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Oakland is not what it was in the '50s. It's more of a government center now so you just have a different kind of office. ... That's going to foster a different club activity than if you had 25 Fortune 500 companies.

Now that the LCD and plasma TVs have come into the marketplace, they're so much more affordable, roughly a third less than a year ago. The newer TVs are much more decor friendly, so you combine that with the natural sort of affection men have for big TVs during the Super Bowl, and there's a lot of activity out there.

Never before has there been such a flurry of legislative activity on the issue.

New home sales activity continued to point to strong consumer demand as our new orders increased 24 percent year-over-year. As the industry continues to benefit from favorable market conditions, we continue to strengthen our position in strategic markets through organic and acquisitive growth,

Obviously, this is a major activity and people try to take advantage . . . of people's desire to be employed.

David Bailey

Obviously kids respond to this game. It just seems to us that it's a great way to introduce more physical activity for schools.

No change was no surprise, given recent overall evidence of modestly stronger economic activity and a more robust housing market.

Last year saw a doubling of financing activity for hotel real estate in the commercial mortgage-backed securities sector and we see another strong year ahead.

Less refinancing activity should dampen consumer spending -- although that has not yet occurred.

Many of us who work in the private sector, your boss would pretty much tell you to cancel your vacation. The public already has a perception that too many of our state leaders don't feel the rules apply to them. This type of activity does nothing but buttress that perception.

Many companies restrict Internet activity so heavily that it makes it difficult for people to do online research. The most obvious example? Checking the Facebook profile of someone you just interviewed.

Andrew Gould

Severe winter weather in the Russian and Caspian geo-markets curtailed activity significantly for a three-week period in January.

Sentiment going forward is cautious, which seems to be a trend in this economic recovery cycle, but capital spending plans are firm, indicating that companies are continuing to push ahead in business activity despite a cautious stance.

Judd Gregg

So far, to be honest, there is not a working majority in the Congress to do any aggressive activity in the area of spending restraint, especially on this,

So it's a very seasonal activity - and it would be hard for most people to make their income purely on that.

Timothy Noah

Romney has become reluctant to say that human activity causes global warming, and even in his greener days he was always somewhat cagey about which remedies he'd support.

Norman Mailer

Moving from one activity to another makes sense if you do it with a hint of wit or touch of grace. But I think moving from one activity to another can give momentum. If you do it well you can increase the energy you bring to the next piece of work.

No doubt housing activity was elevated over the winter because of very, very mild weather. One housing start in Syracuse, N.Y., in December is an awful lot. So we shouldn't be surprised by a big fall-off.

The pollution (that) resulted from human activity may have created a haze which absorbs and deflects the sun's rays.

What I can tell you is that the Defense Department does have legitimate interests in protecting its installations, in protecting its people, and to the extent that they use information collected by law enforcement agencies to do that, that's an appropriate activity of the United States military.

When you can level volume declines off to zero or a slight decline, you've made great progress. This is indicative of tremendous activity and additional wells coming on line.

Arlen Specter

If we find that there was any quid pro quo, money for pardons, then of course that's a criminal activity and we'll pursue that,

If we even suspect that fraudulent activity could take place, we close those cards to protect those customers. While it's a very, very small number of people that are actually affected by fraud, we cast a wider net.

If we have (economic) activity going up quickly, inflation remaining close to two percent and a high wage deal in Germany, then the guys at the ECB will start to get nervous.

We observed rapid growth comparable to that seen with administration of daytime blood samples, when tumor activity is particularly high.

David Brown

Looking ahead, this swift regulatory response, an increasing number of private equity deals and a continued surge in outbound investment bode well for future M&A activity in, and by, Chinese companies.

Alan Greenspan

Looking ahead, the consensus expectation for a pickup in economic activity is not unreasonable, though the timing and extent of that improvement continue to be uncertain,

Brad Smith

Look for fire activity in Southeast Texas to pick up as fuels are approaching critical fuel dryness. A combination of cured grass fuels and dry Hurricane Rita debris is a situation we have not yet experienced. It is a situation that we have not been looking forward to.

Let me state our view clearly and without equivocation: We condemn punishment of any activity internationally recognized as free expression, whether that punishment takes place in China or anywhere else in the world.

Marine drilling has got leverage into activity in the Gulf of Mexico and we think it's got the most leverage (to benefit from) an increase in the activity in the Gulf,

John Brady

MasterCard International has always worked aggressively to identify and eliminate any illegal activity involving the use of its global payment network, including child pornography. The systems and processes we have developed to combat the use of payment cards for any illegal activity, including our ongoing involvement with global law enforcement communities, provide us with some excellent tools and resources to help eliminate what has sadly become a complex and growing industry based on the exploitation of children around the world.

We want to see a credible report telling us there is no current or ongoing illegal activity from the IRA.

We have seen continued bid activity and earnings have been reasonably robust. The market has had a great run in the first quarter.