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He shot extremely well and was a phenomenal leader. He was the catalyst for us.

Chris Turner

Initially the catalyst was the Indonesia crisis, ... Everyone thought, 'emerging markets, let's get the hell out of there.' Initially, stocks fell quite aggressively, but then Russia ran into its own problems.

The catalyst was the whole Ronda Storms situation.

The company spends way too much money and generates too little in return. There is not a growth catalyst now for the stock. I think they can and should cut more.

We're keeping our fingers crossed that we'll continue to see signs of (economic) stabilization, ... The economy is key and will be the catalyst to get people off the sidelines.

There's zero catalyst to step into this market and it is this Fed meeting that has people at a standstill.

Again, Noah Atlas-Corbett is really turning into a catalyst for us offensively from a defensive standpoint.

Tommy Amaker

Daniel Horton has been a catalyst for us all season in so many ways. But certainly one of the differences for us (four-game winning streak) is that we've been able to play 10 players.

Consumer confidence has increased two consecutive months, interest rates have stabilized and inflation remains in check while other economic indicators are showing positive trends. The 10 new products we are launching will be a catalyst for sales growth in a strong and competitive market this year.

It's an exciting time, and this will only be a catalyst for more and exciting things.

It'll be an economic catalyst for this region. We're estimating 100 full-time equivalent on staff at a minimum.

It will be a big step in terms of getting out all the information on Iraq. I'm hoping it will provide some sort of catalyst for the market.

John Wilson

It's hard to see a catalyst for top-line growth, and the company is at peak margins.

Any top-level team has to have an offensive catalyst on defense, and that's something we've lacked since John-Michael Liles graduated (in 2002). We recruited Tyler because wanted him to run the power play, but it took some time.

Shirley Chisholm

I am and always will be a catalyst for change.

The main catalyst that people are looking at is tomorrow's jobs report. While there's a mix of many things going on in the market, the key thing to an economic recovery is jobs and income. That's why tomorrow's number is critical.

The market is waiting to see the earnings because that is your first catalyst in the market that can possibly dispel the slower-than-expected growth that the market is anticipating. The market is very split today. People are just looking for reasons to own some things and reasons to sell others.

Peter Greene

The market is still under a cloud right now. There's no real catalyst to take it higher.

Les Brown

I think of myself as a catalyst of action and a messenger of hope, turning people onto themselves and turning people onto their dreams.

The market has got to find a catalyst. The only catalyst out there is earnings.

The market has been waiting for a major announcement like this to be a catalyst for more deals. There could be a domino effect.

It was super important. This game (conference opener) last year was the catalyst for us and it is especially important to win your home games.

There are some gradual signs that the worst is over for this particular downdraft, ... We're optimistic that we can get a little turnaround by the end of the week. But it's hard to point to any one real catalyst that can turn things around.

We're just in a holding pattern. I don't see any catalyst on the scene at this point to get stocks going.

As only a sophomore, Nicole has really been our catalyst all year. We need her on the floor; she does so much for this team.

Peter Chernin

The most powerful catalyst for growth is not piracy, but partnership,

Something like this news is the sort of catalyst that ought to spark a terrific rally now, but the question is will it sustain itself? And that's not at all clear. Certainly in '98 when the Fed did this you had a rally that lasted a year or two. I think we're going into a rally right now,

Oil prices at these levels are providing all kinds of dislocation issues for stocks. Earnings and the economic data are O.K., but with oil where it is, the market is unable to make a decision, long or short, and there's certainly no real catalyst for buying.

Peter Berg

purpose is to provide a catalyst for honest dialogue about the often misunderstood and inaccurately represented world of the mentally ill.

There is a serious shift going from the growth companies in the old economy to growth companies in the new economy that have been quite tarnished over the past nine months. The tech recession was the catalyst and we are genuinely seeing a slowdown in old economy sectors.

David Mackenzie

Dr Edwards has been the catalyst for key conservation milestones in WA. If not for Dr Edwards's tenacity, the nature of WA would be worse off and our state a poorer place to live.

Tim Bajarin

We think that there could be a spike, but the problem is that the movement toward using Windows XP as a catalyst for consumers, and more importantly, businesses, doesn't happen overnight.

Michael Gallagher

Today's spectrum announcement is great news for American consumers and the U.S. economy. President Bush's committed focus on wireless as a catalyst for technology growth is paying dividends.