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We are extremely excited that these two young men will be a part of the Michigan basketball program. Both players are versatile with outstanding athletic ability and commitment to academics. We think they will have a very promising future here at Michigan.

To finish birdie-birdie on this course -- two difficult holes -- was promising for tomorrow. Compared to yesterday, this was quite an improvement.

We feel this is a very promising concept for a vaccine for traveler's diarrhea.

We chose Hooters Air to offer service to the Florida markets because they showed a significant interest in providing service from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, and Orlando fit nicely into the Hooters Air existing route structure. Hooters was willing to expand the service from Orlando to include other Florida destinations, and the airport was able to easily target market the entire Hooters package of leisure destinations to Florida. At the time the decision was made regarding Hooters Air, it looked like a very promising airline with a unique marketing and service niche.

We certainly don't need to get in a position where we have created some expectation that three or four years from now we can't meet. Promising a full scholarship at this early stage is not a good idea.

On2 Technologies is a technology company with a promising future. I am pleased to be tasked with bringing in a new leader who can help On2 realize its potential.

When moms stayed home, it was easier just to let the kids play around the house. But as women entered the workplace and the extended family dissolved, someone else had to pick up the slack on the child-care front. Extracurricular activities fit the bill perfectly, promising not only supervision but also enrichment.

Promising to float stocks at a premium means if companies want to sell more stocks, they must ensure their market prices are high enough. The move will give public investors a bigger say in the share sale issue.

Promising to act urgently in 2004, announcing a new system 20 months later and finally having it up and running in 2010 is just not good enough and will not calm the fears of many parents.

Promising something that seems popular at the time that you know you're never going to deliver - that's the kind of cynical politics that I don't want any part of.