Famous Quotes & Sayings

Although home buying remains at relatively high levels, although no longer robust, refinancing activity has slumped. Less refinancing activity should dampen consumer spending.

Although higher interest rates appear to have begun to have a negative impact on housing activity and consumer spending, sturdy domestic demand and improving international economies have generated an acceleration in manufacturing activity.

A lot of the economic releases are basically suggesting that economic activity has stopped declining, ... With interest rates coming down and the tax cut in the works, you've got to believe the economy will be expanding.

A lot of the activity is happening at home and we are really relying on a partnership with parents to get this information out.

Lee H. Hamilton

A member of an intelligence committee who hears of some activity he disapproves of has no real way to bring that public because if he does, he's breaking the law.

Also, the authorities must honour the guidelines stipulated in India's Coastal Regulation Zone which does not permit any construction activity near the shores.

Tom Kane

This is going to be a real activity center.

This is further good news for the expansion of the funds sector in Jersey, which the States has been keen to encourage through regulatory changes and the Economic Development Committees emphasis on attracting more hedge fund activity to the island.

George Allen

This is fraudulent and criminal activity that must be prosecuted and must be stopped to protect innocent people.

This is an industry event, and Microsoft is not going to own it, ... But I think they're going to change the economics. Free of the government's pressure ... Microsoft's efforts would usher in an era of creativity, entrepreneurialism and activity in the server marketplace that we have never seen before, very much like we saw in the PC era when it was first booming; when it was first mushrooming and blossoming in the 1980s and early 1990s.

This is going to be a wonderful resource for us. It will fit in well to improve the health of the kids, and fit more exercise into the day, which in effect will make them better learners. Kids who have more physical activity are better learners. There used to be a mindset that physical education and activity was a waste of time in school, but it is not.

This is a strong line-up of talent to bring to the Granite City. It reflects the network's diversity in terms of musical coverage, and you can be assured that these artists are at the very top of their profession. We are extremely grateful for our collaboration with Aberdeen City Council who have ensured that this week of on and off-air activity from BBC Radio 2 is going to be held in Scotland for the first time.

This is the fourth year we've seen a downturn in customer activity at one point in the year and usually it's lasting two to four months, and we're not overly concerned about that. But clearly, it's a competitive marketplace.

This is the first time we have actually measured pain activity in the human brain.

This is the first study to show this long-term relationship between physical activity and dementia later in life.

This is the first study to show this long-term relation between physical activity and dementia later in life.

This is not your typical math class. There is more activity and more engagement with the students, and a lot more time is spent.

This is quite innovative I haven't seen a whole lot of governor's-level activity addressing this.

Bryan Colangelo

This is something we've been working on, but other issues relative to other player activity this summer has limited the time to focus on the topic.

This is one of the most challenging periods for markets I've seen in a while. Short-term fundamentals are improving, but socio-political overtones are pulling people away from the positives. Even with closing a little higher, today's (Wednesday) activity was just an extension of what we've seen the whole week.

This is one of the most challenging periods for markets I've seen in a while, ... Short-term fundamentals are improving, but socio-political overtones are pulling people away from the positives. Even with closing a little higher, today's (Wednesday) activity was just an extension of what we've seen the whole week.

Kerry Emanuel

This isn't rocket science. If you look at the record of hurricane activity in the Atlantic going back 100 years, you see that there are periods of high activity and periods of low activity.

This is our second full year of operations. Last year we saw a surge in activity right after Christmas,

The weakness of activity in the fourth quarter is not at all a surprise for us. It confirms the fact that growth remains low in France.

The weaker-than-expected housing number still leaves housing at a fairly high level of activity but will raise some eyebrows as markets worry about the (Federal Reserve) overshooting (with rate hikes).

The ups and downs of default activity are clearly determined by whether prices are going up by 4 percent, or 14 percent or 25 percent annually. If it's worth more, you have more options.

The unseasonable weather and significant storm activity allowed the customer benefit fund to be used during the first quarter.

This could have several unexpected or adverse reactions. One is that it doesn't work (in terms bringing down prices.) Cattlemen could just hold back production and send fewer animals to market and the prices will keep rising anyway. And if this means less activity for the meatpacking industry, what does that mean for jobs?

There was remarkable enthusiasm of the staff and response of the public. The new name -- New Castle County Community Activity Centers -- gives ownership to the community.

O. J. Simpson

There was no way I was going to send him to Comstock. The thing a lot of parents are concerned about in Santa Rosa is gang activity at school.

Bruce Miller

There was more activity now on Monday and Tuesday than there has ever been.

There was little activity during this holiday week to move mortgage rates one way or another,

There will be no activity at all on redesign this year.