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While every quarter is important, we view AZO as a company in transition and would discount flat comps or sluggish gross margins as more a reflection of near term weather trends than a concern.

You always get concerned when your team goes flat during the course of a game. But we attacked the rim, got to the free throw line and got back into the game.

We don't want to make too much of any one month. But last month was flat in terms of total jobs. This month we're down. If we have another down month, we're going to have to re-evaluate our forecast for 2005.

We effectively managed our distribution channel to closely match our shipments in with distributor sales out. Channel re-sales were seasonally down about 3% during the first quarter but were more than 17% higher than a year ago. We managed our sales into the channel to this level of re-sales, resulting in a slight decrease in absolute inventory levels for approximately flat weeks of supply in the channel compared to the prior quarter.

We really looked flat out there offensively. There was no enthusiasm, and we missed some easy assignments and our handoff exchanges were just not there. On a positive note, the offensive line looked real solid and that was encouraging.

We got caught flat one time and it hurt us. But the girls walked away feeling good about how they played.

We finally decided to play. Those first three innings, we were as flat as a pancake. It was a hot day. I was hot just sitting in the dugout. I think it took us a while to shake the heat off.

We played a strong first half, but came out flat in the second half. They were big and strong, but our kids played really well.

We played really well. The kids battled. Flat Rock made just made the plays they had to make. We haven't reached the point where we have the confidence to get it done at the end.

Well, we just had a very tough weekend. Our car wasn't great, but it wasn't bad, either. It's hard to take when you run 490 laps and have a flat tire with 10 to go.

We played very well in the first half with a lot of emotion and intensity, but we came out very flat in the second half. We failed to execute all the adjustments we made at halftime.

We had a long bus ride and it looked like it in the first half. We were a little flat in the first half, but it's hard to get up for a team that has struggled for years.

We've got one less day to heal. The other thing about winning a game like last week is the threat of a letdown the next week. We have to guard against being flat. If you're flat against this team, they'll zip right by you.

Wages are flat or falling. Health care costs for families with employer coverage shot up 79 percent from 1996 to 2003. Imagine the hit on families struggling to make it without job-based coverage.

We just didn't feel like ourselves out there. We had so much fire when we beat North Dakota, but we were just flat (Thursday night). They were more intense, and I don't know why. We just didn't show up.

We came out really flat in the first quarter, I don't know what the deal was. We weren't making our shots, not doing anything right on offense. Even defensively we didn't play our game. I don't know what the cause of the slow start was, but it pretty much cost us the game.

We came out really flat in doubles. I was not happy with the way we played against Santa Clara.

We came out really flat and they got a quick early lead on us. They're just kind of relentless. They don't let the ball hit the ground. They play some good team volleyball.

We came out real flat and really didn't play a good first period. Then we took the upper hand. It took a little bit of a scolding in the first (intermission), but that's what it took (to get us going).

We came out kind of flat for a while, and they hit a lot of shots. They're all good 3-point shooters, and they made a lot of them.

We came out flat with no intensity, and Barton took advantage of it early. They pressured us, and when they went to their bench they kept the pressure up throughout the game. We just didn't respond.

We came out flat to start the second half. I thought we would really play up. But we missed some shots and got down. They made some big shots, but they were earned. We just kept plugging.

We came out flat today. We have been at home for a while but it's no excuse for us to come out like we did. They went on an early run and maintained that energy the rest of the game. We have to come out with a better effort next game.

We came out flat in the third quarter. We didn't play good defense and couldn't put the ball in the hole.

We came out flat in the third quarter. I think we thought it was OK to play them a good half.

We came out flat in the third quarter and completely took ourselves out of the game.

We came out flat in the second half. We've been struggling with that." ()

We came out flat in the second half. We came out and committed two costly fouls at the beginning of the half. We just played sluggish.

We came out flat in the second half. They hit some three's right away and we weren't defending them well.

We came out flat in the first two games, and it's tough to play perfect to get back into the game.

We came out flat in the first half. We couldn't connect a pass or dig up a ground ball. But to give them credit, they were all over us.

We came out flat in the first half. Coach told us to bend but don't break. The offense had an opportunity, and they went out and made a play.

We came out flat in the first half but then out young kids really picked up the intensity and we played great. I don't know what it is about the third quarter but we seem to play our best. I just wish we could keep it going for four quarters.

We came out flat in some periods. We also had a couple of breakdowns defensively and we couldn't score to save our lives.

We came out flat for whatever reason, knowing we had to go ahead and finish putting them away.

We came out flat early. I called a timeout and had a little disagreement with them. They got themselves motivated and started playing better defense. The defense in the second and third quarter was just phenomenal.

We came out flat and were one-dimensional. We've got to get more balance on our offense.

We came out flat and they came out in the first half and didn't miss.

We came out flat and kind of hurt ourselves on the bases, but you have to give Gulliver Prep credit. They are a very good team. Hopefully, we'll be ready to go tomorrow.

We came out flat and it is the same old story with us as we wait until the fourth or fifth inning to get things started. We are not good enough to do that. We can't wait that long to start playing.

We came out flat and it cost us in the end. We missed some chances ... This was an important time and we just couldn't cash in.

We came out flat and it cost us in the end.

We came out flat and gave them too much respect.

We came out flat and everything was off, but once we got rolling we had the game in the bag.

We came out flat and didn't get the start we wanted and they jumped on us. I don't know. Toronto had to wait through the ceremony too. Both teams had the same wait before the game and that shouldn't have been a factor at all. They're desperate and they want to catch us in the standings.

We came out flat and allowed Southern Miss to control the tempo early. Southern Miss came out with a lot of energy and played like they had something to prove after the results from the fall. It was an evenly played game in the first half, but we weren't winning many of the 50 percent chances.

We came out flat against Newport. The other thing is we poked (David) Kelley in the eye and that spurred him on.

Typically, we see flat or slightly rising prices in December, because people are usually willing to pay more.

Today was kind of a flat day after the guys have been busting it. Guys are dragging a little bit.

Today was a bit disappointing. The bond market has a flat yield curve and people are still concerned about inflation. We're still left looking for any indication that the Federal Reserve won't raise rates as much as people are fearing.

Travel spending could be flat this summer instead of seeing 8 percent increases like we've seen in the past.

We've been flat and need to get a spark. Maybe Maris' return will help.

We came out very, very flat in doubles. It was probably our worst doubles match of the year. Basically, we had six people who didn't come out ready at all.

We had to make adjustments on offense and defense at halftime. Those kids from Johnson are good. They can flat shoot the lights out. We had to go to a kind of half-man, half-zone 'D' to try and stop them.

We fouled a lot tonight, we had a night where we were just flat not into it right from the beginning of the game. And really a pretty pitiful effort.

We didn't even wake up until the third period. We've been off two weeks, and it was their home opener, and they had more jump and just flat outplayed us for the first two and a half periods.

We have a terrific person in Andy Barnes and he has a really strong team. They're going into the trading season in a very bullish mood, ... None of us knows what's going to happen in the ad market next year, but it feels like it could be anywhere between a bit flat to maybe good growth.

We have a talented team that was struggling, but we found a way to win. We came back from 10 down (in the first half), but then came out flat in the second half. We have to keep the intensity from the tip to the end.

Water will begin to slide down those hills toward the flat intersection and hold it until it has an opportunity to drain.

We anticipate $601 million in total revenue and $385 million in U.S. book, music, video revenue from Amazon in the third quarter, ... Our $385 million books, music, video projection is flat with second-quarter results; however, if Amazon's sequential revenue growth in the sector actually comes in at 12 percent or higher, we believe the company could record as much as $650 million in total revenue.

We were just flat offensively. We weren't quick to the ball on loose balls in the first half. To me, we took a lot of shots that we kind of hoped would go in. We didn't really shoot them with confidence.

We were just flat from the go. That's the team we see in practice and it was eventually going to catch up with us. They looked like the team playing to win the district championship, not us.

We were in the game the whole time. We came out a little flat there, and they jumped on us with two goals there. But it takes four games to win a series.

We didn't come up and tackle, ... They flat out ran over us and they looked good tonight.

We didn't change a thing for this week. In our opinion, we didn't really have a chance to race at Bristol. We'd had a great practice, and felt like we had a great car -- and then we started the race with a flat tire.

We didn't shoot the ball well. We played well in the first half, but came out flat in the second. They went on a run and we didn't have an answer.

We didn't shoot the ball well at all. Fayetteville had something to do with that. We just didn't rebound very well, either. We fought hard underneath the basket but we didn't get near as many rebounds. We flat out didn't play tonight and we were out of sync.

The Pell grant has been flat for four years in a row. It is a lot of give or take.

We are not going to see a slowdown in demand for LCD TVs. Oil hit $60 and there was no slowdown. We are still in the early phase of flat panel TVs.

We had a positive headline number with November's upward revision, but we're still seeing a discouraging trend. Excluding auto sales, sales have gone from 0.8 to 0.3 to flat over October, November and December. So we're seeing growth mainly based on auto purchases. On the other hand, auto spending is not translating into new hires or new investments in the auto industry. And that's true across industries.

We had a play called, a run to the outside, but we knew that he wanted the fullback belly. We should have stayed with our original call in that situation but we went ahead with the fullback belly and we had not prepared for that against them. We flat out couldn't block all of their guys on the play. We should have overruled him on that one.

We played about a good quarter and a half. We came out a little flat in the second half. (Lancaster) did a good job.

We didn't quit in the first game and exploded for four runs in the seventh. But we came out a little flat in game two and couldn't get anything going.

We didn't play well. We were lucky to win. We came out flat and made a lot of mistakes. This is a misleading win streak. We're not playing as well as we should.

We didn't play well. It's too early in the season to be flat the way we were.

We had some looks there in the third quarter and missed them and then they came down and scored. For some reason, we just came out flat coming out for the third quarter and let them get their looks. They made their looks and we missed our looks.

We are going for a flat market in aggregate for next year, with a bit of upside in the first quarter running through to the last Fed rate hike and then a growth slowdown theme,

We are ... looking at, at this point, flat revenue growth in the third quarter,

There are areas of weakness. It seems growth is difficult for banks, which I would attribute to a flat yield curve and higher funding costs.

There is a very flat yield curve globally for different reasons, even in some emerging markets. I really don't see where the easy money is. No matter how sophisticated you are, you can't get away from the basics of banking: Borrow short, lend long.

This would be statistically more significant if the company had flat revenues.

Traditionally, around the world, tea is planted on hillsides. We're flat as a pancake, but we have sandy soil and ditches next to each field so the water drains away. The plants have been here in South Carolina for over 100 years and they're happy here.

Trading floors are already going to flat-panel displays, for example. And health care services like flat panels because CRT emissions can interfere with medical instruments.

You look on just about every team nowadays, they seem to have one guy like that. It can really help if a team comes out flat or there's a line that's not playing well.

We were lackluster in our effort and we were outhustled. We had leads in every game, as many as eight points, and were just flat and couldn't hold on. Our hitting wasn't very strong and they returned almost everything we hit.

We were all aware of that but we came flat with no energy.

We were a little flat tonight. We came out all right in the first, got a couple of goals right off the bat. We didn't play our best game and we know it. They were saying at the end of the first period, even though they had a 3-0 lead, that they didn't play very well. It was good enough against a bad team and we'll take the win.

We were a little flat on both. But give Edmonton credit. It played a solid game defensively and they can take you off your game.

We were a little flat early on. I thought we got our legs under us in the second half, and were able to build the lead as the game went on.

We were a little flat early on but we battled through it and then got the transition- game going. Our transition game really got the ball from the defensive end to the offensive end well to get us some scoring opportunities.

We were a little flat coming out of the county tournament. We didn't wrestle to our capability throughout the lineup.

We were a little flat and may have taken our opponent too lightly.

We were a little flat after yesterday. That was a big physical and mental game. But we dug down deep and found that little something extra. I thought Brandy did a beautiful job on the Magee girl. We didn't block her out on defense, but as far as initial defense and not giving her good looks, I thought Brandy did a great job on No. 15.

We were able to maintain flat costs in 2005 despite high inflationary environment through tight cost management and greater efficiencies in our processes.

We definitely did a better job in the second half on pressuring the basketball. We played extremely flat in the first half.

We worked together in Perth on a TV show called Sweat. When I met Heath there was something extremely charismatic about him. Obviously he had talent, and I convinced him to move out of Perth and come to Sydney - the Hollywood of Australia, if you like. So I just convinced him to do that and looked after him when he arrived. We got a flat in Bondi.

We didn't have a lot going for us, growing up in this little flat town called Plainview (Texas) and so I never really aspired to much, ... I think when I got in the Navy and realized how bad life could be as an enlisted man I developed a little bit of motivation.

The defense did a much better job. In that respect, last Monday (the loss to Liberty) was beneficial. Tonight we were not flat or uninspired.

We stayed pretty close in the first half (26-18), but we came out flat in the third quarter." ()

We stayed flat there for a while, but the market finally started catching up in 2004.