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continuing energy labor main market people prices reasons roughly starting

With energy prices at least roughly flattening out, and with the labor market continuing to strengthen, those are probably two of the main reasons people are starting to get more optimistic.

consumer debt employment gains growth households income judicious remain spending taking

With employment gains non-existent, income growth has slowed. As households also become more judicious in taking on more debt, consumer spending will remain soft.

congress emergency lives soon

With each day that passes, more lives are put at risk. Congress should enact emergency legislation as soon as possible.

consumers crude forecast higher last prices pump remain strong

With crude prices forecast to remain strong for the remainder of the year, consumers can expect, on average, higher pump prices than last year.

consumers sector surprise

With consumers not spending, is it any surprise that the manufacturing sector has stumbled?

confidence insurgency iraqi low political referendum replace resting state unified

With confidence in a unified Iraqi state at a low ebb, ... there is a lot resting on the referendum to replace insurgency with political participation.

continue customers demand growth recorders sell stronger tapes therefore true

While it's true that there is stronger growth in demand for DVDs, many of our customers have VHS recorders and therefore still want VHS tapes. We will continue to sell the VHS tapes as long as there is a demand from our customers.

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While it's true that Sears is stuck in a sales slump for a long time, the retailer has also been in a restructuring mode, ... By getting rid of the credit business, it can finally devote all its resources to its core business. I'm convinced Sears will deliver impressive results in the next six to 12 months.

continue discuss korean looking suffice

While it's not appropriate for us to discuss specifically what the Korean FTC is looking at, suffice it to say that we have been and will continue to cooperate.

continue maintain pace

While I think (new-home sales) will continue to grow, I don't think it can maintain the pace it had in 2005.

concerns sensible serious sounds terms

While in the short-term it sounds sensible in terms of going into the U.S. and so on, there must be some serious concerns about PacifiCorp,

consumer continue information largest major market products technology

While information technology products will continue to be the largest market sectors for semiconductors, consumer products will be the major growth-drivers in the years ahead,

confident highly home leaks stretch successful totally

While I know there are a lot of leaks and speculation, most of what I've read has been totally off base, ... We are in the home stretch with U.S. regulators. We are highly confident of a successful conclusion.

contention hard playoffs predict

With our schedule, it'll be hard to predict how we'll do. But I'd be disappointed if we're not back in contention for the playoffs again.

continue grand grow leadership

With our leadership and their support, the Steamboat Grand will continue to grow and prosper.

continue earnings eighth good increased momentum per quarter turnaround

With our eighth consecutive quarter of increased earnings per share, we continue to feel good about the turnaround momentum at Kmart.

conference win

With our conference up for grabs, a win like this is just what we needed.

continue improve rebuilding team

With only two seniors, I continue to look at this team as one that is rebuilding and still working to improve their games.

continue date excellent group next opportunity shape team together

With only one international fixture date next year, this is an excellent opportunity to get our group together as we continue to shape our team for the World Cup.

contribute couple days help mark

With only a couple of days at practice, Mark was able to come in and contribute and help us out in the backcourt on this trip.

consumer costs economic fee gaming giving model people phone provider simply steep virtually walk wireless

Without the early-termination clause, people would be gaming the system. People would walk away with a $500 phone for virtually nothing. An early-termination fee allows the wireless provider to recoup the costs of giving a phone to a consumer for a steep discount. Without it, you simply have an economic model that doesn't work.

consumer discrete graphics holidays processing push sales selling suffer unit

Without the consumer Vista push for the 2006 holidays selling season, we think that discrete graphics processing unit sales could suffer slightly.

conceited directors films hard huge seem talented

Without sounding conceited about it, it was hard but it did not seem like such a huge leap, because I had done a lot of big films and been around enough talented directors to know what to do if I was in their position.