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That's how they became city centers. Both of them can accommodate new commercial and residential development without acquiring more land and spreading out.

You would expect the deal flow to increase over time because our capital base is increasing and our staff numbers are increasing. I think the key to our success is that we have been successful in finding and acquiring attractive assets for investors and then we have had the capacity, aided by good market conditions, to go out and raise the capital for those investments.

This is chump change to Merrill. Merrill can be an 800 pound gorilla and demand money and sue, but it hurts their chances in the future of acquiring firms and competing for brokers in the marketplace.

This is significantly less for equipment than earlier reports had suggested, which may reflect Congressional concern that the supplemental was being inappropriately used to by-pass the standard procedures required for acquiring hardware.

This consolidation really started in the mid-1990s but picked up speed and is still continuing. In the last 15 years, about 150 companies have been acquired or merged. Most of the consolidation is confined to the top 10 builders, who are acquiring companies.

This acquisition is a logical step in continuing our effort to build out our mortgage business and its increase fee income without acquiring additional mortgage servicing rights,

A lot of the genre divisions are acquiring and releasing movies with black stars and black movies and most of them seem to be working. It's a very attractive audience, very large and loyal and they come out and spend money on good films. It doesn't matter what color the people are if they come out and spend the green, that's what movie companies care about.

They have been acquiring smaller assets, which the larger competitors are not seeking, and moving their growth needle.

They had anticipated this transaction when they initially purchased shares of KTM in August. KTM recently increased its outstanding capital stock as part of a transaction that resulted in it acquiring the interests of a minority shareholder in one of its subsidiaries. The purpose of the additional share purchase announced today is to maintain Polaris' 24.9% interest in the capital stock of KTM,

They are taking time to build their SOA middleware platform. They are acquiring companies that have good technology, and they are trying to capture the 'day-after-tomorrow' market.

The Republicans are good at acquiring power. They're even better at maintaining power. I think they are going to rally up here, particularly financially, and they'll be willing to throw anything in, including the kitchen sink, to win these elections. We just can't take this wind at our backs for granted.

The Rep has long been interested in acquiring a smaller, more intimate theatre in which we could produce smaller shows. Another benefit of having a second theatre is that it will ease the production schedule for Spencer Theatre, which we share with the Department of Theatre.

It's too early to say whether we will bid, but we are interested in acquiring all sports content, including English Premier League.

It's the first primarily broker-sold fund family acquiring an ETF family.

It's good that they (management members) said they have gotten some good feedback from the Department of Education. But the deal could run into some snags. The rules for these deals state that if the acquiring company doesn't have a record of running a school, for 12 months it can't open new locations or introduce new classes. It could make the buyers increase the amount of equity in the deal, or require sizeable letters of credit.

It's great. For a curator, the two great thrills are, first, finding and acquiring real monuments of art. The other part is being able to hang them.

That lopsided figure partially reflects Virginia's need to catch up to North Carolina. The federal officials have to buy now to make up what wasn't done in acquiring land in the 1930s,

It's strategically important because it shows that they're acquiring a leader, and it helps establish them in that market.

The U.S. government knew that China wanted to acquire sensitive U.S. technology, and instead of implementing a policy to prevent them from acquiring the information, the government all but gave them an invitation to take our equipment and designs.

They are just acquiring knowledge about swimming and getting a feel for the water. Their attitudes are awesome and they are just absorbing everything.

This is like acquiring a major free agent. This is a grand slam home run for us as far as the development of our international program. Nobody had produced the kind of talent he has over the past decade. It immediately gives our efforts credibility and in my eyes it assures that the Devil Rays will be a force in international scouting and player development in years to come.

The need is for teachers to know what's available in Palm Beach County to assist them in acquiring their first home.

It's really a long-range issue. We're acquiring the property today to meet the needs of the city in the future.

Any time you are acquiring music or hiring anyone to create music, there are sophisticated legal issues relating not only to ownership, but also to who controls the performing and publishing rights.

At this time, the start date of construction has not been established. We are nearing the completion of construction documents, acquiring necessary properties and working with Clifton and Passaic Counties regarding traffic signalization and traffic impacts.

The farm is a beautiful farm, and they had great plans. I think they were looking into acquiring another farm in the area, to expand even further, bring in brood mares and have a place for the brood mares to live.

The cost of acquiring new customers and maintaining those relationships in an online environment versus bricks and mortar is significant.

I hope to continue acquiring companies, not so much for the accumulation of wealth but because it's what I do well, and you always like to do what you do well.

In general, consolidation will probably happen. The question is when and how. We have been acquiring as well.

In large part acquiring Eddie Johnson is something from a Wizards standpoint that goes a long way to solidifying our offense, creating a team that's dangerous and comes through in the clutch.

In Andy we are acquiring a right-handed power hitter who is also a good defensive third baseman. It is difficult to acquire a player of Andy's caliber and skill set via trade or free agency and third base is a position of need in our organization.

I'm not used to this thing -- acquiring players. So now I'm waiting for more.

I just thought it would be good to make myself available, to assist them in finding and acquiring what they might need.

In the matter of acquiring food, different kinds of strength, abilities and skills are used by us but these very same skills are used by animals and birds as well.

In acquiring Alex Rodriguez, we are bringing to New York one of the premier players in the history of the game,

It has been so effective. Its passage has stopped felons and fugitives from acquiring guns from licensed dealers, ... ... Jim and Sarah Brady have been such an inspiration. I think they should be our inspiration to try harder today and renew our efforts.

Before they started acquiring companies, Oracle's E-Business suite was number three behind SAP and PeopleSoft, and if you want to be competitive you cannot be satisfied with number three.

By acquiring Netscape and working with Sun to provide winning e-commerce solutions, we will be able to both broaden and deepen our relationships with business partners who need this additional level of infrastructure support, and to provide more value and convenience for Internet consumers,

By acquiring May, Federated now becomes a truly national brand. It will become a much bigger, improved and price-savvy retailer. With its sheer size, it will be able to squeeze better deals from its vendors.

By acquiring Costa Rican gaming operations, giant European firms now have a platform from which to launch attacks on federal, state and local gambling restrictions in an effort to secure an even greater share of the diverse and lucrativeÊU.S. gambling market. This is a threat that was brought to the attention of all three Utah congressmen.

By 2020 the market for nuclear power generation is expected to grow 50 per cent compared to 2005. Toshiba is responding to this challenge by acquiring Westinghouse.

The HMT acquisition aligns with the Corporation's cash deployment strategy of acquiring companies that enhance our core focus areas and position us for future growth.

The English and, more latterly, the British, have the habit of acquiring their institutions by chance or inadvertence, and shedding them in a fit of absentmindedness.

The good life, as it is popularly conceived, typically involves acquiring mastery in one's work, thus gaining for oneself better terms - or means to rewards, whether material, like wealth, or nonmaterial - an experience we may call 'prospering.'

The full facts of the case, including the role of Vice President Cheney, will come out at Libby's trial. But one thing is beyond dispute: Senior officials at the White House set out to discredit Ambassador Wilson, who contradicted the administration's claim that Iraq was acquiring nuclear material, ... They did this in an insidious way, by exposing the identity of his wife.

The companies that are seeing strong gross margin improvements are getting it not from improving their merchandising mix, but from improved buying. Retailers like Wal-Mart and Target are lowering their cost of acquiring products. Sears on the other hand, continues to struggle with the turnaround of its department stores and problems with its credit card unit.

The consolidation has always been part of the operating landscape and it always will be. But these other companies, their main focus recently has been acquiring marketing services companies and my guess is they will continue to go about their business as usual on that end.

He who desires sense gratification must give up all thoughts of acquiring knowledge; and he who seeks knowledge must not hope for sense gratification.

It is not by prayer and humility that you cause things to go as you wish, but by acquiring a knowledge of natural laws

Do something every day that you don't want to do. This is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.