Famous Quotes & Sayings

Declines in the real estate activity will probably spill over into consumer confidence and eventually lead to slower spending.

David Haas

Deals like this allow both sides to focus on their core strengths, while having a more diversified presence through each other's products and offerings. I fully expect more activity in deals like this as we roll through the business cycle.

Despite the obvious intelligence and security failures that contributed to the attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, the reality is that in one night, an al Qaeda-affiliated group destroyed a diplomatic post, killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, and forced an end to clandestine U.S. activity in the area.

Despite the improved revenue outlook, market conditions remain broadly unchanged as significant promotional activity is required to maintain seat factors.

Alan Greenspan

Despite the disruptions of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, economic activity appears to be expanding at a reasonably good pace as we head into 2006.

Despite signs nationally of a more normalized level of activity with regards to sales pace and price appreciation, our capital investments in these strategic markets afford us a significant competitive advantage and allow us to be well positioned for future success.

Any kind of ecological or human activity that requires snow or snow-free conditions are bound to be affected by that.

And then when they would focus their attention away they would see that the brain activity would go down.

Approximately 80 percent of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, and 40 percent of cancer could be avoided through healthy diet, regular physical activity and avoidance of tobacco use.

approached at a high rate of speed and then conducted activity that in itself was suspicious. There were individuals hanging outside with what looked to be a weapon. It stopped and immediately put itself in reverse. Again suspicious activity. Our soldiers on the scene used established rules of engagement and all the training received ... (and they) decided that it was appropriate to engage that particular car. And as a result of that the driver was indeed killed and the passenger was hurt by shards of glass.

Anything that stimulates activity in the Treasury market is a good thing.

These levels of activity have brought new players, mainly large independents.

The strength of high street activity during the month (November) reflects an abrupt turn in the weather driving demand for winter wear.

John Butler

The story on the activity side is that the recovery is a reflection of better domestic demand, but export orders are contracting at their fastest pace since May. This suggests the UK is still failing to benefit from good global growth.

The slowdown in manufacturing activity will be welcomed at the Federal Reserve, where any sign of economic slowing will be cheered.

The slight depreciation of the rand during March seems to have impacted positively on both the export performance of manufacturers as well as the degree of import competition. This is a positive development. However, compared to other sectors of the South African economy (excluding mining), where both activity and confidence are at high levels, the manufacturing sector is clearly still under pressure.

The speculative activity in short-term calls might reflect the recent talk about an alliance with Microsoft.

The Surgeon General says that if you can do physical activity at a moderate level three days a week, you will help prevent heart disease, control cholesterol levels and diabetes, slow bone loss associated with advancing age, lower the risk of certain cancers, and reduce anxiety and depression.

The surge in activity is a lagged response to the strength of new home sales, and with mortgage demand now well off its highs -- though still strong -- it probably can't last, ... But there is no reason to expect an immediate plunge, not least because permits rose again in February, for the fourth straight month.

The ... Tigers were not involved in any activity that breaches the ceasefire agreement.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The soul is indestructible and its activity will continue through eternity.

The sort of deceptive lull the past two months of the attacks was mainly because of the sustained effort on our part to stop terrorist activity and to prevent suicide and homicide bombings from coming out of the territories or out of Gaza. Had we not taken this campaign we would have had many suicide and homicide bombings like the one we experienced today in Haifa.

I've never been given a satisfactory explanation for why what was seen at the start as criminal activity was not prosecuted.

Dan Glickman

The MPAA is committed to educating students, parents and all consumers to aggressively tackle the threat of piracy and stem the disturbing societal trend of illegal activity online by students of all ages, ... That is why we have joined SIFE, partnering with some of our country's most creative, bright and energetic students to engage them in this discussion and enlist their help in the campaign on campuses.

The motive is unknown at this point in the investigation. However it is fair to say that the immediate area has been an area of concern as far as drug and illicit activity in the South Troy section.

A determination that unlawful conduct has occurred will result in aggressive law enforcement activity by the FTC.

After a year of very difficult business for Nike, there was a sense that the U.S. business was starting to see a turn. The Foot Locker issues and the potential escalation of promotional activity by the retailers puts a question mark on that.

After an incredibly warm January, February's chillier temperatures only managed to cool housing activity modestly.

After a few failures in the struggle with terrorists, public opinion has been very critical of the lack of systematic activity between government agencies. This is an attempt to answer these complaints.

Strictly private activity is not regulated under critical habitat.

Some expected these bees to be a major threat to agriculture and life in the Southwest. Others expected an initial surge of activity and then the problem would somehow go away. The truth in New Mexico is somewhere in between.

Speculative activity will continue to dominate price movements, with fund interest based on justifications such as economic slowdown, inflationary concerns and hopes of Asian central bank buying and soaring physical demand.

Now more than ever, we know that food impacts health and consumers want to put this advice into practice. But we need to remember that it is not one component or one food that reduces the risk of disease or makes a person lose or gain weight. It's the totality of the diet -- balanced food choices and portion sizes combined with physical activity -- that has the greatest benefit to health.