Famous Quotes & Sayings

Richard Boucher

We expect that the agency will fully investigate the matter and keep the board of governors fully informed. It is important that all such activity be investigated.

We expect that share of activity to grow.

We expect that by the time the 2005 hurricane season is over, we will witness seasonal tropical cyclone activity at near-record levels.

These levels of activity have brought new players, mainly large independents.

The strength of high street activity during the month (November) reflects an abrupt turn in the weather driving demand for winter wear.

John Butler

The story on the activity side is that the recovery is a reflection of better domestic demand, but export orders are contracting at their fastest pace since May. This suggests the UK is still failing to benefit from good global growth.

The slowdown in manufacturing activity will be welcomed at the Federal Reserve, where any sign of economic slowing will be cheered.

The slight depreciation of the rand during March seems to have impacted positively on both the export performance of manufacturers as well as the degree of import competition. This is a positive development. However, compared to other sectors of the South African economy (excluding mining), where both activity and confidence are at high levels, the manufacturing sector is clearly still under pressure.

The speculative activity in short-term calls might reflect the recent talk about an alliance with Microsoft.

The Surgeon General says that if you can do physical activity at a moderate level three days a week, you will help prevent heart disease, control cholesterol levels and diabetes, slow bone loss associated with advancing age, lower the risk of certain cancers, and reduce anxiety and depression.

The surge in activity is a lagged response to the strength of new home sales, and with mortgage demand now well off its highs -- though still strong -- it probably can't last, ... But there is no reason to expect an immediate plunge, not least because permits rose again in February, for the fourth straight month.

The ... Tigers were not involved in any activity that breaches the ceasefire agreement.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The soul is indestructible and its activity will continue through eternity.

The sort of deceptive lull the past two months of the attacks was mainly because of the sustained effort on our part to stop terrorist activity and to prevent suicide and homicide bombings from coming out of the territories or out of Gaza. Had we not taken this campaign we would have had many suicide and homicide bombings like the one we experienced today in Haifa.

I've never been given a satisfactory explanation for why what was seen at the start as criminal activity was not prosecuted.

The FBI has really stepped up its mortgage fraud investigations. But as you can expect, the agency will only go after someone if their name links up with other reports and there is a sufficient amount or activity to warrant an investigation.

The consequences of declines in physical activity over time are now evident by the large proportion of society with poor fitness levels.

The continued improvement in services-sector activity is particularly impressive given the head winds restraining the consumer-related sectors.

Eric Roberts

We've got a lot of companies queuing up for September. People are excited about the activity in first quarter and they're trying to get their deals done.

We have activity swirling all around. And the concept of running a terrorist cell whose goals are to murder Americans and having all these people around ... just doesn't make sense.

We have a crisis in poor nutrition and physical activity in this country. It's simple math: we are eating more and exercising less. And it's time we deal with it in a much more systematic and realistic way.

Greg Walden

This welcome announcement couldn't come too soon for all of Umatilla County, and our state in general. As we saw during the March fourth town hall on methamphetamine I hosted in Pendleton, Umatilla County has been put through the ringer in terms of drug manufacturing and trafficking, and this wave of activity crashes well beyond the County's borders. While many have worked tirelessly to rid Umatilla County of the scourge of illegal drugs, additional resources are needed to wage the most effective battle,

Those pictures were pictures of criminal acts that took place many years ago, rogue soldiers doing activity that wasn't supported by their chain of command.

Technically, the search committee's work is completed once the feedback on this week's activity has been provided to the president.

Tech is a great place to be at the moment. Merger and acquisition activity and good company earnings make it a sector you have to be in.

The biggest thing is trying to create a critical mass of activity downtown, and when it's broken up with half a block of parking, that activity is really disturbed. It's what we call missing teeth. And you don't want those gaps to be very wide.

The bill is a responsible way to address a certain activity that wasn't covered in the original Sunshine Law.

Studies show that the time of day when most kids are liable to get into trouble is between 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. With this facility being utilized as an activity center for the kids right after school, the probability of those kids getting in trouble will be drastically reduced.

John Dean

Not since Richard Nixon stiffed the Congress during Watergate has a White House so openly and arrogantly defied Congress' investigative authority. Nor has any activity by the Bush administration more strongly suggested they are hiding incriminating information about their relationship with the now-moribund Enron, or other heavy-hitting campaign contributors from the energy business.

The August figures this time are basically not very reliable for anything whatsoever. A lot of the Labor Day activity will come in September this year.

tactical change whereby they (militants) refrain from activity in Gaza and intensify activity in the West Bank.

Targeting leaders of the peaceful political opposition is not only wrong, it is dangerous. Squeezing the space for legitimate political activity heightens the risk of violent confrontation and human rights abuses.

Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Every hour, get up and move around. It could add up to being that 30 minutes of brisk activity a day.