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The first time around, they clearly dominated from start to finish. In the second game, we were able to take advantage of our scoring opportunities and we played more composed. They didn't have anything going.

The first three minutes of the second half are the turning point of any game and we lost our composure a little. Our guards struggled a little and were awfully passive. They didn't take it to the hole. We lost our composure and just panicked. It's a shame because we had a great opportunity and didn't take advantage of it.

The first three games of the series were frustrating for me. I was missing some pitches that I normally hit. Both (home run) pitches were in the zone and I took advantage of them.

Bill Clinton

The first ruling was that (Canadian softwood producers had) an advantage, but that the 18 per cent tariff was too high. At that point, I think a deal should have been made.

The first round will not be as difficult to play. Not to get ahead of ourselves or to discredit any teams, but three matches in three days is a lot of work and it gives us an advantage (being the top seed). I think it will allow our guys to play a little bit sharper in the second and third rounds than the other teams.

The city of Thousand Oaks is thrilled with this success. We're pleased to see an increasing number of people taking advantage of the many benefits of public transit.

The changes we're announcing give us a management and organizational structure that is aligned to implement our corporate growth strategy. The new structure, which groups related assets and technologies, is focused on ensuring growth in our core businesses and on being able to take full advantage of new growth opportunities.

The change in the operating levy has not kept pace with the change in assessed value. Land value in the county has been increasing at a slightly greater rate than the levy has. The county board has not taken advantage of all that it could have. It has taxed for what it believes is needed to provide services, not what has been available to it.

The challenge is that there are no applications to date to take advantage of that information.

The first game, (Phoenix) had all the chances and didn't take advantage, and we got the clutch hits. It's good to play tight games, and obviously it's better to win them, but it's tough to beat a quality team when you give up that many chances.

The first 600 meters are crucial. I wanted the speed runners to have an advantage here. You have to get out on this course because of the tight turns over the hill.

The first couple of games we couldn't hang on to the ball. Last week, we were able to take advantage of the turnovers and win a game.

The comment suggests the possibility they will raise rates further, supporting the peso. They will maintain the advantage of higher rates.

Glenn Tilton

The confirmation of our plan is a clear validation of the work we have done to make United a sustainable enterprise with a strong financial and operational foundation. We will leverage that foundation to take full advantage of the opportunity we have to compete for leadership in the U.S. and worldwide.

The conditions were perfect today and I was able to take advantage of that. I really haven't had anything going for awhile so this is an encouraging start.

Garry Kasparov

I like to say that the attacker always has the advantage.

Frank Woolley

It is often argued that left-handed batsmen have an advantage compared with the right-handers. I do not agree.

You only get so many of those chances in a game. We learned we've got to start taking advantage of our opportunities and start finishing.

You'd always like to see more people get out and vote. We don't represent ourselves very well when we don't take advantage of our freedom to vote.

You could throw to both of them coming out of the backfield, because Ronnie is a great receiver, and so is Ricky. It gives us an advantage of giving the look that we can run the football, but we could also throw it. So you're going to see it a lot this season.

You could just see that deflated them, and our guys took advantage of that.

David Ryan

You can't have that many turnovers in a big game like this. They had a couple too, but we couldn't take advantage of them.

You can't give them space, because they take advantage of it. Then we had to make enough happen on offense to get the win.

You can't give a team like Ketcham an edge. They'll take advantage of it.

Larry Coker

You can't stay the same. You stay the same and people catch up. They understand your schemes and they game plan for those things and it makes it very difficult. We have good players, but we also have to give those players advantages with proper match-ups.

You can't simulate that; there's no way to prepare for them. The bottom line for us is that there is no advantage for us to playing that style. If stuff is not called, then we don't have a prayer. If that game is not officiated tightly, then they get away with stuff - they're more athletic than us.

You can save money over time. What irks people is you're forced to be thrifty and shop for the lowest price to take advantage of the gas cap.

You can't ask for anything more than playing in your hometown on your home floor. I think it's definitely an advantage for us because we're so familiar with it.

(The Canadian dollar) has been a big play from overseas players, especially those who are wanting to play it against the Japanese yen to take advantage of the carry trade, which is right now beginning to overturn.

Stuart Appleby

I'm not sure. I don't think there's enough to say it's a home-course advantage because we really all play the same courses week in and week out. I don't think there's much here except the crowd is going to be a bit more in favor of the U.S.

I'm not saying we're going to beat them. But it will be an advantage to play them at our home rink.

I'm going to have to stay down on defense all the time. If I stand up he's going to take advantage of that 'cause he's a great player. The biggest thing is definitely to not let him get touches but when he does touch the ball, just stay down. Push him into the defensive help.

Jason Richardson

I'm glad (Allen) wasn't in the lineup, that makes my job easier. It makes the team's job easier to go out there playing ball, so anytime you get a guy down like that, you've got to take advantage of it.