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As we entered this quarter, we expected desktop units to be relatively flat, with revenue down sequentially due to continued pricing pressures, ... However, pricing pressures have been more severe than expected, with the sequential rate of price decline roughly double that of the prior two quarters.

As we have seen in the past few months, our inflation gauge, and most national inflation indicators, point to somewhat lower inflationary pressures ahead.

As recent earnings announcements illustrate, vendors are facing strong competitive pressures. These pressures are only likely to intensify if unit growth slows. Vendors may have little choice other than to cut prices or offer more lower-cost, de-featured machines.

As pressures on Brazil appear to increase, the market is starting to adopt a view that we're going to see more investor risk aversion and kind of a prolonged period of muted global capital flows. There are so many risks out there that people are thinking about all the damage to their profit lines.

The most disconcerting part of the PPI report today was the rate of final core producer price pressures in January.

Its a sign of troubled times when the concept of pressure becomes an acceptable excuse for ethical shortcuts and moral shortcomings. Pressures are just temptations in disguise and its never been acceptable to give in to temptation. Ethics is about the way things ought to be, not about the way things are. When it comes to ethics, motive is very important. A person of character does the right thing for the right reason. Compliance is about what we must do; ethics is about what we should do. Ethical people often do more than the law requires and less than it allows. The area of discretion between the legal must and the moral should tests our character. Noble talk and framed ethics statements are no substitute for principled conduct. The test is doing the right thing.

It's a balance. We are responding to the increasing cost pressures from fuel and government taxes and fees, and balancing that with customer requests for simple and less-expensive travel.

It was asking a lot of these kids. The pressures were very demanding and we needed something to motivate them to participate.

It is still too early to judge whether the froth will become evident on a widening geographic scale or whether recent indications of some easing of speculative pressures signal the onset of a moderating trend,

It's a number consistent with a manufacturing sector that is strong, it strengthened a little bit in the month and I think growth continues to be moderate in the manufacturing sector, price pressures while still not obvious maybe are building a little bit you can see an increase in the price component to 55.1 that's indicative of some price pressure.

It's a really good company, but it has been going through a difficult period, particularly in cost pressures with steel and raw material prices,

It is wrong. This whole thing is wrong. For medical decisions to be made on the basis of a payer source is wrong. It just shouldn't be. I understand the economic pressures on physicians, but this is wrong.

It's very clear that there's minimal inflation pressures in the U.S. beyond the oil-price pressures. A lot of fundamental players will see value in the 10- year Treasuries at 4.8 percent levels.

Following the higher-than-expected headline producer price inflation data for January... (Tuesday's data) is welcome reassurance that strong competitive pressures through the supply chain are still limiting the pass-through effects of high oil and energy prices.

For 2005, we again generated industry leading operating cash flow, despite lower earnings resulting from industry-wide cost pressures and the impact of several non-cash accounting write-downs.

It's to enhance pressures during areas of peak demand.

It's going gangbusters, ... Overall, this is a very balanced report. I think it's much too premature to talk about inflationary pressures on the job market.

Democracy helps countries to strengthen their identity, promotes internal cohesion and the ability to withstand pressures unleashed by globalization,

Domestic consumption is very robust and manufacturing and service outputs are posting faster-than-expected growth. There are latent inflationary pressures due to the economic recovery and persistently high oil prices.

The news on the inflation front has been broadly positive. The combination of economic growth regaining momentum and inflationary pressures remaining well contained will keep rates on hold for an extended period.

The numbers are very favorable in terms of indicating that inflationary pressures are very subdued. It takes away any last of inclination of that Oct. 5 Fed rate hike.

That problem left me weak emotionally and made dealing with the pressures of the pastorate more difficult. We're often some of the loneliest people you can find.

It's not an environment to be seriously thinking about cutting interest rates. The economy is going through a soft landing, rather than a hard one. Inflationary pressures probably won't have much chance to dissipate.

Economic growth is better than what was forecast in October, though this needs to be balanced with the fact that inflationary pressures haven't built up as much.

Stocks in the financial and consumer discretionary sectors look particularly vulnerable as the perception is that inflationary pressures will keep mounting and the Fed is not done with raising rates.

Strong economic growth will lead to higher inflationary pressures leading to more rate increases in 2006. The central bank may be looking for time before resuming tightening yet again.

Not surprisingly, many of the entities at risk of potential downgrades were in the consumer discretionary domain (automotive, media and entertainment, consumer products, and retail/restaurants), where pressures have been building (owing to hurricane activity, higher energy prices, and growing uncertainty about labor market conditions) and momentum is expected to decelerate, Downgrade Potential Across Credit Grades And Sectors.

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The Bank has chosen to follow a steady course. This is particularly understandable given current mixed economic signals. The slightly less negative recent news from the housing and retail sectors contrasts with increasing pressures on manufacturers from the high cost of fuel and materials. The MPC should stay alert to further weaknesses in the economy and must remain on standby to cut rates over the coming months.

Tax relief for individuals is promised, although with demand robust, policy makers will be wary of stoking pressures too far.

It obviously is pointing out the fact that extreme fuel cost pressures are offsetting a lot of the progress that Continental has made on the labor cost front in the last few months,

It's done to relieve flooding pressures around Lake Okeechobee, protect lives and property around the lake, and that's why we had to do this.

It's definitely the case that pension funds have been reducing their allocation to equities and that's been driven mostly by legislative pressures to reduce their deficits and to match more closely their assets with projected liabilities.

I wanted to make it feel real, like you were there, so you would understand the pressures people faced inside the air-traffic control rooms, inside the military command center, inside that airplane.

It (the IAEA meeting) is unnecessary under the current circumstances, and it has been staged politically under pressures of certain countries.

They certainly distinguished themselves ... but they are not immune to the pressures faced by other suppliers, mainly lower production in North America and commodity costs.

They are trying to create a united front at home in the face of the pressures Syria is facing.

They bring a lot more baggage in these days, ... The pressures of society are stronger -- the drinking, the drugs, the social problems. They have to grow up faster and take on more responsibilities.

These tendencies, ... may be further exacerbated by additional pressures on pricing created by the recent hurricanes in the Gulf area.

This is consistent with the idea that slack resources have been taken up in the economy. There is considerable momentum and this is the sort of environment where inflation pressures can spill over and actually cause an increase in the rate of inflation, so it is a bit early for them (the Fed) to lay down their saber.

This is clearly a non-threatening report for investors and policy makers alike. Labor market conditions appear to be tepid enough to justify less rather than more Fed rate hikes while wage pressures did not spoil the party.

On balance, recent inflation reports have shown the Fed evidence of pipeline commodity price pressures but with little impact on consumer inflation trends,

Anytime you have a race with the kind of pressures that are on people in this type of environment, you're going to have some raised tempers,

Slowly, but inexorably, inflationary pressures are building across the economy.

At the same time, I think it is also true that the level of overall IT spending continues to remain quite depressed, and pricing pressures continue to be very real.

Their experience and pressures they had to go through last year only made them better, so when we come to those pressure situations this year, I feel comfortable they'll respond and not stress out over it.

The Fed sees the possibility of labor markets becoming tight, which could push up costs at some point. At this point we haven't seen wage pressures but it's something the Fed is watching.

The Fed can take comfort in the fact that core inflation remains tame, despite some modest inflationary pressures - gradually rising wage inflation, tighter capacity constraints and higher oil prices.

The correction of these imbalances and associated inflation pressures will require a slowdown in housing, credit growth and domestic spending, ... We also expect a significantly lower exchange rate.

The continuing story is relentless global competitive pressures and widespread excess capacity.

The core inflation number was the key number. I've been personally wondering and so has the market about the possibility that inflationary pressures are rising. ... However, this data point at least would seem to contradict that.

I'm going to work forever, and I'm going to have a million different kinds of roles so the pressures and the desires are a little bit different, and maybe they wed at certain points. Of course, I want to carry a movie that means something to me, whether it's an independent or a major studio film. I want to play a character that's substantial and means something.

I just can't operate with any direct awareness of the pressures I might be under.

Inflation remains under control. We're concerned of inflationary pressures developing in the economy, but they're not here now. They may be here a few months down the road, but they're not here yet.

Inflation pressures are rising, but at a subdued pace.

Inflation pressures are quite modest in the United States. I don't think inflation will be a problem this year, or next year, even with the rate cuts.

Inflation is under control and inflationary pressures are subdued. We are looking for opportunities to get into the market, preferably in Treasuries maturing in five years or more.

Inflation is on the mat and not getting up soon. With the U.S. economy still in a recession and economies around the world weak, demand is slack and resulting in no inflationary pressures at all. Simply put, no one can raise prices.

Inflationary pressures will be reasonably well contained, so long as productivity is moving at a reasonably good clip,

Inflationary pressures are starting to percolate --and the Federal Reserve is going to react to this.

Inflationary pressures are not relenting. The economy is doing really well. Salary hikes have been phenomenal.

Inflationary pressures are gradually easing, which should offer scope for interest rate cuts, but near-term relative economic strength has led us to pencil in the first cut coming in May rather than in the first quarter.

In a world of intense economic competition, shifting populations and shrinking distances, the pressures of living together with people of different cultures and different beliefs from one's own are very real,

In any event, 2006 should be the lull before the storm - a rare opportunity for the aviation sector to consolidate ahead of the challenges likely in 2007 as fleet deliveries escalate, new products enter the market and pressures intensify on manpower costs, competition, capacity and yields.

In any country, governance issues are there. Challenges are there, pressures are there. When multi-party coalitions take decisions, sometimes delays will be there. But that is what democracy is: it is beauty or it's challenge.

In all of our efforts, we must be mindful of competitive pressures at home and abroad. Manufacturers are no longer simply competing within our borders. We share the marketplace with countries like China where the average manufacturing worker earns 61 cents an hour.

Imports remain a concern with the currency holding at $US0.75 cents and cost pressures persist, in particular for power and transport.

Indonesia has turned the corner. The market is leading the economy but both inflationary and rate pressures are easing.

Indonesia has a lot of inflation pressures, with possible increases in electricity and telephone tariffs in the coming months. We also have seasonal pressures from rising food prices and educational expenses in the middle of the year.

In a management position there is opportunity to influence significant change. However, this opportunity does not come without pressures from all sides. You must be willing to take risks and assume responsibility for results whether good or bad.

I'm a union member and I understand their importance. But, for managers to see them as partners in engaging with the workforce, they must show their understanding of the pressures for change and how they can help to deliver it.

If there is a statement out tomorrow that says the U.S. economy is still sizzling and we are still concerned about inflationary pressures ... then that will shake up the market a bit and that will reverberate back to Europe and the UK.

If you look at the difference between PPI and CPI, the numbers have been in favor of PPI. What that means is that corporations are still struggling to pass through price hikes. We should see margin pressures on corporations through the rest of the year.

If you look at the 12-month change in producer prices, it's positive 0.9 percent. As recently as May, the 12-month change was negative 2.8 percent -- so there were a lot more deflationary pressures earlier in year, and those seem to be abating.

If you go through the math on that, they'll be running out of liquid cash very quickly, and in fact we'll probably have some cash pressures in the next couple of weeks,

Input price pressures are abating and this should reduce uncertainty and pressure on profit margins in coming months.

I love my job, and I love my life. I mean, there's the pressures of being away from family and people that you love, but I deal with that. I've got a fantastic job.

In the martian case, fluid well above the boiling point (which is a very low temperature at Mars' low atmospheric pressure and air temperature) is suddenly exposed to the atmosphere. The difference between the vapor and ambient pressures relative to the ambient pressure is large, and flash boiling can occur, leading to a violent loss of fluid.

In addition, modest improvements in aggregate demand and bank lending amid the sustained slowdown in liquidity growth imply limited demand-side pressures on prices.

Clearly they are seeing inflationary risks coming through, and they feel obliged to ensure that inflationary pressures don't build further some time down the track.

Clearly, as was the case with Continental, the fuel cost pressures are offsetting the yield performance entirely,

Citizens will not understand what a quality detective has passed through our doors, ... He cannot be duplicated. He was the one we went to when we had a very complex case, and that was not by mistake. We knew he could handle it and all the pressures that came with it.

Climate change in India represents an additional stress on a country that is already facing tremendous pressures due to rapid development,

Because the offense usually extends a little bit to try to take care of him, they like to bring the linebackers and blitz them up inside. As the line widens to give attention to Peppers, that opens up a lot of the inside pressures for them. We talked about last week (Oakland receiver Randy) Moss being kind of in a special category, offensively, for the Raiders. I think you have to put Peppers in that same, whatever category that is, defensively.

Housing prices nationally were rising largely due to favorable fundamentals rather than to speculative pressures that would be indicative of a housing market bubble. However, the situation seems to have changed recently. Affordability has deteriorated significantly in the second and third quarters of 2005 as housing price increases have spiked higher. As a result, affordability is quickly closing the gap relative to this measure's long-run historical average.

I don't know if that is quite the same. Sometimes the shocks that run on the Busch cars will actually work on the Cup cars and sometimes they don't. It's pretty good when the Busch cars run before us at a track and we can monitor the air pressures they use in the tires.

Channel checks reveal PC pricing pressures continue to ratchet up, with no indications of easing until mid-2001, ... We also believe that notebook demand, one of Intel's strongest drivers, has slowed, leaving Intel with less cushion relative to its overall exposure to the PC industry.

Change can take place only when liberal and radical pressures are both strong. Intelligent liberals have always recognized the debt they owe to radicals, whose existence permits liberals to push further than they would otherwise have dared, all the while posing as compromisers and mediators. Radicals, however, have been somewhat less sensible of their debt to liberals, partly because of the rather single-minded discipline radicals are almost forced to maintain, plagued as they always are by liberal backsliding and timidity on the one hand and various forms of self-destructiveness and romantic posing on the other.... Liberal reforms and radical change

For my book, 'Age of Ambition,' I spent time documenting, among other things, the trials of young Chinese strivers who are bombarded by pressures unlike those that their parents faced.

I am not happy with my lap this afternoon. It started well, but towards the middle section I began to lose grip and I think this was because the tyre pressures went up higher than we wanted, causing me to slide around. But, looking at the data, it seems it was not just down to the pressures, so the track must have been more slippery than in the morning, which can be seen from looking at the other drivers' times. When I saw my lap time, I expected to be much further back on the grid, so this is not such a bad result at the end of the day.

I believe it is also important for the Federal Reserve to stay focused on its primary mission for maintaining a neutral monetary policy that is both able to contain inflationary pressures and still-balanced growth,

How is our defensive line going to play? ... We have some guys on defense who have some experience, but what will our defense look like without Zak Keasey? We lost 127 tackles, quarterback pressures and big plays when we lost him. How they will play without him is one of the big question marks we face.

Health economists agree that not-for-profit hospitals need to be turning between a 4 to 6 percent margin in order to remain competitive and viable. We continue to be far from that mark here in New Jersey. Once again a confluence of pressures ranging from inadequate payments from governmental payers to a growing number of uninsured all contributed to the stagnant bottom lines.

He really pressures the ball. He's another one who can drive to the basket other than Carter.

For the bond market, it's clearly not bullish, ... At a time where growth is strong, the labor market is still tight, and price pressures are building, the last thing you need is a surge in energy prices that will push inflation up across the board.

You come here with so many pressures that to score nine-under after two rounds is some result, ... I made it look easy out there but it wasn't, I can assure you. In fact, it was bloody hard.

You can't run a lot of set stuff against them; you just have to be able to play. Our kids did a great job of that against a team that really pressures you off the ball and on the ball.

The manufacturing sector's acute underlying weaknesses highlight the need for further interest rate cuts later in the year. We do not necessarily call for, or expect, a further interest rate cut on Thursday. But the economy has clearly weakened and confidence is faltering. The MPC must be ready to act firmly to counter the downward pressures on the economy and to alleviate the plight of manufacturing.

The key turning point for the market was the Fed language. The things they were most concerned about the housing bubble, energy prices, inflationary pressures seem to be turning around more to their liking.

The U.N. can bring pressures on the United States because of the shameful findings.