Famous Quotes & Sayings

We adjusted the man-to-man defense. We got a little more aggressive and were playing the passing lanes a little more. We were trying to take away the slice down the lane.

Mark Patterson

We adjusted the belts, the seat, and stuck our number on the side of the car. I had no idea how the car was going to feel, what the set-up was like, and how the Pontiac was going to be to drive.

We adjusted quickly, ... We listened well when the refs told us what they were going to call. I thought we moved the puck well and skated well.

We adjusted our defense and started picking up their tips. We kept our heads in the game.

We adjusted on the fly. They started with just one forward up top and five players in defense, but then they came out in the second half with (two forwards). But we quickly adjusted to that.

We adjusted defensively, but it comes down to blocking and tackling, and when he got a full head of steam going, that's a load.

We adjusted a little at halftime. We slowed down on our side of the court.

Frank Robinson

We understand where he's coming from. He's been an All-Star second baseman. He is one of the best players in baseball because of his offense at that position... Moving your family and getting adjusted - it plays on a guy's mind.

Maureen Forrester

The players here are all super-high caliber so it means a lot. I've kind of seen what my opponents were willing to give me and adjusted at the table.

Gail Collins

The work-family divide is the biggest issue for American women. But in some ways it's amazing how adjusted society has become to it. In the 1970s, as women began to take more jobs, society was reeling.

There comes a point where you have to look at areas that are vulnerable, and rates have to be adjusted accordingly.

When changing the current 'quantitative monetary easing' in the future, current reserves will be reduced to levels required by the market, but interest rates will stay at a very low level before they are adjusted in tandem with economic fundamentals.

We considered this trend to be unsustainable because so many households were already priced out of the Bay Area market and the prospects for the local economy were not good, so we adjusted the forecast to 7.5 percent.

Bob McAdoo

We have generally not tried to forecast fuel price changes. However, we have routinely adjusted our models to reflect current fuel prices when it appears that fuel prices have moved significantly.

We would not jump to any conclusions based on these numbers, particularly as the weekly jobless claims figures, adjusted for hurricane effects, point to considerably stronger job growth than reported.

We would expect the seasonally adjusted total to decline in the coming months, but there is not likely to be any major turnaround because companies are still restructuring and the structural problems on the labor market are still there.

While growing 5,6% (in January) compared with January last year, production in the sector declined on a seasonally adjusted basis by 2,7% from December.

We picked up a lot and adjusted to the things that they were doing.

George Matthew Adams

Few people wear out before their time. Mostly they rust out, worry out, run out - spill out. A machine must have care and its different parts must be adjusted properly. No machine has ever approached the human machine. When it is right, it is in health.

The governor believes the salaries have not been raised in eight years and should be adjusted from time to time.

Joe Sakic

Today was just to get moving out there, get a little bit of a sweat, get rid a bit of the jet lag. We tried not to sleep today, we're trying to get adjusted as quickly as possible.

Trent has a great attitude and comes to compete everyday. He has a couple moves that he really likes, and defenses aren't letting him make those moves. He's adjusted well to being able to move around and get shots off; now he's just got to make them. The most important thing is for him to keep his confidence up and for his teammates to keep trusting him. Once he gets a few baskets in transition, it'll really help his psyche.

Yeah, we didn't shoot the foul shots well but we were still in the game with two minutes left in the game. Our defense cost us the game. We never adjusted to their offense and they shot lay-ups all night.

We never adjusted tonight until the end. We just can't let a hungry team like that hang around.

Craig Jones

We have a good mixture of youth and experience, but the returning guys have adjusted and played really well with the new guys. They have a very good feel for each other. They know each other's range and arm strength.

We've lost a lot of close games, but I feel like things are clicking for us. It took us awhile to get adjusted to our new system, but we're excited about the second half of conference. We want to improve as much as we can and prepare for a good run in the conference tournament.

We finally adjusted and set off the net much better in the third and fourth games. We only made seven serving errors in the match (80-for-87), but they all seemed to come on critical points.

Greg Biffle

Well, it's really important. We wanted to win here tonight, but Kyle got a great restart there. Congratulations to Kyle Busch and that whole Hendrick team. Those guys have been coming on a win for a long time and it's exciting for your first win. It was just a great job by the guys in the pits. We put spring rubbers in and adjusted the heck out of that race car tonight - from tight to loose to just can't drive it. Our thoughts and prayers are with everybody in the gulf coast and all the National Guard folks down there helping everybody. I know there were a lot of soldiers called to duty to go down there and we're just thinking about all of them.

We found a large plane to our left, 50 kilometers ahead of us. When the U.S. spy plane spotted us, it adjusted its course ... and we readjusted ours to the same speed, same direction as the U.S. plane.

Right in the second quarter, they started to hit at the free throw line. We adjusted and went to our 2-3 zone, and that helped us stay in the game.

Mark McKinnon

When you look at the money spent by labor unions for Democrats, it comes as no surprise the Democrats crafted a campaign-finance 'disclosure' bill with the thresholds adjusted to exempt unions.

I think for a while that health care had a bad name, ... There were some real problems as we adjusted to managed-care systems. But I think we've worked through a lot of that, and it's a good time to work in the health professions.

Matt is so athletic that he adjusted quickly after being switched back to the middle. He's a perfectionist and is always looking to improve, and that's very special to me. Chris works extremely hard and has progressed more than anyone in our program. He is one of our best blockers. He has an opportunity to play some this year and his future is promising. Sean is coming along amazingly fast after being moved to middle blocker. He's working hard and has a chance to see some playing time.