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Our juniors went out and had a great day. I'm really pleased with our lower levels. Our seniors are leading us really well, but you know, we're getting some points from these juniors. And more than scoring points, we had three conference champions today. That's pretty cool.

Our juniors just went out and had a great day. Our seniors are leading us really well, but we're getting the bulk of our points from our juniors. They're not just scoring points. We had three conference champions today. It was pretty cool.

Our hope is that these funds will help catapult the (project) into one of the nation's leading efforts to eliminate health disparities among minority populations,

Our growth was strong across all measurements -- traffic, unique users, registrations, bookings and revenue -- indicating growing consumer and advertiser validation of Excite as a leading gateway to the Web and as a provider of highly personalized online services,

Over the next few years lower cost regions of the world are clearly going to offer certain efficiencies in developing code and that is just a fact of life that we have to deal with. Right now we have a smart bunch of people here who are focused and know what they are doing in a relativity niche area. I believe there is strong role for a company like ours; creating leading edge technology and adding value to the larger community.

Pacific has quietly grown with key retail customer partners to become the leading salad and fresh-cut fruit and vegetable provider to supermarket delis in the western United States.

Ozon.ru is made up of four businesses. Ozon.ru is an online retailer, O'Courier focuses on shipping, Ozon.Travel, and our most recent acquisition, Sapato, the leading online shoe and accessory retailer.

Palm's ... expertise, combined with Access' leading software development capabilities, will allow us to continue to deliver great products. Access is currently a software technology partner and we look forward to continuing our strong working relationship to advance the Palm OS platform.

Over the past year we have enjoyed a very productive collaboration with Pfizer, the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical company. We believe that the expansion of this agreement is evidence of our successful development and application of this technology to facilitate the generation of improved production cell lines with altered traits.

Our strategic plan calls for Canada to be a world leading alpine racing country by 2010. With significantly increased human, technical and financial resources, the intent is to have all our athletes be the best prepared to race ever at an Olympic Games.

Our focus on these product lines is leading us to sustained profitability, strong gross margins and a solid cash position.

Our global civilization today is on an economic path that is environmentally unsustainable, a path that is leading us toward economic decline and eventual collapse.

Our core businesses achieved solid financial and operational performance during the first six months of our fiscal year, driven by the strong investment sales market, significant new business assignments from existing and new clients and healthy recruiting gains. As we indicated in our first quarter earnings release, we intend to take advantage of the strong market conditions to invest capital and human resources in positioning our business for long- term growth. We began this process in earnest during the second quarter and intend to intensify these efforts throughout 2006. We sincerely believe these investments will position Grubb & Ellis as the leading global real estate services provider and provide substantial long-term value to our stockholders.

Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of gynecologic cancer deaths in the United States. That fact has held true over the last 20 or 30 years.

Our vision for unified communications breaks down today's silos of communication and brings them together into an intuitive experience that puts people at the center. By ensuring interoperability with business-grade communications capabilities from leading providers, we can extend the power and flexibility of software to improve phone-based communications.

Our vision for the Chinese market is to continue our efforts on increased distribution with China's leading retailers. The expectation for Jamieson Laboratories is a significant increase in awareness and in sales of our products in Asian markets over the next year.

Our women are definitely leading the way this time. They're a great source of pride.

Our Board and management team are united in the belief that we must take bold action now to lead the emerging era of molecular medicine with leading positions in both genetic and protein analysis.

Our brand is unique, offering the style and amenities of the world's leading upscale hotels at mid-scale rates of $115 to $135 per night, ... We've redefined the mid-scale segment of the market with a new generation of hotels featuring loft accommodations that are well-priced, boldly designed, dynamic and fun.

Right now, technology represents about 24 percent of the capitalization of the S&P, ... My guess is we're headed up to maybe the 20s or maybe 30 percent. If you look back historically, leading groups can capture that much of the market and I think technology's driving the market right now.

Rising oil prices raise concern U.S. consumption will slow, leading to worries that exports from some Asian countries will shrink, and worsening the region's growth outlook. The higher fuel costs may also lead to concern corporate profits will be squeezed. These encourage foreign investors to sell the regional equities.

Rob has not been a year-round wrestler like most of the other kids who make it out here. He is most successful when he's leading and scoring points; when he falls behind he sometimes does things out of his game plan in an effort to score more points.

Robert's impressive experience in managing global sales teams in leading organizations and his extensive semiconductor industry knowledge certainly make him a great addition to our management team. His customer focus and experience in developing strategic business relationships will be beneficial to PMC-Sierra as we continue to provide the technologies and products to help build out the next wave of broadband and storage infrastructure to make the Digital Age a reality.

Riley will be leading a delegation of business economic development leaders from all over the state,

Retail gasoline prices have gone up 15 cents in the past two weeks. The increases can be traced to investor speculation leading to higher prices for both crude and wholesale gasoline. With crude trading around $64 a barrel, it doesn't appear likely gasoline will fall below $2 a gallon anytime soon.

Restaurants come to an area after all the homes are already there. It's the new office space that is leading the construction industry right now. That is what is attracting the investment money.

Restaurants are moving in the direction that consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers took some years ago. Continuous measurement and evaluation of marketing channels such as television, radio, internet and print and in-store promotions is either in practice or under consideration at a number of leading restaurant chains.

Pier is a highly talented international executive and his years in Asia, combined with his vast experience overseeing Europe's leading cruise company, bring a unique insight and perspective into our new Asian cruise initiative.

Reducing the federal government's massive energy waste offers enormous opportunities to save taxpayers billions of dollars for decades to come and improve the environment, ... We're starting to make progress, but there's no excuse for this much waste when leading companies in the U.S. energy-efficiency industry are willing to provide the money for improvements at no up-front cost to taxpayers.

Recently we added another leading U.S. semiconductor manufacturer to our MAGELLAN(R) System customer base,

President Bush had the highest approval ratings ever after Desert Storm. Then Clinton took a role leading the party and won the presidency.

Our research shows that 83% of leading companies indicate field service optimization is core to improving their competitive positions. True field service optimization requires service organizations to maintain the most cost-effective, productive, and profitable service chain at all times -- especially in the face of a myriad of constraints and interruptions.

Our research indicates that employing enhanced collaboration technologies in product development can have a significant impact on a company's ability to innovate and meet their product development targets. The real world stories presented at the ITS events offered excellent examples of how leading manufacturers are leveraging open design collaboration capabilities such as JT technology to streamline communication throughout their supply chains and bring innovative products to market faster.

Pat is a gem. He is seen in the BRAC industry as one of the leading experts in the United States. It is really a blessing for Rapid City to have someone of that caliber to deal with BRAC issues. He is one of the best in the country as far as being knowledgeable about BRAC and how it works.

Paths kept leading me back to Aimee McPherson,

Part of the reason was that retailers built sales momentum by offering deep discounts leading up to Black Friday,

Part of why Kleenex and all the leading brands use virgin fibers is because of the strength and softness of the tissue.

PC-based entertainment takes a major step forward in 2006 with Windows Vista. HD cable support, same-day access to first-run shows, new relationships with leading companies such as MTV, and unprecedented PC gaming -- not to mention today's extended experiences offered through Xbox 360 and portable devices -- will all come together in Windows Vista to create an all-in-one entertainment experience unlike any other.

Our objective, which is to become the leading provider of affordable risk, health, savings and investment solutions to lower income earners, is well within our capabilities given our ongoing commitment to genuine economic empowerment.

Our medical director is monitoring it and leading the creation of the business continuity plan.

Our main goals are to grow as a team and consistently improve throughout the season, leading to a strong performance at the metro league championship, as well as the regional and state championships.

Our on-time performance was at its lowest point in the weeks leading up to the strike,

Our offensive average went up after losing our career leading scorer, and our steals went up by 64 this year. We accomplished a lot out of the change in style.

Our leading scorer every game, except when we played Atchison, hasn't been more than a three-point difference. So, what's working in our advantage, is when they all can score we're pretty tough.

Our leading indicator - the one that's never lied to us like the politicians - suggests only 23 percent probability of recession over the next 12 months, that's very low.

Our mission is to be the leading sports brand in the world. This definitely brings us a huge step ahead,

People live for the dream in their hearts. And I have yet to know anyone who has not some secret dream, some hope, however dim, some storied wall to look at in the dusk, some painted window leading to the soul.

Surgery is an option, but the advice we have received from two leading specialists in the field is that the injury may still settle without recourse to an opera-tion,

Stephen is a world class player and has made a fantastic contribution to Australian rugby. He will play an important role leading up to, and during the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Stacy Ray has been on fire with her attacks at the net. I would not be surprised if she was leading the conference in hitting percentage among setters.

Some kids are leading the team more than others, but we have a winning attitude now.

That championship is far from over and we will continue to fight hard for it. To leave here leading the constructors' championship and being a little bit closer on the drivers' would have been great for us and also great for Formula One, but unfortunately that did not happen. We have now won eight races out of 11 and that is normally a season which has seen both team and driver dominate both championships. But I don't feel frustration with the past.

My only claim to fame was being all-conference and that came from leading the league in fouls. I averaged 4 a game. Thank God Joe doesn't foul much.

My mother was a leading lady in a local theatre in Birmingham, Alabama, where I grew up.

Nancy Johnson has moved from being a quiet champion of the wilderness bill to leading the charge in opposition to the Republican leadership's effort to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

My preparations leading up to this weekend have been fantastic. I feel the most confident I have ever been going into a marathon.

My point exactly. We still depend on Roger Clemens being out there on the mound. We still depend on our stars leading the way.

Local housing markets will cool off, leading to a slowdown in spending and some job losses in construction and other real estate-related industries. With this in mind, we are currently forecasting a plateau in home prices, a moderate decrease in sales and new building and two years of weak growth. However, this forecast represents the middle of the road.

Look at this game. This is what we've been working on in the practices leading up to these games, the fundamentals and knowing what to do in situations. The more we keep working on them, the better we're all going to be as players and as a team.

look into the events leading up to the disaster and the circumstances surrounding the initial and unacceptable response.

Mark Fields is one of our most experienced, capable and proven leaders, with high-level experience in all of our most critical automotive operations, ... He is known for his marketing expertise and his skills as a motivator, as he proved in leading the recovery of Mazda and as seen in the continuing progress in our Premier Automotive Group and Ford of Europe. His next challenge is to lead The Americas automotive operations back to a sustained level of profitability while producing the best cars and trucks in the industry.

Mastering the art of negotiation involves leading the other person to your conclusion while having them believe it is their idea.

Lion was not really too big a surprise. It's a major player in its field ... the leading company in Western Europe.

Like some of our best ideas, trust.salesforce.com was inspired by our conversations with customers. We have a tradition of leading the on-demand revolution with breakthrough innovations, and we hope that trust.salesforce.com will take its place among some of our best new products.

I was thinking about leading when we were in the middle of the fairway, ... It was quite a dramatic finish, bizarre really. I suppose he finished with two pars.

I was very proud of our effort today. Our seniors did a great job of leading us. The energy from the locker room to the court was better and the way it needs to be.

I was the leading star in 1945. I slowed down my pace of acting assignments after I came into direction.

It feels a little bit more like we're in a banana republic than sort of the leading country in the world with a 7 percent move up, 3 percent moves down last week. So it's certainly not a market that investors can do a whole lot with in a methodical, systematic, thoughtful way.

I think she cracked her bridge up there. We hope to have her back for next week. She was at practice yesterday, and we let her shoot a little bit. She got hit a couple of games ago in the mouth. She's a big part of our team. She's our leading scorer right now, and we've got to have her back.

I think offensively is where we have a little more experience and more weapons. On any given day, any one can be our leading scorer.

I think I'm leading the league in walkoff bunts, ... It's nice to get a win any way you can. If it's a walkoff bunt, that's fine with me.

I think I'll get a little more interesting small parts and see if I can really... I guess you don't have to have the pressure on you compared to when you're a leading man in a film.

I think he's matured a lot. He's throwing the ball harder. He's leading the team. He's doing a good job.

I think he's the leading scorer in the conference. It would definitely be a good challenge for me. I'm always looking to take on challenges and he's a great player.

It allows FedEx and some of their top technology people to mingle with other people involved in the leading edge of IT. The majority of companies in there are in technology, and all of the companies there use leading-edge technology.

I strongly believe that AOL - once the leading Internet company in the world - can return to its past greatness. Over the past few months, I have been pleased to see a renewed focus on AOL at Time Warner, and the emergence of so many strategic alternatives.

I think Jonathan Townsend's just sort of stepping into the role that Todd had last year, the leader of the team and the ultimate competitor. He's stepping on the field ahead in most fitness (tests) and leading the team in warm-ups. While we're playing, he's the guy that everybody's looking to go to.

I think Maggie sees the game differently now and is practicing differently, which is leading to great potential for her to be a starter for us.

I thought Natalie Hayes played good defense on Amber Hacker. She's their leading scorer. I told (Natalie) before the game, I said, 'I just got a feeling you're going to have a big night.' I thought she played good defense.

John was an incredibly important writer, both in his own right, and as a leading advocate for writers and artists with disabilities. It's a terrible, terrible loss.

John ran a 5:35 mile, and for a guy that size he has done a tremendous job of leading by example during our conditioning period, ... He's a guy who is leading by example.

Judy Miller was a senior my freshman year and she was our leading scorer. She told me that I was next. Are you going to believe that when you're a freshman? I don't know.

It is clear to me that Judge Roberts' history has prepared him well for the honor of serving this country by leading our nation's highest court, and I strongly support his nomination.

It is extremely important that a commission independent of the executive and legislative branches analyzes the Katrina disaster and the events leading up to it.

It is essential to do everything to prevent the August 17 statement ... from leading to dangerous socioeconomic consequences,

IMS technology will play a big role in determining how communications service providers develop and deploy next-generation networks. The IDC Shoot Out on the Telecom NEXT exhibit floor will be a great place to compare the latest IMS products from some of the world's leading technology companies.

I'm still leading and I cannot play worse tomorrow than I did today. I felt like an 8-year-old again.

I'm honored and excited to assume this new leadership role at AMD. During my time at AMD, we've overcome many hurdles to become a driving force in the microprocessor industry. Still, more challenges and opportunities are ahead of us, and I plan to help AMD capitalize on those opportunities to change the competitive dynamics of the microprocessor industry and continue our sustained growth. My new position also gives Hector more bandwidth to focus on leading the company as CEO.

We now feel strong enough to attempt a transaction of this magnitude. Through it, we will advance to become the leading commercial bank in Germany focused on financing, ... It opens new market opportunities for us.

we no longer feel the need to attend every meeting together or read all the same memos. Instead, we can better divide the job of leading this great company and simplify the decision-making process.

The above strategies have helped to improve the gross profit of the group and helped to maintain average selling prices of products, further consolidating the group's leading position in the market.

The acquisition of PCS is a unique opportunity to acquire one of the country's leading pharmacy benefits managers,

The acquisition of Jungle Labs represents another meaningful step forward in our strategy of becoming a larger and more important supplier of specialty pet products. Jungle Labs has a strong track record of innovative product development and marketing in water and fish care and its line of products in this high growth, high margin niche complements our existing Tetra, Marineland, ASI and Perfecto aquatics product mix nicely. This acquisition will be a positive addition to Spectrum Brands' leading market share position in the global aquatics marketplace.

The Algonquin is our first Manhattan property, and marks our fourth acquisition in 2005, with several more pending. The hotel, built in 1902, has always been on the cutting edge of guest comfort and social awareness. It was the first leading hotel in New York to receive ladies traveling alone, and the first to have electronic door locks, smoke detectors and air conditioning in all of its rooms. The Algonquin is an extraordinary hotel, and our goal is to live up to its past and further enhance its legend.

The Asian markets will have a pivotal global influence in the coming decades and will offer significant investment opportunities for both KKR and our existing portfolio companies, ... As the role of private equity in Asia grows and is further defined, KKR will carefully assess the landscape and determine the most appropriate ways to be a leading participant in that process.

That was two back-to-back triples leading off that inning. Patrick hit the ball hard all four at-bats. The two triples he hit were hard-hit balls. I hope he stays hot this weekend. I hope Charlie continues to hit well. He had a tough night tonight with one hit, but I'm not worrying about Charlie.

That was our goal. We knew she was their leading scorer. We wanted to hold her down and make other kids beat us. ... We just surrounded her and tried not to let her touch the ball, and for the most part, it worked.

That's the one thing we've been doing very well. Two things stand out: turnovers (18, leading to 20 points) and not making free throws.

That's the major risk, but nobody has told the construction sector in California because they were again the leading job growth sector (in December).

That's what I'm most proud of about this team - the senior players are leading by example. It's a lovely thing to see.