Famous Quotes & Sayings

Contractors use a lot of diesel fuel to power bulldozers, trucks, and other heavy equipment. And many building materials industries, such as copper and steel, are energy intensive.

Council erroneously introduced impact fees in lieu of building permit fees in a resolution last year, and we wanted to change that so it could be legally enforced.

Downtown has for the most part been able to retain the important buildings in recent years, but we're still losing the little ones.

Down one goal, we felt like we had a chance. We kept the pressure on. That's a little something to build on.

Do we have the perfect price design standing here today? Probably not. Let's build in some carrots as well as some sticks that would send stronger signals about conservation. You might see those changes start to come in in 2007.

Don't wait for someone else to fix your property. Be part of the leadership team and build El Paso ... take your money, build what you got and be proud of it. Make it what it can be,

Craig Regis played really well for us in the backfield and in midfield Corey Tucker played well also, ... We played much better over the last 60 minutes of the game. We're going to build on that.

Currently, there is little or no overbuilding in any commercial real estate sector, and as the economy continues to grow and produce jobs, excess space is being absorbed, making occupancy rates rise. To build a building today costs materially more than six months ago or two years ago in most major cities.

Cooking in the fireplace is the closest thing to grilling over charcoal or wood out-doors. The principle is pretty simple. You just build a good pile of embers and rake them under a Tuscan grill.

Paul Richards

And this is a building that should have been condemned 20 years ago.

And with the extra time off we had, we got to lift more, so I think we'll be stronger. Before, we were practicing so much that we didn't have time to lift. So what happened was that you started to lose all the strength you had worked so hard to build up during the offseason.

Anita has a tremendous track record of success. Her in-depth knowledge of this market, combined with her leadership skills and expertise in hospitality sales and operations, will be invaluable as we build North Orlando's premier hotel and conference facility.

The weather is very mild in the US so the builds in stocks are not a huge surprise.

The weather increased the erratic nature of the report. Places like Florida saw building delays in November, and now they're catching up in December.

The weakness in the market is likely to continue next month before it builds up momentum for an upside.

The whole building shook when the coal trains came by. We clutched each other and said, 'We've got to find people who love trains.' And we did.

The whole building is a total loss. No one is going to be able to live there.

The University has risk property insurance which protects all of the University buildings and its contents, ... It's a comprehensive policy that provides coverage for all sorts of weather and related incidents.

The way we played on Friday night I didn't know what to expect out of our guys. We just tried to build our confidence level up (during practice) and we talked about what that felt like and never wanting to feel like that again.

Heather Smith

This grant gives us the opportunity to build on the historic young voter turnout in the last presidential election by encouraging the development of effective, replicable strategies for increasing young voter participation while significantly boosting youth registration and turnout in the upcoming mid-term elections.

This gives them a good platform to build on, but I don't think this is the last deal you'll see, ... You'll continue to see them building on these types of transactions.

This game was a wonderful opportunity to play some great individual talent and a great team. We did some good things tonight but we also made some mistakes. Good teams will make you pay for those mistakes and North Carolina did. Overall I'm very pleased with the effort. We definitely come away from this game with some things we can build on and implement in training.

Paddy Ashdown

This country is about history, and unless the Serbs in particular come to some understanding of this history, we cannot build a stable state.

John Calipari

This could have been a momentum builder going into the conference tournament, but we couldn't rebound ... If we could have gotten one more rebound in the last five minutes of the game, we could have won.

This dropped to 95 percent with a seven-year ownership term and to 92 percent with a five-year ownership term -- still a pretty impressive rate. Home ownership clearly can be an important strategy for building wealth over the long term.

E. B. White

This definitely doesn't take us out of it. It just gives us a positive start. We've got to build on it.

Jane Harman

This decision, should it become final, would be heartbreaking for many tireless workers in El Segundo who have made a maximum effort to build a hugely complex system,

Tommy Tuberville

This conference tends to build with speed rather than bulk, ... It's very noticeable. If you look at the defensive stats, there are a lot of guys ranked very high.

This comprehensive review will build upon the changes I've already undertaken to make city government more effective and efficient, ... It will also enable us to be even better stewards of the taxpayer's money.

This company has made substantial progress in the last few years in controlling costs and improving production and customer service. Building upon the low cost structure, Revlon will focus on accelerated growth through a combination of great marketing and delivering on its commitment to stronger retail trade partnerships.

This comes at a good time, too, when we're thinking about building a new police station which is really needed.

Daniel Yergin

This further underlies the need for greater diversity of supply and more storage capacity for natural gas. Gas-importing countries will recognize the need to build in buffers.

Larry Bird

This franchise needs to get into the playoffs. You get into the playoffs, and things can happen. Obviously, we're not going to win a championship, but maybe it's something we can build off of for next year.