Footing Quotations

Well, you would have to say what is the criteria to determine the success of any merger? It would have to be that the companies are stronger financially, that they took market share, and they are on a very steady footing in terms of their performance.

A constructive approach to diplomacy doesn't mean relinquishing one's rights. It means engaging with one's counterparts, on the basis of equal footing and mutual respect, to address shared concerns and achieve shared objectives.

Privatization of the state-owned economy is not yet on the agenda. We cannot do it immediately; my colleagues would not agree to it. But we must put all forms of ownership on an equal footing immediately and let different types of ownership compete with the state firms.

The supporting thing can be harder to pop in and out of. The hardest thing is the people who have to come in and play, say, the bartender for a day - that's a lot harder than playing the lead role. You have to pop in and get it right. It's a lot of pressure to just pop in there and fit in and find your footing really fast.

And we did it because it's time for City Hall to stop looking out for City Hall and start looking out for the people like you and me who are footing the bill.

I decided at 40 I was wasting entire chunks of my brain and didn't want to blow my one chance on Earth. I'm glad I made that decision. Writing is largely about time, while visual art is largely about space. Sometimes, as with film, you can hybridize, but I think it's basically the space part of my brain wanting equal footing with the time part.

I am connected to the past in a way that keeps me going forward. Every leap forward that I make is by reaching back and firmly getting a footing in the past, and pushing forward as hard as I can.

We'll be encouraging runners to watch their footing and try not to twist their ankle.

Looks like the stock market has gotten off on positive footing after yesterday's broad-based decline. We're seeing gains in eight of 10 S&P sectors. The data that came out so far was pretty much in line with expectations. Looking ahead, investors will be keeping an eye on auto sales.

Media reports and industry contacts continue to signal that the Delphi situation is likely to be resolved peacefully, with GM footing the bill for early retirements and wage subsidies.

Now that we're pretty flush with money we believe it's time to repair some of those cracks in our budgetary foundation so we have a good solid footing to go forward.

I am throwing more combinations in my sparring and in my workouts - hitting the bag, things like that. My footing is changing a little bit, so my footing is getting a lot better, where I can let the combinations go fast and go rapidly, and a lot.

China has always stood for human rights dialogue with other nations, including the United States, on an equal, two-way footing with mutual respect.

I lost my footing on the deck and I literally somersaulted over the rail, hitting my head on the side of the boat, landing in the water.

I lost my footing on the deck, and I literally somersaulted over the rail, hitting my head on the side of the boat, landing in the water.

I expect thousands of applications to be filed in the first few hours. .., making '.eu' a powerful domain name on equal footing with '.com'.

If we see more techs do well this will provide some sort of a footing for the IPO market.

If the federal government isn't going to do the job and Arizona is footing billions of dollars a year for illegal aliens, it makes sense for the state to get involved.

We thought we would get the game started, but the ball wasn't rolling and the players were sliding and couldn't keep their footing and the likelihood was that someone would get injured.

Gold, silver and platinum started the week off on positive footing with continued excitement in the silver markets regarding the proposed silver ETF in the United States.

I think it really puts the department on very solid footing to do its missions and do it in a streamlined and effective manner. This is a very healthy and very positive realignment.

It can't compare to Harmon. The lighting is so much better, the footing is better and the surface is better. We are looking forward to getting out there for those reasons and having a home-field advantage for the first time.

Our financial footing just fell out from under us.

Our country was knocked back on its heels that day, but quickly found its footing again.

Our view is that the U.S. economy was on a solid footing by most indicators going into the shock. If the Fed hints at being comfortable with this argument, then it will be a fairly clear signal that it is sticking to a measured approach to continued monetary tightening.

President Bush is trying to regain his footing and develop some policy momentum for his second term, and this is just another weight around his ankles.

It does not affect your daily life very much if your neighbor marries a box turtle. But that does not mean it is right. Now you must raise your children up in a world where that union of man and box turtle is on the same legal footing as man and wife.

I think he lost his footing somewhere in the turn. Under the lights it's a little spooky and I think he just lost a little heart out there.

I think he did lose his footing somewhere in the turn because as I was coming around the turn I saw that I had to hold out a little bit for the distance and all of a sudden it was very long. Something happened just as I went to commit to the fence. It's been a long circuit and there's not a lot of grass out there so he had a little slip and under the lights it's a little spooky and he lost a little heart out there. But he's never done that before.

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While a few manufacturing industries--in particular, the auto industry -- face challenges, the overall manufacturing sector appears to be on very solid footing for at least the near term.

We're certainly on solid footing on an economic front.

We finally turned the corner on business expectations. They felt on much more solid footing and more comfortable about the future. Previous to that they were holding back.

We are now back on an even footing with our competitors in the EC (European Union) and I believe the quality of the British product will ensure that we begin to recapture our share of beef sales on the continent as soon as the ban is officially lifted.

You have seen a pretty significant rise in open interest in the Treasury futures market since the middle of last month as prices have declined, suggesting a pretty substantial short base out there, so we've held our footing so far this week.

You have the palpable fear by investors that we're going to end up on a war footing with a dramatic action in the very near future.

We're a team with speed. No matter what the conditions are, we have to go out and get pressure, but it was a little tougher today than it is usually. The footing out there was horrible.

There is a U-shaped footing around the base of the shelter, so that when we pour wet concrete on the unit they anchor firmly in the ground. Then we continue to pour concrete -- up to 12,000 pounds of concrete.

Today's announcement puts Polaroid on a more solid footing to enter 1999 poised for profitable growth. During the past 18 months, Polaroid has confronted a series of global economic challenges and has reduced dealer inventories substantially.

We believe economic conditions in 2006 will be favorable for further growth in southwestern Pennsylvania's technology industries. Rising business confidence, healthy growth in business investment spending, and increasingly available venture capital will leave our region's technology industries on firmer footing in 2006. A highly diverse technology base and the presence of world-class research institutions mean that, over the longer-term, technology will continue to play an increasingly significant role in the economy of southwest Pennsylvania.

Why is it so universally upsetting for men to have women around them on anything like a footing of equality? Why is the resentment as deep-seated as ever, even if it is now underground? Individual men may have no desire whatever to put women in their

What's exciting is that diesel will be on equal footing with gasoline in this country for the first time in a long time.

We want to get the local back on a campaign footing and fight for a good contract.

We are a strong football team and what we did in the third quarter (offensively) gave us our footing again.

Beating Chippewa Valley is a pretty good win for us or for anybody. I don't care what their record is when we play them. They come out and they play hard and play good defense. They have everybody coming in playing their A game against them because they are Chippewa Valley and they are trying to get their footing right now and it has been tough for them.

Currency fundamentals are falling into place for a meaningful yen gain. The economy has been on a firm footing for some time. The expansion is being increasingly sustained by investment and consumer spending.

Equity markets finished last week on an upbeat footing but the resurgent price of oil and the fact some Asian markets have been closed for the week's opening session to mark the Chinese New Year may make further direction difficult to find in the short term.

FEDC is being put on solid footing and will be effective,

There was absolutely no footing I don't know how you could come off the ball or cut. It was like some sort of amusement park ride.

There's more upside risk on the dollar as the rate differential still attracts buyers. The U.S. economy is on a firm footing and the Fed may raise rates at least twice by March.

The trend in orders is actually accelerating. It shows manufacturing in on firm footing in terms of inventories and eventually hiring.

Island Heights is committing to nothing. We're footing the bill and it won't cost them a dime. All Island Heights would be approving is a study so that the facts and necessary information could be made available to everyone.

The taxpayers are paying more and getting less. Having the state executive of Missouri driving back and forth between Jefferson City and Springfield multiple times a week is an inefficient use of our governor's time, especially when the taxpayers are footing that bill.

The taxpayer is footing the bill for his failure to reform the public services, and Gordon Brown's lack of fiscal responsibility will damage our ability to compete in the new global economy.

The surpluses present an enormous opportunity and one that we must not squander, ... We believe that the surpluses should be reserved until Social Security is placed on sound financial footing for the next century. After 2010, the huge baby boom generation will begin retiring which will put increased pressure on Social Security and it was on that basis that we reached the conclusion that nothing should be done with these surpluses until that problem is addressed.

put us on firm footing as we seek the remaining few state approvals.

Operationally and financially the company looks like it is on a steady footing now. It seems more and more predictable. The results in 2003 and 2004 were really choppy. Now they are becoming more predictable.

After four years, we are still trying to find our footing here, ... But we are committed to a high-level of programming and not just a repetition of masterpieces.

So we see clearly that the Indian government is moving in a path of reform that will allow the Indian economy to perform on a strong footing in future. We think that the prospects for the Indian economy are very good.

Anyone who would let Gary Cooper and the entire cast go charging on horseback without first finding out what kind of footing the horses had is nuts and cannot possibly direct a motion picture.

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.

This issue about the yen and the euro has been about what's happening with BOJ policy against weak Japanese policy. The fact that the euro continues to have a hard time finding its footing and the dollar has been the beneficiary of that.

This deal is a tipping point for Indian IT, ... It shows Indian IT companies are on a level footing with larger global competitors.

This country is bankrupt. If it weren't for investors from China and Japan, our biggest competitors, buying our debt each week, the U.S. couldn't even pay its bills. We have to make this a priority. We have to get this country back on a business-like, sound financial footing as soon as possible.

Americans pay more for a tank of gas today than they do for two years worth of sugar. And taxpayers aren't footing the bill for these low, stable prices because sugar farmers don't receive subsidy checks.

This is the same exact system that Beaver, Butler and Westmoreland use. It puts Allegheny County on an equal footing with the counties around us.

It was somewhat of an easy invite, but it gives us an idea of what to see in the future, ... The footing was challenging; it wasnt smooth but our strategy worked well.

It's now a phasing issue. They're doing the parking lot and once they get that out of the way, they will start the foundation and the footing for the new hospital.

It is time, once and for all, for small businesses to be put on equal footing with large businesses when paying for health care." ()

It's going to be a very hard game, very physical, but we will be on a equal footing because both of us have played extra time.

Consumers are on a strong footing despite the low savings rate. Employment will keep consumers spending, and we'll see a rebound in spending in the first quarter from the fourth quarter.

Considering Wall Street held serious doubts about Tweeter's survival, ... if the company can continue this sales momentum through the holiday season, it will be on much more solid footing and have a better chance for survival.

That really put us on the same competitive footing as cable.

Take your time and get it right. It's an important moment. Governments that stumble in transition often have a difficult time getting their footing subsequently.

It's come to an end. We're on sure footing for the 2006 budget.

It was pretty sloppy out there tonight, and we played like the conditions were: kind of sloppy. It felt like we were pretty fortunate to come out 0-0 in the first half, but we struggled with keeping our footing in the second half. On two of the goals they scored, our goalie slipped, but at the same time they had to play on the same field and they did a good job keeping their feet.

The WAC is on very solid footing to have a minimum of five teams participate in the postseason.

The Federal Reserve cannot address directly supply disruptions and really the best support they can give in this situation is to keep the economy on a sound footing with low inflation.

Initially we were worried because we didn't think the weather would clear up. It eventually cleared up enough so that we would have decent footing out here.

I'm not surprised 'The Avengers' has such enduring popularity, because it was a groundbreaking series that changed television. It was the first show that put its leading man and leading lady on an equal footing and showed a woman fighting and kicking and throwing men around. That was a radical departure in its time.

I just wanted to get my footing down, and those guys did an awesome job up front, ... I (planned) to jump up in there because I didn't think a lot of people would hit me in the head. I didn't go up very far, but I went up straight. I'm glad I landed in the end zone.

In the past, when gold and silver were the only money, the hire of gold and silver was on the same footing as that of any other commodity.

I guess sometimes the ground can shift between your feet. Sometimes your footing slips. You stumble. And sometimes you grab what's close to you and hold on as tight as you can.

I don't see issues with either of those that would tell me that North Korea is on a different footing today than they were, let's say, 30 days ago,

How is it that you stand on a moral footing to go after the U.N. when they're responsible for 15 percent maybe of the ill-gotten gains, and we were part and complicit of him getting 85 percent of the money?

The course is flat with uneven footing and a double loop. The temperature was ideal but the kids ran the last 500 meters into a strong head wind.

The field was like a sandbox and Kristine couldn't get her footing on the mound. She eventually got into a rhythm and shut E.B. down for the rest of the game.

The market is trying to rally again and that's encouraging. But whether yesterday (Wednesday) was really the big capitulation day remains to be seen. The market is probably going to drift in the next week or so as it finds its footing after the run-up.

The market is trying to find its footing here, amid what has been a poor start to the year.

The market is on a strong footing as more investors return after the holiday week and those who made profits in recent trading are reinvesting their cash into stocks.