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I think it's just sad in this industry that sometimes the pressures of being successful make you say things that are untrue.

It is a calibrated and preemptive response to rising inflation. They are more concerned with containing inflation pressures arising from higher value-added tax and crude oil prices.

I think the instruction is Rome's answer to all the different pressures brought to bear on it, ... It's presented in a somewhat ambiguous fashion with in-house vocabulary that allows for a range of interpretation to be taken from it. A lot will depend on where the bishop falls on the issue beforehand.

I think the pressures are culminating in the foreign exchange market. With the pressures easing back, the Korean won is expected to shed some value against the U.S. dollar in the coming months.

It hit me after we beat Jeff Stoughton at the Olympic Trials in Halifax. There, you are trying to win a big game and the pressures that go with that. After you win, there you are on the podium, and they hand you the jackets and scarves with the Olympic logos on them. That's when I said to myself that this was pretty cool.

I think you're locked in a trading range. The good news is, the consensus for now seems to be that if the Fed's done -- if it's not done, it's very close to being done -- so that relieves the interest rate pressures from the market. And you've ended the negative pre-announcement season. You're going into the regular announcement season, and earnings should be pretty good. And that should support the market,

I think (the GDP and ECI figures) will tell the market that the economy is not cooling much and that wage pressures are building.

I think the bond market has a problem. In one respect, you have flight to quality, in another, the jobs report was very, very strong, and clearly inflationary pressures are there.

I think that over the last couple of years, it's become obvious the disk drive has been going through the same commoditization pressures that were commonly associated with the processor market a few years ago.

I think that clearly this report indicates that we really don't have inflationary pressures on the economy,

I think to win you need a combination of things. You need that veteran leadership and veteran ability to perform in the clutch and understand the pressures of having been there before. But you also need that boyish enthusiasm of rookies who don't even understand the pressures and the fear because they're just so excited to be there.

It is not breeding quickly enough. It is being caught out in the wild and it is not recovering from the fishing pressures on the east coast.

Japan hasn't seen much recovery in housing. But inflationary pressures in Japan could be very positive for properties.

Jim Hunter (NASCAR vice president) walked in our pits and said we're going to check the tire pressures, ... What I didn't understand in the beginning was if you blow a tire and hit the wall and your pressures were too low, we're going to take points. And I thought, 'well how are you going to check pressures in a right front after the wreck?' So then we were told they were coming through checking them and if your pressures were too low that they could take points.

I think doctors are really suffering now. They're suffering in the sense that they feel torn between serving their patients in the best way they can and dealing with all of requirements of the insurance companies and the HMOs and the hassles and the paper work and the increasing pressures to do less and less for their patients.

Our product provides comfort, convenience, safety, and savings, while contributing to the reduction in global energy consumption. We believe we must deploy our technology on a rapid global basis to help relieve the pressures on our energy infrastructure.

Our staff has seen them play and come away impressed. We'll try to take something away defensively from them with zone, man and different pressures and just try to do what we do best and finish our shots.

Our solution provides a clear return on investment for TJX by identifying millions of dollars in previously undetected fraud risk. It enables The TJX Companies to reduce fraud and contribute to their bottom line. Not only is this a win-win for both of us, but for consumers as well. With margin pressures and stiff competition, shrinkage reduction is one of the few places that retailers can gain a competitive edge.

Our system presumes that there are certain principles that are more important than the temper of the times. And you must have a judge who is detached, who is independent, who is fair, who is committed only to those principles, and not public pressures of other sort. That's the meaning of neutrality.

Overall capital spending, although improving, still has a way to go. And we're concerned about competitive pressures that IBM, Dell and Hewlett-Packard are putting on Sun.

Risks that could strengthen inflationary pressures have increased after the interest-rate increase in December.

rise in inflationary pressures caused by higher energy prices.

Recent trends show the price pressures are well contained, with the exception of oil, ... The core CPI rose at just a 1.8 percent annual rate over the past three months, which is slightly below the 1.9 percent year-to-year gain. That means the core CPI is unlikely to accelerate in the next few months and allows the Fed to continue its policy of just gradually pushing up interest rates.

Recent mergers have given the industry a strangle hold over the health insurance market. With fewer pressures for efficiency and no government oversight of rates, insurers have been given free rein to spend more of our health care dollars on overhead, profit, and administration. The last decade of HMO mergers has taught us that when fewer HMOs dominate the health care market, quality goes down, premiums go up, and patients get short changed. Already, 45 million Americans are uninsured because they cannot afford to pay the insurers' ransom.

Price pressures were fairly mild, despite the economy operating flat out.

Price pressures remain but continue to show a moderating trend.

Price pressures appear to be building at crude PPI levels, but the Fed will likely wait to respond until these pressures filter into the consumer price index. We do not expect that to occur until next year.

Pausing amidst robust data contradicts earlier statements that they are data dependent. If you were someone who was looking for the Fed to protect your fixed-income investment, if they pause and they're wrong, inflation pressures can build in that period.

Spring trip is great because it is a time to play baseball without the pressures of class. We get to pretend that we are minor leaguers by riding the bus and playing games almost every day.

Some of those pressures on energy will ease in another month or so, hopefully, ... Stocks aren't a commodity. We have longer expectations. We're looking past the 50-cent increase (in gasoline prices), and that's why stocks can withstand it.

My management always laughs at me when I say I felt all these pressures all these years. They think that I fought everything from the very beginning.

Market pressures which would normally enable competition to bite don't seem to be working in this instance.

Margin pressures were intense in the fourth quarter due to the weighting of video products in our sales mix as well as the highly promotional retail environment, ... These pressures will ease somewhat as the current video cycle matures,

I think clearly the pressures will fall heaviest on the products and geographic regions not producing sufficient profitability. It's unlikely the technology business will have any heavy hits. It's growing quite nicely. But some of their mature businesses might.

I think most teams would have succumbed to the pressures and folded. We have a bunch of guys who are fighters.

I think inflationary pressures are growing a little bit. In the long run, the Fed will be able to deal with those pressures. We may see a little longer period of uncertainty as we deal with that.

The accounting problems in the U.S. seem to have crossed a significant hurdle on Wednesday, and the external pressures on the Japanese market in general have probably peaked.

That suggests that we are getting some inflationary pressures building in the pipeline,

We continue to be concerned with the recent pattern of (the company's) estimate reductions, sales sluggishness in the core personal-care division, increasing margin pressures and deteriorating working capital trends.

We were looking for consolidated revenue growth of 10.2 percent for the fourth quarter and 11.1 percent for 2001. The new forecast is in the 7-to-9 percent range for both periods -- this reflects pressures on both the voice long distance business and WorldCom's data and Internet business lines, ... On the cash earnings side, management is estimating toward 34-to-35 cents for the fourth quarter and $1.60 for 2001. We were looking for 57 cents per share for the fourth quarter and $2.42 for 2001.

While energy prices are a major concern and price pressures are in the factory pipeline, business is still quite good.

While earnings are strong and commodity prices are firming, I think if you look at the big picture, there is a tremendous amount of excess capacity overseas and so the pressures are really in the long run for lower rates.

We don't see that leading to any inflationary pressures on the economy.

We have strayed from a rational (oil) market equilibrium and it is our duty to reset this market's reference points, ... If the current pressures were to be perpetuated, they could threaten the pursuit of global growth, as we have learned - in a different context, it is true -- from past oil shocks.

We've met unprecedented safety pressures and all in all, all the iron-handed measures should be implemented thoroughly.

Wage pressures seem to have subsided. However, ongoing solid growth and indications of price acceleration in certain segments of the economy could leave chief sleuth Greenspan with plenty of gum on his shoe.

We have to watch things very carefully here because there are inflationary pressures and ... (the Fed's) duty is to be especially vigilant on that front,

Today the collective wisdom is that the economy will improve in the not-too-distant future, and that's hostile for bonds because it suggests that the Fed is done easing monetary policy and that financial markets may confront some interest-rate pressures as the economy improves and borrowing re-accelerates.

We know the U.S. has pressures -- employment issues and elections and the credibility of the government. For China, we could also say that the current state is not only good for China but also for the rest of the world and also good for the U.S. because we are using our foreign exchange reserves to buy U.S. Treasury bonds and subsidize U.S. consumers.

We forecast the Reserve Bank will raise rates by the middle of the year as it works to damp inflation pressures that are still pronounced.

The premise of that song is finding ways to deal with whatever's thrown at you. Wherever you are, whatever you do there are always tremendous pressures thrown at you, and one of the only ways to survive is to have this ability to roll with what life throws.

The pressures recruiters are facing are enormous. On the other hand, Sgt. Mulero accepted responsibility for what he did.

The pressures in college will be a little less than they were in the NFL. I think it will work out for him.

The pressures and intimidation is now greater than ever... the new judge is preparing for a quick conviction under orders from those who run the U.S.-created court from behind the scenes.

The quarter is likely to see a mix of positive and negative surprises, reflecting the impacts of mergers and competitive pressures respectively.

We are disappointed that the MPC felt unable to take action to counter the adverse pressures affecting the economy.

Unfortunately, the U.S. economy is showing signs of further slowing, exacerbated by the Sept. 11 attack. We are also beginning to see weakening economic conditions in other countries around the world. In addition, pricing pressures in our health imaging business intensified during the quarter, which combined with operational issues to reduce expected earnings for the quarter.

Unfortunately, the pressures have begun and the support and the aid started to decrease ... therefore, we are currently in a real financial crisis.

You have the potential of a breakdown of the entire system if you have a slowdown of economic activity in the center even as inflationary pressures mount, ... We're on the edge of it, yes.

We are seeing inflationary pressures in labor costs and energy prices and there is a possibility of the Fed raising rates three more times this year. With that scenario in mind, there's no way we would be investing in Treasuries at this time.

We are absolutely surrounded and incredibly impacted by gaming in surrounding states, ... The pressures on Oaklawn to maintain its racing program are enormous. If we're going to stay competitive, we're going to have to find a way to supplement our purses.

We're going to be running into very severe pressures in later years, and the better we are prepared in moving into that period, the more likely it is that we will address it in a rational, sensible rational way,

The PCE deflator came in as expected, and declined on a year-on-year basis. It helped paint the picture that inflation pressures are well contained and possibly declining.

The outlook that the first half-margin should be similar to the second half last year clearly highlights that the market pressures will continue and that Peugeot is less resistant to these pressures, given that their cost savings are flattening out and the new models are delivering less of a positive volume and mix effect than the company was expecting.

We had an indication today that the unemployment numbers may be up a bit. Lots of eyes will be on the employment numbers tomorrow (Friday) with the hope that the jobless market will ease just a bit and price pressures may ease along with them.

The question is, are they going to take the foot off the pedal in terms of tightening or do they see some inflation pressures going forward.

This subdued growth is expected to help to contain underlying inflationary pressures and risks, underpinning our belief that interest rates will be cut by a further 25 basis points in February or March.

The data point to the dilemma facing the Bank of Canada. Rising economy-wide labor cost pressures are likely to push core inflation above the 2 percent target in the second half of 2006, implying a need for further reduction in monetary stimulus.

The data confirm that the labor market is still not generating the sort of cost pressures many analysts expected with 4 percent unemployment.

The decline in the exchange rate will either be gradual, as domestic spending pressures ease, or it will be more abrupt as global investors reassess New Zealand as an investment destination.

Wall Street breathed a collective sigh of relief this week as fears of mounting inflationary pressures and additional rate hikes by the Federal Reserve suddenly evaporated.

While perhaps showing some retrenchment in manufacturing activity, the data nevertheless reveal that there are price pressures perhaps building in the pipeline. I think right now it keeps the Fed on their toes and does not dissuade at all the argument that they will consider tightening again in May.

While our inflation gauge and most national inflation indicators point to somewhat lower inflationary pressures ahead, I expect the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee to raise interest rates at its next meeting on Jan. 31. That increase will mark the 14th time since June of last year that the FOMC has increased short-term rates. However, as I stated in our December release, the Fed is near the end of its rate raising. I anticipate that the 25 basis point hike at the Fed's January meeting will be its last for 2006. Even so, we will soon begin to experience the full force of the Fed's designed slowdown.

When people tell me to 'get started,' I think they are being incredibly blunt and presumptuous. Not everyone has their planets lined up for marriage and kids by their mid-30s and why should there be a stampede of bad choices because of external social pressures and bald biological fact?

This resolution is politically motivated and has been approved under the pressures of the United States and its allies and is void of any legal or rational basis, and (therefore it) is unacceptable.

There is a bit of speculation that Mr Jiang has been pushed aside, as there are certain subtle pressures suggesting that he should step down.

There has been a backlash against Sidney and frankly, it's amazing to us. He's our leading scorer, he's great in the community and he's there for the media after tough losses. This is not the season we've hoped for, but he has done everything asked of him. Both Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky have said they never faced the kind of pressures he has to deal with at age 18. This can be a cynical sports town and if Sidney wasn't doing his share, believe me, you'd have heard the stories from here, first.

We're trying to be as responsible as we can, given the financial pressures the university faces.

We knew the economy slowed down, and there was evidence from some of the monthly price statistics that inflationary pressures diminished during the period.

We think the overall pressures on pharmacy sales at the drugstores may continue as Medicare Part D begins amidst challenging comparisons from a late cold/flu season last year.

We didn't execute. When you do that against a team that pressures well, you're going to dig yourself into a hole.

We are starting to price in the possibility of increasing inflationary pressures when making decisions on our bond holdings. We now see a bigger chance the Fed will hike rates three more times and Treasury yields will continue to rise.

With productivity up and inflationary pressures muted, the Federal Reserve Board elected this week not to change a key short-term interest rate. Moreover, most other economic data releases, such as unemployment and manufacturing, painted a slightly negative picture for future economic growth. These factors combined to keep mortgage rates stable.

We have seen ongoing momentum in domestic demand and persistently tight capacity constraints, ... We remain concerned that inflation pressures are not abating sufficiently to achieve our medium-term target.

This should be an exciting and informative presentation by our state attorney general because as our economy in California has resumed a very rapid growth rate many corporate boards of directors are struggling with pressures to meet new challenges from both a highly competitive global environment and more restrictive legal oversight.

There are growing pressures on us -- in part from the donor community -- to say there is a limit to what you can stand.

There are a number of countries that are increasingly uneasy about competitive pressures coming from Asia, and the softening of domestic industry.

There are an awful lot of cost pressures in the system. While they may not be manifest in final goods prices just yet, the numbers tell you that, unless companies find new ways to cut their costs, profit margins are going to be squeezed.

There are always outside pressures trying to convince you that today is the most important day in the history of the planet, but that's not always the case. Yes, there is a lot riding on this Georgia game. But for us, we have these watershed moments about five times a season.

There are absolutely no price pressures in our system.

When you look at the fact that real wage gains are very much in line with productivity, I do not believe that we have inflationary pressures on the economy, ... As long as we can continue to see that picture in the future, then I think we should not be extraordinarily concerned about inflationary pressures.

While inflation remains tame, inflationary pressures keep building. Thus, the Fed can't let its guard down.

Without doubt, there are unexpected pressures that come with success, that I would be surprised if many people are prepared for, or even aware of beforehand, that takes getting used to. But then again, when you're doing very well, you earn a great deal of money so at least you can sit there worrying in a nice big house, rather than a little house.

When we think of life's complexities, its pressures and its disarray, we find that the best investment is to take the time to pray!

Unemployment is sufficiently high, and the economy has just come out of a relatively mild recession, so inflation pressures are relatively soft right now. It will take a while of solid growth before we have upward pressure on inflation, so the Fed can be a little relaxed about it.

When someone hears that, and everyone is nervous ... it pressures whoever is in the way. Right now, it's like 'Oh my God, this has to be bad news for Best Buy and Circuit City' and so their stocks are down.

But our expectation is that these heightened financing requirements will prove short-lived, as the economy eventually strengthens, and as the pressures for increased federal outlays stemming from the attacks of Sept. 11 subside.

Up until recently, oil price hikes have offset disinflation. This time around, we're in a situation where inflation is starting to peek its head above the parapet, and policy makers will see it more as an inflation threat. That's problematic -- if they have to start reacting to higher inflation pressures by raising rates, that does slow the economy down.

There is no reason at all to believe either that she is a legal conservative or -- and more importantly -- that she has the spine and steel necessary to resist the pressures that constantly bend the American legal system toward the left.

There is, ... no single global strategy that works in terms of democratic openness. Sometimes it happens from the bottom up and sometimes it happens from the up down, and to be successful it usually has to work in both ways. There has to be elite that wants change, though that desire can be supported and driven by popular participation. For example in Chile, the Philippines and Korea it required pressure on leaders on top to open up their systems and those pressures couldn't have come only from civil society. In Ukraine and Georgia on the other hand there was obviously a big push from below -- pressure in both directions is necessary. There is not one single strategy that produces democratic transition.