Famous Quotes & Sayings

Despite lower domestic-brand new vehicle sales during the fourth quarter, our company was able to realize meaningful improvements in our overall profit performance. This improvement was made possible by strong performances in our used vehicle and parts and service businesses, two key areas of strategic focus. We were able to increase revenues in both areas, and I was particularly pleased with our dramatic improvement in managing our used vehicle inventory.

(Dennis) has a very large eye, and the highest winds are well removed from the center. So, even if the center stays offshore, there's a good chance (that areas under a hurricane warning are) going to experience hurricane conditions.

A number of villages in Kashmir were wiped out ... We are facing difficulties in reaching those areas as most of the roads there are either blocked or wiped out by the landslides,

Any kind of seed that is wind-dispersed is going to be spread even further into remote areas and natural areas by hurricanes.

Any expedition visiting in the dry season would probably discover many more butterflies. I suspect there are some areas like this in Africa, and am sure that there are similar places in South America.

And the parking areas were just a muddy mess and we probably would have done more damage than we would have made on the derby,

Areas with a larger personal income can support more stores. A higher level of per capita income can support luxury-type stores.

Earl Blumenauer

Areas which are magnets to our creative class, ... are in communities that would have been gone if the old way of thinking had taken place.

Areas that are most successful in dealing with transportation issues take a multi-modal approach,

Areas like (Albuquerque) tend to have a lot of great musicians. Cities like that are isolated, so there are not as many things to do so you get immersed in the music. It's really great for kids to have stuff to do. Music is a great thing.

Areas in the Midwest get most of their fuel from terminals in the Gulf, ... They (now) have to either get it from the West Coast or East Coast.

Areas around each piece of playground equipment will be given a deeper base filled with treated mulch at least 8 inches deep.

Linda Perry

Archaeologists have suspected that there was an important connection between the two areas based upon iconographic evidence and some coastal finds.

Anything that holds water and fish seems have found a pelican, and even places that don't, ... It's obvious that they are all over the place in areas you wouldn't normally see them.

Chris Lehane

Any Republican presidential candidate who is supporting a risky tax cut that would hurt our children -- especially in areas like Head Start and Title I -- has little credibility talking about education. Sound like the Texas two-step to me.

As far as the portions of the ballpark that are complete, that is complete at a very, very high level. Generally, the parts of the ballpark that still have work to do are those areas where we either do not have seating available or we only have a portion.

As far as protection of rural areas and protection of the population in the villages is concerned, perhaps it has never been so bad since 2003.

as companies expand in one area, they often cut in the areas that do not show as much promise.

As an integrated financial services organization, it is important that the bank's leaders understand multiple areas of the business by undertaking different management roles.

As always, customers are reminded to treat all downed wires as energized and are urged to avoid downed wires or areas with tree limbs on wires.

Pat Gillick

Arthur helps strengthen our bullpen, which is one of the areas we felt needed to be addressed.

Mike Easley

The bottom line is that we're definitely going to get flooding -- not just on the coast, but in low-lying areas as the rivers swell from the storm surge itself, ... If you live in low-lying areas, flood-prone areas -- you know where they are, and you need to get out. You need to stay with friends, relatives or take shelter.

The bulk of the growth in coastal areas came about as a result of a wealthier society that has a very high taste for the ocean.

Pressures are particularly evident in the West where housing prices in local markets such as Riverside-San Bernardino (outside of Los Angeles) and Las Vegas are rising rapidly with an attendant marked deterioration in affordability. Rising prices in those areas seem more the result of speculative pressures and thus indicative of local housing market bubbles. There is the definite risk in these markets that prices will eventually need to correct sharply lower.

SBC is facing pressure from at least two areas -- competition and the economy. Contrary to what many people might think, competitors are making a real dent in SBC's business.

Quite honestly, when we first began the survey, the financial applications seemed to be the ones people most wanted. As you can see, however, things have changed quite a bit. Common areas now seem to be Internet publication, design, and multimedia. These types of trends have not always been so.

Quincy clearly feels, because of its proximity between the potato-growing areas and the apple-growing areas, it is a great area to consolidate a lot of freight here from both the tree fruit, the potato and the vegetable industries.

Rather than using financial incentives to encourage seriously ill hospital patients to reduce plan spending, directing them to high-quality delivery centers will be far more effective in making them better consumers and controlling plan costs. In some areas of the country, using high-quality care centers may cut plan expenditures for the most expensive cases in half.

Princeton always is a big challenge for us. The Nottingham boys we have to take seriously. We're down to crunch time now. There's still some areas we have to swim better in. We're getting a good effort from the kids. That's the most important thing.

E. B. White

Progress is running far behind Iraqi expectations in virtually every area. In their view, most Iraqis are not seeing 'amazing progress.' All too many of them live in constant danger, with less electricity in many areas than under Saddam Hussein.

Progress Energy has long been recognized as a leader in the areas of corporate governance, transparency, board independence and accountability. We believe these proposals are consistent with those same high standards.

Jalal Talabani

Problems of lack of security, electricity and water persist and I hope they will be areas of priority for the new government, which we hope will be one of national unity.

Mark Twain

Probably nor'east to sou'west winds varying to the southard and westard and eastard and points between; high and low barometer, sweeping round from place to place; probably areas of rain, snow, heat and drought, succeeded or preceded by earth quakes