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While we were profitable this quarter, we still have improvements to make in our business which will lead to cost reductions,
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While the bourbon category has been sluggish overall, premium whiskeys such as Maker's Mark have enjoyed double-digit sales increases. Maker's Mark is enjoying popularity particularly with the urban sophisticates.
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We continue to look at ways to further unleash value from our ownership of Hughes while preserving our strong credit ratings,
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We continue to be very optimistic that, as the economy continues to remain strong, our deliveries in 2006 will be up across the board.
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We continue to believe that the proposed merger would have been a victory for consumers nationwide, and for our shareholders. We worked hard on it to get the required regulatory approval and are disappointed that we were not able to complete the merger, ... However, since the merger couldn't be completed, we concluded that this settlement is the best alternative for Hughes and places us in the best position to move ahead with our business.
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We continue to argue with our European colleagues about the importance of fairness when it comes to compensation and transitional regimes for sugar and for bananas and for other commodities . . . .
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We can't get into a situation of bargaining with terrorists because this would put many more people's lives at risk, not only in Iraq but around the world,
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We can?t get frustrated. We made a lot of big plays last week. There might not be as many big-play opportunities in this game. They?re going to back up and not let you run by them. They?re going to make you earn it.
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We can't forget Pearl Harbor, but I'm afraid that we might. At one time we had some young people from some of the schools helping us out with the ceremony, and they didn't even know what Pearl Harbor was. That's so sad.
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We'll continue to assess the sales, profit and investment on each of our stores, but we do not expect another closing of this size in the near term. In retail you're always reviewing your fleet, making changes to the fleet whether it's closings or openings.
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We were losing but everybody stayed focused. We knew what we had to do to pull this out in the end.
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When I was 60 years old, I had my horrible airplane wreck and I hadn't won a championship yet and, as I came back, I was sure I never would,
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When it's off the screen of the media, it's off the screen of the federal government.
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We are better off than the people were in the Bay Area at the turn of the (20th) century. But, there is plenty of risk spread around for smaller events in inhabited areas.