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If the standard mileage rate was first used when the vehicle was placed into service --used for business -- then the taxpayer may convert to the actual expense deduction to offset higher fuel cost for the current year. From September 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 the IRS increased the standard to 48.5 cents per mile. Despite the increase in the standard mileage rate, one should carefully weigh which expense -- actual or standard --they should use for their 2005 return.

If we move away from the barge traffic, the expense we would have of creating new roads and rail to accommodate this traffic would be daunting.

He'll say some pretty funny stuff at the expense of a lot of people in the audience, but then he'll come back and redeem himself five minutes later.

We can leave him social guarantees and privileges. As for his personal immunity, the immunity of his private and office documents and archives, as well as the provision of him and his family at the expense of the state, these immunity guarantees should be excluded from the Constitution,

Today, it appears there may be as many as 100 lawyers and legal assistants working at your expense to defend the president against a mountain of charges and allegations about his personal behavior,

There is a large taxpayer expense when homeless people are poured out on the streets. Right now, they are in a shelter where we don't have to pay the costs for police, the costs for hospitals or the costs for incarceration.

What we asked for was to be kept whole basically. And to make up for the revenue that we would have made had the ships been operated. And to pay for the expense of canceling 100,000 people and protecting travel agent commissions.

When I play a game, I want to play, not necessarily laugh. If you try to make me laugh at the expense of interactivity, then you've just created another funny game that isn't very fun. The videogame medium itself is a terrible place for complicated humor, drama, and character development.

We are extremely pleased with our first-quarter results. Our consolidation and expense reduction initiatives, as well as our focus on the used vehicle business, are beginning to deliver the significant improvements that we anticipated when we implemented our strategic initiatives late last year. I am very pleased with the speed at which we are moving and believe it is a direct reflection of the strength of the operating team we have in place.

Having more beds means having the potential for more revenue. The added expense is within our budget.

There is an incredible stand-still in the labor market. Well-meant protection comes at the expense of reduced labor participation.

There is an increasing willingness to take every expense short of salary and call it non-recurring.

There is an enormous amount of medical expense in this case. I imagine it is in the neighborhood of the mid to upper six figures, if not seven figures. And that's just medical expenses, not pain and suffering.

We made the decision that settling was appropriate to avoid the expense and distraction of protracted litigation.

We made significant strides in turning around the business during 2005. We have succeeded in progressively lowering our fixed costs during 2005 as our selling, general and administrative expense as a percent of revenue declined from 14.5% in the first quarter to 12.1% in the fourth quarter. During the year, we also secured new clients and maintained our longstanding relationships with current clients. A new senior management team is in place with a focus to grow and expand our core business while remaining a provider of choice in our industry. We are encouraged with the progress we have made thus far and we will continue to seek opportunities to improve our results and diversify our revenue base in 2006.

It boggles the mind when you consider the expense of raising these horses, ... from breeding them, up to the time they are born, all the way until they reach a starting gate. And then, many times, we entrust that investment to someone who is unqualified.

I think it's an unnecessary expense when we are on the (Illinois State Board of Education's) Watch List. To me, I feel it's money that could be used to help children.

I think writers have become hypnotised by the number of jokes on the page at the expense of character.

It has been a tremendous expense on our school system.

I think they have to respect the game, and they have to respect the opponent a bit more in these types of situations. Obviously we're going for the win, but you have to keep your shape and your balance in behind the ball, even when you attack. Foul a player at a key time. That would have been a moment to foul someone, even at the expense of taking a yellow card. Even at the expense of taking a red card at that moment.

I think these unforeseen turns of events took a lot on the presidency at the expense of his other agenda.

Jewelry wears thin. Flowers die. But cards get kept and gestures remembered. Ultimately, what is important, what people remember isn't the expense but the expression, and it's meaningfulness.

Last year, and I'm praising Honda here at the expense of Andretti Green Racing, we perhaps didn't work as hard on the car as we perhaps needed to, because we had the traction control. Now, everybody's got the same, so you've got to make sure your car is very good.

Parents usually plan for the expense of college but forget about the discretionary cost during the nine-month period when the child is away.

Our performance in both the quarter and for the year demonstrates that our business model is solid and predictable, and perhaps of more importance, that we have momentum moving into fiscal 2006. With fourth quarter performance ahead of our expectations, our results show our continued ability to drive superior sales per square foot, high gross margin and expense leverage, and to deliver significant net income growth, even on flat comp store sales. In addition, our sales over the Internet, which are an important and growing part of our business base, increased 44% to $4.0 million in the quarter, and for the year contributed $8.7 million to our sales.

Our results were driven by a combination of strong top-line growth, continued expense control and improved gross margin performance that reflects the smallest decline we have seen in nearly three years,

Our survey showed that most businesses lump taxes and fees together, and this is their fastest growing expense category ? matched only by the cost of health care.

Our goal for fiscal 1998 is to continue to reduce Apple's break-even point through a combination of further expense reductions and gross margin improvements,

Our first quarter results were affected by comparatively higher claims expense in both our employee benefits and individual disability businesses, which we have said can fluctuate widely from quarter to quarter. The slower rate of premium growth for the quarter was largely attributable to the effects of our ongoing commitment to pricing discipline in what was noted as a very price competitive renewal and sales environment for the quarter.

Overall Merrill delivered a solid quarter across the board. Revenues were a record and expense management, a staple for Merrill, was solid.

Overage in the quarter (was) mostly due to very strong investment banking results, particularly trading, and good expense control,

Our biggest negative impact on operating costs was the expense we incurred to do all that maintenance work and the lost production while those units were down.

Our company has announced it is going to make a significant capital expense investment at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but on the specifics of those projects I'm not ready to comment.

Restraining the so-called rogue nations -- to use the American terminology -- may be carried out more effectively from the point of view of both expense and consequences by means of common political effort,

Refineries are squeezing out every gallon of gasoline possible, and they?re doing a good job of it. The problem is, it?s coming at the expense of the other products like heating oil.

Oracle's offer seeks to enrich Oracle at the expense of PeopleSoft's stockholders, customers and employees, ... We believe that Oracle's proposed acquisition of PeopleSoft would stifle competition and limit customer choice.

State and local leaders advocate treating businesses equally whether they sell goods in a local store, on the phone, or over the Internet. Federal legislation should not create a protected class of taxpayers at the expense of Main Street and other taxpayers.

That expense is going to reduce the amount of reserves that we would otherwise have accumulated, but because we are ahead of schedule in the accumulation of reserves in this current fiscal year, I believe we are on a schedule I am comfortable with to put the reserves back where they need to be,

Nasser discouraged or drove out a lot of talented people by focusing on short-term profits at the expense of long-term investment in cars and trucks. He made a lot of people think that the best contribution they could make to Ford was to stay home.

My plan is to publish one Number at my own expense and risk, and travel with it under my arm-and beg my way.

Looking at the restructuring, it will make the bond holders more comfortable at the expense of the minority shareholders, ... If they get TIM out from under TI, bond holders will have better access to one of the crown jewels in the TI portfolio.

Looking at the price tag is not the way to do it, ... If a school charges $25,000 per year and you qualify for $15,000 in financial aid, then your out-of-pocket expense is $10,000. Yet many people will look at the price tag without thinking about financial aid, and that's a big mistake.

look at a truth in a situation, keep it real - don't try to get a laugh at the expense of your story.

Matt gives us a steady inside presence. His ability to catch the ball in the post and pass it back to the perimeter gives us an inside-outside game. I prefer having Matt on the floor, but not at the expense of his long-term health. We have to be very careful not to jeopardize his Naval career.

Margaret went over every expense from the year before, ... She worked in the office to get a budget. She looked at where we made money. Because of her business ability, we have this book (of plans) and we had a huge year.

I was the one who spent time on the budget looking to say is this expense reasonable, is that expense reasonable. I asked questions that didn't tend to get asked.

Managing them requires changes in management practices. There are more costs in everything you do, more labor and expense used to control mites. It makes everything more expensive. There is higher attrition. There is a higher rate of losses, adding more stress to the life of a bee. When bees die off for any reason it's an expense, whether they are used for making a honey or for renting hives to farmers.

The abortion industry can try to improve its 'messaging' all it wants. But unless abortion advocates change their devotion to abortion-on-demand, the only message Americans will receive is that the abortion industry is only really interested in improving its bottom line at the expense of the most defenseless among us.

The ability to profit should not come at the expense of the most basic right, which is the protection of the health of our children.

The advent of the new communications system, which is online, allows the individual consumer to have more information faster at less expense than they have ever had before. This gives them the confidence and sophistication to manage their own money.

While we regret the impact of this consolidation in human terms, we believe it is necessary in order to bring the expense base of the company down.

We can't get at the ceiling without draining it and building scaffolding. This is a huge project. It is always a big deal when you drain a pool. A large part of the expense is to build and then take down the scaffolding.

We can't forget that the contestants are the representatives of the viewers at home, ... and if we make it too much of a yuk-fest at the expense of the contestants, that turns off the viewer.

We can't control economic environments, ... But we are doing everything possible to stay close to our customers, drive down expense growth and continue to create the kinds of products and solutions that will benefit our customers and shareholders for the long term.

We do want a viable junior high and high school in Lafayette, but not at the expense of our Opelousas campus.

We have taken this process very seriously, ... We fully recognize the need to improve our expense structure and build shareholder value.

While current Sharper Image management is making progress with expense initiatives, the merchandise turnaround should take longer. In addition there is the possibility of further near-term disruptions with a potential takeover of the company. Therefore we remain on the sidelines.

We have a goal for how many explosive plays that we want to make. We don't want to make those explosive plays at the expense of making poor decisions that are going to turn into turnovers and interceptions. Taking care of the ball and managing the game are more important than that.

We've made significant progress in our cost savings initiatives, with reductions in all operating expense categories, ... Hasbro's management team remains focused and the expense reduction initiatives we began last year are a major step towards our most important objective of returning as quickly as possible to the profitability levels we have had historically.

We have to improve the shopping experience for the female customer because she represents over 70 percent of our business. We also have to play offense. We have to play to win and become aggressive with expense reduction.

With the expense of the dog and the hospital, it's going to be a really long time before I get another.

We have the classic global warming signal. It is like the blanket on the bed: When we wrap the Earth with a blanket of greenhouse gases... we trap heat under it at the expense of the atmosphere above, which then cools.

You know, the hotels are going to go to all this expense of getting a hard wire into each room, and by the time they do that, everyone's going to be using wireless modems.

When I first became recognizable from appearing on television, I abused my notoriety as much as I possibly could, at the expense of both my health and personal relationships.

We need to fix the Bush prescription drug plan that subsidizes big pharmaceutical companies at the expense of senior citizens. We need to stop the oil companies from obscene profiteering, which reduces the standard of living for so many Americans. As usual, this Administration prescribes the same quack medicine for all our ailments: tax breaks for the richest Americans and the largest, most profitable corporations.

We need to stop the race to the bottom that subsidizes the largest businesses at the expense of small companies and taxpayers.

The problem is not the expense of the drug but rather the shortage of supply, which would immediately be rectified if other companies were able to produce it,

We have attached a great deal of importance to relieving the IT and management burden that content security can place on those responsible. We have been able to break new ground in this key area and it's important that businesses understand that security and simplicity are no longer mutually exclusive -- they can have the high-quality content security they require, but it doesn't have to come at the expense of the valuable time of highly trained staff.

The problems associated with implementing CAFTA demonstrate what we've been saying all along: this agreement goes beyond trade in requiring dramatic changes in domestic laws that grant new rights to transnational corporations at the expense of working people.

We are committed to continued expense management and strategies to improve productivity in 2006. Execution in these two important areas should contribute to the achievement of our goal of improving operating margins by 50 to 150 basis points for the year.

Well, let it not be said that the administration is doing favors on behalf of the Church or other political purposes, or worst, the criminals at the expense of the proper implementation of the death penalty law.

We don't have anything against American companies doing business in China. But it should not be at the expense of press freedom. This new deal will probably bring money to Microsoft. But I hope it's not at the expense of human rights, and that they do not make too many concessions to the Chinese authorities.

We're not too far away from the point where we're going to clash trying to share the Internet space. But we won't try and break news at the expense of it being the lead story on the 11 o'clock news. They still reach a mass audience.

We're not recommending it because we expect volatility based on the price risks it takes, and we'd only recommend a fund with such a high expense ratio if it had a very long track record of success. The fund is not a 'sell,' however, since Franklin has a large staff of analysts and the manager does know the approach that Franklin uses.

We are running the cable business on flimsy profits. Already, we incur an expense of RS 380 per cable connection. This includes entertainment tax and broadcaster charges.

We are not interested in making a huge profit for a week or two at the expense of damaging customer relations for a year or two.

We are not interested in exporting at the expense of the hunger of the people.

We are not concerned with taking control of the board or taking more money at the expense of others. Our argument is that not enough is being done to enhance the commercial value of the Heineken Cup: more partners should be sought and there should be a sponsor for the Challenge Cup, a competition which is important but which does drain resources. We are not after a bigger slice of the pie: we want a bigger pie so that everyone gets more.

We still have a flood of money coming into technology at the expense of these old-economy stocks. If you look at the sectors that make up the Nasdaq they are sectors that are the hottest in our economy.

We are laser-light focused on this expense issue, and we've been able to get a much, much clearer view in terms of sizing our business and finding out exactly who we want to have on the A-team,

There are any number of very hard working people in Hollywood who deserve recognition. Mostly its the artisans and crafts persons - the 'below the line' workers - whose only reward is to be pejoratively labeled 'below the line' workers. I say get them all on the next thing smoking to Vegas for an all expense paid weekend of whatever.

Wal-Mart Stores did miss their plan as our customer continues to be impacted by higher gas prices and it is difficult to improve our expense leverage in the current environment.

This would be a huge expense and very difficult.

The decision to enter the settlement was made so that we could avoid the expense and the distraction that's often associated with potentially protracted litigation.

The decline in profit margin reflects an increase of market competition, and shows that we haven't optimized our cost and expense structure. We need to broaden our product portfolio and increase our market coverage.

The expansion of NATO at the expense of post-Soviet space, including the Baltic republics, is unacceptable for Russia.

The expense of offering indoor facilities is what costs us so much money. That's why we have projected to lose $170,000,

We should protect endangered species, but not at the expense of our property owners,

There also will be other significant service and expense reductions, including reductions in staff other than from the (early-retirement plan).

While our performance was at the high end of our previous guidance, we clearly did not perform to our potential, ... Our focus is on improving our operational execution and expense management to more fully benefit from our improving sales mix. We simply have to get more money to the bottom line.

We view the additional advertising expense during the quarter as an important investment in building the Circuit City brand. Since our retail stores team held labor expense relatively flat on a dollar basis, we were able to gain significant leverage on our higher level of sales as we continued work to optimize the labor model in our stores." ()

We concluded that, given that the land is to be dedicated to parking only, we could not justify the expense to acquire the hotel and theater.

We are clearly demonstrating that we are not growing revenues at the expense of profitability.

We don't want to go through what we went through last year. My whole thing is about maintenance right now, but not at the expense of complacency.

We will continue to focus on optimizing our dairy business, and to create and bring new products to our customers. This agreement illustrates that we are willing to work jointly to resolve disputes, and it allows us to avoid the expense and inconvenience of protracted litigation.

We thought the discount they gave was worth singing up and it wasn't any expense to use to do it,

Why put in the extra travel, along with the expense of setting up and tearing down, if you don't have to?

We are settling these cases because we want to avoid the significant distraction and expense of further litigation and provide our shareholders with the certainty that these cases are finally resolved. We are confident that we will prevail in the two remaining Internet research cases.

We have seen people coming forward with any number of good ideas. We believe this is a multi-step process that starts first with spending cuts to offset the expense of Katrina.

This will be our biggest marketing expense of the year.