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That's not physically consistent with more intense storms, there's something fishy in that result.

John McDonald

That's kind of the fate of this team right now. We always jump out in the first or second inning, and then the consistency isn't there throughout the rest of the innings.

This was the first year that we started to see more increases overall and they were consistent throughout all four reports.

This was a pretty high priority for us in the off-season. The signing for us is terrific because there's so few real quality left or switch-hitters that can operate in the middle of the lineup and be as consistent as Raul. We wanted to lock him up.

This was a consistent effort and focus. Our defense put a big old roadblock on them.

Ron Wyden

This voluntary program consists mostly of stuff they're already required to do,

What is success in this world? I would say it consists of four simple things -- to live a lot, to love a lot, to laugh a lot, and from it all, to learn a lot.

We were there for three innings. If we stay consistent we'll do well the rest of the season.

We want to gather their input. Is there a need for an improvement? What are their thoughts? We want to make sure whatever is proposed is consistent with what people want.

We want to focus more on rest periods than on working periods to try to give some consistency to drivers' schedules so they can expect to rest roughly at the same times day to day.

Matt Diaz

I've never had a good Spring Training in the big leagues or Minor Leagues before. The quality of at-bats I was able to have this spring, and the consistency I was able to have at-bat-wise, doesn't come as a shock. But I was very pleased to make the team.

The will leadeth us to God, or to the devil; it availeth not whether thou hast the name of a Christian; salvation doth not consist therein.

The rise in equity withdrawal is consistent with the rebound in house price inflation. It shows spending growth is increasingly dependent on equity extraction on top of take home pay.

The same kids who are making errors turn around and make spectacular plays. The other kids don't play consistently either. I can't get consistency from anybody. I don't know if the kids aren't focused or what. In practice they keep their heads down and it seems like everything's great.

(The sale) would not surprise me. (It would be) consistent with what we have been saying about downsizing in international retail brokerage.

You have to have that consistent effort ... to win the game, period.

Retief Goosen

This year I have been pleased with my level of consistency, but a little disappointed not to have won, ... But having won here in 2000, I have a lot of good memories of this golf course, so hopefully this is the week that I make the breakthrough.

Gregg Marshall

What they had, (this year's team) has not shown consistently -- the three Cs. Consistent championship character. They've shown character, but not been consistent. That is where we need to go. Whether or not we can get there is going to determine how far we go.

What they do is they're consistent in the their offensive attack. They don't vary. They're precise. They don't panic.

Chris Petersen

We talked last year about him taking the next step there, and that didn't happen for whatever reason where we wanted him to. Did he get better? He did. He got better on occasion, but he wasn't the consistent guy that we needed.

Through this whole period we wanted to see that consistency from players. We're starting to see that develop.

We talked about consistency this week in practice and that's what we got tonight. Our season is still about getting better week to week. That's our focus.

We talked about consistency of performance in pre-game. We talked about taking the next step. However, we weren't prepared. Eastern Washington out-worked us in every category.

We just never put it all together. We showed flashes of excellence, but never established any consistency. I am proud of the kids for working hard all season long.

Shaquille O'Neal

We just need to develop some type of consistency.

Scott Pruett

We just need to be consistent and keep our focus as we move through the night. We had one little problem after another starting this weekend, going through qualifying, and the first hour of the race. But the engine is performing great.

We just need to be a lot more consistent as an offensive line and as a team in the passing game and the running game.

We just missed a couple of key baskets and they were able to capitalize. They were a little more consistent in the fourth quarter. And I think mentally, when you miss your shots and they hit theirs on the other end, it's hard to come back.

We just had a more consistent effort in the second half. Our guys were in cruise mode early, so we needed to refocus our efforts.

Jim Hightower

We just had a few plays missed by a hair. We weren't consistent on offense. We need to regroup and see if we can be a little better next week.

We weren't good enough in the big games. We didn't stamp our authority. We went on good runs for six games or so then took a couple off and never got that consistency going.

There's no question it's going to be a tough period. If there's any place where you need consistency, it's planning. You need people like (Bailey) with experience and knowledge of mistakes that have happened in the past, or you're destined to repeat those mistakes.

There's no substitute for working with someone year after year, in terms of consistency and planning. The things that may cost you the most on your taxes are things that typically aren't included on the forms, like setting up retirement accounts.