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This investment marks another step forward in my 'Wired World' strategy, which is a connected future marked by the merger of high-bandwidth data channels, the power of the personal computer and the availability of valuable content,

This has been a defining period for Old Mutual, marked by these very satisfactory results that show our organic growth is coming through strongly.

They needed more one-on-one time than I felt I could give them. With her, we'll see marked improvement in our pitching staff. That's a huge factor for us.

They had a sort of quiet insistence that you keep alive the memory of those who marked the path.

There will be 500,000 people coming back from prison or jail this year, ... They can come back marked as ex-offenders, unable to get a job, presumed to by community to be the person responsible for the next crime to come down the road and they will be right back in prison again having committed another crime.

The relevance for 9/11 is that what 9/11 marked was the beginning of a struggle in which the terrorists come at us and strike us here on our home territory. And it's a global operation. It doesn't know national boundaries or national borders.

They have marked time by working off the (buyout price) premium and some of the uncertainty.

At a turbulent public meeting once I lost my temper and said some harsh and sarcastic things. The proposal I was supporting was promptly defeated. My father who was there, said nothing, but that night, on my pillow I found a marked passage from Aristotle: Anybody can become angry--that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way -- that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.

At an amazing speed, modern science and technology have been making continuous progress that is marked by the advancement of information technology and bio-technology. And international industrial transfer as well as the flow of production factors have accelerated. All this offers countries in the world rare opportunities for development,

As we've said in our quarterly reports, this point in the console transition is historically marked by softness in pricing.

Ford has experienced a marked deterioration in its pension funding levels due to poor investment portfolio performance,

It marked the year for us to really come out and play well as a team. I think it changed . . . how we went out and played games when we went to a hostile environment.

It marked just our second time on the field so far. Considering that we haven't had an opportunity to work outdoors, I'm not complaining about the way we looked. Amy pitched from behind more than I would like, but she did a solid job. We have work to do, but this is a nice start.

It's funny. We quite honestly expected there to be a marked difference,

Danny is taking advantage of the opportunities that he's been given. He's provided some very good defensive stability behind home plate. His receiving and his blocking and his throwing has been a marked improvement over anything that we've really had here in a long time.

The North American Free Trade Agreement marked a fundamental change in the global trade scheme.

Students were playing on the court with black sole shoes or shoes that marked the court. When you do damage to a court like that.it doesn't look good, and if they wear too much, then our athletes don't get to practice on fast courts,

The beginning of civilization is marked by an intense legality; that legality is the very condition of its existence, the bond which ties it together; but that legality - that tendency to impose a settled customary yoke upon all men and all actions -

The best news is cresting right now, ... so it very well may be that we had a fabulous run in the market from March 2003 to January 2004, we've sort of marked time since then, and we'll roll over for the rest of the year until we get better visibility on 2005.

The Australian dollar is being marked down by association with the New Zealand dollar.

It's a marked improvement over last year. We just find ourselves in a little bit of a rut right now. We're getting to that fourth quarter and we're just not getting it done.

It will be interesting to see whether they come back marked or unmarked. It's good information, but you've got to do it for more than a year or two to put the pieces of the puzzle together.

They began about a month ago, and what we're seeing is a pretty marked increase in contributions.

They definitely played a better game tonight. They marked up better than they had in the past.

They are old documents. My impression was it was not privileged information or marked confidential. If all they need is an apology, boy, I'm sorry.

They are marked by different traditions and they have a stronger Anglo-Saxon background.

They came by and red marked about 18 of my pine trees (for removal), and only one of them I can see is the least bit dangerous, and over half are not even in the right of way. But boy, they just want to take everything. I'm not very happy about that. I told them so when they called to get my permission. They put me down as refusing. I don't know what happens from there.

They've got it marked where the rock piles are, where you're not supposed to get in with a boat. Otherwise, it's a real nice place to come.

It's not about being funny. It's about being candid and real. This is a marked shift in our approach to be significantly more reflective of investors and their wants and needs.

A rush of spending, investing and deal-making marked the continued rise of digital advertising in 2005. The landscape in 2006 is already serving up another year of powerful developments, particularly as media continues to migrate online and new digital formats and technologies emerge and mature.

At the root of problems such as drug addiction and breakdown of community is the breakdown of the family, and in particular the breakdown of marriage. For a long time I have tried to get politicians to accept that this problem is no longer an issue that can be shoved into the box marked 'lifestyle choice'; it must be discussed.

The last few months of 2005 marked the first time since mid-2004 that the fixed-rate mortgage was above 6 percent on a sustained basis and the adjustable-rate mortgage was above 5 percent for three months in a row.

The consumer is the weak link in the European economic upturn story. We're past the worst, but it's hard to see a marked improvement in spending coming.

The choice the American people will make on November 2 is whether we will continue with the tough, aggressive and effective policies of this administration or revert back to the pre-9/11 mind-set by electing someone whose views on these issues are marked by indecision, confusion and contradiction.

I'm not going to say he's a marked man. But after the game, we'll be looking for him to see if he's going to direct the band again.

In 1974 I was trying to get my first little band together. That year marked kind of a traumatic point in my life, but I had a lot of support from friends and family and a lot of good things ended up coming out of it.

In most cases, cables are marked secret not because the U.S. requires it but because those speaking to us - the foreign leaders across the table - do. They are not keeping secrets from us, but from two other groups: their enemies and their subjects.

In August 1914, my father was called to war and then taken prisoner. He died in captivity in Germany on March 27, 1915. My youth - indeed, my entire life - was deeply marked by this, directly and indirectly.

If no action is taken at all ... we're going to be confronted within a few years with a marked upward ratcheting of long-term interest rates, which is very debilitating to long-term economic growth,

I had a large bulldog which saved my life three times, when they came slyly near the house in the night: he got hold of and marked them most severely.

I had a big fish marked and I went straight to her.

In the U.S., the '50s and '60s marked the documentary's golden age, especially at CBS, where pioneering television journalist Edward R. Murrow, immortalised in George Clooney's 'Good Night, and Good Luck,' produced such landmark investigations as the CBS Reports programme 'Hunger in America.'

In the 1960s, the original Medicare benefit was marked by challenges and difficulties, just as the new drug benefit is today.

Instead of taking the money that is ear marked for each individual, it is now going into a big pot that will be distributed to the different entities.

In one of our last sessions, Peter showed no fear although another child was present who showed marked disturbance at sight of the rabbit.

If you still feel uncomfortable, you can ask that officer to have a marked unit come by to assure your safety a little more, so there are some things a citizen can do right off the top.

Chiral receptor sites in the human body interact only with drug molecules having the proper absolute configuration, resulting in marked differences in the pharmacological activities of enantiomers.

Christie just gave me a picture she drew. It is of an angel blowing a horn. The angel has a red cross on her gown. Marked with a red cross.

He's a marked man, his time has come. He's the son of God for heaven's sake, he knows his words are revolutionary, they're rocking the boats, challenging the vested interests.

Gerry is a marked man. He gets face-guarded, he gets hit. That guy has to go through so much. Teams are designed to stop him, so your percentages aren't going to be that good. Gerry doesn't go to the foul line, so he gets his points off made baskets. If Gerry went to the foul line 10 times a game, what would he average?

I did 12 months of work in six months. The film stands in marked contrast to the bridge construction.

I believe Brian's philosophies as a general manager mesh perfectly with my style as a coach, ... As a team, we will be marked by aggressive play and an up-tempo, offensive minded system.

He also expresses concern about a marked increase in rocket attacks by Palestinian militants against Israeli targets.

The Iranian authorities marked International Women's Day by attacking hundreds of people who had peacefully assembled to honor women's rights. Once again, Iran's government has signaled that it is ready to use violence to suppress peaceful public assembly of any sort.

These IAM members can now move beyond the years of sacrifice that marked their employment at United during the past eight years. Many employees took substantial pay cuts in 1994 to protect their jobs and prevent a breakup of the airline proposed by previous management.

This is a holiday weekend where people have marked off some time and set aside money for vacation. A few more bucks at the pump aren't going to dissuade them.

The evidence of marked improvement in the manufacturing sector further guarantees there will be no interest rate cut this Thursday. Indeed, we admit it is looking increasingly questionable whether interest rates will be trimmed further.

The eternal link between Lincoln's life and Passover - the fact that Lincoln's death, marked in the Hebrew calendar, coincides with Passover every year - is certainly fitting, and perhaps even part of the providence that Lincoln began to see in his own life and the life of his nation.

The hardest part is just not being out there. Missing those three games was tough, especially Toledo. That's one game I had marked on my calendar.

The impressive performance of the U.S. economy over the past couple of decades, despite shocks that in the past would have produced marked economic contractions, offers the clearest evidence of the benefits of increased market flexibility,

The drop is less marked than we were expecting, but this deterioration in confidence is nonetheless clear and comes very soon after the recent cycle of recovery, which is unusual.

The crossing marked the resumption of the stalled bus service.

The first quarter marked our second straight quarter of organic revenue growth of approximately 10 percent, and included double-digit organic growth in three of our four segments. Segment margins expanded 60 points to 8.2 percent, positioning us well to meet our full-year target improvement. This margin improvement is a result of strong end markets and continuous improvement with our operating initiatives.

The commission's relation with the Syrian authorities has been marked by conflicting signals. This has caused confusion and delays.

The deterioration of the financial markets, particularly in the technology sector, and a worsening corporate earnings outlook, was particularly marked in the second half of the year.

A modern economy is marked by the feasibility of endogenous change: Modernization brings myriad arrangements from expanded property rights to company law and financial institutions.

The meet this past weekend really marked a point where we set new standards for our team at Hopkins.

The meeting was held in a very good atmosphere and it marked the beginning of improved relations between the two countries, ... it is in the interests of the two peoples.

The limited correction in the Halifax house price index in January following the marked rises during the latter months of 2005 reinforces our strong doubts that house prices will see sustained sharp rises over the coming months.

''Knowledge is power.'' Rather, knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge -- broad, deep knowledge -- is to know true ends from false, and lofty things from low. To know the thoughts and deeds that have marked man's progress is to feel the great heartthrobs of humanity through the centuries; and if one does not feel in these pulsations a heavenward striving, one must indeed be deaf to the harmonies of life.

It is generally admitted that with woman the powers of intuition, of rapid perception and perhaps of imitation, are more strongly marked than in man: but some, at least, of these faculties are characteristic of the lower races, and therefore of a pas

The degree of civilization which a people has reached, no doubt, is marked by their anxiety to do as they would be done by

The greatest threat facing America today is the disastrous fiscal policies of our own government, marked by shameless deficit spending and Federal Reserve currency devaluation. It is this one-two punch-- Congress spending more than it can tax or borrow, and the Fed printing money to make up the difference-- that threatens to impoverish us by further destroying the value of our dollars.