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I think that a great newspaper is one that puts a real premium on digging to get the story behind the story.

Land is at a premium in the area. We're going to be seeing a trend in these higher density developments.

People are paying a premium to see movies in 3-D, and that's a very big deal. It's never been done before that someone says you have to pay more to see 'Spider-Man' than a romantic comedy.

Over the years we've shown the Saturn brand can carry a premium in the segment that it plays in,

Our proposal offers a substantial premium to Cablevision's public shareholders for the cable and telecom businesses, while enabling shareholders to benefit from unlocking the value of our premier programming, sports and entertainment properties.

Our prime goal is to provide people with options to start a website with design of premium quality of their own in a short period of time and at low cost. Website templates are a nice solution to achieve the goal but templates are not sites. Our clients have to customize them after purchasing which requires some special knowledge. That is why we decided to gather materials on web design from all over the Web and place them in some kind of an order to make life easier for our clients. We hope that our educational resources will be of great help to our clients and other people who study web design.

Our peak flow policy puts a premium on stopping leaks and spills, improving treatment, and increasing public oversight.

Our research tells us that our premium passengers have two key concerns: getting quickly through the airport, and the ability to carry on working during their journey.

Our stockholders will receive a sizable premium over current market levels and our company will be able to continue its tradition of providing outstanding service to our customers.

Our first quarter results were affected by comparatively higher claims expense in both our employee benefits and individual disability businesses, which we have said can fluctuate widely from quarter to quarter. The slower rate of premium growth for the quarter was largely attributable to the effects of our ongoing commitment to pricing discipline in what was noted as a very price competitive renewal and sales environment for the quarter.

Over $2.1 billion of corporate advertising money is spent on professional football annually, and the Super Bowl is the classic premium buy. Corporations are willing to spend $2.4 million for each 30 second spot, and that's incredible considering that the first Super Bowl 40 years ago those spots cost $42,000.

Our Verizon Wireless street teams are getting a great response to the Def Jam Mobile content they demonstrated in the Hummer and we're pleased to offer it through our Get It Now service. The premium content developed by AG Interactive for Def Jam Mobile is compelling and keeps Hip Hop fans coming back for more.

Our U.S. consumer market share remains on track, with volume share down less than one percentage point for the quarter, but unchanged year to date. We fully expect to meet our strategic goal of at least holding share for the full year, while improving the quality of our product mix toward the premium end.

Our cabin is worth less than half our primary residence yet we're paying a lot more. And our premium just went up 56 percent.

River property is at a premium right now. But now, with a new judge's ruling, we don't know where we stand.

Organizations are placing a premium on the value of accurate, complete, and timely information. Enterprise information management provides Business Objects with a significant competitive advantage in what we can offer our customers, and we expect it to play an important role in our future growth plans.

Part of the premium is due to its exposure to the military and defence industries.

Staying ahead of this curve by offering the consumer truly differentiated products where we can maintain our standing as a premium brand is a fundamental strategic imperative. We need to focus selectively and aggressively on being the No. 1 consumer electronics and entertainment company on the planet.

Long-term interest rate levels reflect real economic growth, inflationary expectations and risk premium, and it may be possible to minimize the risk premium (component) through government policy.

Massive inventory declines in crude oil are part of a three-month trend, heating oil prices continue their relentless rise, and the supply disruption premium is in full effect. This may only be the beginning; the winter oil bull run has begun.

Martha brought added value to the product. Consumers bought a 100 thread count sheet that was blessed by Martha. If you remove her name, the product still exists. Consumers may buy it but maybe won't pay the premium price for it,

Lilly's current valuation still provides an attractive entry point. The stock trades at a modest 8% to 10% premium to its peers against 2006 and 2007 earnings and at a discount against our 2008 to 2010 forecast.

It felt somehow unsavory to begin a tenure by attacking our predecessors, ... We allowed the anger inside and outside the paper to fester. Worse, we fear, we fostered an impression that the Times put a higher premium on protecting its reporters than on coming clean with its readers.

I think people are willing to spend more to have a premium experience so they're buying less but they're buying higher quality.

I think player development will take care of itself with experience. Experience is something you can't put a premium on in terms of developing as a player, so there's nothing we can do about that. We're concentrating on winning a game.

I think over the next five years, the premium luxury segment will grow at double the rate of the volume market because of demographic trends. The Baby Boom generation simply shows no signs of slowing down or retiring.

I think people still think of UPS as a strong and good company, but I think people are more rational now. They came in with fine earnings, but it wasn't the Internet play that people thought. The realization that traffic was up 5 percent, and that is equal to GDP growth, not two, three or 20 times GDP growth. The stock at that time had a premium valuation. Some of that premium has evaporated.

I think Christchurch City Holdings will have to pay a premium to gain control of a strategic asset in the Canterbury region.

I think in 2004, quite a few people were surprised about how successful the (more expensive) collectors editions were. 'Madden' was a good example of that. Most recently 'Doom 3' came out on Xbox and the premium version outsold the standard edition.

It has become increasingly evident that Pentland is not realizing any material benefit from its listing and we believe a large number of the minority investors would welcome a premium cash exit from their investment.

I think for the shareholders overall it would be great if they could be moved into Alcatel. At least they would come up with a premium price that Alcatel would pay. It would be good for the shareholders, but the question is, will it actually happen?

It deserves a premium due to its scale, diversity and growth.

It is clear to us that a sale of the company is likely to occur in 2006. With business having improved on the margin, we believe Jill shares could likely command a slight premium to Liz Claiborne's original $18 offer.

I think this immediately positions them to be in one of the top places for mobile media. The combined entity of the back-end platform and the premium content business is a powerful play. There's a powerful company that's being created here.

The ability to download a song without plugging into your computer is a great benefit and there's a premium to pay for that.

The all-new 2007 Chrysler Aspen offers customers guilt-free indulgence. Loaded with premium features, stunning Chrysler design, fuel-saving MDS technology, standard safety features and best-in-class horsepower, torque and interior room, Chrysler Aspen offers more for less.

That's the typical premium being paid, and that's a mistake for many buyers.

That's true if the company, the plan, has a premium that's at or below the average. If it's above the average then they are obligated to pay the difference.

Most companies have enough bandwidth to handle all their work plus a little extra for emergencies, but they pay a premium for going over their allocation, so it really becomes a matter of money.

Merging with BellSouth would give AT&T that much greater market power and command over access networks. So I think it's a legitimate concern, considering that AT&T is already leaning toward premium pricing for companies that use their broadband networks to reach customers.

While the counter still trades at a discount to our 16.5 times market price-earnings ratio, its current premium over our fair value estimate and strong price appreciation over the past few months suggest that the issue has temporarily outrun its fundamentals, with no further upside in the next 12 months.

While the bourbon category has been sluggish overall, premium whiskeys such as Maker's Mark have enjoyed double-digit sales increases. Maker's Mark is enjoying popularity particularly with the urban sophisticates.

We continue to add key distributors across Europe so aviation customers keen to use Exxon Elite and our other premium aviation lubricants can do so easily and cost effectively. These two quality distributors are the latest in our growing list of strategic distributors that add value to what we offer customers.

We put a premium and a high priority on addressing our bullpen needs.

While deficit countries still enjoy yield advantage, the rate premium is narrowing.

While advertising revenue will always be an important part of our revenue base, we will leverage non-core assets to deliver premium services,

We estimate that 17 million individuals need to actually fill out the forms, send in a premium and sign up.

We believe this merger is in the best interests of all those connected with Lone Star. Our shareholders will receive a substantial premium to the current market value of their stock, and our customers, suppliers and employees will benefit from the combined resources of the two companies.

We believe these companies have the experience in dealing with the Asian market, including premium play, and we expect these companies to bid aggressively.

We will request premium import duties as well as a quota.

We wanted to make sure that members were able to get the prescriptions they need even though their applications had not been formally approved. With this premium assistance program, we hope to avoid putting members in a situation where they might experience financial hardship.

The premium valuation is warranted in our view given the consistently high level of execution, the expansion into other revenue-driving channels such as entertainment and food ... and the improvement in both U.S. and international profitability.

The premium right now on one sheet is approximately 40 cents. We can eventually see that coming down to less than 20. Maybe less than 10.

The premium is for a way better format and to remind retailers that at the time we launched DVD, VHS was selling for $55 wholesale in the first window.

We had an opportunity to add a high-end premium arm to the system. We felt he was close enough to the big leagues to warrant that type of contract. We were well aware of what type of commitment it would take before we took him.

We're not going to ignore the low-value customer, but we're going to try and generate a revenue premium from the high-value customer. And the early signs of that are very promising.

We plan to maintain our 10-15 percent (price) premium over our competitors. We are paying close attention to the rise in raw material prices but the general trend of prices in Europe does not worry us.

We're lacking in the size department. Big linemen are at a premium right now. We went after several guys during this last recruiting season, but all of the ones with decent size were snapped up by Division I schools. There just weren't that many to be had. I guess everybody is facing the same problem.

We're not expecting an immediate premium increase directly as a result of Katrina, but the wider issue of climate change is beginning to have a very serious impact on insurers.

There is a wage premium in the Bay Area. The critical question, however, is whether that premium is sufficient to offset the higher cost of living here.

There is a tremendous price premium attached to buying these devices at a time when money is tight.

Today premium branded products account for 11 percent of new vehicle sales. In '96 they accounted for 6 percent of the market.

We want to make 7-Eleven a destination for wine consumers by offering quality, value and convenience. Wine sales are growing and, with the addition of our affordably priced premium brand, Thousand Oaks, we expect to increase our share of the expanding wine market.

We want to hit a 50 percent run rate for Windows Vista premium in the first 24 months. That's a substantially more aggressive run rate than we were able to hit with Windows XP.

We believe continued strong oncology sales and operational execution will sustain the premium multiple versus the peer group.

Wynn rates are tracking at a 10 percent to 15 percent premium to the market and are averaging $300-$330 through November.

The data pricing trend is downward. We're expecting unlimited wireless broadband services in the $35-$45 range in the next year or so. There will always be a premium for wireless, but the objective is to get to the same price point as wired.

We want to be about premium quality and premium prices.

We've never had as many Americans as we have coming this year. There's a premium on ideas for television and the Americans are seeking us out to find them.

What it comes down to is whether you want to pay for that premium right up front... or pay for it incrementally in the form of a different vehicle that gets a slightly lower fuel economy.

What we see is the political premium between $10 and $15 per barrel,

There are a lot of people who will not make a claim even if the loss isn't their fault and is well over the deductible. What's disturbing is that you're paying a premium that is calculated to cover the risk that you actually use the policy.

We paid a premium for a big lot. I was under the assumption that I could put a pool in as long as the association approved it. I never expected zoning to get in the way.

We, as a community, live as the wind blows with visitors; they bring the money into the city, ... When they come, they require protection. The way I see it, it is an insurance premium I pay so that visitors and residents can be safe.

This will add to their credibility and any risk premium from their opaqueness will be limited.

There (has) tended to be a premium for the banks that were going to be acquired, as opposed to the banks that were doing the acquiring.

We're responding to our wireless partners around the world who are asking for a solution to enable new scenarios in the industry. We want to give consumers what they want -- seamless experiences with premium content on a wide range of mobile devices.

There are premium services available to the procrastinators, but planes are expensive and you'll see that in the pricing.

You have more choices on defensive linemen for the 3-4, ... There's such a premium on 6-5, 285-pound defensive ends and defensive tackles. It's hard to find those guys. You don't have to find big, big guys in that defense because it's all movement. There's more movement than toe-to-toe stuff. You can be more flexible with their movement.

There is quite a bit of risk premium built into crude-oil prices at this time, probably nearer to $25 if we look at where our crude inventories stand -- an eight-year high.

When you have premium brands, you have to have the right balance of communicating all of your values.

We always want to have a first-class product. This is a great product with a premium brand.

With the combination of first-class technology and premium design, Samsung has led the industry by offering various features of mobile phones. With great improvements in mobile storage, Samsung will continue to introduce a variety of useful functions for mobile.

With that premium and given their size, its not clear that there would be a plethora of demand to buy something that large.

With such a low premium of 4 percent to the prior day's close and the fact that there is a significant breakup fee of $225 million, it doesn't give us much comfort that investors are being protected. There has been a huge turnaround among the credit card issuers over the past three years, and with MBNA being acquired, there's some scarcity value for Providian. But their shareholders are not getting it.

With its market dominance it should trade at a premium to the industry. But right now, investors are thinking about Adidas and are concerned about Nike's international prospects. So a cap has formed on Nike's trading range.

When we just started we were concentrated on impressive graphics with our products. Currently, we are number one on web templates market. We achieved this position because of premium quality of graphics of our templates mainly. However, they were not ideal if to examine them from a tech point of view. Now the situation is so that we can proceed with improving this side of our production process. This is why we started this new product line. Stretched templates also known as liquid templates are available as both HTML templates and Flash templates.

We are excited to be playing a key role in Cisco's execution of their IP next generation network vision. As the largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in the world, Cisco recognizes that a policy-driven resource control layer is needed to effectively drive powerful triple-play features. With the Broadband Policy Manager, Cisco is able to empower their service provider customers to tap into the world of high-margin premium IP services that excite and attract both consumer and enterprise subscribers.

The government's strict control of content sources has limited growth of premium services.

We've been paying for 100 percent of preventive care. But if you're not getting annual physicals, then you're not going to gain a financial incentive, so effectively your insurance premium with us will go up.

You are paying such a hefty premium for small caps because you are expecting that earnings growth is going to continue to be better than large caps. But I think they are going to be comparable.

We wanted to capture the unparalleled quality and spirit of Neenah, its employees and its premium papers in our daily surroundings, ... The decision to become an independent company presented us with an opportunity to re-brand ourselves as a new Neenah Paper. And, environmental responsibility was a must.

We already have, we believe, the best portfolio of non-cola carbonated soft drinks, ... There was a big part of the market that we wanted to be in and we weren't, and that is the non-carbonated premium refreshment beverage business.

There is definitely a takeout premium built into the current stock price.

The public has shown they will pay a big premium for artists they really want to see.

The reason for the rise is the increase in the geo-political risk premium because of the situation in Iran.

There could be an increase in the risk premium if global interest rates rise. But foreign investors tend to invest their money in India because of a long-term view on the economy and this is unlikely to change suddenly.

We will be investing into PLDT. The Philippines is one of the major hubs in Asia with a large population base and PLDT is shifting from fixed line to mobile. As NTT Communications is involved, we will not have to pay a premium and have a very firm stake of 7%.

We can offer a premier music component and we offer what I consider a premium academic experience already. I would just as soon keep that separate and then in the afternoon they (students) could be immersed in music.

You hit it in the rough and I would say from any more than 150 yards out you are not going to be able to get to the greens. Fairway is premium this week. The greens are sneaky quick. You get on the wrong side and they can be really fast. It's playing tough.