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We have agreement on more aid, we have consensus on debt relief -- now let's complete the picture and deliver a true development round on trade.

You are coming off a banner year and comparisons are more difficult. There's no doubt about that, ... But there appears to be a consensus of 3 percent to 4 percent GDP growth in 2005 and with that backdrop, leisure and recreation companies should have a good year.

With the FOMC rate verdict due later today, there's a cautious mood creeping into equity markets as although a 25 basis point hike is widely expected, there's little consensus as to just how long the aggressive stance over interest rates will now continue for.

We believe the growth spurt will be less robust than the consensus and that a softening housing market will hold back (growth) throughout the coming year.

You know, there were five different teams that had it all locked up, and they all lost within the last week. And so Nebraska sort of backed in, and Oregon was the consensus No. 2, and the computer polls didn't like them, so then ended up the Fiesta Bowl. And then it was a rotten game.

We never had an agreement on the $1,300. That is what the government is offering and I told them whatever lump sum they were offering I would have to get the consensus from the membership before we could sign off on any deal,

Unless you address some of the underlying problems in these bills, I doubt there will be a consensus necessary for passage of them,

We came to the consensus that we needed a central Web site that anybody could go to.

We have not yet achieved a consensus on taskings on particular proposals that have been put forward,

We have noted in the past that our third-quarter earnings per share estimate of 47 cents (versus First Call consensus of 57 cents) would probably be too low if UPS settled early and a second round of freight diversion did not occur, ... As a result of last night's announcement, we will likely be raising our third-quarter EPS estimate in the next few days, once we get better visibility about some details of the contract.

The president does not have any obligation to make a consensus appointment here. What the president's obligation is, is to pick a judicial conservative, and I believe that's what he's gonna do.

We agree with the consensus out there about the interest rate environment, and we are taking steps to react to that by working harder on the deposit side,

Whether it is by consensus or by vote, either way it ends up in New York.

We remain comfortable with consensus earnings estimates for 1998 and expect to increase earnings by an additional 15 percent in 1999.

The overlap was startling, really. There was a great deal of consensus on where to intervene,

We are definitely going to have to look at all of the recommendations, find some sort of consensus and do what we can to implement those, but it will probably be a lengthy process.

When we're done, piping plover and habitat will still be out there. The consensus is, if we do nothing, the habitat is going to go away.

We're not even close to a consensus yet.

We are confident we will deliver a solid, high-quality first quarter, consistent with the consensus estimate, and we believe we will achieve strong results for the year, in line with our goals.

There is a very strong consensus that gold will continue its trend higher this year and that, in itself, is a warning sign.

The proposed new council is a major improvement over the old Commission on Human Rights. It would be reckless for the United States to force a vote because that will invite amendments from spoiler states to weaken the council. The time has come to accept the overwhelming consensus behind the council and to work to make it function effectively.

The proposal as outlined to the White House and the members of Congress represents a carefully developed consensus on how best to resolve public health concerns immediately,

We believe Cisco will not meet consensus revenue estimates in fiscal 2002 and expect it will no longer be able to rely on appreciating stock as a currency,

The deficit appeared to be wider than the market consensus but this is due mainly to the Lunar New Year holiday.

The decentralized culture was very effective with addressing academic issues. But was that same decentralized culture serving communication as well? The consensus seemed to be no.

We want to at least create the framing of a consensus position on the part of the commission members,

The crisis is not gone. There is still more work to be done. And the thing that worries investors the most is when consensus develops and the market recovers, there is a big sigh of relief.

The crises of basketball that is hampering the development of the sport cannot be ended by means of exclusion. Consensus and unity are the keys to ending the impasse that stops the Philippines from competing in international basketball events.

The conventional consensus is these factors will produce a weaker market for farm equipment in 2006. December sales are a reflection of cash flow and tax planning, but do not reflect the outlook for the coming year.

While NATO has been the cornerstone of U.S. defense policy in Europe, there is no consensus on whether expansion of the alliance into Central and Eastern Europe is a wise and feasible policy.

Science isn't done by consensus. It's done by rigorous testing.

We have found that companies need to speak a common language because some of the suggested ways to harness disruptive innovation are seemingly counterintuitive. If companies don't have that common language, it is hard for them to come to consensus on a counterintuitive course of action.

This will be as bad if not worse than what we saw in the first and fourth quarters of '97. We're looking for about 3 percent S&P 500 growth right now, and the consensus is looking for about 6 percent or better. So I think anxiety levels will remain in place for a couple of weeks until we get further through this confession period.

This will be a defining moment -- President Bush has to pick between what mainstream America wants and what the radical right demands. He can make good on his promises to unite the country by reaching out across party lines to find a consensus nominee who'll respect privacy rights, value women's freedom and defend constitutional traditions.

There has to be a consensus and this is a report, a set of circumstances, that the international community simply cannot ignore.

There is a deep consensus between Gore and Bush. When you look at the last 10 years, there's not much you can think that would be different if George Bush (the former president and father of the current GOP nominee) had won and Bill Clinton had lost.

There is a deep consensus between Gore and Bush, ... When you look at the last 10 years, there's not much you can think that would be different if George Bush (the former president and father of the current GOP nominee) had won and Bill Clinton had lost.

There is a consensus with the member countries to maintain the current quota as there is enough oil in the market. I expect a barrel at US$50 at least for the second quarter of the year.

There is a consensus that the caps, targets and timetables approach is flawed. If we spend the next five years arguing about that, we'll be fiddling and negotiating while Rome burns,

There is a consensus in America that some criminal acts are so horrendous that the death penalty is wholly appropriate punishment. Someone involved in a conspiracy to murder thousands of innocent people could easily fit in this category.

There has been a general consensus among us in editorial ... (that) we feel that after 40 years of publishing our heroes have become way to chummy with each other. In earlier times, there was a certain element of danger and mistrust within the Marvel Universe, both from the human populace and its heroes. Heroes would meet and not instantly know or even like each other. Spider-Man used to get shot at, he was considered creepy, dangerous and - as J. Jonah Jameson was fond of saying - 'a masked menace!' 'Civil War' puts us back in that place. Where it leaves us? Well, you'll have to read to find out.

There has been a consensus that this is something we need to do.

When both exports and imports are surging, that is generally a sign that the economy is in very good shape. These figures strike me as yet another sign that activity entering 2006 was on a solid footing, not about to slow down substantially, as the consensus believes.

We keep trying to see a consensus for when things will bottom out. But then we keep getting these numbers that would seem to undermine that.

We've come up with what I submit to you is a consensus proposal.

We believe potentially disappointing 2005 fourth quarter results, the prospects of a potential downward revision to 2006 First Call consensus estimates of $2.85 per share and slower square footage growth over the next five years are now reflected in the stock.

The questions reveal widespread doubts about the country's current course. But there is no consensus on which direction to take.

We have seen increasing strength in our business performance as our fiscal year has progressed, which we are confident will allow us to exceed consensus analysts' estimates and achieve the primary goals reflected in our financial road map.

There is only one reason for these continuing negotiations -- and that is to maximize the degree of consensus in the council. We are determined to bring this whole negotiation to closure in the next 24 hours.

When you have that and you put it all in the mix, at the end of the day, the final decision by the consensus of council is always the best decision for the Town of Herndon. I just want to be a small part of that.

There are issues associated with the act that Congress may want to revisit. But if the Senate is going to make any significant changes, I believe we should work hard to build consensus first.

When you look at the stronger (applications), they are very, very descriptive in what they're doing. The general consensus was that it was just a weak application. There was nothing unique about the application.

With close to 20 per cent of the S&P 500 companies having reported, year-over-year operating earnings growth for the third quarter at 14.9 per cent appears in line (versus above consensus for recent quarters) but still good,

With the broad consensus reached on key aspects of this proposal the European Parliament has provided us with a solid basis for going forward." ()

We need to debate the three months and we need to try to build a consensus around what the right period of time is, ... But what is being suggested is not any form of internment, just a sensible period to detain suspects while sensible investigation is going on.

Expectations for GOOG are still quite high. We believe upside to consensus estimates and upward revisions will be required for good stock performance following the report.

The governor is pleased to see the legislature arrive to a consensus on a smoking ban that seems to be supported by most people throughout Colorado.

We see now for several weeks already a consensus around a decline of semiconductor market year-on-year of 26 percent,

We need to have a consensus among everybody if it's going to work. Obviously, as campuses, as a community and as a board we all need to be on the same page about what we truly believe is the best for all kids.

Yes, the market developed a fear that employment would be stronger than it turned out to be, but it was still a pretty solid number, above economists' consensus forecast, so in general you're looking at recent economic numbers that have bond traders a little bit concerned.

Up to now, each President has implemented purely personal projects while in office. The PRI used that to stay in power. Today, more than ever, we need to have a national plan of action that represents the consensus of all Mexicans. That's one of the things I'm trying to put together in this campaign.

Very focused. He has been very successful in resolving conflicts. Handling the stadium issues, he has had to deal with local and state officials, and he has a great feel for forming consensus among various groups.

There is some consensus at the hall. But we don't seem to be able to come to an understanding as to how to move forward.

We have a consensus that we want to put before the conference. We want to share the availability of the spare capacity with the market,

We had to get signatures because we don't have enough to file the fee. But our consensus was that people would take me more seriously if I was out there getting petitions.

This week's CPI will seal (the Fed's decision). If we get a number at consensus or a little above, that'll tip it towards a June increase.

This week's CPI will seal (the Fed's decision), ... If we get a number at consensus or a little above, that'll tip it towards a June increase.

What is needed today is nothing less than a new consensus between alliances that are frayed, between wealthy nations and poor. The essence of that consensus is simple: We all share responsibility for each other's security.

What are we going to do about winning the election? Where are we going to turn to have a viable chance to win this election? And a viable chance to win this election is coming up with a candidate that most people can agree on. Randy Daniels could be a compromise consensus candidate because he's not polarized on either side.

When all was said and done, we reached a consensus. The consensus first was that the priority in this city, in this part of the state, in this part of the country, in this region, had to continue to be recovery and rebuilding from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

We expect the company to put up a good show, give guidance that is ahead of consensus and not have any significant negative surprises.

We expect the company to continue to pick up momentum through the fourth quarter and 2003 with the Teamster contract further behind them and as the economy improves, ... We expect consensus EPS for 2003 to come down toward our $2.46.

We expect consumer sales to continue ramping up this quarter, but it is now obvious to us following the Thanksgiving weekend that they will not grow sufficiently to allow us to meet previous consensus for EPS and guidance for revenue.

We choose not to incur construction costs with extensive renovations. The general consensus is the guests appreciate our non-smoking stores.

We checked with the other communities, and the consensus is that we should not use public taxpayer's funds to donate to a private organization.

We think it's likely that the stock will see a short-term rally on relief that the outlook has not deteriorated further, but the absence of bad news does not constitute an argument in support of the stock...we struggle to understand the upbeat consensus outlook for the fourth quarter.

We think it more important what sort of policy framework the BOJ can present for the post-quantitative easing era, and there doesn't seem to be a consensus yet on this among the board members.

We're going through the roof here on the expectation of a 48-hour war. If the war is over quickly, you might see a 1,000-point rally on the Dow -- that's what the consensus is. Obviously, it's one of those things which might turn true before it even happens, which is dangerous.

We saw there was no consensus in the U.N. Security Council. It was impossible, due to the threatened veto by some.

We feel like there's a lot of up-and-coming guys that can play well at times, but we just haven't really put a tournament together, ... I don't really know why we haven't done that well. But we're working hard. I guess the general consensus would be that we just need, I guess, a little bit more experience under our belts and need a breakthrough win. Hopefully this can be mine.

To Westerners, the students at Tiananmen may have given an impression of a solid and energetic consensus against dictatorship and for democracy, but they were an egotistical and fractious lot, riven by disagreements over tactics and money.

We should have a consensus between the three groups -- Shiites, Kurds and the Sunnis,

There had been tremendous progress toward a consensus in creating a human rights council. That consensus has now been damaged because Bolton picked up the pages of the draft document and threw them into the air.

We are at a confluence of events that will shape Dare County for some time. It will take hard work and commitment to solve the problems and it's going to take consensus building.

Brian has always been reasonable and has a reputation for seeking consensus on difficult issues.

BP has been badly affected by the hurricanes. People expect BP to beat the consensus and when they come in below, people do not like it.

Even though there was a reasonable GDP figure the market was unwilling to give the yen good support. There's a consensus building that the BOJ isn't going to move quickly and that means the good news for the economy isn't enough to boost the yen further.

Everyone wants to get through the Fed with the affirmation. The consensus in the marketplace is no move out of the Fed and I do think that's been priced into the market.

Based on everything we know today, we believe the current earnings-per-share consensus for the fourth quarter is reasonable.

At the chancellery, he is someone who never pushed himself into the foreground or sought the media spotlight but tried to get positions with consensus from the various ministries.

common consensus of Arab-Americans and Jewish-Americans for a just solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Consensus was 75-77 cents, because people were expecting another profit warning, so 83 cents is above market expectations.

Consensus moves markets, and UP certainly has the momentum now. A healthy UP is good for everyone.

Consensus expectations are for profit growth of 13.4 per cent for the year to the December quarter.

Constitutions can do two things for you. When you have a fundamental consensus they can codify it and enforce it. The second thing is that the process can be more important than the product; the process of getting all the sides sitting down and talking can be healthy.

Don't run the consensus up, especially not in the first quarter.

Crude is being held back by the apparent consensus that OPEC will keep pumping.

Crude inventories went in the opposite direction to the consensus view among analysts. That's taken crude oil up a little higher.

Controlled inflation will allow the bank to hold the rate at its current level. In my view, potential growth in Colombia is higher than what the consensus believes, so I don't think inflationary pressures will lead the bank to raise rates this year.

Andy has very publicly stated his preference for a grass court, but it will depend on a consensus report from the whole team. I've seen a lot of weird things happen.