Considerable Quotes

ZEUS, n. The chief of Grecian gods, adored by the Romans as Jupiter and by the modern Americans as God, Gold, Mob and Dog. Some explorers who have touched upon the shores of America, and one who professes to have penetrated a considerable distance to the interior, have thought that these four names stand for as many distinct deities, but in his monumental work on Surviving Faiths, Frumpp insists that the natives are monotheists, each having no other god than himself, whom he worships under many sacred names. - Ambrose Bierce

You can see very clearly a considerable amount of breaching and inundation. - Gregory Stone

Yes, damage has been considerable, but our eyes are attracted to the broken or blown-over trees. In most forests, there may still be undamaged and manageable trees. - Eric Taylor

With the response from the audience from the last two nights, I think there is going to be considerable consideration in making this an annual event. - Jack Knox

With the ongoing political tensions in Iran and with Nigerian militants threatening more attacks on oil companies, short covering should push prices higher next week. Speculators still hold a considerable amount of short positions. With the current news flow, those investors should feel increasingly uncomfortable with their positions. - Tobias Merath

With the [Bush] administration, we'll see a rebuilding of the military to bring it back to where it was eight years ago. We'll see a considerable appreciation in defense stocks, as we saw in the Reagan years. - Paul Nisbet

With such a considerable amount of global luxury brands sales coming from the Middle East, it is a natural move for this year's IHT conference to take place in Dubai. Modern Luxury will examine the exciting opportunities and potential pitfalls of fashion's 21st Century Gold Rush. - Suzy Menkes

With sentiment under considerable short- and long-term pressure, we know that 2002 is not going to be anything like 2001 for the consumer. - Anthony Chan

With new products, strong routes to market and major commercial customers raising investment levels, we believe there is considerable expansion potential available to us. - William McGrath