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absence blur continues despite enthusiasm helps late longer margin pipeline products relative shares stage stifle term trends visibility
The, already well-known, relative absence of pipeline products in late stage development continues to blur the visibility of longer term margin trends and helps stifle our enthusiasm for the shares despite the upgraded near-term guidance.
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The 8.5 percentage-point gap in cost increases between a best-performing and a poor-performing company is very significant. Through focused initiatives such as building data warehouses and using hard-dollar ROI calculations, best-performing companies lower cost trends, minimize employee absence and earn higher rates of employee satisfaction with their programs.
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That would be a disaster because there would be no pressure on anyone to move forward. In the absence of broadly defined and accepted standards, we have to find a way to interconnect systems while at the same time continuing to refine and define standards.
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It had been our assumption that in a domestic emergency, the emergency phase would be effectively handled by the various agencies charged with handling domestic emergencies. Katrina has shaken those assumptions for us, and we've responded accordingly in the absence of a prompt and effective initial response.
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It is obviously a significant blow to us because he is a key member of our squad. But his absence will provide an opportunity for somebody else to come in and perform for us at this important stage of the season.
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It isn't the incompetence of mothers that is at issue, but the absence of half of the adult support needed for families to be most effective. William Raspberry
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It is not RNZ's policy to comment on individual staffing matters, however media reports relating to Mr Plunket's absence from RNZ have been inaccurate,
absence basketball leave medical note suspension temporary
It is important to note this is not a suspension and not basketball related. This is a temporary leave of absence for medical reasons. Kevin Stallings
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I think Chairman Davis has said he would always prefer that baseball strengthens its own policies and not leave it to Congress to legislate. In the absence of any action, he believes Congress is ready to move forward. E. B. White
absence assume bench conduct hearing
It allows us to assume service, conduct the hearing in their absence and then get a bench warrant for their arrest, Tom Jordan
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I think Laura has played outstanding in Rachel's absence. She's been a consistent scoring threat, a great defender. She's been very aggressive on the offensive end, filling Rachel's shoes from a scoring standpoint.
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It is doubtful if shame can exist in the absence of sexual libido. William Burroughs
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I believe we would miss an opportunity if we did not take a real good look at why there is an absence of African-Americans. Terry Allen
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has to be a criminal offense of the first order. How can you have an American president asking for money from foreign leaders? ...I think this is one of the most disturbing revelations we've ever had about an American president because it would indicate a total absence of judgement that really, I think, puts the nation in substantial danger. Newt Gingrich
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I said peace is sometimes narrowly interpreted; it's the absence of conflict between nations or something. But peace is more inherent, more basic to human life, human beings, what we feel about each other, what we feel about life around us and what we see in our future. Muhammad Yunus
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Given the current operational performance, the potential to free up large sums of cash and the absence of larger acquisition opportunities, I expect Philips may engage in further share buybacks or pay out higher dividends in 2006.
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Given the complete absence of meaningful inflationary pressure evident in the economy now, and -- as the Fed put it, 'tentative evidence of a slowing in certain interest-rate sensitive sectors of the economy' -- we think there is very little chance that rates will rise again in the current cycle.
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Given the absence of investment banking relationships, these analysts can be less delicate.
absence core few given good happening months pause rather risk seems time
Given the absence of core inflation, it seems to me as good a time as any to pause and see what's happening for a few months rather than overshoot and risk a recession.
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Given the absence of any progress, we feel compelled to make our offer available directly to your shareholders, so they can accept this opportunity to realize superior, immediate and certain value for their shares,
absence hole last plus
Getting Leon back is a big plus for us. His absence put us in a hole last year.
absence perfection positive stocks
Frankly, a lot of semiconductor stocks are priced to perfection and in the absence of really positive news, the stocks are a little overdue for a pullback.
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From our standpoint, and how we've been playing of late, I don't think (Adams' absence is) going to make that much of a difference anyway. Trent Johnson
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I would support a reduction in sickness absence, but the executive must address pressures that force too many people to work too many hours in stressful conditions.
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But every day, too, we get one or two we can't find anywhere truly missing people, whose absence has only now been discovered.
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Barry hasn't been convicted of anything; it's unfair at this point, ... The sport is having a great year. Has Barry's absence helped or hurt? I don't know, I really don't know. Bud Selig
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I think it's fair to say that, even in the absence of legislation, we've had widespread adoption of privacy practices and policies. The private sector generally has an incentive to do things in a good way.
absence core ford hurt longer outlet relate thousands vehicles
Hertz is no longer an outlet for the tens of thousands of Ford vehicles that it used to be, and it doesn't relate to Ford's core business. I don't think the absence of Hertz will hurt Ford overall. David Healy
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He's going to have to carry a little more than maybe he's ready for. We're very pleased with his development, but in the absence of Ricky, we're going to lean on him a little more than we would like to. Nick Saban
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I don't think we're close to a bottom yet. There's just an absence of buyers, and as a result the market continues to work itself lower. But having said that, when it stages a turnaround, it will be quick, vivacious and violent.
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I expect the market to open lower following weakness in regional markets in early trade. The absence of any market-moving news will prevent companies from taking major positions in the market.
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For we can now understand why it was that a man true to his conscience, in circumstances of such controversy, leave government in a way that not only manifested an absence of rancor but won applause, not just from those who agreed with him but those who disagreed with him. Gordon Brown
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For most of the time that I have been on the board, there has been very limited pass-through of the additional costs. And the absence of that pass-through has helped keep inflation down,