Famous Quotes & Sayings

Adrienne Warren

While the U.S. consumer appears to be in reasonably good shape, the risk lies in the potential for higher heating bills this winter to sharply curtail discretionary household spending,

While the strong showing at the retail stores and particularly consumer direct was impressive ... margins overall continue under pressure and working capital trends appear to be deteriorating.

While there still remains some room for a couple of visits on the lower end of the trading range, the market appears to digest geopolitical and economic realities with the same, predictable outcome: higher prices.

While there appears to be some signs of the beginnings of a recovery in the housing market and more positive news of Christmas trading from retailers, it is clear that companies are still finding it difficult to forecast in the current economic climate.

While the president may be in trouble, the U.S. economy does not appear to be in trouble as of now. We have a positive economic backdrop, with low inflation, low interest rates On balance, the American economy, while slowing down, continues to be strong.

While the penalty appears excessive, we cannot quantify the exact exposure with certainty,

While the market continues to be weak in comparison to last year, it appears to have stabilized, which on the margin this is good news for Cisco.

Dennis Potter

You cannot make a pair of croak-voiced Daleks appear benevolent even if you dress one of them in an Armani suit and call the other Marmaduke

She'll have the opportunity to model at fashion shows throughout the year and appear at civic events we arrange for her, including riding in the Christmas parade.

So far, it appears they may be a new family group to the Many Glacier area.

Michael Butler

Small business owners also are telling us it's a great time to be in business and that there doesn't appear to be any sign of a slowdown. In fact, an overwhelming majority of the owners we talked to see their businesses growing significantly in the coming years.

William Wilberforce

So enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did the Trade's wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for Abolition. Let the consequences be what they would, I from this time determined that I would never rest until I had effected its abolition.

So core inflation is still rising slightly but doesn't appear to be a problem, and I think this is good news for the Federal Reserve . With energy prices declining it reduces the risk that fuel costs will be passed on to consumers.

Pat Roberts

At the request of my colleagues, ... I have directed staff to examine Undersecretary Bolton's use of intelligence and after careful review, the Senate Intelligence Committee continues to find no evidence of abuse. I am prepared to assist in any reasonable effort to examine the facts, but an examination of upwards of 40 names appears to be an effort to preserve the issue, not to resolve it.

At the present moment, with little or no detail to hand, it is difficult for me to make any comment, beyond the expression of horror at the shameless haste with which the government appears to be pressing for our liquidation.

At this time it doesn't appear it will be a major threat to the United States during the next five days.

At this time, it does not appear that she has used it.

At this time it appears those funds were given appropriately.

At this stage it does not, however, appear that his death will have a material impact on the audit process or the timetable for communicating with shareholders.

Christopher Galvin

At this stage, it appears that the momentum from our accelerated profit improvement effort will continue in the second quarter.

Richard Boucher

At this point we're not planning an evacuation of official or non-official Americans, but we do have these concerns about the safety of American citizens who in parts of the country are located where there appears to be fighting.

Martha Coakley

At this time, the motive -- if there is one -- appears to be financial,

Pat Robertson

That (separation of church and state) was never in the Constitution, however much the liberals laugh at me for saying it, they know good and well it was never in the Constitution! Such language only appeared in the constitution of the communist Sovi

That's a pretty sizeable reduction, and it appears to be working. So they knew that to be right, they had to be very, very right.

The labor market appears solid heading into 2006, which could have bolstered the confidence reading in January.

The judge has taken responsibility for finding the facts. He doesn't have confidence that the Justice Department will do so because it appears they have stonewalled for at least three years.

Carl Honore

The journey that 'In Praise of Slowness' has made since publication shows how far this message resonates. The book has been translated into more than 30 languages. It appears on reading lists from business schools to yoga retreats. Rabbis, priests and imams have quoted from it in their sermons.

The minutes appear to show a smaller degree of concern about inflation risks than some may have feared,

Their request, presumably made because of the appearance of impropriety, is one he cannot ignore. There was, however, no impropriety in these matters.

The IPO market gives the outward appearance of a rebound but that is a false sense of confidence. The market is firming up and there are definitely upgrades but not all the signs are clear.

The investigation is continuing, but it appears they are different from the others in that they were not inside the home.

Their voice launch appears to have boosted results in other areas as well.

The insurance market understandably appears a little unsettled by the massive hurricane losses of 2005. However, risk managers may experience further softening in the casualty market. Barring more major catastrophes, premiums should fall further this year.