Famous Quotes & Sayings

Given that producer prices have risen more than 2 percent over the past few months, we have to consider that in Japan's corporate environment inflation is already mounting. Producer price inflation is highly likely to translate into consumer price increases.

Given that it is a highly contagious disease, we were sure it could spread from one region to another, either through wildlife or through trade and movements of products. So this happened and we are not surprised at all.

Given that contracts were issued as early as November 2000, the moratorium, if it did occur, was of a very short duration,

Given significant, secure and continued funding, ... the Open Rivers Initiative could make a much-needed contribution to our nation's overall aquatic health. We have seen the resurgence of life that followed dam removals in waters like Maine's Georges and Wisconsin's Onion Rivers, so we know that such efforts can lead to positive change. And we can't wait to see the improvement in fish populations that will follow a series of small dam removal projects in communities country-wide.

Given recent macro and consumer data have been positive, Travis is a great recovery story on a 12-month view. It remains one of our top picks for 2006.

Given our strong market position and leadership in high-performance Internet solutions, we continue to expect to grow significantly faster than theÊ market, with anticipated growth in revenue and earnings per share from operations in the 30 to 35 percent range,

Given our excellent position in the communications and electronics markets and our strong backlog levels, we continue to feel comfortable with fourth quarter earnings per share of 39 cents.

Given low expectations heading into the quarter on concerns about the potential currency impact and volumes in key markets such as Europe and South Asia, Coke's Q4 result is a positive.

Given its strong exposure to next generation products and continued cost reductions, margins should also start to show upside.

Getting those three guys back kind of makes your confidence level go way high. When they were in there, we were doing great things. Getting them back makes us feel like we can do even greater things.

Getting the wing back going may be key. We've been rotating some guys there and will continue to do so until someone shows it's his spot.

Getting the right leadoff guy would be important. We'll always be looking for that. There are only five or six of those guys in the game. We're not the Lone Ranger in not having that prototype guy. We'll continue to try to look into that.

Getting the lead was very important. I wanted the kids to get some confidence.

Getting the 60 signatures is ongoing. Max and (Sen. Arlen) Specter (R-Pa.) are continuing to push it. It's still very much on Max's radar.

Getting a jump-start would be amazing. It gives us confidence and takes the stress off of the defense and pitching.

Getting a global consensus, it turns out, is not that easy. We're hoping we're going to get widespread support so we can stand up and say to the U.S. government that this is a true consensus document.

Get the lead and help the customer move forward in their purchase decision. Convert the customer shopping online into a referral, the referral into a telephone conversation, the conversation into an appointment and the appointment into a sale.

Don Kelly

get out in the neighborhoods to see if there's anything we need to be concerned about.

Lamar Alexander

Give him credit for winning the pre-season. His strategy is to make sure that the contest never gets to the people. My strategy is to make sure it does.

B. F. Skinner

Give Florida State credit. They continued to attack. They didn't quit.

Getting runs early continues to be a big part of the game for this team. It takes the pressure off the pitchers.

Joseph Nye

getting people to sit in the back office and connect dots has not been their strong suit. Now they know they have to do it. The question is, Will they?

Xavier Nady

Getting consistent at-bats... makes it much easier when you're out there.

For me the hardest part was getting up the guts and confidence in my ability.

John Brown

For me, the concept of design is more than object-oriented; it encompasses the design of processes, systems and institutions as well. Increasingly, we need to think about designing the types of institutions we need to get things done in this rapidly accelerating world.

Steve Bernier

For me right now, it's a dream come true. So if I want to play, I have to play good. My confidence is high right now.

Free throws win games. That shows great concentration and it shows how we're maturing. Not having one senior, we're continuing to mature as the season goes on.

Rebecca MacKinnon

For years, members of Congress have heard from constituents who want them to protect the nation from crime, terrorism and intellectual property violation. They have not faced equally robust demands that online rights and freedoms be preserved.

Rosecrans Baldwin

For years, I've felt an obligation to harvest an animal, since all my life I've so mindlessly consumed them. But that was from the safety of my desk.

For years, Elvis Presley Enterprises and the Presley family have envisioned a project like this. We are thrilled to be able to move this concept forward.

For women who have this condition and are at an extremely high risk for two gynecological cancers, this study provides a positive finding. We now have definitive evidence for doing something proactively that will prevent women with Lynch syndrome from ever getting either endometrial, or ovarian cancers, or even both.

Frederic has been in pain for a month but he has played very good games with Toulouse in the Heineken Cup and the French championship and we are confident he will be at his best.

John Stark

Fraud today has a technological twist, but is really old wine in new bottles. The Internet is a great tool for the con artist, though also a tool for law enforcement because it provides a trail.