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We endured many significant challenges in the second quarter, in particular, a soft U.S. retail market for athletic footwear and apparel. Despite these challenges, we met our bottom line expectations as we began to see an impact from our efforts to control expenses in a weak retail environment.

We have some tenants in there that have been in there a long time. They would, frankly, like to see it stay office but the market is just too soft right now.

We played as soft as a team can be. They were tougher mentally, physically and there was no way we were going to win that game.

We played soft (defense) early on and that was mostly my fault. I didn't want to get Cassie (Cooper) and Rachael (Mack) in foul trouble.

Well, to begin with, he is compassionate. He is not a bully. He doesn't throw cups of tea. People who say he is arrogant don't know him. What it is about him is confidence, belief. I know it's a fine line, but I have known him since I was a 14-year-old and he has always had a soft side. One of his greatest assets is that mentally he is one of the strongest people I have ever met.

We believe the numbers today are confirming our view that growth will be soft throughout the rest of the year.

We played very soft, a non-contact game. We had Wilcox jumping over us the whole game with no block out, drives with nobody putting a body in front, taking soft fouls and unnecessary fouls. I was just very disappointed.

We had heard talk around the league that Erika is soft on defense because she didn't want to get in foul trouble. Well, she proved them wrong. She runs the floor with so much finesse, but she can be physical, too.

We had to tell (the security guards) 'look, we want to have soft drink in your hotel, please do let us inside.

We had to redo the entrance. It went soft for some reason.

Using this computer means handling soft pieces of fabric that can be ripped apart and put together with Velcro. All the technological complexities are hidden in the design and the fabric can only be connected in one way.

Usually the soft elements rank higher than the cost. They may not pick the cheapest. We've seen this in many cases.

We're really trying to expand the range of products at 7-Eleven stores and the range of services. It's not just a place for beef jerky, soft drinks or beer any more. We sell what people need.

We came out soft and slow, got going in the second and had the defense really save us in the third and fourth quarters.

We were soft. That's why we got down 12-0. We were soft the whole game.

We were soft on defense to start the game. The last 10 minutes of the game, we really started to get after it.

We were so confused at the start of the ball game, and made some terrible mistakes defensively and couldn't get into our offense. We decided to play a soft game early and we had a difficult time.

Today's jobs number would support the idea of a soft landing, or at least moderation in growth.

Today's disappointing labor report supports the notion that the emerging soft patch in the U.S. economy is here to stay.

We needed to be soft on the perimeter and we got away from that in the second half. Once they started banging the ball inside, that was it.

We can be a stand-alone solution or a safety-net for when Medicare drops coverage, either way it's a soft landing.

The problem is soft money, ... The question is, which candidate is willing and ready to fight for an end to soft money. It's no contest. There is only one candidate and that is Vice President Al Gore.

We have not defended how we need to defend. We've been too soft on the ball. ... They kicked out butts every which way. I would like to point to one area and say that we did something well, but we didn't.

We haven't played it like this in awhile where it's been dry. It plays more like a U.S. Open right now than it does a Masters, because lately, the Masters has been playing soft and wet.

The quarter was challenging. With total ad revenue up only 1 percent, and with the persistence of the soft revenue patterns across the industry for many months now (employment and real estate excepted), we continue to look to the second half for improvement.

We didn't come out with any fire, any emotion or any intensity and they took advantage of it. We came out very lackadaisical. We just didn't play the second half the way we are capable of playing. We were soft and they did whatever they wanted.

We're not seeing really big bold patterns. We're seeing really delicate patterns, which really emphasizes what we're seeing with the soft colors: soft colors, soft designs.

We are playing soft right now. Every team we are going against is thinking we are soft, and the only way to change that is to not be soft. If we lose going at it 110 percent, then we can live with that. But we are just not doing that.

The political atmosphere is charged. Democrats can't afford to be seen as soft on defense or terrorism. They're going to have to fight the social cuts without bargaining on defense.

When a big guy like that has such soft hands and a nice touch like that, it makes it tough.

We are not interested in reshaping or reforming soft money. We're interested in getting rid of it,

We played a little soft that time and then the rest of the time I thought our kids were in position to make coverage or make the play.

We plough the fields and scatterThe good seed on the land,But it is fed and wateredBy God's almighty hand;He sends the snow in winter,The warmth to swell the grain,The breezes and the sunshineAnd soft refreshing rain.

We didn't play up to our expectations. We are a cold weather school and we played soft when it came to the weather.

We are headed for a Katrina-induced soft patch, but I would not interpret this as the early warning of a recession.

We're likely to see what we would have called a soft landing six months ago. but as we got closer we got more scared of it.

The only soft spots in the survey remain inventories and employment, but they will recover.

We still have a labor market that's deteriorating, and today's numbers epitomize that. We're going to continue to see deterioration, which will pose serious challenges to consumer confidence and keep the economy soft for another quarter or two.

We had some good swims today. But it was pretty much a soft meet lineup today. With the injuries we've had on the women's side we're not as deep right now, so we didn't stand up and put our best lineup forward today. Tennessee has a good team though, and we knew they would race us tough.

Tommy has that knack for finding a soft area in the slot. Same spot he missed from earlier, but he hit it that time.

Yeah, he did. We were playing soft and he saw that. He was trying to challenge us to go out there and bring it to them a little bit. From that point on, we did.

We're coming to grips with the reality that we had an economy that was cruising at 3.6 percent and is looking at 2.7 (percent) or below in the third-quarter as a revision. The question is how soft a landing are we going to get. A more conducive monetary policy would help the plight of stocks but we've got to see some data to support that notion.

Want to know if a given behavior is a soft addiction? If any of these characteristics apply, chances are it is: zoning out, avoiding feelings, compulsiveness, denial/rationalization, stinking thinking, and hiding or lying about the behavior.

Tires were a constant problem, which was a direct result of the roads, ... They spent a lot of time trying to pull themselves out of what they called 'buffalo wallows,' soft patches of ground that turned into bogs when it was wet. ... They spent some time getting stuck in streams they tried to ford, there not being many bridges to use ... and they spent a lot of time in blacksmith's shops to get them fixed, or waiting for replacement parts from the Winton factory in Cleveland.

Traditionally, whether presidents are portrayed as tough warriors or not, you'll see his soft side, but largely manifested through the largely different role of the president's wife. She'll have to have a husband, and chances are they can't present her as an emasculating wife.

Traditional carbonated soft drinks have got a tough road ahead. The migration to water and sports drinks and other noncarbonated drinks seems to be permanent.

Trading performance across the last six months has been solid despite weakness in the UK carbonated soft drinks market.

Today wasn't too bad. We had a couple of plays on offense where we got soft on our protection, but we were moving around pretty good. It has been a long, hot week.

We deliberately chose a very soft palette, the color of the ocean, the sea, of beach glass.

We want to assist China's soft power; we want to develop a vibrant young cinema in China. The average American has no understanding whatsoever of China. We'd like to create a young generation to tell their stories on a world stage. We can make history as well as make money.

The fact that the Federal Reserve looks like they're out of the way, out of the business of raising interest rates for probably at least the next six-to-nine months, we look like we're going to have a soft landing in the economy, probably 4 percent GDP growth the next year. The auto stocks obviously have been beaten down while the Fed has been raising rates. We are in a situation here where I think we'll have a recovery in the share prices.

We used to do it back in the olden days. I'm just trying to get him to understand we want the hitter to make contact. The biggest thing with Kip is he tries to make too fine a pitch early in the count, then gets behind. If he gets ahead, his strike zone will expand. And, when that happens, he gets lots of soft grounders, soft fly balls.

We should see continued consumer weakness in October and November, while industry overall does quite well. The soft trajectory going into the fourth quarter has adverse implications.

The real question is whether Katrina and Rita will have a lasting effect and strengthen the market for a time?potentially in all lines of business, not just property?or whether this is a short-term blip in what has proved to be a pretty resolute soft market.

The real mariachis in Mexico are singers like Agustin Lara and Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete - the Golden Era of Mexican Filmmaking. Mariachis sing very soft and very beautiful. That's old-school mariachi. They are caressing the songs.

There are a lot of people who can't afford to buy at today's prices. It looks to me like the market is headed for a soft landing.

We came out and played soft early on. We didn't help each other out on either end of the court in the first half. And when you're facing a tough team like Northwestern, you can't play that way and hope to have a chance to win.

We came out and played soft and gave up two goals immediately. After that, it was nice to have that one goal, but we didn't fix the problem. With some of the teams we've played we've gotten away with that, gotten away with some shabby things -- and against these guys you can't do that.

Whiles every sence teh humour sweet embayd, / And slombring soft my hart did steale away, / Me seemed, by my side a royall Mayd / Her daintie limbs full softly down did lay: / So faire a creature yet saw never sunny day.

While overall U.S. growth slowed, it by no means is flirting with a stall; soft landing chances were increased by this news, ... Indeed, some may ask, 'what landing?'

We don't want to burn the series out. We want to make sure that (the producers) don't come to us with an episode that's a little soft because we're going and doing so many episodes one after the other. We want every one to be great.

We will expect that all radio and television advertisements paid in full or in part by soft money will stop running by Monday, September 25, 2000.

We would have put up some soft pressure (defense) and would have hoped they'd take the sort of shot we ended up taking (at the end of the game) and taken our chances in overtime.

This survey found that while compliance is an important business driver for scanning and capture technologies, it is not the primary business driver. Users are looking for these technologies to drive both productivity and efficiency. We also found that the primary obstacles to deploying scanning and capture center both on hard dollar issues (how do I justify the investment?), and soft dollar issues (how will I deal with the change management issues associated with implementing these technologies?). Successful solution providers will help users overcome these obstacles.

There is a considerable momentum of change in both the soft drinks market and within our company operations. We continue to make good financial progress at the same time as accelerating the development of our brands and product portfolio.

There is a big hangover from soft U.S. data we had yesterday which worked in the direction of dollar weakness.

We thought it was a pretty soft market. The market was overpriced.

We're not only stuck in a soft patch; we're spinning our wheels. To get back to full employment, we need a lot more demand, and that's hard to see coming anytime soon from either domestic or international sources.

This time of year is usually slow in the gaming industry, so it would be nice to have a soft opening, but I have a feeling we're going to have a lot of attention. We'll have good crowds on New Year's.

To score a Top-3 result will not be so easy. I'm skiing better on soft snow now than in the past, but other racers do it better than me.

TOROC is making every effort to find a solution, ... We feel confident that a working solution will be found. There is no question about the IOC somehow taking a soft stance on doping.

We had a decent first period and then we came out and made soft plays, miss- read two on three situations and next thing you know we are down 2-0.

We got into some penalty trouble to let them into the game. They got some penalties to allow us to come back. The first three goals for each team was a wash. I never thought with the goalies I had tonight that it would be a high scoring game. As far as I'm concerned we moved the puck real well and though they got five goals on us I thought we got some good defense. The defense took guys to the outside better then they have in past games. It all just went really well. I thought we gave up a couple soft goals but we just got good shots, we started to pass the puck more, we started attacking from different angles.

We believe it's fine for high school students to have regular soft drinks and also to teach them how to balance that within their diet.

to reflect the realities of a market in which growth has substantially slowed -- and may remain soft well into next year.

The pants and bottoms are fuller and, again, sort of soft with either gathering or tucks of some smocking details. The tops are pretty small -- narrow shoulders.

There are a lot of very, very soft boots on the collection because of the longer lengths of the dresses. There are very flat heels. There's hardly a high heel for day except in the very tailored suits.

When you play soft and loose with the district's money when it comes to yourself, you rightly see skepticism when it comes to not having the money for the lowest-paid workers in the district,

There are a few things you never do ? you don't serve red wine with a soft cheese ? but I've drunk red wine with fish, and I didn't go to confession afterward.

We've got to come hard. We had them by 20 the last time we played, we just let them come back. We have to play defense good the whole game. We can't go soft of them, regardless of how much time is left in the game.

With debt servicing ratios at record highs, house prices likely to remain soft and petrol prices stressing some household budgets a sharp resurgence in consumer spending seems unlikely,

Without duty, life is soft and boneless; it cannot hold itself together

When you are doing something soft and pretty and feminine, some romantic chemistry - a power boost of hormones - helps the piece.

When we think of aging of the face, ... we typically just think that the soft tissue -- the skin and the fat -- deteriorates and becomes looser or bigger and we typically just lift everything back up and take out some skin to tighten it back up.

We are expecting a reasonably soft number, which could undo some small dollar gains we have seen against European currencies.

Unemployment is sufficiently high, and the economy has just come out of a relatively mild recession, so inflation pressures are relatively soft right now. It will take a while of solid growth before we have upward pressure on inflation, so the Fed can be a little relaxed about it.

Under Wisconsin law, this product does not require a safety cap and is not in any violation of our law. But these companies must ask themselves if they can do more so people won't mistake these cleaners for a soft drink.

Two soft goals finished us. We huffed and puffed but the performance was poor.

When she gets mad enough, I think that's when she plays the best. That goes for a lot of post players. They might be kind of soft at first but you have to be aggressive, be determined.

First and foremost, we have Anthony Goldwire back. With Goldy, I see us executing much better at the offensive end. I see everyone being involved in the offense and I see far less soft offensive possessions.

Facing inward, join hands so as to form a small circle. Then, without moving from their places they sing the opening song, according to previous agreement, in a soft undertone.

But soft drinks sales overall are holding up well. If you're looking at the first-quarter U.S. volume growth this year for both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, it's important to consider that other factors were at play including bad weather and anti-U.S. sentiment around the world.

But soft drinks sales overall are holding up well, ... If you're looking at the first-quarter U.S. volume growth this year for both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, it's important to consider that other factors were at play including bad weather and anti-U.S. sentiment around the world.

But she still had a soft spot for ?The Miracle Worker. She said she and Anne Bancroft ?created an evening for people that truly, truly touched their souls.

The grass felt very soft but it will quicken up over the next two weeks,

Turner is simply one of the best in the U.S. beverage business. Growing carbonated soft drinks today is a challenge, and Turner is very well equipped to do that with Big Red.

While weather played a role in soft apparel sales, the high energy prices impacted overall sales. Net-net, the climate is likely to get better with improvements in the labor market.

We had a streak . . . it's not all Florida. We had a lot of soft commitments going on. I thought they were just making a reservation with us and going to look at some other schools. I didn't think that was the way to do it.

To soft landings and friendly landowners, ... although there's a grinch in every neighborhood.

We already have, we believe, the best portfolio of non-cola carbonated soft drinks, ... There was a big part of the market that we wanted to be in and we weren't, and that is the non-carbonated premium refreshment beverage business.