Famous Quotes & Sayings

There could be a cyclical surprise...If we see another sharp rise in core inflation or see activity data to the upside, there's a danger that the market could be caught off balance.

We will question neighbors as to any activity prior to the fire -- if they saw anyone in the area.

We will present evidence to the grand jury and they will then make a decision to charge the officers involved or not. If they decide the officers were involved in some sort of felonious activity they will charge them.

I've never studied it out, but it's not hard to realize that more numerous tornadoes seem to occur in that stretch. There's a history of intense tornado activity through that area.

Mary Meeker

I've never seen this kind of activity from these kinds of companies.

Pat Burns

It would be a great example of cooperation. It's a philanthropic activity that the community needs to get engaged with.

Richard Davidson

These changes in brain activity might be part of a pathway by which emotions affect asthma symptoms.

These results contain two very good pieces of news for the millions of Americans who have elevated blood pressure. Our previous research showed that making multiple lifestyle changes -- eating a healthier diet and increasing physical activity -- for a short-term period of six months led to significant reductions in blood pressure. Now we know that sustaining these lifestyle changes for the longer period of 18 months also leads to substantial blood pressure reductions. This is very good news because the longer people can keep their blood pressure down, the better it is for their heart health. The other good news is that this study shows that people can make and sustain these lifestyle changes over a fairly long time period.

The sharp slowing in domestic demand has dramatically reduced imports. Weakening economic activity in our major trading partners has significantly reduced the foreign demand for American-made products.

These data suggest that a bottoming in economic activity is taking place, but that a bit more inventory adjustment is needed to insure a re-acceleration in growth.

These data suggest that a bottoming in economic activity is taking place, but a bit more inventory adjustment is needed to insure a re-acceleration in growth,

These data add to the growing evidence that economic activity has slowed and that any re-acceleration is likely to be short-lived.

The stock markets have been doing reasonably well and there's been a big hike in merger activity over the past couple of years that created a huge amount of fee income. There's also been a move toward the higher fee earning elements.

The stock is really looking ahead to better times down the road. We're expecting of course a Fed rate cut and a resurgence in investment banking activity into next year.

I simply wouldn't make the merger activity the primary investment criteria right now. You have to make huge bets on government and other issues that really are not in favor of the investor in the medium term.

The workers are going to be more concerned than anyone else if there is informal activity taking place.

We monitor customer card activity on an hourly basis. We generally know about fraudulent purchases before the customer knows and notify them when we believe a fraudulent transaction was made.

Ehud Olmert

We will use an iron fist against any attempt to renew terror activity anywhere.

We will try to stop the military activity in Chechnya before the election,

The Prison Service must now ensure that implementation of plans for sufficient activity places do not face delays or cutbacks.

The principle of no military presence from non-Caspian countries is becoming increasingly important in view of the increased activity of some countries that do not belong to the region.

The public remembers the bad experiences with lobbyists because those cases are prosecuted and publicized. The everyday lobbying activity that helps the system run doesn't come to their attention.

With last week's Fed tightening, mortgage rates have continued to rise, so that further declines in housing activity are likely over the balance of the year. Nevertheless, robust labor markets and rising incomes have helped sustain housing at a relatively high level.

With foreclosure activity on the rise, pre-foreclosure properties are an excellent opportunity to approach homeowners before they go into foreclosure.

With exports now recovering and domestic demand rising steadily, production activity is likely to maintain its rising trend in the near-term.

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.