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McDonald threw a great ball game. He's gotten better every single time out. His first start was down at Alabama and he struggled with his command. Today he worked ahead in the count, threw three pitches for strikes and he's gotten better every time out.

Mentally, he was a few years ahead of everyone he was playing with.

Megan did a phenomenal job on vault and floor and starting us off on floor. I think we were only a couple tenths ahead of Stanford going into floor. Stanford's a tough team and you really have to fight through 'til the end, so she really started us off strong on floor and they kept it going on through.

My impression is that they want to move ahead on this.

Nervousness is building ahead of the one-year anniversary of September 11, and it's bound to continue until we get that date behind us,

One of those games where you get down the stretch and the team that was ahead was able to finish it off.

One pitch hurt me. I've got to do a better job of getting ahead of batters.

One of the things people can do ahead of time is to check with their insurance company. Touch base with them and make sure you have the coverage that you think you have. So many people find out they are not covered when it is too late. Insurance companies may require a waiting period, so don't wait.

One of our concerns is that EPA appears to be rushing full steam ahead with a revised standard before we have a chance to evaluate the benefits from the current standards.

One can argue that the market might've gotten ahead of itself, and might have pushed up prices of some of these companies a bit too high. But the recent drop is an overreaction. I see this as a buying opportunity. Prospects for the sector are still extremely positive.

One of his biggest (business) areas is in consumer electronics. He is invested in a lot of technology companies that will help him keep ahead in his consumer electronics business.

Obviously, we know them pretty well now and we are excited to play them at home. We have to be careful and not look ahead to (Wednesday).

Obviously, we'd love to be ahead the whole time, but if we're down by one or two goals against a great team like Sweden or Canada, we'll see it's OK. We were able to come back. For me, I'm happy it happened. We stayed composed on the bench. We didn't throw our hands up in the air.

Obviously we're not looking ahead that far if we don't even know who we play next.

Of course the loss of the 2,400 GM jobs will hurt the Oklahoma and Oklahoma City economies. However, given the provisions of job banks, the full force of the negative impacts will not be felt until 2008. In the interim, our survey points to solid growth with positive job gains in the months ahead for Oklahoma's economy.

Of course Argentina can pay its debt. This is an overreaction caused by the power vacuum ahead of the elections.

No one had any doubt they would reach 1 million (downloads). But I think the speed of adoption is ahead of expectations. It's a good sign for Apple, and its strategy.

On Feb. 23, we're going to start moving ahead on plans for a new field house. We're growing so rapidly that we have to turn our weight room into new classrooms. And as far as football goes, right now we can only seat about 1,000 people. We had 5-6,000 at our playoff games over at West Port High, so obviously the demand is there and we want to accommodate everyone.

One way to counter that is to negotiate ahead of time exactly how joint expenses will work. And put it in writing so you don't have to revisit the conversation every month, which can be draining.

One wants to make sure that it continues to build and not to be too far ahead of the curve in monetary policy if at the same time fiscal policy is also tightening.

One thing that the studies make very clear, ... is that the other cities who are already ahead of us are not standing still.

On issue after issue, the Bush Administration has put the interests of its corporate cronies ahead of protecting the safety and security of America's working families. The Republican culture of corruption continues to have real costs for America's working families. Instead of protecting their corporate cronies, Republicans in Washington should join Democrats in fighting to put the safety of the American people first by restoring honest leadership and open government, enforcing workplace safety rules, and ending the outsourcing of our national security.

My first four starts I've had trouble with that, and finally you just get fed up with it. If we were going to win, I had to get ahead and get people out.

My dad was 16, and Liberace was 17. They were both finalists. My dad was a humble guy, but he was always sort of proud that he placed ahead of Liberace in the contest.

My assumption is that I would not continue on the board, or as chairman. I have a full business life ahead of me,

Morgan did a great job throwing. She got ahead all night long, and I was glad to see that. It's not something we can take for granted. We can't assume we are going to score six or seven runs a night.

My goal this year was to get ahead of one team in the standings. We're capable of doing it.

My guess is there will be a bigger stimulus package in the months ahead -- more than $50 billion -- in response to frustration they can't get the economy moving faster.

Maybe they throw more when they're behind out there. When we're ahead 60-0, they don't throw much.

No one wants gangs in the schools. Our teachers have gone through training (to recognize signs of gang activity) and our principal stays ahead of the game on that issue.

No one's position is advanced ahead of the other's,

Now we have the cup game ahead to look forward to and keep our season going.

Now we have a clear picture of where we're going and what we're going to do. We're comfortable with it. There is only one guess. They are only picking one name ahead of ours. They're going to do whatever they're going to do.

Now we've got the summer ahead of us where every day is a holiday (and) our audience expands.

Now that the contract has been signed, we can concentrate on moving ahead toward our goal of becoming a nationally recognized program.

Now that we're tied in points with 33 games left, we've got as good an opportunity as we've ever had to finish ahead of them. Against a team like Detroit, that gives you some confidence to go forward. There's still a long way to go, but (the two wins) sure don't hurt.

Next season we will move ahead and begin working toward the ultimate goal of a Stanley Cup championship. That's what I think is very possible and I want our fans clearly to know that.

Negotiations that lie ahead won't be easy, ... But we are all in the same boat, headed for the same harbor. We will charter the voyage, but there is a consensus among the six nations that it's much better to sail together than jumping off the boat.

need to really invest ahead of the growth curve and get underneath the complexity of distributing products effectively and efficiently throughout the country.

Obviously, the market was disappointed in Apple and AMD; and you also have to realize that Mr. Greenspan has been reiterating his stance on inflation and the need to stay ahead of the inflation curve,

Obviously, the entry, decent and landing is a very big challenge. I think we're going down the path...retiring a lot of the risk in the technology. But there's still the whole validation process...and still a lot of effort ahead to make that work.

Obviously, somebody will be ahead to start with, based on fall performance and so forth, but it probably will be an open horse race here in the spring.

Obviously it was a real disappointing loss. We did very poorly offensively in the second quarter and just couldn't play well as a team. They got ahead of us and we couldn't get the stops to get into the game.

Obviously, I'd go ahead and kick the ball,

Obviously, everybody was way ahead of me, but certainly I considered it, ... I have no regrets. I love the kids that we're coaching right now. They do everything we ask them to do. There are no prima donnas.

Nobody was looking ahead to Judson, ... We hadn't worked on Judson one bit. We played Churchill, and we didn't win the game.

Nobody wants to get ahead of things. The stuff that could happen later in the year could be creeping into things now, which is keeping us flatter than I would've liked.

Right now, it's all really just a big show. It's unsettling to the workers, but you can expect both sides to go full steam ahead right up to the cliff and for this thing to then get settled.

Right now, it's about getting our respect back. It's a shock, but if you stay upset about the loss, then everything we've got ahead of us is going to go right out the door with it.

Right now it's a 50/50 split, roll the dice. It's slowly melting and slowly rising but as long as it's a slow rate we can stay ahead of it, we'll be ok.

Right now he's getting ahead of hitters and throwing three pitches for strikes. That's what a starting pitcher needs to do.

Right now he is kind of a dark horse. There are a couple of studs (ranked) ahead of him. He's got the skills, he got the tools. He's going to have to put a heck of a run in February, but he's completely capable of it.

return home to my family in New Jersey, and I look forward to new challenges ahead for me there.

People who were short yen are a little bit nervous ahead of the BOJ policy meeting.

People want to buy Asia ahead of the G7 in case China does anything or there is a change of language. And if you want to buy Asia the yen is a liquid vehicle.

Peter was so busy making the movie that we were laying tracks just ahead of the train. The early ones were crude; they got more sophisticated.

Phoenix played extremely hard the last two games. They gave us all we had and we came up with a big effort in the third period. It seems like we win games, and there are all these teams ahead of us and we're not gaining ground.

People will probably find it hard to buy bonds ahead of the consumer-prices report. A strong trend of rising core prices will probably encourage people to reduce their bond holdings.

Perpetual worry will get you to one place ahead of time -- the cemetery.

Potentially, we can go very far. But we can't look too far ahead because in our section, anybody can beat anybody and if you want to make the playoffs, you cannot overlook anybody.

My sense is that the U.K. market is two or three years ahead of the U.S. market.

One thing he did in Idaho was try to get more resources for parks. Hopefully, he will try to carry that ahead nationally.

Nick, Trevor and Brian will need to get ahead in the count and work the zone.

Nobody pays ahead of time. You can have a contract; if you file for bankruptcy, it all becomes meaningless.

Nobody knows for sure what lies ahead -- and the history of the Internet has taught us to expect the unexpected.

Nobody is weirder than your own family, and I think teenagers feel that particularly acutely; the fact that you can walk five steps ahead of your parents and still be in the same family, but refuse to acknowledge it.

Nobody here wants to be surprised by bad news from the Fed. People are taking profits ahead of the meeting rather than remain vulnerable.

Nineteen distinguished years is all you could hope for from Nate as a player and a coach. He made a decision and we respect that, and now we're going to move ahead with our franchise.

On the previous lap, I knew we were 15.6 seconds behind. I knew there was no way (Dixon) could come in, stop, get gas and get out ahead of us. It was impossible.

On the first night (we decided) to stick inshore and it really paid dividends. The next day we woke up to find ourselves ahead of everyone and it stayed that way.

One of the reasons we have to plan way ahead of time is to conform to all of the state design approvals and mandates so we are eligible for reimbursement.

One of the reasons we had the housing market surging ahead was because of the low cost of borrowing money. With mortgage interests rates going up there is some concern some people will be priced out of the market, which in turn will reduce demand for housing ... That leads to lower prices.

I was going to be left alone on my butt at the other end of the continent. But why think about that when all the golden land's ahead of you and all kinds of unforseen events wait lurking to surprise you and make you glad you're alive to see?

I was feeling really comfortable out there. I just tried to get ahead of hitters ? that's the name of the game in college baseball.

I was struck today with a realization that a friend had way ahead of me. I was equally struck by his ability to live his truth while still accepting me as I was ...a timely lesson for Jan.

I was really worried because I knew they played a lot of games in the 30s and with us, we weren't really scoring and that really isn't our game, a low-production game. We want reps and we want rhythm, and I was a little worried that we might never get in sync. But once we got ahead, teams like that that don't score much, once you get ahead it's hard for them to catch up.

I was running for second. I knew how strong he was because he passed me more than once. I tried to beat him on the stops. That was the only way I could really try to be ahead of him.

I wouldn't take the warm weather and the price drop as the reason to celebrate yet. There is still three more months of winter ahead of us.

I wouldn't have been in favor of moving ahead with litigation if I had not thought it was necessary. Is it unfortunate? Yes. It's very unfortunate, but when you have a room packed full of people asking what we're going to do about their jobs and the corporation worked for that lied to the heads of the state of Iowa ... then you have a situation in question that could keep those jobs here, you ask a judge to figure who's right and who's wrong.

I would be negligent if I didn't remind folks that there are still so many challenges ahead of us.

I wish (Thursday) that we had a tornado warning out ahead of this tornado, but we didn't. It was a very small tornado, quickly spun up.

I wish the state would go ahead and seed the playoffs so that we wouldn't be meeting this early. We'd likely have to play eventually, but to see one team go home really before its time doesn't seem right.

I wish them the best of luck. They have a lot of work ahead of them this coming year.

I would have been happy beforehand with a 1-1, but not looking at the whole match and when we are ahead 1-0 that late.

I wish him well. He's got an uphill struggle ahead of him.

I would be concerned that we might be getting ahead of ourselves in thinking this M&A activity is going to persist. If the economic conditions are not right, then it won't.

I would be a little uncomfortable if they asked me ahead of Greg. He put a lot into the Presidents Cup and he's done a lot for international golf.

I was pleased with the fourth-place finish. Alan had the best finish of any runners we've had at this meet. All of the teams ahead of us are quality teams. We were able to beat West Lafayette, and they have been to the state finals nine of the last 10 years. It was the first time we have beaten them.

If we don't provide that (seamless transition) in a temporary facility or whatever, you may have some parents who are reluctant to put their children in the charter middle school if they have to go ahead and transfer back to the regular public school system.

If we had lost today we would have definitely been out because they would have been 10 points ahead of us but we are still in it based on today's result.

If we didn't feel confident...we wouldn't be going through this. We have seven or eight full-time people on staff this year with no guaranteed revenue coming in. (But) I don't want to be so overconfident or arrogant that we think it's a done deal - we're going to have a really tough six months ahead of us.

If the Senate does go ahead and pass something that looks like amnesty, they will never get this passed in the House.

If we can get fifth or sixth we'll be doing well. There's no way we'll beat Aspen, Summit or Vail Mountain School, but if we can stay ahead of Battle Mountain, that'll be great. For a bunch of kids who train for two-and-a-half months out of the year, they do great, and I'm real proud of them.

If things weren't bad enough already, the World Cup is likely to add to the trading woes. Plasma screens are being rolled out across the estate, but this process will not be complete ahead of June. A further deterioration in like-for-like sales should therefore be anticipated.

If they would call me ahead of time, I can hook them up with somebody. All I have to do is make a phone call and there'll be guys there with canoes and decoys to take a kid hunting.

If this issue is not resolved well ahead of the match, it is possible that it will take place at the start of the match in a highly charged and volatile environment that will exacerbate risk of injury.

If we could figure out if that's happening here, we'd be way ahead of the game.

If we confirm that revenue remains ahead of expectations, I don't see why some of it wouldn't go to fund increased payments for pensions like we did last year.

I don't have any idea when I'll retire, but I don't think that I've got a lot of years ahead of me.

I don't have to make any decisions because when we started out, John David was well ahead of Mark. It couldn't happen at a better time.