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There is no doubt that after the great success you have achieved in Athens last year during the Olympic Games, and with the preparations that you have now for the National Games, I would not be surprised if China would lead the medal count in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

We set the tone early. We wanted to be able to grab the lead and play a solid 60 minutes.

The pope has long promised to lead the church in coming to terms with some of its sins on the occasion of the Jubilee. For him, it's the culmination of many years of work, as a pontiff who lost a lot of his Jewish friends during the horror of the Holocaust and questioned the complicity of his own faith as a result.

We have a number of players that can go out on any given night and lead us in scoring.

We have in our negotiations today achieved a breakthrough which we hope will lead to meaningful reform in these discriminatory practices,

We have historic crude-oil inventories and close to record prices, which is a break from the normal pattern. You would expect high inventories to lead to low prices but that's not the case. There are obviously other things at work.

We are talking about an earthquake that has sent us back 50 years and will lead the entire region into chaos.

We're happy we won well after having a big lead at halftime. We've been in the same position in the last couple of games and we haven't finished it off.

This race has gone from being one-sided to competitive. I think we make a mistake to think that Al Gore is being routed out of this campaign. He's still in the lead and he's the formidable candidate.

This proposed merger and acquisition is strategic and consistent with our priority agenda of transforming our consumer banking franchise. It augurs well for the future as it gives us the lead in the long-anticipated next round of banking consolidation.

This promotion is a reflection of the outstanding job Gregg has done managing an international sales force of almost one hundred people. He has played the lead role in opening Business Wire offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Tokyo and extending the Business Wire brand internationally.

This win was huge in a lot of ways, not just because we scored more goals than they did. It was the way we did it. We got the lead and we held the lead the whole game.

This winter GMAC rate incentive provides GM Certified customers with excellent value and affordable financing rates on some of our most popular vehicles. GM Certified Used Vehicles continues to lead the certified pre-owned category in delivering top-quality, low-mileage, fully inspected and reconditioned vehicles that help build consumer confidence in GM products.

There are ways which lead to everything, and if we have sufficient will we should always have sufficient means.

There are things that lead you to believe this is not variant CJD.

The Providence program is successful because of good coaches, a good administration, great parents and kids who are dedicated to athletics. Any new job comes with a great deal of anxiety, and there are things I am not familiar with or aware of. But I will be surrounded by great people on all fronts, and they will help lead the way.

The profit outlook is especially good for makers of electronic components. Sales will rise by at least 5 percent, and that will probably lead to profit gains of at least 10 percent.

When I got the call, first thing I did was, I thanked God, ... I figured that if God leads you to it, God will lead you through it.

When I looked at who would be the best choice to lead this district, I wanted to make sure that I endorsed a candidate who shared my commitment to the families, schools, and safety of this community. Janet Reilly understands the challenges facing Bay Area families. Janet is smart, committed, and policy oriented -- I trust her to make the thoughtful leadership decisions that will truly move California forward.

When I arrive somewhere, I often ask local residents about their ancestry and tales and legends of the area. Enthusiastic villagers could help find the location and offer to lead the way. That helps a lot.

We might have ended up scoring more runs than we thought on both sides. I was real proud of our kids after we did give up the lead to come back in that seventh inning. Kyle Shipp and Eddie Jones came up with big hits.

We might have been a little comfortable with the lead and didn't come back out with the right attitude. We just didn't do what we did in the first half.

We need at least a week's lead time. Two weeks would be better.

When you consider that Kevin gave everything he had every time he stepped on the ice, it's especially sad. The good news is that Kevin is going to lead a healthy and productive life.

When you come into this gym, you never know what's going to happen. The fact that we came out here and presented ourselves strong in the first half, I think we set the tempo for the rest of the game and our kids got confidence when we had a 12-point lead at halftime and it just flourished into the second half.

When you blow a nine-point lead like that you definitely lose your momentum. We continued to battle until the end, but we fell short.

When this offense is playing lights-out like that, it makes everything easy for us. Give us an early lead and look out.

When the talks on the CFA take place in Geneva, the SLMM expects that it should table its views on stabilizing the CFA. Let us hope that the Geneva talks will lead to the constructive beginning of the peace process.

When there's considerable uncertainty in the market, like there is now, banks lead the decline.

There are times when you have to learn to pitch with the lead. To me learning how to pitch with the lead is harder than learning how to pitch when you're behind. That's what we need to learn how to do.

We made a lot of mistakes, but the hustle and the intensity was the best I've seen all year. We were down 13 (late in the third quarter) and for us to come back on that team and actually take a lead is a testimony to our desire.

We made a great comeback to get within one at the half. We felt good going into the third and got off to a good start. Once they got in the lead they really took control of the game and they were hard to slow down.

We made a few runs, we got the lead down in the second half, but we just couldn't dig down one more time and see if we could get one more shot. The kids never quit. The score doesn't really show the real outcome of the game.

We made a few mini-runs that kept us in the lead ... our kids were able to put together a couple flurries. Those were important, because we knew it was going to be a challenge tonight.

We made a couple of errors in the first inning that kind of opened up the gates for them. If we make those plays they probably only score one run. Anytime you let a team like Olympia get a lead like that, it's tough to come back.

We're seeing third-period lead changes and we are seeing players using their sticks for intended purpose of sticks, and that is to handle and to propel the puck - not as a tool for checking.

We're not convinced that the major manufacturers will succeed in getting the $1 billion ...but this battle could lead to another settlement (and) an ironclad partnership between the states and tobacco manufacturers.

Like for most rookies, this is a learning experience. A 13-0 lead is not enough. There is never enough. Even if we are up all the way to the end, we need to play the whole game.

Let us join forces to lead the country to the cherished goals.

Major projects lead to a variety of reactions in the beginning, but once they are launched the reactions become positive. Infrastructure is a key part of energy security.

Luke's been very solid there. He's come a long way with his post defense and his defensive rebounding. (Fordham) left him alone and he made shots and gave us a double-digit lead we didn't relinquish.

Maintaining control indefinitely over millions of Palestinians will inevitably lead to a demographic nightmare and cannot be sustained if Israel is to remain true to its founding principles.

Lew had the green light and I had a pretty good lead since the first baseman wasn't playing behind me. That jump-started things. That was huge for us.

Level 1 is being totally independent, and we know they're not going to be there in large numbers for a while. But they're already getting to level 2, which means they can get into and lead the fight.

Let your running lead you to your diet.

Let us pray to God that each one, listening to his own conscience, has the courage to perform responsible and concrete gestures which will allow all to walk the road of peace together, avoiding anything that could lead back to hatred and violence,

Leo brings a very broad and deep level of experience to Kelley Blue Book that stretches across the automotive industry -- from optimizing dealership operations to maximizing the opportunities of the Internet and e-commerce. He's coming on board to lead an aggressive growth strategy across multiple business units.

Lenny's three was huge. It was a four-point lead at that point and we hadn't scored in awhile.

Let there be no doubt that any failure by Iraq to comply with its obligations will lead to serious consequences, ... For it is only the credible threat of force which has brought Iraq this far today.

Letters ultimately lead to the foundation of theater, which is communication.

Low self-esteem is kind of the spark plug for self-destructive behaviors, and drug use is one of these. It's a fundamental need to have a good sense of self. Without it, people may become pathologically unhappy with themselves, and that can lead to some very serious problems.

Lowering Wisconsin's tax burden will to lead increased growth.

Lower equity prices and higher financing costs should damp household and business spending, and greater uncertainty and risk aversion may also lead to more cautious spending behavior,

Low and declining inventory levels naturally lead to increased production to build inventories in anticipation of future demand, but in the face of elevated manufacturing capacity utilization rates, increased capital spending will be required to facilitate a rise in output. Since our last capital spending forecast in December 2005, significant increases in spending for 2006 have been announced, suggesting growth in capital expenditures of about 10 percent this year.

Losing that lead was critical as it gave them momentum to open the second half.

Loretta's extensive business and public service background, coupled with her community involvement and role as a nationally recognized advocate for cultural diversity, make her an ideal choice to lead the New Mexico team.

Layton's always kind of been the barometer of where we're at as a team. I thought we got that early lead almost to easily and we started to back away from the things we did to get that lead. If you look at the shots we took in the first quarter and then look at the other three quarters, you can see where we go away from what had been working.

Last year's Freedom 100 epitomized the racing of the Indy Pro Series. We saw numerous lead changes, side-by-side racing and a late shootout for the checkered flag. To be able to showcase that type of racing at a venue like Indianapolis is extraordinary.

Leaving the floor with a 31-30 halftime lead was big for us. We seemed to loosen up after that. We were patient offensively and that helped. We were able to cut and drive toward the basket. That freed up the perimeter.

Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the ''good life'' we thinks others lead by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives. We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts.

Lead wicks are unnecessary in candles, and the industry has acted recklessly by continuing to manufacture them, ... Now the agency should complete the notice and comment necessary to complete the rule making as rapidly as possible.

lead to a real peace, a lasting peace, not a minute-long peace.

Lead to a lot of money. Moving support.

lead the convergence of the media, entertainment, communications and Internet industries.

(Lead poisoning) does cause some neurological problems, but it's almost always in the extremities, in the arms and legs primarily. There have been a couple of cases of deafness caused by lead poisoning but it's very rare, so I think it's a long shot.

Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom,/ Lead thou me on;/ The night is dark, and I am far from home,/ Lead thou me on.

lead in promotion of spirituality and compassion for humanity.

Many influential insiders now oppose the deal, even though terminating it would presumably lead to management changes.

Many believe that foods make you put on weight because of what it is, rather than how much there is. They often over-emphasize the role of portion content and don't put enough emphasis on portion size. This can lead to people thinking that more radical changes are needed to prevent weight gain than may be the case, and making choices that lead to less personal satisfaction and that they will be less likely to stick to over time.

Sharon created a precedent that could lead to a division of Jerusalem,

Scott's goal gave us a little bit of confidence and something to build on. We managed to hold onto our lead at half-time and from there it was a matter of trying to keep a clean sheet.

Scott, Ross and Dennis have been great team players for the past three years. We are excited to name these three tri-captains for the year and we hope they will lead us through a very tough schedule. I really can't believe they are seniors.

Scott Adams is not only a world-famous cartoonist, he's also a world-class failure. And he's the first to admit it. In his new book, 'How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big,' the Dilbert creator explains how failure can lead to success if you develop the right skills to make the most of your mistakes.

Sewage can lead to another disaster, which is disease.

severe mental illness like psychosis can lead to a tragedy like this -- that people can see things that aren't real and hear things that aren't real and believe things that aren't real, and act in that distorted reality.

several elements lead us to believe we cannot exclude (Iraq has) Scud missiles, anthrax and other things.

Seven, eight and nine was the big turning point. I finally took the lead after being behind for 25 holes and was really playing well.

Seasonal weakness in the U.S. and a pause in spending in Japan lead to expectations for a sequential decline in sales for the first time since the second quarter of 2002, which is consistent with our outlook for a challenging first-half 2006 operating environment for communications equipment companies.

Security for the Israeli people will lead to measures that will create new and better reality for the Palestinian population.

Sequencing the chimp genome is a historic achievement that is destined to lead to many more exciting discoveries with implications for human health,

Sentiment is still robust, though profit-taking after the recent rally may lead to volatile trade.

Sen. Menendez has a 6-point lead in his race for re-election mainly because New Jersey is a Democratic state more fed up with the Bush administration and the war in Iraq than it is with high taxes and the budget crisis at home.

Sellers may lead the market lower at the opening.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control - these three alone lead to power

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control - these three alone lead life to sovereign power.

So far the earnings season has gotten off to an underwhelming start. I think the positive news from Intel is just what the market needed and is likely to lead to a favorable opening on Wednesday.

So far the earnings season has gotten off to an underwhelming start, ... I think the positive news from Intel is just what the market needed and is likely to lead to a favorable opening on Wednesday.

So he did this weaving for his mother and he put stained glass in it, flat glass and loved the way the light played with it. He actually melted some flat glass and used a lead pipe and blew a bubble and that was the beginning.

So it is probably less important to do preventive health and find a cancer early or risk factors -- than it is to make sure the patients don't already have problems that could lead to sudden incapacitation.

So it is absolutely essential now that the government gives the lead to re-establish the rule of law,

So many of the people, organizations and businesses that are helping rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf were themselves victims of the disaster. Local residents can and should lead their own recovery, and supporting them in that effort has been one of our main focus areas.

She's somebody that's a winner. She's constantly in the gym working on her game. She didn't play well against Louisville. She didn't play like a senior and didn't lead the best she could. She had a quick turnaround, and we had two great practices. I wasn't surprised we went into St. John's like we did.

She was very distraught and tired, ... We weren't able to talk to her as long as we would like to have, but she gave us a lot of information that ... we are very confident will lead us to make an arrest in this case.

She was the most experienced one here, so we will miss her. Next year, it will be time for someone else to step up and lead the team like Jessica was doing.

She was the difference in the game. She's the one that extended our lead and made them play from behind.

She wasn't very relaxed during the early part of the race, she was too aggressive, but thankfully she didn't have to go head to head for the lead and she was very game through the lane. She's run well in every start except the last one; that race was terrible, but she hated the slop and I knew she'd rebound today.

She went out a little too quick, and wasn't very relaxed early on. But she settled down and got out on the lead a little bit by herself.

She's been in the district finals for two years now, and she's able to lead by example. She comes out and gives 100 percent.

She's a winner. And she's got what it takes to lead us to a championship.

She's parlayed that into a fan community that far exceeds what her actual work on the show would engender, if you thought about it. She's also been able to get lead roles on Sci Fi Channel movies because of that, ... I see how hard she has to work to do it. She's probably the one I would pick who's really taken what they had and realized that the sci-fi community will support you.