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beginning consumers evidence feeding given rising sales saw seeing softness spending spent wages
While we saw a pick-up in spending at the beginning of the year, that was just a one-off as consumers spent on sales and on seasonal goods. Given the softness we're seeing in spending in February, there isn't evidence that rising wages are feeding into consumption.
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We can tell you at the beginning of our public review that uniformity certainly does not exist.
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We were very focused in guarding their very good perimeter players at the beginning of the game.
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We were very flat in the beginning of the game. There just wasn't much energy. We didn't have any energy and we weren't executing any of our plays. But as the game went on, we started to pick things up. We played very well in the last 10 minutes and that's why we won this game.
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We were very flat in the beginning, but we made a miraculous comeback. We could have won that game. We are slowly moving in the right direction, the only piece of the puzzle that is missing is the discipline...we still take too many penalties.
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We were making some defensive stops at the beginning and getting some pretty good shots off, but we've got to maintain that.
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When it comes to understanding how those practices are compromised by the modern environment of 24-hour cable and Internet, I think most editors are just beginning to tap into this conversation.
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We are beginning to wrap up the Main Street improvements, putting in the new retaining wall on Jackson Street. We are buying a 90-foot fire truck. There are many little things, too.
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We are beginning to sniff the possibility of real results. But the Chinese Government has convinced us that moving to a free floating currency has been a complicated matter. Charles Schumer
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We are beginning to see the results of those efforts, as we see more homegrown talent at the major-league level.
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We are beginning to see the inevitable effect of a serious slowdown in U.S. growth washing over to Europe.
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We are beginning to see the creation of a global market for LNG, ... The construction of new terminals to receive natural gas from the far corners of the earth is precisely what is needed at a time when our own domestic production has run flat, yet demand continues to increase. Samuel Bodman
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We are beginning to see some signs of improvement in mergers and acquisitions and an increased number of transactions,
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We are beginning to see signs that the economy has stabilized. As we look to 2004, more customers are expected to increase their investments in information technology, ... it is too early to say that a rebound is at hand.
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We are beginning to see free software that is really good. The problem is that the people who would benefit most don't know it exists. People who don't want to spend a lot of money on software aren't the hard-core technology enthusiasts.
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We are beginning to see early signs of an execution-focused turnaround that is working.
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We are beginning to deliver the differentiation in our product portfolio which Sony Ericsson promised at the start of the joint venture.
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We are beginning to come together as a well-balanced track team. We keep improving and lowering our times. We must remember not to push too hard too fast.
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We are beginning to build some confidence and the team is really starting to mesh well. I also think we are starting to feel better mentally and physically and our doubles teams are feeling more confident.
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We are beginning the investigation and we look at all aspects. And we are doing it in cooperation with local law enforcement.
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We played like it was the beginning of the season. We were pretty rusty. Our hitting was very spotty, nobody hit consistently and our defense struggled. Steve Bullock
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We put a lot on ourselves at the beginning of the year. I don't know if because of the pressure we put on ourselves we just couldn't go out and let it go. Now it's just a fight. We've got to dig our way out. Nick Hardwick
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We purchased oil through the oil-for-food program from the beginning of the program to its end, and everything we did was within U.S. law and U.N. guidelines.
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We have to start from the facts and the place to get those facts is the House Intelligence Committee. This is the beginning of a series of questions and engagement. Heather Wilson
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We hope that this is the beginning of a good relationship between our school and FAMU.
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We hope that the efforts with Pakistan will be the beginning of a new chapter, ... I had extended a hand of friendship to Pakistan, and I am happy it has been accepted. Atal Vajpayee
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We hope our decision to withdraw the lawsuit marks the beginning of a more productive dialogue with Toyota,
beginning boys came hard played
Our boys came out and played hard from the very beginning.
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Our buildings have not had regular maintenance since about 2000. Some of the needs are beginning to really pile up.
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Our coach told us to play like it was the beginning of the game and the guys were fired up like it was a 0-0 game. Scott Johnson
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Our 5 percent total year increase was led by the exciting new products we launched in 2004 and 2005. We plan to continue that momentum into 2006 with strong, new, fuel-efficient product offerings beginning with the Dodge Caliber and Jeep Compass.
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Retailers understand that, in a multi-channel environment, each channel has unique strengths and benefits, ... We are beginning to see retailers crack the code of maximizing each channel so that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
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Retailers are getting smarter in the way they do business. They are reducing their inventories and keeping prices steady. Consumers are beginning to realize that they can't just wait for the sales like they used to.