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The mood in Beirut is that this is just a first step, and one that is mainly directed against the Syrians. You bring in people like this for a reason. The point I think is to give them a big slap and say the winds have changed and you had better start talking.

Defensively, our press hurt them and we scored a lot of those points in transition off of steals. We rotated very well and got hands up on their shooters. We were mainly just concentrating on defense.

Demand is up mainly as it has a dual role as a food and bio-fuel product.

Demand has been affected, but not very significantly, mainly due to the approach of the New Year. I expect high gold prices will have a more serious impact on consumption after the holidays.

Anyhow, it is not a very important business and mainly active in Europe.

A novelist's sense that he or she is 'above' a certain genre mainly comes out of the notion that the genre is somehow a debased version of his or her preferred form.

As a result of increased sales, product mix and expense reductions, second quarter gross margins as a percentage of revenue improved to 39 percent from 35 percent in the second quarter of 2004 and from 32 percent in the first quarter of 2005. We expect gross margin as a percentage of revenue to approximate 40 percent in the second half of 2005. We improved on our second quarter guidance of a loss of $0.08 to $0.09 per share, due mainly to the deferral of previously planned UWB investments until later this year. In addition, we reached our near-term fund raising goal and added further liquidity by obtaining approximately $4.2 million in new equity and debt financing commitments on June 20. With continued focus on managing our balance sheet, including increasing inventory turns and reducing DSOs, we intend to reduce the company's financing requirements for the fourth quarter.

The calendar has been prepared keeping in mind the various international senior and junior athletics championships mainly Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, Asian junior and World junior events to be held in 2006.

AVG, on the other hand, is mainly used on PCs. The company has to avoid false positives. I know that the AVG team is working day and night on a solution.

Back end capacity is relatively tight, mainly due to raw material issues and the pending Restriction of Hazardous Substances and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment environmental regulations.

As I was leaving graduate school in 1974, I was recruited to join a fledgling SETI project at the Hat Creek Observatory in California, mainly because I knew how to program an ancient PDP8/S computer that had been donated to the project.

That's mainly why I wanted to get out of Boston. Fortunately, it's worked out well ? maybe a little better than anticipated. But I felt confident. I thought I could help a team win.

That's mainly why I wanted to get out of Boston, ... Fortunately, it's worked out well -- maybe a little better than anticipated. But I felt confident. I thought I could help a team win.

That's mainly due to a change in the nature of agriculture and farming practices. But we've noticed the numbers have risen in the last couple of years." ()

That's mainly because since this orange level, we've had officers working extended hours ? seven days a week some of them.

That's mainly an instance in which the telephone company hooked us up to the wrong number or a clerical error here gives us the wrong number,

This is a tragic virus, but it is mainly there in that province, and is a very low threat to people here in this country.

This is the first year that we will see actual product. Right now we've not seen a lot of interest in interoperability. It's mainly for proprietary applications.

The weekly statement, in which the Holocaust was cited, mainly focused on criticizing western democracy.

The way that we're putting it together is mainly faculty advisors with mostly student leadership. We're going to be trying to find a good number of students in architecture, engineering, industrial design and business, and our plan is to have a studio next quarter.

This downward revision to the annual GDP growth rate mainly reflects lower growth in key areas of the services sector and in construction,

This fund will mainly help pay salaries of government officials and equip their offices.

They were looking for help in areas where we complement them in skill sets or resources. Their resources are mainly on the East Coast.

This is actually very close to what we've been saying for the last couple of years. It's our best guess for moderate growth trend, and it's based mainly on gains in wages and income but does not have a lot of job growth in it.

Although we breathe mainly through our nose when resting, during exercise when we begin breathing harder, the air coming in is predominately supplied via the mouth. It may improve airflow through the nose, but there is no evidence that it reaches the lungs and boosts performance.

America is getting fatter mainly due to lack of movement.

American "energy." . . is the energy of violence, of free-floating resentment and anxiety unleashed by chronic cultural dislocations which must be, for the most part, ferociously sublimated. This energy has mainly been sublimated into crude materialism.

A lot of the vocal music I've been doing recently has been quite clubby. But that's mainly because I've had more time to go to clubs, and that normally breeds that kind of influence.

They knocked down almost every shot they took. They did a great job of moving the ball, going inside and just mainly knocking down the shots and knocking down big shots when it counted.

They are doing their part in the command. They muster with us in the morning ... some of them are staff here standing watch, while others are sent on details to different areas in the hospital. They mainly perform administrative work.

They are taking big bites of market share out of the sneakers. The sneaker business is a mature business that represents primarily a replacement mode. People mainly buy sneakers when the old ones wear out.

This means that the intrinsic power of the economy mainly market forces instead of factors outside the economy was having a greater influence, which was a good thing.

There was a time during the negotiations where we thought we were going to take it out, mainly to save money. It's not decided for sure.

There wasn't a lot of high-powered competition. There were mainly non-Division I schools, but there were definitely some very good athletes. There was not as much competition as a typical meet that we go to, but that's what we wanted right before the Big East conference.

There was no real news out there. This was mainly technical selling.

There were only a couple of people I would really trust, which has a kind of sadness to it. It doesn't really have anything to do with you, just to do with other people's perceptions of what's happened to you. It mainly had to do with people thinking you had untapped sources of wealth.

There were broken clouds, so it would disappear behind a cloud and then come back out and everybody would go wild. I was mainly feeling amazement. It was beautiful, just beautiful.

The report doesn't give a realistic picture of the state of air pollution in the country. It is mainly about fomenting fear, because fear is what keeps the donations flowing.

They're not dropping out because they're not sufficiently Chinese, but mainly because their parents put an emphasis on work.

There's definitely a trashy, x-rated vibe to our live set. It's mainly to put off homophobes, but also because as seriously as you take this, you can't take yourself that seriously. so it's like aggressive, softcore gay porn. there's a little man love, maybe some smooching, definitely some crotch grabbing. I definitely used to f*ck the monitors.

There's a lot of uncertainty about the outlook. There are a lot of risks, mainly downside risks.

The Morley thing has only come to light in the last few days and we just decided to give him a release, mainly because of the great service he has given us.

It seems like sometimes we get a little stagnant and pound the ball too much, and that's mainly my fault and Steve's (Francis) fault. Offensively, we've just got to get better.

It's a solid, strong report. But we have to remember we are coming from a very weak fourth quarter, so this is mainly a rebound from those weak levels. Consumption and investment remain strong and inflation keeps ticking up, but most of it is still related to oil prices. This could bode well for markets this Friday.

It wasn't what you'd expect. There wasn't a lot of yelling and stuff like that. It was mainly a lot of talking.

It was a very spasmodic courtship, conducted mainly at long distance with a great clanking of coins in dozens of phone booths.

It was a short book, so the aim was to shave rather than lose en masse. The story came mainly through the characters talking to each other, so I kept their encounters and trimmed the descriptive passages. Greene wrote like a cineaste, and a lot of the picture painting could go without affecting the story-telling.

It's a buying opportunity, especially after the recent sell-off, which was driven mainly by individuals. In Japan, investors are expecting strong economic growth figures later this week.

It's a full-body sport that focuses mainly on shoulders, back and legs.

I told him just mainly to understand the situation he's in. People aren't stupid. All they have to do is look at the stats sheet. As a pitching coach, I'd circle that guy's name and I'm saying, ?Look, that guy's not going to beat us. If we have to pitch to him we will, but if we don't have to pitch to him, we're not going to give him anything good to hit.' So I told him, ?Stay patient.

It's all different things, ... Mainly my goals are to reach and play. I love to create new things. Sometimes it's driven by a particular idea.

It's not really a surprise. It just tells you they've dug a lot of holes. I think it's mainly a weather distortion, and we'll see a big payback.

It's not my style to say this, but I'm proud after today's competition. Mainly for my fighting spirit.

It's not mainly about them. It's more about us.

For all my seniors, we've been mainly focusing on how we are going into the sectional. Everybody has dropped time and that makes me feel good.

Food with Chinese printing on the packaging, newspapers printed in Chinese and Chinese-manufactured clothing were found in the house. Police concluded that the inhabitants of the house were mainly Chinese.

It's tended to be financial services firms or companies with employees who are investment-savvy. And they've been mainly responding to employee demand.

It's mainly used by people who don't want to do the whole meeting experience.

It's mainly to start the conversation and talk about a movement that's well on its way and coming, getting the girls to play the instrument.

It's mainly to protect from the possibility of a disruption or something that could be viewed as a disruption.

It's mainly the commodity play that's keeping the rand resilient.

It's mainly just to wave the flag and say this issue is potentially very important.

It's mainly just being in this spot where Coach Robert said we're going to take players out of our own school and groom them into football players.

It's mainly due to the receivers we have now. Teams are scared of them, and now we can run.

It's mainly due to the performance of mainland Chinese equities.

It's mainly down on the storm, as it tails off toward Florida it's much less of a factor for the oil industry.

It's mainly concerns about economic weakness all over the globe and what it will do to the U.S.. The common refrain has been that the Asian crisis shouldn't have a big impact on the U.S. economy. Now with Russia's problems, people are reassessing that belief.

It's mainly because of the three juniors we have. The kids are really looking forward to it, but we're worried about this season first.

It's mainly a backlash from the powerful momentum of the last half-year.

It's hard with homework and things like that. I don't really have time to set out and make a schedule. I mainly try to focus when I'm here, but I'm doing good overall.

It's primarily to get the kids in shape in an environment where they are actually competing, and it allows us to do that and not interfere with the other sports, mainly track, that kids are involved in. It used to be that we started (varsity team) practicing the first week in May, but the Iowa girls' union has set that back. I think May 15 is our start date this year and our first game is May 31.

The novel has always been a contradictory form. Here is a long form narrative mainly read originally by consumers who were only newly literate or limited in their literacy. The novel ranked below poetry, essay and history in prestige for a long time.

Then we had a change halfway through. It hasn't been a subject that has cropped up in my discussions - which have mainly been about support for Michael - or whatever discussions I've had with Duncan when I've made contact with him in India.

Economic activity in the euro area is determined mainly by domestic factors, ... Growth is very likely to continue at a reasonably robust pace.

Everyone in my family sings and it's just a natural thing that I haven't thought about too much. There was never a time when I wasn't singing. From the ages of three to five I loved Gloria Estefan and could sing Anything for You pitch-perfect. Mum and dad loved classical music and my grampy used to sing show tunes. Now I like everything from the Manic Street Preachers to Alicia Keys, some classical music if I'm feeling melancholy, and I'm not too fussed on rap although I can deal with 50 Cent. Mainly my musical tastes seem to change with each new boyfriend. I'm so fickle at this age.

The better-than-expected results are mainly attributable to market-share gains in the LCD TV business and enhanced manufacturing capability.

The atmospheric CO2 concentration is rising - mainly due to the burning of fossil fuels. It's agreed that this build-up will, in itself, induce a long-term warming trend, superimposed on all the other complicated effects that make climate fluctuate.

The agenda is comprised of mainly routine things. This group will be talking about how to petition DOT to add other projects. Our appeal relative to 501 is to get the project funded.

That has stung really hard. They mainly did all of our cleaning.

It's indulgent, sweet, cold, rich, and there's a lot of variety. It's refreshing. But I think mainly we like it because it's a relatively inexpensive way to pamper ourselves.

It's dwindling big time. We have more going out today. These people are linking up with families and mainly going out of town, being picked up by family or going by bus. Some, I'm sure, have gone into housing and then some families have been adopted by local families.

It was mainly those three, with a lot of help from others. To hold a player like that to 11 points, it takes a team effort. Our defensive pressure all night was phenomenal.

It was mainly the pitch in the second, I felt a little different, no pain, nothing like that as far as the first inning. But I wasn't loose. You know, live arm, the same giddy up that I have had in the past. I was kind of worrying about that and as soon as I threw that pitch I knew what it was.

It was mainly opportunists and locals, ... We've had a few out of state. They hit convenience stores. We had so much destruction that it was pretty easy pickings. If I have to, I'd stack them in the hall (at the jail). If you loot, you go to jail.

It was mainly my decision not to go through with it, ... Why hit a man while he's down, and why do something that would just stir up his anger?

It was mainly a struggle. None of the girls are happy with the way they played, but they made it through 18 holes in those conditions.

It was mainly 16- and 17-year-olds, and they were so excited. That might have gotten us the extra votes to win.

It was more freeing, mainly because he's so free anyway. He just is in his performance. So to mimic someone doing a free performance, well, that's pretty freeing within itself.

It was nice that (Southern Utah) is close to Colorado. But mainly I chose it because they want to win They like to push the ball up the court, just like they do here. They run a lot more sets, but it's a similar style.

I've heard guys talk about it, what (the Redskins) chances are if we win this game or they lose this game. But mainly we just want to go out and win a game and end it off with a bang.

It was one of the most disappointing losses we've had in an awful long time, mainly because we got off to such a poor start. We played like a team that had a 25-point lead at the Carrier Dome and then beat a team by 23 at our place.

It was one of the most disappointing losses we've had in a long time, mainly because of (the start).

It's very interesting why that is. I think it's mainly because nothing high-profile has happened. Most of the people who have been injured and killed are not at major universities.

It's where I want to be. It's mainly because I wanted to get it behind me and focus on getting my team in the playoffs.

I started mainly learning piano, but not as an accomplished pianist. I learned by just using it as a basis for harmonic structures.

It translates but there are some words that don't. It was difficult but mainly we do the Spanish production because a lot of parents don't speak English.

They certainly distinguished themselves ... but they are not immune to the pressures faced by other suppliers, mainly lower production in North America and commodity costs.

The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture.

The US financial position is rapidly deteriorating, due mainly to America's persistent and growing trade deficit. US ambitions to run the world, in other words, are heavily mortgaged. Like any debtor who borrows more year after year with no plausible way to reverse the trend, a nation sinking deeper into debt enters into an adverse power relationship with its creditors -- greater and greater dependency.

They are known as sponsors. Some are divorced and some are married. They come to meet girls who want someone to pamper them with money. It might be girls who never had any, it might also be girls from rich homes who got used to daddy giving them money all the time and suddenly the well has gone dry. Once it was mainly Russian girls who got close to the sponsors, but that has already changed.