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The report is stronger than appears on the surface. Unlike other parts of the economy, manufacturing activity moved up, so I would say in general this is a pretty solid report. Utility output was down probably because of the relatively cool summer we had.

There's a lot of activity that's going to be taking place over the next two to three years.

Jack London

There's a lot of activity going, and I think you'll find this kind of activity right now because of the political aspect of this.

There's a huge amount of activity that is controlled by hedge funds, and they're trying to find some performance after a bad last year.

There'll be a lot of short-term specials and apparent flurries of activity that will, on the surface, appear to bring prices down, but at the end of the year there will not have been a lot of progress.

Philippe Petit

You see, it's actually very good that a human activity is performed very close to death, because that's where life is. Life is, at its most valuable and most full, very close to the boundary of life.

You see a lot of activity going on there. He's spent almost $800,000 on his renovation. He plans to have about 30 employees. My client believes he needs the (sign variances) to be seen from all lanes of the parkway.

You need individuals coming together that have a good business understanding of the activity or transaction that occurs at any given step of the process and then articulate that for IT to find the right solution.

Tom Kane

This is going to be a real activity center.

This is further good news for the expansion of the funds sector in Jersey, which the States has been keen to encourage through regulatory changes and the Economic Development Committees emphasis on attracting more hedge fund activity to the island.

George Allen

This is fraudulent and criminal activity that must be prosecuted and must be stopped to protect innocent people.

This is an industry event, and Microsoft is not going to own it, ... But I think they're going to change the economics. Free of the government's pressure ... Microsoft's efforts would usher in an era of creativity, entrepreneurialism and activity in the server marketplace that we have never seen before, very much like we saw in the PC era when it was first booming; when it was first mushrooming and blossoming in the 1980s and early 1990s.

This is going to be a wonderful resource for us. It will fit in well to improve the health of the kids, and fit more exercise into the day, which in effect will make them better learners. Kids who have more physical activity are better learners. There used to be a mindset that physical education and activity was a waste of time in school, but it is not.

This is a strong line-up of talent to bring to the Granite City. It reflects the network's diversity in terms of musical coverage, and you can be assured that these artists are at the very top of their profession. We are extremely grateful for our collaboration with Aberdeen City Council who have ensured that this week of on and off-air activity from BBC Radio 2 is going to be held in Scotland for the first time.

This is the fourth year we've seen a downturn in customer activity at one point in the year and usually it's lasting two to four months, and we're not overly concerned about that. But clearly, it's a competitive marketplace.

This is the first time we have actually measured pain activity in the human brain.

This is the first study to show this long-term relationship between physical activity and dementia later in life.

This is the first study to show this long-term relation between physical activity and dementia later in life.

This is not your typical math class. There is more activity and more engagement with the students, and a lot more time is spent.

An ordinary person would not see it, ... aggressive Russian intelligence activity in the United States.

Enterprise instant-messaging activity is something that we're seeing greater pick up of in the market. We believe that IM will be as prevalent as e-mail in most corporations within the next four to five years.

During a conversation with Barr, indicators led troopers to believe criminal activity was present.

Each year I try to pick an activity that is a part of pop culture and that kids are interested in.

Each week, we focus on a different theme, which we discuss on the bus ride to the resort. We talk about how to use them on the mountain, in the gear room and in their lives. And, we use them in an activity during the bus ride home.

Early indications show that store traffic and the promotional activity is at lower levels than last year at this time. I wouldn't be surprised if many retailers try to get away with selling merchandise at full price.

Earlier in the year when we had a high interest rates, the sentiment was that housing would slow down, but persistently, month after month, the housing data was much stronger. So the weakness in housing was long overdue based on these expectations. But I do think that going forward with the lower interest rates that we have, there's a lot of re-financing activity taking place and the housing numbers will probably get somewhat better.

Essentially, we've been neighbors for thirty years but there really hasn't been a very direct connection with Sweetwater. So the mayor sees the economic advantages of creating an environment such as a college town, because it would bring students and faculty a lot of activity that would be very positive towards them.

Ronald Coase

During the two centuries since the publication of 'The Wealth of Nations,' the main activity of economists, it seems to me, has been to fill the gaps in Adam Smith's system, to correct his errors and to make his analysis vastly more exact.

Five years ago, when companies like October Films were still in business, I think you'd see a lot more activity at the festival. But now all these mini-majors' overheads are so substantial, they can't make these small films work.

Jim Stafford

Fishing is a family activity that brings many Ohioans hours of enjoyment. These releases provide anglers of all abilities a chance at a great catch.

Fatigue happens. If you're feeling exhausted, cancel that evening activity and go to bed at 9 o'clock instead of 11. We all try to cram 28 hours into 24. If for three days each month you go to bed early, that's a very respectable thing to do.

Martin Lewis

The results of this research demonstrate that families are not meeting enough and because of this may suffer from a lack of understanding of each others' feelings and opinions, which can often lead to frustration and hostility. There are many benefits to sitting down and meeting as a family and you will see much activity encouraging both families and businesses to formally discuss important issues much more during National Meetings Week,

The result is that about 50 percent of the biomass carbon is retained. By sequestering huge amounts of carbon, this technique constitutes a much longer and significant sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide than most other sequestration options, making it a powerful tool for long-term mitigation of climate change. In fact we have calculated that up to 12 percent of the carbon emissions produced by human activity could be offset annually if slash-and-burn were replaced by slash-and-char.