The greatest factor clouding our vision is conservative forecasting on the part of our [sales] channel and our field. I also think there is a smattering of segments that were strong last year that aren't strong this year.

While the company's sales funnel remains strong enough to exceed this range, the company gave a slightly conservative guidance to reflect uncertainty related to timing of certain orders.

He may be the most conservative president of our lifetime.

We are seeing a conservative high tide which is a reaction to several things, but a common view that Muslim liberals have taken things too far.

One of the issues the city is facing, our sales tax revenue is so low on a per-capita basis - well below any other city in Whatcom County. People go somewhere else to buy things because of limited shopping opportunities in Ferndale.

While book sales continued to perform well at U.S. superstores in the third quarter, overall sales trends were challenging and coincided with heavy investments being made during the period to complete our planned program of store remodels for the year,