March 31.

I've been around long enough to know that football only occupies a portion of what I do in life,

I used to 'glut,' as in eating too much that it made me sick. After I realized how much weight I was gaining, I was up to 156 pounds, and I started school. I learned about wellness. I learned about the food pyramid guide and what are the portion sizes. So I listened and followed eating portions and exercised. Now I am glad I did.

President Obama has outsourced a major portion of the U.S. space program to the Russians. That's national policy. Taxpayer money. So let's stop playing games with this outsourcing distortion and talk about the fact that when we need is a president that knows how to manage big enterprise and create jobs.

Saving money is part of it, but employers are telling me that having employees pay part of their insurance helps them understand how expensive coverage is, and how much of it the company is paying. Knowing that cost helps employees appreciate the fact that the company is paying for a portion or most of the insurance.

Our sense is that voter confidence in optical-scanning systems is higher than in direct-record systems. There is a significant portion of the electorate that has serious concerns about the integrity of the voting process.

People are surprised by my portion size and portion control.

Advertising isn't just the disruption of aesthetics, the insults to your intelligence and the interruption of your train of thought. At every company that sells ads, a significant portion of their engineering team spends their day tuning data mining, writing better code to collect all your personal data.

Affordability has deteriorated over the past year because consumers are buying more expensive cars, financing a larger portion of those purchases and paying higher interest rates on car loans.

The old AT&T is practically put together. A big portion of the split-up of the Bells has been reconstituted.

After all, the shareholders have seen business lost from Microsoft's activities, so some portion should be given back to them,

So there's a base for the president's program -- but it's among Democrats, independents and a portion of the Republican Party. The president is on the side of public opinion and clearly in step with the mainstream of California -- but perhaps out of step with the conservative portion of his base.

Space tourism will be a significant portion of the overall travel and tourism industry over the next 20 to 25 years.

Now it looks like the pie is going to have a significant portion of WCDMA in it, and the investment community has not developed a comfortable consensus on what that means. That's why we're seeing the fluctuation.

Notwithstanding that choice of theirs, we've offered to lease a portion of Coronet property at a nominal fee that would provide them with a yard.

Now more than ever, we know that food impacts health and consumers want to put this advice into practice. But we need to remember that it is not one component or one food that reduces the risk of disease or makes a person lose or gain weight. It's the totality of the diet -- balanced food choices and portion sizes combined with physical activity -- that has the greatest benefit to health.

The more costs Wal-Mart can take out of the system, the more it's able to pass a portion of the cost saved on to the customer in the form of lower prices.

Companies like Texas Instruments, companies like Cisco Systems in enterprise networking. Leaders in their space, bellwethers, big-cap liquid names that I think are going to be around for the long term, leaders in the up cycle, ... Companies that the institutional investor can get in and out of quickly and that tends to draw a larger portion of the money when we have these volatile times.

Despite the phenomenal growth of Las Vegas, the construction talent pool is not deep enough to provide the needed labor to build all currently announced projects. We believe if all announced and anticipated projects were to proceed before the end of the decade, a significant portion would not get off the ground given the limited depth of the construction talent pool, most importantly subcontractors.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the commemorative coin sets today will be used to help children who are victims of Hurricane Katrina. There are thousands of kids who have been affected by the hurricane, and as we welcome some of them to Kansas, we want to let all of them know they are in our hearts and prayers,

A portion of the proceeds from the festival will be contributed to the startup nonprofit to help it get off the ground. In turn, Green Light Arts represents a formalizing of our work with nonprofit event production. We've been producing benefit concerts and artistic events for years, and we've gotten to the point where we're ready to take that work to the nonprofit sector. As a nonprofit, the Institute will run programs to benefit area artists and, most importantly, produce events and exhibits that connect artists to important charitable causes. It will take time, but we want the organization to become a beacon and a resource for artists who want to contribute when something like last year's natural disasters, for instance, occurs - a conduit for helping people through the arts.

As expected, consumer tax revenue is only slightly above last year's level, ... This is because we continue to see an increasing portion of our tax growth coming in our third quarter. More customers are using our Web-based tax solutions, which historically have revenue peaks later in the season.

As a category, games represent 50 percent of consumer PC software sales. This is an opportunity for volume growth in disc drive shipments as the Xbox attracts a large portion of this audience.

As a company, we will deliver significant productivity improvements in 2006 that will offset a portion of the expected increases for energy-related costs in commodities and transportation across our company. We will maintain our focus on the profitable growth and expansion of our businesses to meet the world's demand for energy-efficient building materials and glass-composite solutions.

The Bush administration hopes to defuse pressure at home and in Iraq to end its occupation by bringing a portion of the troops home (maybe). But withdrawing some troops is completely unacceptable.

The breadth was much better today than yesterday and I think that's a pretty encouraging sign. More stocks were participating and I think at least a portion of the rally is going to carry on Monday morning. But what I'd like to see is stocks up another 100 on Monday on decent volume and then be able to hold at that level. I'd like to see the Dow above 8,000.

As lead arrangers, they have also advised us that they are highly confident of their ability to raise financing for the balance of the cash portion of our offer,

A small transaction fee is embedded with the price of each transaction at the point of purchase. A portion goes to Caremark, typically less than a dollar. The other portion of the fee goes to the pharmacies. We make revenue by accepting this small transaction fee.

A small portion of several things is probably better for you than a big portion of one thing because you get a wider variety of nutrients.

That's where American jobs are on the line. If the desire of this Congress continues to be one of providing help to the job-producing portion of the American economy and to keep jobs here in the U.S., it is critical that you protect the funding for those sectors where it can do the most good - commercial, industrial projects.

A large portion of the declines in ads in November and December are seasonal declines as businesses cut back recruitment ads during the holiday season.

A large portion of the chronic homeless are disabled enough that they would be eligible for disability benefits and many already get them. But when the money runs out they stay with relatives or get put up in a shelter.

The miss appears to be weakness in the trading portion of the Investment Bank unit, a frequent culprit due to its excessive volatility versus peers.

You should calculate your tax return both ways (including and not including combat pay as earned income for EITC purposes) to determine which option gives you the best result. Alternatively, combat pay is included as earned income when calculating the refundable portion of the Child Tax Credit.

You take a big risk by holding a significant portion of your net worth in one stock.

This is going to address a portion of the fix,

This is another piece of good news for rail to Dulles. We are almost finished with preliminary engineering studies, we have one tax district in place already collecting revenue and, hopefully, we will get another in the western portion of the district approved.

This is the first crack in the home building area, ... Home building has really driven a large portion of this economic advance, and any drop in this area of the market would have very powerful ramifications for GDP growth.

This is sure to be one of our most demanding schedules, certainly since I've been here. Along with what figures to be a very competitive league schedule, we've added games against some top-notch opponents, which should really challenge our guys and prepare us well for when the league portion of the schedule begins.

This covers the cost of US forces, which is the major portion of the supplemental, with pay and benefits for reservists, war-related benefits, fuel, spare parts and logistics.

This exceeds most distributors? needs because that portion of the program was designed for meat producers. It?s pretty comprehensive.

This agreement excludes a significant portion of our slaughter today. It's a good first step but we have to recognize it is just a first step, and that we need to be able to sell a wider array of products to Japan.

They've been very fortunate to win a lot of basketball games here. I'm just extremely happy for them. They'll probably be asking me for a portion of my paycheck after their careers are over. I hope y'all acknowledge that I said 'after their careers are over,' so we don't have any problems.

They seem to be, so far, committed to preserving a portion of the parcel for the benefit of the neighborhood.

Almost every portion of Dallas and the suburbs around us have a strong and vibrant neighborhood association presence. We didn't have a voice at City Hall, either with University Park or Dallas. But now we can.

Although there are redundancies and certain assets may be more valuable to third parties, ... we believe that a substantial portion of PFE is complementary to Universal's filmed entertainment operations and globalization strategy.

Although pure IP telephony systems represent a small but growing portion of the installed federal base, the market is definitely moving toward Voice over IP.

A lot of people just stumble in and they're not aware of what they're looking at. When they find out, they're kind of surprised and say, 'Wow, this is really good.' The fact of the matter is a good portion of these artists went to art school. They're trained and it shows. There may an expectation that work won't be as good as your average gallery show because of the population producing it, but I think people are generally surprised and impressed.

They do that for all the employees, ... In some places, the employees pay a portion of their share for pensions, but here, the town pays it all.

They do have a portion of the course that runs along a bluff that overlooks the Pacific. It's very beautiful, but I promise no one will take the time to take it all in, not in the middle of a 5K or 4K. Or at least I hope not.

They are basically not engaging at all on a crucial portion of the agreement, the military portion, ... I have made it clear that half a deal is no deal.

This president is losing his capacity to get a major domestic accomplishment because he is unwilling to put any portion of the tax cuts for the highest-income Americans on the table.

This plan only covers the pond, which is only a portion of the problem.

This past week was an exceptionally cold week in a good portion of the country. It took until yesterday (Saturday) to get to the East Coast. This was the coldest week of winter in the west and central part of the country.

There were so many of them and a large portion were already on the beach. We're just making sure no one drowns.

The report is basically more depressing evidence that the states are failing to live up to the promise and opportunity brought by these settlement dollars. We believe that states should spend a significant portion of the money on prevention of problems that led to this lawsuit in the first place.

This just presented itself as the opportune time to go ahead and do the upgrades that are necessary and at the same time take a significant portion of that $2.15 million to add the space that we need to take us into the next generation of library service,

They're a nation with different needs. A substantial portion of their population lives under the poverty level. We live in a very prosperous country, ... Hats off to the kids (from Zimbabwe) for standing up and doing what they did. Zimbabwe had done a really nice job meeting the pressing needs in their country.

They're isolated from normal sources of support, struggling, seeing a good portion of their income go to rent. Their private lives get put on the back burner.

They're going to get a deal done, but they may end up paying a premium. These firms are finding an increasing portion of their bottom line attributed to trading and asset management.

There's a significant portion of people out there not sure on a day-to-day basis where they stand. That affects consumer confidence and affects consumers' desire to take on more credit.

There's a portion of the Tar River in the lower part of Pitt County that floods real bad with a large tidal surge and we used it to notify people that it was a possibility their area could flood.

A sizable portion of properties continue to receive insurance rates that are far from actuarially sound,

As we all witnessed, this last storm pushed a lot of water through Cache Creek. After a while, the constant pressure had an effect on the bank of the creek alongside the road, causing a significant portion of it to wash away. For the safety of drivers, we're closing the road.

All of us have mortal bodies, composed of perishable matter, but the soul lives forever: it is a portion of the Deity housed in our bodies

I try to get seven hours of sleep every night; I always walk or bike to work; I make a point to eat well and take my vitamins; I drink tons of water; and I always spend a portion of my day at a standing desk.

It was called the Reclaim Guide. It was just a general protest guide that went over security culture and stuff like that. A small portion of that guide dealt with explosives information.

It is unclear to us why it makes sense to sell a portion of AOL's equity at this point in time, especially if management believes it can make the advertising model work and perhaps dramatically increase the value of the business.

For instance, we still do not include any of the spending by Sundance Institute to put on the festival, which comes to about $7 million annually. Not all of that is spent in Utah, but a significant portion is. We also don't include air fares and what's spent by film industry companies on high-end entertainment at the festival.

Food and energy account for a significant portion of household budgets, so the Federal Reserve's inflation objective is defined in terms of the overall change in consumer prices.

For a big portion of the African-Americans, there's not better education. There have been some gains made, but it's uneven. A lot of whites basically say: 'The civil rights movement has been done. I don't want to hear about it anymore.

For a big portion of the African-Americans, there's not better education.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission performed the on-site portion of its evaluation of security at the Harris Plant this week. While the NRC has not completed its assessment and provided us with its conclusions, the inspectors did not identify any concerns requiring our immediate attention while on-site. Once complete, we will act immediately on any insights the agency may provide.

It's obviously huge if they allow individuals to invest some portion of their Social Security.

It's more reasonable to borrow a large portion of the money and enter into a loan contract with the state of Nevada, rather than draw down our reserves completely and have to find a way to build them back up. The district has been working with bond council and financial advisors on this issue and a state funds are our best option.

It's an interactive program where we teach students about networking, something they will do over and over again in their jobs. It's not really about what fork to use with what portion of the meal, but about presenting yourself as a young professional rather than as a laid-back college student.

It's a positive sign of the food industry responding to robust science that shows large portion sizes lead to overeating.

It's generating a huge portion of our tax revenues,

It's uncharted territory for us. The history portion is one that you'd like to think would be significant. I don't know about ... why it has taken so long, but I'm just happy that we're getting a shot.

It's unhealthy to cut out the food entirely. Allow yourself to have a portion of it - a half cup of ice cream, a few bites of pie.

Despite economic conditions that have made a portion of our route network unprofitable and unsustainable, we are confident we will return to profitability by reorganizing and reducing our route network to traditionally profitable routes,

The numbers suggest we're seeing a weak holiday shopping season. We could see a late surge, but the early portion of the month is looking slow.

Even with strong demand for air travel, we have been able to pass only a very small portion of that increase on to our customers.

It's so easy to treat, and regrettably a sizeable portion of practicing physicians are unfamiliar with the condition.

It's not going to take one dime out of the taxpayers' pockets. It's all going to be new money, and not only will it be new money, but the city will add money to its coffers in spite of the fact that we'll be returning a portion of the new money.

Everybody was kind of disappointed, but we brought this on ourselves. We lost a good portion of games the last couple weeks and that's a tough thing for us, but we'll have to build off of it.

The board filling up summer storage is now paying higher summer natural gas costs for gas stores that we will tap into for a portion of our winter heating season needs. These added costs have to be passed on to consumers. Compounding this situation is slow growth of natural gas production, and an active hurricane season impacting offshore natural gas production, further reducing supply, while demand steadily climbs in the cooler months.

The bigger the reserves get, the more nervous China is likely to be about keeping them predominantly in dollars. China's probably not going to do a lot with its existing reserves, but what it might do is put a smaller portion of its new reserves into dollars.

The awareness is out there, but it is a smaller portion of our business. It is a good option. But I do not see it taking off and becoming a larger portion of our business.

The attic and a portion of the roof were really burning,

It's clear that a significant portion of market demand was at the very low end of the PC market in the fourth quarter, driven largely by aggressive pricing and promotions.

It's certainly a time period of higher hazard when we're going through one of those tremor and slip sequences, because we're adding more stress to the locked portion of the fault.

It wasn't a perfect night but we certainly have positioned ourselves into a best-case scenario to be fifth or sixth in the region when the new standings come out, which is much better than last year. I feel like the team is on a roll right now going into the championship portion of the season. We're anxious to get home the next two weeks and then take it into the Big Ten championship.

No man ever freely surrendered a portion of his own liberty for the sake of the public good; such a chimera appears only in fiction. If it were possible, we would each prefer that the pacts binding others did not bind us; every man sees himself as the centre of all the world's affairs.