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The bottom line is they (Cisco) said the bottom may be one-to-two quarters out so that puts you back to firm footing with reality saying this is not over yet.

The boys are excited. When we do put four quarters of basketball together, we're a pretty decent team.

ATI has had challenges in the last couple quarters and we are obviously disappointed with our performance and our ability to predict the dynamics of our desktop channel business.

That's kind of been the tale of our season. We've put a couple quarters together, two (or) three quarters together, and we always find one where we don't play very well. We came out heavy footed and didn't get much done in that first half. We have to find a way to put four quarters together.

That?s got to be one of the better quarters defensively around here in a long time. Obviously that?s not going to happen every night, but we just want to make things as difficult for the opposition as we can, and we did a nice job of that.

You never know what'll happen. We're four good quarters away from Redbird Arena.

This is the first quarter in a long time where you will see year-over-year comparisons that are negative. And we'll probably see results for most of the quarters in 2005 being down on a year-over-year basis.

This is not a surprise, based on their last earnings disappointment. I think they're a one-product company and somewhat of a status company. We expect more of the same in quarters to come.

This elevated growth rate in the economy should prevent a replay of the jobless recovery. If we have two strong quarters of growth, then employment will start to show decent gains in the third quarter.

Think of it as the old roll of quarters going into an arcade. They put in a certain amount, and the child can go ahead and consume, and when they're done, they're done.

They were going on about how they had been stung by criticism from all quarters and told us they were going to take the game by the scruff of the neck. England did not show that. The longer it went on, the more belief Northern Ireland got. They had a great attitude, great pace and great fighting qualities.

They've been hovering right around the same revenue figure for several quarters now.

They sucked a little wind and it's my fault. I guess we didn't have them ready to play four quarters of football. That's what it takes, you can't just play three.

Almost three quarters of our margin decline in the first half of this year is because we are spending to retain and acquire customers there.

Although the fact that Cott is facing higher packaging costs per se is not news, the fact that the company at this point sees an inability to manage through this for the next few quarters is.

Although real consumer spending was strong it has slowed for two consecutive quarters and finished Q1 with very little momentum. In order to sustain recent strength in real consumer spending, job creation will need to accelerate further.

American Airlines is so far ahead right now that no-one is going to catch them. Southwest had 52 straight quarters of profit. It doesn't mean all airline stocks are bad. Some of these low cost airlines have a bright future.

They played us a zone the entire game and it took us a few quarters to get used to that.

This is the third consecutive quarter that disk storage systems revenue growth has outpaced that of the server market. However, internal storage growth has exceeded external growth in three of the last four quarters as organizations explore new technologies that increase the flexibility of storage configurations.

They're a good team. They came out and hit some shots early. I don't think our kids realized that the game is four quarters long. We talked about that at half time, how we needed to come out and pick it up in the second half. I said some things I can't repeat here, but we needed to pick it up.

They have met or exceeded earnings estimates -- in some quarters quite substantially -- every quarter since the IPO,

There's a reason why they're 5-0. For the first three quarters they came out and executed, and that's what we wanted to do.

The more we can go out and play and compete, the better we will be. We'll have regular 12-minute quarters in the first half and we'll have 12-minute quarters in the second half but probably with a running clock. We might change that to make it more competitive.

Access to over 30 month aged cattle should open up in the third or fourth quarters of 2006.

A couple decent quarters do not a turnaround make. The competitive issues haven't changed that much. February sales looked better but they're also set against easier comparisons. There's still a long way to go until a real turnaround.

It's been six quarters of surprising on the upside. If people expect on the high end of the range, anything else will move people off the stock.

It's been quite hectic. Through the generosity of local businesses, namely Wal-Mart, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Plum Creek Cleaners, as well as school children from District 22, and a host of Dawson County residents and others in surrounding counties, we were able to help the families furnish their living quarters and obtain food and clothing.

It was different playing a conference game so early in the season, but a schedule is a schedule. I really liked our balance tonight. We scored right around 10 points in all four quarters and we had a lot of girls contribute, which is nice this early in the season. Our team defense was good, too.

It was quite an exhibition for three quarters Kobe put on tonight. I've seen a few 60-point ballgames in my time, but none of them had been done by the third quarter.

It was quite an exhibition for three quarters Kobe put on. I've seen a few 60-point ballgames in my time, but none of them had been done by the third quarter.

It really doesn't matter who we play, all the teams are going to be good at this level. We just have to come out and play like we did (last Tuesday). We have to stay focused and play four quarters of basketball.

I tried to come out hard, set the tone early and the guys got the win. We played all four quarters and we won every quarter except the third, which we tied.

It's not really true to (the Bears) character and nature in the past to do that (during an exhibition game), ... But I thought our staff did an outstanding job with adapting in the game. That's probably why we had more success in the second and third quarters than we did in the beginning of the game.

For a solid two and probably 2 1/2 quarters I thought we played pretty solid basketball. I just wish that in some of these games- and tonight's a perfect example-that we wouldn't let things get so far away from us in the end. This was a much closer and way more competitive game than that final score shows.

It's the worst feeling in the world. Luckily there wasn't five quarters in that football game because that's a big-time momentum change.

It's too bad that it happens in the quarters at the Scott but we have games like that all the time. We really enjoyed it, we just want to get back here next year. It's been incredible. The crowd, everything, it's amazing.

It's almost like now the psychology is shifting to expectations that sequential quarters will in fact decline. Rightly or wrongly, that's the perception that's taking hold.

It's four quarters of basketball, you know? The first two quarters, the jitters were in us. We were kind of nervous playing in front of that big crowd. But Coach (Lamont Bryant) kept telling us, 'Don't change anything. What we've been doing has got us down here.' Everyone followed through.

It's frustrating to play hard and play well for three quarters and then freeze up in the fourth. I hate to use the word 'choke,' but we really need some guys who can penetrate and find gaps instead of just passing the ball around the perimeter looking for a 3-pointer.

It's been almost a decade since the Burger King system enjoyed seven quarters of positive comp sales in the United States. As part of our Go Forward Plan, we're working together with our franchisees to deliver great products served hot and fresh by friendly and fast employees in a clean and safe restaurant environment. Our long run of positive sales increases shows that customers have noticed and appreciate our efforts.

It sure seemed like we got some breakaways ... and we ended the quarters pretty well.

The numbers look good, but it's two quarters in a row that analysts are skeptical about how they're reporting their numbers.

Even when we stress test the model with slower inventory turns and faster payables turns, or with significantly lighter revenue, we still come out with more than $500 million in cash at the end of the March quarters in both 2001 and 2002.

That's the first time we've put four good quarters together. We're just a bunch of little guys, so we have to get after it for four quarters.

That's a credit to the strength of our schedule so far. ... There are kids who have played all 12 quarters on both sides of the ball - Wilkens, (Dylan)Glaser, Sigl, Dressler, (Luke)Senger, (Matt)Bailey, (Ben)Jacobson and even (Scott)Beeler.

The biggest thing that we need to do is learn to play four quarters of football.

The bank continues to be under pressure with the very difficult yield environment they find themselves in. But things are moving in the right direction (for the company) after four or five quarters of dismal earnings.

Take away two bad quarters and we have a couple of good games against them.

It's been like that all year. We always have one of those quarters when we don't play well.

It's been turning a profit after losing so much money and laying off people last year. Today it's hiring people, making profits in the first two quarters and my sources say that demand has picked up a lot for bugging equipment, ... It's a pure play on eavesdropping and it's one of the best ways to play this anti-terrorism movement.

It?s been the same story maybe the last four times we played them. We play them really tough for three quarters and then they wear us down. We make a mistake and they capitalize.

It looked like we belonged here. For three quarters we were competitive.

It's hard for me to say that it's part of the game that I've played because I've never been in the situation, ... But, you know, we have played six poor quarters of football. Now our season is kind of hanging in the balance and we've got a big obstacle on Saturday that we've got to overcome.

It seemed like we played the last two and a half quarters from our two-yard line and in. We couldn't get it out, and we were giving Jasper a short field time after time.

It's doubtful this will have any impact in the foreseeable future on Qualcomm's finances. If it has a financial impact, that will be several quarters out.

It was one of those games where we weren't ready to play and Watkins was. Basically, we didn't play four quarters of basketball. ... It was a disappointing loss to the end of the regular season.

It's very tough. It's not like we're out of shape, because we're in shape, we're in good condition. It's just that toward the third and fourth quarters when you've got players going both ways, it gets tough.

It's wasn't a great game, but we want to make sure we get something positive out of the experience. We got to work on some different things with our offense and got them out by halftime, our defense got three quarters and a lot of our younger kids saw some action.

It (the occupancy rate decline) was unusual. It was across the board. We had a 0.2 percent decrease a couple of quarters ago, but (statistically) that was zero. This (the 0.5 percent decline), I think, is statistically significant.

They did a great job of shutting down what we usually do and it took us a quarter to adjust. We played them even the last three quarters after the slow start. I was proud of them.

They can get an emergency form of MediCal for treatment in emergency room. But no public assistance: no food stamps, no cash assistance, no MediCal that would be available. Even for most programs, if you're documented, you have to work 60 quarters before you're eligible.

They came out and they zoned up and they trapped and they doubled, and we just continued to move the ball. It took me three quarters to kind of get the rhythm down on what they were trying to do defensively so I could go into attack mode in the fourth quarter, where I was able to start attacking the basket a little bit and get something going.

They've had such monster first quarters for the last couple of years, so that has created a difficult comparison.

They've had strong quarters before, especially the first quarter. Historically, that's been one of their strongest quarters. But whether this can be sustained, that's the next challenge.

They've had 23 consecutive quarters now of higher sales and earnings. And we think that can continue. We think their growth rate is inherently in the mid-20s. And while the stock is not cheap, on the other hand, it will never get very cheap because there haven't been any mistakes.

(The revenue) translates into one of the strongest quarters for Unilever in the last few years.

Once the flow of the game went through three quarters and it was nip and tuck, we knew it was going to go down to the end.

Once the equity market sees the end of the economic cycle isn't too far away, people will be more comfortable buying stocks. The market will probably retrace a lot of its lost ground. I think there will be a December rally that will carry through first and second quarters of next year.

On average, consumers have anticipated changes in the unemployment rate three quarters in advance of the actual change.

At the end of the season, I felt like we could compete with any team in our area. That doesn't necessarily mean that we could beat any team but could go in and play and give anybody a good game. Early on, we didn't do the things it took to finish games. We first had to teach the girls how to compete. Once we learned how to compete, then we had to learn how to win. By the end of the season we learned how to finish games. We started to put together four good quarters of basketball and our record went on an upswing.

The last couple of quarters we've talked publicly about being dissatisfied with the performance. It was going south, so we thought this was a good time because we think we can bring value to the company.

The last couple of quarters have been somewhat disappointing, ... There are some execution issues that we will look at.

The king's decision, though belated, is a significant step forward in resolving the political turmoil in Nepal. There may be differences in some quarters but the seven-party alliance should soon take the responsibility of forming a government.

The federal government is not prioritizing; they're throwing everything they've got at it, ... They've even deployed the Navy, the first time in our nation's history it's been used for a natural disaster. They are pushing everything in here possible from thousands of National Guard troops to temporary living quarters to the best scientists and epidemiologists. This will be the biggest relief effort, the largest humanitarian effort in the history of the world.

The cost of servicing this debt, while still low, nevertheless increased from six and three quarters per cent of disposable income in the third quarter of 2005 to 7% in the fourth quarter.

I'm not sure how much of this is sustainable. While it put in a good rebound quarter in December, I would like to see another quarter of good results. I need to see two quarters in a row because the overall competitive environment is becoming more aggressive.

I'm proud of the way our kids competed for four quarters. We finally put together four quarters of intense basketball against a good team and I think we're making progress in the right direction.

I'm really proud of what everyone is doing. I told them we're finally getting five people on the floor playing well, where we used to have just one, two or three. We're finally getting what we want, four quarters and people playing real hard.

I'm three quarters Scottish, but I sound English. I don't really see British as a race.

In five of our games we were so far ahead that he was on the bench. His numbers could be even better if he played all four quarters in those games. He plays with no fear and will expose his body if he needs to. He's very tough physically and mentally.

Increased business optimism bodes well for the economy. After several quarters of falling expectations, CFOs now see fewer reasons to hold back spending.

In line with the plans we previously described, the investments we are making throughout our business will negatively affect our financial performance during the first three lower revenue quarters of the year, ... However, we are confident that the improvements being made will deliver substantial benefits to Toys 'R' Us by this year's more important holiday season and will allow us to better grow and enhance our business well into the future.

Industry analysts are currently forecasting the semiconductor industry to grow less than 10 percent in 2001. These projections assume difficult first and second quarters for the industry, reflecting uncertain global macroeconomic trends as well as broad-based inventory adjustments.

In a regional championship, anything can happen. You've just got to come out, play your game, get after it for four quarters and let the chips fall where they may.

I'm not surprised. (The fourth quarter and first quarter) generally are the best quarters of the year, corporate profits were very good, and the economic data was mixed to favorable.

If rural exports lift as expected in coming quarters and support expanded export capacity in the mining sector, the much fabled improvement in Australia's trade accounts will be a step closer.

If you believe this a secular story then you should ignore cyclical swings. The banks may have bad quarters every now and then but so what?

If you look at the quarters that have come out, the most striking ones are the ones that have very few elements. Something simple that catches the spirit and the heritage and the pride that Idahoans feel in their state.

If you just analyze, historically, the chances of getting two quarters of more than a 5 percent gain in the dollar index, it has happened only two times since the '70s, so it's very rare.

If you looked at the stock market last year, for the first three quarters the market was down and it made it all up in the fourth quarter,

Intel has a slew of products coming out within a span of the next two or three quarters that could help it close the technology gap with AMD.

In our view, earnings improvement in the last two quarters has been driven primarily by better execution.

In Rikers, you had the Italians over here, the Spanish over here, the Blacks here, then there would be your Christians here and your Muslim brotherhood here. It's just like the outside, but in very closed quarters where you have to get along or else. The sense of claustrophobia in 'Orange is the New Black' - that's real.

In online, which skews to a young demographic, we've seen strong growth in our subscription and e-commerce business, and the group reported its first two quarters of profits in the first half.

I look at the score, and I see 46 points and think we did a decent job defensively. Obviously we had some trouble in the third and fourth quarters breaking their zone. Our kids panicked. Our kids tried to make the extra play rather than make the extra pass.

I really rode Brad hard for about three quarters of the year. And then I told him if he would do the things I told him to do I'd quit riding him.

I really felt last year through the middle quarters and virtually the entire fourth quarter we had the pace where we wanted it. It's a lot easier to slow a team down, though, than to speed them up.

In the third and fourth quarters we spread them out a little bit and were more patient. We caught them in some screens and some switches and were able to get some easy baskets.

In the three hours before the undocking, the cosmonauts are to check the ship's systems, don the spacesuits in the cramped quarters of the descent craft of the Soyuz TMA-6, take their places and wait for the decisive moment of the command to separate from the station and set off on the flight back to the ground,

Investors perhaps were disappointed that profits didn't beat estimates, even by just a little bit. Actually, this is the first time after eight straight quarters that Amazon didn't beat expectations.