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Negative emotions are often functional. They tell you when things need to change about the environment or yourself.

Negative consequences of the hurricane are appearing in economic indicators and getting hard to ignore. The dollar may slide should more figures indicate economic weakness.

Newspapers are holding on to their national audiences better (than other media), but the negative side is we're more difficult to buy. The industry is aware of it.

Natural-resources funds have been up and down thus far in 2001. In April, the category's 10 percent rise pulled the average return out of negative territory for the year. The White House has also contributed to the category's recent success with overtures about the need for increased exploration and production.

Obviously the cell business is extremely hot in Europe and it's going to continue and it's going to grow in other parts of the world and I think a good supplier of that comes from Motorola ( MOT : Research , Estimates ) and again, the stock has absorbed a lot of negative news lately and it does seem to have made a bottom and it keeps bouncing off its lows. So that tells me that, you know, going forward things will change. We might encounter another quarter of bad news out of them but I think at these levels it should be bought.

Obviously, politics is probably more of a negative than a positive for Halliburton, which is unfortunate because it is the most qualified company in the world, in my opinion, to do a lot of the work.

No hard feelings, I'm thankful for what they did for me. I think it will be an okay reception, I think they know I had to handle my business. I'm sure some fans will be disappointed that I left and may show it in a negative way.

Right now business stinks, consumer confidence is down, the travel industry is suffering and the economic reports haven't been good and any economic recovery is going to be linked to the war. There haven't been too many first-quarter negative pre-announcements, but I'm still worried about corporate profits in the first quarter.

People were holding their breath waiting for something negative to happen,

People will continue to have a negative opinion of police in this city. That goes back to some of the sins the department has been guilty of over the past 10 to 15 years.

Philadelphia had a good plan, and they were going to hit us with some interior blitzes and try to create some negative plays,

Petroleum earnings go up and down with the volatility in the openly and globally traded commodities in which we deal. ... History teaches us that punitive measures hastily crafted in reception to short-term market manipulations, will likely have unintended negative consequences including creating disincentives for investment.

People would have liked to see the market rally today after the president's speech, but the market is too negative right now, and it's going to continue to be that way for the foreseeable future." ()

Post-Christmas economic statistics have been inconclusive, with those from the retail and manufacturing sectors on the negative side, while house prices are showing signs of improvement. Therefore, despite earlier hopes of a cut this time, a no-change decision was widely expected. However, we firmly believe the trend is still downwards and therefore this is a cut 'deferred', not a change of heart.

possible negative consequences of increased attacks and attempts to discredit certain individuals of the Yugoslav army.

Positive thoughts have positive results. Negative thoughts produce negative results.

Positive or negative energy is exchanged like a fair trade, the more you give, the more you receive.

Positive earnings reports combined with an absence of negative ones could be enough to get the market going.

One thing I'll say here. I'm not going to waste my time talking about negative things. We won a ballgame 9-8. I'm not here to start beating on people, especially the people that, if we expect to win, are going to get us there.

Nobody could pretend that the smoking ban is anything but negative for the pub industry. However, the fact that private members clubs are included in the ban means that community pub operators are not at an unfair disadvantage.

On the positive side, we learned how important mobility and precision strike and global situation awareness and integrated command and control were. On the negative side, I think we also understand that fratricide or friendly fire continues to be an issue.

On the positive side, he is clearly hard working, disciplined and personable. On the negative side, he pretty much sticks to a prepared script.

On the other hand, people are living longer now. That is kind of the negative side. If people are living longer, these businesses won't grow all that fast.

On the negative side the outlook was that economic conditions are slowing and there are a few sectors that are making some divisions a bit softer...and that's translating through to the likely profit result.

On Sunday (Jan. 22) afternoon we received reports from voters saying they got a negative voice message. The calls solely talked about Tony, using intense language - it was a negative personal attack.

One of the ministers from Kuwait said that just the specter of negative news out of the Middle East adds about $9 to a barrel of crude oil.

I was hurt deeply that our people were shown in this way. We are always shown in negative ways on television, like with these videos, shows like Cops and of course the news, always showing us getting arrested and such.

I was shocked but I think the lads, regardless of what happens, always stick together. I don't feel there will be a problem with the manager. Even if there was, the players are always together and striving for the same goals, which is to bring the World Cup home. I don't think it will have any negative effect; hopefully it'll have a positive one.

I was shocked. But I don't think morale will suffer. The lads always stick together. I don't think there will be a problem with the manager and, even if there was, the players are striving for the same goal ­ to bring the World Cup home. I don't think it will have a negative effect. It will have a positive one.

I would have thought that with the negative tenor of the news -- economic and geopolitical -- more damage would be done, ... That suggests to me the market is in a constructive mode.

I would assume the number of games and carries he might get would not have any negative effect on him because he's such a big, strong, physical guy.

I would anticipate that within the next week, as an act of desperation as he fights for political relevancy, Gray will pull out a page from his old play book and go negative against Arnold. Gray Davis is going throw everything against the wall he can and see what sticks.

I guess I can see both sides if it is depicting certain groups in a negative light. But at the same time I would keep it for its historical quality. It's a touchy subject.

If we get anywhere close to the forecast, its going to be negative for bonds, cause that market has depended on a miss on payrolls in recent months.

If we have a prolonged period of uncertainty in Argentina then maybe that will start to have a negative impact on Mexico.

If we have a great tournament and we happen to win the tournament then we erase all the negative things that have been going on, especially the losing part.

If we reopen it to negotiations, there will be chaos, and if we postpone it, it will be a negative signal for the priority that human rights should have at the UN.

If these things had not been done, it would have been a big negative because they have to lower their cost structure to be competitive.

If they do write it off, that might imply they are negative about future profitability. To write it off would be contradictory.

If they get 1, 5 or 6 yards, I'm (ticked). I always think any gain is a negative play.

If this goes to the extent that supporters want it to, I think it will have a negative effect on the health-care system.

If things start to go really badly in Iraq, and we have a long conflict and have to destroy a lot of infrastructure, that would be very dollar negative because we will get stuck holding a lot of the tab for that, at a time when we have budget deficits going out as far as the eye can see.

I don't have any negative opinions about him. I think he's a gentleman, and I look forward to debating the issues with him.

I don't have one negative thought about them the whole weekend. We played hard. We played well. It was two very, very good teams. Certainly this game today, 3-2, could have gone either way. We hit a lot of balls on the barrel today. We play this well most every weekend, we're going to win at least two if not all three.

I didn't want to represent any negative side of the country where I was born and raised.

I don't get much sympathy because Andy's such a loveable character. Anything Robert does seems to provoke a negative reaction from people on the street. I think one or two people feel a bit sorry for him now and again but it doesn't last very long.

I don't know what to think, there are a few mixed emotions. There's going to be a lot of adjustment. I don't know if it's going to be positive adjustment or negative adjustment.

I don't know who set the schedule but it is negative for good results.

I don't believe my father ever felt embraced. From the beginning, there was an outpouring of negative articles from the media and a lot of backlash.

I don't care about the negative attention, ... I did feel that some of our players played like the media view of how we're supposed to play when you're ahead. I don't happen to subscribe to that view, and I'll address it with them (today).

I don't care what people call me,labels have the negative value of making smaller boundaries for people.

I do not view this as a negative opinion from a corporate governance standpoint. It should not make those who ignore their responsibilities happy nor should it discourage those who seek greater levels of oversight of directors,

I don't believe in taxing the good people of Kansas, New Hampshire, and California $30 billion on the grounds that otherwise you'll tax them more later. If we actually had saved all the money that advocates of government spending had promised their programs would save, the federal budget would be negative by now.

Idaho Power is making this issue very public, and is adamant about gaining support any way they can. While they are quick to blame H.B. 800 for the recent drop in their credit rating, they should really be blaming themselves. Their tactics only earned them negative publicity, and they shouldn't be surprised that their credit rating reflects that.

IBM is going to have another negative effect in the broader market. It's a major stock.

I became an easy target, especially in that media market in Washington. Everybody was writing negative stuff. But I think I've grown a lot since last year because I've shown my maturity.

I apologized to my teammates. They shouldn't have to be talking about this today. I'm not a negative guy. I'm not a guy who likes controversy. From that point on, we need to move forward.

I am very sorry about this, ... But it can not be allowed to have any consequences, any negative consequences on the building of a stable government.

Certainly, the degree of strength through August is not sustainable; we'll get a much weaker number in September. But the third quarter as a whole will still show 5 to 6 percent consumer spending growth, even if we get a negative number in September.

Carolina played a lot of Cover 2. When teams play Cover 2, you have to be able to run the ball. We didn't do that. And, we have to stay away from negative (yardage) plays.

CEQA requires that all affected agencies should be contacted for comments on proposed projects if there are any anticipated impacts, ... We requested the documents on Nov. 18, 2004, from county planning director George Robson. We did not get the document until March 30, 2005, and then it was a revised negative declaration.

But we offset the negative impact fully through the sales increase and cost-savings.

But when it comes to being negative or intimidating the opposition, that's where it becomes negative.

Bush's speech and the implications of what he proposed last night gives the market confidence that despite negative economic data like the consumer sentiment numbers this morning the economy is going to be okay.

Bush going up with negative ads this early in the season only proves that desperate times call for desperate measures. With negative job growth, a negative trade balance and a budget firmly in the negative, it seems only fitting for the Bush team to employ a negative campaign strategy.

Building approvals are running at an annual negative pace, while house prices for the major cities declined.

Batman is positive, but I believe that, in the first couple of years, he's going to find an increasingly negative response from society, because the truth is that, when you have a powerful, negative city like Gotham, it didn't become corrupt by accident, and those entrenched people are going to respond very vigorously,

Because we had the nucleus of our team win that tournament two years ago -- the juniors and seniors right now were freshmen and sophomores -- I worry about that being more of a negative than a positive. These kids have recognized that they've already done that.

China demands the United States correct this mistake immediately, and take measures to eliminate the negative impact brought by this warning.

I love America - I'm not saying that I love Americans. I don't know. It just seems a bit more optimistic. I don't know - in England, if you do something successful, people hate you. Whereas in America, if you do something successful, people will pat you on the back and say, 'Hey, well done.' People are jealous and negative in England.

I have a genuine philosophy. I do not want to make negative pictures about people, and so I do everything I can to help make them feel comfortable in front of the camera. That is what is going to control your picture, because you are alone if your subject is not with you. And that's the simple answer to getting a good picture.

I have a very optimistic view of where New Jersey can go, ... My opponent has presented a more negative view than is necessary.

I feel very fortunate for everything I've had. I worked hard to get it. I feel I earned it. I just wish it would have ended a little differently. I don't have any negative feelings about it at all at this point.

I feel that you see so many negative images of African-Americans, ... We have to take it upon ourselves to do something to change that.

I feel that Sharon is certainly a negative addition. He will sour the atmosphere. He will shift the whole terrain of the discourse to the extreme right.

I can't say anything negative about Wheeling Park because they played hard. We were the better team. We don't have the best players and we don't have the best coaches but we have the best team possible at Big Red.

If only 20 percent or even 30 percent of seniors sign up, that is every negative for the future of the program because the people most likely to sign up are the people with high drug expenses, and you don't have insurance if you don't spread the risk among people who are healthy.

Give me a break. Jerome Bettis had those same numbers in a game last year, and ended up with two touchdowns. But, never fear. The NFL is all about improvement. Sunday, against the Bengals, I plan to reach negative one yard in half the number of carries.

Given the election situation, I don't see a sharp rise in fuel prices, but further interest rate hikes won't be a negative political factor.

Given the company's prior accounting and regulatory issues, this is likely to have a meaningful negative impact on the stock today.

Given that the expected pace of the recovery has been scaled down over recent months, sharp declines in stock prices are having a negative effect on consumer and investors confidence,

Frankly, I was surprised by our survey results based on what you hear. I'm not saying some people didn't say negative things, but the responses to our study were largely supportive.

Frankly, it looks like financial services earnings would have to be negative unless losses in the automobile business are just staggering.

For some, travel is beyond their comprehension. Some respond by saying something like, 'Weren't you afraid? Why would you ever want to go there? How could you get so much time off? Why don't you stay home for a while?' All these negative types of questions drive a person crazy.

From a club's perspective, if a player doesn't reach your projections in terms of performance, it really will have a negative impact on your ability to compete in the future,

From a negative point of view, last season was exceptional,

From my time at Nokia, I've seen the 99% positive and occasionally negative impact that communication tools can have on people.

Fundamentally, there's nothing negative you can point to with Toyota.

I don't think a decision either way would have been negative for the pound.

If anything, the negative press and the criticism take away the opportunity to feel as good as you can feel about your employment.

If an event were to occur that would cause consumers to raise the savings rate and cut back on spending, even for a short period of time, it's conceivable that we'd get two or three months in which the economy would contract, ... 1.1 percent GDP growth is little more than a rounding error -- it doesn't take much to throw that into negative territory.

I don't think we've ever had it this good. There hasn't been one negative word from any of them about why they're not getting more time. I do think that the depth and chemistry and attitude that has made them play so well.

I don't understand why they're playing this kind of game with everybody. It's really having a negative impact on the business.

I expect to play that way, ... I expect to be smart with what I'm doing. As I said in the preseason, one of the goals coming in for me personally was to avoid the negative plays.

I expect that we will continue with the process and I don't think that it will have any negative effect on our process.

I don't think it is any surprise to anybody because everyone who has talked to me since I resigned said they understand that there is a pervasive negative attitude in the county, ... There is a lot of criticism. The focus seems to be on criticizing county government as opposed to, at least sometimes, looking at the good things that are going on.

I don't think people give him enough credit for being as smart as he is, ... Now we're talking about that instead of something negative about the team, so I guess that's a good thing.

I don't think it will further the process to respond to comments like those from Jeremy Jacobs suggesting the available deal only gets worse with the passage of time. Obviously the owners' decision to cancel the season will have negative impact on everyone associated with our industry and unfortunately this has been the preferred route to take by owners like Jeremy Jacobs.

Fortunately, we have not had the kind of negative impact many feared.

For us it's kind of a statement game. We've got a lot of critics and a lot of people said negative things that we don't belong here and we got here because of our name. We think we've got a lot to prove. We're still a team that's hungry.